Did you know that 4-way junior Kalle Pohjola from Finland is back with 22.8 on the AAA Class leaderboard? posted: Feb 11th, 2018 Kylian Forsans is not the only 4-way competitor who started in the 4-way Junior category (AA) and now competes as a 4-way senior in the AAA Class. He grew up as a 4-way competitor in the French Aerokart Ak'demie project, has recently become a full member of the Monaco Parachute and Indoor Skydive Team and attended his first three AAA Class competitions since November 2017, including the Wind Games 2018.
The NSL News has mentioned another 4-way junior on a regular basis in the past, following his career progression. He was not yet performing in the active lineup when his name, Kalle Pohjola from... (more)
Did you know that the World Challenge 2018 field is shaping up? posted: Feb 11th, 2018 The registration process for the World Challenge 2018 is now in full swing. The leaderboards begin to take shape, and it is time for the first power ranklings.
The AAA/Open Class leaderboard is traditionally the busiest one and receives the first attention. Almost all of the AAA Class teams have a scoring history. Only one of the 18 teams that are on the current NSL Power Ranking of the event has not competed yet at a previous indoor competition.
It is not very difficult to determine the expected leader, as NMP PCH HayaBusa are the reigning indoor and outdoor world champions and easily won... (more)
Did you know that Craig Girard is bringing Russia's 8-way team to top speed? posted: Feb 9th, 2018 Craig Girard does not only have an impressive record as a world class 4-way competitor, the event where he won FAI world meet gold medals in 2001 and 2008. In fact, 8-way competition has actually been his most successful event in the past.
He won 8-way world championship titles with the Golden Knights in 1989, 1991 and 1993. Then he moved to Arizona and launched Arizona Airspeed's 8-way project. Airspeed eventually dethroned the formerly impeccable U.S. Army team and won their first FAI 8-way gold medals in 1999.
His 8-way time with Arizona Airspeed included the most successful period for... (more)
Did you know that the start into the new Indoor Cloud League year could not be any more exciting? posted: Feb 8th, 2018 The coverage of the first Indoor Cloud League month of the new year concludes with updates from iFLY Dallas and iFLY Seattle and the monthly summary.
Former Dallas 350 team mates Scott Levy and Lucas King were back together in the AAA Class lineup for iFLY Dallas in January and organized the six sequences together with their assistant player coaches Zach Breaux and Genifer Oliver.
The total of 98 points places iFLY Dallas in 4th place on the 14+ leaderboard for the 2018 starting point. The Florida Skydiving League team had finished in 4th place at the end of the 2017 season and missed a scoring... (more)
Did you know that Niklas Hemlin evaluated the Airspeed performance at the Wind Games live on NSL-TV? posted: Feb 7th, 2018 Niklas Hemlin, Arizona Airspeed's outside center and team captain since the completion of the USPA Nationals 2016, traveled straight back to the United States after the Wind Games 2018 and spent a few days in New York to visit Michelle Karamon, Ranch 2nd Generation's inside center.
He has been coaching the USPA Advanced Class champion of 2017 and continues to work with the team this year. Niklas Hemlin and Michelle Karamon both took some extra time to discuss the recent Airspeed performance in Spain, R2G plans for the 2018 season and several other topics live with the NSL News on Tuesday.
Michelle... (more)
Did you know that iFLY SF Bay won the first Indoor Cloud League 12+ competition of 2018 by one single point? posted: Feb 6th, 2018 The 2018 season of the Indoor Cloud League started almost exactly the same way on the 12+ leaderboard as Hurricane Factory and Paraclete XP showed off on the 14+ leaderboard. The NSL News had reported on 4 February 2018 that the two ICL 14+ teams tied their totals for the first six sequences of the 2018 season.
The two 12+ teams in Northern California finished their own six sequences with a 1-point difference (102 - 101).
The iFLY Sacramento team had their January event on the 11th and started with 101 points. The iFLY SF Bay team followed up a week later and outscored the regional rival... (more)