Did you know that Perris Fury had a quiet 2011 season with an impressive finish at the USPA Nationals? posted: Nov 14th, 2011 NSL-TV continues with the aftermath of the USPA Nationals 2011 and the competition videos of the Top 5 teams and their Rounds 5 and 6, courtesy of USPA and Skydive Arizona. The extended leaderboard includes once again the point deductions, and the online judges can provide help to explain how SDC Rhythm XP lost the second scoring point in Round 6.
The bronze medals in the 4way Open Class competition went very quietly to Perris Fury. The USPA silver medalist of 2010 did not only catch very little attention throughout the 2011 season after a turbulent shakeup of the lineup at the end of the 2010... (more)
Did you know that the Golden Knights were familar with the high pressure of Rounds 9 and 10? posted: Nov 12th, 2011 The NSL News review of the USPA Nationals 2011 continues with the competition videos of the Top 5 teams and their Rounds 3 and 4, courtesy of USPA and Skydive Arizona. The extended leaderboard shows once again the point deductions in those two new rounds.
Arizona Airspeed added two more sole highscores to the team account despite point deductions in both rounds. The penalty situation in Round 3 can be found easily, the NSL News would need help to detect the Airspeed infringement in Round 4. Two of the three judges marked an infringement at the 18th scoring formation.
Perris Fury was the only... (more)
Did you know that the NSL-TV aftermath of the USPA Nationals begins with the first two rounds in the Open Class? posted: Nov 10th, 2011 It is about time to go back to the beginning of the USPA Nationals 2011 and the complete aftermath. The videos of the first two rounds of the Top 5 teams are now available for reviews, thanks to USPA and Skydive Arizona. The videos come along with the extended leaderboard, including the point deductions.
SDC Rhythm XP has received the most attention of all top contenders so far, and there are good resons for that. The impressive performance and the drama of the last two rounds was naturally a very exciting part of the AAA/Open Class competition. The announcement that Center Inside Rob Radez... (more)
Did you know that Rob Radez went from 13.1 in the 2008 Intermediate Class to Rhythm's 21.5 average last week? posted: Nov 7th, 2011 The last video of the NSL News coverage at the USPA Nationals 2011 has been uploaded, and it is one of the most interesting ones. The live NSL Talk with SDC Rhythm XP after the completion of the 16way event comes along with all ten competition rounds, courtesy of USPA and Skydive Arizona.
The rollercoaster event for the youngest top team provided an experience that could be very helpful when Rhythm will eventually compete for the top spot of the USPA leaderboard one day. This will happen with a different lineup though. Center Inside Rob Radez announced that he will take a break, and Rhythm is... (more)
Did you know that the 4way meets ended after drama and jumpoffs? posted: Nov 1st, 2011 What a different day it was for SDC Rhythm XP. It was painful to watch how the 4way veterans of the Golden Knights and Perris Fury took brutally advantage of the nervous young team who did not really know what the second day of the competition would bring to them.
There would be pressure, a lot of it, and no doubt about it. Rhythm had never been in a situation like that. Everything went almost perfectly on Monday, it was almost too good to be true. Maybe it was. Fact is that something happened after Round 8 that will get a lot of Rhythm's attention in the aftermath.
It was not only Rhythm... (more)
Did you know that Thomas Hughes explained the situation before the judging of Round 10? posted: Nov 1st, 2011 Here is a quick update from the USPA Nationals 2011 after Round 10 in the 4way Open Class competition. It has become complicated and extremely exciting on the top of the leaderboard. Arizona Airspeed is the winner, of course, but everything else is open.
It began already after Round 9 when SDC Rhythm XP lost the 2nd place to the Golden Knights and Perris Fury caught up, as well. Round 10 has a very fast sequence too, which offers the potential to change everything around again in the battle for the silver and bronze medals. The Golden Knights had a decent Round 10, as Kurt Isenbarger said. Rob... (more)
Did you know that Perris Fury had a quiet 2011 season with an impressive finish at the USPA Nationals?
Did you know that the Golden Knights were familar with the high pressure of Rounds 9 and 10?
Did you know that the NSL-TV aftermath of the USPA Nationals begins with the first two rounds in the Open Class?
Did you know that Rob Radez went from 13.1 in the 2008 Intermediate Class to Rhythm's 21.5 average last week?
Did you know that the 4way meets ended after drama and jumpoffs?
Did you know that Thomas Hughes explained the situation before the judging of Round 10?