A form of athletic artistry, Vaulting is a youthful celebration of gymnastics on horseback that demands acrobatic skill and precision, combined with grace and creativity. The result is pure theatre: exciting, entertaining and alive.
Annual Report 2017
FEI Vaulting
2017 FEI Vaulting facts and figures at a glance…
152
International events
(+624% since 2007)
2,031
International registered athletes
(+132% since 2009)
638
International registered horses
(+83% since 2009)
20
Countries hosted international events
Top 3 NFs with events in Vaulting:
Austria (16)
Australia (19)
USA (13)
Greatest increase since 2016: Australia +13 events
Top 3 NFs with registered athletes in Vaulting:
Austria (254)
Germany (463)
USA (182)
Greatest increase since 2016: Austria +56 athletes
Top 3 NFs with registered horses in Vaulting:
Austria (65)
Germany (152)
USA (58)
Greatest increase since 2016: Australia +13 horses
New in 2017
A dedicated FEI Vaulting Facebook destination – FOLLOW
All annexes and agendas to the FEI General Assembly are now available to the public. You can view the 2017 Technical Committee Report for Vaulting HERE as well as all proposed rules modifications and other relevant documentation.
Major Events in 2017
As the fastest growing discipline at the FEI, there were many new opportunities for top class international Vaulting in 2017. The FEI Vaulting World Cup™ series and Final were among the highlights of the year, as were the FEI European Vaulting Championships in Ebreichsdorf (AUT) which were held alongside the FEI World Vaulting Championships for Juniors!
You will find a condensed summary below or you can read all about it here – with video highlights and more…
FEI VAULTING WORLD CUP™ FINAL 2017, DORTMUND (GER)
Following a World Cup season full of thrills and upsets, the Vaulting world descended on Dortmund and a new Vaulting superpower emerged as Italy toppled heavyweights Germany to head the medal table.
‘World Cup Queen’ Anna Cavallaro headed to her seventh consecutive FEI World Cup™ Vaulting Final and came out with her third title, this time with the incredibly consistent Monaco Franze 4, lunged by Nelson Alcides Vidoni. And the Italian theme continued when Silvia Stopazzini and Lorenzo Lupacchini wowed on the exceptional Rosenstolz 99, lunged by Laura Carnabuci, to become FEI World Cup™ Pas de Deux champions and show their intent for the season ahead.
There was still cause for German celebration as Jannis Drewell rectified the fall which had cost him first place the previous year to take his first FEI World Cup™ title. Drewell’s emotion was matched only by the home crowd’s ecstatic celebrations.
6
Top Individual female athletes
6
Top Individual male athletes
4
Pas-de-deux combinations
7th
Season
5
Qualifiers
3
Categories
3
3 titles up for grabs
Podium: Female
Kristina Boe (GER) 8,534
Anna Cavallaro (ITA) 8,654
Silvia Stopazzini (ITA) 8,242
Podium: Male
Lukas Heppler (SUI) 8,554
Jannis Drewell (GER) 8,720
Jannik Heiland (GER) 8,406
Podium: Pas-de-deux
Torben Jacobs & Theresa Sophie Bresch (GER) 8,439
Silvia Stopazzini & Lorenzo Lupacchini (ITA) 8,698
Jolina Ossenberg-Engels & Timo Gerdes (GER) 7,922
FEI EUROPEAN VAULTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2017, EBREICHSDORF (AUT)
The FEI European Vaulting Championships for Seniors, hosted in Ebreichsdorf, Austria, once again showed Germany’s dominance in the sport, winning three out of the four gold medals on offer: team gold, individual female for Kristina Boe and Erik Oese winning the individual male. The Italians made history for their nation when FEI World Cup™ champions Silvia Stopazzini and Lorenzo Lupacchini claimed pas de deux gold.
Team Podium
Switzerland (8,407)
Germany (8,419)
Austria (8,164)
Podium: Female
Sarah Kay (GER), lunger Dina Menke and Sir Valentin5 8,121
Kristina Boe (GER), lunger Winnie Schlüter and Don de la Mar 8,398
Nadja Büttiker (SUI), lunger Monika Winkler-Bischofsberger and Keep Cool 8,090
Podium: Male
Jannis Drewell (GER), lunger Simone Drewell and Diabolus3 8,148
Erik Oese (GER), lunger Andras Bässler and Calvador5 8,232
Clément Taillez (FRA), lunger Cedric Cottin Holzberger and Dyronn 8,078
Podium: Pas-De-Deux
Theresa- Sophie Bresch and Torben Jacobs (GER), lunger Alexandra Knauf and Picardo13 8,606
Silvia Stopazzini and Lorenzo Lupacchini (ITA), lunger Laura Carnabuci and Rosenstolz99 8,840
Timo Gerdes and Jolina Ossenberg-Engels (GER), lunger Claudia Doller-Ossenberg and Caram OE 8,210
