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'''Freestyle skydiving''' is a competitive [[skydiving]] discipline where one member of a two-person team performs acrobatic manoeuvres in [[free fall]] while the other one films the performance from a close distance using a helmet-mounted camera.<ref>Stuart, Dale. "The Art and Technique of Freestyle Skydiving." {{cite web |url=http://www.winddance.com/Articles/FreestyleTechnique.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-03-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114094704/http://www.winddance.com/Articles/FreestyleTechnique.pdf |archive-date=2006-11-14 }} Retrieved 1 July 2000.</ref><ref>Winddance{{cite web |url=http://www.winddance.com/WinddanceHome.html |title=Winddance Home |access-date=2009-03-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222195811/http://www.winddance.com/WinddanceHome.html |archive-date=2009-02-22 }} Retrieved 6 Mar. 2009</ref> |
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'''Freestyle skydiving''' is a competitive [[skydiving]] discipline where one member of a two-person team performs acrobatic manoeuvres in [[free fall]] while the other one films the performance from a close distance using a helmet mounted camera. |
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Freestyle was first performed by Deanna Kent and others for her husband Norman Kent's 1989 film "From Wings Came Flight". It became a competitive skydiving discipline in the early 1990's and became an official [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale|FAI]] sport in 1996. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The first ever international skydiving competition was held in 1990 and was directed by World Freestyle Federation. In 1995 the sport gained much popularity across the world and had 62 teams from over 24 countries participating in this competition. This soon made way for World Cup of Skydiving in 1996. Freestyle was first performed by Deanna Kent and others for her husband Norman Kent's 1989 film "From Wings Came Flight".<ref>Trailer: From Wings Came Flight [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPXIP2BVvxo] Retrieved Oct 15, 2012</ref> It became a competitive skydiving discipline in the early 1990s and became an official [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale|FAI]] sport in 1996. |
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Sky Diving |
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Introduction to Sky Diving and history |
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==Indoor freestyle skydiving== |
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The first successful parachute jump was made from a hot air balloon in 1797 and, from that point, the military developed parachuting as a means of evacuating staff from emergencies on board airplanes and balloons. Later, parachuting was used as a method of deploying ground troops in war zones. |
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[[File:Bodyflying.jpg|thumb|Training in an indoor vertical wind tunnel]] |
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[[File:Indoor Skydiving Freestyle.jpg|thumb|An indoor freestyle skydiving competitor]] |
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Indoor freestyle skydiving, also known as skydancing, is another form of the sport, made possible since the development of [[vertical wind tunnel]]s in 1964. |
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These days, sky diving is the recreational form of parachuting and can involve a period of freefall, wherein aerial acrobatics and formation maneuvers may be performed before deployment of the actual chute. Competition sky diving began in the 1930s and was recognised as an official sport in 1951. |
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Amy Watson was entered into the [[Guinness Book of World Records]] at age 11 by completing 44 360-degree horizontal spins in one minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/blacktown-advocate/western-sydney-indoor-skydiver-amy-watson-makes-it-into-guinness-book-of-world-records/news-story/323f018eea80e0787ad35648b34a0b6b |title=Western Sydney indoor skydiver Amy Watson makes it into Guinness Book of World Records |work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> |
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Sky diving is done from a plane or sometimes a helicopter which takes off from a small airbase known as a drop zone. Skydivers usually exit the aircraft at a height of {{convert|4000|m|ft}} and freefall for a time before opening their chute to slow their descent to a safe landing speed. |
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==The Art and Technique of Freestyle Skydiving== |
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Indoor freestyle skydiving is typically set to music. At the Wind Games 2016, international competitors Leonid Volkov (Russian) took gold, Maja Kuczyńska (Poland) took Silver and Guillaume Boileau (Canadian) took bronze. Although the movements appear fluid and effortless, they require great strength and control. The competitions consist of low and high speed flow which means competitors can execute very different moves in the wind flow. The routines include gymnastic moves, balletic type Ts, somersaults, twists and splits.<ref>{{cite web | title = Indoor Sky Dancing -- The Big Bang! | url = http://www.indoorskydiving.world/indoor-sky-dancing-the-big-bang/|website=www.indoorskydiving.world| date = 17 February 2016}}</ref> |
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=== Competitions === |
