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            <title><![CDATA[Fredricson on Olympic flop: "Really sad"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[17-4-8 are the figures that cannot be talked away. The Olympic Games ended in a single major disappointment for show jumper Peder Fredricson. He misses the individual final. It's really sad, of course, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:16:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World number one to OS final – the only Swedish one]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[World number one Henrik von Eckermann and his King Edward are jumping for the individual Olympic Games gold in Versailles. The pair cleared the qualifying round without faults. For Peder Fredricson and Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, the qualifying round ended in fiasco – both miss the Olympic Games final.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:29:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Swedes who qualify for the Olympic Games jumping]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Peder Fredricson, Henrik von Eckermann, and Rolf-Göran Bengtsson. They are competing in the individual show jumping, which begins with Monday's qualifying round in Versailles. Their horses have looked very good throughout the team competition and are in top form, says the team captain Henrik Ankarcrona.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 15:04:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Swedish riding dream of gold turned to sand]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish riders had to stand and watch as Scott Brash rode home the Olympic Games gold to Great Britain. Deeply disappointed in themselves. It feels sour. I probably shouldn't use the words for what I'm feeling, says Henrik von Eckermann.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:39:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[King Edward goes barefoot in the Olympic Games final]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[King Edward lost a shoe before the final obstacle. He won't get it back when the Swedish show jumpers try to defend their Olympic Games gold in the team final. I think he gave the answer that he doesn't want any shoes, says Henrik von Eckermann.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:40:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Star on the Drama: "Must Put It Behind Me"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[What happened, Peder Fredricson doesn't know, but he was on his way to his worst nightmare. Catch Me Not stopped short in front of the wall with graffiti-painted faces. The street art was about to put a spoke in the wheel for a Swedish final spot and the fight for Olympic Games medals. You feel a bit shaken. Now it's just a matter of trying to put this behind him, says Fredricson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:36:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Golden Hero on the Role as Reserve: "Important"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The gold medalist from Tokyo had to step aside. Instead, Malin Baryard Johnsson's task is to help and support three old, good friends in every way. It's an extremely important role, but I don't think it's that difficult. Not in this company, at least, she says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 03:45:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fredricson on the gold hunt: "We know what we're doing"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rather a new success with the team, but it's not enough. Peder Fredricson has set his sights on more – and doesn't want it to be like in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. He's jumping for the individual Olympic Games gold he's missing. Absolutely. I think everyone on the team does here, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:54:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The gold team is broken up - the veteran gets the last spot]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The gold team from Tokyo is broken up. Rolf-Göran Bengtsson steps in instead of Malin Baryard Johnsson when the team qualification begins on Thursday. It is still my basic idea that these three gentlemen ride, says federation captain Henrik Ankarcrona.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 11:40:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OS-snubbed Hellström's success: "Just do our thing"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Wilma Hellström did not get a place in national team captain Henrik Ankarcrona's OS team. She took the rejection in the best way – and gave a direct response. We're just doing our thing in the best way, Cicci and I. It's not harder than that, says the riding star.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 10:53:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Back on the accident site – now as an Olympic rider again]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Here stands Peder Fredricson at Stockholm Stadium, holding the ticket to his fifth Olympic Games in his hands. Roll back the tape a year, to the same place. Then, his career, life, and future hung by a thread.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:36:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Confirmed: The Team to Defend the Olympic Gold]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish show jumping team won the gold in Tokyo. A medal to be defended in the Paris Olympics – by the same riders. They know each other inside and out, says federation captain Henrik Ankarcrona.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 10:48:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Contributed to the European Championship gold – now Hellström hopes for the Olympics]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The championship debut was made last summer - and contributed directly to the Swedish team's gold medal. Wilma Hellström, 31, got a taste of the good life. But it's one thing to jump in a European Championship, quite another to get a spot in the Olympic team. Whatever happens, happens, she says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[No luck for von Eckermann in Rotterdam]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Britain's super team takes silver in Olympic dress rehearsal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden finished in second place in the major tournament in Rotterdam on Friday. This means the Swedish super team is clear for the final in the Nations League.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sweden versus Switzerland, husband versus wife. The duel can await at the Olympic show jumping events in Versailles at the beginning of August. Henrik von Eckermann's wife Janika Sprunger is competing for a place in the Swiss Olympic team.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tokyo Olympic Heroes to Compete in Versailles?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Henrik von Eckermann, Peder Fredricson and Malin Baryard Johnsson won the Olympic team gold in Tokyo. With Rolf-Göran Bengtsson as reserve. Much suggests that the same quartet will stable their horses in Versailles later this summer.]]></description>
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