Did you know that SDC Rhythm XP's Christy Frikken is the highest-placing female 4-way competitor since 2010? posted: Aug 20th, 2021 All four events at FAI World Championships of Formation Skydiving (4-way Open - 4-way Women - 4-way VFS - 8-way Open) have been using the same numbers and letters for their respective dive pools since the 4-way VFS teams added a few more random formations and blocks to reach the same number as the other three events (22 blocks - 16 random formations).
The dive pools are still different and create sequences with different maneuvers and inters, at least between VFS, 8-way and 4-way. However, the sequences are exactly the same and identical between 4-way Open and 4-way Women, which allows direct... (more)
Did you know that the French national team in 4-way Women could face an unexpected challenge? posted: Aug 8th, 2021 Last and not least, the NSL Power Rankings in 4-way Women complete the preview of the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020 in the three Formation Skydiving competition events. It is the youngest of the three traditional events and was introduced to world championships for the first time in 2001.
The 4-way Women competition was hit harder by the implications of the corona virus crisis than the previously covered events in 4-way Open and 8-way Open. Only four national teams are registered for the competition, which is the lowest number of participating teams in the history of the event.
This is not different... (more)
Did you know that Echochamber have a big decision to make at the end of August? posted: Aug 1st, 2021 Sweden had another comeback in skydiving competition, even though it was as small as can be. Two teams showed up for the national championships in July, and the new Echochamber lineup had no problem with defending the national 4-way title.
Three of the Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) came back this year with their national championships, after only Denmark and Norway held their events in 2020. Finland had the last outdoor competition with 4-way teams in 2018. All Scandinavian countries have withdrawn from participation at the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020.
However, the Swedish national... (more)
Did you know that 4Astrophe defended the Canadian 4-way title successfully? posted: Jul 26th, 2021 It was almost exactly two years ago, after the national championships, when the last scores of Canadian 4-way teams were posted on the NSL website. It was the first time that the Bisson family team (father Richard, daughter Valerie, son Yannick, plus Nicolas Malley and Sean Paquette on camera) won the Canadian 4-way title.
The even more successful Lemay family (father Michel, sons Martin, Vincent, Benoit) had dominated 4-way competition in Canada between 2005 and 2017. Martin, Vincent and Benoit Lemay, with Katie Woods, Jean Christophe Ouimet and videographer Jean-Sebastien Vadeboncoeur in their... (more)
Did you know that both German Airbus teams have withdrawn from the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020? posted: Jun 29th, 2021 The story of Germany's Formation Skydiving competition delegation for the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020 began naturally with the qualification for the slots in 4-way Open, 8-way Open and 4-way Women at the German Outdoor Nationals 2019.
Oceanside AtomiX (4-way Open), Airbus (8-way Open) and Skynamite (4-way Women) won the respective qualifications at the national championships. AtomiX won their first national 4-way title, while Airbus and Skynamite defended their status successfully.
The Airbus 8-way team and Skynamite traveled to Arizona a few months later and competed at the FAI Outdoor World... (more)
Did you know that Echochamber still has a fire burning? posted: Jun 23rd, 2021 The NSL News covered the recent FAI Tanay Mondial cancellation by Sweden's national team in 4-way Open, Echochamber, with yesterday's update. The cancellation was neither directly related to the implications of the corona virus pandemic nor to last weekend's crash of a L-410 Turbolet jump plane in Tanay.
Team speaker Ulf Liljenbäck explained the circumstances after Echochamber had tried to find a substitute for injured Johan Edvall, and that his team was not able to make a working plan for the upcoming world championship. He mentioned in his message that his team has found a new team member... (more)
Did you know that SDC Rhythm XP's Christy Frikken is the highest-placing female 4-way competitor since 2010?
Did you know that the French national team in 4-way Women could face an unexpected challenge?
Did you know that Echochamber have a big decision to make at the end of August?
Did you know that 4Astrophe defended the Canadian 4-way title successfully?
Did you know that both German Airbus teams have withdrawn from the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020?
Did you know that Echochamber still has a fire burning?