posted Jul 29th, 2022 - The eleven rounds of Skydive Midwest NEXT were a part of the first half of the Pre-Nationals 2022, and the second half begins with the videos that XPG4 submitted to the NSL Cloud. The scores are not available yet, as InTime has scheduled the judging for the time after the completion of the whole event. However, the videos have been uploaded, and the home judges can already begin with their own evaluation.

The first two sets of AAA Class videos feature two of the U.S. top teams who are aiming at USPA medals in 4-way Open this year. Arizona Airspeed are probably out of reach for any other U.S. teams, while Skydive Midwest NEXT and XPG4 will most likely have additional opposition in their pursuit of USPA medal positions.

SDC Rhythm XP's new lineup was not far behind Skydive Midwest NEXT, neither at this year's Paraclete XP Indoor Championship nor at the FAI Indoor World Cup, even though it was a larger gap at Airspace Charleroi in Belgium in April.

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Pre-Nationals 2022			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		12,14,10		17,18,11		M,7,19		H,P,9,B		16,21,A		O,D,6,E		K,3,N,13		5,Q,8		20,4,22		15,G,1		2,F,C,L		Total	Avg
1	Skydive Midwest NEXT	US	13		13	-2	21		32	-3	18		24		12	-1	18		13		14		25		203	18.5
-	XPG4	US	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-	-
-	Qatar Tigers	QA	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-	-
-	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-	-
-	INIT-Y	BR	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-	-
-	Arizona Airspeed	US	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-	-

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Skydive Midwest NEXT - XPG4 at the Pre-Nationals 2022

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Even without a stop watch and professional evaluation by FAI judges, the new videos of the XPG4 outdoor performance are showing a team that seems to be well prepared for this year's outdoor season.

XPG4 is not only aiming at USPA medals. They also plan to win FAI gold medals in 4-way Women just a month later.

On top of the challenging situation in 4-way Women, where France (Nephtys) and Great Britain (NFTO) will be just as well prepared as XPG4, Jeana Billings and Michelle Karamon are also members of the Paraclete XP 8-way team, who are the top contenders for the next set of FAI gold medals, after winning at the FAI Tanay Mondial in August last year.

They will have very long days switching back and forth between 4-way and 8-way at the world meet, and it is very difficult to prepare for this situation. The same events are separated at USPA Nationals, where the 8-way competition begins only after the 4-way event has been completed.

The XPG4 videos are showing Jeana Billings (Outside Center) and Michelle Karamon (Point) working together in the front piece this year.

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Paraclete XP Indoor 2022		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open	F,9,4	G,8,A,C	22,10,J	11,D,6	N,3,M,H	20,P,Q,L	12,17,B	18,2,13	E,7,14	5,19,K	Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	39	37	26	29	40	37	31	25	33	33	330	33.0
2	XPG4	30	25	16	24	32	28	20	20	26	25	246	24.6
3	Skydive Midwest NEXT	27	27	18	24	32	29	18	20	24	22	241	24.1
4	Bobba Fat XP	28	24	19	23	31	24	21	19	25	23	237	23.7
5	SDC Rhythm XP	27	27	19	21	28	28	20	19	27	20	236	23.6
6	Golden Knights	33	27	16	21	26	29	22	18	21	19	232	23.2
7	Lucky Chris Take 2	24	22	15	18	22	21	14	15	19	18	188	18.8
8	Sloppy Seconds	23	17	10	16	18	15	14	12	18	15	158	15.8
9	Three Men and a Katie	19	18	13	14	17	16	14	12	18	15	156	15.6
10	Platinum XP	14	15	11	14	15	13	12	10	14	12	130	13.0

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Skydive Midwest NEXT - XPG4 at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2022

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Michelle Karamon switched from Inside Center to Point when Anna Brunner joined the team at the beginning of the year. This move brought together the two newest XPG4 members (Brenn Richards, Anna Brunner) in the rear piece, while the two senior members are front piece partners.

The XPG4 videos of the most recent eleven competition rounds also provide a new impression of new Inside Center Anna Brunner, who performed her first ten meet rounds with her new team at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2022. She was still competing in the AA/Intermediate Class in 2021 and won USPA gold medals with Kaos Theory XP and a 13.8 average in this category.

Almost exactly a year later, she will try to win FAI gold medals in 4-way Women at a world championship, and it will probably require at least a AAA Class average of 22+ for the top spot. Russian team Bubbles won FAI gold last year with a 25.0 average after six faster rounds, two points ahead of France.

It's a long way from 13.8 in AA to 22+ in AAA within a year, and Anna Brunner seems to be ready for that. The scores of Skydive Midwest NEXT were posted last weekend, and XPG4's will follow as soon as possible. Then both teams will face each other again at the USPA Nationals in September.

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USPA Nationals 2021		1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open	13,5,D		Q,9,4		F,14,C,10		H,L,20,N		18,22,19		11,J,E,8		6,7,K		G,15,12		M,2,21		16,A,P,O		Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	22	-2	28	-1	24		30		18	-1	25		26		20		24		35		252	25.2
2	SDC Rhythm XP	26		24	-4	21	-2	27	-1	19		23		26		21		24	-1	29		240	24.0
3	Golden Knights Gold	21		26		20		25	-1	16		23		21		17		16	-1	25	-1	210	21.0
4	Perris Jets	16	-1	20	-1	18		22		14		17		21		16		19		24		187	18.7
5	Skydive Midwest NEXT	18		21		18		20		14	-1	18		20		14		18		21	-1	182	18.2
6	XPG4	16		19		15	-2	22		13		19		18		14		18		21		175	17.5
7	Elsinore Bullet	16		18	-1	17		20	-1	12	-1	18		18		14		18		22		173	17.3
8	Aviatrixx	13		16		14		12	-3	10	-1	13		13		10	-1	14		16	-1	131	13.1
9	Golden Knights Black	12	-1	12	-3	14		13	-1	11		13		12		10		13	-2	16	-1	126	12.6

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Skydive Midwest NEXT - XPG4 at the USPA Nationals 2021

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