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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.

Following on from a thrilling competition at the mid-Atlantic cliffs in the Azores, the men will make a return to mainland Europe for the fourth stop of the 2016 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. La Rochelle will once again be the historic setting as the world's best divers battle it out in front of record-breaking crowds, who are sure to provide a pulsating atmosphere. Watch the clip and get a taste of the action that awaits. © Red Bull Media House

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.

Diving from up to 28m with no protection other than concentration, skill, and physical control; in less than three seconds reaching speeds in excess of 85km/h, and punctuated by awe-inspiring tricks – that's the essence of cliff diving. Diving directly off the cliff face is a whole different ball game – for the season's most pure stop the planet's finest male and female divers will return to the so-called Princess Ring on Portugal's Azores next Saturday. © Red Bull Media House

On a windy day in the Danish capital, Gary Hunt (GBR) delivered a truly mesmerising masterpiece at the second Stop in Copenhagen, DEN. He claimed the win and achieved a new record, while Kris Kolanus (POL) who started with a Wildcard, showed the performance of his life. Jonathan Paredes confirmed his performence of the first stop in Texas, USA and reached the third place.

On a windy day in the Danish capital, Gary Hunt (GBR) delivered a truly mesmerising masterpiece at the second Stop in Copenhagen, DEN. He claimed the win and achieved a new record, while Kris Kolanus (POL) who started with a Wildcard, showed the performance of his life. Jonathan Paredes confirmed his performence of the first stop in Texas, USA and reached the third place.

Celebrating 50 stops of RB Cliff Diving World Series In 7 years Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series had 50 stops in 28 different locations, visited 23 countries and was present in 4 continents. Watch the most impressive moments and achieved numbers in this clip. © Red Bull Media House

The iconic Guggenheim Museum served as the fitting backdrop for the 50th stop of what has become the sport’s most prestigious series of competitions since its introduction in 2009. A ground-breaking season which has broken point records more than once and seen the highest diving complexity in seven years was topped with the coronation of England’s Gary Hunt as 5-time World Series champion. In Saturday’s 2015 showdown, Steven LoBue thrilled Bilbao and took his first season victory after a dif...

What are the Basics of Cliff Diving? It’s pure, it’s fast and it takes your breath away. Cliff divers leap aesthetically from almost three times the Olympic height and hit the water at speeds of 85kph, protected only by their concentration, skill and physical control. © Red Bull Media House

Colombia’s Cartagena hosted the season-opener of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2015 on April 25th. The world’s best cliff divers gathered at the Convention Center in Cartagena to leap aesthetically from the 27 meters platform. The beautiful seaside city, surrounded by 400-year-old city walls was a convenient venue for the kick-off event of this brand-new cliff diving season. 30.000 enthusiastic spectators witnessed cliff diving legend Orlando Duque (COL) and 13 of his most talented c...

It was a season-start in style for four-time World Series champion Gary Hunt, who dominated the first competition of the 2015 season in Colombia’s Cartagena, making it his 20th victory in seven years of the World Series. The Brit's haul of 526.20 points is his second-highest score to date, and just 0.20 points short of his personal best. 30,000 vocal spectators cheered their local hero Orlando Duque (477.60pts) to a podium finish from the 27m-platform on the Centro de Convenciones and secured...

The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series starts on April 25 in Cartagena, Colombia this year. The location at Cartagena’s Convention Center with its splendid view over the bay of Las Ánimas provides for a proper location to launch into the seventh season. Six months after the coronation of four-time World Series champion Gary Hunt at the grand final in Mexico, 10 of the world's best cliff divers and four wildcards will be diving from 27 metres-high in their bid for glory during eight competit...

Fear is a major part in cliff diving. And safety is always the priority. Does a cliff diver need the feeling of fear to dive safely? What is it exactly, that scares them - the height, the risk of injury? How do scuba divers, a stable platform and the experience of overcoming your fears influence the diving performance? Is fear, in the end, something positive? © Red Bull Media House

The World Series has seen three champions to date and all three champions finished on the podium at the fourth stop of the year. Veteran Orlando Duque took his first top-three finish of the season, reigning champion Artem Silchenko was in second for the second time and Englishman Hunt made it three consecutive wins. In the second women's competition of the season, Rachelle Simpson repeated her success in Texas to take victory again. © Red Bull Media House

Brazil has football, Ireland the world's best Cliff Divers.

It's not been a glorious summer for England, but the country do at least have one sporting hero: Gary Hunt made it back-to-back wins in Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series competition with another sensational victory on Ireland's Inis Mór on Sunday afternoon.

After an amazing challenge in Cuba, the World Series travels to the USA Lone Star State, Texas. At Kingdom Possum Lake, two towering cliffs mark the entrance to a small cove. This is Hell's Gate, a sheer break in the cliffs around the lake, which rises more than 30 metres out of the lake. Given the flatness of the surrounding terrain, the cliffs are a visual feast. 14 world-class high divers, eight brave women and two towering cliffs in the heart of Texas provide the perfect mix for a succe...

It’s pure, it’s fast and it takes your breath away. Cliff divers leap aesthetically from almost three times the Olympic height and hit the water at speeds of 85kph, protected only by their concentration, skill and physical control. Watch the Story Clip to get familiar with the basics of Cliff Diving. © Red Bull Media House

The divers showed breathtaking action at the first stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2014 in Cuba’s capital Havana. 60.000 spectators couldn`t believe how high the level in professional Cliff Diving has become. Blake Aldridge was the insuperable man. After a moderate performance in the first round on Friday he showed 3 great dives on the main competition day and took home a well-deserved first place, followed by Jonathan Paredes in 2nd and Gary Hunt in 3rd....

