posted Dec 26th, 2024 - The NSL Profile of Niklas Hemlin was published on 5 September 2019, a week before the USPA National Championship 2019 began at Skydive Paraclete XP.

His impressive skydiving competition career has been documented comprehensively by the NSL News, and it included all the drama that any competition brings to the participants. The 11-round battle with SDC Rhythm XP in 2019 that followed the publication of the NSL Profile probably still exceeded even his own previous experiences.

He was already a 4-way world champion in 2019, after the dramatic 10-round battle with NMP PCH HayaBusa in Dubai 2012, which ended with a 1-point advantage for Arizona Airspeed (279 - 278). The battle with the Belgians in Dubai was probably one of the most exciting competitions in Formation Skydiving history, and the national championship in 2019 offered even more with the extra round. The outcome of the USPA Nationals 2019 almost turned the whole NSL Profile story of Niklas Hemlin upside down. The opponent of Dubai 2012 was far out of reach for both U.S. teams in 2019, and Arizona Airspeed ended up in 2nd place after the jump-off with SDC Rhythm XP. Airspeed would not be the national 4-way team for the next world championship. However, the 2019 drama might have turned the NSL Profile story upside down, but surely not Niklas Hemlin's competition career.

FAI Dubai Mondial 2012			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open - Top 10		5,12,E		6,D,B,K		O,8,7		N,13,18		10,21,M		19,H,11		C,G,1,A		20,9,15		16,F,P,Q		2,J,4		Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	US	27		34		27	-1	22		23		23	-2	32		25		40		26		279	27.9
2	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	25	-1	34	-2	27	-1	21	-1	23		24	-1	32	-1	27		40		25	-1	278	27.8
3	Aerodyne Aerokart	FR	26		30	-2	27		21		23		25		29	-1	23	-2	37		24		265	26.5
4	Evolution	CA	22		31		24		17	-1	19	-1	21		28		22		30	-2	22		236	23.6
5	Sky Panthers Barkli	RU	19	-2	29	-1	22	-1	21		21		18	-2	28		20	-2	35		20	-1	233	23.3
6	Satori	UK	18		26		21		17		15	-3	18	-1	23		17		27		18		200	20.0
7	eX3MO	IT	17	-1	24	-2	20		14		17		19		22		18	-1	28	-1	-		179	19.9
8	Paratec-Saar	DE	18		26		21		13		14	-2	16	-1	21	-3	18		30	-1	-		177	19.7
9	Rotor Out	AU	14	-2	25	-1	18	-1	15		17		18		22	-1	17		28		-		174	19.3
10	Bardagi	SE	17		26		20		14		16		15	-2	23		17	-2	24	-2	-		172	19.1

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Arizona Airspeed - NMP PCH HayaBusa at the FAI Dubai Mondial 2012 - Video Footage Courtesy of FAI/Skydive Dubai

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In fact, the dramatic event in 2019 was probably a reason for Niklas Hemlin, together with Mikhail Markine, to even increase their efforts. They turned the heavy loss of 2019 into one of the most successful time periods in Airspeed history and dominated the world's 4-way competition in the following four years just as much as NMP PCH HayaBusa did between 2014 and 2021, or even more. The new 2020 lineup, with Joey Marshall and Chris Kuhlmann, barely had any serious opponents and won world championships, world cups, and any relevant events by unusual margins.

The most recent Airspeed time period has been documented comprehensively with regular NSL News updates, while Niklas Hemlin's profile story had not even covered the results of the 2019 drama. It still made sense, as Niklas Hemlin had already been overdue for his place in the NSL Profiles, with or without any new and additional world championship titles. The order of steps in his competition career quickly fell back into sync with the NSL News and the profile story. The arguably heaviest loss in 2019 was followed by four extremely successful years and two more 4-way gold medals. Niklas Hemlin also built his brand name in the coaching business to the highest level in the same time period, and he was well prepared to step away from intensive 4-way training and competition when he and Mikhail Markine announced their retirement from Arizona Airspeed competition.

USPA Nationals 2019			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open Class		7,C,H,P		J,21,20		O,3,11		B,2,K,E		8,Q,10		15,D,F,12		N,L,M,14		6,1,9		A,18,13		G,4,5		17,16,22		Total	Avg
1	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	45	-1	24		27		37		21		25		34		25	-1	26	-1	25	-4	-		289	28.9
2	SDC Rhythm XP	US	41		22		21	-1	33		21		23		27		25		24		25		21	-1	262	26.2
3	Arizona Airspeed	US	40	-1	24		22	-2	32		19	-2	24		29		25		21	-2	26	-1	20	-2	262	26.2
4	Defiance	US	30	-1	21		15	-4	28		16		19		22	-3	21		18	-1	18	-1	-		208	20.8
5	Ranch 2nd Generation	US	26		19		19		24	-2	16	-1	17	-1	24		18	-1	19		19		-		201	20.1
6	Kinetix	AU	26		18		17		22		13	-1	17		18	-1	17		17		17		-		182	18.2
7	Lite XP	US	24	-1	17		17		22		15		17		20	-2	16	-1	14		17		-		179	17.9
8	No Name	US	22	-4	17		14		19	-2	12	-2	13		14	-3	15		14		16		-		156	15.6
9	Aviatrixx	US	21		14		13	-1	18	-1	12	-2	15		17	-1	14	-1	12		14		-		150	15.0
10	Perris Force	US	20		13	-1	14		18		11	-1	11		18	-1	13	-1	12		12	-1	-		142	14.2

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SDC Rhythm XP - Arizona Airspeed at the USPA Nationals 2019 - Video Footage Courtesy of USPA/Skydive Paraclete XP

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Links to important documentations of relevant steps in Niklas Hemlin's career after the USPA Nationals 2019 have now been added to his NSL Profile. Additional links to the most interesting NSL Live Talk conversations with him can also be found on the profile page.

The complete Airspeed lineups have shared their thoughts regularly with the NSL News audience, ever since NSL Live Talk became a regular part of NSL News coverage. Niklas Hemlin has always been ready to share his experiences and knowledge with the audience and even encouraged his team mates to accept the invitations. He has taken additional time, whenever it was possible, to make himself available when the whole team was not. The links on the profile page are limited to the conversations only with Niklas Hemlin, while the many additional ones with his team mates are still embedded in the NSL News updates.

The most recent NSL Live Talk with Niklas Hemlin included a special announcement that he made at the end of the conversation. He encouraged the audience to support the NSL News services and become NSL Patrons. He said that the NSL News has been offering valuable information for audience and participants that he appreciates. He knows from his own experiences how challenging it is to make a living while following the passion of a professional skydiver.

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