For the opening of Europeans to go Coruke, the Swiss team made a correct start, nothing more. The Helvetians are 6th after the first of the three events in the team ranking.
The European champion and Olympic vice-champion took the best start of the Swiss quintet, although the Jura has spared his flagship horse Dynamix during these championships. On Iashin Sitte, Guerdat hunted without fault and finished in 6th place, like his team.
Nadja Peter Steiner with Mila (17th) and Janika Sprunger on Orelie (24th) did not receive seconds of penalty. The two women, however, favored speed at speed. Martin Fuchs, who like Guerdat gave a break to his best horse, bet on security with Conner Jeni. The Zurichois made an error which earned him four seconds of penalty and 35th place.
Géraldine Straumann completely missed her first participation in an international championship. Luckily, the penalty points of his 85th place were bifted and were not counted in the team ranking.
Great Britain is in the lead with 3.96 penalty points. Six teams, including Switzerland with 7.10, stand in a single penalty point. Thursday and Friday, a round will be organized as for a nations cup. Team medals will be awarded on Friday evening. The results of the first three days will be taken into account for the individual final on Sunday, which will have two laps.
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