The equestrian team jumping event finished Tuesday, and unfortunately Team USA, which features Boston, MA native Karen O'Connor, failed to medal in the competition as they finished in seventh place. The gold-medal honor went to Germany, which finished head of Great Britain and New Zealand, respectively.
The winning German squad finished with the lowest-point total of 133.70. Team USA finished well behind at 208.60, but finished ahead of France, Brazil, Belgium, Netherlands, Japan and Canada, respectively.
For O'Connor, this could be her final Olympics as she has already competed in four other games -- '08, '00, '96 and '88. Overall, O'Connor has won a silver and bronze medal, all coming in team events.
Here's the complete standings for the equestrian team jumping competition:
- Germany
- Great Britian
- New Zealand
- Sweden
- Ireland
- Australia
- United States
- France
- Brazil
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Japan
- Canada
For more on the Olympics, please be sure to check out our Olympic Hub and SB Nation Boston for all the latest news and updates.
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