Did you know that the Mattoni 4-way family competed in three different teams at the indoor world cup? posted: Jun 1st, 2022 The NSL News history of the French Mattoni family began in 2005, when Jeff Ronzevalle and Didier Boignon launched their new 4-way team project, first under Noene Mandelieu, and known since 2007 as the Monaco Parachute Team. They had trained and competed as members of the French national 8-way teams between 1986 and 1992 and won gold medals together at several world cups in that time period.
They decided to start a comeback in 2005 and joined forces with two younger French skydivers, Laurent Hayot and Stephane Mattoni, then began attending 4-way competitions in France. They solicited some support... (more)
Did you know that Poland's Flyspot Liga concluded the 2021 indoor season in May? posted: Jun 1st, 2022 4-way teams in Poland concluded their indoor 2021 league season several months later than planned last year. The recently posted scores were actually a part of the 2021 season.
The Flyspot tunnels had offered participating teams once again an extended time period of two weeks (May 16 - 31) to complete the ten rounds at any of the three Flyspot locations.
It was a smaller field than usual, as the ongoing health crisis and the additional political troubles near the Russian border have not made it any easier to organize events. However, the new Flyspot Liga competition took place anyway, and... (more)
Did you know that new SDC Rhythm XP member Keith Conner managed the first meet of the Midwest Skydiving League? posted: May 31st, 2022 The Midwest Skydiving League launched the 2022 outdoor season with a change in management. The new SDC Rhythm XP generation will continue what JaNette and Steve Lefkowitz have been doing in the past decade since Alan Butt handed over the MWSL reigns to them in 2012, as the NSL News reported on August 17th the same year.
Rhythm were in their 6th season with original members JaNette and Steve Lefkowitz, and the new 2012 lineup were ready to challenge Arizona Airspeed for the 4-way top spot in the United States, after a 4th place at the USPA Nationals with the 2011 lineup.
Alan Butt on his side... (more)
Did you know that XP8 can take advantage of a unique 8-way facility situation? posted: May 30th, 2022 The NSL News coverage of the XP8 training at Skydive Paraclete XP was not complete after the first update from Raeford on May 26th. A visit at the dropzone at the time of an XP8 training camp is always an opportunity for NSL Live Talk with world champions who like to share their knowledge and experiences with the skydiving community.
The previous update covered mostly the recent history of Paraclete's 8-way team and the lineups since XP8 took over the 8-way top spot, first in the United States by defeating the Golden Knights at the USPA Nationals 2019, followed by winning the FAI gold medals... (more)
Did you know that Emily Bombardi and Eric Daniel launched a new Indoor Cloud League team in Colorado? posted: May 28th, 2022 It was in March this year when Emily Bombardi and Eric Daniel began hosting monthly 4-way tunnel events at the new iFly Colorado Springs location. Emily Bombardi was a regular participant at events of Florida's Indoor Cloud League teams at iFLY Tampa and iFLY Orlando since 2016.
Emily Bombardi and Eric Daniel both are also outdoor competitors. Emily Bombardi trained and competed with Hands Full in 2016/2017, and she attended her first USPA Nationals in the AA/Intermediate Class at the national championships in 2017. She was back at the USPA Nationals 2019 with Florida team SCZ ZEUS before she... (more)
Did you know that XP8 is training with the complete new lineup this week? posted: May 26th, 2022 The NSL News has followed the U.S. national 8-way teams on their way to the main events of the competition season whenever it was possible. There is always a very good chance that the respective teams may end up as the next world champions. In fact, it happened 14 times since 1985. Other countries won only five sets of world meet gold medals in the same time period, and the United States took the 1st place five consecutive times since 2012.
It was the Golden Knights who won the 8-way gold medals for the U.S. delegations between 2012 and 2018, before XP8 won on their home turf at the USPA Nationals... (more)