posted Feb 26th, 2022 - Round 1 of the 4-way competition included an unusual situation at the very beginning of the first competition day. The first two teams in the first rotation, Arizona Airspeed and Golden Knights, completed their flying sessions, together with XPG4 and SDC Rhythm XP.

The NSL TV Unfiltered video shows that Arizona Airspeed and Golden Knights then entered the flying chamber again to repeat the sequence of Round 1. The first videos were not recorded accurately, and both teams had to perform the same sequence a second time.

The video does not show much of a difference between the two respective performances. Only Kirk Verner knew the scoring numbers for the first and the second attempt both, as he was timing Round 1 live while watching the 4-way flying sessions before it was his own turn with Bobba Fat XP.

The 4-way Open Class leaderboard at the end of the 6-round day does not offer any surprises and mirrors the NSL Power Rankings before the start of the competition, including the teams that were added to the leaderboard on Saturday morning.

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Paraclete XP Indoor 2022		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class	F,9,4	G,8,A,C	22,10,J	11,D,6	N,3,M,H	20,P,Q,L	12,17,B	18,2,13	E,7,14	5,19,K	1,15,16	Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	39	37	26	29	40	37	-	-	-	-	-	208	34.7
2	Skydive Midwest NEXT	27	27	18	24	32	29	-	-	-	-	-	157	26.2
3	XPG4	30	25	16	24	32	28	-	-	-	-	-	155	25.8
4	Golden Knights	33	27	16	21	26	29	-	-	-	-	-	152	25.3
5	SDC Rhythm XP	27	27	19	21	28	28	-	-	-	-	-	150	25.0
6	Bobba Fat XP	28	24	19	23	31	24	-	-	-	-	-	149	24.8
7	Lucky Chris Take 2	24	22	15	18	22	21	-	-	-	-	-	122	20.3
8	Sloppy Seconds	23	17	10	16	18	15	-	-	-	-	-	99	16.5
9	Three Men and a Katie	19	18	13	14	17	16	-	-	-	-	-	97	16.2
10	Platinum XP	14	15	11	14	15	13	-	-	-	-	-	82	13.7

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Arizona Airspeed has no opposition and won each rounds easily. The closest team in a single round was Skydive Midwest NEXT, five points behind Airspeed, together with XPG4 in Round 4. The U.S. outdoor champions delivered six strong and confident performances, and they are on track to finish with a new team record average.

The five teams behind Arizona Airspeed make up for the lack of competition at the top of the leaderboard. The battle for the 2nd place has been as exciting as expected and will continue throughout the remaining four rounds.

The same five teams could still win indoor silver or bronze medals with a strong performance tomorrow. The Golden Knights, with returning team members Jesse Stahler and David Flynn, had a strong start with their two new team mates Mike Connors and Mitch Stockenberg, before Skydive Midwest NEXT and XPG4 caught up and gained momentum.

Arizona Airspeed members Joey Marshall and Mikhail Markine took the time for NSL Live Talk after their competition day was over. Mikhail Markine used to continue with 8-way when he was training and competing with AZXP8. Now he is glad that he has to focus only on one event.

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NSL Live Talk with Arizona Airspeed's Joey Marshall and Mikhail Markine

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