Did you know that four Czech 4-way teams are on a new field trip to Poland? posted: Nov 19th, 2021 The Czech 4-way teams have been back in Indoor Cloud League action since May and have not missed a month since the restart. The Czech ICL delegation consisted mostly of 4-way junior teams, as the NSL News pointed out several times.
Czech ICL and WTL organizer Jan Klapka then informed the NSL News that the Czech Tunnel League would launch the winter season timely and without any changes in November, as he has done since joining the World Tunnel League ten years ago, in October 2011.
Six teams competed at the Hurricane Factory at the inaugural event, including Jan Klapka's own 4-way team, the... (more)
Did you know that the Intermediate Class always features exciting 4-way battles? posted: Nov 17th, 2021 The NSL News mentioned yesterday that the Intermediate Class competition at the USPA Nationals 2021 was the closest one in the history of this category, with a 1-point difference between Kaos Theory XP and Dallas Dynasty, and a jump-off extra round between Air Force Atlas and SDC Rhebellion XP for the bronze medals.
It was the combination of these two special situations on the top of the leaderboard that made it so unique. The same story also mentioned that the Intermediate Class leaderboards at USPA Nationals have featured jump-off extra rounds for USPA medals quite regularly.
The closest... (more)
Did you know that the Intermediate Class competition was the most exciting and closest event? posted: Nov 17th, 2021 The Intermediate Class competition of the USPA Nationals 2021 was by far the most exciting one. The battle for the gold medals between Kaos Theory XP and Dallas Dynasty was decided by one single point. At the same time, SDC Rhebellion XP and Air Force Atlas had to perform an extra round to break their tie after Round 10.
The gold medal position and the 4th place were separated by 11 points. Only the Top 4 in the 4-way Beginner Class were closer to each other after their six rounds.
There have been close finishing positions on the 4-way Intermediate Class leaderboards in the past. In fact,... (more)
Did you know that Ladies Power keep dominating the Polish A Class leaderboards? posted: Nov 15th, 2021 The Flyspot Liga in Poland used the same format once again for the third indoor meet of the 2021 season. This time, the Polish 4-way teams had the time frame of October 17 to November 16 to complete the ten rounds of the new competition draw.
The scores and videos were available even a day before the deadline, and Poland's national indoor and outdoor champions of Flyspot Sky4Four defended the top position once again without any serious opposition. It had been much more challenging for Sky4Four to defend the outdoor title, as the NSL News reported on September 12th.
The 21.8 average for the... (more)
Did you know that Airspeed XP8 still had to meet a U.S. 8-way powerhouse? posted: Nov 13th, 2021 The aftermath of the USPA Nationals 2021 included several NSL News updates that pointed out how the members of Airspeed XP8, together with the additional team mates of their respective 4-way teams, dominated the national championships this year in many ways and in all Formation Skydiving events, except in 4-way VFS.
Six AZXP8 members won additional USPA 4-way gold medals, and the complete 8-way lineup added gold medals in 10-way Speed and 16-way to their collections.
Only two AZXP8 members, John A'Annunzio and Brian Krause, did not compete in 4-way, while they still won their 10-way and 16-way... (more)
Did you know that Jeana Billings and Michelle Karamon outscored Kirk Verner in 4-way? posted: Nov 12th, 2021 The combined leaderboards of the NSL News have always featured the teams who are using the same competition draw. The USPA Nationals offer a special look at teams of three different categories who perform the same ten sequences.
The 4-way Women teams are a part of the 4-way Open Class leaderboard, while the 4-way Advanced Class teams have their own event, and their own set of USPA medals, as well.
The combined USPA leaderboards offer additional insights that cannot be detected easily while the events are actually happening, with scores posted on the different leaderboards, even though teams... (more)