The event featured the top ten teams from the Grand Prix, in what lasted nearly four hours. The German team, which entered as the clear favourite and was composed of riders Isabell Werth, Frederic Wandres, and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, claimed the title with 235.79 points, ahead of the Danes (235.67) and the British (232.49).

Germany's triumph was partly due to the excellent performance of the legendary Werth, who at 55 years old and in her seventh Olympics, scored an impressive 79.89% in her round, riding Wendy, a mare she has only been training with for a few months. Securing the first place was her teammate von Bredow-Werndl, the world number one and defending Olympic champion, who performed in the final stretch.

"It's a super exciting competition. I don't think we've had such a close battle in a long time and that's a lot of fun," Werth told reporters before knowing her team had won. The German rider has shown she is one of the main contenders for the individual final this Sunday, although she was cautious about her prospects. "We'll see about that tomorrow. In any case, I'm eager to compete," she noted.

Werth, considered the queen of dressage in her country, has become the most successful German athlete in Olympic history with this gold, now accumulating eight gold medals and five silver ones. The title also brings some relief to Germany, which so far has not met expectations in most sports and is currently tenth in the medal table as the Games enter their second week. So far, the riders have won half of the gold medals for the German delegation in Paris.

This Grand Prix of dressage had a clear individual dominator. The Danish rider Cathrine Dufour achieved the best performance in this area with a score of 81.2%, riding MSJ Freestyle, a mare previously owned by the Briton Charlotte Dujardin. "It's an honour to ride this animal and I'm very pleased with our participation," Dufour commented after leading her team to second place.

Great Britain's chances of achieving better results were hampered when their star, Dujardin, was disqualified from the event a few days before the Games started. The organisation made this decision after a video showing the rider hitting a horse went viral. The young Becky Moody competed in her place, achieving her personal best with Jagerbomb, her 11-year-old stallion.

Germany has historically dominated the team dressage competition, winning 14 gold medals, which accounts for two-thirds of all those awarded in the modern era of the Olympic Games. Except for 2012, when Great Britain won at home, the Germans have maintained an unbroken streak of victories since 1984.