Did you know that Eloy's Project Home Team lineups had great races? posted: Feb 24th, 2011 Four AA/Intermediate Class teams competed at the Valentine's Meet 2011 and offered actually a more exciting battle than it was in the AAA/Open Class.
The Brazilian all-female lineup Fenix and Cold Fusion had a race for the 1st place throughout the official six rounds of the meet, while Code 99 and Eloy Firestorm finished tied in 3rd place in the same category.
The NSL News begins with a closer look at the two AA Class teams who both ended up with a total of 36 points and a 6.0 average after the 6-round meet. The video of all jumps in this exciting race have been uploaded and can be reviewed.
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Did you know that Teiwaz West was a Fun Team for A Day? posted: Feb 21st, 2011 The NSL News goes back once again to the Valentine's Meet 2011, which was the last competition with live coverage.
The X-Dogs from Brazil and Teiwaz missed the spots on the podium, however, they were a part of the AAA/Open Class competition in Eloy. Teiwaz is a team name that has been on many leaderboards, mostly on Florida Skydiving League events in the past years, but also at several USPA Nationals, including last year's at Skydive Chicago.
In fact, it was the second time at the Valentine's Meet that Teiwaz appeared on a west coast leaderboard. The first time was in Perris 2000 when the... (more)
Did you know that Black Cat is in a new team building phase? posted: Feb 18th, 2011 The NSL News goes back to the Valentine's Meet 2011. It was not only a 2-team show between Arizona Airspeed and Aerodyne Maubeuge in Eloy. Especially the team in 3rd place of the AAA/Open Class competition is a well know name in the 4-way competition world.
The Russian team Black Cat was mentioned in the NSL News for the first time in August 2005. Three of the current team members (Vasili Korotkov, Alexei Minaev, Yevgeni Stashenko) had won the bronze medals at the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2004 in Croatia, with Michail Kuznetsov in the lineup. Vadim Niyazov was filming the Sky... (more)
Did you know that Arizona Airspeed is the first team with only 21-pointers and higher? posted: Feb 14th, 2011 Arizona Airspeed's new lineup won the team's first outdoor competition, and they defeated the reigning 4-way world champions from France with ease. There are reasons for why it all happened as it did, and some of them have been discussed.
No matter why and how it happened, there is a very good reason to remember this leaderboard and take a good look at the videos. Airspeed did not post the highest outdoor meet average in history. This honor still belongs to the French lineup who had finished with a 27.7 average at the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2010.
However, the new Airspeed... (more)
Did you know that Airspeed went up to 25.0 and Marin Ferre is still the only one? posted: Feb 13th, 2011 The Valentine's Meet 2011 is over, and the last video updates from Eloy feature first the preparations of the teams on Sunday morning, then Rounds 9 and 10 of Arizona Airspeed and France Aerodyne Maubeuge.
This doesn't mean that the coverage is complete. There will be a comprehensive aftermath with more videos, evaluation, comments and direct feedback from the teams. In fact, the NSL News recorded live NSL Talk with both French national 4-way teams, in the 4-way Open Class as well as in the female 4-way category.
French coach Marin Ferre explained why the French national female lineup, with... (more)
Did you know that the judges are now working on the scores for Rounds 7 and 8? posted: Feb 13th, 2011 It's another cool morning at the Valentine's Meet 2011, even though the temperature is not as low as Saturday morning. Only a few teams continue after the official conclusion of the meet yesterday, including Arizona Airspeed and France Aerodyne Maubeuge, of course.
The videos of Rounds 7 and 8 are now available, while the judges are currently working on the scores for those two rounds. The audience of this NSL News live coverage also includes judges who use the opportunity of the uploaded videos to sharpen their own skills.
USPA National Judge and Mass Defiance member Jim Rees sent some feedback... (more)
Did you know that Eloy's Project Home Team lineups had great races?
Did you know that Teiwaz West was a Fun Team for A Day?
Did you know that Black Cat is in a new team building phase?
Did you know that Arizona Airspeed is the first team with only 21-pointers and higher?
Did you know that Airspeed went up to 25.0 and Marin Ferre is still the only one?
Did you know that the judges are now working on the scores for Rounds 7 and 8?