Did you know that this weekend features an exciting run-up to the World Meet in Russia? posted: Jun 10th, 2010 The 8-way race for the gold medals between France and the USA at the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2010 in Menzelinsk, Russia, began early this year and even before Russia had completed recruiting the final lineup of the third top contender.
The 8-way competition at the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2010 provided the first scores posted by one of the three top contenders, the Golden Knights. All videos of the US Army team at the Shamrock Showdown have been shown on NSL-TV, and the last 8-way story of the Shamrock Showdown on 26 March 2010 connected the US team with the reigning 8-way world... (more)
Did you know that Cross Keys NRG has moved up into the AAA Class competition? posted: Jun 9th, 2010 The scores from Virginia (West Point) and MidAtlantic (Cross Keys) have completed last weekend's leaderboard. Teams from Europe dominated the AAA Class rankings, while the US teams competed mostly in the AA Class.
A few videos from the season opener of the Mideast Skydiving League in May now completes the coverage of this event. The NSL News story on 31 May 2010 had provided the meet story and more details.
One US team squeezed its team name into the middle of the AAA Class leaderboard last weekend, Cross Keys NRG from the MidAtlantic Skydiving League. New MASL Director Dennis Miller provided... (more)
Did you know that Arizona Airspeed re-visited the Malevsky Cup 2007? posted: Jun 8th, 2010 It's time for a new update from Arizona where the Airspeed 4-way world champions are preparing for the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2010 in Menzelinsk, Russia.
The next step of those preparations is the upcoming 4-way competition at Skydive Chicago this weekend, the last meet for Airspeed before the most important competition of the 2010 season.
Craig Girard reported from Arizona that his team recently copied a competition draw in training that was an important milestone in the Airspeed history. It was the Malevsky Cup 2007 where the current Airspeed lineup posted the highest... (more)
Did you know that Round 10 featured a Swedish showdown for tickets to Russia? posted: Jun 7th, 2010 Scores from Sweden have been added to last weekend's leaderboard. It was only the 2010 season opener, the first meet in Sweden this year, and it was still extremely important, at least for two teams.
The German team Final Four Remscheid is still holding the top spot on the AAA Class leaderboard. However, the regional meet in Germany did not have the same drama that was behind the competition in Sweden.
Bardagi and Blue Spirits are in 2nd and 3rd place now, separated by six points from each other. Those six points have the value of a trip to the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2010... (more)
Did you know that Final Four Remscheid posted a new team record average? posted: Jun 6th, 2010 The eleven teams at the two meets in Germany continued with a few more rounds today, and Final Four Remscheid never showed a weak spot. The 16.5 average is the team's best result in the 7-year history, and the NSL News will introduce the 2010 lineup very soon.
Three teams competed in Kassel-Calden, including the two on the top of the current leaderboard, Final Four Remscheid and Usual Suspects. They competed for the official Northern German Championship 2010.
The other eight teams actually competed for the same honors, just at a different locaction. Takeoff Fallschirmsport runs its operation... (more)
Did you know that a small event in Germany produces impressive scores? posted: Jun 5th, 2010 The first scores are posted on this weekend's multi-event leaderboard, and they are coming from Germany. The skydiving center in Kassel-Calden is hosting the Northen German Championships 2010.
It is a very small field of three AAA Class teams this year. However, the quality is on a high level, and two of the teams are not new to the 4-way community and the NSL News.
In fact, the NSL News has been planning to introduce the winning team in the AA Class at the World Challenge 2010 much earlier. This weekend's competition in Germany is a great opportunity to catch up, as the Usual Suspects attended... (more)