Did you know that French meet videos and a live chat with Joey Jones and Gary Smith are in the works? posted: Sep 1st, 2009 The 4-way teams are done for today. The weather conditions were quite windy when the female 4-way teams finished off the 4-way event for today. The 8-way teams had to wait for a little while before they started their competition day.
The French national 4-way team posted another highscore in Round 3 and has won each round so far. Hayabusa coach Joey Jones said that the meet is far from over. He expects his team to catch up when the faster rounds of the meet are coming. The NSL News has already completed a little chat with Joey Jones and Gary Smith, the video will be uploaded later today.
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Did you know that the girls are cleaner than the boys at the World Cup? posted: Sep 1st, 2009 The games have begun, Round 1 has been completed at the FAI World Cup 2009.
No big surprises in the Open Class, even though Aerodyne Cypres Maubeuge has already a 2-point lead over Hayabusa Defence.
The reason is a 2-point deduction for the Belgian team, which came in the same situation for an incomplete formation and the following incorrect inter.
The French national team lost a point, as well, and is ahead by two points after all damage. Black Cat had a clean round and is tied with Hayabusa. Sinapsi scored a 20-pointer without penalties and seems to go on a slightly slower pace. Then... (more)
Did you know that Steve Miller added tips from the judge to the meet story from Perris? posted: Sep 1st, 2009 The first update on Tuesday, the first competition day at the FAI World Cup 2009, is coming again from California. Event judge Steve Miller provided additional information of the last SCSL meet in 2009, and John Hamilton sent a photo of the Founding Fathers. Also, the missing scores of the Carolina Skydiving League's August meet have been added to the leaderboard.
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Did you know that the new update from the Czech Republic includes very fast Hayabusa videos? posted: Aug 31st, 2009 The NSL News mentioned earlier today that Hayabusa Defence recently won the CISM Championships 2009. It was already the third consecutive victory for the Belgian national team in this military 4-way competition. Hayabusa won the 4th CISM Military World Games in India in 2007 after an exciting 1-point battle with the Golden Knights with a 31.5 average.
The second set of CISM gold medals went to Belgium after last year's 30.5 average victory in Switzerland. It was the first Hayabusa competition with new team member Weadong So who replaced Luc Verstrepen at the end of the 2008 season. This year's... (more)
Did you know that the first NSL-TV video provides an overview and interviews from Prostejov? posted: Aug 31st, 2009 The NSL News is back at the FAI World Cup 2009 in the Czech Republic with today's next story. The missing Russian teams have arrived, and Misha Mineev's former team mates are getting ready for the competition.
Today's first update from Prostejov brings the first video with live scenes from the competition site. The NSL-TV camera captured this morning's activities at a very lively drop zone.
It begins with an overview of the busiest place during the day, the space between the team hangar and the boarding area. There is an elevated creeper pad on a stage where the teams have plenty of space... (more)
Did you know that the Southern California Skydiving League finished big in Perris? posted: Aug 30th, 2009 The new work week begins with scores from Perris, California. The last meet of the Southern California Skydiving League took was hosted by Perris Valley Skydiving and was a great success. Twelve teams competed in Perris and made it the busiest meet of the 2009 season.
Most of the teams had already attended an SCSL meet earlier this year and came back to celebrate the conclusion of the 2009 season. It's All Good, Perris IB and Jim and the Pimps were new to the SCSL 4-way competition.
The 12 teams competed in all four categories, and there was great competition in the AAA and AA Class with... (more)