I got a great start. He jumped really well all the way, and then up to the last combination he tripped on the landing and took off both shoes. He's quite flat-footed, so it's like skating, Fredricson tells SVT about the horse Alcapone des Carmille.
Sweden, the reigning world team champions, has a real uphill battle to repeat the gold from Herning in 2022.
Petronella Andersson and the horse Odina started with a demolition and then the setbacks continued to come.
Wilma McMahon and the mare Cissi bred twice.
"It wasn't what we wanted today, unfortunately. That's how it is sometimes," the Swede tells SVT.
For a long time, Peder Fredricson and Alcapone looked like they were on their way to a flawless ride, but after slipping, the team lost their rhythm and crashed into one of the final obstacles.
Henrik von Eckermann, with the horse Minute Man, is the last of the Swedes in today's show jumping, which counts both individually and in teams.
In the team competition, which lasts three days, the three best results count.
