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Did you know that Echochamber and Thyra resemble World Championships from 2003 and 2024? posted: Sep 12th, 2026 The NSL News is taking one more look at the previews for the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2026 with a special topic before turning its full attention to what is usually the world's largest national outdoor championship, the USPA Nationals 2026. Round 1 of the 4-way competition at Skydive Perris is scheduled for Monday morning.
The unusual Scandinavian connection in formation skydiving competition between Ditta Valsdottir (Thyra – Norway) and Mattias Nord (Echochamber – Sweden) is not a new topic. The NSL News covered it in an update on 17 January 2025, a few months after the conclusion... (more)
Did you know that Funky Falcon becomes the second Dutch 4-way Women team at a World Championship? posted: Sep 12th, 2026 The AAA Class teams at the BENELUX Outdoor Championship 2026 completed all ten rounds, just as all 4-way teams had done in Germany a week earlier. The other teams (AA, A, and RRR) in Schaffen, Belgium, were unable to complete a full 10-round competition. The three national 4-way teams from Belgium (NMP PCH HayaBusa) and the Netherlands (Out Of The Blue in 4-way Open and Funky Falcon in 4-way Women) were able to complete their final test before the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2026 in Eloy. There, the weather conditions can be expected to be more favorable than they were at the combined national... (more)
Did you know that Qatar Falcons saved their 20+ average at the German finish line? posted: Sep 11th, 2026 The Qatar Falcons completed three more rounds alongside the four other German 8-way teams at the national outdoor championship in Gera. They still managed to bring the team's first 20+ average across the finish line, despite two slow sequences in Round 3 and Round 7.
8-way experts can debate whether the Falcons would have been able to maintain their 20+ level throughout all ten rounds. Three heavily block-loaded sequences (12,E,19 - 5,2,3 - 13,15,14) could have helped them complete the competition with a better weather situation. Faster 8-way sequences are usually not created by a series of... (more)
Did you know that Airbus 4-way Illertissen peaked in Round 10? posted: Sep 8th, 2026 The NSL News covered the 4-way competition at the German Outdoor Nationals 2026 at halftime, after the completion of the first five rounds. Airbus 4-way Illertissen, competing with their old and new rear piece, were already 22 points ahead of the team in second place, as reported in the update on September 1st. Their lead eventually increased to 45 points after Round 10, and Germany’s national 4-way Open team confirmed its competitive position in the run-up to the unofficial amateur championship behind the expected medal contenders at the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2026.
The competition... (more)
Did you know that Ayro makes it into the world’s Top 10 in 4-way? posted: Sep 7th, 2026 NMP PCH HayaBusa fans now have the opportunity to watch the latest 25.3 performance at the BENELUX Outdoor Championship 2026, where the Belgians faced no serious direct competition. They finished 71 points ahead of the next Belgian 4-way Open Class team, Ayro.
It was the third outdoor competition for NMP PCH HayaBusa since June, when they competed at the Paraclete XP Summer Classic 2026 alongside their top U.S. rivals, the Golden Knights. The results of the CISM World Championship 2026 have not been entered into the NSL database due to the different military competition format. The two 4-way... (more)
Did you know that the latest 4-way world rankings resemble the NSL Power Rankings? posted: Sep 7th, 2026 All of the Top 10 contenders for the 4-way Open Class competition at the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2026 have posted 2026 scores by now. This makes it possible to compare the current NSL Power Rankings with the actual hard data more realistically, following the first comparison published by the NSL News on August 8th and the subsequent adjustments based on feedback from Gary Smith ten days later.
Only the Golden Knights will add fresher scoring data after the USPA Nationals 2026, which are scheduled to begin on the Monday after the coming weekend. NMP PCH HayaBusa (BE) and Out Of The Blue... (more)