posted Apr 20th, 2022 - The NSL News mentioned in the aftermath of the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022 that the Czech Republic had the most successful delegation in horizontal Formation Skydiving competition. It was not only the two sets of gold medals that HF Cubs (4-way Women) and HF Flying Rebels (4-way Junior) won for their country. Each of the four Czech 4-way teams actually won FAI medals in Charleroi.

Each European winner in the world cup event automatically gets an additional FAI gold medal for the European Championship, which was embedded in the world cup. There were only European teams in 4-way Women, and each medal winner received a second set during the award ceremony.

The 4-way Junior event had the same situation, even though the second Czech team, HF Chameleons, could collect only the world cup bronze medals. Only one team per nation is eligible for medals in the European Championship, and the winner, HF Flying Rebels, represented the Czech Republic officially on the separate European leaderboard.

HF Flying Circus, the 4th Czech team, was expected to be involved in the battle for the last Top 10 position on the world cup leaderboard, together with the two U.S. teams and INIT-Y from Brazil. It turned out that the new team record average (26.0) lifted HF Flying Circus into contention for the 5th place behind the three medal winners and ISR FireFlash. It was the area where Echochamber Oceanside (Sweden) and Meraki (Great Britain) were expected to compete for the 5th place.

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FAI European Indoor Championship			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		O,18,14		L,C,F,9		1,J,H,19		3,E,P,Q		20,7,16		2,13,8		17,D,6		N,22,A,G		12,5,11		M,21,4		Total	Avg
1	Aerokart Monaco Akdemie	FR	25	-1	58		28	-3	39	-2	25		25		33		32		24		28	-2	317	31.7
2	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	23	-1	54	-1	30	-1	38	-2	26		23		32		31	-1	24		28	-1	309	30.9
3	HF Flying Circus	CZ	21	-1	39	-3	27	-2	33	-1	20	-2	21		28	-1	27	-1	21		23	-2	260	26.0
4	Meraki	UK	19	-1	43		25	-1	30	-1	23		20		26		27		20		24		257	25.7
5	Papea Masculino	ES	20	-1	41	-1	26	-2	31		21	-1	17	-2	25	-1	27	-1	21		24		253	25.3
6	Out of the Blue	NL	20		39	-2	25		30		17	-2	19		27		23		18	-1	22		240	24.0
7	Echochamber Oceanside	SE	19	-1	43		24	-1	31		18	-2	17	-1	26		23		17	-2	22		240	24.0
8	Amnesya	IT	17	-1	33	-7	25		29	-1	21		19		24	-1	25		19		24		236	23.6
9	Windabona Black Mantis	AT	18	-1	39	-2	25		29		21		18	-1	25		23	-2	14	-2	22		234	23.4
10	Bronteroc	HU	19		41		24		31		19		15	-3	22	-2	24		18	-1	20	-2	233	23.3
11	Equinox	LT	14	-4	34		21	-2	25		19		14	-1	21		16	-3	15	-1	22		201	20.1
12	Flyboys	IL	16		26	-3	16	-3	16	-4	15	-2	14	-1	20	-1	16	-2	12	-1	19	-1	170	17.0

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HF Flying Circus at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022

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HF Flying Circus eventually exceeded all expectations and left behind both teams, and also several other well trained teams from Europe. Result was another set of FAI medals for the Czech Republic, as HF Flying Circus finished in 3rd place on the European leaderboard.

The Czech 4-way Open Class team claimed their higher position on European and world cup leaderboards both from the very beginning. They finished in 6th place after four rounds at the end of the first day, as well as after Round 8, then defended the position successfully in the last two rounds.

Even the 5th place on the world cup leaderboard was very much in reach for HF Flying Circus. Only the weaker performance for the fastest sequence of the meet (Round 2), including three penalties, kept the Czech team from challenging Skydive Midwest NEXT even more seriously for the 5th place.

Three points separated both teams from each other at the end, after a new team record performance by the U.S. team, who had previously posted a 24.1 average at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2022.

