The 2014 FEI World Cup Finals in Lyon will held between April 17 to April 21, 2014. It will be the final of the Show jumping and Dressage World Cup series. This finals will be held in the Lyon Euroexpo. For the first time since 1987 Show Jumping World Cup Final will be held in France while Dressage World Cup Final hasn't been held in France since 1991.
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Qualification
* extra competitor (Extra competitors are riders, who live in a country, which is not part of the World Cup League of the country of this riders nationality. These riders are at first part of the World Cup League of the country in which they live. At the end of the season this riders deducted from the final score of this league. If they have just as many or more points as the last qualified rider, they have the chance to start at the World Cup Final).
** qualified on reallocation
*** qualified as an extra athlete after Anna Kasprzak withdrew
Grand Prix
On April 19, 2014 (15:00) the Grand Prix was held. It was the first competition of the Dressage World Cup final, but is did not count for the final ranking. Every rider competing in the Grand Prix qualified for the Grand Prix Freestyle. Denmark's Nanna Skodborg Merrald was scheduled to compete, but had to withdraw after her horse failed to pass the veterinary test.
Result:
Grand Prix Freestyle
The second competition of the Dressage World Cup final was the Grand Prix Freestyle, held on the afternoon of Sunday, April 21. Charlotte Dujardin won her first World Cup title with Valegro. Dujardin also set the new highest winning score, becoming the first rider to score above 90% at the World Cup final. Result:
Qualification
* extra competitor (Extra competitors are riders, who live in a country, which is not part of the World Cup League of the country of this riders nationality. These riders are at first part of the World Cup League of the country in which they live. At the end of the season this riders deducted from the final score of this league. If they have just as many or more points as the last qualified rider, they have the chance to start at the World Cup Final).
** qualified on reallocation
World Cup
Final I
The first competition of the Show Jumping World Cup Final, a speed and handiness competition, was held at Friday evening (April 18, 2014). The results of this competition were converted into faults for the World Cup Final standings.
Result:
(Top 10 of 40 competitors)
Last year final winner Beezie Madden had one obstacle fault in the speed and handiness competition, so she had a result of 68.55 seconds and was placed 12th after the first round.
Final II
On the April 19 evening the second competition of the Show Jumping World Cup Final was held, a show jumping competition with one jump-off. After the second round, the World Cup Points were converted in Penalties for the Final Round.
Results:
(Top Ten of 38 competitors)