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Six-time champion Gary Hunt from England and Canada’s mum-of-three Lysanne Richard made an emotional return to form at the fourth stop of the 2018 World Series, both scoring stunning victories to put a difficult 12 months well and truly behind them. Hunt, who had faced the first crisis of his career due to a mental block, was back to his twisting best to grab a much-needed win ahead of Mexico's Jonathan Paredes in second place and American Andy Jones in third, while hat-trick chasing Steven...

Six-time champion Gary Hunt from England and Canada’s mum-of-three Lysanne Richard made an emotional return to form at the fourth stop of the 2018 World Series, both scoring stunning victories to put a difficult 12 months well and truly behind them. Hunt, who had faced the first crisis of his career due to a mental block, was back to his twisting best to grab a much-needed win ahead of Mexico's Jonathan Paredes in second place and American Andy Jones in third, while hat-trick chasing Steven...

Six-time champion Gary Hunt from England and Canada’s mum-of-three Lysanne Richard made an emotional return to form at the fourth stop of the 2018 World Series, both scoring stunning victories to put a difficult 12 months well and truly behind them. Hunt, who had faced the first crisis of his career due to a mental block, was back to his twisting best to grab a much-needed win ahead of Mexico's Jonathan Paredes in second place and American Andy Jones in third, while hat-trick chasing Steven...

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...

Reigning Red Bull Cliff Diving Women’s World Series champion from Australia back on top in Azores while American 'Spinmaster' makes it two in a row in Portugal. Australia's Rhiannan Iffland returned to winning ways in record fashion at the third stop of the 2018 World Series in the Azores, Portugal, blowing her rivals away with the highestever total score in the women's competition. The two-time and reigning women’s champion also scored a perfect 10 direct from the rocks on her way to victory...

Reigning Red Bull Cliff Diving Women’s World Series champion from Australia back on top in Azores while American 'Spinmaster' makes it two in a row in Portugal. In the men's, a fascinating final saw Steven LoBue sneak past his fellow American David Colturi, who had earlier posted the highest score for an individual men's dive, with the final dive of the day to secure his second victory in a row. Cheered on by 1,000 spectators on boats and kayaks, former champion Gary Hunt of England completed...

Reigning Red Bull Cliff Diving Women’s World Series champion from Australia back on top in Azores while American 'Spinmaster' makes it two in a row in Portugal. Australia's Rhiannan Iffland returned to winning ways in record fashion at the third stop of the 2018 World Series in the Azores, Portugal, blowing her rivals away with the highestever total score in the women's competition. The two-time and reigning women’s champion also scored a perfect 10 direct from the rocks on her way to victory...

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...

The 33-year-old spun his way to a stunning victory at the second stop of the 2018 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Bilbao, Spain, earning top spot on the podium for the first time since his win in the very same location back in 2015. He was joined in the celebrations by reigning champion Jonathan Paredes of Mexico, who grabbed a much needed second place following a poor start in Texas. LoBue's fellow American David Colturi, who currently possesses the hardest dive, finished third. Six-ti...

The 33-year-old spun his way to a stunning victory at the second stop of the 2018 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Bilbao, Spain, earning top spot on the podium for the first time since his win in the very same location back in 2015. He was joined in the celebrations by reigning champion Jonathan Paredes of Mexico, who grabbed a much needed second place following a poor start in Texas. LoBue's fellow American David Colturi, who currently possesses the hardest dive, finished third. Six-ti...

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 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...

Reigning champions Paredes (MEX) and Iffland (AUS) are ready for Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series’ landmark 10th season opener in Texas, USA, on June 2. The World Series comes off a shocker of a 2017 season where Mexico’s Jonathan Paredes dethroned six-time champion Gary Hunt (GBR) on the 27m platform and returns to the Lone Star State of Texas for the fifth straight year to celebrate a decade of pushing the limits of what’s physically possible. In the women’s, the Texas results from 2017 w...

Cesilie Carlton of the US put a poor season behind her to fire to a first victory since 2015, with Australia’s Helena Merten finishing in second place and German wildcard Anna Bader in third. Following a somewhat low key season for Carlton, in which 6th place was her previous high from the 21m platform, the 36-year-old was once again inspired by the magic of Stari Most, reeling off a series of river-ripping dives to go one better than her second-place finish here last season. Merten and B...

England’s Gary Hunt returned to imperious form to score his second victory of the season at Mostar's stunning bridge location in Bosnia and Herzegovina and, in doing so, reclaimed the lead at the top of the men’s overall standings. Hunt revealed, "I definitely felt like this was a really important competition when you look at the Series. I arrived here and on the second day I read an article saying that I’ve never won a competition on a bridge and that kind of got to me and I said to mysel...

Four different male winners in as many events from the 27m platform and just two competitions to go - everything is still to play for when the world's best cliff divers compete from Stari Most, an iconic old bridge where the tradition of high diving dates back centuries. Surrounded by a fanatical crowd of spectators, crucial championship points are up for grabs for Blake Aldridge and Gary Hunt, UK’s leading duo, as well as Mexico’s Jonathan Paredes and the US divers David Colturi and Andy Jon...

