Did you know that the Danez and coach Pete Allum have separated? posted: Dec 20th, 2004 Round four of the NSL Championship 2004 is now on NSL-TV. The Danez, national 4-way team of Denmark, present the sequence of this round. The Danish champion combined a November training camp in DeLand with the attendance at the 4-way competition of SkyQuest 2004. It was another stop on the Danish schedule to win world meet medals at the World Championship of Formation Skydiving in 2006. The NSL News had introduced the Danish 4-way project with previous articles. (more)
Did you know that DeLand Scape and Punky Fish won round three? posted: Dec 15th, 2004 Arizona Blade was already far ahead of the AAA Class field after the first two rounds of the NSL Championship 2004. However, the competition right behind the leader was very close. The international guest team Punky Fish and Florida Skydiving League 2004 champion DeLand Scape went neck-to-neck throughout the first three rounds of the meet. (more)
Did you know that a new round of NSL-TV is posted for the weekend? posted: Dec 10th, 2004 The NSL-TV began the coverage of the NSL Championship 2004 with the first videos of later rounds in the A Class and the AA Class. Round one of the AAA Class was added next. This was a slower round for the AAA Class teams (C-2-12), and Arizona Blade took a 1-point lead with a score of 17 points in working time. (more)
Did you know that Blade members Natasha Montgomery and Thomas Hughes answered curious NSL questions? posted: Dec 9th, 2004 The NSL News promised an interview with Arizona Blade members Natasha Montgomery and Thomas Hughes. Montgomery and Hughes spent some extra time in Florida after the NSL Championship 2004 and visited the NSL office in DeLand. Kurt Gaebel asked the questions and was curious about Montgomery's skydiving career and the future of Blade.
NSL News: Natasha, Thomas, will the new NSL Champion 2004 also be the new US national team in 2006?
Thomas Hughes: It is undecided. We still have to meet with the team, we have all been on a busy schedule with the Nationals and NSL Championships.
NSL News: Natasha,... (more)
Did you know that Arizona Blade won a well deserved NSL Shugar Cup at SkyQuest 2004? posted: Dec 8th, 2004 Last not least, it is time to cover the AAA Class competition of the NSL Championship 2004. It is no breaking news that Arizona Blade is the new NSL Champion 2004 and continues the tradition of world class teams winning the annual NSL Championship (Genesis, PD Blue, Golden Knights, DeLand Majik). Blade missed the 20.0 mark by one single point, which was lost either by the 1-point video penalty in round three or the 2-point deduction for an infringement in round ten.
However, it was the new record average for the Southwest Skydiving League champion 2004 anyway, and it topped the team's incredible... (more)
Did you know that Carolina Ice got redemption at the NSL Championship 2004? posted: Dec 6th, 2004 The 2004 season had been a good year for Carolina Ice before the team traveled to the west coast in early October to compete at the USPA Championship in Perris. It was the second year for Ice after Pete Langehans, John Patten, Kyle Rice and Bruce Travis formed the team for the Carolina Skydiving League 2003 season. The scores of the first year were consistent and went up through the league season (9.4 - 8.2 - 8.7 - 9.8 - 11.0 - 9.5). The Carolina Ice showing at the USPA Championship 2003 in Lake Wales was respectable with a 10.0 average and the eighth position.
The same line-up with Robin Kellum... (more)