LEXINGTON, Ky.--US Equestrian announced the riders selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final at CSIO Barcelona from Sept. 28 to Oct.1.

The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland.

The Barcelona Final is one of only two ways left for the U.S. to qualify for the Paris Olympics, and a very strong team was named that includes three Olympic medalists and a World Championship medalist.

The following riderss have been named to the U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order:

• Karl Cook of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
• Laura Kraut of Royal Palm Beach, Fla.
• Devin Ryan of Long Valley, N.J.
• Jessica Springsteen of Colts Neck, N.J.
• McLain Ward of Brewster, N.Y.

 

THE CSIO Barcelona begins on Thursday, Sept. 28, with the First FEI Jumping Nations Cup Competition at 8:00 a.m. ET with the teams placing first through eighth moving on to Sunday’s Final Competition.

The Second FEI Jumping Nations Cup Competition – Challenge Cup will take place Saturday, Sept. 30, at 3:00 p.m. ET and is open to all teams from the First Competition not qualified for Sunday’s Final Competition.

The Third FEI Jumping Nations Cup Competition - Final Competition will take place Sunday, Oct. 1, at 9:00 a.m. ET to determine the winning team of the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final.

The Nations Cup Final is one of two remaining qualification opportunities for Paris 2024 Olympic Games for the U.S. Jumping Team.

At the Nations Cup Final, the U.S. must be the highest placed team not already qualified for Paris.

Already qualifiedare France, Sweden, Netherlands, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Spain, Switzerland, Israel, Poland, KSA, EAE, Australia and Japan.

If qualification is not secured at the Nations Cup Final, the U.S. must be one of the top three teams not already qualified at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3.

Neither the U.S., Canada or Mexico are yet qualified.