Did you know that the 4-way gender-mix at the FAI World Cup was almost equal? posted: Oct 18th, 2019 It has been a while now that FAI/IPC apply the same numbers and letters for the competition draw in all four Formation Skydiving categories (4-way Open - 4-way Women - 4-way VFS - 8-way Open). It happened again at the FAI Outdoor World Cup last week. 8-way Open and 4-way VFS have naturally different maneuvers for the same numbers and letters.
The identical competition draw, sequences and maneuvers for teams in 4-way Open and 4-way Women allows to compare the scores directly, and the NSL News aftermath of major events includes this feature traditionally.
There are actually three different... (more)
Did you know that Phoenix XP and Skynamite members knew each other from Australia 2018? posted: Oct 16th, 2019 The 4-way Women competition at the FAI Outdoor World Cup featured not only a new showdown between the French Weembi Girls and NFTO. In fact, the battle between Phoenix XP (United States) and Skynamite (Germany) for the FAI bronze medals was closer than any other competition for medals at the event.
It ended with a 2-point difference to the advantage of Phoenix XP, and it could have ended the other way around, as well. Both teams took turns in winning rounds from the beginning to the end.
It was not a big surprise that Phoenix XP was in contention for 4-way Women medals, despite the late personnel... (more)
Did you know that the new French Weembi Girls created a 16-point cushion for the "French Mission Impossible"? posted: Oct 15th, 2019 One of the major components of Mathieu Bernier's master plan to win two sets of FAI gold medals next year in Tanay has been his national team in 4-way Women.
He used the time after last year's outdoor world meet in Australia and the beginning of the following indoor competition season to create this challenging master plan how France could get the most out of the current situation after missing the 8-way competition in Australia.
He announced his plan in January this year, and the NSL News has covered the new "French Mission Impossible" with several updates ever since.
French national... (more)
Did you know that the four U.S. teams created the first 4-way Open Class world cup sweep? posted: Oct 14th, 2019 The 4-way Open Class re-match between Arizona Airspeed and SDC Rhythm XP had a completely different outcome compared to the USPA Nationals. The second 4-way duel within three weeks never even progressed into a serious competition for the 1st place at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2019.
Airspeed on home turf was a different team and ran away from all other teams, including the new U.S. 4-way champion. The slower competition draw did not allow any of the participating U.S. teams to copy or get close to the meet averages that they had shown at Skydive Paraclete XP in September.
SDC Rhythm XP dropped... (more)
Did you know that Mathieu Bernier succeeded with the first phase of his master plan? posted: Oct 13th, 2019 He did not even compete at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2019, and he is still one of the winners after the conclusion of the event with the award ceremony on Saturday evening.
Mathieu Bernier has successfully completed the first part of his plan to win two gold medals at the next FAI World Meet 2020 in Tanay, Russia. He did not take two sets of gold medals back to France this time. However, his 4-way Women team won and left the British challenger NFTO further behind than expected, and the 8-way team left after a very strong statement in Eloy.
The French 8-way team did not win, while they were... (more)
Did you know that Dennis Praet and Marco Arrigo discussed 4-way and 8-way double duties? posted: Oct 11th, 2019 The first event that was completed at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2019 was the 4-way VFS competition, and Brianne Thompson won her first bronze medal. SDC Core defended the world's top spot successfully without any trouble. Russia's Vertical Flystation added the team's first outdoor FAI silver medals to the indoor ones that they won at the FAI Indoor World Meet this year.
Brianne Thompson's second 4-way team, Phoenix XP in 4-way Women, put themselves in a strong position too when they finally completed Round 7 on Friday morning and followed up with a strong Round 8. In fact, Phoenix XP won the... (more)
Did you know that the 4-way gender-mix at the FAI World Cup was almost equal?
Did you know that Phoenix XP and Skynamite members knew each other from Australia 2018?
Did you know that the new French Weembi Girls created a 16-point cushion for the "French Mission Impossible"?
Did you know that the four U.S. teams created the first 4-way Open Class world cup sweep?
Did you know that Mathieu Bernier succeeded with the first phase of his master plan?
Did you know that Dennis Praet and Marco Arrigo discussed 4-way and 8-way double duties?