A town has begun to bury its dead, laying to rest the first of the 20 children killed in the Connecticut school massacre.

The Connecticut town shattered by the school massacre held its first two funerals today.

Ireland's Jessica Kurten was one of 14 riders through to the jump-off in tonight's Grand Prix at the World Cup show in Vigo, Spain, but one mistake kept her out of the top 10 at the finish.