The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the athletes selected to represent the U.S. jumping team at the Longines League of Nations St. Tropez CSIO5*, taking place Sept. 18-21 in St. Tropez, France. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson.
The following athletes have been selected to represent the U.S. jumping team and are listed in alphabetical order:
- Karl Cook (Rancho Santa Fe, California)
- Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Florida)
- Alex Matz (Coatesville, Pennsylvania)
- Alessandra Volpi (Woodside, California)
Competition will begin Sept. 18. The Longines League of Nations Grand Prix CSIO5* takes place at 6 p.m. local time (noon Eastern Time) on Sept. 19. The Longines League of Nations two-round team competition will start at 1:30 p.m. local (7:30 a.m. ET) Sept. 21. All competitions will be livestreamed on ClipMyHorse.TV/FEI.TV.
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This is the final qualifying competition for the Longines League of Nations Final taking place in October in Barcelona. After three legs of the Longines League of Nations™ 2025 series, France heads the league standings with 240 points. Ireland holds second place with 225 points just ahead of Germany in third with 220 and USA and Belgium in equal fourth with 200 points apiece. Great Britain sit close behind in sixth on 195 points with Netherlands in seventh on 185. The final qualifying position is currently occupied by Italy who hold onto eighth position with 165 points. Sweden and Switzerland occupy the ninth and tenth positions with 120 and 90 points respectively.
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