Are You Suffering From Olympic Closing Ceremonies Disorder?
NEW YORK, NY—Do you feel sad? More tired than you’re used to? Do your arms feel weak and flabby from a conspicuous lack of flag-waving? Don’t despair: You might...
Tag Archives: 2024 Paris Olympics
While Everyone Else Was Playing Chess, Christian Kukuk Had Checker 47
For a pair that does an unprecedented amount of winning, 2024 Olympic individual champions Christian Kukuk and Checker 47 were hardly the most buzzed-about combination on the roster in Paris....
It’s a Tie! Germany and Great Britain Lead the Medal Standings for Equestrian
In just a handful of days, the closing ceremonies of the Paris Olympic Games will take place in the Stade de France, locking in the medal count for another four...
Three Paris Rookies Are 3/3 Ahead of the Individual Final
“Beginner’s luck” isn’t a concept that translates to the 1.65m tracks of Olympic show jumping. But on Monday, August 5 in Paris, it didn’t seem to hurt. There, three Olympic...
Under-30 Riders Are Officially Trending at the Paris Games This Summer
Youth may be wasted on the young, but it’s not going unnoticed by chefs d’équipes around the globe. “We’re seeing many more U25 and younger riders named to the teams this...
Carl Hester Responds to the Charlotte Dujardin Video: “We’ve Got to Put the Horses First”
On Tuesday afternoon, during the first day of Grand Prix qualifier competition for the team and individual finals, seven-time Olympian Carl Hester and Fame proved they had come to Paris...
FischerChipmunk FRH: Finally, a Bridesmaid No More
Ask anyone who knew him: there was never a question that FischerChipmunk FRH would be great. The only real question was when. Happily, it’s a story that now has an...
‘Dressage Princess’ Can Indeed Feel the Cardboard in Her Olympic Village Bed
PARIS, FRANCE—In her first appearance at an Olympic Games, Aurora Rella of Genovia said that she could, in fact, feel the cardboard beneath the sheets during her first stay in...
Britain Defends Team Gold, Japan Earns First Ever Olympic Medal in Eventing
Just one rail separated the No. 1 and No. 2 teams, Great Britain and France respectively, going into the final day of competition of three-day eventing at the 2024 Paris...
Meet ‘Forever Young’ Wundermaske, the 21-Year-Old Event Horse Competing in Paris
The concept of nominative determinism was first coined in an issue of The New Scientist back in 1994. Basically, it means that individuals gravitate toward areas of work that fit...
German Dressage Reserve Ingrid Klimke Will Not Compete in Paris
An unfortunate injury will prevent Ingrid Klimke and Franziskus FRH from competing as the reserve combination at the Paris Olympic Games. This could have been a first appearance in dressage...
Charlotte Dujardin Withdraws from Paris Olympics, Suspended by FEI Pending Abuse Investigation *Updated*
Six-time Olympic medalist Charlotte Dujardin has withdrawn from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games following the emergence of a video showing, what Dujardin calls, "an error in judgment." On Tuesday, July...
All Eyes On Gilles Thomas & Ermitage Kalone in Paris
Every major championship needs a feel-good story. For show jumping fans, the story of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games might well be the much-buzzed-about partnership between Belgium’s Gilles Thomas and...
Veteran U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team Is “Laser-Focused” On Paris
Call it a roundup of the “usual suspects” if you will, but this year’s U.S. Olympic Show Jumping squad is veteran in the very best sense of the word. Among...
The 2024 Paris Olympic Medals Are the Most Precious Yet
Leave it to France. Long renowned for creating some of the most iconic, luxurious, and fashionable objects in the world—think: Chanel, Hermès, Cartier, and bien sûr!, champagne—the 2024 Olympic host...
All the Countries Qualified for the Paris Olympics So Far
We’re just about a year away from the 2024 Paris Games—ooh la-la!—and it’s getting down to the wire for team qualification in dressage, eventing, and show jumping. The first events...
