Did you know that there was another comeback at the last indoor competition? posted: Dec 26th, 2009 The NSL News reported Ed Ganley's 4-way comeback after a 7-year break on 18 December 2009 and Ben Liston's North East tunnel meet at SkyVenture New Hampshire on 15 December 2009. There is actually a link between these two stories that is not obvious at the first view.
Ed Ganley was not the only former 4-way competitor who recently came back to attend a meet after a long break. A closer look at the lineups of the indoor competition at the beginning of December offered a surprise for the 4-way fans who have been around for at least a decade.
The Mercury Falling lineup in the A Class competition... (more)
Did you know that the Trained Amateurs competed for Georgia Tech in November? posted: Dec 24th, 2009 Some more scores were recently added to the database. The Georgia Skydiving League completed the 2009 season with its third competition at Skydive The Farm.
Once again, it was a college team that caught the attention in Georgia. Georgia Tech teams have made the NSL News headlines many times in the past. It all began when Genesis (Shannon Pilcher, Ian Bobo, Kyle Collins, David van Greuningen, Eric Taylor) launched the 4-way team project and eventually moved from Georgia to Florida to pursue a full time skydiving career.
This happened already at the time when the National Skydiving League was... (more)
Did you know that Paraclete XP will be a strong 8-way sparring partner at the Shamrock Showdown? posted: Dec 23rd, 2009 The 8-way teams of France and the USA have been well known in the past years, as they have been controlling the gold and silver medal positions at the last two world meets. Russia was in the same race until the World Meet in Croatia 2004 and then fell behind in 2006. Finally, Russia did not even have an 8-way team at the World Meet 2008 in France.
The NSL News stories on 30 November 2009 and 5 December 2009 explained how this situation will probably change in 2010. Russia is coming back with a very strong 8-way lineup that will aim for medals on home turf next year.
The 8-way competition... (more)
Did you know that BJ Worth wraps up the Kaleidoscope Dives 2009? posted: Dec 22nd, 2009 The NSL News goes back to the Kaleidoscope Dives at SkyQuest 2009. Several videos of four more jumps have been uploaded, two of the Falcon Team and two of the Eagle Team. The lineups of the two 100-way teams can still be found at the roster page. Links to the videos from all different angles and planes are set up at the Kaleidoscope home page.
The videos of the two new jumps document the first action on Saturday morning (jumps seven and eight). Both events, 100-way and 4-way competition, were now in full action. Teiwaz Eagle member Mario Mauro and Perris Jimani member Janna Wynne, who jumped... (more)
Did you know that Jim "Bu" Klinge can't get enough of 4-way competition? posted: Dec 21st, 2009 The NSL News story on 3 December 2009 included the videos of the first five rounds of the AAA Class competition between the PD Ninjas and Teiwaz Falcon at the NSL Championship 2009. The same article featured the special story of Sandy and Nick Grillet, father and son in the Ninjas lineup.
Nick Grillet came back into the NSL News spotlight just a few weeks later when he was trying out for the SDC Rhythm XP Tail slot. He did not make it, however, just a few days later the NSL News could follow up with a story that introduced Nick Grillet's new team for the 2010 season, the Speedy Kids from Elsinore.
It... (more)
Did you know that the 4-way jackpot at the World Challenge 2010 goes up to over $17,000? posted: Dec 20th, 2009 The NSL News story on 1 December 2009 already started the coverage of the World Challenge 2010. The current event page shows the Top Ten scores of the World Challenge 2009. The complete leaderboard and all related stories, photos and videos can still be found at this year's event page.
The first story explained that Bodyflight Bedford owner Paul Mayer plans to make the event even bigger this year. He opened the competition for the A Class teams and has continued to improve the facilities.
The same story already mentioned that the incredible spa at Bodyflight Bedford is now ready for use.... (more)
Did you know that there was another comeback at the last indoor competition?
Did you know that the Trained Amateurs competed for Georgia Tech in November?
Did you know that Paraclete XP will be a strong 8-way sparring partner at the Shamrock Showdown?
Did you know that BJ Worth wraps up the Kaleidoscope Dives 2009?
Did you know that Jim "Bu" Klinge can't get enough of 4-way competition?
Did you know that the 4-way jackpot at the World Challenge 2010 goes up to over $17,000?