posted Jul 26th, 2020 - Planning for training and events has become extremely difficult for any sports teams in the time of the corona virus crisis, and it is not any different for teams in Formation Skydiving competition.

It is challenging enough these days for one team to organize training and get competition practice, which is almost impossible at this point in time. The NSL News has posted scores of seven events with a total of 37 teams since March 11th. This compares to 62 leaderboards with hundreds of team names in the same time period last year.

Planning is even more difficult if somebody is in charge of a whole group of teams, as the situation is for French national coach Mathieu Bernier. On top of his management job for the French skydiving federation, he is now also training and competing with the French 8-way team, as the NSL News reported on July 15th.

At this point in time, his 4-way and 8-way Formation Skydiving delegation consists of a total of at least six outdoor and indoor teams, plus the former 4-way juniors, who are their own separate French 4-way project. Mathieu Bernier has to find the best and most efficient way for the French pursuit of FAI medals at the indoor and outdoor world meets next year.

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FAI Indoor World Meet 2019			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total		Avg
Rank	4-way Women		M,K,D,14	Q,4,5	P,E,9,15	3,N,G,2	6,1,8	F,12,11	13,22,J	H,L,B,18	O,20,A,17	21,7,19	Total		Avg
1	Nephtys Weembi	FR	34	27	35	25	23	25	23	33	31	24	280	-1	28.0
2	NFTO	UK	34	26	34	28	23	24	24	34	28	23	278	-5	27.8
3	XPG4	US	34	26	33	24	21	24	24	28	25	23	262	-5	26.2
4	Bubble Hubble	RU	29	25	33	24	22	23	22	31	25	21	255	-7	25.5
5	China	CN	31	26	31	22	23	24	22	30	22	23	254	-15	25.4
6	Team X	SE	26	25	28	24	20	22	23	28	24	23	243	-2	24.3
7	No Mercy	PL	29	22	25	21	19	17	21	23	20	22	219	-8	21.9
8	Skynamite	DE	28	20	26	20	17	17	19	26	18	19	210	-10	21.0
9	Voss Vind Girls	NO	27	22	24	18	18	19	20	23	19	19	209	-6	20.9

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Claire Victoire De Fleurian and Elise Poindron with Nephtys Weembi at the FAI Indoor World Meet 2019

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The NSL News has followed the French national teams in 4-way Open, 4-way Women and 8-way on a regular basis, and the Aerokart Ak'demie project has been a topic several times, as well. Mathieu Bernier is also supervising a 4-way Women team for indoor competition, which was the Nephtys Weembi at the last indoor world meet. Claire Victoire De Fleurian, Elise Poindron and Jessica Thébault are still the French B-Team in 4-way Women and may again compete for France at the indoor world meet next year.

Elise Poindron and Jessica Thébault are also members of the French outdoor B-Team, which is traditionally the starting point for young French skydivers to become members of the national teams in the future. Both are reigning indoor world champions in 4-way Women and will probably try to defend their title next year in April, while the national outdoor teams prepare mostly for their 8-way battle in Tanay.

Mathieu Bernier said that it has become very difficult to put together the B-Team and keep the young and promising members in training. The implications of the corona virus crisis have changed the life situations, including jobs and vacation times of the B-Team members. Even the members of the national teams still have to deal with the management of their personal lives, as well.

As a result, the current B-Team consists of a group of five to six competitors, including Elise Poindron and Jessica Thébault, who train together whenever time and resources allow it. Maxime Lacourt, Mathieu Quizy and Loic Viera complete the current B-Team lineup.

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French Indoor Nationals 2019			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		1,11,Q		M,G,14,3		F,21,6		20,L,15		P,12,N,O		4,C,7		B,5,19		8,22,13		K,16,10		2,A,D,J		Total	Avg
1	Weembi High Rollers	FR	30	-1	31		32		29	-1	26	-7	33	-1	37	-1	24		28	-1	40	-1	310	31.0
2	Odin Parachutes Systems	FR	26		25		27		24		28		26	-1	29		20	-1	24	-1	31		260	26.0
3	Aerokart Ak'demie	FR	24		23		25	-3	26		26		29	-1	26	-2	21		24		31		255	25.5
4	Aerodine Cypres France	FR	25		23		27		22		25	-3	27		29		20		23		33		254	25.4
5	Nephtys Weembi	FR	23		23		27		21		30		27	-1	28		20		23		31	-5	253	25.3
6	Gavroche Weembi	FR	22		23		24		21		24		23	-1	24	-4	17		22		29		229	22.9
7	Weembi Mais Graaaave	FR	21		22		22	-1	18		24	-2	26		26	-1	16	-1	22		31		228	22.8
8	Tenanine	MR	16	-3	22	-1	24		22		24	-1	23	-2	21	-3	17	-1	22		25	-2	216	21.6
9	Saint Flow Weembi	FR	16	-1	17		20	-1	16		19		19	-2	17		15		19		23		181	18.1
10	Monaco Indoor Team	FR	18		17		21		16		14	-3	21		16	-1	15		17		24	-1	179	17.9
11	Les Affranchis Weembi	FR	20		15	-2	19		13	-1	17	-4	18		19		15		18		24		178	17.8
12	FlyPonots	FR	17		17		19		14		18		20	-1	19		13	-2	17		23		177	17.7
12	Be Air	FR	15	-1	17		17	-1	16		21		20	-1	18		14	-1	17		22	-2	177	17.7
14	Le 4 Cretin Clermont Para	FR	18		17		19		13	-1	16	-1	18	-2	16	-1	13		16	-1	20	-1	166	16.6
15	ViveLaChute - A Bloc !	FR	13		14		18		13		14		14	-2	14		11		11	-2	15	-1	137	13.7

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Maxime Lacourt with Odin - Claire Victoire De Fleurian, Elise Poindron and Jessica Thébault with Nephtys at the French Indoor Nationals 2019

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Maxime Lacourt has been a member of the Odin Parachute System 4-way team that was founded in 2017. Odin, with father Arnaud Camproux and daughter Elisa in the lineup, started from a 20.5 indoor average in March 2017 and won the silver medals at the French Indoor Nationals 2019 with a 26.0 average.

Maxime Lacourt and Arnaud Camproux also competed outdoors with a different Odin lineup and won the bronze medals behind the two French national teams last year. Maxime Lacourt knows B-Team members Claire Victoire De Fleurian, Elise Poindron and Jessica Thébault from the Weembinamic 2019, where he filled an open slot for the Nephtys Weembi.

Mathieu Quizy, 23 years of age, joined the French B-Team at the age of 20. Mathieu Bernier needed a new member for his second B-Team in 2017 when Gaelle Giesen joined the Espoir Saumur lineup. Gaelle Giesen is now training and competing with the French national teams in 8-way and 4-way Women. Loic Viera is the newest member of the current B-Team. He started jumping in 2015 and competed together with Jessica Thébault and Mathieu Quizy at the national championships last year.

The Espoir B-Team has 70 to 80 jumps on the summer schedule and will show the results of the training at the national championships in August. The event was already postponed by a month, and there is no security for any event. Planning is still as difficult for Mathieu Bernier as it has been so far this year...