posted Nov 10th, 2026 - The analysis of gender representation in the lineups of teams competing at FAI/ISC events has become a regular feature of the NSL News coverage following major competitions. The FAI Outdoor World Championship 2026 produced participation numbers and proportions similar to those at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2026 in April this year.

The outdoor event was once again characterized by female 4-way competitors participating in a wide variety of lineup combinations. Four teams consisted entirely of female competitors and took part in the separate 4-way Women competition.

Other 4-way lineups included three female team members and one male (Flyspot Sky4Four - Poland), while others featured the opposite gender mix, with three male team members and one female (Out Of The Blue - Netherlands). S.O.A.R. (Great Britain) and Random Fixation (Australia) had lineups with an equal gender mix in front of the cameras.

Overall, 41% of the seventeen 4-way teams competing in Eloy had mixed-gender lineups. This was similar to the proportion at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2026, where 47% of all teams generated their scores with male and female competitors performing together.

FAI Outdoor World Championship 2026			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way AAA Class		11,16,10		9,17,4		J,D,E,19		1,14,H		K,M,2,O		B,18,6		A,N,7,8		P,L,C,12		F,3,13		20,G,22		Q,15,5		Total	Avg
1	Aethers Lille	FR	18	-1	27		38	-1	23		33		25		26	-1	26	-3	27		21		-		264	26.4
2	Golden Knights	US	18	-1	25		33	-3	21		33		24		25	-2	31		26		21		23	-1	257	25.7
3	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	21		26		32	-3	21	-2	31	-2	23	-1	27	-2	29	-1	26		21		23	-1	257	25.7
4	Nephtys Maubeuge	FR	17		17	-2	29		19		26		19		21		22	-1	21		15	-1	-		206	20.6
5	Airbus 4-way Illertissen	DE	17		19	-1	25	-2	18		22	-2	18	-1	21		23	-1	21		15	-1	-		199	19.9
6	Echochamber	SE	13	-2	19		25	-1	18		24	-1	18		22		19	-5	18	-1	16		-		192	19.2
7	Skywalkers Most	CZ	13	-4	15	-3	26	-2	14	-3	22		19		23		18	-5	21	-1	18		-		189	18.9
8	Qatar Vortex	QA	13	-3	17	-2	27		16		23		16	-1	20	-1	19	-4	21		16		-		188	18.8
9	S.O.A.R.	UK	15	-1	16	-3	22	-3	18		22	-1	18		22		19	-1	18		16		-		186	18.6
10	Out Of The Blue	NL	14		17		23	-1	13		25		18		19		17	-2	17		15	-1	-		178	17.8
11	Ranch TNT SDAZ	US	11	-1	15		21		15		19		16		18		19		16		13	-1	-		163	16.3
12	Thyra	NO	12	-2	11		15	-2	11		18		13		15		14		14		11	-1	-		134	13.4
13	Amnesya Fly X	IT	12	-1	16		22	-2	15	-1	20		13	-1	14	-3	19		0		0		-		131	13.1
14	Flyspot Sky4Four	PL	9	-2	11	-2	12	-4	13		16		12		15		14		12		11		-		125	12.5
15	Random Fixation	AU	8	-3	14		14	-2	8	-3	15		14		13	-2	13		12	-2	12		-		123	12.3
16	Funky Falcon	NL	8	-1	8	-2	13		10	-1	13	-1	9	-2	12		6	-2	12		10		-		101	10.1
17	MeXtreme	MX	7		9		9		8		11		5	-1	7	-2	7	-2	6		7		-		76	7.6

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Grey: All Male (6), Magenta: All Female (4), Yellow: Mixed Gender (7) = 35% - 24% - 41%

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Italy's 4-way Open Class team Amnesya Fly X is considered a mixed-gender lineup, even though Mario Fatturoso replaced Chiara Brunetti at very short notice. She had been a long-time member of the Italian national 4-way Open team but was unable to compete in Eloy after suffering an injury the day before the competition began.

Three of the thirteen 4-way Open Class teams (Golden Knights, NMP PCH HayaBusa, Qatar Vortex) have no other option but to field all-male lineups if they want to compete at the military CISM World Championships. Meanwhile, the French national 4-way Open team, Aethers Lille, switched categories when Clementine Le Bohec had to replace Mathieu Quizy. This change marked only the third time in the modern era of formation skydiving competition, dating back to 1985, that the lineup of an outdoor world champion team included a female 4-way competitor.

It was also only the second time in French 4-way history that a female competitor had been selected for the 4-way Open Class lineup. Laurence Herve became the first in 2015 and went on to win FAI outdoor world championship bronze medals in 2016 and 2018. Last month, Clementine Le Bohec turned what had previously been a bronze medal for a French female 4-way Open Class competitor into gold.

