CAEN, France (AP) β Jasmin Lindner and Lukas Wacha gave Austria its first gold medal at the World Equestrian Games by winning the pas de deux competition on Friday.
Lindner and Wacha, the 2013 European champions, dominated the freestyle test for the second straight day and were the only pair with a total above nine points.
German vaulters Pia Engelberty and Torben Jacobs took the silver medal, recovering from a disappointing fifth place in Thursday’s freestyle.
Joanne and Hannah Eccles of Britain completed the podium.
The International Equestrian Federation announced on Friday that two horses tested positive at the games for banned substances.
