Did you know that the Advanced Class leaderboard is difficult to read? posted: Oct 31st, 2011 The scores of Round 5 changed the situation in the Open Class competition at the USPA Nationals 2011. Perris Fury, Paraclete XP4 and Golden Knights Gold broke their earlier ties and have separated from each other. Perris Fury tied Arizona Airspeed's highscore for the round and moved two points closer to SDC Rhythm XP. The meet is far from over as of the race for the silver and bronze medals. In fact, it has probably just begun...
The NSL News took a closer look at the Advanced Class leaderboard, which requires special attention to understand the rankings. Several guest teams are not eligible... (more)
Did you know that underdog SDC Rhythm XP stands strongly after two rounds? posted: Oct 31st, 2011 The competition is in full swing, and the leaderboard after Round 2 looks as it was expected - with one exception. SDC Rhythm XP took the 2nd place in Round 1 and defended it successfully in Round 2. Rhythm's confidence will probably only get stronger, and an upset by the underdog is in the works.
The sequence of Round 2 (21,14,22) was slower than most teams expected it to be, as the previous NSL Reality TV clip showed. No team, not even Arizona Airspeed, managed to get to the 20-pointer level. Airspeed's 19-pointer was the highscore for the round. Round 7 brings another 3-block sequence, which... (more)
Did you know that not much will be the same at this year's USPA Nationals? posted: Oct 29th, 2011 The NSL News has now moved to Eloy, Arizona, where the live coverage of the USPA Nationals 2011 will begin later today after setting up the work station at Skydive Arizona. There are several visiting international teams that the NSL News will introduce soon.
The latest poll results are showing a different picture, as the three top contenders for the silver medal position (Paraclete XP4, Perris Fury, Golden Knights) have moved closer to each other. XP4 had this slot without much competition for a while, but Perris Fury and Golden Knights have caught up recently. SDC Rhythm XP is still in the... (more)
Did you know that Part 2 of the Slow Sequences features 2009 - 2010 events? posted: Oct 27th, 2011 The first part of the special NSL-TV feature of the slowest sequences between 2002 and 2011 has enjoyed great interest by the audience, and the second part has now been uploaded. Original plan was to cover it all in only two parts, which turned out to be too much and too long. The second part now covers the 2009 and 2010 season, and the third part with the 2011 season will conclude the story.
The NSL News will also follow up with additional features. XL and Sinapsi member, veteran coach Pete Allum suggested a vote for the slowest sequence that the current dive pool could generate. After the... (more)
Did you know that USPA responded to Airspeed's Dubai issue? posted: Oct 24th, 2011 Yesterday's NSL News story covered the situation on the top of the 4way world after the World Cup 2011, which was published in the October/November issue of the Blue Skies Mag. The story also included another brief preview of the Dubai Championship in December and Arizona Airspeed's experiences with this event related to the USPA decision of not sanctioning the arguably best US team as the official national team.
Blue Skies Mag also published two letters in the same issue that were only related to Airspeed and Dubai. The first one explained the situation from the Airspeed perspective, the second... (more)
Did you know that Airspeed shakes up the 4way world without posting scores? posted: Oct 23rd, 2011 The NSL News contribution for the latest issue of the Blue Skies Mag (October/November) was mostly another evaluation of the 4way situation on the very top of the world after the results at the World Cup 2011.
The NSL News did this a few times in 2011, as the major 4way events created different scenarios every single time after new scores were posted. It has been a very exciting competition season so far, and it is far from over.
Arizona Airspeed's situation was once again a big part of the story, as the world class team missed the World Cup in Germany and will miss the Dubai Championship... (more)