Did you know that Kaktus Hunter plans to get to the Russian top level this year? posted: Jan 22nd, 2010 The World Challenge 2010 will be the 4th time that the Russian team Kaktus Hunter will travel to Bedford for the world's biggest and most popular indoor competition.
Egor Gusev (Inside Center), Andrei Kharitonov (Outside Center), Katya Kharitonova (Point) and Anna Panasyuk (Tail) have competed almost as many times in the wind tunnel as the team has attended outdoor meets in the past three years. The indoor scoring progression at the World Challenge has been impressive (16.6 - 22.2 - 23.9) in the past three years, and Kaktus Hunter is not planning to slow down.
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Did you know that Perris Moxie has great plans for the 2010 season? posted: Jan 21st, 2010 Perris Fury's Chris Farina already provided the NSL News with some feedback of the competition at the Dubai Championship from his team's perspective on 15 January 2010.
His team mate and Center Outside Christy Frikken now added a few thoughts from her own view. She said that the scores were great, considering that it was the first meet of the 2010 season and that the teams exited from the Bell 212 helicopter. She also gave Hayabusa Defence credit for giving Arizona Airspeed a good competition: "I am happy to see that the Belgians produced scores I suspected they were capable of."
Then she... (more)
Did you know that that Norway has a new lineup for the female 4-way competition? posted: Jan 20th, 2010 The NSL News story on 20 October 2009 (Archives > 2009 > News > Search for: "Trude Sviggum") had introduced Norway's new national 4-way team for the Open Class. The same story mentioned in the last paragraph that Norway will also have a new 4-way lineup for IPC's female category.
The plans of the new team have now been finalized, and Norway's IPC Delegate of the past years, Trude Sviggum, provided the information. She has all the insights as she is coming back into 4-way competition as a member of the new lineup.
In fact, Trude Sviggum's new team project makes her Norway's longest standing... (more)
Did you know that Dynamic Fource is the first team from the Netherlands at the World Challenge? posted: Jan 19th, 2010 The Dutch national 4-way team, Dynamic Fource, held a winter training camp in DeLand a few weeks ago, and the NSL News used the opportunity to get an update from the team. This update includes a video clip of the team training on a very cold day in January and a live interview in the NSL office.
Dynamic Fource was formed in 2007 after the previous national team, Punky Fish, had disbanded at the end of the 2006 season. Punky Fish had finished in 14th place at the World Meet in Germany 2006 with a 15.8 average.
Punky Fish co-founder Paul Hofstee then moved on with a new 4-way lineup, Dynamic... (more)
Did you know that Becca once again invites the bootie flyers? posted: Jan 18th, 2010 FSL competitor and Skydive Sebastian local Rebecca Minkin organizes the 2nd Annual Becca's Bootie Boogie this upcoming weekend in Sebastian, beginning on Friday. The inaugural event last year was very successful, which motivated her to continue this year.
She has once again lined up great help, as several Formation Skydiving coaches and competitors had already worked together with Beccas last year to make the event a success.
The lineup of coaches and load organizers is even more promising this year since SDC Rhythm XP has made Skydive Sebastian the team's winter home and will be available,... (more)
Did you know that the Fun Flag was flying higher than ever in Dubai? posted: Jan 17th, 2010 There is one more topic of the Dubai Championship that needs to be covered before the NSL News will turn to other events with other stories.
The NSL News audience and visitors at the World Cup 2009 competition in Prostejov, Czech Republic, probably still remember the wild battles for the Fun Flag. It was one of the most exciting and thrilling events in the history of the flag. The flag even made a freefall and a parachute flight in Prostejov.
The British and French delegations were mostly involved in the Fun Flag battle of September 2009. However, neither of them eventually took the Fun Flag... (more)
Did you know that Kaktus Hunter plans to get to the Russian top level this year?
Did you know that Perris Moxie has great plans for the 2010 season?
Did you know that that Norway has a new lineup for the female 4-way competition?
Did you know that Dynamic Fource is the first team from the Netherlands at the World Challenge?
Did you know that Becca once again invites the bootie flyers?
Did you know that the Fun Flag was flying higher than ever in Dubai?