Posted on 08/03/2021 10:37:23 AM PDT by Cecily
essica Springsteen made her Olympic debut in Tokyo today but narrowly missed out on a spot in the individual jumping finals.
The 29-year-old daughter of Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band wife, Patti Scialfa, was eliminated from the individual competition during the qualifying round, finishing in a tie for 31st place — with the top 30 getting the chance to go for the gold.
But Jessica, who is ranked 14 in the world in show jumping, may get another shot at bringing home a medal on Friday during the jumping team event.
'All in all, I'm thrilled with the round and I'm excited for the rest of the week,' she said, according to the AP.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
That's a lot of horse poop going for the other gold. The carbon footprint for this event alone should be grounds for protests. Since the competitors are usually rich people, if they each flew their own private jet to Tokyo the air must be choked with exhaust.
And she was ranked #14 but came in #31. Sounds like US pollsters are in charge of the rankings.
Who flippin’ cares?!
Stringbean’s spawn and the Wokelympics are not news! I refuse to watch it.
Wow, this post is full of nattering nay bobs who paint her as woke lib like her dad with zero evidence. If you watched the trial run you would see she is very talented and accomplished in spite of so many negative assumptions to the contrary.
Thank you for the link too.
I refer to myself as the manure manager on my wife’s horse farm...
I’ve enjoyed the equestrian events.
The horses are beautiful and apolitical.
The horses are beautiful and apolitical.
***But really only a sport for the elites. Hence, yes political.
I love the equestrian events too. Since men and women compete together, any rich trans weirdos should have no problem participating in this sport.
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