posted Sep 27th, 2025 - The NSL News aftermath of FAI/ISC indoor and outdoor world championships and world cups has included the gender breakdown of all participating 4-way teams and competitors in horizontal formation skydiving competition in the past years for informational purposes. There are three different categories: all-male, all-female and mixed-gender lineups. All-male and mixed-gender lineups can only register for the 4-way Open Class competition. All-female lineups have the option to compete in 4-way Women or in 4-way Open. All 4-way teams apply the same competition draw. FAI/ISC medals will only be given to teams in 4-way Open and in 4-way Women events.

The NSL News has listed all mixed-gender lineups in the same category, even though the gender combination in 4-way Open allows all three different variations between three female and one male team member, or three males and one female, and the 2-2 combination. In fact, the 4-way Open Class leaderboard could also include all-female lineups, which is a very rare occasion. However, the USPA Nationals do not have a separate leaderboard for the 4-way Women event.

All-female teams have to compete in 4-way Open and qualify for FAI/ISC events with the highest ranking position between each other on the 4-way Open Class leaderboard. The qualification situation is the same in most other countries. Military CISM world championships include only 4-way Men and 4-way Women events. There is no CISM 4-way Open Class for mixed-gender lineups.

FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open/Women Combined		B,Q,19,F		G,13,K,A		12,7,8		16,E,6		1,J,9		10,15,21		5,18,L		M,20,11		C,17,2		22,O,P,3		Total	Avg
1	Aethers Lille	FR	36	-2	36		20	-1	25		29		20		24	-1	24		24	-1	25		263	26.3
2	Golden Knights	US	33		31	-2	20		24	-1	27	-1	16	-2	23		24		24		24		246	24.6
3	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	33		28	-3	19		24		30		18	-1	19	-2	22		21	-1	23		237	23.7
4	Nephtys Maubeuge	FR	28		27		17		19	-1	24		17		19		19		19		19		208	20.8
5	SDC Rhythm XP	US	27	-1	22	-5	17		22		21	-3	14	-2	20	-1	18	-1	20		19		200	20.0
6	U.S. Team 1	US	24	-2	21	-2	17		20		24		15	-1	18		19		21	-1	19		198	19.8
7	Skywalkers Junior	CZ	28		22	-2	16	-1	20		23		15	-1	18		18	-1	17	-2	19		196	19.6
8	Echochamber	SE	26		25		16	-1	20		24		12	-1	16	-1	19		18	-1	19		195	19.5
9	Agera	NO	27	-1	23	-1	17		18	-2	23	-1	16		17		17	-1	17	-2	19		194	19.4
10	RhEvolution XP	US	27		22		15		18	-1	21		15		13	-2	17		17		17		182	18.2
11	Out Of The Blue	NL	21	-2	22		13	-2	17		21		14		16		17	-1	17		17		175	17.5
12	AYRO	BE	24		22		13		18		21		12	-1	13	-2	17		17		15		172	17.2
13	Papea	ES	21	-3	22		17		18		18	-3	14		13	-1	15	-2	16	-2	16	-1	170	17.0
14	Thyra	NO	16	-3	17		13		14		16		10	-1	11	-1	12		14		14		137	13.7
15	Chop Chop!	AU	18		16		11		12		16		9		10	-1	14		12	-1	13		131	13.1
16	Les Hermines	FR	17	-2	16	-1	10	-1	12		15		8	-1	10		14		13		13		128	12.8
17	British Army Volt4ge	UK	16		12		10		12		14	-2	11		9	-1	11	-1	10	-1	11		116	11.6
18	XP Angels	US	9	-7	10	-3	9	-2	11		14		9		9		12		12		13		108	10.8
19	Axis	UK	13	-1	10	-2	10		10		14		9		8		11		10	-1	9	-2	104	10.4
20	Perris 4ever	US	13		11		8	-1	9		11		8		8	-1	10		10		11		99	9.9
21	Funky Falcon	NL	11	-2	11	-1	7		9		14		8		8		10		9		11		98	9.8

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Grey: All Male (7), Magenta: All Female (5), Yellow: Mixed Gender (9) = 33% - 24% - 43%

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2-2 Gender Mix: Chop Chop! (AU) - 1-3 GenderMix: Les Hermines (FR) at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025

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The mixed-gender category has become the most popular one on 4-way Open Class leaderboards. 43% of the participating teams in horizontal 4-way competition at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 consisted of the three different mixed-gender combinations. 45% of the 4-way teams were in the same category at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023 in Voss, Norway, where a total of 155 participants in 4-way split into 68% of male and 32% of female competitors.

105 competitors traveled to Teuge in the Netherlands this year and matched the 2023 numbers almost exactly (67% - 33%). The mixed-gender category still dominated the 4-way Open Class leaderboard with 43% of the 21 teams, which is the only one available for any teams with a male competitor in the lineup. 45% of mixed-gender lineups had dominated the participation in 2023, as well.

FAI/ISC is also sanctioning the military CISM world championships, where the different format has been applied. The last CISM world championship in Hungary 2024 was attended by 4-way Men teams from 15 different countries and four national teams in 4-way Women. The next CISM world championship is coming up in November in Qatar, where NMP PCH HayaBusa will try to defend the 16 CISM world championship titles that they have won with different lineups between 2007 and 2024.

FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4way Open/4-way Women		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	Arizona Airspeed	US	26		27		26		25		22		48	-1	22		21		25		25		267	26.7
2	France 4-way Open	FR	23		25	-1	26		24		19		45	-1	19		19		23		23		246	24.6
3	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	20	-4	20	-2	25		23	-1	18	-2	45		20		19		24		24		238	23.8
4	Qatar Tigers	QA	20	-1	22	-1	23		20		19		40		13	-4	17	-1	22		19	-4	215	21.5
5	XPG4	US	21		20		20	-1	19		17		38		16	-1	16	-1	18	-2	18	-1	203	20.3
6	SDC Rhythm XP	US	18		17	-1	19	-2	19		17		38		16		17		18		18	-1	197	19.7
7	Airbus Illertissen Oceanside	DE	17	-1	18		20	-1	17		14		31	-1	15		15		18		18		183	18.3
8	Amnesya	IT	16	-1	17		19		17	-1	16		31	-1	15		14		18		18	-1	181	18.1
9	Papea	ES	14	-3	17	-1	18	-1	17		14	-1	32		14	-1	15		18		18		177	17.7
9	France 4-way Women	FR	17		15	-1	20		17		15		33		14		14	-1	14	-2	18		177	17.7
11	Qatar Cheetahs	QA	17		16		19		17		16		29		14		14		17		17		176	17.6
12	Out Of The Blue	NL	17		15	-1	18		16	-1	15		31	-4	14		13		16		18	-1	173	17.3
13	Agera	NO	15	-2	13	-2	16		18		12	-1	32	-1	13	-1	15		18		13	-4	165	16.5
14	Lightspeed XP	US	14		15	-1	17		15		12		30		13		13		15		17		161	16.1
15	Chaotic Motion VIXX	NL	15		13	-2	15	-3	16	-1	13		30	-1	12		11		15		18		158	15.8
16	Skydive Midwest NEXT	US	15	-1	11	-4	16	-2	16		13	-1	32		14		10	-1	15	-1	14	-3	156	15.6
17	Qatar Lions	QA	0		14	-1	16		18		13	-2	31	-2	15		14	-1	14		17	-2	152	15.2
18	Meltemi Oceanside	DE	12	-2	15		16		16		11		25	-1	12		12		15		16		150	15.0
19	Aurora	SE	14		14		15	-1	13	-1	12		26		11	-1	13		13	-1	17		148	14.8
20	Sequenz	DK	14	-1	12		15	-1	12	-1	10	-1	24	-1	12		11		12	-1	13		135	13.5
21	Thyra	NO	11	-1	12		14		13		11		21		10		12		12		14		130	13.0
22	NFTO	UK	11	-2	11		12	-1	12	-1	11		25		10		10		12	-2	13	-1	127	12.7
22	LUX	NL	12		11		13		13		10		23		10		9		11		15		127	12.7
24	Whitefish	AU	11	-1	10	-1	14		13	-1	11		20	-1	9	-2	11		12	-1	15		126	12.6
25	SNE Fly Girls	US	13		11		15		11	-1	10		21	-1	11		11		9	-2	11	-1	123	12.3
26	Alola	UK	11		12		13	-1	12	-1	10		20	-4	11		10	-1	11	-1	11	-1	121	12.1
27	ALIS	UA	11		10		9	-2	11		10		20	-1	9		9		10	-1	14		113	11.3
28	Grumsen	NO	12	-1	9	-1	12	-2	13		10		21	-3	7	-2	10	-1	10		8	-3	112	11.2
29	DNF	UK	11	-1	9		12		11		9		21		9	-1	9		8	-1	10	-2	109	10.9
30	4igami	NL	8		8		8		9	-1	8		14	-1	7		7		10		11	-1	90	9.0
31	4Reigners	UK	9		8		7	-1	9		7		16	-1	7		0	-10	8	-1	10	-1	81	8.1

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Grey: All Male (10), Magenta: All Female (7), Yellow: Mixed Gender (14) = 32% - 23% - 45%

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The four teams at the botton of the 4-way Open Class leaderboard featured the mixed-gender options perfectly. Chop Chop! from Australia presented the 2-2 combination in front of the camera. The lineup of Les Hermines from France consisted of one male and three female team members. British Army Volt4ge had another 2-2 combination, and substitute and player-coach Kate Lindsley turned Axis into a 3-1 combination.

Chop Chop! and Les Hermines had their own exciting internal battle between the five female and three male competitors. They finished with a 3-point difference (131 - 128) after all ten rounds. The Australian team had the longest travel distance to attend the event in the Netherlands and won this duel.

The two British teams at the bottom of the leaderboard featured another 2-2 combination (Volt4ge) and one of the 3-1 combinations (Axis). The medal positions in 4-way Open and on the combined 4-way leaderboard were all taken by teams with all-male lineups. Two of them (Golden Knights, NMP PCH HayaBusa) will face each other again in 4-way Men at the CISM world championship in November.

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2-2 Gender Mix: British Army Volt4ge (UK) - 3 - 1 Gender Mix: Axis (UK) at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025

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