posted Jul 24th, 2025 - The FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 includes once again the FAI European Formation Skydiving Championships, which is the 16th edition of the event, this year at Skydive Teuge in the Netherlands.

The previous one was integrated in the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023 at Skydive Voss in Norway. Aethers (FR), NMP PCH HayaBusa (BE) and Airbus (DE) took the medal positions on the European 4-way Open Class podium. The German national team and Italy's Amnesya battled throughout all ten rounds, and Airbus' previous lineup eventually won the bronze medals by two points.

Eleven European teams were eligible for the extra set of FAI medals in 2023, and France outscored NMP PCH HayaBusa after missing a medal position at the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2022. It was the last competition for HayaBusa's previous lineup, as Michele Silvi did not come back for the 2023 season. Young Ray Lodens became the new HayaBusa member and collected his first international meet experiences at Crystal Coast 2024. The new HayaBusa lineup will not be ready to threaten the French Aethers yet. Goal for this year is probably to reduce the distance to France significantly and finish again in 2nd place on the European leaderboard with a similar distance as in Voss 2023. Aethers and HayaBusa both will pay more attention to the world cup leaderboard where the Golden Knights could become their opponent at the world championship in 2026.

FAI European Championship 2023			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		3,G,N,19		11,17,L		13,7,C		2,D,O,8		14,K,J,12		9,M,P,H		5,4,18		15,1,10		16,21,E		F,20,6		Total	Avg
1	France 4-way Open	FR	23		25	-1	26		24		19		45	-1	19		19		23		23		246	24.6
2	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	20	-4	20	-2	25		23	-1	18	-2	45		20		19		24		24		238	23.8
3	Airbus Illertissen Oceanside	DE	17	-1	18		20	-1	17		14		31	-1	15		15		18		18		183	18.3
4	Amnesya	IT	16	-1	17		19		17	-1	16		31	-1	15		14		18		18	-1	181	18.1
5	Papea	ES	14	-3	17	-1	18	-1	17		14	-1	32		14	-1	15		18		18		177	17.7
6	Out Of The Blue	NL	17		15	-1	18		16	-1	15		31	-4	14		13		16		18	-1	173	17.3
7	Agera	NO	15	-2	13	-2	16		18		12	-1	32	-1	13	-1	15		18		13	-4	165	16.5
8	Aurora	SE	14		14		15	-1	13	-1	12		26		11	-1	13		13	-1	17		148	14.8
9	Sequenz	DK	14	-1	12		15	-1	12	-1	10	-1	24	-1	12		11		12	-1	13		135	13.5
10	ALIS	UA	11		10		9	-2	11		10		20	-1	9		9		10	-1	14		113	11.3
11	DNF	UK	11	-1	9		12		11		9		21		9	-1	9		8	-1	10	-2	109	10.9

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10-round thriller in 2023: Airbus (DE) - Amnesya (IT)

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Two more teams (13) than in Voss 2023 (11) will be on the European leaderboard this year in Teuge, and the competition for the FAI bronze medals promises once again to become the highlight. Neither the defending bronze medalists from Germany nor their Italian opponents of 2023 are registered for the upcoming competition. There is a group of five teams who could be in contention for the 3rd place and offer a similar battle as Airbus and Amnesya had it two years ago.

Airbus has a new lineup, as the NSL News reported first on January 4th, followed by a few related updates, the most recent one on June 16th. There does not seem to be a serious threat in Germany for the new Airbus lineup with three new members, after the results of the Paranodon Cup 2025 in June.

However, Airbus had already decided earlier to focus exclusively on the German national championship this year and qualify for the outdoor world championship in 2026. Their most important event follows the world cup in Teuge with only a few days in between, and they decided to offer the 3rd place on the European 4-way Open Class podium to a new team. No 4-way member is in the lineup of the Airbus 8-way team who compete in Teuge. Amnesya won their national outdoor championship last year in September and did not follow up at the FAI Outdoor World Championship in October. Their 4th place on the European leaderboard of 2023 is also available in Teuge.

FAI European Championship 2025			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open Power Rankings		TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	Total	Avg
1	Aethers	FR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Echochamber	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Agera	NO	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Out Of The Blue	NL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Papea	ES	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Skywalkers Junior	CZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	Ayro	BE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	British Army Volt4ge	UK	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	Axis	UK	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	Les Hermines	FR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	Bripac	ES	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	Austria	AT	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Echochamber are probably the top contender for the European bronze medals. The Swedish team has been consistently in the group of teams who compete for the unofficial title of the amateur world champions in the past, the highest ranking position behind the medals and the full-time competitors at the outdoor world championships.

They finished in this valuable position (5th) at the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2018 in Australia and then ended up behind Chimera (UK) and Papea (ES) in Eloy 2022. They were back in the world's amateur top spot (5th) at Crystal Coast 2024.

However, there are no FAI medals for this unofficial accomplishment, neither at outdoor world championships nor at world cups. Only the European championships are a realistic opportunity for amateur teams to step up onto the official podium and receive FAI medals. Echochamber have not won any FAI outdoor medals yet, even though they are well known as one of the best amateur teams in the sport. Now they are registered for the outdoor world cup, which includes the European championship. Echochamber have a realistic opportunity to win their first FAI medals. They will not come easily though, as Agera (NO), Out Of The Blue (NL), Papea (ES) and Skywalkers Junior (CZ) have most likely the same goal.