The Balloon Teams from Overseas and Down Under - Ballon Teams aus Übersee.

Australia / Australien

Nicola Scaife
Rank 1. Platz,   8 058 points

Australia   AUS   1

Canada / Kanada

Mary-Anne Stevens
Rank 38. Platz,   1 985 Points

Canada   CAN   4

[YouTube: Mary-Anne's Training Flight]

Japan / Nihon 日本 / Japan

Tomoku Kurahashi
Rank 35. Platz,   2 739 Points

Japan   JAP   14

Rieko Shingo
Rank 37. Platz,   2 054 Points

Japan   JAP   15

Akari Sue
Rank 15. Platz,   5 379 Points

Japan   JAP   16

1st FAI Women's Hot Air Balloon World Championship
Leszno 2014, Poland

© Text & Fotos:  Rudolf H. Böttcher

Teams from Europe

Belgien / België / Belgium

Ann Herdewyn
3rd Women's European 2012
23. Platz,   4 561 points

Belgien   BEL   3

[YouTube: to follow]

Kroatien / Hrvatska / Croatia

Marija Petric Miklousic
Rank 17,   5 147 points
Kroatien   CRO   5

Czech Republic / Česká republika / Tschechische Rep.

Marketa Olsanova
Rank 18,   5 104 points
Czech Rep.   CZE   6

Groß-Britannien / Great Britain

Lindsay Muir 
Champion: Women's European 2012

Vice Champion: Women's European 2010
32. Platz,   3 336  points

Groß-Britannien   GBR   7

[YouTube: to follow]

[Germany]

Ungarn / Magyarorszag / Hungary

Rita Becz
Rank 9,   5 674 points
Ungarn   HUN   13

[Lithuania]

Niederlande / Nederland / Netherlands

Sanne Haarhuis
26. Platz,   3 946 points

Niederlande   NED   22

[YouTube: to follow]

Österreich / Austria

Elisabeth Kindermann
Best Junior: Women's European 2012

Best Woman: Junior's World Championship 2012

2. Platz,   7 053 Punkte

Österreich   AUT  2

[Poland / Polska]

[Russia]

Schweiz / Switzerland

Janet Haase
33. Platz,   3 163 points
Schweiz   SUI   29

Nicole Vogel
6. Platz,   6 006 points
Schweiz   SUI   28