Britain, France and Germany Lead in Team Standings

ATHENS, Greece – Aug. 9, 2004 – The United States Eventing Team has its work cut out for it tomorrow and Wednesday since Great Britain, France, and Germany grabbed the lead in the team standings after the dressage phase of the competition. Only 1.2 points separate the three teams, and the U.S. team is 15.2 penalty points behind team leader Great Britain.

Kim Severson of Keene, Va., posted an excellent dressage test today on Winsome Adante with a score of 36.2. It is important that the U.S. team goes clean in the cross-country phase tomorrow morning to keep its medal hopes alive.

Currently the U.S. Individual Standings are as follows:
4th place – Kim Severson, Keene, Va. (36.2)
15th place – Darren Chiacchia, Springdale, N.Y. (44.6)
23rd place – John Williams, Middleburg, Va. (47.60)
29th place – Amy Tryon, Duvall, Wash. (50.6)
58th place – Julie Richards, Newnan, Ga., (65