posted Aug 18th, 2020 - NSL Live Talk with SDC Rhythm XP is a regular feature of the NSL News, and the team's new inside center, Christy Frikken, has been a part of NSL Live Talk many times, as well. However, the most recently published video (August 13th) came out of the NSL-TV archives and went back to the USPA Nationals 2008. It was in no way related to SDC Rhythm XP.

In fact, it has been a while since Christy Frikken had her last appearance on NSL-TV. It was in her last year with SDC Rhythm XP when the NSL News visited Skydive Sebastian on 13 January 2015 for an update at the beginning of the 2015 season.

Current Arizona Airspeed member Mikhail Markine was her team mate, together with JaNette and Steve Lefkowitz, before Christy Frikken retired from 4-way training and competition on the top level, and before Mikhail Markine joined Airspeed in 2016.

Five years later, Christy Frikken is back with SDC Rhythm XP, and her comeback has been covered comprehensively by the NSL News. There was still a missing piece, as the updates of her comeback were based on public information and some commentary of her new team mates. Christy Frikken then accepted the invitation for new and up-to-date NSL Live Talk, which was recorded this Monday, after she had returned to California from an intensive outdoor training camp at Skydive Chicago.

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NSL Live Talk with Christy Frikken - SDC Rhythm XP Indoor Training with Christy Frikken in May this year

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FAI World Meet 2008			1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Women		B,17,7	H,N,13,A	10,J,C,6	18,12,2	E,3,9	19,O,4	Total	Avg
1	Bodyflight Storm	UK	24	26	17	15	21	17	120	20.0
2	Fastrax Blue	US	24	23	19	13	21	19	119	19.8
3	Aerokart Deep Blue	FR	23	23	19	14	20	16	115	19.2
4	Fortitudo	NO	22	16	16	13	17	13	97	16.2
4	Australia	AU	19	20	15	11	17	15	97	16.2
6	Chicas	DE	19	16	15	12	18	16	96	16.0
7	Belgium	BE	10	14	12	9	16	-	61	12.2
8	Empuria Gatas	ES	7	11	10	8	12	-	48	9.6

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The second video clip is showing one of SDC Rhythm XP's first indoor training camps with Christy Frikken in the lineup. It took place not long after the tryouts for the open slot that the NSL News covered briefly on May 19th. It was the same story that announced Christy Frikken as the new team member.

Christy Frikken's 4-way history with Perris Fury and SDC Rhythm XP has been well documented by the NSL News.

The coverage of her Perris Fury career included the parallel development of the Belgian 4-way world champions of NMP PCH HayaBusa who launched the team project almost at the same time when Perris Fury was founded.

Christy Frikken will be the only 4-way competitor at the FAI Mondial 2020 in August next year who has defeated the reigning 4-way world champions before, twice at the World Challenges of 2008 and 2009. NMP PCH HayaBusa won the only outdoor duel at the Shamrock Showdown 2010.

There is still another chapter of Christy Frikken's 4-way career that has not been covered yet. It came to the surface during Monday's NSL Live Talk when the conversation turned to the world meet in Tanay next year.

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FAI World Meet 2016			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Women		12,A,16		18,15,O		1,F,E,C		17,B,14		10,2,20		21,11,G		J,5,19		L,M,K,7		D,8,4		3,13,Q		Total	Avg
1	Golden Knights	US	21		21		30		20	-2	17		19		24		35		20		17	-2	224	22.4
2	French Girls	FR	21		18		30	-1	23		17		18	-2	24		34		18	-1	14		217	21.7
3	NFTO	UK	17		15		21		19		13		16		18		26	-1	17		13	-1	175	17.5
4	Parachute Montreal Fuzion	CA	18		15	-1	19	-1	16	-2	14		16		17	-2	25		17		14		171	17.1
5	Les Stunts	BE	15		14		20	-1	16		11	-1	13		16		24		15		13		157	15.7
6	Bellatrix	AU	13		12		20	-1	16		12		13		15		22		13		14		150	15.0
7	Skymix	DE	13		11		15	-1	15		12		13		14		23		12		12	-1	140	14.0
8	No Mercy	PL	14		14		19	-1	13	-1	9		11	-1	12	-2	19	-4	14		11	-1	136	13.6
9	Infra Red Band	RU	15		12	-1	16	-3	13	-1	9	-2	11		13		17	-2	14		10		130	13.0
10	CZ Ladies	CZ	11		11		14	-1	13		9		10		12		19		9	-2	10		118	11.8
11	Valkyria	DK	10		8		16		10		9		10		11	-1	17	-2	12		10		113	11.3

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Christy Frikken is actually the only Rhythm member who has the experience of a world meet in her records. It was a very similar situation that brought her to the FAI World Meet 2008 in Maubeuge, France. The U.S. national team in 4-way Women, Fastrax Blue, lost team member Kelley Frederickson tragically a few months before the world meet.

Perris Fury member Christy Frikken stepped in and almost won her first gold medal at the FAI World Meet 2008. She switched back to Perris Fury after the world meet for the team's last meet with the original lineup at the USPA Nationals.

Her second world meet will have Christy Frikken compete in the 4-way Open Class, where she will try once again to win an FAI gold medal, this time against NMP PCH HayaBusa. JaNette Lefkowitz, who Christy Frikken has replaced in the inside center slot, had an even better story in 2016. She also stepped in on a short call for the Golden Knights and won the FAI gold medal in 4-way Women, then switched back to SDC Rhythm XP and won USPA silver a month later.

Christy Frikken now has one year to get ready for her second world meet, this time in 4-way Open, replacing the only other Rhythm member with world meet experiences. The job will surely not be easier than it was in 2008 or in 2016...