Did you know that NMP PCH HayaBusa and ISR FireFlash went neck to neck at the Belgian indoor championship? posted: Mar 22nd, 2022 The four teams of the Belgian 4-way delegation for the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022 all used their last opportunity for a serious competition test at their national indoor championships at a different location, the Ice Mountain Adventure Park.
The results did not offer any surprises, as the Belgian teams finished in the expected order, even though NMP PCH HayaBusa had to work hard to maintain the domestic top position. ISR FireFlash finished with exactly the same 28.1 average that they posted at their last indoor competition, the Wind Games in January 2020, which was challenging enough for the... (more)
Did you know that Skynamite could challenge Piteraq for FAI bronze medals in 4-way Women? posted: Mar 21st, 2022 Neither of the two top teams at the German Indoor Nationals 2022 are registered for the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022 at the beginning of April in Charleroi, Belgium.
Airbus Oceanside Illertissen had made clear earlier that outdoor training and competition would have the highest priority this year. Jochen Schweizer Arena's Airfource indoor experts represented Germany at the FAI Indoor World Meet 2019, after winning the national indoor championships in 2019, while they have no plans to travel to Belgium next month.
There will be no German team on the 4-way Open Class leaderboard, however, the... (more)
Did you know that Jochen Schweizer Arena's Airfource defended the German indoor title successfully? posted: Mar 20th, 2022 The German national outdoor team in 4-way Open, Airbus Oceanside Illertissen, continues to impress with their new lineup. The NSL News had featured the team with NSL Live Talk on 3 December 2021, during a winter training camp at Skydive DeLand.
The Airbus 4-way team had upset the previous national outdoor team and 4-way champion, Oceanside AtomiX, at the German Outdoor Nationals 2021 and new member Felix Pfeiffer's first live AAA Class competition. The outdoor training camp in DeLand was the first one after team member Alexander Prendinger had also decided to leave the Airbus 8-way lineup and... (more)
Did you know that IFS Moscow won the Small Party's Indoor Cup? posted: Mar 19th, 2022 Two of the seven Russian 4-way teams who were registered for the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022 still attended the Small Party's Indoor Cup, even though they will not be able to compete at the upcoming indoor competition in Charleroi.
The NSL News had introduced the Russian 4-way delegation on February 2nd. Most of the teams were planning to get their last competition practice at last weekend's indoor meet before traveling to Belgium at the beginning of April.
The update on March 8th included an official FAI/ISC statement that the FAI Executive Board unanimously decided to "suspend the members... (more)
Did you know that Matt Davidson and Craig Girard could win their 6th FAI 8-way gold medal together? posted: Mar 18th, 2022 The careers of Matt Davidson and Craig Girard have been topics for the NSL News as long as SKYLEAGUE.COM has brought Formation Skydiving competition to the online audience. In fact, Matt Davidson won his first world championship gold medal with the Golden Knights just when the Florida Skydiving League was launched in 1997 and before the National Skydiving League started in 1998, Craig Girard even much earlier.
The NSL News explained on 3 December 2019 how Matt Davidson alone had the unique opportunity to complete his own "Decade of 8-way Excellence" that the Golden Knights claimed with six consecutive... (more)
Did you know that iFLY Dallas Indoor Cloud League teams won two U.S. titles at Paraclete XP? posted: Mar 17th, 2022 Kyle Hermberg's Indoor Cloud League teams and competitors at iFLY Dallas were in good shape in February, as well, which was eventually confirmed at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2022.
The NSL News had reported on February 23rd that three of the Indoor Cloud League teams were planning to compete at the national indoor championships, and how they used Kyle Hermberg's ICL events for their own preparations and to inspire other participants to train and compete in 4-way.
The same three teams were back to perform the ICL February sequences just before the trip to Paraclete XP. Result of... (more)