Did you know that Airspeed Odyssey had a successful and competitive reunion? posted: Sep 27th, 2017 The 4-way competition at the USPA Nationals 2017 was completed in the early afternoon on Tuesday, and everything went back to 4-way business as usual after a thrilling start.
It was still a 1-point battle between Arizona Airspeed and SDC Rhythm XP at the end of the first day and after seven rounds. Rhythm had really scared Airspeed on Monday, and everything was possible with three remaining rounds. It was only the first round on Tuesday morning that the challenger really gave away, and it was enough for Airspeed to carry the next 4-way title over the finish line with a 6-point advantage.
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Did you know that Paraclete XP has moved dangerously close to iFLY Seattle on the ICL 14+ leaderboard? posted: Sep 6th, 2017 The Indoor Cloud League leaderboard for the month of August is complete. Six teams submitted scores and videos for the 14+ sequences, four additional teams took on the six sequences for the smaller wind tunnel chambers.
Paraclete XP won the 14+ competition for the second consecutive time on the 14+ leaderboard, and the Hurricane Factory has come under pressure month by month.
However, the Bad Boys defended the top position in the Open Class (AAA/AA) once again successfully, and the additional domestic pressure (HF Chicks, HF Flying Circus) is probably helpful. Fast4ward XP ended up one point... (more)
Did you know that Indoor Cloud League participants learn from world champions at Paraclete XP? posted: Aug 3rd, 2017 Paraclete XP keeps picking up the pace and increasing the numbers on the 14+ leaderboard of the Indoor Cloud League.
The total of 161 points for July is the new record number for the Paraclete team, which was outscored only two times so far. The Czech teams posted 164 points at the Hurricane Factory in June 2016, and iFLY Dallas boosted the total for the same month with a 57-pointer to 170.
Paraclete XP finished the month with four of the six highscores. The Hurricane Factory team might have come close to the same total with a score for the R Class sequence.
In fact, the Czech teams are... (more)
Did you know that the tie-breaking rules could not break the internal AAA tie at Paraclete? posted: Jul 8th, 2017 The June competition of the Indoor Cloud League is over, and both leaderboards are closed. Paraclete XP's ICL team won the AAA Class competition with Fast4ward XP's 23-pointer on the 14+ leaderboard, while iFLY SF Bay's AAA Class lineup (Deanna Frank, Julius Frank, Leander van Schriek, Volker Haag) posted the highest score for the sequence on the 12+ leaderboard.
The Paraclete team had actually a second AAA Class lineup that tied the 23-pointer. Phoenix XP members Morgan Womble and Lauren Byrd once again teamed up with two Golden Knights (Matt Accord, Drew Star) and took on the slot switching... (more)
Did you know that SDMW NEXT XP is slightly ahead of the 2016 progression? posted: Jul 3rd, 2017 The June meet of the Midwest Skydiving League was planned to be synchronized once again with the teams of the Northern Plains Skydiving League.
Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate well with both events. The NPSL meet was completely weathered out, and the MWSL teams were barely able to complete three rounds on Saturday. Only SDMW NEXT XP managed to perform all six rounds over the weekend on their home turf.
Three SDC Rhythm XP members (Andrew Happick, JaNette and Steve Lefkowitz) were managing the event and helped the teams with judging, coaching and engineering. JaNette Lefkowitz... (more)
Did you know that SDC Rhythm XP joined the 20+ outdoor elite club this month? posted: Jun 29th, 2017 It was on 27 June 2015 when the Sun Path Products NSL News gave the elite club of the highest scoring teams in history of 4-way Formation Skydiving competition previously special attention.
Arizona Airspeed and the French national team of 2015 had posted indoor scores in 10-round meets that were all 27-pointers or higher. The story was posted a few days after the Sun Path Products NSL News had covered the new 24+ indoor teams, Evolution and SDC Rhythm XP on 23 June 2015.
Of course, the situation in 4-way outdoor competition is very different, as it is still difficult even for the best teams... (more)
Did you know that Airspeed Odyssey had a successful and competitive reunion?
Did you know that Paraclete XP has moved dangerously close to iFLY Seattle on the ICL 14+ leaderboard?
Did you know that Indoor Cloud League participants learn from world champions at Paraclete XP?
Did you know that the tie-breaking rules could not break the internal AAA tie at Paraclete?
Did you know that SDMW NEXT XP is slightly ahead of the 2016 progression?
Did you know that SDC Rhythm XP joined the 20+ outdoor elite club this month?