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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)

Did you know that the 8-way semifinals conclude the day in Maubeuge?
posted: Aug 13th, 2008 More serious team fans can be sighted out their in the field. The German delegation has strong fan support, as well. Dr. Thiele is supporting his two sons in Maubeuge. Jörn and Max Thiele are both members of the German 8-way team EADS and compete with FSC Eisenach in 4-way. Dr. Thiele was a world-class competitor in his time, too. His team "Walter's Voegel" was a medal winner and world-class team by then. His sons are on the way to the top of the world. The 8-way teams have already landed, and the judges are in the middle of their work. Germany will be up soon, with the whole family being... (more)

Did you know that the semifinals are in full swing?
posted: Aug 13th, 2008 The teams of the female 4-way category are already done with their semifinals. It is still a tight competition on the very top. All three teams in the medal positions lost points, Aerokart Deep Blue two, Fastrax Blue and Bodyflight Storm one each. The final round can still change everything tomorrow. The judges are currently working on the semifinals in the 4-way Open Class. The Dutch team Dynamic Fource has a large fan group here. It was very loud in the hangar with the viewing area when the Netherlands team was on the screen. (more)