Did you know that the Netunos 4-way team has reached the 17-average level? posted: Aug 3rd, 2026 Brazil's 4-way and 8-way teams completed their national outdoor championships on the same weekend that Echochamber Oceanside and an A Class team from Sweden concluded their competition in Gryttjom. Lineups from Brazil's Netunos Navy delegation won both events, and the 4-way team will most likely meet Echochamber at Skydive Arizona in October at the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2026.
Sweden has registered only a team in 4-way Open, and the Netunos 8-way team will therefore not face any Scandinavian opposition. The Netunos 4-way team claimed its third consecutive national championship title... (more)
Did you know that the NSL Power Rankings remain unchanged? posted: Aug 2nd, 2026 Echochamber's strong start to the 2026 outdoor season was both promising and important for maintaining their position in the NSL Power Rankings for the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2026. Yesterday's related NSL News article, which provided details of Echochamber's performance at the competition in Gryttjom, also reviewed the exciting battle for the position as the highest-ranked national 4-way team outside the medal contenders.
Skywalkers Most (CZ), Echochamber (SE), and Agera (NO) were separated by just two points after Round 10 (196 - 195 - 194) at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025, and the... (more)
Did you know that Echochamber began the World Meet season stronger than ever? posted: Jul 31st, 2026 Sweden's national outdoor championship featured the lowest participation in the NSL News archives. Only two teams competed across two competition classes, eliminating any direct opposition. New A Class team Mindblocks competed with the dive pool of the NSL 4-way Network, while Sweden's national 4-way team Echochamber mastered the ten AAA Class rounds with a 19.5 average.
Despite the lack of direct competition, the event still proved to be an adventurous one for Sweden's national 4-way team. It marked Echochamber's first outdoor competition of the year, following 17 training jumps before Round... (more)
Did you know that 4-way Women averages increased by two points in 2003? posted: Jul 28th, 2026 The second outdoor world championship with separate 4-way Open and 4-way Women leaderboards took place in Gap, France, in 2003. The same three national teams that had competed for the inaugural FAI 4-way Women medals in Spain 2001 returned in Gap: the TNT Norgie Girls with the same lineup, along with Synchronicity and V-Max, both featuring personnel changes.
Sweden's 4 Pleasure, the bronze medalists in 2001, did not return two years later. Instead, the Norgie Girls renewed their duel with V-Max, and the final margin was once again three points. Meanwhile, Lise Aune successfully defended her... (more)
Did you know that Norway is back on a 4-way upswing? posted: Jul 27th, 2026 The NSL News reached deep into the archives on July 24th to review the combined leaderboard of the 4-way Open and 4-way Women events at the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2001. It was the first outdoor world championship to feature separate 4-way Open and 4-way Women competitions, while both events still used the same ten sequences for their competition jumps.
The story pointed out that both events produced exciting and closely contested competition in 2001, even though the 4-way Women teams did not rank as highly on the combined leaderboard as they have in more recent years. Arizona Airspeed's... (more)
Did you know that Jeroen "Bob" Nollet is featured in the latest NSL Profile? posted: Jul 25th, 2026 It is difficult to imagine a more challenging situation in 4-way Formation Skydiving competition than the one Jeroen "Bob" Nollet faced in 2014. The Belgian national team, NMP PCH HayaBusa, had just won its first FAI World Championship title in Prostejov 2014, with 4-way superstar Roy Janssen flying the tail slot.
For Roy Janssen and brothers David and Andy Grauwels, it had been the culmination of nearly a decade of pursuing their dream alongside different teammates and videographers. Their journey even included committing to military careers after the FAI World Championship 2006, where they... (more)