posted Feb 10th, 2022 - The rebuilding of the French national teams for the Formation Skydiving delegation has been in the works since the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020, and national coach Mathieu Bernier has been making progress step by step.

He announced first the 4-way Women lineup, as the NSL News reported on January 23rd. The new team, with two returning members (Pamela Lissajoux, Gaelle Giesen) will compete for France the update only a few days laterat indoor and outdoor events.

Next, introduced the new French national indoor team in 4-way Open, followed by the introduction of the 4-way Junior lineup for the FAI Indoor World Cup in April.

The latest information from France is the new national team in 4-way Open, which is related to the Aerokart Ak'demie junior project that the NSL News has followed since it was launched in 2014. One of the new members of the 4-way Open Class team grew up with the 4-way junior project and is now making the final step to the FAI World Championship of Formation Skydiving.

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French Indoor Nationals 2021		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open	12,D,3	H,17,J,10	8,5,P	E,22,K,6	9,B,16	O,13,15	2,N,19	1,7,G	20,A,21	11,4,18	Total	Avg
1	Aerokart Monaco Akdemie 1	22	27	26	26	31	25	23	26	21	21	248	24.8
2	Nice Odin Cavok	19	22	22	20	29	21	22	22	18	17	212	21.2
3	Saumur Espoir Weembi	18	27	18	21	24	21	20	21	19	18	207	20.7
4	Once Pakoi	19	21	18	22	27	22	18	21	20	16	204	20.4
5	Weembi St Flow	15	18	16	20	21	19	19	20	18	15	181	18.1
6	Monaco Aerodyne	17	15	15	15	17	16	16	19	15	15	160	16.0
7	Les Hérissons	8	13	13	16	16	16	11	16	14	9	132	13.2

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Tom Mattoni connects the Aerokart Ak'demie junior project with the national indoor team in 4-way Open, and finally also with the national outdoor team. National coach Mathieu Bernier selected him for the new French 4-way Open Class lineup

He will compete with his former Aerokart Ak'demie team mates Oscar Massier and Cameron Malié at the indoor world cup and then switch to outdoor training and competition with his new team. His Open Class indoor team mate Mathieu Quizy is in the same situation as a new member of the new French 4-way Open Class team. The NSL News covered his progression to the national team on January 26th, as well.

Tom Mattoni is the youngest member of the new lineup with his 17 years of age. He just transitioned from 4-way junior to 4-way Open Class outdoor competition. However, the new lineup is probably the youngest national 4-way team in the world, as his team mates are not much older.

Damien Gouriou, in his early 30s (33), is the team's senior in age, while Alban Rumolo is only 21, after his three years with the French national 4-way Open and 8-way Open teams. Mathieu Quizy adds his 24 years of age for a team average of currently under 24 years. David Ricard, 32 years, is filming the team for outdoor training and competition.

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FAI Tanay Mondial 2020			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		O,19,Q,5		17,B,E,P		H,15,12		M,N,7,F		K,L,C,4		J,18,16		1,9,A		Total	Avg
1	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	32		41	-1	23		43		30	-4	24	-1	-		193	32.2
2	SDC Rhythm XP	US	25	-2	35	-5	22		39		26	-4	22		-		169	28.2
3	Qatar Tigers	QA	24	-1	38	-2	19		34		26		19	-2	-		160	26.7
4	Aerodyne Cypres Lille	FR	23		33		19		32		24		21		-		152	25.3
5	Papea Masculino	ES	18	-2	27	-2	14		24	-4	19		16	-1	-		118	19.7
6	Kazakhstan	KZ	19	-1	23	-1	13		24	-1	17		15		-		111	18.5
7	Out of the Blue	NL	12	-2	25		15		23	-2	18		15	-1	-		108	18.0
8	Adventure Flyers	PY	12		15		11		14	-1	14		7		-		73	12.2
9	Indonesia	ID	3	-2	6	-1	1	-3	10	-4	1	-2	5	-1	-		26	4.3
Rank	8-way Open		O,19,Q,5		17,B,E,P		H,15,12		M,N,7,F		K,L,C,4		J,18,16		1,9,A		Total	Avg
1	Airspeed XP8	US	20		23		22	-1	23		31	-1	23		24		166	23.7
2	France National 8-way	FR	20		23		25		24		26	-1	25	-1	22	-1	165	23.6
3	Tanay 8	RU	18		21	-1	20		23		26		23		22		153	21.9
4	Qatar Falcons	QA	17		17		19		18		22		19	-1	19		131	18.7
5	Kazakhstan	KZ	5		9		6	-2	10		7	-1	12	-1	12		61	8.7
6	Belarus	BY	4	-1	6		4	-2	5	-2	7		8	-1	2	-1	36	5.1

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Damien Gouriou and Albana Rumolo with France in 4-way and 8-way at the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020

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Damien Gouriou and Alban Rumolo have been team mates in 4-way and 8-way since 2019. Tom Mattoni and Mathieu Quizy competed together at the French Indoor Nationals 2021. David Ricard was filming the French national teams in 4-way Open and 8-way Open both at the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020, and he was also on camera for Tom Mattoni's former junior team mates of Maubeuge Aerokart Moselle when they won their outdoor bronze medals at the French Outdoor Nationals 2021.

Damien Gouriou is the most experienced team member. He was 22 years of age when he began to pursue his own goal of becoming a member of the French national teams. He joined the French B-teams and was selected for the national 4-way Open Class team by Jeremie Rollett in 2013.

He has competed for France at all four world meets ever since, only in 4-way between 2014 and 2018, then in 4-way and 8-way both at the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020.

Mathieu Bernier is excited to have a new long-term commitment, as the new lineup is ready to focus only on full-time 4-way for several years. Goal is winning a new 4-way Open Class gold medal for France in 2024. Training will begin after the indoor world cup in April, where Tom Mattoni and Mathieu Quizy are still busy with the French indoor team.