Did you know that the Aethers concluded their outdoor training in DeLand with NSL Live Talk? posted: Feb 15th, 2026 It was only two weeks ago that the French Aethers made their indoor statement at the Wind Games 2026. However, the event did not mark the end of their indoor season, as the team is aiming to secure another victory at the Indoor World Cup in April.
Despite their continued indoor ambitions, their main focus remains the Outdoor World Championship in October. The Aethers are determined to maintain their position at the top of the 4-way world rankings throughout the entire year.
With this objective in mind, they scheduled their first outdoor training camp for last week—two months before the... (more)
Did you know that there was a noteworthy player-coaching duel at the Shamrock Showdown 2002? posted: Dec 12th, 2025 The NSL News update following the NSL Live Talk conversation with Gary Smith concluded with the AAA Class leaderboard of the Shamrock Showdown 2002. The update recalled the 2-2 player-coaching lineup that Dutch 4-way competitors Paul Hofstee and Bert Hajee had already put together several years earlier with their team Punky Fish. The NSL News archives begin years before 2002, when the current version of SKYLEAGUE.COM and its database was created by Craig Buxton.
However, the AAA Class leaderboard of the Shamrock Showdown 2002 was interesting not only because Punky Fish participated—featuring... (more)
Did you know that Aethers Lille posted the team record average under the radar? posted: Oct 2nd, 2025 The dominating French performance of Aethers Lille at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 was somehow almost taken for granted by teams, audience and media. The situation on the world's top level in horizontal 4-way competition reminds somehow on the time when Arizona Airspeed's previous lineup (Niklas Hemlin, Christopher Kuhlmann, Mikhail Markine, Joey Marshall) dominated between 2022 and 2024.
The distance to the team in 2nd place at Skydive Teuge, the Golden Knights, was still almost as large as it was two years earlier at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023 in Norway, where Arizona Airspeed won by... (more)
Did you know that Jennifer Davidson and Jeana Billings are now in the same 8-way lineup together? posted: Jun 3rd, 2025 Dan Schultz and Danny Suter became team mates when they decided to join forces with player-coaches Jeana Billings and Kirk Verner for the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2025. It was no surprise that they both finished with the highest meet average in their respective 4-way careers.
Dan Schultz had spent three years with SDC Rhuthless and competed at three national outdoor championships consecutively with his team between 2022 and 2024. Danny Suter attended 4-way and 8-way events randomly until the Double D's decided to share indoor and outdoor experiences with world champion team mates.
They... (more)
Did you know that Door BlockerZ and Pops Tards posted USPA medal scores at the Shamrock Showdown? posted: May 27th, 2025 One of the popular ingredients of the Shamrock Showdown is the fact that teams and competitors of all levels mingle in a very close environment. Even teams in different categories often share jump preparations and jump planes with each other and take home direct impressions and experiences.
This year's event at Skydive DeLand included teams in three different categories, and additional teams from Texas were added to the leaderboard after using the same competition draw. The four teams in the A Class, which is identical with the 4-way Beginner category at USPA Nationals, were all present in DeLand.
Coaches... (more)
Did you know that Tom Mattoni's 4-way junior team mate Cameron Malie replaces David Ricard? posted: May 13th, 2025 David Ricard has been filming the French national team in 4-way Open since 2018, first Laurence Herve, Damien Gouriou, Kevin Mansion and Charles Rommel in Australia 2018, followed by Damien Gouriou, Alban Rumolo, Aurelien Lemaire and Kevin Mansion at the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020.
He has spent the last three years with the current lineup of the Aethers (Damien Gouriou, Alban Rumolo, Tom Mattoni, Mathieu Quizy) who are now the reigning indoor world champions in 4-way Open and on their way to the next FAI outdoor gold medals. David Ricard will not be a part of the pursuit of the outdoor world championship... (more)
Did you know that the Aethers concluded their outdoor training in DeLand with NSL Live Talk?
Did you know that there was a noteworthy player-coaching duel at the Shamrock Showdown 2002?
Did you know that Aethers Lille posted the team record average under the radar?
Did you know that Jennifer Davidson and Jeana Billings are now in the same 8-way lineup together?
Did you know that Door BlockerZ and Pops Tards posted USPA medal scores at the Shamrock Showdown?
Did you know that Tom Mattoni's 4-way junior team mate Cameron Malie replaces David Ricard?