Did you know that the German skydiving club FSC Remscheid sends two national teams to the World Meet 2006? posted: May 7th, 2006 The status of the German 4-way Open and 8-way national teams in Formation Skydiving competition has been relatively unchallenged in the recent years. Teams EADS (4-way) and FSC Remscheid (8-way) have been dominating the FS competition in the host country of the upcoming World Meet. The situation is different in the Women's Class.
The Chicas dominated the competition in the female category as much as EADS and FSC Remscheid did in 4-way Open and 8-way. However, the Chicas with Petra Baerenfaenger, (Center Outside), Marion Thomas (Tail), Sylvia Maier (Center Inside) and Ruth Nietsche (Point) were... (more)
Did you know that 17 Belgian teams witnessed Spa Hayabusa's record jump and 21.3 meet average? posted: May 5th, 2006 The NSL News story on May 1 mentioned that Spa Hayabusa scored a new unofficial world record with the 45-pointer for the fast sequence of random formations (J-O-A-H-F) in round one of Belgium's 2006 season opener last weekend.
Additional information of the meet was not available by then. ESL manager Willy Boeykens posted all scores of the meet to the scoreboard of the ESL website today, and Hayabusa member Roy Janssen provided additional details of the competition in Belgium. The NSL scoreboard of the BST event includes the competition draw for each round.
The first competition of the Belgian... (more)
Did you know that NSL-TV completes the FSL April meet coverage with the videos of round six? posted: May 4th, 2006 The results of round six at the Florida Skydiving League's April meet did not change anything in Lake Wales anymore. The AAA/Open Class teams had already settled in their positions, and the last round of the meet only confirmed the final outcome. (more)
Did you know that French teams will join the 4-way network for the 2006 season? posted: May 3rd, 2006 The NSL News story on March 8 mentioned that France was planning to join the 4-way league network this year. The NSL has discussed a possible cooperation with the French national coach, Jerome David, for quite a while, while European Skydiving League manager Willy Boeykens and other ESL organizers prepared the first ESL season in France with the French Parachute Federation.
The NSL News met with Gillian Winter, French IPC Delegate and President of the French Sporting Commission, at the World Cup 2005 in Eloy. Gillian Winter is also the Chair of the IPC's Technical & Safety Committee and Advisor... (more)
Did you know that the SSL tie-breaker in round six is now on NSL-TV? posted: May 1st, 2006 Round six of the Southwest Skydiving League's April meet concludes the NSL-TV coverage of this event.
The 4-team competition in the AAA/Open Class ended with a "tie-breaker" between Elsinore Gravity and Thunder. The battle between both teams had gone back and forth throughout the first five rounds and was tied before going into round six. The slow and technical sequence (19-11-18) was not really perfectly suited to break a tie. (more)
Did you know that Spa Hayabusa scored a 45-pointer at the BST meet last weekend? posted: May 1st, 2006 The NSL News story on March 1 covered the current situation of the Belgium national 4-way team Spa Hayabusa. David Grauwels, Andy Grauwels, Sven Ibens and Roy Janssen had just won the annual wind tunnel competition in Paris, France, with impressive scores. (more)
Did you know that the German skydiving club FSC Remscheid sends two national teams to the World Meet 2006?
Did you know that 17 Belgian teams witnessed Spa Hayabusa's record jump and 21.3 meet average?
Did you know that NSL-TV completes the FSL April meet coverage with the videos of round six?
Did you know that French teams will join the 4-way network for the 2006 season?
Did you know that the SSL tie-breaker in round six is now on NSL-TV?
Did you know that Spa Hayabusa scored a 45-pointer at the BST meet last weekend?