Did you know that Netunos transition straight to outdoor 8-way from Paraclete to Shamrock? posted: Mar 20th, 2025 The NSL Power Rankings in 8-way for the FAI Indoor World Championship seem to be easy to set. XP8 are the reigning 8-way world champions, and U.S. 8-way teams have won all indoor and outdoor world championships since 2012.
Qatar Falcons finished in 2nd place at the 26th FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships, 49 points behind GKXP8. France did not even have an 8-way team at Crystal Coast. The last French 8-way team at a world championship were Mojo Annecy who finished in last place at the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2022 in Eloy.
The 8-way teams of the three Formation Skydiving powerhouses... (more)
Did you know that Germany features a new battle for national indoor and outdoor medals? posted: Mar 19th, 2025 The NSL News covered the duel between the two former German 4-way Women teams Piteraq und der Zauberlehrling and Skynamite&Friends comprehensively with the update on March 11th. Skynamite were only a guest team at the German Indoor Nationals 2025, and Piteraq are the new German 4-way indoor champions.
The Piteraq lineup included former Airbus member Alexander Prendinger who did not continue with Germany's national outdoor team in 4-way Open after his six years with Airbus Illertissen Oceanside. His former team were actually the reigning German indoor champions of 2024. The new Airbus lineup... (more)
Did you know that China's 4-way Women team may check the 4-way Open Class leaderboard again? posted: Mar 18th, 2025 The first NSL Power Rankings in 4-way Women for the FAI Indoor World Championship 2025 is very similar in the medal rankings, compared to the 4-way Open Class competition. Aerthers Medjay (FR) and China's 4-way Women lineup are most likely out of reach for any other teams, while there will be competition for the two other sets of FAI medals.
Arizona Airspeed (US) and NMP PCH HayaBusa (BE) seem to be close enough for a good battle in 4-way Open. XPG4 (US) and Nephtys (FR) will probably be in a similar situation in 4-way Women. NMP PCH HayaBusa compete with the complete current lineup against... (more)
Did you know that Panthers and Helikopters juniors keep swallowing 4-way seniors in the Czech Republic? posted: Mar 17th, 2025 The potential contenders for the 4th place behind the medal positions at the FAI Indoor World Championship 2025 were introduced by the NSL News first time with the update on March 10th, which covered the time frame for the transition from old to new Block 20.
The NSL News followed up with the complete NSL Power Rankings in 4-way Open for the same event when the list of all currently registered countries was taken into account. The field of teams who might be in the race for the 4th place and the unofficial amateur world champion title had grown from five to eight by then.
One of the teams... (more)
Did you know that the unofficial 4-way amateur title could be more contended than ever at Paraclete XP? posted: Mar 17th, 2025 The first NSL Power Rankings for the FAI Indoor World Championship 2025 were posted with the preview on March 10th. The complete list of registered national teams now allows a more realistic overview, beginning with the expected leaderboard in the 4-way Open category.
There are no big surprises regarding the actual participation of countries. In fact, each of the ten countries in the Top 10 positions of the FAI Indoor World Cup 2024 have registered 4-way Open Class teams for the indoor world championship, as well. Only two of the ten national teams are not the same who competed in China last... (more)
Did you know that original HayaBusa member Sven Ibens visited Florida for a different reason? posted: Mar 14th, 2025 The Formation Skydiving competition career of Sven Ibens has been well documented in the history of NSL News, and it includes his NSL Profile, even though he has never been a world champion as a founding member of NMP PCH HayaBusa. He stepped back when he thought that HayaBusa had the potential to win world championships with a full-time lineup.
It took NMP PCH HayaBusa eight years after Sven Ibens’ retirement from high-intensity training and competition until the 2012 lineup won the first FAI outdoor gold medals for Belgium in Prostejov 2014. They did not let go of the legendary William H.... (more)