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Did you know that Joey Jones, Marin Ferré, Andy Delk and Gary Smith attended the first Coaches Corner?
posted: Aug 4th, 2011 The first Coaches Corner NSL Talk at the World Cup 2011 was held yesterday when it was not raining. The sky was overcast and did not provide the best backdrop. However, NSL Talk ist mostly about hearing what the skydive VIPs and celebrities have to say. Two of the coaches are directly involved in the female 4way competition, which naturally became a topic of the conversation. (more)

Did you know that Jan Klapka turned a weather meet into a Sportflight indoor competition?
posted: Aug 3rd, 2011 The World Cup 2011 surely takes and deserves all the NSL News attention this week. There are too many stories to cover it all while being in Germany. Many follow-up stories and a lot of information is still waiting for the online audience in the near future. Other events were and are also happening while the NSL News reports live from Saarlouis-Duren. One of those other events was an indoor competition that was actually not on the NSL Calendar of Events this year. Jan Klapka, director of the 4-way league in the Czech Republic, informed the NSL News that his outdoor competition was completely... (more)

Did you know that the German teams find themselves in an unusual situation?
posted: Aug 3rd, 2011 The polls for the 4way events at the World Cup 2011 are now closed, as well. As in 8way (France - USA - Russia), it was supposed to be a race between three teams, Aerokart Aerodyne, NMP-PCH Hayabusa and Sky Panthers Barkli. As in 8way, the audience was favoring the team that is currently in 2nd place. As in 8way, the race is still wide open. Finally, as in 8way, the team that was offered in the polls as a 3rd option for the top spot is actually in a battle for the 3rd place with an underdog coming from below. (more)

Did you know that the UK delegation is the cheerleader of the World Cup 2011?
posted: Aug 3rd, 2011 Round 3 in 8way is not complete yet, but the host managed to get several teams in the air before it was time for the next weather hold. Three teams also completed their third round in the female 4way category. It has continued this way for the whole day so far, as the host is trying to use every opportunity to get some more scores on the board. In the meantime, the next video clip has been uploaded, and it is a colorful one, literally. The flags of all participating nations and the blue and sunny skies matched well for the celebration of the international skydiving community. The NSL-TV camera... (more)

Did you know that the Fun Flag is flying - somewhere?
posted: Aug 3rd, 2011 It is very unusual that the NSL News audience is off the pace at the polls. The majority of the 8way fans expects the French Aerodyne Maubeuge lineup to win the World Cup 2011. Even French team captain Clement Martin St. Leon, triple world champion of 2006, 2008 and 2010, was not so sure about that, as the NSL News explained yesterday. The Golden Knights are up by two points after Round 2, and the scores for Round 3 will be posted very soon. Golden Knights team captain Brian "BK" Krause said that he is glad that his 4way lineup decided to focus only on 8way in Germany this week. He remembered... (more)

Did you know that French national coach Jeremie Rollett is unhappy about the Arizona Airspeed situation?
posted: Aug 3rd, 2011 Breakfast in the hotel on Wednesday morning included thunder and lightning. The weather was expected to give the meet a break today, but it will most likely be only half a day of ground work. There is a very good chance that jumping will resume in the afternoon. The competition is planned to continue in both events, 4way and 8way. The 8way teams will be first, and the 4way teams will follow 1.5 hours later, only with the teams who have no overlapping 8way duties. Not everybody likes this plan. Dutch head coach Gary Smith explained that this strategy takes away from the feeling of a real competition: "You... (more)