posted Feb 9th, 2006 - The videos of round ten at the NSL Championship 2005 complete the NSL-TV coverage of this event. All the 4-way competition jumps that were made at SkyQuest in November last year can now be viewed on the NSL page of the SkyQuest website by clicking on the score of the jump.

The sequence of round ten offered an enjoyable finish of the competition for the teams in each class. The harder work for the AAA/Open Class teams in the second half of the 10-round meet was over after round nine. Italy's Sinapsi PD added the fifth score of 20 points or higher to the team records of this competition.

The clean and fast 21-pointer in round nine brought the Italian team to a 20.6 average after ten rounds. The sequence consisted of two of the faster blocks in the AAA/Open Class (Blocks 2 and 3) and the Open Accordeon at the beginning of the sequence (F-3-2).

TeiwaZ-Hills used the opportunity of round nine to confirm the solid performance throughout the whole competition. In fact, the 15.6 average was the highest 10-round meet average for three of the four team members. Only Russian competitor Anton Kovalev had scored slightly higher with his Russian team before SkyQuest 2005.

TeiwaZ-Hills with Kris Byrne, Anton Kovalev, Robert Chromy, Kurt Gaebel and Alexandr Voronov on camera also had the honor to bring the NSL Shugar Cup to Skydive City's club house in Zephyrhills. Sinapsi PD was not eligible for NSL medals at SkyQuest 2005 and competed as a guest team.

Round ten in the AA/Intermediate Class was the last chance for Airlock to catch up with FSC Wind Damaged. The team from Lake Wales had worked out a 3-point lead in rounds eight and nine after trailing throughout the first seven rounds. However, Airlock of the Georgia Skydiving League needed help from FSC Wind Damaged.

The Lake Wales team with 4-way veteran and player coach Bob Byrne helping out at this event was very much aware of the situation and was not willing to take any chances. A safe exit and a calm performance brought another 2-digit score of 11 points and secured the second place.

Neither FSC Wind Damaged nor Airlock was close enough to the 94 points that Air Force Prodigy had already accumulated throughout the first eight rounds. The two scores of 0 points for rounds nine and ten did not change the standings, and the Air Force team won the AA/Intermediate Class trophy, gold medals and prizes of the NSL Championship 2005.

Zero Tolerance Miami had no competition in the A Class and could afford the second 3-pointer of the meet after an exit funnel. The 60 minutes of free SkyVenture Orlando tunnel time and additional cash for the first place had made the long trip from the southern tip of Florida to Fantasy of Flight already worthwhile for the team from Skydive Miami in Homestead.

Team America of the Texas Skydiving League was in the same situation as Zero Tolerance Miami. However, Angelee Jones, Georges Lezaun, John McDonnell, Johnny Tubbs and Ray Privitt on camera finished the NSL Championship 2005 with a statement. The 14 points in round ten was the highest score of the whole 2005 season of all NSL teams in the Rookie Class.

The 9.3 meet average at SkyQuest was also the highest result for Team America in 2005 after a consistent progression from meet to meet. The team members only wished that they would have had the chance to prove their top position in the Rookie Class 2005 in direct competition with other Rookie Class teams at the NSL Championship.

Team America will now move on and up into the AA/Intermediate Class for the 2006 season. The team members knew this already when they visited at SkyQuest 2005. They are eager to be challenged by the 16 blocks of the AA/Intermediate Class dive pool. The NSL Championship 2005 was the first time that the Rookie Class was included in the competition. The Rookie Class could not have been represented any better. Congratulations to Team America, and good luck for 2006.