Today the team won gold in the Nation's Cup at Wierden! Jen, Michael, Nick, and Karl finished with a score of 21 faults and jumped off for gold with the Dutch team. By taking an incredibly tight cut to a vertical, both Jen and Michael posted incredibly fast times although they both had four faults. After the Dutch posted two slow but clear jump off rounds, the US team thought all hope was lost. However, Nick and Karl produced two clear rounds and the Dutch team cracked under pressure and had two rails, resulting in gold for the US! Everyone rode great and it was a wonderful day. The team won very Dutch prizes: bikes. The seats were so high poor Jen could not reach the pedals and the victory lap aboard the bikes proved to be quite a challenge! Michele was ecstatic with all the riders' performances and all the Americans felt very proud hearing the Star Spangled Banner. Tomorrow all five riders will compete in the Grand Prix.
Congrats to Team USA!!!
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