Jack Whitaker will be competing in Helsinki. Photo © Jenny Abrahamsson for World of Showjumping.
True to tradition, the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Western European League moves on from Oslo (NOR) to Helsinki (FIN) this week for its second stop of the 2022/2023-season. On the list of riders are some big names, including Steve Guerdat (SUI), Kevin Staut (FRA), Marlon Zanotelli (BRA), as well as the winner of the World Cup in Oslo – Bryan Balsiger (SUI). Several rising stars are also on the entry list, such as Jack Whitaker (GBR) and Gilles Thomas (BEL).
The 2022/2023 Western European League season will be a busy one, with fourteen CSI5*-W fixtures in eleven countries between October 2022 and the end of February 2023. With the seven best results counting for each rider, the top eighteen will qualify for the final in Omaha, USA, in April.
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