Did you know that David Grauwels, Dennis Praet and Pete Allum wrapped up the FAI Indoor World Cup? posted: Apr 10th, 2022 Coaches and celebrities (David Grauwels, Dennis Praet, Pete Allum) came together one more time on Saturday at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022 to wrap up the event with the final evaluation. All events of horizontal Formation Skydiving competition were completed, and the medal rankings were confirmed in the same order as they turned out at the end of the first day and the first four rounds.
David Grauwels was looking at the competition from the coaching perspective only, while he is getting ready to put on the HayaBusa jumpsuit very soon again for three months. New inside center Neal Willems is... (more)
Did you know that only three Top 10 contenders were left after Round 9? posted: Apr 9th, 2022 The FAI Indoor World Cup 2022 is complete, and the judges are working on the only missing scores for Round 10 in 4-way Open.
As expected, nothing changed in the medal positions due to the slower nature and lack of opportunity of the last two rounds. The NSL News pointed out the situation around the Top 10 ranking positions yesterday, and this drama lived up to the expectations.
However, there was another interesting and competitive situation in the medal positions. The FAI Indoor World Cup includes the official FAI European Championship, where only one national team is eligible for any medal... (more)
Did you know that Squadra Militare Femminile attend their first AAA Class competition in Charleroi? posted: Apr 8th, 2022 The event place of the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022, Airspace Charleroi, is not as busy any longer as soon as the 4-way teams are done with their rounds, even though the artistic events are very popular for the audience and well attended.
Many of the 4-way teams usually prepare the next rounds before leaving the windtunnel, while others do the same wherever they are accommodated. However, the creeping area at the event site is probably the only location where this part of performance preparation can be done.
Two teams still used the creeper pad when the artistic competition rounds began in the... (more)
Did you know that Brazil's INIT-Y have the momentum of teams in the Top 10 battle? posted: Apr 8th, 2022 Gary Smith was right on point with his evaluation of the competition draw. The whole second day of the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022 did not change much on the leaderboards in 4-way Open and 4-way Women.
In fact, the teams in the medal positions just solidified the situation at the end of the first day and the first four rounds. Arizona Airspeed and HF Cubs were even able to extend their respective leads in 4-way Open and 4-way Women. The Czech team also added some distance to ISR FireFlash on the combined AAA leaderboard, where they are holding the 4th place behind Arizona Airspeed, Aerokart Ak'demie... (more)
Did you know that the Czech Republic has a very strong delegation in Charleroi? posted: Apr 8th, 2022 The start of the second competition day at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022 did not change much, as it was expected, according to the evaluation of the competition draw by Gary Smith. Arizona Airspeed keep retaliating after the 4-point damage in Round 2, the fastest sequence of the competition. Even the loss of this round doesn't hurt the U.S. champions, as they perform on a different level than all the other teams.
It is interesting to see how NMP PCH HayaBusa are building momentum and confidence with the new team member, meet by meet and round by round. It seems like the Belgians have switched... (more)
Did you know that coach David Grauwels and team player Pete Allum came together for NSL Live Talk? posted: Apr 7th, 2022 The NSL News featured a conversation with Pete Allum on February 16th. One of the most experienced skydivers in the history of the sport provided details of the British Indoor Nationals 2022.
Pete Allum has mostly been known as one of the most popular coaches in the Formation Skydiving competition world, even though he has a long history as a very active competitor. The NSL News story with the NSL Live Talk brought him back to the audience as a 4-way competitor at the national indoor championships in February, where his team Meraki placed 2nd behind Chimera.
He was not in the player-coaching... (more)