posted Aug 8th, 2021 - Last and not least, the NSL Power Rankings in 4-way Women complete the preview of the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020 in the three Formation Skydiving competition events. It is the youngest of the three traditional events and was introduced to world championships for the first time in 2001.

The 4-way Women competition was hit harder by the implications of the corona virus crisis than the previously covered events in 4-way Open and 8-way Open. Only four national teams are registered for the competition, which is the lowest number of participating teams in the history of the event.

This is not different compared to the other Formation Skydiving competition events that begin with Round 1 on Tuesday. However, the impact is still harder due to the fact that one of the most serious medal contenders will not be present in Tanay this week.

The top contenders and defending FAI medalists of 2018, in 4-way Open and 8-way Open, will be competing for the FAI medals and most likely create exciting events. This is not the case in 4-way Women, where the British national team, NFTO, had to withdraw from the event together with the complete British Formation Skydiving delegation.

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FAI Tanay Mondial 2021			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Women		TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	Total	Avg
1	Aerodyne Maubeuge	FR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	Bubbles	RU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Aviatrixx	US	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	No Mercy	PL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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NFTO won the FAI silver medals in Australia 2018, and the distance to the French 4-way Women world champions were significantly reduced in 2019, after the personnel change in the French lineup and Mathieu Bernier's decision to focus mainly on 8-way competition.

Mathieu Bernier was still planning to win the gold medals in 4-way Women, as well, as the NSL News explained in several updates of the past two years.

However, NFTO realized the new opportunity, with a French 4-way Women team training much less than in the French history of this event, and they went to work with their new team member, former Satori member Julia Swallow.

Julia Swallow was in the new NFTO lineup who defeated the French 4-way Women indoor team at the Wind Games 2020, while the indoor competition in January 2020 was the only 4-way meet for NFTO with Julia Swallow so far.

NFTO still could have made Mathieu Bernier's plans of double gold in 4-way Women and 8-way Open very difficult, as he had to go through his own personnel changes.

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FAI World Meet 2018			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Women		21,L,B,G		22,18,17		19,7,O		J,16,12		10,A,D,15		Q,M,F,C,N		H,20,P,13		6,14,11		E,2,5		4,1,3		Total	Avg
1	Aerodyne Weembi Girls	FR	29	-1	20		24		22		25		56	-1	23		18	-2	22		18	-1	257	25.7
2	NFTO	UK	20	-3	15		22	-1	19		18		38	-2	18		17		19		16		202	20.2
3	Team X	SE	17	-3	10	-3	18		16		14		36	-3	15	-3	13		18		12	-1	169	16.9
4	Phoenix XP	US	17	-2	12		17		14		15	-1	37		16	-1	12	-2	14	-2	13		167	16.7
4	Boomerang Betty	AU	19	-1	11	-1	18		14		15		32	-2	15		13		17		13		167	16.7
6	Fuzion Voltige	CA	17	-1	9	-2	18		14		15	-1	34	-2	14	-2	13	-2	14	-2	13		161	16.1
7	Skynamite	DE	19		12		16	-1	14		14	-1	27	-1	13	-3	12	-1	15		12	-1	154	15.4

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France and NFTO at the FAI Outdoor World Meet in 2018

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Clementine Le Bohec, Pamela Lissajoux, Christine Malnis and Sophia Pecout won the FAI gold medals easily for France in Australia 2018, with Michel Laynaud on camera. This 4-way Women lineup would have even won the FAI bronze medals in 4-way Open with their 25.7 average.

The lineup changed when Pamela Lissajoux did not continue after winning the gold medals in Australia. The 4-way Women alternate, Gaelle Giesen, had her opportunity after years in the French B-teams and became the new full member.

Then Clementine Praet stepped back at the end of 2019, after a year of training and competition in 4-way and 8-way. Mathieu Bernier filled the open 8-way slot himself and even helped out in the 4-way Women lineup until Pamela Lissajoux agreed to come back only in 4-way. Christine Malnis, Sophia Pecout, Gaelle Giesen and Pamela Lissajoux will now try to defend the 4-way Women gold medals and win gold in 8-way too, still with Michel Laynaud on camera.

Only the Russian 4-way Women team Bubbles might be able to challenge France in the absence of NFTO. Alena Chistova is back in the lineup, and the team's indoor scores have been very impressive at Russia's Indoor Cup in April. The French Weembi Girls of Aerodyne Maubeuge could face the same challenge coming from an unexpected side...

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FAI World Cup 2019			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Women		13,11,16	P,22,4	O,7,21	9,20,G	18,15,L	K,10,3	6,14,C	1,M,A,17	F,D,Q,8	2,5,E	Total	Avg
1	Aerodyne Weembi Girls	FR	17	19	25	20	20	19	20	23	25	21	209	20.9
2	NFTO	UK	17	17	23	19	17	17	19	21	23	20	193	19.3
3	Phoenix XP	US	13	13	17	14	13	12	14	17	18	14	145	14.5
4	Skynamite	DE	13	12	18	16	11	13	13	15	16	16	143	14.3
5	SNE Fly Girls	US	11	11	15	14	11	12	13	14	16	12	129	12.9
6	Victorious Secret	US	9	11	14	10	11	11	12	16	14	14	122	12.2
7	Alola	UK	9	10	13	10	9	9	9	12	16	11	108	10.8

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France and NFTO at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2019

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