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Did you know that the Fun Flag got ripped again today?
posted: Aug 13th, 2008 Back to happier events than rules and freeze frames and bad weather - if you can say so... The weather was still not cooperating very well or not at all today. Meet Director Patrice Girardin has already announced that he will soon declare the next round as the semifinals. This means that only the top ten teams would make Round 7. It is also possible that Round 7 could become the final round with only six teams if nothing changes. The weather forecast for Thursday is much better. However, the last take-off is scheduled for 11:00 am at the latest. The rules say that the host has a maximum of... (more)

Did you know that the 8-way semifinals conclude the day in Maubeuge?
posted: Aug 13th, 2008 More serious team fans can be sighted out their in the field. The German delegation has strong fan support, as well. Dr. Thiele is supporting his two sons in Maubeuge. Jörn and Max Thiele are both members of the German 8-way team EADS and compete with FSC Eisenach in 4-way. Dr. Thiele was a world-class competitor in his time, too. His team "Walter's Voegel" was a medal winner and world-class team by then. His sons are on the way to the top of the world. The 8-way teams have already landed, and the judges are in the middle of their work. Germany will be up soon, with the whole family being... (more)

Did you know that the semifinals are in full swing?
posted: Aug 13th, 2008 The teams of the female 4-way category are already done with their semifinals. It is still a tight competition on the very top. All three teams in the medal positions lost points, Aerokart Deep Blue two, Fastrax Blue and Bodyflight Storm one each. The final round can still change everything tomorrow. The judges are currently working on the semifinals in the 4-way Open Class. The Dutch team Dynamic Fource has a large fan group here. It was very loud in the hangar with the viewing area when the Netherlands team was on the screen. (more)

Did you know that it's still a gamble at freeze frame time?
posted: Aug 13th, 2008 There were times in Formation Skydiving competition when some teams were happy looking at the freeze frame image and others were not. It was in the judges' hands to decide whether this formation was complete and the other one was not, even though it may look so. Teams, competitors and IPC members of the Formation Skydiving Committee did not like this uncertainty and made an effort to look for solutions and better ways to avoid the gamble and emotional rollercoaster at freeze frame time. They were successful, found a better way and agreed on a new and improved procedure. It happened in steps. Committee... (more)

Did you know that Gary Smith and Shannon Pilcher have one more day as reigning 4-way world champions?
posted: Aug 13th, 2008 It was a rough afternoon in Maubeuge on Tuesday. The teams were jumping, but the conditions were not the best ones. In fact, Meet Director Patrice Girardin even received a warning from the FAI Controller that he sent some loads in too critical conditions. Yes, it was windy, and it still is. It is almost a fact by now that the meet will not be completed after ten rounds. Patrice Girardin has all teams of all events on stand by at the dropzone, and each jumpable weather situation will be used. From here on, each jump could be the last one of the competition. The teams may consider this in their... (more)

Did you know that Brits and Scots fought over the Fun Flag?
posted: Aug 12th, 2008 Quick update on Round 6 before the day will be wrapped up once again with the most important topic of the day. Airspeed Odyssey lost two points in the judging room, and France Maubeuge got two points closer to the very top of the leaderboard. Airspeed's lead is down to three points over Hayabusa Defence and four points over France. The scoresheets have not been available for the NSL News yet. They will tell more about what happened, tomorrow... And: Cyprus is two points ahead of Turkey and seven points ahead of Slovakia. Cross your fingers. (more)