Did you know that the French national 4-way Open Class team had a quick transition from outdoor to indoor? posted: Mar 28th, 2023 The French national team in 4-way Open and national coach Mathieu Bernier did not have much time for the transition from outdoor to indoor competition. They completed the ten rounds of the Shamrock Showdown 2023 on Saturday, March 11th, at Skydive DeLand in Florida, added some training jumps from the PAC 750XL on Sunday, traveled back to France on Monday and performed Round 1 of the French Indoor Nationals on Saturday, March 18th, at Aerokart in Paris, exactly seven days after Round 10 in DeLand.
The same lineup competed under a different name (Medjay Fullfly Bordeaux) and finished far ahead... (more)
Did you know that Jeana Billings brings XPG4 straight back to FAI gold medal contention in Slovakia? posted: Mar 26th, 2023 The official preliminary list of teams for the FAI Indoor World Championship 2023 allows the NSL News to post an up-to-date preview. It is the 4-way Women event that features the first NSL Power Rankings, and which may also promise the most exciting battle for the FAI indoor medals.
It seemed for a while that there would be a duel for the indoor gold medals between the British outdoor world champions of NFTO and the former indoor world champions in 4-way Junior from the Czech Republic, HF Cubs.
The situation changed when French national coach Mathieu Bernier successfully recruited a very... (more)
Did you know that the Florida Skydiving League has potential for a comeback after the Shamrock Shamrock 2023? posted: Mar 25th, 2023 The Shamrock Showdown 2023 brought together the best national 4-way teams in the world earlier this month, who represent their countries at the world championships and world cups. The performance and quality level cannot be any better than at this event.
However, the event also offers the unique opportunity for any other teams to be at the same time at the same place and share the facilities and logistics with the same top teams. The world championships and world cups every other year are limited to AAA Class competition, with the 4-way Junior event (AA) in addition at indoor events.
These... (more)
Did you know that Dallas Valkyrie and Air Raid XP members met again on the ICL February leaderboard? posted: Mar 24th, 2023 Paraclete XP's Indoor Cloud League event in February featured XP8 world champions Jeana Billings and Kirk Verner in the player-coaching positions. Kirk Verner was guiding two teams through the three technical sequences (AAA/AA/A), together with Jeana Billings, who also took care of two Rookie Class sequences (RRR/RR).
The same event also featured two members of Air Raid XP, Nicole Land and Sam Lecrone. Nicole Land and Sam Lecrone together performed their first slot-switching AAA Class sequence at Indoor Cloud League events. Sam Lecrone, who joined Air Raid XP last year for the USPA Nationals... (more)
Did you know that SDC Rhythm XP and Pour Decisions both are in good starting positions into the 2023 season? posted: Mar 23rd, 2023 The re-match of the currently four best 4-way teams in the world at the Shamrock Showdown 2023 did not leave much room on the top of the leaderboard for other teams, even though the lineups of SDC Rhythm XP and Pour Decisions included world and national champions.
The NSL News introduced these two teams with the preview on March 9th, the day before Round 1 at Skydive DeLand. The Shamrock Showdown was defining the starting point for all participating teams at the beginning of the next time period for all of them.
The four national teams in the Top 4 positions are looking at a new 2-year cycle... (more)
Did you know that former Airbus videographer Andrea Trögele has joined his son Julius in 4-way action? posted: Mar 22nd, 2023 The NSL News covered the good number of guest teams at the German Indoor Nationals with a closer look at the lineups with the update on March 14th. The story on March 15th followed up with the “almost four teams” in the 4-way Women category.
One of the four teams was the new Swiss national team in 4-way Women, Airdrops, who will compete for their country at the FAI Indoor World Championship 2023. The NSL News mentioned that Airdrops followed up on the 19.5 average in Germany with a 20.4 at their own national indoor championships.
The addition of Airdrops to the teams who plan to compete... (more)