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When bare feet rise from the rocks, the world’s best cliff divers return to the World Series’ most classic location on the visually stunning volcanic island in the Portuguese Azores for the 8th year in a row. Those who want to stay in contention need to prove versatility, as 24 athletes will once again leap both from the rocks and the platforms in their battle for crucial championship points. Following a thriller in Polignano a Mare, which saw the champions Gary Hunt (GBR) and Rhiannan Ifflan...

England's Gary Hunt and Rhiannan Iffland of Australia stretched their lead at the top of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series standings with two wide-margin victories in Polignano a Mare. The Brit was at his brilliant best in Italy, finishing a full 50 points ahead of secondplaced Andy Jones of America, with Czech Michal Navratil in third. 60,000 fans watched on as Iffland also took command of the women, powering past Colombia's Maria Paula Quintero by 45 points to complete her hat-trick in...

England's Gary Hunt and Rhiannan Iffland of Australia were at their imperious best as they fought off the strong challenge of their rivals and completed their own personal comebacks to secure the title at the final stop of the 2018 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Polignano a Mare, Italy. While for Hunt it was a record seventh King Kahekili Trophy in this 10th anniversary season, Iffland can now lay claim to being the most successful female diver in the sport's history after making it a...

England's Gary Hunt and Adriana Jimenez of Mexico took a huge step in the fight for the King Kahekili trophy with crucial victories at the penultimate stop of the 2018 World Series in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Success at the historic Stari Most saw both divers leapfrog the current men's and women's leaders, Steven LoBue of the USA and Australia's Rhiannan Iffland, to head to the final showdown in Polignano a Mare, Italy, in two weeks’ time with a 20 point lead each. Czech Michal Navrati...

England's Gary Hunt and Adriana Jimenez of Mexico took a huge step in the fight for the King Kahekili trophy with crucial victories at the penultimate stop of the 2018 World Series in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Success at the historic Stari Most saw both divers leapfrog the current men's and women's leaders, Steven LoBue of the USA and Australia's Rhiannan Iffland, to head to the final showdown in Polignano a Mare, Italy, in two weeks’ time with a 20 point lead each. Czech Michal Navrati...

Six-time champion Gary Hunt from England is back to his twisting best after scoring a stunning and much-needed victory at the previous competition and now aims for his third win in Denmark during the World Series’ 70th stop. Strong competition comes from reigning champion Jonathan Paredes (MEX), who stepped up his game with a new dive and another podium finish in Switzerland, as well as the leader of the current standings, America’s Steven LoBue, the season’s only two-time winner. When the st...

Steven LoBue (USA) will be aiming to make it three wins in a row when the World Series returns to Sisikon, Switzerland for the first time in 8 years, after victories in Spain and Portugal put him on the cusp of becoming only the third man to achieve a World Series hat-trick after Brit Gary Hunt and Colombian legend Orlando Duque. Mexico’s Adriana Jimenez still leads the women, who will be making their debut in this location, ahead of record winner Rhiannan Iffland of Australia after two of fi...

24 athletes to prove versatility to stay in contention during 3rd stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on São Miguel, Azores, Portugal on July 14. When bare feet rise from the rocks, the world’s best cliff divers return to the sport’s origins on a tiny volcanic island in the Portuguese Azores for a record 7th time. Following a men's thriller in Bilbao, which saw British 6-time champion Gary Hunt still struggling and reigning champion Jonathan Paredes from Mexico powering to his firs...

2018 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series returns to the Basque city to perform its fine art during the 2nd stop of 10th anniversary season. After a record-breaking season opener in Texas, USA with the maiden win of Poland’s biggest diving talent Kris Kolanus, the 27m platform on top of Bilbao’s La Salve Bridge is the take-off strip for the year’s first aesthetic free falls on European soil. The men will continue their battle for the King Kahekili trophy when they dive in front of the iconic Gu...

High-scoring Kolanus (POL) starts Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series season in style while Mexico’s Jimenez grabs win in women's in the US. Poland's Kris Kolanus kicked off the anniversary World Series with an exceptional display of diving to take his maiden victory at Hell's Gate in Texas, powering past Michal Navratil of the Czech Republic in second and Brit Blake Aldridge in third. In the women's competition, Mexico's Adriana Jimenez just managed to hold off the swashbuckling challenge of...

