Did you know that Craig Girard is waiting for his equipment in Taiwan? posted: Jul 15th, 2009 The shift of power did not happen in Denmark. The national championships were completed in record time, as Chief Judge Ulla Mærsk reported, but Voluntas had to accept that the DaneZ are still too strong at the moment.
It was the first time in Denmark that a national championship was completed in only two days - five rounds on Monday, five rounds on Tuesday. The five rounds of the second day brought the faster sequences, and Voluntas was much closer now. In fact, for three rounds (6 - 8) it looked as if the challenger would be able to eliminate the 5-point deficit of the first day. (more)
Did you know that once you got it, you always got it? posted: Jul 13th, 2009 Last weekend's scores have already been replaced by the first numbers from Denmark where this year's national championships are in full swing. This does not mean at all that last weekend's leaderboard is complete. It will still be updated as soon as more scores are coming in.
It's an interesting battle in Denmark where the national team Voluntas tries to leave the dominating team of the past years behind, the DaneZ. It doesn't work so far, however, there are five more rounds to come, and the weather forecast is great. At the same time, the national B-Team Sequence has kept up very well, and... (more)
Did you know that the World Games will be more interesting this year? posted: Jul 13th, 2009 Two events are taking place this week. The last posted competition draw is the one for Denmark's national championship 2009, and the event began today. Friday is the first day of the World Games 2009.
The NSL News mentioned earlier that Arizona Airspeed will travel to the World Games that take place every four years. This year's event is in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The last World Games were held in 2005, and Germany was the host.
The World Games traditionally invites the best six 4-way teams of the last World Championship of Formation Skydiving to compete. According to the final rankings of the... (more)
Did you know that the Dutch teams beat the weather forecast on Saturday? posted: Jul 12th, 2009 This weekend's international leaderboard keeps filling up with scores. There are already several interesting team names on the scoreboard, which will offer content for interesting stories.
The scores from the Netherlands came in first. The second Dutch League meet of the 2009 season took place on the island of Texel. The Paracentrum Texel hosted last year's ESL Championship and is the new home of former DeLand Majik (2004) and DeLand Fire (2006) 4-way world champion Gary Smith.
Gary Smith was on competition site for the event and was supported by other Dutch coaches who helped to provide... (more)
Did you know that Arizona Airspeed has a significant lead in the USPA Nationals 2009 poll? posted: Jul 11th, 2009 The NSL News has covered the race of the three best US Open Class teams for the gold medals at the USPA Nationals 2009 already several times this year. Especially the scores posted by Arizona Airspeed, Perris Fury and Spaceland Force XP at this year's competitions provided the content for evaluation and speculation.
All three teams attended the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2009. Airspeed and Fury also competed at the Valentine's Meet 2009 and two indoor competitions, the World Challenge 2009 and the Paraclete XP Indoor Skydiving Championship 2009. (more)
Did you know that Sandy Grillet had new record participation in the Northern Plains? posted: Jul 10th, 2009 The new scores of the Northern Plains Skydiving League have now completed last weekend's leaderboard. Great news came from Skydive Twin Cities, as the eleven NPSL teams set a new participation record for the Northern Plains.
NPSL Director Sandy Grillet had recorded two meets with ten teams in the past, the first one in July 2007, the second one in July 2008. July 2009 brought the new record number of 4-way teams to the NPSL meet last weekend.
Sandy Grillet had launched the Northern Plains Skydiving League in 2001 and is now in his 9th season without any interruptions. He has consistently... (more)
Did you know that Craig Girard is waiting for his equipment in Taiwan?
Did you know that once you got it, you always got it?
Did you know that the World Games will be more interesting this year?
Did you know that the Dutch teams beat the weather forecast on Saturday?
Did you know that Arizona Airspeed has a significant lead in the USPA Nationals 2009 poll?
Did you know that Sandy Grillet had new record participation in the Northern Plains?