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PRESS KIT 2014/15
LONGINES FEI WORLD CUPTM JUMPING 2014/15 Part 1: The Essentials
Longines FEI World Cup Jumping™ 2014/15 Part 1: The Essentials
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Contents
Series Preview: Lure of Las Vegas promises Page 2-3
sensational Longines season
Fast Facts - Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Page 4
The Calendar Page 5
Standings & Results
Athletes
Organisers
FEI Online Resources Page 6
Athlete Biographies
FEI SportApp & Longines Live Timing Jumping App
FEI TV & FEI TV On the Go
FEI Photo Catalogue
Social media: YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Longines Rankings Page 7
Key Contacts
Press Officers for Series & Final Page 8
FEI Media & Broadcast Page 9
About Longines and Equestrian Sport Page 10
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Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2014/2015:
Lure of Las Vegas promises sensational Longines season
By Louise Parkes
The lure of the bright lights of Las Vegas adds an extra edge to the Longines FEI
World Cup™ Jumping 2014/2015 season.
This series is always guaranteed to provide more than its fair share of excitement,
and the trophy is one of the most coveted in the sport. Since Austria’s Hugo Simon
first held it aloft back in 1979, riders have battled fiercely for a place at the annual
Final at which the king, or queen, of indoor Jumping is crowned.
And as it returns to
the American city
where it has been
staged on five
previous occasions,
there is a shiver of
anticipation because
Las Vegas has
produced some of the
most electrifying
finishes in the 36-
year history of the
event.
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The qualifying rounds of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping series are not easily
won, and the Western European League presents 12 tough qualifying opportunities at
some of the most popular and glamorous venues on the international circuit.
Record books
The record books show that Germany has sent out the greatest number of winners,
10 in total following last season’s superb victory for Daniel Deusser riding Cornet
d’Amour. However Americans dominated during the early years, winning seven of the
first nine titles, and, after a long absence, they made a come-back with victories from
Rich Fellers in 2012 and Beezie Madden in 2013. When the Final returns to their
doorstep in April 2015 they will be hoping to redress the imbalance and catch up with
their main rivals.
Experts
The watchmaking experts from Longines have a long and distinguished association
with equestrian sport dating back to 1878 when a timepiece with a horse and rider
engraved on the watch face was first made. Longines has dramatically extended its
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equestrian sports sponsorship in recent years, but the FEI World Cup™ series holds a
special place in the heart of the Swiss company which treasures the qualities of
tradition, precision and elegance.
Just as it does in the world of watchmaking, experience also counts for a very great
deal and that is one of the things that is tested each season on the indoor Jumping
tracks around the world.
The ability to jump a big course at speed without touching a pole and then to return
to race against the clock is not quickly learned by either horse or rider, but the
greatest protagonists of the sport do it with consummate professionalism.
Las Vegas Final
And there is one man who everyone will be watching if he makes it to the Las Vegas
Final. Canada’s Ian Millar is a 10-time Olympian who is still cutting it with the very
best of them.
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You have to go all the way back to 1988 to recall his very first FEI World Cup™
Jumping victory in Gothenburg, Sweden with the great Big Ben who returned to do it
again the following year.
Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa is the only rider to have recorded three wins in a row, while
Austria’s Hugo Simon and Germany’s Marcus Ehning and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum
are also three-time champions. But if Millar maintains form he could, at the age of 68,
become the fifth triple champion in the history of a series that has consistently set the
best apart from the rest. www.worldcuplasvegas.com
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Fast Facts - Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping
Longines became the FEI’s first Top Partner in December 2012.
As the Official Timekeeper and Official Watch of the FEI, the Swiss watchmaker’s
partnership covers a number of major rights packages, including the Longines FEI World
Cup™ Jumping.
A total of 12 qualifying rounds will take place in this 37th edition of this prestigious
series, before the Final in Las Vegas on 15-19 April 2015.
The defending series champion
is Germany’s Daniel Deusser,
who came out on top with
Cornet d'Amour (below) at the
last series Final in Lyon, France.
World’s oldest indoor
Jumping series: 1979
The very first series Final took
place in Gothenburg, Sweden in
1979, and Austria's Hugo Simon
was the first champion. Riding
Gladstone, he finished ahead of
America's Katie Monaghan and
The Jones Boy in second place,
and America's Norman dell Joio
with Allegro and Ireland's Eddie
Macken with Carroll's of
Dundalk shared third place.
