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Did You Know...

... that Kurt Isenbarger retires at the end of a very successful year?

Gold in 2011: Golden Knights 16-way team
posted Oct 29th, 2016 - The USPA National Skydiving Championships of Formation Skydiving are not over when the traditional events are completed. 16-way and 10-way Speed competitions follow right after the 10-round meets in 4-way and 8-way.

The two top spots have been reserved for Arizona Airspeed and Golden Knights for many years. Both teams have to extend their lineups and invite other Formation Skydiving competitors to fill the open slots. Both events are still very competitive, and there is a serious medal count at the end of the Formation Skydiving championships.

Arizona Airspeed dominated the overall placing until 2010. This changed when the Golden Knights resumed their 8-way training and competition in 2009 and eventually won USPA gold in 8-way, 10-way and 16-way in 2011. The Golden Knights and their lineups have won all 8-way, 10-way and 16-way gold medals ever since, except in 16-way last year where they did not compete.

USPA Nationals 2016
12345678910TotalAvg
Rank4-way Open20,D,E,22M,9,512,8,7H,L,16,15F,A,N,J,17G,6,3K,B,Q,P,C18,10,1113,21,414,1,19TotalAvg
1Arizona Airspeed2237212439214716182026526.5
2SDC Rhythm XP2335191928194514171923823.8
3Golden Knights2024182433193814151822322.3
USPA Nationals 2016
12345678910TotalAvg
Rank8-way OpenD,21,C,222,4,A16,5,EF,7,M,1311,P,183,1,LH,Q,O,176,8,1410,12,15N,20,G,9TotalAvg
1Golden Knights1921231821302016202221021.0
2Arizona Airspeed1417211718231815171617617.6
3Amphibious Attack Tigers1011121411141112131412212.2
Golden Knights 4-way lineup at USPA Nationals 2016
image by: Omniskore
Three Golden Knights members competed in all four events (4 - 8 - 10 - 16) and are the most successful Formation Skydiving competitors at the end of the USPA Nationasl 2016: Kurt Isenbarger, Matt Davidson and Sean Sweeney won a bronze medal in 4-way Open and three gold medals in the other three FS events.

Jennifer Davidson actually received exactly the same medals as her husband Matt. She competed in 4-way, 10-way and 16-way and was the official alternate for the 8-way team. Her 4-way Women lineup did not compete at the national championships, and she joined the pickup team in 4-way Open.

World champion videographer Scott Janise collected the same medals, as well. He was filming the 4-way Open Class team and was the alternate in 8-way. Then he performed in front of the camera in 10-way and 16-way and won two more gold medals in these events.

USPA Nationals 2016
123456TotalAvg
Rank16-way OpenH,J,35,FE,1G,46,A7,2TotalAvg
1Golden Knights12414111286110.2
2Arizona Airspeed4713887488.0
3Deguello 178514656447.3
USPA Nationals 2016
123456TotalAvg
Rank10-way SpeedRoger RabbitBox ScoreRaeford DragonWedgeHand PropStarTotalAvg
1Golden Knights13.1112.9711.6011.7816.7911.8978.1413.02
2Arizona Airspeed14.4514.2813.6310.2217.2311.7881.5913.60
3Butterfly Kisses and Dandelion18.9518.0314.9814.1815.2714.1996.6015.93
Highest 8-way meet average in history at the FAI Mondial 2016
It was a very successful farewell event for Kurt Isenbarger, who announced earlier this year that he will retire from active training and competition at the end of the 2016 season.

He steps back after winning his third consecutive world championship title at the FAI Mondial 2016, where the Golden Knights finished with the highest meet average in the history of 8-way competition.

The three gold medals and the 3rd place in his secretly favorite event put some additional icing on his retirement cake. It is hard to imagine a Golden Knights lineup without Kurt Isenbarger, but it seems to become a reality now. His 4-way team mates Sean Sweeney and Matt Davidson will continue in 8-way, where David Flynn will replace Kurt Isenbarger. Jennifer Davidson's plans are unknown...

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