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Did you know that the cash jackpot for the Shamrock Showdown is already at $4,100?
posted: Mar 11th, 2007 The NSL-TV coverage of the Valentine's Meet 2007 keeps a lot of attention still focused on the first competition of the 2007 season. It almost distracts from the fact that the next high-profile competition is already coming up next weekend. The FSL Shamrock Showdown 2007 is coming up for the 6th time at Skydive DeLand. The first Shamrock Showdown with the current format was already held in 2002. It used to be the third meet of the regular Florida Skydiving League season in 2002 and 2003. The FSL ran meets in January and February back then, as well. The FSL decided in 2004 to offer teams and... (more)

Did you know that Round 5 was the first on-line showdown between Golden Knights, Fastrax and Airspeed Odyssey?
posted: Mar 9th, 2007 Round 5 of the Valentine's Meet 2007 had one of the fastest AAA Class sequences of the competition in Eloy. In fact, the three random formations and Block 5 (Opal - Opal) indicated that it might be the fastest round of the 10-round meet. The other faster rounds (1 and 8) included slower blocks (22 and 14). The mirror image or slot switcher that comes along with Block 5 made the sequence more challenging. Eventually, Round 5 turned out to be only in second place (121 - 114 - 109), according to the scores of the six AAA Class teams that completed all ten rounds. (more)

Did you know that Natasha Montgomery is the 2006 Skydiver of the Year?
posted: Mar 8th, 2007 It was on 26 May 2004 when the NSL News mentioned Natasha Montgomery for the first time (Archives > 2004 > News). She had competed with Arizona Blade at the May meet of the Southwest Skydiving League, and the story simply provided the names of the team members (Thomas Hughes, Mark Kirkby, Natasha Montgomery and Beat Steffen). The story of the June meet did not go any deeper, as well. Arizona Blade received more attention when Robert Healy joined the line-up, and the story on 3 August 2004 introduced the new line-up, mostly focused on the new Blade member. (more)

Did you know that Airspeed Odyssey and France Maubeuge lost points in Round 4?
posted: Mar 7th, 2007 Good news for the Arizona Directe fans and for everybody who likes to watch former Airspeed world champion John Eagle do his job. NSL-TV found Directe's round three of the Valentine's Meet and added it to the other videos of the competition on the separate NSL-TV event page. (more)

Did you know that the World Challenge 2007 in Bedford offers a jackpot of more than £20,000?
posted: Mar 6th, 2007 The NSL Schedule of Events for the 2007 season includes a new competition. The NSL News will travel to Great Britain in April and cover the 2nd annual wind tunnel competition at Bodyflight Bedford, the World Challenge 2007 on April 7/8. Many teams have already provided the NSL News with very positive feedback of the wind tunnel in Bedford, including the competition in 2006. Team Fastrax even posted a story of their own experiences at the Bodyflight tunnel after a training camp in Bedford last year. Fastrax had only the best things to say: (more)

Did you know that the Golden Knights outscored Airspeed Odyssey and France Maubeuge in Round 3?
posted: Mar 5th, 2007 The pace of the NSL-TV turn-around times has increased. The next event with great meet videos to come, the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2007, is less than two weeks away. Goal is to complete the NSL-TV coverage of the Valentine's Meet 2007 before the start of the Shamrock Showdown. The NSL News story on February 28 mentioned that the Golden Knights had provided the NSL News with the video footage of two training jumps, which were rounds three and five of the Valentine's Meet. Round 3 has been uploaded and is currently featured. This brings the first video of the Golden Knights into the picture. (more)