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A number of competitions based on indoor skydiving have emerged, such as the FAI [[World Cup of Indoor Skydiving]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/singaporean-crowned-junior-freestyle-champion-at-indoor/3209096.html|title=Singaporean crowned junior freestyle champion at indoor skydiving World Cup|newspaper=[[Channel NewsAsia]]|access-date=2017-02-06|language=en|archive-date=2017-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206235153/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/singaporean-crowned-junior-freestyle-champion-at-indoor/3209096.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> since 2015 and the Windoor [[Wind Games]] since 2014.<ref>{{Citation|title=Skydivers compete in Wind Games 2017|date=2017-02-03|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38863714|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/spore-teen-kyra-poh-wins-junior-freestyle-gold-in-at-indoor-skydiving-world-cup-in-poland|title=Singapore teen Kyra Poh wins junior freestyle gold at Indoor Skydiving World Cup|last=Wong|first=Jonathan|date=2016-10-16|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|access-date=2017-02-06|language=en}}</ref> There are also efforts underway to bring ''Bodyflying'' to the Olympics. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Bodyflight]] |
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* [[Freeflying]] |
* [[Freeflying]] |
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* [[Skydiving]] |
* [[Skydiving]] |
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* [[Drop zone]] |
* [[Drop zone]] |
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==References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.fai.org/parachuting/committees/ArtisticEvents/ Artistic Events] - FAI international parachuting commission (Freestyle Skydiving, Sky surfing & Free flying) |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080316132327/http://www.fai.org/parachuting/committees/ArtisticEvents/ Artistic Events] - FAI international parachuting commission (Freestyle Skydiving, Sky surfing & Free flying) |
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*[http://www.winddance.com/Freestyle/Frame_Freestyle.html Freestyle Skydiving] - winddance.com |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080705015420/http://www.winddance.com/Freestyle/Frame_Freestyle.html Freestyle Skydiving] - winddance.com |
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*[http://www.talkextreme.co.uk/guides/introduction_to_skydiving.html Introduction to Sky Diving and history] |
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*[http://www.skydivingfatalities.info/ Skydiving Fatalities Query Engine] |
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*[http://www.dropzone.com/fatalities/ Skydiving Fatalities] |
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*[http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/skydiving8.htm How skydiving works] |
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 11 May 2024
Freestyle skydiving is a competitive skydiving discipline where one member of a two-person team performs acrobatic manoeuvres in free fall while the other one films the performance from a close distance using a helmet-mounted camera.[1][2]
History[edit]
The first ever international skydiving competition was held in 1990 and was directed by World Freestyle Federation. In 1995 the sport gained much popularity across the world and had 62 teams from over 24 countries participating in this competition. This soon made way for World Cup of Skydiving in 1996. Freestyle was first performed by Deanna Kent and others for her husband Norman Kent's 1989 film "From Wings Came Flight".[3] It became a competitive skydiving discipline in the early 1990s and became an official FAI sport in 1996.
Indoor freestyle skydiving[edit]
Indoor freestyle skydiving, also known as skydancing, is another form of the sport, made possible since the development of vertical wind tunnels in 1964.
Amy Watson was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records at age 11 by completing 44 360-degree horizontal spins in one minute.[4]
Indoor freestyle skydiving is typically set to music. At the Wind Games 2016, international competitors Leonid Volkov (Russian) took gold, Maja Kuczyńska (Poland) took Silver and Guillaume Boileau (Canadian) took bronze. Although the movements appear fluid and effortless, they require great strength and control. The competitions consist of low and high speed flow which means competitors can execute very different moves in the wind flow. The routines include gymnastic moves, balletic type Ts, somersaults, twists and splits.[5]
Competitions[edit]
A number of competitions based on indoor skydiving have emerged, such as the FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving[6] since 2015 and the Windoor Wind Games since 2014.[7][8] There are also efforts underway to bring Bodyflying to the Olympics.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Stuart, Dale. "The Art and Technique of Freestyle Skydiving." "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Retrieved 1 July 2000. - ^ Winddance"Winddance Home". Archived from the original on 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2009-03-06. Retrieved 6 Mar. 2009
- ^ Trailer: From Wings Came Flight [1] Retrieved Oct 15, 2012
- ^ "Western Sydney indoor skydiver Amy Watson makes it into Guinness Book of World Records". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Indoor Sky Dancing -- The Big Bang!". www.indoorskydiving.world. 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Singaporean crowned junior freestyle champion at indoor skydiving World Cup". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "Skydivers compete in Wind Games 2017", BBC News, 2017-02-03, retrieved 2017-02-06
- ^ Wong, Jonathan (2016-10-16). "Singapore teen Kyra Poh wins junior freestyle gold at Indoor Skydiving World Cup". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
External links[edit]
- Artistic Events - FAI international parachuting commission (Freestyle Skydiving, Sky surfing & Free flying)
- Freestyle Skydiving - winddance.com
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