Did you know that XP8 won Round 1 with a 50-point world record performance? posted: Feb 21st, 2026 A special treat awaited the audience at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2026 when the 8-way competition began. The event featured an international showdown, with Netunos from Brazil and Canada’s 8-way team competing on site, while Russia’s Tanay 8-way team participated remotely from Kemerovo, performing the same sequences simultaneously. XP8 had faced Tanay 8 in person at the Air World Championships in Abu Dhabi just a month earlier, and both teams agreed to continue their 8-way rivalry in this unique format.
The international matchup was not the only highlight of the 8-way event. The... (more)
Did you know that three 4-Way Women teams compete for one U.S. world meet slot? posted: Feb 21st, 2026 The Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2026 began as usual with the 4-way competition early Saturday morning. A total of 43 teams are competing across the four horizontal indoor categories (4-way Open, 4-way Advanced, 4-way Intermediate, and 4-way Beginner), which follow the same format as the USPA outdoor competition structure.
Once again, the event serves as the qualifier for next year’s FAI/ISC competition — this time the Indoor World Championship. Only one team per class earns the right to represent the United States at the world championships. Arizona Airspeed won in 2024 and represented... (more)
Did you know that France could aim for an indoor FS Sweep? posted: Feb 20th, 2026 The NSL News update on February 15th reported on the outdoor training camp of the French national 4-way Open Class team at Skydive DeLand. A follow-up story on February 17th featured an NSL Live Talk with the full lineup and national coach Mathieu Bernier.
During the conversation, both the Aethers and their coach confirmed that they will also compete in 8-way at the FAI Indoor World Cup in April. The announcement came as a surprise, as the Aethers are fully committed to their primary goal of winning the outdoor world championship in October this year. However, they have demonstrated their ability... (more)
Did you know that the Czech Sharks juniors take on the next senior team? posted: Feb 18th, 2026 The 21.5 average of the Skywalkers at the February meet of the Czech Tunnel League may have surprised many in the audience. The Czech national indoor and outdoor 4-way Open team has consistently performed at a world-class level at indoor meets, so the lower average earlier this month raised some eyebrows. However, there was a good reason for it.
Krystof Rulf, Skywalkers’ point, was not available for the competition. Nevertheless, his usual teammates still attended the 10-round indoor meet. Jan Klapka, together with Skywalkers teammates Filip Lukavec, Antonín Ondracek, and Martin Stransky,... (more)
Did you know that Aethers and Nephtys join forces again for 8-way? posted: Feb 17th, 2026 French national coach Mathieu Bernier delivered surprising news to the teams traveling to the Indoor World Cup at Weembi Lille in April. The event includes an 8-way competition in the 16-foot flying chamber — only the third time in formation skydiving history that the FAI/ISC has included the 8-way event at an indoor World Championship or World Cup (2019, 2025, 2026).
The U.S. national 8-way team XP8 won all three previous events, each time with a different lineup and against different opponents. Only Jeana Billings and Kirk Verner were members of all three winning lineups.
The Indoor World... (more)
Did you know that Sour Patch Kidz XP return with a complete 4-Way junior lineup? posted: Feb 16th, 2026 The NSL News field trip to Paraclete XP earlier this month highlighted the coaching work of Gary Smith with NMP PCH HayaBusa and SDC Rhythm XP. However, the primary focus of the visit was the introduction of the new Paraclete XP8 lineup and the indoor training of the Golden Knights.
Coincidentally, the Sour Patch Kidz XP were training at the same time. Paraclete XP’s “Youth League” project supports the youngest generation of indoor flyers across all disciplines, including 4-way. In fact, the Sour Patch Kidz XP made their competition debut at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2025. Two... (more)