Did you know that Meili Modini is Perris Fury's new team videographer? posted: Jan 4th, 2010 The NSL News story on 21 September 2009 (Archives > 2009 > Newx > Search for: "Karen Lewis") explained the video troubles that Perris Fury had at the September meet of the Texas Skydiving League. Fury did not have a team videographer throughout the 2009 season ever since Niklas Daniel was filming the team until the USPA Nationals 2009 and left the team at the end of the 2009 season.
The bronze medalist of the 2009 USPA National Skydiving Championships hired videographers for training and competition whenever they needed them. The video disaster in Texas eventually brought Fury back to Karen... (more)
Did you know that VTSD leaves the A Class field in the dust? posted: Jan 4th, 2010 It took a while until the 4-way teams finally got in the air at the USPA 2009 Collegiate Championships . The first round was completed Friday afternoon. However, Skydive Spaceland showed already at the 2009 USPA National Skydiving Championships that a meet can still be completed if the lift capacity is available, even with limited weather conditions. Most likely, all six scheduled rounds will eventually be completed at the end of Saturday.
The leaderboard after three rounds looks as it was expected. Virginia Tech's USPA gold medalist of 2009 in the AA/Intermediate Class, VTSD, leaves all other... (more)
Did you know that $45,000 USD are on stake for four female teams in Dubai? posted: Jan 4th, 2010 The upcoming 4-way event in Dubai, reported by the NSL News on 27 December 2009, also includes a competition in IPC's female category.
Both categories have the same jackpot of $45,000 USD for the first three places (15,000 - 10,000 - 10,000). 14 teams are registered for the Open Class, four teams for the female competition. Only one female team will leave Dubai without any cash in the pockets.
The first NSL News preview already introduced the top contenders in the Open Class, which will guarantee an exciting race. The competition in the female category will probably not be as exciting as... (more)
Did you know that Menzelinsk is promising to be a great host for the World Meet 2010? posted: Jan 2nd, 2010 The basic information behind the newest logo and link on the NSL pages is actually not really new to the NSL audience. The NSL News announced already during the coverage of the FAI World Cup 2009 that there will be live coverage by NSL News and CamScore at the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2010 in Russia.
The actual event pages for scores and the usual news services have not been set yet, as the 2010 season has not even begun. In fact, there is still plenty of time before the major event of the 2010 season will take place. However, the Russian host has now set up his own website... (more)
Did you know that the World Challenge 2010 list of teams is growing quickly? posted: Jan 1st, 2010 It did not take very long after Bodyflight Bedford's official announcement of the World Challenge 2010 that the registration process began with full strength. The NSL News already posted the first two previews on 1 December 2009 and on 20 December 2009, which did not relate to the registered teams by then.
The list of teams is already so colorful at this point in time that it is worthwhile taking a closer look at it. The first teams have already signed up for the new A Class competition, which will be added for the first time in 2010. As expected, one of last year's British Rookie Class teams,... (more)
Did you know that the 4-way jackpot at the World Challenge 2010 goes up to over $17,000? posted: Jan 1st, 2010 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)