Steve Guerdat and Albfuehren's Iashin Sitte win the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ in Leipzig
Third place for Gerrit Nieberg and Ping Pong van de Lentamel
January 19, 2026 at 1:47 PMBy s.wilhelm
Steve Guerdat and Albfuehren's Iashin Sitte (Bamako de Muze x Tinka's Boy) have won the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ in Leipzig. With a time of 42.21 seconds in the jump-off, the Swiss pair won the 1.60 m class, relegating Simon Delestre and Gatsby du Tillard (President x Diamant de Semilly) to second place. Delestre and the 10-year-old stallion finished in 43.25 seconds.
Gerrit Nieberg and Ping Pong van de Lentamel in third place
Gerrit Nieberg and his Ping Pong van de Lentamel (Emerald x Toulon) finished the jump-off in 44.54 seconds as the best German pair, securing third place in this World Cup show jumping competition. Mario Stevens and Starissa FRH finished fifth in the jump-off with a time of 47.13 seconds, ahead of Michael Jung with Fischerheros Z and Philipp Schulze Topphoffand Carla NRW, who each had one knockdown in the jump-off, in sixth and seventh place. The entire competition can be viewed in the ClipMyHorse.TV/FEI.TV media library. HERE to Partner Pferd Leipzig.
Photo: Pferdefotografie Lafrentz
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