posted Nov 6th, 2025 - The 4-way Open Class competition of the USPA Nationals 2025 included once again the qualification for the next outdoor world championship in 4-way Women, as well. The NSL News had covered the previous U.S. qualification in the same FAI/ISC category for the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 comprehensively.

The difference between the two qualification events is the fact that countries may send up to four teams in each event to world cups, while only one national team is eligible to compete at world championships. The U.S. delegation for this year's world cup in Teuge, Netherlands, included XP Angels and Perris 4ever who both qualified in the 4-way Open Class competition of the USPA Nationals 2025. XP Angels then traveled to the Netherlands and won bronze medals behind Nephtys Maubeuge (France) and Thyra (Norway).

The NSL News followed up when XP Angels decided that they wanted more and compete at the next world championship in October 2026 at Skydive Arizona. They continued with the same lineup and coach Jeana Billings and had September and October to get ready for the next qualification in 4-way Women at the USPA Nationals. There was no information available after the outdoor world cup that other U.S. 4-way Women teams would compete at Skydive Arizona, which would mean the automatic qualification for XP Angels.

USPA Nationals 2025			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		O,4,5		21,12,22		6,J,H,G		N,2,20		L,13,A,F		7,19,M		1,14,18		9,10,15		17,E,8		C,3,P,K		Total	Avg
G	Aethers Lille	FR	23	-1	19		33		23		34		26		18		21		23	-1	30	-1	250	25.0
1	Golden Knights	US	21	-3	19		29		22		36		26		19		19	-2	26		28		245	24.5
2	Arizona Airspeed	US	24		17		27		19		29		23		15		17		22		23	-1	216	21.6
3	SDC Rhythm XP	US	19		14	-1	27		19		26	-1	22		15		16		19		19	-5	196	19.6
4	Elsinore Elevate	US	17	-1	14		23		17		26		21		15		16		19		21		189	18.9
5	Inertia AZ	US	16	-1	14	-1	24		16	-1	25		20		14		16		12	-5	20		177	17.7
6	The OGs	US	17		9	-3	21	-1	15	-1	21	-2	18		13		12	-2	16	-1	18	-2	160	16.0
7	Redline XP	US	14	-1	10	-1	18		14		22		13	-3	12		12		17		15	-1	147	14.7
8	Ranch TNT	US	13	-3	11		21		13		18		16	-1	11		12		14		12	-2	141	14.1
8	Double Trouble	US	14		11		18		12	-1	18		15		12		12		13	-1	16		141	14.1
10	Rhetirement Rhedux	US	10	-2	7	-3	16		11	-1	17		14	-1	9	-1	8	-2	10	-1	14		118	11.8
11	XP Angels	US	11	-1	9	-1	15	-2	11	-2	16	-1	13		10		7	-2	13	-1	12		117	11.7

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Ranch TNT - XP Angels at the USPA Nationals 2025

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XP Angels still continued with their intensive training efforts and eventually lifted their 10.8 average at the outdoor world cup to the 11.7 in Eloy last month. However, there was a surprise visitor on the 4-way Open Class leaderboard, who had spread little information of their participation at the USPA Nationals.

Ranch TNT (Kim Hollander, Jennifer Cook, Erin Lewis, Angie Scoggins, Zach Lewis on camera) registered the team late and had not signed up officially for the competition when the NSL News posted the latest NSL Power Rankings on October 23rd. Registration for USPA Nationals is traditionally open until the last day before the competition begins.

Ranch TNT had trained with coach Niklas Hemlin throughout the summer season and had completed over 150 training jumps when they arrived at Skydive Arizona. Kim Hollander and her 4-way team went back to the place where she had started her 4-way career with Billy's Beauties in 2006, the Blue Sky Ranch in New York State. Ranch TNT were well prepared for the expected duel with XP Angels, after training under the supervision of Niklas Hemlin. XP Angels did not really have much of a chance to keep up with the unexpected opponent. Ranch TNT allowed them only to tie the very last round after winning all previous nine rounds.

