Did you know that XP8 interfered with a GKAZ formation skydiving competition sweep? posted: Nov 4th, 2025 Six rounds of 16-way and 10-way Speed follow the 4-way and 8-way events at USPA Nationals. The lineups are usually recruited during the first formation skydiving events, and the time after the completion of 4-way and 8-way until Round 1 of 16-way is the time that teams may have for a few training jumps.
The Golden Knights had clearly taken the U.S. top spot in 4-way. Plans to join forces with Arizona Airspeed were actually made earlier this year, even though a few training jumps could only be completed after the conclusion of the 4-way competition on Monday. The GKAZ8 lineup was not a joint... (more)
Did you know that Spaceland Dallas Pajama Party won the A Class sequence in September? posted: Nov 3rd, 2025 The Indoor Cloud League has recently featured a duel between the Hurricane Factory in the Czech Republic and Kyle Hermberg's ICL team at iFLY Dallas. There are still other ICL teams who will submit data of the earlier months, as the preparations for the USPA Nationals 2025 required most of the attention of 4-way teams and competitors in the United States. Even Jan Klapka in the Czech Republic suffered lower participation in the summer months and missed a few scores.
The Czech ICL team still has a sufficient lead in 2025 (1124 - 1013), even though the iFLY Dallas team had the highest total number... (more)
Did you know that the complete original Arizona Airspeed lineup chatted about their history? posted: Nov 3rd, 2025 One of the many highlights of the USPA Nationals 2025 was once again related to Arizona Airspeed, the Formation Skydiving institution in the United States. For over 30 years, Arizona Airspeed have provided the skydiving world with highlights, and it all began with the original lineup and the Larry Hill family.
The current Arizona Airspeed lineup could not bring the highlight to this year's national outdoor championship on their home turf in Eloy, as the Golden Knights won the 4-way Open Class competition and will compete for the U.S. delegation next year in October at the same location. It was... (more)
Did you know that XP Angels and Platinum XP joined forces in 8-way? posted: Oct 30th, 2025 The NSL News covered the internal 4-way duel between XP Angels and Platinum XP with the update on October 18th. The story was a part of the previews for the USPA Nationals 2025 where the two teams would compete in different categories, XP Angels in 4-way Open, Platinum XP in 4-way Advanced. However, the combined AAA Class leaderboard of the NSL News would bring all teams of the same two categories together round by round and in the final standings.
The ten rounds of the national outdoor championship have been completed successfully at Skydive Arizona, and Platinum XP finished once again ahead... (more)
Did you know that the Golden Knights explained details of Round 1 in 4-way Open? posted: Oct 29th, 2025 The Golden Knights, new U.S. 4-way champion and national team for next year's outdoor world championship, continue with 8-way competition after the convincing performance in 4-way Open. They have teamed up with three Arizona Airspeed members and Michelle Karamon and completed six rounds on Tuesday.
The 8-way teams had four more rounds on their agenda on Wednesday and completed two of them before a new wind hold interrupted the operation. The break was long enough for NSL Live Talk with the complete 4-way lineup to discuss the completed ten 4-way and eight 8-way rounds.
The 8-way competition... (more)
Did you know that Paraclete XP8 win with the traditional team name and new members? posted: Oct 28th, 2025 The first five rounds of the 8-way competition at the USPA Nationals 2025 featured the two top contenders in a way how most of the expert observers expected it to turn out. The pickup team of Golden Knights and Arizona Airspeed members offered the opposition that Paraclete XP8's new lineup had to be ready for, and they were.
GKAZ8 won two of the first five rounds before a wind break interrupted the 8-way competition for a few hours. XP8 came out of the weather hold like their own hurricane and sealed the outcome of the U.S. 8-way duel with a convincing 21-pointer in Round 6 that alone increased... (more)