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Great Britains dressage team won a silver medal in Deodoro on Friday.The quartet of reigning Olympic individual champion Charlotte Dujardin, Carl Hester, Fiona Bigwood and Spencer Wilton finished second behind Germany, who landed an eighth Olympic team gold medal in the last nine Games.They also reclaimed the crown from Britain, who triumphed in memorable fashion at London 2012, while the United States took bronze.Dujardin has now matched British cyclist Victoria Pendletons feat of winning two Olympic gold and one silver, and will go into next Mondays individual freestyle final as title favourite.German consistency shone through, with their three top riders on day three all posting scores of above 80 per cent. Dujardin and the brilliant Valregro were the sole British combination to manage that in both her team tests.In both elements on Thursday and Friday, Dujardin collected 14 maximum 10 scores, which augers well for the individual event in three days time.Dujardin holds Olympic, World and European team titles, in addition to all three dressage world records.The Germans, though, led by Kristina Broring-Sprehe, will be lining up to knock her off the sports summit, and it should be a spectacular freestyle showdown.Hester, riding Nip Tuck, Bigwood on Orthilia and Wilton, riding Super Nova II, all played their part, with Bigwood and Wilton enjoying memorable Olympic debuts.Reflecting on the result, Hester told Press Association Sport: We are very happy.Any medal we would have been very happy with because any Olympics produces a lot of nerves, different atmospheres and different rides.But the whole of the GB team has ridden beautifully. Everyone coped with the pressure, and the fact these horses have come halfway around the world and performed like that is testament to the grooms and support staff.My horse performed great today. I loved riding him. He was very genuine.Germany finished on a score of 81.936 per cent, with Britain on 78.595 and the United States 76.667.Dujardin, Hester and Bigwood, meanwhile, have qualified for the individual final, along with Irelands Judy Reynolds, riding Vancouver K.Fake Shoes From China . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers. Wholesale Fake Shoes . Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. His season ended Aug. 9 due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. 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This was done ostensibly to give them more room under the salary cap with forward David Clarkson on long-term Injured Reserve.Wennberg, 22, posted NHL career highs in 2015-16, recording eight goals and 32 assists in 69 games with the team.The Blue Jackets signed Sam Gagner, 27, this summer to be a possible integral component of the power play, while also being a potential No. 2 center for the team. Gagner was selected with the No. 6 overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2007 draft. He had eight goals and eight assists in 53 games for the Philadelphia Flyers last season, and has recorded 124-228-352 in 615 NHL games.The Blue Jackets also have high hope for 19-year old defenseman Zach Werenski, selected No. 8 in the 2015 draft.I see another gear, a high gear, that a lot of people dont have, Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said of Werenski, via BlueJackets.com. I look at his skill .dddddddddddd.. I mean, my god, hes just a kid.I look at him as a very intelligent player. 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