Did you know that the Golden Knights are on a long road to FAI world championship gold? posted: Jul 8th, 2025 No country has won outdoor world championships in 8-way more often since 1985 than the United States. The U.S. national teams have taken home the William H. Ottley Sword for the 8-way world champions, also known as the Excalibur, at 16 of the 21 events since the current competition format was introduced in 1985.
The Golden Knights 8-way teams of the U.S. Army have contributed heavily to the account of the U.S. delegations in these 40 years of formation skydiving competition. In fact, the U.S. Army won ten of the 16 sets of FAI gold medals for the United States with their Golden Knights lineups.... (more)
Did you know that British and Czech teams shared leaderboards last weekend? posted: Jul 7th, 2025 A total of 14 teams shared last weekend's synchronized NSL competition draw, ten at the third meet of the United Kingdom Skydiving League in Netheravon, four at the second meet of the Czech Republic Skydiving League in Most.
It was a small AAA Class leaderboard with three teams, which still offered some interesting insights. Two of the three teams are registered for the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 and posted their first outdoor scores of the year. Skywalkers Junior and British Army Volt4ge took on the same AAA Class sequences in Netheravon and Most before they will face each other directly at... (more)
Did you know that Bob Hallet and Tom Piras connected in many ways? posted: Jul 6th, 2025 The NSL News published a sad update on June 12th, which reported the tragic death of Skydive DeLand owner Robert C. "Bob" Hallet in a car crash on May 13th. The brief story of his life covered primarily his position and history in the skydiving world.
Bob Hallet's part in the development of a skydiving community in DeLand was actually documented much more comprehensively by John Sox Rostoks in a video that he created in 2020 for DeLand's 60-year anniversary as a skydiving operation, together with young local videographer Dean Nordstedt.
The anniversary video was made five years before Bob... (more)
Did you know that Kirk Verner and Brian Krause worked together in the judging room? posted: Jul 4th, 2025 Paraclete XP's Summer Classic 2025 was comprehensively covered by the NSL News from the competition site in Raeford, North Carolina. It was a rematch for Golden Knights and Arizona Airspeed after the first direct outdoor confrontation of the two U.S. teams with their complete current lineups at the Shamrock Showdown 2025.
It was a duel for the 1st place at the Summer Classic, while they were facing the French Aethers at Skydive DeLand, who traveled from North Carolina to Florida after winning the gold medals at the FAI Indoor World Championship 2025. Neither Golden Knights nor Arizona Airspeed... (more)
Did you know that Skywalkers Junior launch their outdoor competition season this weekend? posted: Jul 3rd, 2025 The upcoming meet weekend includes the second competition of the Czech Republic Skydiving League 2025. It will feature the first outdoor competition of Skywalkers Junior this year, who did not attend the first event in Prostejov. The second event takes place on their home turf in Most, where they turned from indoor juniors to outdoor seniors, as the NSL News reported on 26 May 2023.
In the meantime, Skywalkers Junior have become a world-class team in 4-way indoor competition, as they were proving with the 4th place at the FAI Indoor World Championship 2025 at Paraclete XP. In fact, the Czech... (more)
Did you know that the Falcons could win the first FAI gold medals for Qatar in Teuge? posted: Jul 2nd, 2025 The most recent NSL Live Talk conversation with Gary Smith was mostly related to the upcoming 4-way competition at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 in Teuge, Netherlands. The coach of the Qatar 4-way delegation, together with Luc Verstrepen, had some thoughts of the 8-way competition, as well, which will be well attended.
He agreed with the NSL News that a battle for the FAI gold medals could be possible this time, as it was indicated in the first NSL Power Rankings for the 8-way competition. The recent changes in Paraclete's XP8 lineup and the continuity and consistency of the Qatar Falcons might... (more)
Did you know that the Golden Knights are on a long road to FAI world championship gold?
Did you know that British and Czech teams shared leaderboards last weekend?
Did you know that Bob Hallet and Tom Piras connected in many ways?
Did you know that Kirk Verner and Brian Krause worked together in the judging room?
Did you know that Skywalkers Junior launch their outdoor competition season this weekend?
Did you know that the Falcons could win the first FAI gold medals for Qatar in Teuge?