The most impressive skydiving figures

Skydiving is perhaps one of the most extreme sports. Watching from the ground for a skydiver soaring in the sky, and looking at photos of the flight, often passing above the clouds, the average viewer is breathtaking! But lovers of this sport conquer us not only with its inherent danger (jump height, flight duration and other parameters), but also with the beauty of “hovering” in the air, as well as with amazing acrobatic numbers and figures that they manage to perform while high in the sky.

As in any sport, parachute acrobatics also has its own rules and requirements. Our selection will help you get to know them better by looking at stunning photos of skydivers' performances.

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1. Dome acrobatics is a parachuting sport where teams compete in building various figures from open parachute canopies.

2. This is what it differs significantly from other types of parachuting, where all the main work on the final result takes place before the parachute opens, with the exception of only jumps for precision landing.

3. As a rule, in official competitions, teams consist of four or eight acrobats.

4. Within the framework of amateur competitions, teams are much more numerous.

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6. Group acrobatics is a sport whose main goal is to build the maximum number of different figures during the flight by a team of several skydivers. Usually teams consist of two, four, eight and sixteen athletes.

7. Group acrobatics is the most popular type of parachuting.

8. In August 2011, in the airspace of Aerograd Kolomna, the group acrobatics competition “Russian Record 2011” was held, in which our skydivers set a record for Russia and Europe: a single formation consisted of 201 athletes!

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11. The world record in group acrobatics for building in large formations at the moment is four hundred people. It was staged in Thailand in 2006. The skydivers formed a figure and were able to hold out in it for 4.25 seconds!

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14. Figures in group acrobatics are not only extremely complex, but also quite creative and funny.

15. Freestyle is one of the varieties of parachuting. During a free fall, a skydiver performs complexly coordinated movements, rotation in arbitrary planes and axes, in a wide variety of poses. Each movement is carried out only with the support of the oncoming air flow, which opens up wide opportunities for the athletes for improvisation and self-expression, in fact, being a ballet in the air.

16. As a rule, the goal is aesthetics and beauty of movements, so such jumps are often accompanied by video.

17. In freestyle competitions, the complexity of acrobatic elements and the skill of the operator who shoots the skydiver in the sky are evaluated. Several people can participate in the jump at the same time.

18. Many skydivers can practice freestyle, but due to the lack of information on freestyle in Russia, this sport is not yet very popular.

19. Let's wish the Russian skydivers inspiration, courage and good wind for their wonderful jumps!