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Verboomen Wins European Dressage Freestyle in Crozet, Werth Takes Bronze

The Belgian edged Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour to close the championships with a second individual title.

Overview

  • Justin Verboomen posted 89.964% on Zonik Plus to win the Kür, narrowly ahead of Denmark’s Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on 89.821.
  • Isabell Werth scored 88.046% with Wendy for third place, leaving her still short of a 10th individual European crown.
  • The Freestyle victory followed Verboomen’s Grand Prix Special triumph on Friday, completing an individual double in Crozet.
  • Germany had already secured team gold in the Grand Prix, taking Werth’s overall European title count to 22.
  • Germany’s Katharina Hemmer finished 11th on Denoix, Frederic Wandres placed fifth on Bluetooth, and Ingrid Klimke did not start the finale with Vayron.