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The United States equestrian show jumping team won a gold medal, downing the Canadian team in a jump off in Hong Kong.
The United States and Canada were tied with 20 faults at the end of competition in regulation.
Will Simpson of Thousand Oaks, a 48-year-old making his OIympics debut, rode Carlsson vom Dach in a crucial third round. Simpson and Carlsson vom Dach had eight faults, touching the tape again at the water obstacle, but it was enough to secure the gold medal for the United States.
"I didn't know I'd had the water," said Simpson. "The horse didn't know. I'm disappointed because he put in a great effort. He's such a smart horse. He was jumping so well."
Simpson and Carlsson vom Dach will compete in the individual portion of the show jumping competition which begins Thursday.

Desribed as having a lively round, Will Simpson of Thousand Oaks and Carlsson von Dach made a couple of mistakes in the Olympic show jumping event, but not enough to keep the United States team out of first place.
Simpson and Carlsson vom Dach accounted for eight of the 12 faults committed by the United States four-horse team. The U.S. is tied with Switzerland with 12 faults apiece after the first round of team competition in Hong Kong.
Carlsson vom Dach put a toe on the tape at the water jump at fence four, then did the same thing at the second part of the triple down.
"We had a bobble at the water," said Simpson, a 48-year-old competing in his first Olympics. "Other than that the course rode pretty good. I miscalculated the four stride and ended up too far into the corner before the triple. I was too far away from B, he was a good horse to even try."
The countries with the top eight scores will jump again Monday. Nine countries have qualfied because Germany and Australia are tied with 20 faults apiece.
Simpson and Carlsson vom Dach get another chance at the course and another chance to improve on their score.
"The water comes up quickly with that blind turn early in the course," Simpson said Sunday. "He jumped it fine but just landed on the tape. I think he'll be fine for tomorrow."

Will Simpson completed a clear round on the first night of equestrian show jumping at the Olympics in Hong Kong. The United States team was the only country with three double clear rounds.
Simpson, a 48-year-old from Thousand Oaks competing in his first Olympics, is riding Carlsson vom Dach, a 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding, and had is described as having made light work of the course.
"We walked the course and talked about some options to better prepare him for later on in the competition because sometimes he can be a handful," said Simpson. "It was one of the thrills of my life. To have a horse like this -- that can do this -- is so special. I'm so lucky. He really wants to jump clean and everything worked out just as we had planned in there. I have a lot of confidence in my horse."
The show jumpers return to the ring on Sunday evening for the first leg of the team competition. They will jump in reverse order by team based on the standings of the top three riders from each team in today's competition.
"I've learned more in the last six months than I have in the last 35 years of riding," said Simpson. "The team work and the dedication is an unbelievable experience."