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Black Cat competed again at the 5th Dubai International Parachuting Championship and then came to DeLand for the Paraclete XP Outdoor Championship 2015 as the reigning Russian 4-way champions.
Three of the original Black Cat members (Vasiliy Korotkov, Evgeny Stajenko, Vadim Niyzov on camera) are still in the lineup, and Alexey Minaev is the alternate. The current lineup still has to defend the 4-way title at this year's national championships to qualify as the Russian national 4-way team for the World Meet 2016 in the USA.
Paraclete XP Outdoor 2015 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Total | Avg | |
Rank | AAA Class | N,2,13 | 16,O,E,10 | D,19,11 | C,8,M,9 | F,20,P,6 | A,7,B,G | Total | Avg |
1 | Arizona Airspeed (US) | 22 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 37 | 167 | 27.8 |
2 | SDC Rhythm XP (US) | 19 | 23 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 32 | 147 | 24.5 |
3 | Golden Knights (US) | 19 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 140 | 23.3 |
4 | Carolina Turbo XP (US) | 19 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 132 | 22.0 |
5 | Black Cat (RU) | 16 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 31 | 131 | 21.8 |
6 | Teiwaz (US) | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 101 | 16.8 |
7 | Dubai Asaar Ladies (AE) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 92 | 15.3 |
8 | Dubai Asaar Gold (AE) | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 86 | 14.3 |
5th DIPC 2014 | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Rd. 3 | Rd. 4 | Rd. 5 | Rd. 6 | Rd. 7 | Rd. 8 | Rd. 9 | Rd. 10 | Total | Avg | |
Rank | 8-way Open | Q,5,6 | F,22,18 | 19,8,21 | 4,16,K | 14,A,H,17 | B,12,E,3 | O,J,15,L | C,20,N,G | M,9,P,7 | 11,1,10 | Total | Avg |
1 | Venturi (FR) | 17 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 179 | 17.9 |
2 | Russia (RU) | 16 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 170 | 17.0 |
3 | Dubai Asaar 8 (AE) | 16 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 168 | 16.8 |
4 | Monaco Vitalsea 8 (MC) | 12 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 150 | 15.0 |
5 | Qatar Falcons 8 (QA) | 13 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 124 | 12.4 |
6 | Germany 8 (DE) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 97 | 9.7 |
Team mate Valentin Ilin is one of the most experienced 4-way and 8-way competitors in Russia and joined the Black Cat lineup after his time with Sunny Wind. Team sponsor Valery Gredasov has put together a very powerful combination that puts himself in the pressure position. He has been handling it very well.
However, there will be even more pressure at this year's national championships when all Russian top competitors will try to win the qualification for the Mondial 2016.
Oleg Shalamykhin said that the team has a plan until the World Meet 2016. 8-way training is scheduled for five days every month. Black Cat will have a separate schedule for the 4-way training.
The 8-way lineup is almost identical with the one that competed at the 5th Dubai International Parachuting Championship. For the only change, Nikolai Sukharnikov replaces Alexander Kvochur. Russia started with a 17.0 average in Dubai. The 8-way team will soon visit DeLand for the first outdoor training camp in April.