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Did you know that Airspeed becomes more confident round by round?
posted: Jul 20th, 2009 It has become even difficult to imagine after Round 3 that any team at the World Games 2009 could still challenge Arizona Airspeed. The posted scores of Round 3 are official, as they are copied from the official scoreboard at the competition site in Koahsiung, Taiwan. The Airspeed world champions added three points to the lead over the Sky Panthers who are still holding the 2nd place, now with a 5-point lead over France Maubeuge. Belgium's World Cup champions of 2007, Hayabusa Defence, have lost even more ground after sharing the highscore for Round 1 with Airspeed and then dropping out of... (more)

Did you know that the first unofficial scores show Arizona Airspeed dominating the field?
posted: Jul 19th, 2009 The weather has obviously improved for the World Games 2009 in Koahsiung, Taiwan, as two rounds have been completed. Arizona Airspeed is in total control of the competition at the end of Sunday. It has been very difficult to get information from the competition site in Taiwan, as the official website of the World Games does not offer any details. The NSL News is very fortunate to receive information from supporters of the sport at the competition site. Eventually, even the scores of the first two rounds have now become available, and they have to be considered unofficial, of course. (more)

Did you know that Typhoon Molave is interrupting the skydiving activities in Taiwan?
posted: Jul 18th, 2009 Quick update from Koahsiung in Taiwan, where the World Games 2009 are in full swing this week. It is not really "full swing" for the skydiving events, as the weather has not cooperated so far. Here is a current weather report, which already explains the weather situation of Sunday, July 19. (more)

Did you know that Round 5 of the World Games 2009 has a world record sequence?
posted: Jul 18th, 2009 It is actually an amazing feast that is being presented to the whole world and to the skydiving community at the World Games 2009 in Taiwan. The best six teams of the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2008 in France are in fact at the competition site, and they are all registered with the same lineups that they competed with last year. Hopefully the weather and the management of the event will cooperate and make this a great show for skydiving. It gets even better by looking at the competition draw. There is a very good chance that the World Games 2009 will be the event where the... (more)

Did you know that the World Games had a jump plane surprise for the 4-way teams?
posted: Jul 17th, 2009 Today is officially the first competition day at the World Games 2009. The first event briefings brought quite a surprise to the participating teams in the 4-way Formation Skydiving competition. Arizona Airspeed members Andy Delk and Craig Girard both confirmed that the jump plane will be a helicopter with a right-hand door. That was a complete surprise for the teams who expected to jump from a left-hand door in Taiwan. The training day was also much needed for the pilots who did not seem too experienced with dropping teams on the spot. Airspeed's Center Inside Andy Delk explained more... (more)

Did you know that Ocean Kaktus had some 8-way fun in Russia?
posted: Jul 16th, 2009 The Russian team Kaktus Hunter has been covered by the NSL News already several times this year. A recent 8-way video, provided by Ocean 5 videographer Fyodor Mozgovoy, directed the NSL News attention back to Russia and to the young Russian 4-way shooting stars. Fyodor Mozgovoy told the NSL News that Ocean 5 and Kaktus Hunter train at the same dropzone in Kolomna. Their team rooms are next to each other, and the team members are good friends. Thus, during their training camps in Kolomna they decide to make an 8-way jump here and there by the end of the day. The featured 8-way video was the... (more)