Glory Days: Jessica Springsteen helps USA to Olympic showjumping silver
by Suzanne Wrack at Tokyo Equestrian Park from US news | The Guardian on (#5N2CP)
- Americans beaten in thrilling jump-off by Sweden
- Great Britain finish last after Ben Maher withdraws
Jessica Springsteen, Bruce's daughter, earned an Olympic silver medal for the USA but they lost in a thrilling jump-off with Sweden in the team showjumping. She rode alongside Laura Kraut and McLain Ward in the final equestrian event of the Tokyo Games.
The medal went some way to wiping away the disappointment of not qualifying for the individual jumping final but the US came agonisingly close to gold.
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