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Did you know that SportLoto has a foot in the open door?
posted: May 4th, 2011 A correction note came from Russia on Sunday and was confirmed with a copy of the official scoresheet on Tuesday. The correction had a significant impact on the very top of the leaderboard since SportLoto took away the 1st place from Gradient Alpha. (more)

Did you know that Mr. Pink won free tunnel time on April 26?
posted: May 3rd, 2011 The NSL News goes once again back in time and to the archives which are not stored in the current database. The story on 1 May 2003 covered the meet weekend on April 26th eight years ago. It was the beginning of the synchronized international competition draw that the NSL created and that is still applied today. The NSL also applied a handicap system by then, which was used to determine the winners of the free windtunnel time that SkyVenture Orlando provided for the NSL teams. The NSL News story on May 1st explained how the system worked. Mr. Pink from Georgia and Fox Force 4 won the tunnel... (more)

Did you know that UK teams will post outdoor scores this weekend?
posted: May 2nd, 2011 The upcoming weekend brings the British 4-way teams together for the first outdoor meet of the 2011 season. It is not the first competition of the year for many of the UK teams, as a great number of teams attended the World Challenge 2011. It is also not the first outdoor meet for two of the UK teams. SonicNutz and Boogie Nights both competed at the Shamrock Showdown 2011 and had an exciting 10-round UK battle. Bodyflight Voluntas from Denmark and Teiwaz Falcon were also involved in this race for the 10th place. SonicNutz won the Shamrock Showdown by two points over Boogie Nights. Katie Woods... (more)

Did you know that grassroot 4-way participants trained next to world class competitors in Sebastian?
posted: May 1st, 2011 The first 4-way meet in Russia this year could hardly have been any more exciting, and the scores promise more great competition on the top level. Gradient Alpha turned the table on the second day of the meet and changed the 3-point deficit into a 1-point victory over SportLoto on Sunday. Most of the penalties have now been added to the leaderboard and show equal damage between the two top contenders. The scores of the Illusions on the second day of the meet deserve special attention, as well. It seems like the new all-female lineup was a different team on Sunday. The scores on Saturday weren't... (more)

Did you know that the Illusions are probably not aiming at the bronze medals?
posted: Apr 30th, 2011 The Russian 4-way community launches the 2011 season this weekend on home turf. As last year, the skydiving center in Kolomna is once again hosting the first meet of the year, and it is a very competitive field of teams that will be posting the first scores this weekend. It is not the first meet in 2011 for several of the Russian teams. Gradient Alpha, Black Cat, FS3 and Illusions attended the Dubai Championship 2011 in January. Black Cat followed up at the Valentine's Meet 2011 in February and at the Shamrock Showdown 2011. SportsLoto competed at the World Challenge 2011. Gradient Alpha... (more)

Did you know that Dan BC's unique skydiving story comes in a book and a movie?
posted: Apr 29th, 2011 Dan BC's NSL Profile was one of the earliest on the NSL website, maybe the first one of all. His career story is so fascinating and unique that this was no surprise. The Dan BC story has been told many times inside and outside of the skydiving community. It is about time for an update of Dan BC's NSL Profile, as well... He is not an active full time competitor any longer. However, he has an agenda that might be busier than ever in his life. It's not only the coaching job and his management involvement at Skydive Perris that requires a lot of attention. He has added several other projects... (more)