Sani Illi, Aleksandra Hearst, Brianne Beerbaum ©Sportfot
Aleksandra Hearst has brought home the third medal for Spain at this Europen Championship, clinching gold in the Children’s Individual Jumping category. This achievement adds to her impressive winning streak, which includes victories on home soil, in France, and at the Nations Cup in Hagen, Germany.
Hearst was overjoyed, saying, “I am just so happy, it is incredible, I’m still lost for words, I think I will be for a bit, the euphoria and all.”
The final jump-off was closely contested, with Hearst, Finland’s Sani Illi, Germany’s Brianne Beerbaum, Ireland’s Charlie Flynn, and the Netherlands’ Liv Linssen all starting with 4 penalties. Time was the decisive factor in determining the medals, with the margin between the gold and bronze medals being a mere 0.45 seconds. Hearst secured her victory with 30.74 seconds, narrowly edging out Illi, who finished at 30.86 seconds, and Beerbaum, who took bronze with a time of 31.19 seconds.
Despite a fault in the final round, Hearst and her 12-year-old gelding, Corelien, managed to regain the lead. Hearst noted, “When you are there everything goes so fast, you don’t have time to think or to worry, you just go ok I got 4 now, let’s see if I can get it with time and still get a win.”
For Brianne Beerbaum, this competition marked the end of her journey in the Children’s category as she prepares to move to the Junior level. “It’s an amazing feeling to compete here, I have been working hard to try and get an individual European medal. After yesterday I had a bit of a disappointment, having one down, but today we fought, had clear rounds and a fast jump-off, and that was enough, we are very happy with that. I al looking forward to the German Championship, preparing for bigger heights, and of course to my debut as a junior next year.”
JUMPING EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP KRONENBERG 2024
Children Individual Ranking:
- Aleksandra Hearst, ESP – Corelien 0-0-0-0-4-0 / 30.74
- Sani Illi, FIN – Backwoods Challenger 0-0-0-0-4-0 / 30.86
- Brianne Beerbaum, GER – Carrero T Z 0-0-4-0-0-0 / 31.19
- Charlie Flynn, IRL – Elia 0-0-4-0-0-0 / 31.58
- Liv Linssen, NED – Cini W Z 4-0-0-0-0-0 / 32.86
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