Warm-Up Wednesday: 8 Time Olympian Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven

Watch 8 Time Olympian Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven Grand Prix Dressage Warm-Up

Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén is an 7 time Olympian and a legend in the world of dressage, watching her ride in the grand prix ring look absolutely effortless, this warm up footage will allow you to watch the magic as she quietly and effortlessly fine tunes her performance prior to heading down centerline. With a long list of Olympic starts and an even longer list of accomplished grand prix horses, this video is certainly one you want to watch!

Why You Should Watch

Tinne Eva Caroline Vilhelmson-Silfvén (born 12 July 1967 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish horse rider.[1][2] Representing Sweden, she competed at seven Summer Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016). She placed 4th in team dressage in 1992, and in team dressage in Beijing in 2008. Meanwhile, her current best individual Olympic placement is 8th place from 2016 Olympics.[3]

Tinne also competed at six World Equestrian Games (in 1994, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018) and at eleven European Dressage Championships (in 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017). She has won three bronze medals in team competitions at European championships, in 2003, 2007 and 2017. She also competed at seven editions for Dressage World Cup finals (in 2004, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2019). In 2013 and 2014 she narrowly missed the podium finish and placed 4th. At the 2016 finals held in Göteborg, Sweden, Tinne finished in a runner-up position, narrowly behind Hans Peter Minderhoud of the Netherlands.