Sweden won the tiebreaker by just 1.3 seconds, leaving Bruce Springsteen’s daughter and famous American equestrians McLain Ward and Laura Kraut to take the silver.
Jessica Springsteen, daughter of American singer Bruce Springsteen and singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa, has won silver in the equestrian team jumping final in. The 29-year-old equestrian rode alongside two teammates, two-time gold medalist McLain Ward and one-time gold medalist Laura Kraut. Springsteen is currently ranked 14th in the world in showjumping. Sweden beat out the United States in a nail-biting jump-off, which occurs when the top two teams are tied — a unique event for an Olympic debut. The horse and rider pairs — three per country — compete in a shortened course as a tiebreaker, where the team with the lowest time and fewest faults takes gold. Obstacles are normally around six feet high, and any faults — which can be incurred when a rail is touched or knocked down, or the horse refuses a jump — add to a team’s total time.
