Did you know that Polaris does many things for the first time this month? posted: Apr 14th, 2010 The NSL News had introduced the new Norwegian national 4-way team in the female category, Polaris, with the story on 20 January 2010. The same story mentioned that the World Challenge 2010 would be the first competition for the new lineup.
Polaris made the trip to Bedford and finished with a 19.5 average after eight rounds. The first Polaris story also mentioned that Polaris Tail Sissel Maria Finnseth has a special relationship with DeLand Norgies member Torstein Valen and that she has received the best coaching and advice ever since she finished her AFF jumps.
Torstein Valen made the trip... (more)
Did you know that Airspeed's comeback became harder every round in a very strong field? posted: Apr 13th, 2010 The videos of Round 4 at the World Challenge 2010 are up, once again with the Top 11 and in the same order of the final rankings.
It was the second round for the defending triple World Challenge champion and reigning 4-way world champion Arizona Airspeed after the devastating results of Round 2. Airspeed was already with the back to the wall after the second round of the meet.
It was actually a good thing that it happened so early - if there was anything good about it for the defending champions. At least, there was still enough time to crawl back to the top, round by round, and Airspeed... (more)
Did you know that the teams from Portugal did very well at the World Challenge 2010? posted: Apr 12th, 2010 The NSL News introduced the Atmosfera 4-way project in Portugal with the story on 4 March 2010. The story mentioned that two of the project teams, Atmosfera G4 and Atmosfera Nutry, would attend the World Challenge 2010. Both teams had already competed at the World Challenge 2009 and now came back to Bodyflight Bedford a year later.
However, other things happened already in Portugal after the story was posted and before the two teams showed up in Bedford. Portugal's national championship took place on March 13 - 14 in Évora. Jump plane was a Beech99, and the seven scheduled rounds were completed... (more)
Did you know that the Top 11 had no penalties at all in Round 3 of the World Challenge? posted: Apr 11th, 2010 The videos of the Top 11 at the World Challenge 2010 have been uploaded, and they feature the very unique Round 3.
What was so special about it? The sequence of Round 3 was already the second one with three blocks (20-17-8), one of the four rounds in Bedford with only blocks. That alone is already quite unusual. The combination of one round with only Random Formations and four rounds with only Blocks does not happen very often - if it has ever happened. (more)
Did you know that the A Class competition at the Shamrock Showdown had several twists? posted: Apr 11th, 2010 The NSL-TV coverage of the World Challenge 2010 will continue with Round 3 later today. First, the NSL News goes back to the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2010 where the exciting A Class competition has not received enough attention yet.
Three new lineups of Florida Skydiving League competitors showed up at the Shamrock to open the FSL 2010 season at the most popular event of the 2010 season. DeLand Dunamis was already introduced by the NSL News with the story on 25 January 2010.
DeLand 5 is a new lineup with team members from Skydive City in Zephyrhills and DeLand who decided to train in DeLand.... (more)
Did you know that XL was well on the way to a 70-pointer in Round 2? posted: Apr 9th, 2010 The judging videos of Round 2 at the World Challenge 2010 are now available for reviews, and there is much room for discussion after seeing the Top 11 videos from a different angle.
The discussion began already before the fast sequence of only Random Formations (J,M,E,D,L) came up in Bedford. It was quite a coincidence that last year's competition draw for the World Challenge 2009 already included a similar sequence.
Perris Fury's 59-pointer in Round 4 of the 2009 competition (A,C,E,H,K) was the new 4-way record score for a single round. This year's sequence was even faster, and the Fury... (more)
Did you know that Polaris does many things for the first time this month?
Did you know that Airspeed's comeback became harder every round in a very strong field?
Did you know that the teams from Portugal did very well at the World Challenge 2010?
Did you know that the Top 11 had no penalties at all in Round 3 of the World Challenge?
Did you know that the A Class competition at the Shamrock Showdown had several twists?
Did you know that XL was well on the way to a 70-pointer in Round 2?