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 input from Gary Smith changed the first version of the NSL Power Rankings? posted: Jul 1st, 2025 The first unofficial NSL Power Rankings of the horizontal formation skydiving events at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 were a part of the update on 12 January 2025. The unofficial rankings are showing the registered teams according to their scoring history and any available information. Newly registered teams will be added until registration closes on July 13th. 19 of the 20 teams in 4-way AAA/Open had this scoring history that can be used to create preview power rankings. Only Austria has a registered team without any more detailed information at this point in time.
The NSL News discussed the... (more)
Did you know that SDD Intravenous had a promising start into AA Class competition? posted: Jun 30th, 2025 The NSL News has covered the Paraclete XP Summer Classic 2025 with two duels so far, the battle for the U.S. top position between Golden Knights and Arizona Airspeed, followed by Platinum XP versus XP Angels. Both exciting duels took place on the AAA/Open Class leaderboard.
There were still two more teams at Paraclete XP who competed in the AA/Intermediate Class, and they were just as competitive in their duel as the AAA Class teams were. Unfortunately, this duel lasted only for the first four rounds, as one of the Brazilian team members injured his shoulder during the exit of Round 5, and the... (more)
Did you know that Perris 4ever and XP Furies/Angels get their re-match at Skydive Teuge? posted: Jun 27th, 2025 The number of pre-registered teams for the 4-way Women competition at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 is also identical with the participation in 4-way Open a decade ago at Skydive Teuge in the Netherlands. However, registration deadline is July 13th, and the number of teams may still increase.
The current leaderboard of the unofficial NSL Power Rankings is indicating that the new version of the French Nephtys will walk away with a set of gold medals and may not even look at the scores in 4-way Women. They will probably keep their eyes more on the 4-way AAA/Open Class leaderboard, where they... (more)
Did you know that the XP Summer Classic was a learning opportunity for XP Angels? posted: Jun 27th, 2025 Not only the exciting duel between Golden Knights and Arizona Airspeed was a highlight at the Paraclete XP Summer Classic 2025. In fact, the other duel on the AAA Class leaderboard, between Platinum XP and the XP Angels, was just as exciting and offered very similar drama as it was going on at the top of the leaderboard.
It was on Saturday in Round 5 when home team XP Angels had to swallow a 1-point score, before Arizona Airspeed lived through a real exit funnel in Round 9 on Sunday. Platinum XP and XP Angels both completed all ten rounds on the first day of the competition, and the damage for... (more)
Did you know that Round 9 did not work well for Arizona Airspeed at all? posted: Jun 25th, 2025 The NSL News presented the situation of the Golden Knights after the Paraclete XP Summer Classic 2025 on June 23rd, including NSL Live Talk with the complete lineup after Round 10 on Sunday. It was no surprise that the U.S. Army team was in great spirits after a convincing performance last weekend.
Next step for the Golden Knights follows, as planned, at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025, where they will have the next re-match, this time with the Aethers from France and SDC Rhythm XP. The Golden Knights will be in the same situation at Skydive Teuge in the Netherlands as Arizona Airspeed was at... (more)
Did you know that the Falcons could win the first FAI gold medals for Qatar in Teuge?
Did you know that input from Gary Smith changed the first version of the NSL Power Rankings?
Did you know that SDD Intravenous had a promising start into AA Class competition?
Did you know that Perris 4ever and XP Furies/Angels get their re-match at Skydive Teuge?
Did you know that the XP Summer Classic was a learning opportunity for XP Angels?
Did you know that Round 9 did not work well for Arizona Airspeed at all?