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Did you know that DeLand Norgies' Lise Nansen-Aune was pregnant at two major events in 2003?
posted: Oct 20th, 2003 Lise Nansen-Aune is one of the original DeLand Norgies members, and she was also a player-coach for Punky Fish, as the NSL News recently reported. The preview of the Norwegian Nationals 2020 on June 16th introduced this year's Punky Fish lineup, followed by the meet summary on August 4th. She was a popular coach and had another player-coach team in 2003 that she competed with at the USPA Nationals the same year. Late Dr. Joel Shugar's team Optic Kurves also included Sinapsi PD member Arianna de Benedetti, who won her own FAI bronze medal at the FAI World Meet 2006. Optic Kurves continued with... (more)

Did you know that awards ceremony and party completed a great event?
posted: Sep 13th, 2003 The award ceremony and the closing ceremony on Saturday afternoon wrapped up an extraordinary event in many ways. Mondial 2003 offered exciting competition in all events. The event management was near to perfect. And the competition was very entertaining for the public audience, the media and last not least also for the athletes. Even though the weather was not perfect all the time, Mondial 2003 Director, Patrice Girardin, managed to complete all the events within the planned time frame. (more)

Did you know that there was still no winner after 11 rounds?
posted: Sep 13th, 2003 Russia was still in the defensive mode in round eleven, the jump-off that was supposed to be the tie-breaker. However, the defending world champion managed to pick up the speed enough to finish with the same score as Airspeed after a slow start. The crowd knew instantly what another tied round would mean for the World Championship. Russia had successfully defended the 8-way Excalibur. The rule book says that the highest score of the competition determines the winner if a jump-off does not break the tied situation. And Russia had the highest score of the meet with their 26 points in round five. (more)

Did you know that Airspeed and Russia are tied after ten rounds?
posted: Sep 13th, 2003 It came as many hoped for. Russia and U.S.A. are now tied in first place and have to jump again to break the tie. Airspeed and France both posted 16s in a slow round, while Russia once again looked more cautious through this sequence. The jump-off will only be between U.S.A. and Russia. And the teams have already begun preparing the new sequence. The crowd is excited. And the most experienced 8-way competitor in the field, Craig Girard, can't wait to go up for the first jump-off of his career. Can it get more exciting? (more)

Did you know that Airspeed had a sensational comeback in round nine?
posted: Sep 13th, 2003 No, Russia did not have a bad jump. Once again, they engineered the sequence their own way, and it might have been a little bit slower. However, it was not a penalty, not a brainlock, no slow moves. It was simply the fact that they had the lead and two very hungry teams behind them. Airspeed veteran Jack Jefferies explains in an interview with the NSL News the phenomen of this competition situation. Read the interview at the NSL Mondial 2003 homepage.There is no doubt that Airspeed was skydiving with everything they had left. Something had to happen in this round that would show that there is still... (more)

Did you know that Jack Jefferies supports the US teams in Gap?
posted: Sep 12th, 2003 NSL NEWS: Jack, are you here for vacation? JACK JEFFERIES: Yes, I am a tourist. I am here to support the U.S. teams. NSL NEWS: Your support is too late for Synchronicity and the Golden Knights. What do you think about the 4-way events? JACK JEFFERIES: Synchronicity had a couple of bad breaks in the beginning, but they came fighting back which is a sign of a good competitor. Any team can look happy and confident when they are ahead. But to be able to skydive at your best when there seems to be no hope shows true metal. NSL NEWS: 4-way Open? JACK JEFFERIES: The French are having a tremendous competition.... (more)