If the Europeans included a beauty contest, he would win! We're talking about the stunning Cornetto K of course, that jumped a fanatsic clear with Alberto Zorzi who was best of the Italians today to finish 15th. His team sits 9th ahead of tomorrow's competition. Here are some of the thrills and spills from day one in Gothenburg as the championships got underway. All photos (c) Jenny Abrahamsson.
She's unreal! Bianca returned to her birth-country and showed off her skills with a flying clear, finishing fourth with Steve Guerdat. "She jumped amazing, she feels fresh! She spooked at the water, but she felt amazing so I'm very happy. I don't think I could have done much more," said Guerdat whose Swiss team is in the lead ahead of tomorrow's next round. Can they better their bronze from Aachen?
It's all down to William Whitaker to make his family (which is rather a large one), as well as Great Britain, proud! His uncle Michael withdrew from the championships when Viking did not feel 100 %, which left William as the sole representative for his country. Whitaker delivered however, with a beautiful clear on Utamaro d Ecaussines.
It was not the German riders' day. Apart from Marcus Ehning, they all had faults with both Maurice Tebbel and Laura Klaphake making mistakes on the water jump as well as picking up an additional four faults while Philipp Weishaupt had the upright on 12a down on L.B. Convall - just like so many others.
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