‘We shine at being adaptable’
THE mood in the British para dressage camp is buoyant. While the postponement of Tokyo 2020 certainly rained on our parade, para athletes, perhaps more than any other, tend to see a silver lining. Once the disappointment had subsided, Team GBR regrouped and refocused – with sights firmly set on gold.
“Obviously when it was announced I was upset; the postponement of an Olympics is unprecedented,” says Sophie Christiansen, who has eight gold medals to her name. “You think the Games will happen and that on that date you will be going down that centre line. Once I got my head around it though, I realised I was definitely in a position to gain from it.”
Like many of our top para riders, Sophie is building partnerships with relatively new horses. She
