体坛英语资讯：Canada clinch pole position in first qualifier at FEI Nations Cup jumping final
<p><span word="BARCELONA">BARCELONA</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 28-- <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="qualifier">qualifier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="pole">pole</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="title">title</span>-<span word="decider">decider</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Longines">Longines</span> <span word="FEI">FEI</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>, <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="France">France</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="faults">faults</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span>, <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="faults">faults</span> <span word="apiece">apiece</span>.</p><p><span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="ninth">ninth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> 15 <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arena">arena</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canadians">Canadians</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yann">Yann</span> <span word="Candele">Candele</span>, 46, <span word="got">got</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="Theodore">Theodore</span> <span word="Manciais">Manciais</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Tiffany">Tiffany</span> <span word="Foster">Foster</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Tripple">Tripple</span> <span word="X">X</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="faults">faults</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Pratt">Pratt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Concorde">Concorde</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="count">count</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> 2008 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Lamaze">Lamaze</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Coco">Coco</span> <span word="Bongo">Bongo</span>.</p><p><span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Chef">Chef</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="Equipe">Equipe</span>, <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Laskin">Laskin</span>, <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="pleasantly">pleasantly</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Candele">Candele</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="marks">marks</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unknowns">unknowns</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="riders">riders</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Yann">Yann</span> <span word="Candele">Candele</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="ridden">ridden</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="Laskin">Laskin</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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