http://www.hgoutlanders.com/pre-worlds-winners/

I’m pretty sure I can sing the Italian national anthem at this
point. We’ve been hearing so much of it lately between their wins at the
Europeans in Macedonia and now the team event here at the pre-worlds (not to
mention the previous team and individual gold medals in both Valle de Bravo and
Forbes). They did it again here in the team event – and without their two star
pilots, Christian Ciech and Alex Ploner. With the two of them at worlds next
year, I’m guessing they’ll be unbeatable. Perhaps only the Brasilians have a
shot at them. The teams were neck-in-neck this year, thanks to strong flying by
Nene Rotor (despite, and even after, his tumble), Glauco Pinto, Andre Wolf, and
Carlos Niemeyer. The Aussies took third place.