Did you know that the 4-way Women top contenders of 2022 are probably the same as in 2019? posted: Jun 12th, 2022 This year's situation in the FAI/ISC 4-way Women category is probably the most unknown territory in the horizontal Formation Skydiving competition world. The world's arguably strongest teams in this event have not met each other directly at international meets, which have offered insights and competition practice and experiences in the past.
Worldwide health and political crises have made it more difficult to run and attend events where teams have the opportunities to enjoy the live atmosphere and direct competition with potential opponents. It was at the FAI Indoor World Meet 2019 where the... (more)
Did you know that Manu Sarrazin is guiding a new French 8-way team to Eloy 2022? posted: Jun 10th, 2022 It was in May 2018 when the NSL News reported that France would miss a world meet in 8-way for the first time. It became reality when the French delegation arrived in Australia 2018 without a team in one of the most traditional events.
In fact, French 8-way teams did not only attend each world meet since 1985 and before 2018. They won FAI medals at each event, including three sets of gold in 2006, 2008 and 2010. The United States became the only nation with a flawless record of 8-way participation after Australia 2018.
The French 8-way team, with national coach Mathieu Bernier himself in... (more)
Did you know that the complete NMP PCH HayaBusa lineup had additional information to share? posted: Jun 9th, 2022 The NMP PCH HayaBusa update on June 4th included NSL Live Talk with original HayaBusa member David Grauwels, who explained in more detail his team's situation during the transition from the 2019 to the 2020 lineup, and now to the current lineup with newest member Neal Willems.
David Grauwels said that his team was in the middle of a training camp at the Spa Skydiving Center. He also explained that new inside center Neal Willems has actually been using his weekends and off-days from the military boot camp to train with the team.
The NSL News met with NMP PCH HayaBusa's complete lineup on ZOOM... (more)
Did you know that Stephane, Tom and Noe Mattoni competed in the same lineup this time? posted: Jun 8th, 2022 Most of the teams who attended the FAI Indoor World Cup at the beginning of April transitioned to outdoor training and competition after the event. Especially the national outdoor teams had to begin with their preparations for the national championships and then representing their respective countries at the FAI Outdoor World Meet in October.
Arizona Airspeed (United States), NMP PCH HayaBusa (Belgium), HF Flying Circus (Czech Republic), Papea Masculino (Spain), Out of the Blue (Netherlands), Echochamber Oceanside (Sweden), Amnesya (Italy), INIT-Y (Brazil), Windabona Black Mantis (Austria) alone... (more)
Did you know that HF Flying Circus completed seven 10-round meets between January and June? posted: Jun 7th, 2022 The NSL News pointed out just a few days ago that Czech FAI bronze medalist at the FAI European Indoor Championships, HF Flying Circus, were the only team on the indoor leaderboard who were back for outdoor competition last weekend.
HF Flying Circus have attended seven 10-round meets between January and beginning of June, and they seem to be on the way to set a new participation record this year. Their last 10-round meet was the first outdoor competition in the Czech Republic in 2022.
In addition to the seven 10-round meets, HF Flying Circus have also performed the AAA and AA sequences for... (more)
Did you know that twin brother Anderson Vargas won his first competition with S.A.G.A.? posted: Jun 6th, 2022 The NSL News reported at the beginning of May that the two teams from Brazil at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022, INIT-Y and So Pressao, attended their own indoor competition at Copa iFLY in Brasilia, the country's capital city, before traveling to Belgium. The Netunos had attended the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2022 at the end of February.
All three teams had their final competition practice before the indoor world cup in flying chambers with different sizes. Paraclete XP offers the teams 16-foot flying space, and Copa iFLY's chamber is slightly larger than 12 feet. The FAI indoor competition... (more)