Did you know that two teams from the Netherlands had their own competition in DeLand? posted: May 12th, 2008 The videos of Round 5 of the FSL April meet have been added to the NSL-TV coverage of the competition in DeLand. It was the last round for the Florida Skydiving League teams before a weather system interrupted the skydiving operation for too long, and the meet was called after five rounds.
Norway's national 4-way team Arcteryx, with Thomas Hughes filling Ole Petter Hjelle's Tail slot, finally added some distance to the 2-point lead over Canada Evolution after four rounds and three tied 22-pointers. The LeMay family lost one point in the judging room and gave up a total of three points in this... (more)
Did you know that a new NSL-TV video shows Team Future in 4-way and freeflying? posted: May 12th, 2008 The NSL News story on 29 February 2008 was one of the several previews of the World Challenge 2008. The article covered the kids and teenagers who would compete at the windtunnel competition in Bedford.
The NSL News later followed up with a story that was posted during the event and brought Team Aeon's and Ellie McCoy's 20.5 average after six rounds to the attention of the NSL News audience. The story on 30 March 2008 wrapped up Aeon's performance at the World Challenge 2008 so far. (more)
Did you know that Russia will have a new female lineup this year? posted: May 9th, 2008 The NSL News story on 4 May 2008 covered the current situation in the female 4-way category. The article mentioned that there was still a questionmark behind the reigning bronze medalist of 2006, Russia.
The Russian bronze medalist of the World Championship 2006 was Ladybirds (Elena Mazaeva, Anna Panasyuk, Larisa Sverdlenko, Ekaterina Voronina) with a 14.6 average after five rounds in Germany.
Russia is also the reigning silver medalist of the FAI World Cup in Russia 2007. The JetBats (Alena Chistova, Zhanna Kazakova, Vitaliya Kupriyanenko, Varvara Sadovnikova) represented Russia last year... (more)
Did you know that Blaze and Sequence from Denmark are the busiest teams so far? posted: May 8th, 2008 The next series of NSL-TV videos has been uploaded, and it features Round 4 of the FSL April meet. Once again, these videos include the four national teams (Norway Arcteryx, Canada Evolution, Danish Blaze, USA Fastrax Blue) from the Pilatus Porter. It is also the third consecutive round of 22-pointers between Evolution and Arcteryx. (more)
Did you know that Perris Fury experienced an unplanned hybrid dive? posted: May 7th, 2008 The beginning of the 2008 season has already been quite busy for Perris Fury. The NSL News has covered the team activities with several stories. Most of them were related to the two meets that the California team has attended so far, the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 and the World Challenge 2008.
The Fury members also attended the first meet of the California Skydiving League 2008 season in Elsinore. Josh Hall competed with the Founding Fathers, Chris Farina and Christy Frikken were player coaches for Perris 4Shock. Fury videographer Nik Daniel was filming this team in Elsinore, as well as Perris... (more)
Did you know that John Hart's 4-way tips have come to a new stage? posted: May 6th, 2008 The series of John Hart's 4-way tips for his following in the Mideast Skydiving League and teams and competitors who are hungry for information has arrived at a new stage. The previous articles mostly provided general thoughts and specific advice for the beginnings of a team career.
His recently published new 4-way information now covers his own career with Team Fastrax and the collection of his own team experiences. John Hart has been a very committed competitor and team member and also a passionate supporter of the sport. He approached his new love of 4-way competition with all of his energy... (more)