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Did you know that the Tigers from Finland will compete in Maubeuge?
posted: Aug 3rd, 2008 The last scores of a meet weekend before the World Meet 2008 have been posted, and they came from Finland. The next numbers on the NSL leaderboard will be the scores of Round 1 in Maubeuge... One of the teams from Finland will also appear on the World Meet's leaderboard of the Open Class. The Tigers (Joonas Karjalainen, Nina Kivilompolo, Erkki Kursukangas, Nadja Lönnroth, Markus Pitkänen) won the national championship last week and will represent the Scandinavian country in France. The NSL News had falsely reported earlier that teams from Finland were not planning to make the trip... (more)

Did you know that the German federation works with the media for its national teams?
posted: Aug 2nd, 2008 The German skydiving federation (Deutscher Fallschirmsport Verband - DFV) is once again working on its public relations for the sport leading into the World Meet 2008. These efforts began in 2006 when Germany hosted the World Championship of Formation Skydiving in Gera. (more)

Did you know that MASL team Wind Shear is looking for a 4th member?
posted: Aug 1st, 2008 The MASL Karp Cup 2008 last weekend was already the 7th time that Skydive Cross Keys hosted the memorial of the MidAtlantic Skydiving League for one of its 4-way competitors, Seth Karp, passed member of former 4-way team JetStream. Seth Karp lost his life in a landing accident in 2002. MASL Director Cherie Schuch once again organized the event and welcomed this year's six attending teams. Blue Impulse and Beer by 4 competed in the AA Class. Blue Impulse (Kathy-Ann Cadogen, Marieta Kaseva, Dennis Miller, Michal Motykiewicz, Barry Bichler on camera) is a new lineup that trains at Cross Keys. Cherie... (more)

Did you know that CSC Rhythm XP set new MWSL records last weekend?
posted: Jul 31st, 2008 The Midwestern weather thus far in 2008 has been the worst for skydivers in at least fifteen years, but that trend abated for us Saturday, and Meet 3 took place under nearly ideal conditions. The weather was not the only thing that improved dramatically from the June meet. We had five teams returning for the competition at Chicagoland Skydiving, and every one of them significantly improved their scores from June. The meet would also benefit from the presence of well known 4-way expert Kirk Verner. In the AAA Class we again had the two best known MWSL teams: SDC Furies and CSC Rhythm XP. Rhythm... (more)

Did you know that Evolution will represent Sweden at the World Meet?
posted: Jul 29th, 2008 Two adjustments of the official registration for the World Meet 2008 were recently made. The NSL News had already reported earlier that Russia's situation in the female 4-way category was not clearly defined. Eventually, the JetBats decided not to compete in France and withdrew officially from the competition. The other adjustment was not a withdrawal and came after the Swedish Nationals 2008. Blue Spirits did not win the national championship last week and will not compete in France. Team Evolution is the new Swedish 4-way champion and will represent Sweden at the World Meet. (more)

Did you know that the Czech Republic successfully completed its 2008 season?
posted: Jul 29th, 2008 The Czech Republic Skydiving League completed its fourth competition of the 2008 season last weekend. League Director Jan Klapka reported a successful event where all eight teams completed the six scheduled rounds. The Czech Republic is the host of next year's FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving competition. Jan Klapka was happy that he had all his teams ready to attend the competition. He said that there were some injuries recently, and some of the Czech teams had difficulties to get their lineups together, especially in the Rookie Class. (more)