Did you know that ten Rhythm alumni competed in AAA/Open/Advanced at the USPA Nationals? posted: Nov 10th, 2025 The 1-year old lineup of SDC Rhythm XP is on the way up again in the rankings of USPA Nationals. It was a consistent upward road since the team project was launched by JaNette and Steve Lefkowitz in 2007. It began with a 16th place on the combined AAA Class leaderboard (Open/Advanced) at the USPA Nationals 2007, which turned into the 14th place and 4-way Advanced gold medals a year later.
The first competition in 4-way Open brought the 6th place in 2009, and the ranking position became better every year, 5th in 2020, 4th in 2011. JaNette and Steve Lefkowitz won their first USPA 4-way Open medals... (more)
Did you know that the combined AAA/Open/Advanced Class leaderboard offers more interesting aspects? posted: Nov 8th, 2025 The combined AAA Class leaderboard (4-way Open/Advanced) of the USPA Nationals 2025 that the NSL News posted on November 6th offers more interesting aspects than only the positioning of the new U.S. national team in 4-way Women, Ranch TNT.
In fact, the combined AAA Class leaderboard includes three different USPA categories. The 4-way Open Class accommodates the most experienced 4-way teams and competitors and every team that feels like being on the same leaderboard with the best teams in the world. There is no athletic minimum requirement to sign up for the 4-way Open Class competition. Any... (more)
Did you know that Tunnel Vision continue with Laura Hampton at iFLY Colorado Springs? posted: Nov 7th, 2025 Indoor team Tunnel Vision surprised the 4-way world in January this year. Michelle Karamon, Brenn Richards, Niklas Hemlin and Keith Conner finished with a 30.8 average at the Wind Games 2025 and were barely held off by NMP PCH HayaBusa from taking the 2nd place behind Aethers Medjay. HayaBusa won the extra round, while Tunnel Vision outscored even the Golden Knights and the rest of a strong field. The event in Spain was the beginning of an indoor project that Niklas Hemlin had in his mind after stepping back from training and competition with Arizona Airspeed.
The same lineup followed up at... (more)
Did you know that five Czech 4-way teams competed at the Polish Open 2025? posted: Nov 6th, 2025 Skywalkers Most launched their 2025/2026 indoor season in Poland, just as they did last year and in November 2023. The annual Flyspot Open is scheduled for an earlier time than the first competition of the Czech Tunnel League with its monthly events during the European winter season. The first CZTL meet is coming soon, as well, on November 12th.
Antonin Ondracek, Krystof Rulf, Martin Stransky and Michal Mikolasek had launched their first indoor season in the AAA Class with a 21.7 average at the Flyspot Open 2023, and the current lineup, with Filip Lukavec for Michal Mikolasek, finished with... (more)
Did you know that Ranch TNT won the 4-way Women qualification? posted: Nov 6th, 2025 The 4-way Open Class competition of the USPA Nationals 2025 included once again the qualification for the next outdoor world championship in 4-way Women, as well. The NSL News had covered the previous U.S. qualification in the same FAI/ISC category for the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 comprehensively.
The difference between the two qualification events is the fact that countries may send up to four teams in each event to world cups, while only one national team is eligible to compete at world championships. The U.S. delegation for this year's world cup in Teuge, Netherlands, included XP Angels... (more)
Did you know that Coach Niklas Hemlin had his own FS Sweep at the USPA Nationals 2025? posted: Nov 5th, 2025 Niklas Hemlin played a major role in the formation skydiving competition events at the USPA Nationals 2025. He almost accomplished his own FS Sweep that Paraclete XP8 interrupted, as the NSL News reported yesterday. He was not competing in all four events, while he was laying the foundation with the USPA gold medals for the Golden Knights in the first and prime event, the 4-way Open Class competition.
Niklas Hemlin began to work very closely with the Golden Knights after retiring from Arizona Airspeed with three FAI world championship 4-way Open Class gold medals (2012 - 2022 - 2024) in October... (more)