So is this the F2D deal now?
A team can consist of five people: 3 adult men, 1 junior and 1 woman. The team score is the total wins of the best three per nation.
Defending WC's (adult & junior) compete as individuals and do not add into team scores. So a nation could have 7 flyers if it had both champions.
But, if a nation has a woman and/or junior on it's regular 3-person team, they don't get the bonus woman and/or junior.
Thus it would be bad team management to have a woman or junior on the regular team, thus losing the bonus flyers.
So if this is the actual policy, we should have a man-only team trials and a separate (co-located) TT to select the two "bonus" team members.
No, not quite correct, Paul.
You are correct saying "Defending WC's (adult & junior) compete as individuals and do not add into team scores. So a nation could have 7 flyers if it had both champions."
You are incorrect saying "if a nation has a woman and/or junior on it's regular 3-person team, they don't get the bonus woman and/or junior."
There is no regulation specifying the gender nor age of the "senior" team make-up. The three-person team can be all junior female competitors if that's what the country they represent dictates. But they will be entered and competing as "senior" competitors. ("Senior team" is my terminology.)
Then, in addition to the "senior" team, a country is allowed one additional flyer that competes as a junior. Age is the determining factor, not gender. Could be a junior age female, e.g. Sasha Nadein.
Then, in addition to the "senior" team, a country is allowed one additional flyer as long as that competitor is a female. Gender is the determining factor. E.g., Aimee if she goes.
Selecting these team members here has always been done by mixing all competitors into flight order irregardless of age (and now of gender) with the top placing junior (after the team is selected) being the junior representative and the top female (also after the team is selected) being the female representative. It is possible in some imaginary F2D nirvana that a team could be made up of five female junior competitors! So be it!
Regards,
Bill