Did you know that Garudas posted first AAA Class 20-plus average with new lineup? posted: May 22nd, 2024 The NSL News reported on 28 December 2022 that the Belgian team Garudas was still undefeated at the end of their second year. They had won their first five meets, beginning at the RRR Class competition of the Belgian Outdoor Nationals 2021.
Garudas skipped the A Class in 2022 and competed in the next higher category, the AA Class. There they added the next four top positions, including the 1st place at the ISR Grand Prix 2022, which was the event where Garudas caught the attention of the NSL News.
Competitors of Belgian 4-way teams have been selected by the country's top teams quite regularly... (more)
Did you know that Czech and U.S. teams shared the April leaderboards of the World Tunnel League? posted: May 22nd, 2024 It has been a while since the last 4-way competition generated a significant leaderboard with teams who applied the same competition draw of the National Skydiving League's 4-way network. The NSL News aftermath of FAI/ISC events and USPA Nationals usually includes a combined leaderboard of teams in the 4-way Open, 4-way Advanced and 4-way Women categories who execute the same sequences at the same location.
The FAI Indoor World Cup 2024 generated a combined leaderboard of 30 teams in China (4-way Open/4-way Women), the USPA Nationals 2023 one with 26 teams (4-way Open/4-way Advanced). 4-way... (more)
Did you know that the Rumolo family won the Super Sequence in the French family showdown? posted: May 20th, 2024 The aftermath of the Weembi FS Cup 2024 was connected to the FAI Indoor World Cup 2024 due to the timely proximity of the two events, as the NSL News reported on May 10th. Mathieu Quizy, member of the French national team in 4-way Open, Aethers, was one of the competitors who had to hurry from Lille in France to Macau in China.
Mathieu Quizy (27) has also age proximity with two of his team mates, Tom Mattoni (20) and Alban Rumolo (24), who are both in their 20's of age, as well, with Tom Mattoni as the youngest member after his 20th birthday earlier this year. He has an even younger brother,... (more)
Did you know that CSC Constellation XP managed and performed for ICL Paraclete XP? posted: May 20th, 2024 Paraclete XP's Indoor Cloud League team took a long break after posting the last scores and videos in June 2023. Paraclete XP's organizers and coaches have a very busy schedule as full-time professionals in event management and as competitors. Priorities between the tasks on the busy plates change, and competing for national and international medals is usually on the top of the list for all role models in Formation Skydiving.
XPG4 members have been organizing Indoor Cloud League events at Paraclete XP in the most recent years, and preparations for the major events require their full attention.... (more)
Did you know that VDV's 31.7 average is a new record number in Russia? posted: May 17th, 2024 The NSL News reported scores of the Russian Indoor Cup 2024 with the update on May 4th. It pointed out that the lineup of the winning team, Airborne VDV, included Salomeya Popova, who had launched her 4-way team career just six months ago and finished the ten rounds for Airborne VDV with a 31.7 average.
That alone was impressive enough for the update, while there is actually even more behind the performance of the winning team. VDV with the new and young competitor in the lineup were not expected to be a top contender for the 1st place. It seems like the team in 2nd place, Strike, had the strongest... (more)
Did you know that Rainbow Magic features the Mirror Image 8-way team of 1979? posted: May 16th, 2024 The NSL News 8-way update that covered the progression of the Qatar Falcons into the 2nd place in the world rankings mentioned the total dominance of the U.S. 8-way teams only briefly. The current national 8-way team, GKXP8, is so far ahead of any other opponents in this event that there seems to be only competition for silver and bronze medals at any world cups and world championships, and wherever the U.S. team is traveling to.
GKXP8 and Qatar Falcons were separated by 51 points (228 - 177) at their last outdoor competition, the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2023, where the U.S. team won all of the... (more)