Did you know that Aerokart Deep Blue is the 9th team to beat the previous world record? posted: Aug 2nd, 2010 The French officials were a little bit worried before the fast sequence of Round 3 was on the agenda for Aerokart Deep Blue. They knew that especially the British girls of Team Bodyflight would be dangerous in this specific area. The demanding lead could have been threatened if the French team had a bad round.
It was no problem. Deep Blue was the 9th team that beat the previous world record of 45 points with a 47, after a 1-point penalty. It was impressive how Deep Blue avoided a meltdown with high awareness when the synchronization got lost once. The team hesitated, got everybody back on track... (more)
Did you know that Arizona Airspeed performed like world champions in Round 4? posted: Aug 2nd, 2010 The 8-way teams can take a break from their battle at the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2010, it's time for 4-way again in Menzelinsk.
The Open Class teams were first in today's order and completed Round 4. The audience is still eagerly waiting for the scores of Round 3 in the female category.
In the meantime, the scores of Round 4 in the Open Class have made the competition even more exciting.
Arizona Airspeed delivered a world champion performance and won the round by two points. The Top 4 teams are now separated by two points. What a battle.
4-way Competition - Round... (more)
Did you know that the French 8-way team fights as Martial Ferre promised? posted: Aug 2nd, 2010 The good news after Round 4 in 8-way is the fact that the quality of the NSL-TV videos is back up to the higher level. The bad news is another zero for Kazakhstan. However, the 1-pointer in Round 2 is up and posted and counts.
This time, all five teams are featured with Round 4. The popular NSL Talk suffers today, as the NSL News has to watch the TV screens very carefully to be at the right place at the right time. It is competition time, the videos of the competition jumps are important, and NSL Talk flows easier with a cold adult beverage at the end of the day anyway.
Russia lost another... (more)
Did you know that Kazakhstan scored the first 8-way point? posted: Aug 2nd, 2010 The scores of Round 2 in 8-way brought the evidence that Kazakhstan has an 8-way team in the competition at the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2010.
The team that registered at the last minute in Menzelinsk, together with the Norwegian team, has the first scoring point on the leaderboard.
The Russian Barkli 8-way team came back with a great round and tied the French 19-pointer. Aerodyne Cypres Maubeuge had 20 points in working time, but the first formation after the exit was not accepted by the judges.
Norway lost three points in Round 2. The 8-way teams are going up for Round... (more)
Did you know that the opening ceremony in Menzelinsk was interrupted by a storm? posted: Aug 2nd, 2010 The second competition day at the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2010 begins with a correction. The teams in the female 4-way category have not even started Round 3 yet. They will also jump on Monday morning and catch up with the Open Class teams.
This means that the comments of the German team ISB Air were related to the performance in Round 2. Good news for the Germans since there was not really much damage at all. In fact, the NSL News mentioned earlier that ISB Air keeps in touch with the favorite teams from the United Kingdom and the USA. It will be interesting to see what the... (more)
Did you know that eight teams broke the previous world record in Menzelinsk? posted: Aug 1st, 2010 The NSL Talk session with Gary Smith and Joey Jones will finish the Sunday for the NSL News. It was an action loaded day with three rounds of 4-way in the Open Class and in the female category, including a new 4-way world record.
Round 3 in the female category has been completed, but the judges did not get to the judging of the last round. The scores will be posted tomorrow morning as early as possible. There are no indications what the fast sequence of random formations did to the leaderboard in the female category. Only the German team ISB Air mentioned that the jump was not too good, but... (more)
Did you know that Aerokart Deep Blue is the 9th team to beat the previous world record?
Did you know that Arizona Airspeed performed like world champions in Round 4?
Did you know that the French 8-way team fights as Martial Ferre promised?
Did you know that Kazakhstan scored the first 8-way point?
Did you know that the opening ceremony in Menzelinsk was interrupted by a storm?
Did you know that eight teams broke the previous world record in Menzelinsk?