posted Feb 10th, 2012 - The latest NSL-TV show of the Paraclete XP Indoor Championships 2012 features another US national team that competed at the windtunnel competition and will travel to Dubai at the end of this year.

All ten rounds of the Golden Knights Gold lineup are now available for reviews, nine rounds from the judging perspective and all ten rounds from the bottom view. The 8way fans will be thrilled to be able to watch 8way competition literally from all angles.

All four US national teams of the Formation Skydiving delegation for Dubai were competing at Paraclete, Arizona Airspeed in 4way Open, Golden Knights in 4way Women and 8way, SDC Standard XP in VFS 4way. Airspeed's ten rounds were presented earlier, and more footage will follow soon. The videos of the female Golden Knights lineup is also available, and the exciting and impressive performances of the VFS 4way teams will follow later, as well.

Judging view of the Golden Knights Gold - Bottom view of the Golden Knights Gold

The 8way indoor history began with the first competition at Paraclete XP in 2009. It was also the first meet for the new Golden Knights 8way lineup that new team captain Brian "BK" Krause began to put together at the end of the 2008 season.

The new Golden Knights 8way team finished in 2nd place at Paraclete in June 2009, with a 23.7 average. The Paraclete XP8 lineup won the first 8way indoor competition with a 24.9 average. The ranking order changed when the US Army team had enough training, and the Golden Knights won 8way silver medals by two points over Paraclete at the USPA Nationals 2009. Arizona Airspeed won the 8way competition.

Eventually, and exactly a year later, Airspeed also had to accept that the Golden Knights were taking the top position in 8way, not only by competing for the USA as the national team at the World Meet in Menzelinsk 2010, but also by finally winning the USPA gold medals later that year.

Paraclete Indoor 2012

Rd. 1

Rd. 2

Rd. 3

Rd. 4

Rd. 5

Rd. 6

Rd. 7

Rd. 8

Rd. 9

Rd. 10

Total

Avg

Rank

AAA Class

11,12,1

13,4,F

J,G,P,K,8

B,A,Q,15

D,16,19

21,E,17

10,O,3

6,9,M

C,18,L,H

22,N,2

Total

Avg

1

Golden Knights Gold

33

27

28

38

29

23

28

25

31

27

289

28.9

Paraclete Indoor 2011

Rd. 1

Rd. 2

Rd. 3

Rd. 4

Rd. 5

Rd. 6

Rd. 7

Rd. 8

Rd. 9

Rd. 10

Total

Avg

Rank

AAA Class

4,K,16

Q,C,D,8

N,15,6

7,H,21

18,F,L,P

G,E,2,B

22,M,10

12,O,13

3,J,1

19,9,A

Total

Avg

1

Golden Knights Gold

38

27

34

23

30

27

24

19

39

20

281

28.1

Another few months later, the second 8way indoor meet at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championships 2011 did not really have serious competition any longer. Paraclete XP8 posted another impressive 23.9 average, however, the Golden Knights were now in a league of their own and finished with a 28.1 average.

Neither Arizona Airspeed, Paraclete XP8 nor the Russian Sky Panthers Barkli were even close to the Golden Knights at the USPA Nationals 2011. Only Aerodyne Maubeuge, the French national 8way team, was able to give the US 8way team a tough race at the World Cup 2011, which ended with a 1-point advantage for the Golden Knights.

The new NSL-TV video features the new 8way record performance of the Golden Knights at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championships 2012. The US Army team will follow up next with outdoor scores at the Shamrock Showdown 2012 where Sky Panthers Barkli will try to keep as close as possible.