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Did you know that Andy Delk lost an argument with the relative wind in Round 8?
posted: Aug 18th, 2008 The NSL News mentioned on the last day of World Meet 2008 live coverage from Maubeuge that an interview with Airspeed Odyssey would be uploaded later. This interview took place shortly after the judging of Round 8 was completed and the final scores were posted. The video of the live interview is now available and can be viewed by clicking here. It shows all five Airspeed members in a happy and relaxed state of mind after a nerve wrecking final round. The US team had a 4-point lead going into the last round, which eventually melted down to a 1-point victory over France Maubeuge. The French... (more)

Did you know that Hayabusa Defence introduces a new team member in the NSL News interview?
posted: Aug 17th, 2008 The World Meet 2008 was quite a rollercoaster for the Belgian national team Hayabusa Defence, and it ended up with a happy end and the first set of world championship medals for Belgium. Hayabusa had defeated the French national 4-way team at last year's FAI World Cup in Russia after a jump-off and had good reasons for high hopes going into the World Meet 2008. A year of hard work and a lot of training prepared the team well for last week's event in Maubeuge, France. It was enough to win the first set of medals for Belgium, however, it was not enough to win the gold medals. The NSL News invited... (more)

Did you know that the interview with Bodyflight Storm includes a Fun Flag showing?
posted: Aug 15th, 2008 It came as it had to be expected: it is a beautiful Friday morning with clear skies and lots of sunshine. One more day of competition, before or after the dedicated five days, would have completed the meet. That's how it goes, and the IPC committee will take a closer look at the rules for the event duration. Thursday was a great day of celebration though. The airshow and award ceremony at the dropzone attracted once again a large crowd of spectators. It was a wonderful presentation of the sport to the general public. The TV and print media participated very well in the event and covered it consistently.... (more)

Did you know that the 4-way Open Class teams struggled with Round 8?
posted: Aug 14th, 2008 It was actually quite amazing how difficult Round 8 turned out to be. Norway Arcteryx ended up with a 14-pointer, the team's lowest score of the meet. France Maubeuge was the only team without serious problems and had the highscore of 18 points. It was hard to imagine that Airspeed Odyssey could still got in trouble. However, after two deductions the US team saved a 1-point victory over the finish line. Airspeed is the new 4-way world champion, Craig Girard will collect his 7th gold medal and set a new record. Mark Kirkby wins a 4-way gold medal for the 4th time. Eliana Rodriguez is the first... (more)

Did you know that the Finals begin with the most interesting event?
posted: Aug 14th, 2008 It is a cold morning in Maubeuge, but the skies are clear, and there is not much wind at all. It is kind of sad that the running round is already the last one. There is no way back, Round 8 is the last one for the 4-way Open Class, the 8-way teams will complete seven rounds, the female 4-way event will be over after six rounds. All 4-way Women's Class teams are already in the air, and the Open Class teams are following. The competition in the Women's Class seems to be the only one where the medal positions could still change, except Bodyflight Storm probably. The British team was already... (more)

Did you know that the Fun Flag got ripped again today?
posted: Aug 13th, 2008 Back to happier events than rules and freeze frames and bad weather - if you can say so... The weather was still not cooperating very well or not at all today. Meet Director Patrice Girardin has already announced that he will soon declare the next round as the semifinals. This means that only the top ten teams would make Round 7. It is also possible that Round 7 could become the final round with only six teams if nothing changes. The weather forecast for Thursday is much better. However, the last take-off is scheduled for 11:00 am at the latest. The rules say that the host has a maximum of... (more)