posted Mar 2nd, 2025 - USPA Nationals and Paraclete XP Indoor Championship have been the U.S. qualifiers for FAI/ISC events in the past and still are. This year, U.S. teams will compete at the indoor world championship in April (Paraclete XP) and the outdoor world cup in September (Teuge, Netherlands).

Arizona Airspeed still represent the United States at the indoor world championship, where only one team competes for each country. The qualification for this event was the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2024. Airspeed could also be one of the four U.S. teams who would be eligible for the outdoor world cup if new member Alisson de Vargas has his new FAI license for the United States by then. The qualification for the outdoor world cup was the USPA Nationals 2024.

The Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2025 was the U.S. qualifier for the indoor world cup in 2026, where four teams may compete for each country in the Formation Skydiving events, including 4-way Women. Three all-female teams competed at Paraclete XP last month in the two AAA categories, 4-way Open and 4-way Advanced, which apply the same competition draw. At least two of them, GPTNT and XP Angels, have plans until the indoor world cup next year, where they could be part of the U.S. delegation. Air Force team Halo, winner of the 4-way Advanced Class, could join the U.S. delegation, as well. Halo were the first all-female team who won USPA's Advanced Class medals. There has not been an Air Force team at FAI/ISC events in the past, while the U.S. Army has sent several Golden Knights lineups to 4-way and 8-way world meets.

Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2025			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		10,O,F,7	21,20,3	Q,G,2,5	B,19,P,1	H,9,11	16,14,6	K,E,A,22	J,15,8	4,C,12	17,N,D,M	Total	Avg
1	Aethers Medjay	FR	33	22	32	32	36	27	35	23	27	45	312	31.2
2	Golden Knights	US	31	21	27	31	34	23	30	24	23	40	284	28.4
3	Tunnel Vision	US	30	20	27	27	32	24	31	24	24	38	277	27.7
4	Arizona Airspeed	US	29	21	24	26	32	23	29	24	22	41	271	27.1
5	Qatar Lions	QA	27	20	23	27	27	20	26	20	22	37	249	24.9
6	SDC Rhythm XP	US	26	17	23	26	26	18	29	20	22	37	244	24.4
7	Qatar Cheetahs	QA	25	17	24	24	28	21	29	20	20	35	243	24.3
8	Killers of Hopes and Dreams	US	23	17	24	23	27	19	27	20	22	31	233	23.3
9	XPerimental	US	25	15	23	22	24	18	21	19	19	28	214	21.4
10	Air Force Halo	US	22	16	21	20	23	19	23	19	16	26	205	20.5
11	Air Force 9 Ball	US	22	15	21	22	23	16	22	18	18	25	202	20.2
12	Buc-ee's and Boot-ee's	US	22	15	19	22	22	18	22	16	19	22	197	19.7
13	Air Force Gambit	US	22	14	20	19	18	16	23	17	15	29	193	19.3
14	Plano B	BR	23	14	21	21	21	14	22	14	15	25	190	19.0
15	GPTNT	US	18	15	20	19	21	15	19	17	14	20	178	17.8
16	Kirk and the Double D's	US	15	12	20	22	18	15	19	15	14	27	177	17.7
17	Air Force Fortune	US	21	12	17	16	19	14	18	13	14	22	166	16.6
18	XP Angels	US	18	14	18	15	18	15	16	15	14	22	165	16.5
18	Rheally Fun	US	19	14	16	15	19	15	18	15	15	19	165	16.5
20	Air Force Voodoo	US	19	14	15	14	17	12	19	14	14	22	160	16.0
21	SDC QuadRhivium	US	16	12	17	15	18	13	18	13	14	20	156	15.6
22	Fast Times at Mile High	US	17	12	13	17	17	13	18	15	12	18	152	15.2
23	I'm Cool with that	US	16	12	15	15	14	13	19	14	13	17	148	14.8
24	Pickup Artists	US	18	13	13	16	18	13	15	11	13	16	146	14.6
25	Platinum XP	US	15	9	15	16	17	13	15	13	13	17	143	14.3
26	Stratos-Four	US	15	11	13	14	14	11	12	13	9	14	126	12.6

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Air Force Halo - GPTNT - XP Angels at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2025

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The next outdoor world cup in the Netherlands is the goal for at least one of the teams who competed at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2025, as well. The U.S. qualifier for this event was the USPA Nationals 2024, where four all-female teams competed in the AAA events, including Air Force Halo in 2nd place of the Advanced Class.

USPA regulations require teams to compete in 4-way Open if they plan to become a part of the U.S. delegation at FAI/ISC events, and the Air Force team was probably not even thinking of the world cup this year. However, three other teams registered for the 4-way Open Class competition (XPG4, XP Furies, Perris4ever) to secure the option of a trip to the Netherlands with the U.S. delegation this year.

