Candace King riding John Em was the highest placed U.S. rider finishing in fifth place in the final standings of the World Cup Jumping Final in Goteborg, Sweden today with a total score of 17 faults. In equal sixth place on 18 faults were Leslie Howard riding Priobert de Kalvarie and Peter Wylde on Macanundo de Niro. Molly Ashe aboard Kroon Gravin finished in eighth place on 21 faults. Lauren Hough with Clasiko and Nicole Shahinian Simpson with El Campeon's Cirka Z both tied for ninth place on 23 faults.

Margie Goldstein Engle aboard Perin and Ray Texel on Fleur Z both finished with 30 faults in equal 17th. Gabrielle Sallick (Sandstone Laurin) was 36th overall and Dick Carvin came in 40th with Sam Malone.

The new World Cup Champion is Switzerland's Markus Fuchs with last year's champion, Brazilian Rodrigo Pessoa finishing runner-up. Britain's Michael Whitaker came in third overall and Switzerland's Willi Melliger was fourth (not as stated in the last release which was the result of the last class NOT the final World Cup standings).

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