©Dirk Caremans
National pride
US riders claimed the trophy seven times for the first nine years of the series, but there
was a 25-year gap before Rich Fellers re-claimed it in 2012 with the brilliant stallion
Flexible. Beezie Madden then made it a back-to-back win for the US at the 2013 Final
with Simon. Three riders have claimed the FEI World Cup™ Jumping title on three
occasions, Germany's Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Marcus Ehning, and Rodrigo
Pessoa from Brazil. Pessoa has the distinction of being the only rider to secure three
back-to-back wins, and he did so with the same stallion, Baloubet du Rouet, between
1998 and 2000.
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The Calendar
The Athletes & Event Organisers
Athletes competing at each qualifying leg will be listed on the Event Organiser
websites - to access these, click the button below
Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Online Standings & Results
All standings and results are available online - to access these,
click the buttons below
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FEI Online Resources
Access athlete biographies, download the FEI and Longines Apps, Watch FEI TV live &
On the Go, download images free for editorial use and join us on social media.
Simply click the logos below.
FEI Sport App & Longines Live Timing Jumping Application
Available on App Store & Google Play
#longinesjumping
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Longines Rankings
Scott Brash (GBR) is the current leader of the FEI World Jumping Athlete Rankings -
now called the Longines Rankings.
Longines Rankings - Top Ten
Click here to view full online Longines Rankings
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Press Officer Contacts
Oslo Anton
Granhus
http://oslohorseshow.com +47 911 77 154
Helsinki Kati Hurme-
Leikkonen
http://www.helsinkihorseshow.fi +358 40 514 4753
Lyon Véronique
Gauthier
http://www.equitalyon.com +33 (0) 967 073 729
Verona Caterina
Vagnozzi
http://www.jumpingverona.it +39 335 6107070
Stuttgart Jörg Klopfer [email protected]
http://stuttgart-german-masters.de +49 (0)7 11 / 95 54 - 31 28
Madrid Alba
Fernandez
www.madridhorseweek.com +34 676 998 361
Alejandra
Cámara
+34 609 915 944
London Jo Peck [email protected]
www.olympiahorseshow.com +44 1753 847 900
Mechelen Edith De
Reys
www.jumping-mechelen.com +32 475 65 92 81
Leipzig Andreas
Kerstan
www.engarde.de +49 177 75 32 624
Zurich Roman
Gasser
www.mercedes-csi.ch +41 79 635 50 05
Bordeaux Pascal
Renauldon
www.jumping-bordeaux.com Jessica
Rodrigues
+33(3) 44 620 621
Gothenburg Mayvor
Thorin
www.gothenburghorseshow.com +46 31 368 43 49
The Final - Las Vegas Marty
Bauman
www.worldcuplasvegas.com +1 508 698 6810
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FEI Media & Broadcast Contacts
Grania Willis Ruth Grundy
Director Press Relations Manager Press Relations
[email protected] [email protected]
+41 78750 61 42 +41 78750 6145
FEI Broadcast Contacts
Christian Osterode Elizabeth Preston
Commercial Manager FEI Television Coordinator, MPB TV
FEI Television & FEI TV [email protected]
[email protected] +44 1403 740303
+41 21 310 4747
Audrey Schroeter
Coordinator, FEI Commercial
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About Longines and Equestrian Sport
Longines has been based at Saint-Imier (SUI) since 1832. Its watchmaking expertise
reflects a strong devotion to tradition, elegance and performance. It has generations
of experience as the official timekeeper at world championships and as a partner of
international sports federations.
Longines’ passion for equestrian sports began in 1878, when
it produced a chronograph engraved with a jockey and its
mount.
Over the years, the brand has built strong and long-lasting
links with equestrian sports. In 1912, Longines was proud to
partner with its first Jumping event, the Grande Concurso
Hippico Internacional, in Portugal.
Today, Longines’ involvement in equestrianism includes
Jumping, Endurance and flat racing.
Longines is a member of The Swatch Group S.A., the
world’s leading manufacturer of horological products. With
an excellent reputation for creating refined timepieces, the brand, whose emblem is
the winged hourglass, has outlets in over 130 countries.
For more information on Longines, click
here.