XPG4 have only plans for the upcoming indoor world championship so far, even though they are the reigning outdoor world champions in 4-way Women. XP Furies turned into XP Angels for the 2025 season and for the indoor world cup in 2026. Three team members continue with XP Angels (Jillian Hix, Alixandra Raymond, Jill Stephenson), now together with Natalie Arcia, Joy Jing and Marcella Rey. Joy Jing won USPA silver medals last year in 4-way Intermediate with XP Falcons, Marcella Rey placed 5th with 4Action on the same leaderboard, Natalie Arcia 13th with Volaticus. They all began with AAA Class training and the complete dive pool after the USPA Nationals 2024.

USPA Nationals 2024		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA/Open/Advanced	K,P,H,19	C,F,20,N	M,O,L,12	G,6,3	17,7,10	A,21,14	18,9,4	22,15,1	11,13,E	2,16,B	Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	35	33	30	24	23	23	23	19	24	24	258	25.8
2	XPG4	31	30	28	20	18	20	22	17	18	21	225	22.5
3	Golden Knights	29	30	29	20	21	18	20	13	18	21	219	21.9
4	SDC Rhythm XP	25	22	25	19	20	18	17	16	17	20	199	19.9
5	RhEvolution XP	19	21	18	16	17	15	17	13	16	15	167	16.7
6	Rough Landing Strips	19	22	19	14	16	16	17	13	15	13	164	16.4
7	Chicken Bolts	21	21	16	15	15	15	15	12	15	15	160	16.0
8	Air Raid XP	16	18	17	14	15	14	16	11	16	15	152	15.2
9	Don't Run Into Anything	19	18	16	13	14	14	13	10	14	16	147	14.7
10	Air Force Gambit	19	16	15	13	12	13	12	11	13	13	137	13.7
11	Air Force Halo	18	17	17	12	12	13	13	9	13	12	136	13.6
12	Air Force 9 Ball	17	15	16	13	14	13	12	10	13	13	136	13.6
13	SDC Rhetirement Rhedux	18	14	17	11	11	13	12	10	11	13	130	13.0
13	Powered by MoonJuice	15	17	18	13	12	11	11	10	11	12	130	13.0
15	SDC Rhuthless	14	15	13	12	12	13	13	10	13	10	125	12.5
16	Mach Jesus Bumper Cars	14	13	14	12	12	12	11	10	12	10	120	12.0
17	Post Brainlock Speed	16	14	13	11	10	14	5	9	13	12	117	11.7
17	Platinum XP	16	14	14	11	8	11	12	9	11	11	117	11.7
19	Saucy Noods	11	13	13	9	11	12	11	10	10	11	111	11.1
20	Tequila Brothers	13	8	14	10	8	10	9	9	11	10	102	10.2
21	SDC Rhesistance	11	11	8	9	11	6	7	8	11	9	91	9.1
22	XP Furies	10	11	11	8	9	8	7	6	7	10	87	8.7
23	Perris 4ever	9	9	9	7	7	9	6	8	8	8	80	8.0
23	4 RHeal!	8	8	11	6	8	9	7	6	9	8	80	8.0
25	Perris Pick Up Sticks	8	9	10	8	9	4	5	7	8	7	75	7.5

Marcella Rey and Natalie Arcia also know each other from their Indoor Cloud League events with the team from iFLY Fort Lauderdale that Marcella Rey has organized since joining in January 2024. 4Action usually contributed the scores for the AAA/AA sequences, Volaticus for A/RRR.

Marcella Rey has lined up three new teams for the ICL 2025 season, and the first scores for iFLY Fort Lauderdale will be posted soon. Strong4 brings former 4Action members Marcella Rey and Anatoly Yuntsevich together with former Volaticus members Joanne McLachlan and Natalie Arcia. Marcella Rey and Natalie Arcia both switch from their former point slots to their current positions with XP Angels, Marcella Rey as inside center, Natalie Arcia as her rear piece partner in the tail slot. Joanne McLachlan (Point) and Anatoly Yuntsevich (Outside Center) work together in the front piece.

Rule 3 will contribute the scores for the A/RRR sequences, with player-coach and 4Action member Jake Pearlman in his outside center slot. He has Sarah Jagessar (Point), Danny Siegel (Inside Center) and Carlos Franco (Tail) in his lineup. Dress for Success take on the monthly RR/R sequences, with Francisco Silva (Outside Center), Mustafa Gowad (Point), Dan Cuoco (Inside Center) and Dima Hribinik (Tail) in the lineup.