The 2024 Paris Olympics is a long way from Chariots of Fire, the Best Picture of 1981, which depicted the Paris Games of 100 years ago. That was an idealistic time, with participation limited to amateurs, when athletes sought glory for their country as much as for...

The new Olympic individual show jumping gold medalist, Christian Kukuk, is known to have been mentored by another Olympic gold medalist, Ludger Beerbaum. But it would seem that the foundation for his prowess was laid in Christian's genes by his grandfather, Franz...

Germany clinched a clean sweep of the individual equestrian medals at the Paris Olympics today, with Christian Kukuk and the dazzling grey Westfalian gelding, Checker, producing the only double-clear effort in a dramatic tiebreaker for the show jumping title. With his...

For the fifteenth time, Germany won dressage team gold at the Olympics, but the margin in Paris on Saturday was so small that the outcome was in doubt until the very end of the competition. Germany’s edge over silver medal Denmark in the Grand Prix Special was an...

Britain earned its first Olympic show jumping team gold since the landmark 2012 London Olympics with a mere 2 time penalties Friday, as the U.S. claimed silver on 4 faults and France was third with 7. The Brits took the lead with a 1-time penalty from their...

There were some astonishing results in Monday’s Olympic show jumping individual medal qualifier. A couple of very key contenders failed to make the list of 30 eligible starters from a field of 73 seeking a place in Tuesday’s final competition, which still promises to...