Did you know that the three new French national 4way members competed in Paraclete's 8way event? posted: Feb 9th, 2013 The large French delegation at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2013, guided by the two 8way world champions of 2010, Martial Ferre and Damien Sorlin, did not have any 4way teams on the leaderboard. All French competitors and their guests competed only in 8way.
There were actually not too many participants who competed in both events. It was a very fast pace, and it was challenging for the few flyers with double duties to be well prepared for both events.
Steve Lefkowitz (SDC Rhythm XP - Paraclete XP8), Josh Hall and Thiago Gomes (Just In Time - Paraclete XP8) and Carolina Turbo XP were... (more)
Did you know that 13 teams competed at Sportflight's Skydive Arena in Prague this week? posted: Feb 8th, 2013 The same 13 teams who competed at the January indoor competition of the Czech Republic Skydiving League came back to the Sportflight Arena in Prague this week on Thursday. It was the fourth of the six indoor meets that organizer Jan Klapka scheduled to keep his 4way teams and competitors in shape throughout the winter.
The three AAA Class teams in this event series have settled in their positions and not changed the rankings since the first meet in November 2012. Hvezdy is the only team in the AA Class and matched the 12.1 average of January exactly this week.
The situation in the A Class... (more)
Did you know that Arizona Airspeed of 2013 competed with Airspeed 2011 last weekend? posted: Feb 7th, 2013 It is about time for the first judging videos of Arizona Airspeed's performance with the new lineup at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2013.
The videos are showing the Airspeed engine running very smoothly after very little training with the new lineup before the competition. Chris Farina looks as if he has been flying the Point slot forever, and the distance to the other US teams is the same as it has been in the past years.
It is obvious that the three reigning 4way world champions with the new Point have no serious competition in the USA where this year's USPA Nationals is the qualification... (more)
Did you know that Voodoo posted the highest South African meet average since Equanimity? posted: Feb 6th, 2013 The Mondial Dubai 2012 had several internal battles at different parts of the leaderboard, and the NSL News has covered some of them. This time, the race for the final slot in the semifinals is the topic of the day.
The story on 1 January 2013 had shown what a great competition the four semi-finalists had with each other. Each of the teams had at least two highscores for a round. It was also a part of the race for the unofficial title of the amateur world champion.
However, the same four teams also had to protect their slots in the semifinals at the same time. Two additional teams were a... (more)
Did you know that Florida won the first 2013 battle of the virtual indoor competition at iFLY Orlando? posted: Feb 5th, 2013 The 2013 season of the virtual indoor competition between the Florida Skydiving League at iFLY Orlando and the Northwest Skydiving League at iFLY Seattle had its first monthly duel in January, and Florida has taken the 1 - 0 lead. It was the closest competition between the two groups so far. In fact, it could not be any closer, as Florida won by one single point.
The friendly indoor competition project was launched in July last year, and the Northwest Skydiving League won the very first event. Each group has the whole month to practice the six sequences and post the best videos with the highest... (more)
Did you know that XL is back with the 2007 lineup at the World Challenge 2013? posted: Feb 4th, 2013 Several teams used the discounted registration fee for the World Challenge 2013 in time, and the number of teams went up significantly before the 1st of February. The 4way field is once again like an extended World Meet in the AAA Class competition, and the other categories are filling up quickly, as well.
It is an extended World Meet situation since not only the national teams are eligible for the indoor competition at Bodyflight Bedford. Other world class teams like XL, SDC Rhythm XP and Thunder can also show what they have to offer and get their scores posted on the same leaderboard.
XL... (more)