1. Tell us a little bit about yourself for those who do not know you?
I live in Sweden and I started judging internationally in 1993. Actually I started skydiving in 1976 on round parachute and mainly at that time it was style & accuracy or relative work as it was called in those days. I chose relative work because I really love jumping with others. I was never into the competition side of things because I am too competitive, so it is not good for me. Instead, I moved into the judging scene which I really have a passion for.
My last jump was in 1994 because judging was taking up so much time and has been ever since. I had over 500 jumps by the time I finished.
2. How did you get involved with becoming a Speed Skydiving judge and IPC Speed Skydiving Sub Committee Chair? What does the job involve?
When my husband first heard that I was becoming an FAI speed skydiving judge he said that I couldn't be, because I had the slowest freefall rate he had ever seen! However, we did our first nationals in 2005 in Sweden and I was asked to come and help with that. When the discipline finally got IPC (International Parachuting Committee) approval in January this year, I was asked to be the chair because I had been involved for a reasonable length of time. I am also the Swedish competitors
representative in our country.
I want to promote this sport and see it move it forward, it is so much fun, easy to understand and can go public easily. The public can understand the sport as the rules are simple. The community are great and really like a family.
3. The discipline is a solo one, what would you say to those who think it might be a bit boring?
I would say try it before you judge it. It is not as easy as it looks and is definitely not boring. The competition can really change in a single round. One example is Steffi who represented Germany in the World Cup and she had only expected to come 10th maybe. However she really performed well and found herself with the Bronze medal. That makes it really exciting.
4. Where do you see the discipline going in the next few years?
I can see the technology moving. We have been using fantastic L&B ProTracks for 14 years but there has been no progression of the device for the competition specifically since then. I think GPS technology might be the future, but that will require a lot of work and a lot of testing to prove it is accurate.
5. What other disciplines are you judging this year at the British Nationals?
I am judging the artistic events freefly, freestyle and speed. And if time permits, I would also like to judge the 8way, but that depends on how busy things get. This is my 10th year I think coming to the British Nationals and I keep coming because Kate Charters says I am cheap to hire! Its a nice nationals and I know a lot of the competitors.
I live in Sweden and I started judging internationally in 1993. Actually I started skydiving in 1976 on round parachute and mainly at that time it was style & accuracy or relative work as it was called in those days. I chose relative work because I really love jumping with others. I was never into the competition side of things because I am too competitive, so it is not good for me. Instead, I moved into the judging scene which I really have a passion for.
My last jump was in 1994 because judging was taking up so much time and has been ever since. I had over 500 jumps by the time I finished.
2. How did you get involved with becoming a Speed Skydiving judge and IPC Speed Skydiving Sub Committee Chair? What does the job involve?
When my husband first heard that I was becoming an FAI speed skydiving judge he said that I couldn't be, because I had the slowest freefall rate he had ever seen! However, we did our first nationals in 2005 in Sweden and I was asked to come and help with that. When the discipline finally got IPC (International Parachuting Committee) approval in January this year, I was asked to be the chair because I had been involved for a reasonable length of time. I am also the Swedish competitors
representative in our country.
I want to promote this sport and see it move it forward, it is so much fun, easy to understand and can go public easily. The public can understand the sport as the rules are simple. The community are great and really like a family.
3. The discipline is a solo one, what would you say to those who think it might be a bit boring?
I would say try it before you judge it. It is not as easy as it looks and is definitely not boring. The competition can really change in a single round. One example is Steffi who represented Germany in the World Cup and she had only expected to come 10th maybe. However she really performed well and found herself with the Bronze medal. That makes it really exciting.
4. Where do you see the discipline going in the next few years?
I can see the technology moving. We have been using fantastic L&B ProTracks for 14 years but there has been no progression of the device for the competition specifically since then. I think GPS technology might be the future, but that will require a lot of work and a lot of testing to prove it is accurate.
5. What other disciplines are you judging this year at the British Nationals?
I am judging the artistic events freefly, freestyle and speed. And if time permits, I would also like to judge the 8way, but that depends on how busy things get. This is my 10th year I think coming to the British Nationals and I keep coming because Kate Charters says I am cheap to hire! Its a nice nationals and I know a lot of the competitors.
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