posted Aug 22nd, 2023 - The first day of competition at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023 continued with the weather pattern of the two training days that the NSL News witnessed at Skydive Voss. The situation changes quickly, and the host is perfectly prepared to deal with it.

It was impressive that the 4-way teams were in the middle of Round 3 at noon, despite a few necessary breaks for weather holds. The three Cessna Caravans are in the air whenever the weather situation allows competition rounds, and the Twin Otter will join the action for 8-way competition very soon.

The top of the 4-way leaderboards after the completion of Round 2 mirror the situation that was expected. Arizona Airspeed and XPG4 have already distanced themselves from the rest of the field, Airspeed by five points, XPG4 by nine points over the French national teams in both events.

GKXP8 will soon and most likely take a similar lead in 8-way, and the U.S. Formation Skydiving Sweep is on the way. The 8-way teams have been on stand-by since 10 am, and they are just waiting for the completion of today's 4-way competition.

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NSL-TV Unfiltered: Competition action at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023 on Tuesday

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The 4-way Women team from China did not show up in Voss and had to be removed from the leaderboard. Germany's Meltemi Oceanside are now in contention for the bronze medals and took the 3rd place in Round 2. Team members Linda Köb and Petra Jastram have already one set of FAI bronze medals in their collection, after the 3rd place with Piteraq at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022.

Germany's 4-way teams live up to their expectations right before their national outdoor championships. Airbus Illertissen Oceanside has taken the 5th place after Round 2, which is arguably the most desired position behind the four medal contenders. Several strong teams are lineup up behind Airbus to use the remaining eight rounds to their own advantage.

XPG4 are looking at the 4-way Open Class leaderboard to find their competition for the same sequences. They are battling with NMP PCH HayaBusa and Qatar Tigers for the 3rd place behind Arizona Airspeed and France on the combined AAA Class leaderboard.

The Qatar Lions fell victim to a video issue in Round 1 and have to digest the zero for Round 1. It was a flawless video recording and display, which just did not match the new FAI/ISC requirements for the resolution, which has already raised question marks about the necessity for the very new rule. The Qatar delegation has filed a protest.

23rd FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		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		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		53	26.5
2	France 4-way Open	FR	23	-1	25	-1	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		48	24.0
3	Qatar Tigers	QA	20	-1	22	-1	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		42	21.0
4	XPG4	US	21		20		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		41	20.5
5	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	20	-4	20	-2	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		40	20.0
6	Airbus Illertissen Oceanside	DE	17	-1	18		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		35	17.5
7	SDC Rhythm XP	US	18		16	-1	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		34	17.0
8	Qatar Cheetahs	QA	17		16		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		33	16.5
8	Amnesya	IT	16	-1	17		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		33	16.5
10	Out Of The Blue	NL	17		15	-1	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		32	16.0
10	France 4-way Women	FR	17		15	-1	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		32	16.0
12	Papea	ES	14	-3	17	-1	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		31	15.5
13	Lightspeed XP	US	14		15	-1	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		29	14.5
14	Chaotic Motion VIXX	NL	15		13	-2	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		28	14.0
14	Aurora	SE	14		14		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		28	14.0
14	Agera	NO	15	-2	13	-2	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		28	14.0
17	Meltemi Oceanside	DE	12	-2	15		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		27	13.5
18	Skydive Midwest NEXT	US	15	-1	11	-4	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		26	13.0
18	Sequenz	DK	14	-1	12		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		26	13.0
20	SNE Fly Girls	US	13		11		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		24	12.0
21	Thyra	NO	11	-1	12		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		23	11.5
21	Lux	NL	12		11		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		23	11.5
21	Alola	UK	11		12		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		23	11.5
24	NFTO	UK	11	-2	11		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		22	11.0
25	Whitefish	AU	11	-1	10	-1	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		21	10.5
25	ALIS	UA	11		10		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		21	10.5
25	Grumsen	NO	12	-1	9	-1	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		21	10.5
28	DNF	UK	11	-1	9		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		20	10.0
29	4Reigners	UK	9		8		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		17	8.5
30	4igami	NL	8		8		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		16	8.0
31	Qatar Lions	QA	0		14	-1	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		14	7.0