Did you know that videos of the Russian Nationals 2009 are now available for reviews? posted: Aug 20th, 2009 The NSL News goes back to the Russian Nationals 2009, which had its coverage between August 3 and 7. Black Cat won with a 20.9 average after ten rounds, three points ahead of archrival Skylight Barkli with three Sky Panthers. Kaktus Hunter won the bronze medals after a jumpoff with Cross Road.
The details of this competition were already covered with the three meet stories. Most of the videos are now available for reviews, as they have been uploaded to the Russian version of YouTube.
The story on 4 August 2009 mentioned that Kaktus Hunter lost four points due to center point violations in... (more)
Did you know that SDC Rhythm XP is now dangerously close to the Mass Defiance record? posted: Aug 19th, 2009 The NSL News story on 12 August 2009 covered the August meet of the Midwest Skydiving League. Seven teams competed at Skydive Chicago, both AAA Class teams (SDC Furies XP, SDC Rhythm XP) completed all ten rounds of the fast AAA Class competition draw, while all other teams went through the 6-round meet as usual. (more)
Did you know that Scott Latinis observed his 8-way team mate from the distance? posted: Aug 18th, 2009 The popular NSL Gloves recently had a free advertisement when Texas veteran 4-way and 8-way competitor Scott Latinis was filmed by Perris Fury member Chris Farina. Both participated in a demo jump for T-Mobile over San Francisco, and Scott Latinis wears the NSL Gloves on the video.
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Did you know that the World Cup 2009 includes several skydiving events? posted: Aug 17th, 2009 The FAI World Cup 2009 is the next major 4-way event coming up in two weeks and brings together the best 4-way teams in the world, except any teams from the USA. The NSL News goes back to the German Nationals 2009 where the German national team FSC Eisenach-Paratec jumped up above the 20-average and into the top level of 4-way competition with a 20.8 average after ten rounds.
Eisenach's videographer Alexander "Dude" Hau provided the NSL News with an uploaded high-definition video of the 33-pointer in Round 5, which now stands as the new German 4-way record for a single round. The same Eisenach... (more)
Did you know that the first meet videos of the FSL meet at Skydive City are available? posted: Aug 16th, 2009 The Florida Skydiving League completed the August meet with six rounds successfully on Saturday at Skydive City. The weather maps showed heave weather systems all around Florida for the weekend. However, the FSL teams and competitors were lucky and never had to interrupt the smooth operation. The first videos and photos can now be viewed.
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Did you know that the Czech Nationals 2009 brought several national records? posted: Aug 14th, 2009 One of the several national championships that were completed last week was the Czech Nationals 2009. It was another record event in many ways.
The competition draw for the weekend offered the opportunity for high scores and high meet averages, and the defending and new champion, the Skywalkers, took full advantage of it. Jirí Jirman (Point), Jan Lukavec (Center Inside), Štepán Tuma (Tail), Zbynek Živný (Center Outside) and Petr Brož (Camera) have also been the Czech national team of the past years and defended the top position successfully.
The Skywalkers set new Czech record scores... (more)
Did you know that videos of the Russian Nationals 2009 are now available for reviews?
Did you know that SDC Rhythm XP is now dangerously close to the Mass Defiance record?
Did you know that Scott Latinis observed his 8-way team mate from the distance?
Did you know that the World Cup 2009 includes several skydiving events?
Did you know that the first meet videos of the FSL meet at Skydive City are available?
Did you know that the Czech Nationals 2009 brought several national records?