Did you know that Round one of the SSL June meet is now on NSL-TV? posted: Jul 2nd, 2005 The weather in Russia is much better today and beats the actual forecast. In fact, the drop zone in Stupino is very busy as most of the teams try to make up for the missed training opportunities in the previous days. Saturday and Sunday are the last days for training before the competition will begin on Monday.
However, the NSL office in Russia managed to squeeze in a new round of NSL-TV before the coverage of the Malevsky Memorial Cup 2005 will get the full and only attention of the NSL News. Southwest Skydiving League Director Pamela Stevens and Jana Parker, meet director at the last SSL meet... (more)
Did you know that the weather does not allow much training in Russia so far? posted: Jul 1st, 2005 The NSL News office has successfully relocated to Russia, and any updates in the next two weeks will come directly from the competition site of the Malevsky Memorial Cup 2005.
Teams, competitors and officials were picked up at the Moscow airport and then shuttled to either a hotel in downtown Moscow or the resort hotel at the competition site. Several Malevsky Cup participants decided to stay in Moscow for a few days before traveling to the final destination in Stupino.
The transfer from the airport to the Moscow hotel, which is located right next to the Red Square, and then to the dropzone... (more)
Did you know that there is enough new NSL-TV footage to cover the time of the NSL News trip to Russia? posted: Jun 28th, 2005 The NSL-TV page has grown significantly in the last two days. The updates began with the coverage of the last Florida Skydiving League competition at Skydive City on the June 18 meet weekend. Round one was the fastest sequence of the NSL 2005 season with random formations only (N-C-Q-E-D) for all competition classes. (more)
Did you know that the first NSL scores of last weekend's events are from Carolina? posted: Jun 28th, 2005 The scores of the European Skydiving League came in much faster last weekend and were mostly posted already during the meet activities across the ocean. The Carolina Skydiving League has followed with a complete update, provided by CASL Director Randy Garman and CaSL webmaster Rhonda Wilcox. Here is Garman's meet summary:
Although the weather threatened to cut the day short, the smooth running staff of Skydive Carolina enabled the 3rd CaSL meet for 2005 to complete all six rounds on Saturday. Special thanks to Eric the pilot as the Otter did not shut down all day, if you know what I mean. Danny... (more)
Did you know that Norway's national team Arcteryx has signed a new sponsorship deal? posted: Jun 27th, 2005 Aerodyne entered the international competition arena by signing up the Norwegian national 4-way team Arcteryx. The team has received a lot of attention by the company, which even assigned a separate section of its website to promote the cooperation with the team. Arcteryx will soon travel to Russia and compete at the Malevsky Memorial Cup 2005.
Arcteryx already attended two competitions this year, the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2005 in DeLand (16.5 average) and the FSL April meet in Lake Wales (20.7 average). The 10-round meet in Russia will offer an update on the progression of the Norwegian team.... (more)
Did you know that DeLand Fire will feel more pressure in Russia? posted: Jun 25th, 2005 The last round of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2005 is now on NSL-TV. It completes the coverage of the whole event at Skydive DeLand in March this year just before the next major event is about to begin, the Malevsky Memorial Cup 2005. (more)