posted Aug 25th, 2023 - The weather hold has continued for the whole Friday, however, all teams are still on stand-by in the afternoon. It's one of the most challenging situations in Formation Skydiving competition that cannot be trained well before attending a major event. It will be interesting to see how the teams will master the next round under these conditions. The days are long in Scandinavia, and there are still several hours of daylight available.

However, there are other purposes at an event like this one. The Fun Flag had another very busy day, which does not seem to be over yet. The host is supporting the Fun Flag efforts with regular updates that the temporary owners proudly report to the event management who follow up with sharing the latest showings.

The Fun Flag eventually ended up in the hands of the Norwegian host, as well. It was the second 4-way Open Class team, Grumsen, and 4-way Women team Thyra, who left their marks on the Fun Flag. Team videographer Lars Erik Sivertsen sacrificed his team shirt for the newest patch on the Fun Flag, and several members of Norway's delegation presented it for the publication.

It is not in a safe place yet, as the hunt continues. The NSL News received first-hand information that other teams keep their eyes closely on Fun Flag developments, and the host makes it easier with the updates. Only the resumption of the competition jumps will probably slow down the Fun Flag activities.

23rd FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		3,G,N,19		11,17,L		13,7,C		2,D,O,8		14,K,J,12		9,M,P,H		5,4,18		15,1,10		16,21,E		F,20,6		B,A,Q,22		Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	US	26		27		26		25		22		48	-1	22		21		-		-		-		217	27.1
2	France 4-way Open	FR	23		25	-1	26		24		19		45	-1	19		19		-		-		-		200	25.0
3	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	20	-4	20	-2	25		23	-1	18	-2	45		20		19		-		-		-		190	23.8
4	Qatar Tigers	QA	20	-1	22	-1	23		20		19		40		13	-4	17	-1	-		-		-		174	21.8
5	SDC Rhythm XP	US	18		17	-1	19	-2	19		17		38		16		17		-		-		-		161	20.1
6	Airbus Illertissen Oceanside	DE	17	-1	18		20	-1	17		14		31	-1	15		15		-		-		-		147	18.4
7	Amnesya	IT	16	-1	17		19		17	-1	16		31	-1	15		14		-		-		-		145	18.1
8	Qatar Cheetahs	QA	17		16		19		17		16		29		14		14		-		-		-		142	17.8
9	Papea	ES	14	-3	17	-1	18	-1	17		14	-1	32		14	-1	15		-		-		-		141	17.6
10	Out Of The Blue	NL	17		15	-1	18		16	-1	15		31	-4	14		13		-		-		-		139	17.4
11	Agera	NO	15	-2	13	-2	16		18		12	-1	32	-1	13	-1	15		-		-		-		134	16.8
12	Lightspeed XP	US	14		15	-1	17		15		12		30		13		13		-		-		-		129	16.1
13	Skydive Midwest NEXT	US	15	-1	11	-4	16	-2	16		13	-1	32		14		10	-1	-		-		-		127	15.9
14	Chaotic Motion VIXX	NL	15		13	-2	15	-3	16	-1	13		30	-1	12		11		-		-		-		125	15.6
15	Qatar Lions	QA	0		14	-1	16		18		13	-2	31	-2	15		14	-1	-		-		-		121	15.1
16	Aurora	SE	14		14		15	-1	13	-1	12		26		11	-1	13		-		-		-		118	14.8
17	Sequenz	DK	14	-1	12		15	-1	12	-1	10	-1	24	-1	12		11		-		-		-		110	13.8
18	Lux	NL	12		11		13		13		10		23		10		9		-		-		-		101	12.6
19	Whitefish	AU	11	-1	10	-1	14		13	-1	11		20	-1	9	-2	11		-		-		-		99	12.4
20	Grumsen	NO	12	-1	9	-1	12	-2	13		10		21	-3	7	-2	10	-1	-		-		-		94	11.8
21	DNF	UK	11	-1	9		12		11		9		21		9	-1	9		-		-		-		91	11.4
22	ALIS	UA	11		10		9	-2	11		10		20	-1	9		9		-		-		-		89	11.1
23	4igami	NL	8		8		8		9	-1	8		14	-1	7		7		-		-		-		69	8.6
24	4Reigners	UK	9		8		7	-1	9		7		16	-1	7		0	-10	-		-		-		63	7.9

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NSL Live Talk with 4-way Open Class team Whitefish from Australia

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The Australian 4-way Open Class team Whitefish left no doubt during the latest NSL Live Talk conversation that they have the Fun Flag on their list of goals for the outdoor world cup. The weather situation did not only increase the Fun Flag activities, there was also more than enough time for new team introductions and NSL Live Talk.

The NSL News mentioned in one of the earliest previews of the event that Whitefish will compete for Australia in Norway, and they made it happen after a very long travel. Team videographer Steve Tonson said that he needed four different planes to make it to Voss finally.

Whitefish had more athletic goals, as well. They are battling with one of the four Dutch teams (Lux) for the 18th place on the 4-way Open Class leaderboard. Current Norwegian Fun Flag owner Grumsen is ahead with the Fun Flag possession, while Whitefish is outscoring them on the leaderboard, where Grumsen is right behind them after Round 8.

Whitefish were also aiming at a 10-round meet without a 1-digit score. They have been on track until two penalties in Round 7 interfered with this goal. The 8-way teams are back in the air for the last round, and the Fun Flag may come to rest for a little while.

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Round 7 of Whitefish at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023 - Video footage courtesy of InTime/FAI/ISC

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