Yep - Colleen and Lindsay did the Olympic dressage test. Should we assume that Karl also did that one as well and the actual OI test like Colleen did or ??? Hence they both have scores, while Lindsay is HC.
I donāt read or understand French, can you translate?
i think they said this āwould beā CLās 3rd Olympics and that Lindsay hopes it will be her first Olympics
but it could also have said āwill beā for CL.
my 30 year old high school French is good enough to understand our anglophone political leaders who answer questions/ debate in French using simple words and speaking slowly, but nowhere near good enough to understand a lot of what native French speakers are saying.
So is the āunofficialā Team Canada Colleen, Lindsay, and Karl?
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if so, I wonder why El Mundo is out.
and, if JP was not named, I am sure she would have appealed, so ā¦still lots of questions.
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I think we are speculating too much. 
The reason the 3 competed this weekend - for that coveted 3rd spot & the alternate 4th spot? Curious minds want to know, hmmmmm ā¦? 
I guess we will know Tuesday!!
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I speak French and the report makes it very clear that she has not yet been selected and is waiting to find out whether she will be this week.
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That was my understanding as well, that the verb tense was 'would be" - if they were selected.
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I think one of them may be a reserve, I canāt imagine Mike not being on the team. If heās not, he should appeal of all the riders!
Mikeās horse was 33rd at Bramham 4* so maybe all is not not well in the world?
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New Zealand team has been named - both Prices, each with a direct reserve horse, and Clarke Johnstone. Caroline Powell is the alternate, and Monica Spencer and Artist are 2nd alternate and heading from US to Europe for training camp.
Recent 5* success is certainly not the most important variable in team selections this year.
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I love Mike, but his horse isnāt a dressage star and has also not been consistent on XC at past championships. Itās hard to know what criteria they are using - given that the competition in the UK is so much tougher - and how far back they are lookingā¦
At least mike puts himself against the best in the world. And delivers consistent results. Honestly the lack of Canadian team naming is getting ridiculous. All the players are out there training, building camaraderie and whereās Canada? Dealing with people pouting about not getting named and appealing no doubt. Come on Canada. History keeps repeating itself.
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His average dressage is 33 which is not bad at all, also his SJ is average one or none rails thereabouts. Heās done well on that horse to be picked imo
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Australia. several local news sites report that Andrew Hoy is not selected for the Paris Olympic team.
Formal announcement on July 4.
I am curious about Shane Rose
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It just feels like we are so crazy late with these announcements this year. Is it because we are off cycle thanks to covid and had less time to prep? Or what?
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It doesnāt look like Canada is the only one, though.
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my guess is just that there is fierce competition and also fear of lawsuits.
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Itās so weird because the US is the most litigious jurisdiction there is and yet everyone accepts the selectorsā choice, refrains from complaining on social media and moves onā¦
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