The cliff diving elite celebrating its 10th season with the 2018’s first event at the Possum Kingdom Lake in Texas. After a long off-season the cliff divers were extremely happy and nervous together to be back and dive from 27m respective 21m. All of the 12.500 spectators came on 800 boats and other floating devices like Kayaks and air mattresses to watch the spectacular action. They’re living the the typical boat life here in Texas at the Possum Kingdom Lake. Kris Kolanus from Poland won his...

The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2016's champions will be crowned at first-ever night competition in Dubai, UAE on October 28 as the title fight in the women’s comes down to its climax.

Iconic Stari Most bridge serves as launch point for 22 athletes during the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series’ 7th stop on September 24 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Czech continues his winning form in the 7th stop of the 2016 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series as the Canadian dominates the women’s competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Iconic Stari Most bridge serves as launch point for 22 athletes during the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series’ 7th stop on September 24 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Czech continues his winning form in the 7th stop of the 2016 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series as the Canadian dominates the women’s competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Navratil spoils Hunt’s homecoming with first ever victory at 53rd attempt Australia’s Rhiannan Iffland tops the women’s podium as Michal Navratil takes first ever Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series win at Welsh stop held under modified schedule in Pembrokeshire on September 10, 2016. © Red Bull Media House

Navratil spoils Hunt’s homecoming with first ever victory at 53rd attempt Australia’s Rhiannan Iffland tops the women’s podium as Michal Navratil takes first ever Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series win at Welsh stop held under modified schedule in Pembrokeshire on September 10, 2016. © Red Bull Media House

Back in the European home of cliff diving going into the second half of the season! The year's fifth stop is held in the very south of Italy, in Polignano a Mare, where cliffs are the foundation of everyday life, with the town itself perched on the precipice. An enormous crowd can be expected, as this place not only means mozzarella, delicious raw fish and ice cream, but people of all ages fascinated by jumping into the water. Gary Hunt is aiming for his fourth consecutive victory from the 27...

Huge crowds, stunning dives and dramatic celebrations at World Series' birthplace The fourth stop of the 2016 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series saw the world's best divers make a return to La Rochelle, where the competition made its debut back in 2009, as another classic battle unfolded from the 27 metre platform on the Saint Nicolas Tower. Gary Hunt recovered from a below average start to thrill the 70,000 strong crowd with a typically stunning display of diving, while Andy Jones and Mich...

Gary Hunt recovered from a below average start to thrill the 70,000 strong crowd with a typically stunning display of diving, while Andy Jones and Michal Navratil continued their impressive form with 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

In the women’s competition it was once again Rhiannan Iffland (AUS) who took first place in front of Lysanne Richard (CAN) in second and Ginger Huber (USA) in third.

It was Gary Hunt (GBR) who could defend his last year’s victory at the Azores. Andy Jones (USA) claimed the second place and Jonathan Paredes (MEX) completed the podium.

Blake Aldridge takes debut win at 2014 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series kick-off in Cuba. With his first victory in a World Series competition, the former Olympic diver has reached his highest goal yet. After his only podium finish in La Rochelle last year, Blake Aldridge made it to the top position in front of 60,000 enthusiastic Cuban spectators along the famous Malecón on a hot Saturday afternoon. It was a tight fight between the top six athletes in this season’s first 27m battle off Mo...

After we didn’t got the approval from the city Haarlem last Thursday, we reached out to SnowPlanet indoor ski slope in Velsen. We already have a long history with SnowPlanet, the first test with our first BigAirBag was done in 2005 and many more events followed. Last Thursday we had a demonstration with our Rev3 model. Two well know cliff divers, Michal Navratil (CZ) and Alain Kohl (LU) flew overhead from abroad and one of the best Dutch Freestylers as Mees van Lierop and Bart van der Linden,...

Gary Hunt (UK) heads English-speaking podium at second stop of 2012 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series The winner of the World Series 2010 and 2011 was the lucky loser in the season opener two weeks ago and made it to the top podium position at the second stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series this Saturday afternoon. In foggy and rainy conditions Englishman Gary Hunt claimed victory in Grimstad, Norway, ahead of the American divers, Steven LoBue and Kent De Mond. Close to 400 boats c...

From the southern tip of the Mediterranean, in Corsica, to the southern tip of Scandinavia – the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series heads north to Grimstad this weekend. All fourteen athletes from eleven countries, including three wildcard divers, make themselves familiar with the chilly conditions at the Skagerrak Strait in the days before the second World Series competition. Those who were on the podium in France – Orlando Duque, Steven LoBue and Michal Navratil – are the most talked-about...