Rhiannan Iffland, AUS "Last year was definitely a whirlwind for me. I walked in as the rookie and I didn’t expect to perform the way I did. I had a lot more pressure coming into this competition. This year I came in with higher expectations but once I got here and saw the crowd having a great time, the pressure was lifted off my shoulders and I was able to hit my dives. This result definitely puts me in a good position for the following two competitions. So I’m going to train hard from h...

Blake Aldridge, GBR "I didn’t miss a dive all weekend and I feel like I deserve to win. After the last dive I didn’t know the scores. It’s great to be in an event as good as this. Everybody hitting their last dives. The standard was absolutely phenomenal. It’s been a long time since my last victory in 2014 in Cuba. So I waited a long time for this and I’m just super happy with the way I performed. My dream has always been to win the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, so to have an opportu...

After a five week summer break, the World Series returns to Texas and the visual feast of two towering cliffs called Hell’s Gate at Possum Kingdom Lake in September, with two title fights in full swing. Orlando Duque is the surprise men's leader heading into the second half of this already thrilling season, while reigning champion Rhiannan Iffland is the women's front-runner once again as she returns to the scene of her first-ever victory. The second half of the Cliff Diving World Series Seas...

Colombia's Orlando Duque rolled back the years with a stunning Red Bull Cliff Diving victory in São Miguel, powering past his younger rivals to land on top of the podium for the first time since 2013. Steven LoBue of the USA and England's Gary Hunt finished behind the sport’s charismatic legend in second and third respectively with Duque now only 20 points behind the Briton in the overall standings. Duque said, “It was a tough competition with five or six guys that could have won going...

Colombia's Orlando Duque rolled back the years with a stunning Red Bull Cliff Diving victory in São Miguel, powering past his younger rivals to land on top of the podium for the first time since 2013. Steven LoBue of the USA and England's Gary Hunt finished behind the sport’s charismatic legend in second and third respectively with Duque now only 20 points behind the Briton in the overall standings. Duque said, “It was a tough competition with five or six guys that could have won going...

Pure cliff diving calls for strong nerve in Azores Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series contenders need to step it up to challenge champions in only off-thecliff competition in São Miguel on the Portuguese Azores on July 9 British record champion Gary Hunt opened this year’s account with a victory and could make it a hattrick of wins in the World Series’ purest competition off volcanic rock on the Azores archipelago. His counterpart in the women’s, Rhiannan Iffland from Australia, also to...

A summit of a particular nature took place where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean: cliff divers Jonathan Paredes of Mexico and America’s David Colturi dived at the famous Arch of Cabo San Lucas. With their aesthetic dives from up to 24m into the ocean, the athletes joined forces and flexed their muscles towards the 6-time champion Gary Hunt from England prior to the most unpredictable season in Red Bull Cliff Diving history. Ever since they qualified for the World Series in 2012...

Jessica Pilz and Janja Garnbret were out first and it was a tense super-final which swung one way then the other, with both climbers coming close to reaching the buzzer, only to fall at the last move. With 90 seconds left on the clock, both climbers were on the crash mats, tired from their previous efforts but beaming broad smiles as the audience roared them on. Time ran out with both athletes on the wall but someone had to win so they climbed on! Finally, Janja reached up for the crucial top...

While the route setters quickly swapped the holds from the women’s superfinal for the men’s ones, Robeat and Trommelfeuer once again took the stage and treated the crowd to some amazing percussion/beatboxing. With the holds ready to go, Jan Hojer and Tomoa Narasaki made their way onto the stage. In front of a home crowd, Jan inevitably got the bigger cheer but all of Tomoa’s victories this year have come away from Japan, so he can cope just fine with or without the crowd supporting him. Wi...

Rock and roll rhythms and funky vibes, plus powerful, dynamic, and spectacular climbing moves on vertical walls: at ROCKSTARS 2016, the world’s best bouldering athletes fight for the coveted “Rockstar” title and a high prize-money at Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, on September 23 and 24, 2016. Climbing and bouldering are booming worldwide, which shows in the fact that the International Olympic Committee has recently chosen the sports to be included in the programme of the 2020 Olympic...

With four of the six female competitors being under 18 and one being 18 years old the final featured the “next bouldering generation”. 17-year old Megan Mascarenas who participated in the invitational contest for the first time and won both, the qualification and the semi final round, lived up to her great performance by defeating Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) in a thrilling super final,claiming the the 2015 adidas ROCKSTAR title. “At first attempt in the super final I thought I’d have to go fast, but...

Defending champion Sean McColl (CAN), who won the event in 2012 and 2014, achieved his goal of a threepeat. „When I got through the first cut I kind of had to laugh at myself about assuring the podium again as I have won in 2012, got 3rd in 2013 and won again in 2014“, McColl says. “It’s always very exciting to be on the superboulder. Honestly I didn’t really know how it was going to go. I thought we would both make the jump at the first try and that it was going to be a race for the buzzer,...

Powerful, dynamic and spectacular moves on vertical walls are guaranteed when the world’s best bouldering athletes meet for the season’s grand finale at the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany on 25 and 26 September, fighting for the coveted adidas ROCKSTAR title. The goal of competitive bouldering is to reach a hold that is marked as ‘top’ using as few attempts as possible. Apart from maximum power, dynamics and creativity, athletes need motivation and adrenaline to reach maximum performan...