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FAI Indoor World Cup 2026			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way AAA Combined		J,20,C,4		10,O,L,M		B,21,N,H		14,F,3		18,16,9		E,6,8		19,1,Q		G,5,12		P,D,17,22		15,11,2		Total	Avg
1	Aethers	FR	33	-1	37		42		30	-1	31		32		33		35		36		27		336	33.6
2	Golden Knights	US	32		34	-1	38	-2	29		29		29		30	-1	30	-1	33		26		310	31.0
3	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	31	-1	32	-3	42		29		30	-1	29		31		29		32	-1	22	-2	307	30.7
4	China Hubei 1	CN	31		35		37	-1	26	-1	30		29		29	-1	30		32		23	-2	302	30.2
5	Siberries	RU	30	-2	33		37		27	-2	28		28	-1	26	-2	29		31		24		293	29.3
6	Skywalkers Most	CZ	28	-3	34	-1	33	-4	28	-1	27		27	-3	28	-2	28	-1	30	-4	24		287	28.7
7	Strike	RU	28	-1	32		36		29		25	-2	26	-2	25	-1	28		32		22	-1	283	28.3
7	Nephtys	FR	29		36		33	-4	25	-2	27		26	-1	28		29		29		21		283	28.3
9	Amnesya Fly X	IT	28	-1	31		34	-3	26		27		25	-3	27	-1	24	-3	28	-1	22		272	27.2
10	16.8.4	RU	25	-1	29	-2	32		24	-1	25	-1	24		26	-1	26	-2	28	-1	22		261	26.1
11	China Hubei 2	CN	27	-2	28	-2	29	-2	24		25	-2	27		25		27	-3	26	-3	20	-2	258	25.8
12	Les Krocmous	FR	26		27		36		24		24		24		23		21	-3	29		21		255	25.5
13	VDV	RU	25	-1	30	-1	29	-5	26		24	-1	26	-1	25	-1	21	-3	26	-1	21		253	25.3
14	Indonesia	ID	25	-3	28	-2	32	-3	24		23	-3	26	-1	24	-2	23	-3	27		16	-6	248	24.8
15	Gen XYZ	BR	26	-1	29	-1	25	-5	23	-1	21	-2	24		25		23	-2	26		19		241	24.1
16	AYRO	BE	25		28		32		22	-1	24		22	-2	23		23	-1	19	-4	21		239	23.9
16	Aerokart Ak'demie	FR	26		25	-1	30	-2	21	-1	20	-2	24		21	-4	23		28		21		239	23.9
18	Trinity	RU	23	-1	26		30		25		23		23		21	-2	22	-1	23	-1	20		236	23.6
19	Out Of The Blue	NL	24	-2	28		32		18	-5	23		21	-3	22	-1	23		25	-1	19	-1	235	23.5
20	NFTO	UK	24	-2	28	-1	32		23	-2	19	-4	18	-3	23		21	-1	25		20		233	23.3
21	Thyra	NO	25		26		27	-1	21		20		24		22	-1	20		25		19		229	22.9
22	Kairos	UK	21	-2	26		28		21		21	-1	24		24		22		23		18		228	22.8
23	XP Angels	US	26		23	-1	25	-2	23		20		22	-2	20	-3	20	-1	24		18	-1	221	22.1
24	Magic 4	LT	20		26		27	-1	21		19		18	-2	23		21		22		16	-1	213	21.3
25	Flyspot Sky4Four	PL	22		26		28	-2	21		19	-2	19	-3	18	-3	22		21		16	-1	212	21.2
25	Bronteroc	HU	21		26		26	-3	21		20	-1	21	-1	20		17	-2	23		17		212	21.2
27	Meltemi Oceanside Illertissen	DE	22		24		27		21		20		22		21		16	-3	21		16	-1	210	21.0
28	Killers of Hopes and Dreams	US	19	-1	25		26	-1	20		19	-1	20		19	-2	19		23		17		207	20.7
29	Oblivion	FR	21		22		25		18	-1	19		22		21		19		21		17		205	20.5
30	Airdrops	CH	19	-1	25		27		17	-3	18	-1	21		21	-2	16	-2	23		16		203	20.3
31	Brasil Blue	BR	19	-2	23	-3	26	-1	17	-2	18	-1	20		21	-1	19		23		16	-1	202	20.2
31	WingX	CH	21	-1	25		25	-2	21		19		17	-2	20	-1	19		21	-1	14	-2	202	20.2
33	Windabona Angels	ES	20		26		27		19	-1	17	-2	21		21	-3	14	-5	19		17		201	20.1
33	Panthers	CZ	19	-3	23	-3	25	-5	19	-1	17	-2	22		21		17	-3	21	-2	17		201	20.1
33	Les Hermines	FR	22		22		23		20		15	-3	19		21		19		23		17		201	20.1
36	Indonesia Women	ID	20	-3	25		23	-4	19	-1	20	-1	19	-2	18	-2	20		19	-1	16	-1	199	19.9
37	Aura Nomads	RU	19	-1	20	-1	19		17	-2	18	-1	20		20		21		23		17	-1	194	19.4
38	Mimic	UK	16	-4	23		24	-1	19		19		19		19	-1	18	-1	20		13	-2	190	19.0
38	AERA Flystation	DE	20		21		23		17		17		19		18	-1	18		21		16		190	19.0
40	Aeroxs	FI	20		21		24	-3	18	-1	16	-1	21		15	-3	17		18	-1	16		186	18.6
41	Valkyrie	IT	16	-3	23		24	-3	11	-5	17		18	-1	18	-2	18	-1	20		14	-2	179	17.9
42	Friendship is Magic	UK	19		21		23		17	-1	16		16	-2	16	-2	14	-4	17	-1	14		173	17.3
43	Thailand	TH	15	-5	24	-2	19	-6	18	-2	15	-3	18	-1	18	-3	10	-7	15	-2	14	-2	166	16.6
44	Sora	UK	14	-3	18		16	-5	12	-2	16		18		16	-1	14	-1	17		13	-1	154	15.4
45	Airows	CH	9	-2	15	-2	18		12	-2	7	-2	13		13	-1	7	-4	13	-1	11		118	11.8

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Grey: All Male (9), Magenta: All Female (15), Yellow: Mixed Gender (21) = 20% - 33% - 47%

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Clementine Le Bohec with Aethers in 2026 - Eliana Rodriguez with Airspeed Odyssey in 2008 - Natasha Montgomery with DeLand Fire in 2006

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