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All of Sweden held its breath when Henrik von Eckermann fell from his horse.
Now he breaks the silence after the shock images from the Olympic final.
– It’s shamefully bad, he says to Max.
Sweden has not had it easy in equestrian sports during the Summer Olympics in Paris. On Tuesday evening, it was hoped that luck would turn around when the world star Henrik von Eckermann stepped into the individual final.
Swedish nightmare
He has been world number one for over two years and was fully committed to achieving his first individual gold medal in his career. It also started great when the Swede and the horse King Edward jumped perfectly.
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But after half the distance, something happened that was absolutely not allowed to happen. Von Eckermann was suddenly thrown from his horse and fell to the ground in a total nightmare during the Olympic final.
Eckermann’s case
All of Sweden held its breath as the Olympic rider lay on the ground and the horse ran away in great confusion.
– What is going on? The incomprehensible has been given a context, because I have never seen anything like it, says the TV commentator Henrik Johnson in Max.
– This was not Sweden’s championship, it was something that symbolized it.
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No one understood at all what had happened and von Eckermann was then quickly on his feet to go over to his horse.
– King Edward loses his balance, there is a misunderstanding between the two. King Edward stops when there is something in front of him and Henrik falls off, says the TV expert Petronella Andersson in the television broadcast.
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After the competition, Henrik von Eckermann then breaks the silence with heartbreaking words about the great nightmare in the Olympic final.
– It’s shamefully bad, there are no excuses, says the distressed Swede in Max.
– In terms of results, in this situation, it is probably the worst that has happened. You get off and in that situation I just think, “Where is the horse going?”. I was afraid he would get scared and run away. Somewhere, the little joy that exists is that he stands there and is calm.
– I feel ashamed of having the horse I have and not succeeding. The way I’m swamping this chance with this horse being forced to end his championship career this way.
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