Did you know that the French lead goes up and down in Stupino? posted: Jul 1st, 2004 Round seven increased the lead for France once again, this time to a three-point difference. France did nothing spectacular, it was a clean and fast round. Maubeuge even lost a few seconds due to a level problem with the subterminal Block 13 (Hammer - Hammer). DeLand Majik looked nervous in the same round and had flaws in the communication system that caused the penalty situation.
Italy's Sinapsi PD performed below expectations once again and also received a two-point deduction for a final score of 17 points in round seven. The team was not happy with the call by the judges and argued it for... (more)
Did you know that Zipper - Star caused trouble once again in Stupino? posted: Jun 30th, 2004 Round five got on the way right on schedule Wednesday morning. Beautiful summer weather greeted teams and competitors this time. The cloudy mornings of the past days were history. The conditions were great, but trouble was waiting ahead.
The sequence of round five included Block 12 (Zipper - Star). Teams and NSL audience remember the events at the Mondial 2003 when the discussion about the center point transition of the vertical techniques resulted in teams changing their strategies and several penalties. The same discussion took place at the last meet of the Texas Skydiving League, as the NSL... (more)
Did you know that videographers have a hard time with the MI-8 air? posted: Jun 30th, 2004 The first day of the IPC Anton Malevsky Memorial World Cup 2004 went by quickly once the ball was rolling. Event management and teams were ready to get things done after the incredible opening ceremony. The competition jumps resumed at approx. 3:00 p.m. with three more rounds completed around 7:00 p.m.
The scores are posted, the videos of each competition round were on NSL-TV shortly after the judges were done with their work. Unfortunately, only one round can be shown per team. Many visitors were not able to see the early rounds of the meet on NSL-TV due to the time differences. However, the... (more)
Did you know that competition and show make a great combination in Stupino? posted: Jun 29th, 2004 Round one of the IPC Anton Malevsky Memorial World Cup 2004 is out of the way. The field has already been spread out, statements have been made. Most of all, the NSL News coverage seems to be able to live up to the expectations. It was a great pleasure to post the scores as soon as the judges were done with their Omniskore evaluation. In fact, while the first viewing was shown on the screens of the Stupino DZ-TV, the video files for NSL-TV were already created at the same time. Minutes later, most of the jumps of round one were already available at Skyleague.com. (more)
Did you know that Sinapsi PD took a beating at the Malevsky Cup? posted: Jun 29th, 2004 The training day did not get many teams in the air in Stupino. The skies cleared up in the later afternoon. Some teams had used the challenging weather conditions earlier for a last test. However, most of the teams decided to stay on the ground, and none of the top teams stressed too much over missed training opportunities. The weather was perfect when the judges finally called teams and competitors for the briefing and competition draw at 7:30 p.m. The schedule for the first competition day on Tuesday had the 4-way competition as the meet opener at 9:00 a.m. (more)
Did you know that a controversy over Block 12 ensued at the last TSL meet? posted: Jun 28th, 2004 On June 19-20 at Skydive Dallas, the Texas Skydiving League had its second meet for the 2004 season. Eleven teams competed in three categories of 4-way on Saturday and four teams competed in a single category of 8-way on Sunday. On Saturday, there were six teams in the AAA Class, including five teams registered for the season and one guest team. There were another four teams in AA and one team in the Rookie Class. The weather was beautiful in the early Texas morning as the league director, Ryan Smith, the chief judge Sherry Schrimscher, and the DZ manager Joe Rekart briefed the competitors. (more)