USPA Nationals 2025			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way AAA/Open/Advanced		O,4,5	21,12,22	6,J,H,G	N,2,20	L,13,A,F	7,19,M	1,14,18	9,10,15	17,E,8	C,3,P,K	Total	Avg
G	Aethers Lille	FR	23	19	33	23	34	26	18	21	23	30	250	25.0
1	Golden Knights	US	21	19	29	22	36	26	19	19	26	28	245	24.5
2	Arizona Airspeed	US	24	17	27	19	29	23	15	17	22	23	216	21.6
3	SDC Rhythm XP	US	19	14	27	19	26	22	15	16	19	19	196	19.6
4	Elsinore Elevate	US	17	14	23	17	26	21	15	16	19	21	189	18.9
5	Inertia AZ	US	16	14	24	16	25	20	14	16	12	20	177	17.7
6	The OGs	US	17	9	21	15	21	18	13	12	16	18	160	16.0
7	Redline XP	US	14	10	18	14	22	13	12	12	17	15	147	14.7
8	Air Force 9 Ball	US	8	11	20	13	18	17	11	12	14	13	144	14.4
9	Ranch TNT	US	13	11	21	13	18	16	11	12	14	12	141	14.1
9	Double Trouble	US	14	11	18	12	18	15	12	12	13	16	141	14.1
11	Air Force Voodoo	US	14	9	18	13	18	14	10	10	13	14	133	13.3
12	CSC Constellation XP	US	12	9	16	13	17	14	12	11	12	13	129	12.9
13	SDC QuadRhivium	US	12	10	17	13	16	14	8	10	14	12	126	12.6
14	Platinum XP	US	13	9	15	12	17	13	10	11	13	12	125	12.5
15	Air Force Fortune	US	9	6	14	11	20	15	11	12	13	12	123	12.3
16	Rhetirement Rhedux	US	12	7	16	11	17	14	9	8	10	14	118	11.8
17	XP Angels	US	11	9	15	11	16	13	10	7	13	12	117	11.7
G	Salty Buzzards	US	8	9	15	11	17	12	8	9	11	12	112	11.2
18	Very Very Serious	US	10	9	14	8	15	12	7	9	10	10	104	10.4
19	AnkhR	US	10	8	15	11	16	10	7	9	5	9	100	10.0
20	Off the Juice	US	10	7	12	5	13	11	8	9	10	10	95	9.5
21	4Action	US	9	7	13	9	8	11	7	9	9	11	93	9.3
22	Perris Parabellum	US	5	8	9	9	14	10	8	8	9	9	89	8.9
23	Perris Prism	US	8	6	12	5	11	11	8	8	6	10	85	8.5
24	Its All Gorkas Fault	US	8	7	11	9	9	1	5	7	10	8	75	7.5

Kim Hollander had the opportunity to observe XP Angels at the outdoor world cup in Teuge, where she competed with Bra Nok XP in 8-way Open. She probably knew that her team's opponent at the USPA Nationals would not have enough time to lift their performance level from the scores in the Netherlands to the Ranch TNT standards that she was well aware of.

Ranch TNT actually outscored two other 4-way Open Class teams at the USPA Nationals, where XP Angels ended up at the bottom of the same leaderboard. Ranch TNT would have won the USPA Advanced Class gold medals, as the combined AAA leaderboard is showing. However, the qualification in 4-way Women for the next world championship was obviously more important than the Advanced Class gold medals. XP Angels would have finished in 6th place on the Advanced Class leaderboard. Both 4-way Women teams would have been eligible for the USPA Advanced Class.

Ranch TNT will now represent the U.S. delegation at the next outdoor world championship at the same place in October 2026, together with coach Niklas Hemlin, who will try to guide the Golden Knights to the gold medals in 4-way Open. The title defence in 4-way Women, where XPG4 won the FAI gold medals for the U.S. delegation at Crystal Coast 2024, will be even more challenging for coach Niklas Hemlin if 4-way Women teams from France and China visit the United States again next year. However, at least the bronze medal position in 4-way Women could probably be in reach for Ranch TNT.

FAI Outdoor World Championship 2024			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Women		14,G,13		J,C,17,12		D,A,21,P		18,B,H,F		E,L,O,8		22,2,K		6,7,16		9,20,15		3,M,N,4		5,1,10		Total	Avg
1	XPG4	US	19	-1	22	-1	28		30	-1	28		20		20		18	-1	24		18		227	22.7
2	China	CN	18	-1	17	-4	29		27		28	-1	18		21		16	-1	21		17	-1	212	21.2
3	Nephtys	FR	17		20		27		26	-1	25		18		17	-1	15	-1	17	-2	16		198	19.8
4	Meltemi Oceanside Illertissen	DE	16		17		21		23		20		16		15	-1	15		19		17		179	17.9
5	Thyra	NO	12		14		18		14	-2	11	-5	13		12	-1	12		14		12		132	13.2