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The Women’s Skydiving Network, an international network of more than 2,600 female skydivers, has launched WSN Pro, an all-female skydiving demonstration team led by the most accomplished professional skydivers in the world.
The WSN Pro demonstration team will make their debut by performing at the opening ceremony of the 2019 FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving and Artistic Events, held Monday through )ct. 12 at Skydive Arizona in Eloy.
Six women from WSN Pro will jumpstart the festivities with a artistic aerial parachute experience complete with displays of brightly colored smoke and five large, custom-designed, event-inspired flags.
Having spent most of their lives in service of skydiving, highly accomplished professional skydivers Amy Chmelecki and Melanie Curtis co-founded the WSN Pro demonstration team. All WSN Pro athletes hold the United States Parachute Association (USPA) PRO Rating, which illustrates skydivers’ sophisticated skillsets including safely flying and landing in challenging areas and near spectators.
“Skydiving isn’t just falling from a plane and opening a parachute, and it isn’t just an adrenaline rush,” said Chmelecki, sole female on the Red Bull Air Force Team and holder of 17 Guinness World Records titles, 10 National titles and four World Championship titles. “Skydiving is a beautiful, yet challenging sport made to look effortless by the professionals skilled in precision and diverse diving disciplines. But there is one thing missing – more women.”
