Austrian Grand Prix rider Victoria Max-Theurer has swept the entire big tour at the 2014 CDI Fritzens, capturing her fourth Grand Prix victory of the weekend after winning the Kur to Music aboard Augustin OLD with 80.725%. The 20th Manfred Swarovski Memorial Competition at Klaus and Evelyn Haim-Swarovski's magical yard Schindlhof in the Alps wrapped up Sunday afternoon 6 July 2014. 
Not only did 11-time Austrian Grand Prix champion Victoria claim four Grand Prix victories out of four in Fritzens with Blind Date and Augustin, but she also became the best performing rider of the show. As this was the third time that she was the high scorer of the event, Max-Theurer earned the right to take home the Swarovski Trophy.
In the Kur to Music, Max-Theurer rode to Italian-classical inspired music and posted a winning score of 80.725%, ahead of American Steffen Peters on Akiko Yamazaki's Legolas (by Laomedon) with 78.925% and American Adrienne Lyle on Perry Thomas' Wizard (by Weltmeyer) with 77.375%.
"I want to thank the grand audience and the people at Schindlhof. It was so much fun to ride here again," Max-Theurer explained. Steffen Peters commented that he was "impressed by the top sport performances of the others. Vici truly earned those victories."
American chef d'equipe Robert Dover, who sent all 8 short listed U.S. WEG team contenders to Fritzens to qualify for the team, was impressed by the show organisation. "We hope that we are allowed to compete here every year. Evelyn and Klaus are wonderful guests and the conditions at Schindlhof are extremely good for rider and horse."
Show host Evelyn Haim-Swarovski and her Danish warmblood mare Dorina (by Don Schufro) finished 10th in the Kur to Music with 68.475%. Celebrating her birthday on Monday 7 July 2014, Evelyn was the best performing Tyrolian rider in the class and won herself a Porsche mountainbike.
During the prize giving ceremony Victoria Max-Theurer announced that the 10,000 euro prize money she won would be given to the local Therapeutic Riding Charity for disabled people. "It's a great initiave and I want to thank Klaus and Evelyn who always use their show to promote interesting charity projects."
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