Did you know that Italy Kewara made a move at the right time? posted: Sep 22nd, 2004 Wednesday still turned out to be a quite busy day. The 8-way event has caught up and completed eight rounds, while the 4-way Women's event has only one more round to go. The 4-way Open class completed round seven in the afternoon and also the semifinals later. The finals are left for tomorrow.
The 8-way competition continues to be very close between the three top teams from the USA, France and Russia. None of the teams is able to pull away from the rivals. The highest scores for the rounds are evenly devided between all three teams. However, Arizona Airspeed had managed to win round three more... (more)
Did you know that there are many well known 4-way teams competing in Croatia? posted: Sep 22nd, 2004 The whole competition in Croatia is on a weather hold Wednesday morning, teams are on a stand-by status. The original plan for today was the conclusion of the world meet in all events. This will not happen. The local forecast seems to offer a chance for some jumping later on. However, there is no chance to complete the remaining rounds today any longer. Locals are also afraid that the famous wind, the "Bora", will blow hard to push the front through. Teams and competitors experienced this weather situation already right before the start of the competition last week. The host keeps teams and competitors... (more)
Did you know that the USA, France and Russia currently win all medals in the same order? posted: Sep 21st, 2004 The ten teams of the 4-way Women's class have completed six more rounds since the last event update was posted. It has been difficult to keep up with each event, especially since 8-way and 4-way Women have been run parallel with each other. For most of the time, there were even 8-way teams and 4-way teams of the Women's class in the same load. The MI-8 helicopter can transport five 4-way teams or two 8-way teams, plus one 4-way team. The meet director decided to use the available space during the 8-way competition by sending one 4-way Women's team with each 8-way load.
USA Synchronicity is still... (more)
Did you know that the 8-way competition is still an open race? posted: Sep 21st, 2004 Block 12 kept the NSL News busy for a little while. However, all involved parties cooperated and made it as easy as possible to put the whole picture together. There might be additional feedback coming after the conclusion of the whole competition in Croatia. Both Ted Wagner and Klaus Wellens mentioned that they would like to provide some more insights later on.
The competition was surely continued in the meantime, and the NSL audience had the chance to be up-to-date. The scores were added consistently, and new NSL-TV has been uploaded. Several video files can be found on the NSL-TV page. The... (more)
Did you know that the chief judge now explains the Block 12 affair from a different angle? posted: Sep 21st, 2004 The coverage of the whole Block 12 affair is almost complete. The facts of the story are known, the French view was explained by Jerome David, while Shannon Pilcher gave insights from the Majik position. The US team clarified the situation yesterday with a strong statement in round seven when the DeLand team increased the lead over France from two to six points. The penalty situation of round five is not in Majik's way to the gold medal. However, the NSL News planned a comprehensive coverage of the Block 12 affair, and the view of the judges was still missing. Chief Judge Klaus Wellens took the... (more)
Did you know that Majik's round five is now on NSL-TV? posted: Sep 20th, 2004 Shannon Pilcher, alternate for DeLand Majik, provided the NSL News with Majik's perspective of the Block 12 affair. The NSL News did not want to distract any of the active team members from their focus on the competition. Former Genesis and PD Blue member Pilcher has been Majik's alternate for two years and is a popular coach. He works with several teams in Croatia, while Majik competes.
Pilcher was watching the last jumps of round five on the large screen outside together with Lise Aune, Norwegian national coach and former member of the DeLand Norgies. All Majik members were watching the jumps... (more)
Did you know that Italy Kewara made a move at the right time?
Did you know that there are many well known 4-way teams competing in Croatia?
Did you know that the USA, France and Russia currently win all medals in the same order?
Did you know that the 8-way competition is still an open race?
Did you know that the chief judge now explains the Block 12 affair from a different angle?
Did you know that Majik's round five is now on NSL-TV?