posted Sep 24th, 2016 - The aftermath of the FAI Mondial 2016 continues with the extended AAA Class leaderboard that the Sun Path Products NSL News has been creating whenever different 4-way events apply the same competition draw.

This time, the teams in 4-way Open and 4-way Women applied once again the same competition draw at the FAI Mondial 2016, which allows the audience to compare the scores directly.

The two strongest teams in 4-way Women, Golden Knights and French Girls, finished in 5th (France) and 7th (U.S.A.) at the previous World Championship of Formation Skydiving in Prostejov 2014. The placements were even better at the World Air Games 2015 where the Golden Knights placed 4th and the French Girls 5th. The indoor performance of the French Girls was still stronger at the World Challenge 2016 where they placed right behind NMP PCH HayaBusa in 2nd place.

FAI Mondial 2016			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		12,A,16	18,15,O	1,F,E,C	17,B,14	10,2,20	21,11,G	J,5,19	L,M,K,7	D,8,4	3,13,Q	Total	Avg
1	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	24(-1)	25	35	26	19(-1)	22	27(-2)	39	23(-1)	22	262	26.2
2	Arizona Airspeed	US	21(-1)	23	31	26	18	22(-1)	27	40(-1)	23	23	254	25.4
3	France	FR	21	20	30(-1)	21(-3)	18	21	27	39	21	20	238	23.8
4	Black Cat	RU	22	20(-1)	30	24(-1)	17	21	24	33(-1)	21	19	231	23.1
5	Qatar Tigers	QA	21	20	30(-1)	24	17	20	23(-1)	36	17(-2)	18	226	22.6
6	Golden Knights	US	21	21	30	20(-2)	17	19	24	35	20	17(-2)	224	22.4
7	French Girls	FR	21	18	30(-1)	23	17	18(-2)	24	34	18(-1)	14	217	21.7
8	Evolution	CA	20	18	29	24	16	18	23	32	18(-1)	16(-1)	214	21.4
9	Satori XL	UK	18(-2)	19	27	24	16	18	22	30	18	18	210	21.0
10	Airbus	DE	16(-2)	18	29	19	15	18	22	29(-1)	14(-1)	19	199	19.9
11	Savolo	ZA	15	15(-1)	25	19	14	15	16(-1)	28	17	15	179	17.9
12	Final Fire	AT	16	15(-1)	25	17	12(-1)	16	18(-1)	29	17	13(-1)	178	17.8
13	NFTO	UK	17	15	21	19	13	16	18	26(-1)	17	13(-1)	175	17.5
14	Ex3mo	IT	18	15(-1)	21(-1)	18	13(-1)	14(-2)	19	25	17	14(-2)	174	17.4
15	Montreal Fuzion	CA	18	15(-1)	19(-1)	16(-2)	14	16	17(-2)	25	17	14	171	17.1
16	Rotor Out	AU	16	16	24	14(-3)	13	16	18(-1)	22(-2)	14(-2)	13(-1)	166	16.6
17	Pangaea	DK	15(-1)	16	24	19	11(-1)	13	16(-2)	25(-2)	12(-2)	13	164	16.4
18	Les Stunts	BE	15	14	20(-1)	16	11(-1)	13	16	24	15	13	157	15.7
19	China	CN	14	15	21	15(-1)	12(-1)	11(-2)	16	24	12(-2)	12(-1)	152	15.2
20	Bellatrix	AU	13	12	20(-1)	16	12	13	15	22	13	14	150	15.0
21	Skymix	DE	13	11	15(-1)	15	12	13	14	23	12	12(-1)	140	14.0
22	No Mercy	PL	14	14	19(-1)	13(-1)	9	11(-1)	12(-2)	19(-4)	14	11(-1)	136	13.6
23	M4trix	NL	13	13	16	11	11	12	14	20	12	12	134	13.4
24	Infra Red Band	RU	15	12(-1)	16(-3)	13(-1)	9(-2)	11	13	17(-2)	14	10	130	13.0
25	CZ Ladies	CZ	11	11	14(-1)	13	9	10	12	19	9(-2)	10	118	11.8
26	H4O	IE	13	13	17	8(-1)	9(-1)	12	9(-1)	15	10(-1)	10	116	11.6
27	Valkyria	DK	10	8	16	10	9	10	11(-1)	17(-2)	12	10	113	11.3
28	MeXtreme	MX	8(-1)	8(-1)	13(-1)	8	9(-1)	9	9(-3)	12(-1)	8(-3)	7(-1)	91	9.1

It did not turn out the same way for the female 4-way competitors at the FAI Mondial 2016. Two Open Class teams (France, Qatar Tigers) moved up from 6th and 8th on the extended leaderboard of the World Air Games to 4th and 5th at the Mondial, while Black Cat defended the top spot successfully against the challenge from the 4-way Women Class teams.

However, Golden Knights and French Girls finished easily in the Top 10 on the extended leaderboard, and both teams were within striking distance of the Open Class bronze medal position throughout the first six rounds and before the French Open Class team picked up the pace.

The latest results at the FAI Mondial 2016 have changed the power rankings of female 4-way competitors at the same time.

The Golden Knights and French Girls members were the highest scoring female 4-way competitors at the World Air Games and still at the World Challenge. This has changed after the FAI Mondial 2016.

The French national team in 4-way Open has former French Girls member Laurence Herve in the point slot, and she won the bronze medals with her new and young lineup. The 23.8 average at Skydive Chicago is higher than Golden Knights and French Girls have posted for meet averages in the past.

In fact, there are only three female 4-way competitors who have ever scored higher at a 10-round meet, Perris Fury's Christy Frikken, Arizona Airspeed's Eliana Rodriguez and JaNette Lefkowitz, all of them in 4-way Open Class lineups. JaNette Lefkowitz is now going back to Rhythm trying to improve the team's highest average with the new lineup and then try to win the USPA Nationals 2017 to compete again at the World Meet 2018. There she could meet Laurence Herve again, this time in the 4-way Open Class competition...