Jessica Springsteen, the equestrian daughter of legendary rock star Bruce Springsteen, will compete for the U.S. at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics but will not compete again for the U.S. at this year’s Olympics.
The United States Equestrian Federation announced its show jumping team for the Paris Olympics on Saturday afternoon, but Springsteen was not on the team.
Instead, veteran riders Kent Farrington, Laura Clout and McClain Ward will take up the three spots, with Karl Cook named as the team’s alternate.
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Jessica Springsteen rides Don Juan van de Donkhove in the team jumping final at Baji Koen in Tokyo on August 7, 2021. (Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Springsteen, 32, accompanied Clout and Ward to the Tokyo Olympics and helped them win the silver medal, the fourth medal won by an American in the event in the past five Olympics. Springsteen was riding a 12-year-old colt named Don Juan Juan de Donkhove.
She was hoping to make this year’s team and was named in April as one of 10 Olympic hopefuls for the U.S. Jumping Team. The 10 athletes “will continue to be selected for observation,” U.S. Equestrian said in a press release at the time.
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But Springsteen’s ranking status didn’t match up to what it had been three years ago.
by International Equestrian FederationAccording to the website, Springsteen was ranked 14th in the world in 2021, but is now ranked 127th.
Jessica Springsteen competed in the Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Qualifier at the Hampton Classic Horse Show on September 1, 2023 in Bridgehampton, New York. (Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images)
Farrington (6th), Ward (15th), Kraut (35th) and Cook (23rd) all rank much higher than Springsteen.
In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar in May, Springsteen stated his desire to continue competing in the Olympics.
“The 2020 Tokyo Olympics was such an amazing experience, but the restrictions that were in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant I wasn’t able to go to the Olympics with my family and friends,” Springsteen explained. “So I thought, ‘Oh man, I wish I could go to the Olympics again and share it with my family who’ve been so supportive of my career for so many years.'”
Jessica Springsteen rides Naomi van het Keizershof during the N5 at the 125th CSI5* – Verona Jumping International presented by Crivelli at the Fiera Cavalli on November 11, 2023 in Verona, Italy. (Roberto Tommasini/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Her father actually scheduled two weeks off his tour schedule during the Olympics, and while that wasn’t the official reason for the hiatus, it seemed like the perfect time for Springsteen to see his daughter if she made the national team.
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