Did you know that the current Airspeed lineup has not lost an outdoor round since October 2021? posted: Aug 26th, 2023 Everything is said and done at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023, even though the NSL News aftermath of the event will on on for months. It was impressive how meet director Carl-Erik Tuv and his staff managed the weather situation and how the participants cooperated under the challenging circumstances.
All scheduled rounds were completed in all events in the later morning of Saturday, and rain came back soon after the conclusion. Teams and competitors even had extra time before the closing and awards ceremony on Saturday evening. Arizona Airspeed, winner of the traditionally largest event of world... (more)
Did you know that Whitefish had two goals for the long trip to Norway? posted: Aug 25th, 2023 The weather hold has continued for the whole Friday, however, all teams are still on stand-by in the afternoon. It's one of the most challenging situations in Formation Skydiving competition that cannot be trained well before attending a major event. It will be interesting to see how the teams will master the next round under these conditions. The days are long in Scandinavia, and there are still several hours of daylight available.
However, there are other purposes at an event like this one. The Fun Flag had another very busy day, which does not seem to be over yet. The host is supporting the... (more)
Did you know that Thyra and Arizona Airspeed are the cleanest teams in their events? posted: Aug 25th, 2023 It is raining again on Friday morning, which probably does not worry anybody any longer who has been in Voss for the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023 this week. Rain seems to be a part of the weather pattern in the area, and it comes and goes very quickly.
At the same time, the Thursday with great weather almost all day long has put the meet ahead of schedule, and there is not even a reason to hurry for meet director Carl-Erik Tuv. There is no doubt any longer that the 10-round competitions in all events will be completed.
There is also no doubt that the U.S. delegation will complete the sweep... (more)
Did you know that the fast Round 6 lifted SDC Rhythm XP to the 5th place? posted: Aug 24th, 2023 The 4-way teams had the pleasure of the best weather so far at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023 on Thursday. They were scheduled to go through Round 8 before the meet would turn to 8-way competition again, and it was no problem at all for meet director Carl-Erik Tuv to complete the task.
The 4-way rounds on Thursday included the fastest sequence of the competition. Round 6 had a Super with Block 9 (Cat - Accordian) at the beginning in it, followed by three random formations.
Super Sequences do not only offer the opportunity for all teams to boost their meet averages, They also have the potential... (more)
Did you know that meet director and competitor Carl-Erik Tuv had a few minutes for NSL Live Talk? posted: Aug 23rd, 2023 Three more 8-way rounds were completed at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023, which puts the event ahead of the 4-way competition. The host decided to give the 8-way teams the next break and called the 4-way teams to Skydive Voss for the early morning shift on Thursday.
Meet director Carl-Erik Tuv, former and current Norgies/Norgyx member, finally had some time available for NSL Live Talk, as the operation is running smoothly and his assistants are working efficiently with him. One of them is Trude Sviggum, who is a former member of Norway's national teams, as well.
She won silver medals with... (more)
Did you know that GKXP8 are on the way to new scoring heights? posted: Aug 23rd, 2023 It took a while on Wednesday until the weather situation at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023 improved enough to resume the competition. The 4-way teams were finally released for the day, and the 8-way teams were back in action in the afternoon. The 8-way competition will probably be ahead of 4-way at the end of the day.
The NSL News used the available time on Wednesday morning to discuss the first part of the competition in a new NSL Coaches Corner conversation with Solly Williams, Gary Smith and Luc Verstrepen. Together they are probably looking at half of the 4-way field of teams that they have... (more)
Did you know that the current Airspeed lineup has not lost an outdoor round since October 2021?
Did you know that Whitefish had two goals for the long trip to Norway?
Did you know that Thyra and Arizona Airspeed are the cleanest teams in their events?
Did you know that the fast Round 6 lifted SDC Rhythm XP to the 5th place?
Did you know that meet director and competitor Carl-Erik Tuv had a few minutes for NSL Live Talk?
Did you know that GKXP8 are on the way to new scoring heights?