THE PEOPLE BEHIND TIME-BASED SCORING
MAXIME BELLEMIN
France
World Cup and former national team pilot, winner of several competitions including one World Cup event
Former Paragliding World Cup Association board member and treasurer
Frequently a member of World Cup task committees
Initiator of B-STOF, an XC team competition
Qualified FFVL XC and SIV instructor
Author of the book “Parapente Performance” ("Performance Paragliding")
Out-of-the-box-thinker
JÖRG EWALD
Switzerland
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World Cup and former national team pilot
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Technical advisor to SHV, CIVL, FAI, PWCA
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Since 2011 responsible for maintenance and development of FS (CIVL's scoring software) and CIVL's World Pilot Ranking System
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Author of the first edition of the PWCA's current rules document
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Author of CIVL's scoring formula documentation
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Driving force behind and author of the initial definition for the "CIVL Competition Class" of competition paragliders (CCC)
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Swiss Team Leader at 17th Paragliding World Championships (Argentina 2021), where Switzerland won the Female title and Silver in the Nations ranking
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Improver and “perfectioner”