Did you know that two NFTO members could study their outdoor opponent from Russia? posted: Apr 23rd, 2018 The NSL News reported the tie-breaking drama in 4-way Women at the FAI European Indoor Championship 2018 with the update on 14 April 2018.
The story was mostly zooming in on the new/old tie-breaking rules that decided the outcome of the indoor competition in Norway. The meet videos of the two teams now provide a better impression of the actual competition between Volto from Great Britain and Bubble Trouble from Russia.
The earlier story on 13 April 2018, in the aftermath of the World Challenge 2018, explained that two NFTO members (Anna Hicks, Vana Parker) would join forces with two Volition... (more)
Did you know that Echochamber won the FAI indoor bronze medals in the very last round? posted: Apr 23rd, 2018 The most exciting part of the new FAI European Indoor Championship 2018 was the battle for the bronze medals. Aerodyne Realfly won the gold medals for France eight points ahead of Black Cat in the absence of NMP PCH HayaBusa, and the Russian national 4-way team had no opposition for the silver medals.
However, behind the gold and silver medal position, there was a fierce battle going on between Amnesya (Italy), Airheads (Switzerland) and Echochamber (Sweden). All three teams finished with new record averages, and Echochamber won the bronze medals with the cleanest performance of this trio.
The... (more)
Did you know that Jetmax and HF Flying Circus have been fighting their own battles since 2015? posted: Apr 22nd, 2018 Another team duel took place on the same "German World Challenge weekend" when Airbus FSZ Saar and AtomiX-YUU fought it out at the German Outdoor Nationals 2017.
This duel was an international one between HF Flying Circus from the Czech Republic and Jetmax from Belgium. Flying Circus members mentioned this friendly rivalry during the NSL Live Talk on World Challenge TV after Jetmax members had brought it up on the same World Challenge TV stage earlier.
The competition between the two teams from the Czech Republic and Belgium began two years later, compared to the history of Airbus and AtomiX,... (more)
Did you know that nothing has changed between Airbus FSZ Saar and AtomiX-YUU? posted: Apr 21st, 2018 The NSL News recently featured the indoor competition between three Germans teams who are eligible for FAI/IPC's 4-way Women event and posted their scores on two different leaderboards on the "German World Challenge weekend".
The same article mentioned that not much changed on the top level of German 4-way competition, where Airbus FSZ Saar and AtomiX-YUU have been distancing themselves from the rest of the field of 4-way teams in the past years. However, this duel always offers exciting competition and enough drama to catch regular attention by the NSL News.
The Airbus-AtomiX duel in Germany... (more)
Did you know that HF Flying Circus has targets, goals and duels? posted: Apr 20th, 2018 There was a time when HF Flying Circus from the Czech Republic was pursuing the 20+ indoor scoring benchmark, as the NSL News reported several times. That was not too long ago since the team entered the AAA Class world only at the beginning of the 2017 season. Little over a year later, the team is well settled on a significantly higher level.
It was the team's third visit at Bedford for the World Challenge 2018, after winning the Rookie Class in 2015 and an 18th place in the AAA Class last year. The 12th place this month with a 22.2 average was not enough yet to make the last cut and the Top... (more)
Did you know that three German 4-way Women teams performed 18 different sequences on two different leaderboards? posted: Apr 18th, 2018 The NSL News mentioned during the recent coverage of the World Challenge 2018 that Germany held the first national indoor championships exactly on the weekend of the biggest 4-way competition in the world in Bedford, and that one German 4-way team still made the trip to England despite the scheduling conflict.
The AAA Class competition in Germany did not offer any surprises. Airbus and AtomiX maintained approximately the same distance that they were separated by at the outdoor championships last year, considering the difference between indoor and outdoor averages. Both teams were separated by... (more)