Did you know that Craig Girard cannot be challenged by the team he was coaching? posted: Jul 19th, 2022 It was an exciting perspective for the near 8-way future when Craig Girard joined the XP8 lineup after the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020, as the NSL News reported on February 14th.
Arizona Airspeed had decided to focus only on 4-way training and competition, and XP8 needed replacements for 8-way world champions Niklas Hemlin, Mikhail Markine and Christopher Kuhlmann. Craig Girard was one of them, and he joined the team together with Matt Davidson and Andrew Happick.
Craig Girard has a long history with the Russian 8-way teams as his opponents at world meets, which began with the Golden Knights in... (more)
Did you know that the Pre-Nationals leaderboard is shaping up? posted: Jul 19th, 2022 The end of this week is featuring the start of the Pre-Nationals 2022, with a live 4-way competition in Texas and the online extension on the NSL leaderboard. As usual at live events and in the NSL 4-way Network, the competition draw will be posted on Friday at the end of the day. Round 1 is scheduled for Saturday morning, which breaks at different times on the planet.
The teams at the live event in Texas complete the ten rounds on the weekend, while the teams at other remote locations across the world have the option to join on the first weekend or use the following week and/or weekend (July... (more)
Did you know that Nice Odin Weembi had a very colorful lineup at the Weembi FS Cup? posted: Jul 18th, 2022 The NSL News coverage of the Weembi FS Cup 2022 at the end of April had The Monaco MAT Team as the main topic, even though the new lineup of the French national team in 4-way Women, the Nephtys, attended the same competition, their third indoor meet this year, and they took the 1st place.
The Nephtys had already transitioned to outdoor training and competition at the time of the Weembi FS Cup, and the lineup of the Mattoni Team alone was interesting enough for a complete NSL News update.
Neither Nephtys, nor Weembi Unicorns in 2nd place, and not even the Mattoni Team could match the most... (more)
Did you know that Spieli is turning 60 today? posted: Jul 16th, 2022 A new NSL Profile has been added to the list of celebrities in Formation Skydiving competition. Most of the featured 4-way and 8-way competitors are former or current world champions or medalists, which is nothing unusual. However, there are a few exceptions who caught the attention of NSL News and audience for different reasons.
There are currently five profiles of skydivers who are featured for some of the same and additional different reasons (Robert Chromy, Sven Ibens, Jan Klapka, Michel Lemay, Dr. Joel Shugar), and the new profile falls into the same category.
Thomas Spielvogel from... (more)
Did you know that Niklas Hemlin and Dennis Praet are looking back at a special decade? posted: Jul 15th, 2022 The currently best 4-way teams in the world are only little over a week away from testing their respective performance levels under simulated meet conditions. They communicated and agreed to be a part of an online event three months before they will meet each other live at the FAI Outdoor World Meet 2022 in Eloy.
Skydive Spaceland Houston is the live host for the Pre-Nationals 4-way competition at the end of this month that Christy West and Scott Latinis introduced in 2017 and have integrated into the Texas Skydiving League schedule ever since. Teams from all Spaceland skydiving centers in Texas... (more)
Did you know that HF Flying Circus have completed 74 rounds in eight meets this year? posted: Jul 15th, 2022 The three AAA Class teams at the July meet of the Czech Skydiving League were exactly the same who launched the 2022 outdoor season in June. Only the Czech 4-way juniors continue regularly with the indoor activities, as the NSL News reported on June 30th, while the 4-way seniors enjoy jumping from air planes in the summer months.
The same three teams had completed ten rounds last month, while the July meet suffered weather conditions that allowed only four rounds. HF Flying Circus competed with the same lineup who won the bronze medals of the European Championships at the FAI Indoor World Cup... (more)