The FEI Vaulting World Cup™ Final 2025 is about to kick off in Basel, Switzerland, marking the first highlight of the international vaulting season. For all vaulters, coaches, and fans of the sport, here’s an overview of what you need to know before the action starts.

Overview of the FEI Vaulting World Cup™ Final

Organized by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI), the event culminates the World Cup series, featuring the highest-ranked vaulters from around the globe. The 2025 edition in Basel, for the second time at this venue, promises to deliver thrilling performances, highlighting the sport’s elegance and dynamism. The FEI Vaulting World Cup™ Final assembles the top individual male and female vaulters, as well as Pas-de-Deux pairs, who have excelled in the World Cup qualifiers leading up to the final.

Who can compete at the J. Safra Sarasin FEI Vaulting World Cup™ Final?

The defending champions of the past year in all three categories are automatically qualified. Also eligible to compete are the best-ranked:

  • four female and four male vaulters from Europe
  • two female and two male vaulters from North or South America
  • one female and one male vaulter from all other continents and
  • four Pas-de-Deux

All 4* and 3* star competitions as well as the FEI Vaulting Championships in 2024 count as qualifying competitions.

How will the winners be determined?

Individual athletes and Pas-de-Deux will compete in two rounds to determine the final rankings. For individual vaulters, the first round consists of a technical test, while the second round is a freestyle performance. In the Pas-de-Deux competition, both rounds are freestyle routines. The final score is calculated by combining both rounds, with the first test contributing 40% and the second round 60% to the overall result.

Event Schedule and Program

The event runs on April 5 (10.45 h) and April 6 (8.00 h) with competitions in the three categories:

  • Pas-de-Deux (5)
  • Individual Female (8)
  • Individual Male (8)

In total, 26 athletes from 8 nations will compete.

Check out the detailed program and updates.

Pas-de-Deux Participants

Three nations are represented in the Pas-de-Deux competition with five duos ready to show their best performances:

Germany:
Harwardt / Künne on Crashkurs, lunged by Dsp Sir Laulau
Sternberg / Otten on Espresso 23

Italy:
Greggio / Zanella on Fran d’Alme C Z, with reserve horse Orlando Tancredi

Switzerland:

Laffer / Hannich on Calin
Maruccio / Schmid on Latino V. Forst CH

Individual Female and Male Participants

A total of 16 athletes from 8 countries will compete in the individual categories, supported by 20 horses.

Australia:

Ginger Kennett with Baron R or Goldjunge

Austria:

Philip Clement

Canada:

Talmage Conrad on San Felice Z

France:

Quentin Jabet

Germany:

Thomas Brüsewitz with Max or William II Z
Jannik Heiland with Dark Beluga FRH or Rey Rubino
Sema Hornberg with Rockemotion NRW
Kathrin Meyer with Capitain Claus OLD or San Classico S OLD
Annemie Szemes with Rockemotion NRW or Rubinio 71
Julian Wilfling with Aragorn 102

Italy:

Davide Zanella with Fran d’Alme C Z and reserve horse Orlando Tancredi

Switzerland:

Nadja Büttiker with Acardi van de Kapel
Ilona Hannich with Rayo de la Luz

United States of America:

Daniel Janes with Caretes Auhoern
Caroline Morse with Rey Rubino
Kimberly Palmer with Rosenstolz 99

Subject to change without notice.

Where to Find Results

All live results and rankings during the event will be available on the official LONGINES Timing platform.
👉 Stay also updated on www.vaultingworld.com for recaps, photos and more.