Did you know that female NSL Profiles are up to eleven with JaNette Lefkowitz? posted: Dec 17th, 2025 The NSL News continues to expand the NSL Profiles with the addition of female formation skydiving competitors. The vast majority of male featured athletes on SKYLEAGUE.COM were pointed out in February of this year. In response, the NSL News introduced four new NSL Profiles highlighting female competitors, while additional male profiles have been temporarily put on hold.
JaNette Lefkowitz is now the fifth consecutive female athlete added to the NSL Profiles, bringing the current balance to 31 male and 11 female profiles. Although progress has been made, there is still a long way to go before... (more)
Did you know that Michele Silvi had to buy beer for Aethers Remix? posted: Dec 16th, 2025 The NSL News noticed that former French 4-way and 8-way world champion Julien Degen competed with six different teams at the Weembinamic 2025. The NSL News is accustomed to following his extensive 4-way and 8-way activity in his home chamber, Weembinamic Lille. Several other highly experienced 4-way and 8-way competitors also use the Weembinamic event as an opportunity to compete with multiple teams, as lineup restrictions are minimal. However, Julien Degen consistently stands out with the highest level of participation, unsurprising given that Weembi Lille is his home facility.
This strong... (more)
Did you know that Florida Indoor Cloud League teams have their own duel? posted: Dec 14th, 2025 The NSL News update of the Indoor Cloud League on December 1st headlined that “the Indoor Cloud League is building toward an exciting year-end battle.” This referred to the situation at the top of the yearly leaderboard, where Hurricane Factory (Jan Klapka) and iFLY Dallas (Kyle Hermberg) are fighting for first place as the season comes to a close.
The Czech team held a nine-point lead at the end of October (1236–1227) over iFLY Dallas, and Jan Klapka has already posted a total of 126 points for November. Scores and videos from Texas will be added as soon as possible, and they will determine... (more)
Did you know that there was a noteworthy player-coaching duel at the Shamrock Showdown 2002? posted: Dec 12th, 2025 The NSL News update following the NSL Live Talk conversation with Gary Smith concluded with the AAA Class leaderboard of the Shamrock Showdown 2002. The update recalled the 2-2 player-coaching lineup that Dutch 4-way competitors Paul Hofstee and Bert Hajee had already put together several years earlier with their team Punky Fish. The NSL News archives begin years before 2002, when the current version of SKYLEAGUE.COM and its database was created by Craig Buxton.
However, the AAA Class leaderboard of the Shamrock Showdown 2002 was interesting not only because Punky Fish participated—featuring... (more)
Did you know that player-coaching lineups existed before wind tunnels were built? posted: Dec 12th, 2025 Gary Smith brought this up during the latest NSL Live Talk, referring back to the earlier NSL Live Talk conversation with Pete Allum on December 3rd. It was a coincidence that two skydiving legends found themselves in the NSL News spotlight so close together—Gary Smith upon returning from Qatar, and Pete Allum after his recent visit to DeLand.
The two met frequently as opponents nearly 30 years ago in the early days of the Florida Skydiving League: Gary Smith with South Africa’s national team DeLand Equanimity, and Pete Allum with the British national team Sebastian XL. During the NSL Live... (more)
Did you know that Gary Smith returns home to the Netherlands? posted: Dec 10th, 2025 Former 4-way world champion (2004, 2006) and professional coach Gary Smith has shared his insights and experiences with the NSL News audience many times over the years. His recent seasons were among the most eventful and intriguing of his long career. His NSL Profile highlights much of his history in formation skydiving competition, though his full story would easily fill several books.
His most important milestones include his early years in South Africa, where his 4-way team DeLand Equanimity — featuring his close friend and teammate Silvanus (Solly) Williams — rose from obscurity to win... (more)
Did you know that female NSL Profiles are up to eleven with JaNette Lefkowitz?
Did you know that Michele Silvi had to buy beer for Aethers Remix?
Did you know that Florida Indoor Cloud League teams have their own duel?
Did you know that there was a noteworthy player-coaching duel at the Shamrock Showdown 2002?
Did you know that player-coaching lineups existed before wind tunnels were built?
Did you know that Gary Smith returns home to the Netherlands?