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Competition Team

Golden Knight Brings Home Gold from Dubai Cup

January 25, 2011

Performing to perfection for the masses without a moment of hesitation or distraction is the primary mission of the US Army Parachute Teams Golden Knights, however with a breath taking view of the Arabian coast, the largest building in the world and the Palm Jumeirah Island it is slightly difficult to focus on the task [...]

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Style and Accuracy at US Nationals 2010

September 28, 2010

The Golden Knight Style and Accuracy Team competed in the United States Parachute Association National Championships for 2010, this past week at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois. The Team consisted on SFC Elisa Tennyson, SSG Dannielle Woosley, SSG Christopher Acevedo and SSG Laura Dickmeyer. The events were Classic Accuracy and Style. Classic Accuracy is a [...]

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Gold Medals and a National Record

September 16, 2010

Training and dedication has finally paid off for the Golden Knights’ 8-way competition team. GK8 is bringing home the Gold from the 2010 US National Skydiving Competition at Skydive Chicago. The Knights finished the 10 round 8-way competition with 199 points and a National Championship. GK8 topped the reigning National Champs, Arizona Airspeed, who finished [...]

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GK 4way earns Bronze, despite limited training

September 12, 2010

With the Golden Knights 8way Team focusing solely on the 8way event for the 2010 season, there were no high expectations for the 4way event at the US Nationals competition. However, relying on previous training experience, the Golden Knights Gold 4way team placed 3rd after 10 rounds of competition at Skydive Chicago. A very [...]

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