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FAI Indoor World Cup 2022			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		O,18,14		L,C,F,9		1,J,H,19		3,E,P,Q		20,7,16		2,13,8		17,D,6		N,22,A,G		12,5,11		M,21,4		Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	US	29		54	-3	35		41		29		25		39		37		27		30		346	34.6
2	Aerokart Monaco Akdemie	FR	25	-1	58		28	-3	39	-2	25		25		33		32		24		28	-2	317	31.7
3	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	23	-1	54	-1	30	-1	38	-2	26		23		32		31	-1	24		28	-1	309	30.9
4	ISR FireFlash	BE	22	-1	41	-4	27	-2	36		22	-1	21		31		28		21	-1	27		276	27.6
5	Skydive Midwest NEXT	US	22		44		28		30	-2	20	-1	22		26	-1	27		20	-1	24		263	26.3
6	HF Flying Circus	CZ	21	-1	39	-3	27	-2	33	-1	20	-2	21		28	-1	27	-1	21		23	-2	260	26.0
7	Meraki	UK	19	-1	43		25	-1	30	-1	23		20		26		27		20		24		257	25.7
8	Papea Masculino	ES	20	-1	41	-1	26	-2	31		21	-1	17	-2	25	-1	27	-1	21		24		253	25.3
9	SDC Rhythm XP	US	20		39	-2	25		31		17	-2	20		25	-1	22		18	-2	24		241	24.1
10	Out of the Blue	NL	20		39	-2	25		30		17	-2	19		27		23		18	-1	22		240	24.0
10	Echochamber Oceanside	SE	19	-1	43		24	-1	31		18	-2	17	-1	26		23		17	-2	22		240	24.0
12	Once Pakoi	FR	18		36	-2	24		31		19		18		24	-1	24		19		24		237	23.7
13	St Flow Weembi	FR	21		37		25		26	-1	19		19		23		25		19		22		236	23.6
13	Amnesya	IT	17	-1	33	-7	25		29	-1	21		19		24	-1	25		19		24		236	23.6
15	INIT-Y	BR	20	-2	39	-2	24	-1	22	-4	23		18	-1	27	-2	27		14	-3	20	-4	234	23.4
15	Windabona Black Mantis	AT	18	-1	39	-2	25		29		21		18	-1	25		23	-2	14	-2	22		234	23.4
17	Bronteroc	HU	19		41		24		31		19		15	-3	22	-2	24		18	-1	20	-2	233	23.3
18	Chaotic Motion	NL	17	-2	35	-1	23		29		18		18		23		22		19		19	-1	223	22.3
19	Ayro	BE	18	-1	35	-1	22		25	-1	18		17		24		22		17		21		219	21.9
20	Aurora	SE	18		37	-1	23		24	-2	17	-1	17		22	-2	20		17		22		217	21.7
21	Windabona Angels	ES	18	-1	34	-4	20	-1	25	-1	18		17		24		18	-2	18		22		214	21.4
22	Synergy	IT	19		35		22	-1	25	-1	14	-5	17		24		21	-1	16	-2	19		212	21.2
23	Alakran	ES	16	-2	33	-3	24		25	-1	19		18		20	-1	14	-5	14	-2	22		205	20.5
24	So Pressao	BR	15	-1	30	-5	20	-2	25	-1	16		16		21		22	-1	17		22		204	20.4
25	Equinox	LT	14	-4	34		21	-2	25		19		14	-1	21		16	-3	15	-1	22		201	20.1
26	Shaka	UK	17		29		20		22		14	-1	15		17	-2	18		13	-2	19		184	18.4
27	Monaco Aerodyne	FR	16	-1	23	-4	19		21		16		15	-1	18	-1	18		13	-1	18		177	17.7
28	Phoenix	BE	15	-2	27	-2	21		20		13	-4	15		17	-2	17	-1	14	-1	17	-1	176	17.6
29	Flyboys	IL	16		26	-3	16	-3	16	-4	15	-2	14	-1	20	-1	16	-2	12	-1	19	-1	170	17.0

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Skydive Midwest NEXT - HF Flying Circus - Meraki at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022

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Only the French 4-way Open Class team and NMP PCH HayaBusa could take the two positions on the European leaderboard, while ISR FireFlash had to make room for a different team to receive the European FAI bronze medals. NMP PCH HayaBusa represented Belgium, and HF Flying Circus were the next national team in the rankings.

The additional set of medals for the Czech delegation came unexpected, even though HF Flying Circus had shown their potential at previous meets of the Czech Tunnel League. The 26.0 average in Charleroi was the first time that HF Flying Circus touched the 26-average benchmark, however, the same lineup had four 25+ averages in their records from earlier local league meets at the Hurricane Factory.

The Czech teams have an advantage of comprehensive meet experiences, as Jan Klapka offers them regular indoor competitions on a monthly basis throughout the European winter season. HF Flying Circus attended six indoor meets between the end of the outdoor season in August 2021 and Round 1 of the indoor world cup.

The other three Czech medal winners in Charleroi were even busier at the Hurricane Factory. The HF Cubs attended eight of the indoor league meets in the same time period, HF Flying Rebels six, HF Chameleons seven. It seems like the competition practice in the league meets is showing great results in the Czech Republic...