posted May 22nd, 2026 - The French national indoor championships in horizontal formation skydiving were separated this year. The NSL News reported details of the 4-way competition at Aerokart Paris yesterday. The indoor championship for the 8-way teams followed two weeks later and was integrated into the Weembi FS Cup 2026.

As in 4-way competition, neither the Weembi FS Cup nor the national indoor championship serves as a qualifier for international FAI/ISC events. That responsibility belongs to the national coach, currently Mathieu Bernier. The two strongest French 8-way teams, D'Arc8 and Nova, had already registered for the FAI Indoor World Cup 2026 before the national indoor championship took place.

Mathieu Bernier had also selected a third 8-way team, Aethers Nephtys, for the FAI/ISC event. The team eventually won the 8-way gold medals for the French delegation. Aethers Nephtys, a joint venture of the French national teams in 4-way Open and 4-way Women, did not compete in the national 8-way championship, either in 4-way or 8-way. D'Arc8 and Nova both used the Weembi FS Cup as a warm-up opportunity for the FAI Indoor World Cup, much like the two 4-way teams did two weeks later at Aerokart in Paris: Aerokart Ak'demie and Les Hermines.

French Indoor Nationals 2026		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total	Avg
Rank	8-way	D,J,A,13	L,19,17	C,18,N,15	H,16,8	P,3,12	E,1,21	K,20,14	G,2,F,O	M,B,5,6	7,10,9	4,Q,11	Total	Avg
1	Ayers Rock	21	19	20	23	22	18	16	20	20	17	27	196	19.6
2	Pas Si Pire Mamies Nova	21	18	22	21	21	19	17	19	22	16	23	196	19.6
3	Mojo Annecy	20	17	20	20	20	19	16	18	20	15	-	185	18.5
4	Sky Bumpers	16	16	18	15	16	16	13	14	15	15	-	154	15.4

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Tiebreaker Round 11 at the French Indoor Nationals 2026

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Four of the fourteen 8-way teams at the Weembi FS Cup 2026 were eligible to compete for the French national championship medals. Even the two French 8-way teams that would later represent their country at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2026 were unable to contend for the French 8-way medals at the end of March, as some of their members participated in other 8-way teams as player-coaches during the same event.

Nevertheless, the competition for the French 8-way medals turned into an exciting battle when Ayers Rock and Pas Si Pire Mamies Nova were tied for 1st place on the French leaderboard after Round 10. The two teams required an additional round to break the tie and determine the winner.

The Ayers Rock lineup included Aethers members Mathieu Quizy and Alban Rumolo, who competed alongside his father, Mickael Rumolo. On the opposing side were Alexandra Petitjean and Jessica Thebault, both former and current members of Nephtys. They later reunited with 8-way team Nova at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2026, where the team finished in 4th place. Alexandra Petitjean will now continue with the Nephtys outdoor lineup together with Pamela Lissajoux, Marie Pineau and Gaelle Giesen.

Weembi FS Cup 2026			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	8-way Open		D,J,A,13		L,19,17		C,18,N,15		H,16,8		P,3,12		E,1,21		K,20,14		G,2,F,O		M,B,5,6		7,10,9		Total	Avg
1	D'Arc8	FR	28	-1	27		33	-1	33		31	-2	30	-1	28		27		30		25		292	29.2
2	Nova	FR	29		26		30		30		33		25	-2	23		28		28		21		273	27.3
3	XONR8	INT	26		22		27		25		27		23		19		22		21		21		233	23.3
4	Zaphyrys	INT	24		22		26		25		19		22		22		22		25		21		228	22.8
5	Marche In Volo 8	IT	23		22		20		24		18		21		16		22		23		14		203	20.3
6	Pas Si Pire Mamies Nova	FR	21		18		22		21		21		19		17		19		22		16		196	19.6
6	Ayers Rock	FR	21		19		20		23		22		18		16		20		20		17		196	19.6
8	Mercenaries of Martial	INT	19		19		25		20		22		19		14		19		20		18		195	19.5
9	Octonauts	INT	21		19		22		20		21		19		17		18		20		14		191	19.1
10	Mojo Annecy	FR	20		17		20		20		20		19		16		18		20		15		185	18.5
11	Sky Bumpers	FR	16		16		18		15		16		16		13		14		15		15		154	15.4
12	Blanche Neige et les Sept Nains	NL	13		14		15		15		16		14		14		14		16		12		143	14.3
13	ACCUR8	INT	14		14		15		15		13		14		12		13		17		13		140	14.0
14	Rob's Team	INT	7		11		10		11		11		13		10		11		11		10		105	10.5

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D'Arc8 - Nova at the Weembi FS Cup 2026

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