USA sets record while winning gold in formation skydiving

 Team USA parachutists set a world record as they beat out China to take the gold in women's formation skydiving, Oct. 7, during the Military World Games here.

Four female members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team performed 35 formations in 35 seconds during their last jump at the Conseil International du Sport Militaire, or CISM World Games.

Two of the formations didn't actually count due to judges ruling that contact wasn't stationary in one case and separation was incomplete in the other. No matter, 33 formations were enough to set the world record, according to the team's captain, Sgt. 1st Class Angela Nichols.

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