Did you know that Sorta were More Than Adequate in 10-way Speed? posted: Oct 3rd, 2022 The NSL News wrapped up the live coverage of the USPA Nationals 2022 with the scores and videos of the 16-way and 10-way Speed events, which have traditionally concluded the Formation Skydiving competition of the national championships in the past.
The last update directly from Skydive Chicago offered no surprises in the 16-way event, while the outcome of the 10-way Speed competition was very different. The same update had pointed out that two pickup teams took the first two places, both ahead of Airspeed's 10-way lineup.
The lineup of the winner, Sorta Adequate, was a colorful mixture of... (more)
Did you know that Carl-Erik Tuv is much more involved in his Norwegian 4-way project than he may have expected? posted: Oct 1st, 2022 Coach Solly Williams mentioned Norway's national team in 4-way Open a few times during the NSL Live Talk conversation on September 27th. He has been coaching Agera several times since the team was formed in 2019 as a part of the FS2020 project.
Former Deland Norgies member Carl-Erik Tuv launched the project, with its headquarters at the skydiving center in Tonsberg, when he could not accept the situation any longer that Norway had no 4-way Open Class teams at FAI World Championship of Formation Skydiving, or at any relevant and international competitions.
Carl-Erik Tuv won FAI bronze medals... (more)
Did you know that there is a strong 4-way momentum in Colorado? posted: Sep 28th, 2022 The Colorado Skydiving League was one of the first leagues that followed Florida, Georgia and Texas when the National Skydiving League expanded and extended at the end of the previous millennium. Keith Walter, a former Executive Officer of the Golden Knights, founded the league in 1999 and joined the National Skydiving League's 4-way network in 2000.
He handed the COSL operation over to Samer Haija for the 2002 season when he moved to North Carolina. Arizona Directe and Elsinore GT member Brian Vande Krol became the next league director in 2004, and the teams of the Air Force Academy, with leader... (more)
Did you know that last year's teams of the 4-way Beginner Class continued in different categories? posted: Sep 27th, 2022 The 4-way Beginner competition at the USPA Nationals 2022 was completed successfully for the second time, and USPA plan to integrate the new category into the national championships after two years as a test event.
As in its first year, the five teams were competitive. Once again, it was the 3rd place that was most contested for, even though the 3-point duel between Toxic Turtles and Rheal Dheal did not need an extra round to break a tie, as it happened in 2021.
Toxic Turtles had the advantage of one test meet before going to the national championships. They had competed at Skydive Spaceland's... (more)
Did you know that Solly Williams caught up with Gary Smith and Joey Jones on NSL Live Talk? posted: Sep 27th, 2022 The NSL News aftermath of the USPA Nationals 2022 began already at the competition site, Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinios, just a few hours after the completion of the Formation Skydiving events.
Expert conversation in the NSL News Coaches Corner has been a part of the aftermath for many years, and coaches Gary Smith and Joey Jones have contributed their feedback for the audience since the Coaches Corner was introduced. Both are professionals in the sport, as they were first world champions in Formation Skydiving competition before turning into very popular and busy coaches.
One of the... (more)
Did you know that the Kaos Theory XP story continues? posted: Sep 24th, 2022 The story of U.S. 4-way team Kaos Theory XP has been documented carefully by the NSL News, and it was well worth it. The team caught the attention of the NSL News first time after an exciting 1-point battle for the AA/Intermediate Class gold medals at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2020.
The Barhons, a pickup team for the event, won, and F-5 moved on with the new team name, Kaos Theory XP. The road was paved well, as four of the team members explained during a NSL Live Talk conversation after the completion of the USPA Nationals earlier this month. They said that the team "gelled" very... (more)
Did you know that Sorta were More Than Adequate in 10-way Speed?
Did you know that Carl-Erik Tuv is much more involved in his Norwegian 4-way project than he may have expected?
Did you know that there is a strong 4-way momentum in Colorado?
Did you know that last year's teams of the 4-way Beginner Class continued in different categories?
Did you know that Solly Williams caught up with Gary Smith and Joey Jones on NSL Live Talk?
Did you know that the Kaos Theory XP story continues?