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News Associated With This Event

Did you know that the French perspective was the missing piece between 2001 and 2003?
posted: May 21st, 2020 The recent NSL News updates of events in the past and from the unpublished archives of the time period between the world meets in 2001 and 2003 covered mostly the U.S. teams on their way to the qualification... (more)

Did you know that the Italian national team Sinapsi PD continued after the FAI World Meet 2003?
posted: Dec 4th, 2003 The NSL News published an interview with Sinapsi PD from the archives on July 1st. In the preparations for the FAI World Meet 2003 the Italian national team of 2000 - 2010 was in DeLand for an early training... (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... (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... (more)

Did you know that the story of round 10 in 4-way?
posted: Sep 11th, 2003 A quick glance at the scoring table says it all. There are highscore marks all over the board in the first-place row, from round two through round ten. And even in round one France Maubeuge would have... (more)

Did you know that the story of round 9 in 4-way?
posted: Sep 11th, 2003 Only the best eight teams advanced to the semifinals of the World Meet. And round nine did not change anything at all through the first four positions. France, U.S.A., Norway and U.K. all scored 19 points... (more)

Did you know that the story of round 8 in 4-way?
posted: Sep 11th, 2003 The punishment for Norway continued in round eight. The judges did not like it when the center re-gripped or just moved his hands on the grips at the second Piver, while the single flyers went ahead with... (more)

Did you know that Shannon Pilcher comments the female 4-way event?
posted: Sep 11th, 2003 NSL NEWS: Shannon, what happened to the Norgie Girls yesterday in round six? SHANNON PILCHER: We had a bad exit and we knew it was the only thing that we had to worry about in that jump. We even talked... (more)

Did you know that the story of round 7 in 4-way?
posted: Sep 10th, 2003 Round seven probably secured the Golden Knights' silver medal. The DeLand Norgies lost a point on the hill due to a non-judgeable formation and another two points after a penalty that was very difficult... (more)

Did you know that the NSL News interviewed Solly Williams?
posted: Sep 10th, 2003 NSL NEWS: Solly, we are in the middle of the meet. Let’s go through all the events and begin with the 4-way Open event. How do you see the current situation? SOLLY WILLIAMS: I am not really surprised... (more)

Did you know that the story of round 6 in 4-way?
posted: Sep 9th, 2003 Let's say it this way: France was surely not affected much by anything, neither physically nor mentally. It was once again a very long day for the French 4-way team. But they went their way and posted... (more)

Did you know that the story of round 5 in 4-way?
posted: Sep 9th, 2003 The 4-way competition needs a miracle now to keep it interesting for the audience. We might have expected a team to win a round by three points in the next fast round six. France Maubeuge must have jumped... (more)

Did you know that the story of round 4 in 4-way?
posted: Sep 8th, 2003 What an accurate prediction by Solly Williams! Round four turned out almost exactly the way he expected it. Sinapsi PD had problems with this sequence and could not keep their usual pace. Sebastian XL... (more)

Did you know that the story of round 3 in 4-way?
posted: Sep 8th, 2003 The bad weather front had arrived already yesterday in the late afternoon when round three of the 4-way event was almost completed. Only France Maubeuge and the Golden Knights have not made this round... (more)

Did you know that the NSL News visited the Accuracy event today??
posted: Sep 8th, 2003 Tuesday was expected to be a bad weather day for the Formation Skydiving events. And the forecast was quite accurate. It is a cloudy day with the sun still breaking through once in a while. 8-way is scheduled... (more)

Did you know that the story of round 2 in 4-way?
posted: Sep 7th, 2003 Round two went much smoother for all the teams. There was only one penalty within the group of the first ten teams in the rankings. No wonder, none of the vertical techniques were part of the sequence.... (more)

Did you know that the story of round 1 in 4-way?
posted: Sep 7th, 2003 Wondering about all the penalties in round one? Well, the judges obviously decided to pull through with their new policy regarding certain block techniques. Like it or not, at least they are consistent... (more)

Did you know that the NSL News interviewed the chief judge on the rule interpretation??
posted: Sep 7th, 2003 After the opening "penalty round" of the 4-way event, the NSL News followed up on the judging issue with an interview of the German FAI Event Judge in Gap, Klaus Wellens. Here is the other side of the... (more)

Did you know that teams had to deal with rules today??
posted: Sep 7th, 2003 The competition draw is out, and it does not seem to be very fast, as some of the experts commented it. Does this mean anything when all the teams are jumping the same sequences anyway? DeLand Majik member... (more)

Did you know that Gap seems to be ready for Mondial 2003?
posted: Sep 6th, 2003 The transition of the NSL News headquarters from DeLand to Gap, France, went smoother than expected. It took a few hours and hick-ups to set up the office, but finally the NSL computer was successfully... (more)

Did you know that Sebastian XL was ready to compete for the gold medals in 2003?
posted: May 28th, 2003 Pete Allum is one of the legends in the history of Formation Skydiving competition. He has been the role model for many competitors not only in the athletic area of the sport. It was not a big surprise... (more)

Did you know that France was aiming at two gold medals and one bronze medal in 2003?
posted: Mar 27th, 2003 The NSL News recently posted a previously unpublished interview with former French national coach Jerome David. He is well known for his coaching success at the FAI World Meet 2010 in Menzelinsk, Russia,... (more)

Did you know that three of the original Sinapsi members are still very active?
posted: Mar 21st, 2003 The NSL News takes another leap in time, and the next update out of the unpublished archives connects once again past and present of Formation Skydiving competition. This time, it was the Italian team... (more)

Did you know that Norgies member Pal Kolbenstvedt explained the team's future?
posted: May 3rd, 2002 The connection between the recent 8-way aftermath story of Veloce QRF at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship and the next NSL News interview from the unpublished archives is once again pure coincidence.... (more)