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The fourth stop of the World Series might bring about the beginning of a new era: for the first time in the history of Red Bull Cliff Diving a female competition will be held. Brave female cliff divers will fight for victory from 20m. The requirements for both male and female athletes are the same, their tricks are the same, they are all courageous; and yet there are differences mainly in the physical constitution. And this means differences in the height of the platform compared to the...

The fourth stop of the World Series might bring about the beginning of a new era: for the first time in the history of Red Bull Cliff Diving a female competition will be held. Brave female cliff divers will fight for victory from 20m. The requirements for both male and female athletes are the same, their tricks are the same, they are all courageous; and yet there are differences mainly in the physical constitution. And this means differences in the height of the platform compared to the...

Red Bull Cliff Diving has its first female winner – Anna Bader from Germany. It was the eagerly-awaited competition and this Saturday afternoon four athletes proved why they were chosen to compete in the first-ever Red Bull Cliff Diving women’s competition. In a close fight, 29-yearold Anna Bader (214.70pts) took victory ahead of America’s Ginger Huber (207.90) with Tara Hyer-Tira (184.55) from San Francisco completing the podium and Canadian diver Stephanie De Lima (158.10) finishing fourth....

David Colturi takes first-ever Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series victory in Malcesine, Italy. He had a good start into the competition yesterday and performed his new dive – a triple triple – to take the lead in round three. American David Colturi won what was a closely fought competition on Italy’s Lake Garda on this hot Sunday afternoon, leaving more than 20,000 spectators over the whole weekend in awe. © Red Bull Media House

Cliff Diving Crowns a new Lord - David Colturi won first-ever Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Malcesine, Italy. The fourth competition of the 2013 World Series marks the midway stop and saw another American, Steven LoBue, finish second and England’s Gary Hunt completing the podium and leading the rankings going into a six-week break before the next stop in Boston, USA. © Red Bull Media House

The enormous stream of people back in 2011, when the World Series came to the world famous Lake Garda for the first time, caused the police to close the roads around the charming town of Malcesine. The cliff diving elite is once again on its way to Italy and brings with exciting developments: After the last competition in the Azores archipelago, England’s Gary Hunt comes as the new intermediate ruler and rookie Jonathan Paredes might have heralded a new era with this latest podium finish. To...