Marcus Ehning of Germany Wins Budweiser Show Jumping World Cup Final

In the second round, Pessoa went clear putting pressure on the remaining entries with a total score of six faults. The atmosphere was thick with pressure as Baryard entered the ring. If the young Swede had one rail down, there would be no chance to win as that would give her eight faults while Pessoa was finished with six. She had a rail to drop to third.

Ehning was the last to go and had no room for error. One rail would tie him with Pessoa and force a jump-off. Two rails would give Pessoa the title. Ehning and Anka rose to the occasion leaving all the rails up and claiming the title. He threw down the reins and raised his arms in the air with the crowd on their feet cheering for them. It was a spectacular finish for the most prestigious show jumping competition in the world this year.