Did you know that the Qatar delegation confirmed their status of a powerhouse? posted: Oct 29th, 2024 The NSL News has called the most successful nations in Formation Skydiving competition the "powerhouses" of the sport regularly in the past. This terminology was usually related to three countries (United States, France, Russia) until Belgium joined the club, at least in 4-way Open, with NMP PCH HayaBusa.
The same terminology appeared increasingly in the last four years when the next country began to place their national teams in the top rankings of the world championship leaderboards. In fact, teams from Qatar have won FAI medals at each of the last three events (2021/2022/2024), and the country... (more)
Did you know that Dallas Dynasty members have been generating new AAA Class competitors? posted: Oct 27th, 2024 Kyle Hermberg's Indoor Cloud League team at iFLY Dallas had four teams again in September who performed the six sequences for the month. The previous update featured new AAA Class competitor Christina Cooper/Edwards and her progression from the Rookie Class sequences (R/RR/RRR) to AA/Intermediate Class gold medals with Dallas Valkyrie at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2023 and a USPA bronze medal in the same category at the national outdoor championship this year.
Her Valkyrie team mate Alexa Boushey has been by her indoor side since 2022, and together they stepped up to AAA Class training... (more)
Did you know that the Qatar Lions could challenge the Tigers soon? posted: Oct 25th, 2024 The NSL News has paid plenty of attention to the remarkable coaching work of Gary Smith, Luc Verstrepen and Jeremie Rollett with Qatar's Formation Skydiving delegation over the years. Qatar Falcons have added one set of 8-way bronze medals (2018) and two sets of silver medals (2022, 2024) to their country's collection, Qatar Tigers three consecutive sets of 4-way bronze medals.
Gary Smith was also working with the signature lineup of NMP PCH HayaBusa who won 4-way gold medals for Belgium in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2021. He began with his work for the Qatar delegation while he was still guiding... (more)
Did you know that Out Of The Blue were the over-achiever at Crystal Coast? posted: Oct 25th, 2024 The tightest part of the 4-way Open Class competition at the 26th FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships actually took place in the lower half of the leaderboard. British 4-way team Apex and Dutch team Out Of The Blue ended up tied in 8th place, with Spanish CISM team Papea only four points behind.
Tied totals and positions only get broken, first with an extra round, followed by the tie-breaking rules, if the involved teams are tied in medal positions. However, the application of the same tie-breaking rules behind the medal positions can still define the team that ends up ahead or behind... (more)
Did you know that Siem Ibens has joined Belgian 4-way team Falco? posted: Oct 24th, 2024 The NSL News honored the retirement of original HayaBusa member Sven Ibens from competitive 4-way training and competition after his last event with ISR FireFlash at the ESL Championship 2024 with the update on September 29th, including new NSL Live Talk.
He mentioned during the conversation that his son Siem, 17 years of age, has joined Belgian 4-way team Falco, who competed at the same event at the Fallschirmsportzentrum Saar in Germany. Siem Ibens had made NSL News headlines already earlier, as the ESL Championship was not even his first outdoor competition. The Ibens family (Annelies Hasewinkel-Ibens,... (more)
Did you know that the pressure is now on the French Aethers? posted: Oct 22nd, 2024 The situation of Arizona Airspeed after winning the 4-way Open Class gold medals at the 26th FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships was well explained during the NSL Live Talk conversation with the team on October 11th. NMP PCH HayaBusa's plans for the next two years were already announced earlier this year, and yesterday's story followed up with more information.
The same two top contenders for FAI medals will be facing the 4-way Open Class teams from France (Aethers) and Qatar (Tigers) in the same race for the next three sets of world championship medals in two years. All four teams have... (more)
Did you know that the Qatar delegation confirmed their status of a powerhouse?
Did you know that Dallas Dynasty members have been generating new AAA Class competitors?
Did you know that the Qatar Lions could challenge the Tigers soon?
Did you know that Out Of The Blue were the over-achiever at Crystal Coast?
Did you know that Siem Ibens has joined Belgian 4-way team Falco?
Did you know that the pressure is now on the French Aethers?