Did you know that Block 20 challenged the teams on the hill in round three? posted: Oct 12th, 2006 Round 3 of the NSL Playoffs 2006 weekend in Elsinore has now been uploaded, and the scores page has the NSL-TV icon behind all scores that have videos of this round available. Once again, all highscores of round three can be viewed, except the best Rookie Class jump.
Team "NotIt!" of the New England Skydiving League scored a 9-pointer for the 3-point sequence of Random Formations (J-F-L), which was the highest score for round three in the Rookie Class that weekend. NotIt! won the whole Rookie Class competition with a 7.3 average, as well.
The results of the playoffs weekend moved NotIt! up... (more)
Did you know that EADS will focus on the 8-way event in the future? posted: Oct 11th, 2006 The NSL News offered an overview of the situation in Formation Skydiving competition in Germany earlier this year. The last article on September 12 reported that the German national 4-way team at the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2006, EADS, won the 4-way and 8-way competition of the DFV-Cup a few weeks after the World Meet.
The double victory in 4-way and 8-way is still a very special feature and happens very rarely on a national level. It has never been achieved to date at a world championship. USA and France both gave it a try in the past and did not succeed. (more)
Did you know that the DeLand Fire members continue in different line-ups? posted: Oct 10th, 2006 It has been quiet around the DeLand Fire members since the World Meet 2006, where Natasha Montgomery, Gary Smith, Shannon Pilcher, Ian Bobo and Jonathan Taggle won the gold medals in the 4-way competition.
The NSL News uploaded the video of an interview with Natasha Montgomery on September 5, and the story on October 4 offered information about the canopy piloting 4-way world champions of the PD Factory Team. This article mentioned that DeLand Fire has disbanded.
The NSL News asked the DeLand Fire members for an update and plans for the future. PD Factory Team members Shannon Pilcher and... (more)
Did you know that the Fun Flag was stolen out of Jack Jefferies' hand on the podium in 2001? posted: Oct 7th, 2006 The last part of the Fun Flag story on September 28 mentioned that "Spa Hayabusa members apparently took possession of the Fun Flag at the World Meet 2006 in Germany". This assumption has now become a fact, and the NSL News will get to this issue later. First of all, the story continues with additional comments, which were provided by Omniskore in 2001.
Molly Mercer, who was mentioned by Tim Wagner in his contribution, added her comments during the World Meet 2001 in Spain. It was the time when the whole history of the Fun Flag was explored, initiated by Chris Wagner. Here is what Molly Mercer... (more)
Did you know that Pulse videos show a top contender for this year's AA Class medals? posted: Oct 6th, 2006 NSL-TV uploaded the second round of the NSL Playoffs 2006 events yesterday. The headline introduced the story with the fact that "NSL-TV presents round two's highscores in each competition class". The story also mentioned team Pulse of the Ranch Skydiving League. Pulse had tied the highscore of round two, as well, but the video was not available by then. (more)
Did you know that NSL-TV presents round two's highscores in each competition class? posted: Oct 5th, 2006 NSL-TV has now moved on to the second round of the NSL Playoffs 2006 events. This time, all videos on the scores page have been switched simultaneously, and the jumps can once again be compared directly. The video of each highscore in all four competition classes is available by coincidence. (more)