Semmieke Rothenberger and Raphael Netz posted the highest scores in the team test and continued to battle in the individual and Freestyle.

The German captured her third gold medal of the week on home soil riding Dalera, over Cathrine Dufour (DEN) and Charlotte Dujardin (GBR).

Germany’s Isabell Werth took silver and Denmark’s Cathrine Dufour snagged bronze; the leading 15 go through to Saturday’s Freestyle.

The squad won on home ground at the FEI Dressage European Championships in Hagen, pinning Great Britain into silver and Denmark into bronze.

Team medals will be decided tomorrow, with stars such as Isabell Werth/Weihegold (GER) and Charlotte Dujardin/Gio (GBR) still to strut their stuff.

The FEI Dressage European Championships 2021 kick off Tuesday morning with lots of pressure on the home performers.

Rogge, who served as president of the International Olympic Committee from 2001-2013, has died at the age of 79.

The week marked Vaulting’s triumphant return to the world stage, the emergence of new stars and another nation staking a claim on the medals.

Youth shone brightly at sunny Oliva Nova in Spain with strong performances from the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and the Russian Federation.

Rider-trainer Rafea Alamri used a cocktail of drugs associated with abuse in endurance by masking unsoundness and lowering the heart rate.