USEF Olympic & Para-Equestrian Fan Guide

The goal: Finish the course on the lowest penalties. Scoring for every competitor: Each fallen fence is 4 penalties. Each second over the allowed time is 1 penalty.

The top 30 after this round get to the Final . If tied on penalties, fastest time wins the tie.

New course and blank-slate score (all scores go back to 0). Scoring: Each fallen fence is 4 penalties. Each second over the allowed time is 1 penalty. The goal: Finish the course on the lowest penalties. If a tie for 1st (on penalties) , those pairs go to a jump-off . Ties for other places: fastest time wins the tie. If 2nd/3rd place are tied on penalties & time, there’s a seperate JO for them.

New, shorter course and blank-slate score.

Olympic Champion: combination with the lowest penalties in the fastest time. The goal: Get the lowest penalties in the fastest time. Speed is particularly important in this round.

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