Did you know that the A/Beginner Class teams featured the closest battles at Paraclete XP Indoor? posted: Apr 10th, 2023 The upcoming FAI Indoor World Championship slowly begins to dominate the NSL News updates. It happens naturally, of course, as it is the most relevant indoor competition in the world. The U.S. delegation includes the national teams in 4-way Open, Arizona Airspeed, and in 4-way Women, XPG4, who both competed not too long ago at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2023. The U.S. delegation also fields a team in 4-way VFS, and all three teams will be competing for FAI indoor medals.
Before the next NSL News update of the situation before the indoor competition in Slovakia, the NSL News goes back... (more)
Did you know that five additional teams also compete for the Top 10 positions? posted: Apr 9th, 2023 The preview of the FAI Indoor World Championship 2023 continues with the situation of the teams who are expected to be in the Top 10 area of the 4-way Open Class leaderboard.
The medal positions are not in reach for the majority of the teams, which is nothing unusual in any sport. There is still more than enough exciting competition for everybody, and the previous NSL News preview took a closer look at the contenders for the highest ranking position behind the full-time competitors in the expected Top 4 spots.
The group of five teams who are expected to battle for the 5th place is closely... (more)
Did you know that Agera's new tail has an amazing history in gymnastics? posted: Apr 6th, 2023 Norway's national team in 4-way Open, Agera, has been covered by the NSL News since the team was formed as a part of a 4-way project that former DeLand Norgies member Carl-Erik Tuv, initiated in 2020. Agera have consistently shown progression, even though the lineup changed a few times, and the NSL News briefly introduced a new team member with the most recent update from Norway.
Nadia Jørgenrud (point), Julian Frayne (Inside Center) and Kjetil Viste Levik (Outside Center) were in the original lineup of 2019 and are still the backbone of the team. Videographer Kristoffer Øverli Andersen has... (more)
Did you know that the 5th place is a goal for several 4-way Open Class teams in Slovakia? posted: Apr 5th, 2023 The NSL News has posted several previews of the FAI Indoor World Championship 2023, beginning in December last year. However, the list of registered teams and feedback from participating teams and competitors provided enough information for a more accurate overview, and the first NSL Power Rankings for the 4-way Open Class competition followed on March 31st.
The first closer look at the field of 4-way Open Class teams pointed out that there will be exciting competition all across the leaderboard, even though the top spot could become the least contested position. Arizona Airspeed has taken a... (more)
Did you know that the Czech Indoor Cloud League has more 4-way junior teams on the March leaderboard than Slovakia? posted: Apr 5th, 2023 The Indoor Cloud League team of the Czech Republic at the Hurricane Factory opened the leaderboard for the month of March with their total of 102 points for the six sequences.
Once again, the majority of the Czech teams on the internal leaderboard were 4-way juniors, from the youngest lineups (Smart Fish, Unicorns) up to the national team in 4-way Junior, HF Flying Rebels. Organizer Jan Klapka needed only two senior teams (HF Cubs, M Team) for two of the six sequences, while the five junior teams took care of the scores for the other four categories.
It included the 20-pointer for the AAA... (more)
Did you know that the Paraclete XP Summer Classic is coming back? posted: Apr 4th, 2023 The first version of Paraclete XP's Summer Classic competition grew out of the Carolina Skydiving League, which was one of the busiest leagues in the NSL 4-way Network at that time.
The Raeford Parachute Center was an early host of the CASL meets, and Paraclete XP lifted the July competition in 2007 to a new level with a $14,000 purse of prize money. The Paraclete XP Money Meet became the prime U.S. event between the Shamrock Showdown and the USPA Nationals in the middle of the outdoor summer season.
The Shamrock Showdown defined the starting point of the outdoor season, and the teams had... (more)