Did you know that Rhevolution XP won this year's tightest 4-way competition? posted: Sep 23rd, 2022 The 4-way Advanced Class leaderboard of the USPA Nationals featured the most exciting competition for the three sets of USPA medals in the traditional Formation Skydiving events this time. Four teams were separated by a total of eight points. Rhevolution XP won by four points, and AZ Alpha finished for more points ahead of SDC Rhuthless.
The competitive field between the medal winners and behind them becomes even more obvious with a closer look at the highscores round by round. The team in 9th place, This is Our Season, with iFLY Colorady Springs' Indoor Cloud League organizers Emily Bombardi... (more)
Did you know that the 4-way Women top contenders of 2022 are probably the same as in 2019? posted: Jun 12th, 2022 This year's situation in the FAI/ISC 4-way Women category is probably the most unknown territory in the horizontal Formation Skydiving competition world. The world's arguably strongest teams in this event have not met each other directly at international meets, which have offered insights and competition practice and experiences in the past.
Worldwide health and political crises have made it more difficult to run and attend events where teams have the opportunities to enjoy the live atmosphere and direct competition with potential opponents. It was at the FAI Indoor World Meet 2019 where the... (more)
Did you know that Emily Bombardi and Eric Daniel launched a new Indoor Cloud League team in Colorado? posted: May 28th, 2022 It was in March this year when Emily Bombardi and Eric Daniel began hosting monthly 4-way tunnel events at the new iFly Colorado Springs location. Emily Bombardi was a regular participant at events of Florida's Indoor Cloud League teams at iFLY Tampa and iFLY Orlando since 2016.
Emily Bombardi and Eric Daniel both are also outdoor competitors. Emily Bombardi trained and competed with Hands Full in 2016/2017, and she attended her first USPA Nationals in the AA/Intermediate Class at the national championships in 2017. She was back at the USPA Nationals 2019 with Florida team SCZ ZEUS before she... (more)
Did you know that RhEvolution XP is back with a new and strong lineup? posted: May 9th, 2022 The SDC RhEvolution XP 4-way team was founded by Chris Normandeau, with original team members Gorka Amian, Josh Reinert and Brad Wallace in the lineup. SDC Rhythm XP member Andrew Happick was coaching and filming the team in 2018, together with Rhythm videographer Justin Wageman and Keith Nugent.
The lineup changed before the team's first USPA Nationals in 2018. Jason Krumholz replaced Brad Wallace in the tail slot, and RhEvolution finished in 2nd place on the AA/Intermediate Class leaderboard. They were not eligible for USPA medals at that time and competed as a guest team. SDMW X and Hands... (more)
Did you know that Skydive Midwest NEXT and Perris Jets members have a competition history together? posted: Dec 11th, 2021 An interesting duel played out in the middle of the 4-way Open Class field at the USPA Nationals 2021. Perris Jets and Skydive Midwest NEXT battled for the highest spot behind the medal positions.
The Midwest team is working on getting to the top spots in the 4-way Open Class at USPA Nationals, after winning the Intermediate Class gold medals in 2015, Advanced Class gold a year later and then competing once in the Open Class competition of 2017.
All members of the Perris Jets have been there before and collected many USPA and FAI 4-way and 8-way world championship medals and titles in the... (more)
Did you know that Oceanside AtomiX reverse the previous team announcement? posted: Oct 20th, 2021 It was less than two week ago when the NSL News reported that the German 4-way champion team of 2019, Oceanside AtomiX, announced their continuation of the team project until at least the national championships next year.
Things have changed in the meantime, and team speaker Peter Ingenhaag now informed the team supporters and the public that the recent announcement had to be corrected. He posted that AtomiX withdraws from 4-way training and competition and that the team members may go their own ways from here on forward.
He provided an emotional overview of the nine years that the team needed... (more)