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Did You Know...

... that the U.S.A. is in 6th place of the 8-way world rankings?

8-way awards at the World Air Games 2015
posted Feb 4th, 2016 - The top position of the 2015 world rankings in 8-way are the easiest one to define, as there cannot be a serious question mark behind the dominating position of the Golden Knights.

The U.S. Army team is the reigning 8-way world champion of 2012 and 2014 and posted a new world record for a single round last year. The Golden Knights are also the only 8-way team in the world at the moment with meet averages well above the 20-average benchmark.

This does not mean that the U.S. delegation has the 8-way gold medals at the Mondial 2016 in the bag, as Russia and France will do everything it takes this year to get within striking distance. However, there is no doubt that the Golden Knights had the No. 1 position in the world last year, indoor and outdoor.

FAI/IPC world rankings in 8-way at the end of the 2015 season
RankTeam World Rankings 8-wayCountryAveragesBest 3
1Golden KnightsUnited States23.7 - 22.223.0
2France WeembiFrance21.5 - 17.219.4
3TanayRussia18.5 - 18.018.3
4Arizona AirspeedUnited States17.717.7
5Thund8rbirdsBelgium16.316.3
6Dubai AsaarUnited Arab Emirates14.714.7
7M8trixNetherlands13.6 - 13.913.8
8Qatar FalconsQatar14.3 - 13.1 - 13.813.7
9Ex-PresidentsGreat Britain12.912.9
10Microclim8Great Britain12.4 - 12.912.7
Still world class 8-way scores: Arizona Airspeed at the USPA Nationals 2015
The 2015 world rankings of the International Parachuting Commission (IPC) and Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) yet have different results. The U.S.A. finished in 6th place of the FAI/IPC rankings.

The 6th place is not only completely unrealistic for the Golden Knights. The U.S.A. has actually two teams positioned within the Top 10 of the SKYLEAGUE.COM World Outdoor Team Rankings in 8-way. Arizona Airspeed's 8-way lineup is still generating world class 8-way scores at the national championships without any training. The 17.7 average at the USPA Nationals 2015 places Airspeed in 4th place of all 8-way teams.

However, even the U.S. 8-way combination of Golden Knights and Arizona Airspeed is not enough to take the 8-way top spot in the FAI/IPC rankings, due to the formula that defines the positions. The results at USPA Nationals, one of the largest and most relevant Formation Skydiving competitions in the world, have no impact on the FAI/IPC rankings at all.

World Air Games 2015
Rd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10TotalAvg
Rank8-way Open20,13,4F,L,B,G,P22,D,714,O,59,C,J,H19,K,3Q,17,E,A15,21,1812,16,18,11,2TotalAvg
1Golden KnightsUS2233191918222122291722222.2
2TanayRU1726171419211717241318518.5
3France WeembiFR1623131516201717221317217.2
4Dubai AsaarAE1417131415161616151114714.7
5Qatar FalconsQA1316141013161514161113813.8
Trying to catch up: France Weembi at the Clash of Champions
France is still in 1st place of the FAI/IPC rankings, due to the country's strong positioning in Europe. France won the 8-way world medals in 2006, 2008 and 2010 before the Golden Knights terminated the French 8-way streak at the Mondial Dubai 2012.

France (Weembi) is only an inch ahead (1,494.75 - 1,493.25) of Russia (Tanay) and will try to maintain this position with the strong Weembi lineup for the Mondial 2016. Weembi is actually more focused on catching up with the Golden Knights, while Tanay's Black Cat members have double duties in 4-way and 8-way.

Arizona Airspeed and Thund8rbirds will not compete at the Mondial 2016. Dubai Asaar's 8-way team and the Qatar Falcons can be expected to compete for the 4th place at Skydive Chicago, and M8trix from the Netherlands is probably stronger than any of the current British 8-way teams. Germany's Airbus 8-way lineup has a limited training plan, as Russia, due to additional 4-way duties.

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