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...

Between May and October 2014, ten men and five women, from nine nationalities, will gather to perform at the highest level and fighting for glory, challenged by the elements. Every stop includes some wildcard divers who will get the chance to prove their skills from a plunge of over 27 meters. The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series kicks off with the first ever cliff diving event – on May 10th in Cuba (Morro Castle) and the sixth year of World Series competition. Morro Castle is a fortres...

Diving 27m into concrete like waters and packed with twists and spins demands a lot of orientation skills. You need to know exactly where you are at every fraction of a second. But how does that work? Orientation in the air, control of your movements and spotting the water – crucial elements in cliff diving. Is it possible to practice „arial awareness“? © Red Bull Media House

Artem Silchenko won his first World Series title in sensational style on Saturday with the last 27- metre cliff dive of the 2013 season - a back armstand with two and a half twists, two and a half somersaults, and a blind entry. Standing on the edge of the platform knowing that he was one threesecond dive away from victory, Silchenko was pure focus as he took off, smashing through the water and then emerging, fists raised, to 9s and 10s from the judges. © Red Bull Media House

Artem Silchenko is the 2013 World Series Champion. The 29-year-old achieved today what he has been working hard for in the previous months – he takes the crown from three-time winner Gary Hunt, from England, and is awarded the title of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2013 Champion in a highly-anticipated final in Krabi Province, Thailand. To top it off, the season’s early back-to-back winner performed best in an epic eight-dive final and wins the last stop in impressive style ahead of...

The grand finale of this years Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Thailand - The Gap, Maya Bay, Viking Cave and Hong Island – the names are just as unique as the venues themselves. The final showdown of the fifth season of Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series competition will once again challenge the international cliff diving elite as eight dives count towards the decisive last stop in Krabi Province in southern Thailand. Will Artem Silchenko steal the crown of the current champion Gary Hun...

Perfectionism is what has driven cliff divers ever since. The one perfect dive, no splash and all tens from the jury. However, what does it take to perform a dive perfectly? How do you train for it? 27 metres of freefall in three seconds and there is still time enough to make mistakes. The sport of cliff diving is a very complex one and to reach perfectionism you not only need outstanding physical skills, but also you need to match it with your mental strength. The perfect dive – a once in yo...

The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series’ fifth year has so far seen four different winners, a rookie on the podium and an unbelievably high diving level, especially in the two previous stops. Leaping over from the United Kingdom to Brazil, competition will be getting fiercer by the dive as the 2013 season approaches its grand final. With two stops left and after Gary Hunt’s victory in Wales mid-September, there are only two more athletes within reach of the overall win. Artem Silchenko and Orl...

Evolution of the sport - The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is in its fifth year in 2013 and the sport keeps progressing every year. Cliff diving is more dynamic than ever and the tricks from 27 metres get more and more complicated. The degree of difficulty increases steadily and this year several athletes break the magical 6.0 hurdles. They perform three somersaults and four twists, for example, or five somersaults in just 3 seconds – is this the limit? © Red Bull Media House

Gary Hunt wins home event of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2013 in the ‘Blue Lagoon’ Wales on September 14. With the second win to his name, he has a decent lead of 120 points over Artem Silchenko (860pts) in the World Series standings after six of eight global tour stops. On third position, 39-year-old Duque lies another 40 points behind the Russian. © Red Bull Media House

By a margin of just 1.65 points, Gary Hunt, the 29-year-old overall leader of the current season was declared the winner of the sixth round of the World Series in a competition that was not decided until the very last dive. Second place went to Russia’s Artem Silchenko and Orlando Duque, from Colombia, made it to the podium. © Red Bull Media House

The “Blue Lagoon” provides a Colosseum-like atmosphere in the middle of idyllic farmland and sheep fields for 14 of the world’s best cliff divers when they plunge from the 27.5m platform into the 15-Celsius fresh Celtic Sea on September 14. In the World Series’ fifth year more divers than ever push for the top with four different winners in five stops, namely David Colturi, Gary Hunt, Artem Silchenko and Orlando Duque. Who will be the favorite in Wales? © Red Bull Media House

In 2013 the title is decided during eight competitions between May and October. Until today we have seen three different winners in four competitions and it’s not always the most difficult dives that earn the highest scores from the judges. Consistency is what counts in a long season and now everybody can handle that and finish in the top every single time. Why is that? And what is more important – to show a new and more difficult dive or stick to your “tried and trusted” programme? Why do so...

Orlando Duque takes first season win during fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2013. After the highest scoring required rounds ever in a World Series competition – two 10s for Artem Silchenko’s new flying inward one somersault pike, one 10 for the later winner and no score from the judges lower than a 7 – the result allowed Orlando Duque (690pts) to close the gap on World Series champion Gary Hunt (780pts) and Silchenko (700pts) in the fight for the overall crown. © Red B...

It started early this week with a dive in front of the Statue of Liberty in New York and ended with Orlando Duque (COL) claiming a long-awaited victory in the US-leg of the World Series, leaving his closest competitors for the overall ranking, Artem Silchenko (RUS) and Gary Hunt (UK), in second and third. Plunging from the 27.5-metre platform atop the cantilever roof of the Institute of Contemporary Art building on Boston’s Fan Pier, the thirteen cliff divers showcased dives of near-perfectio...

After the most intense period in the 2013 season with three World Series competitions within four weeks’ time, it was time for the winner of the halfway stop in Italy, David Colturi, and his best mate Steven LoBue (both USA) to enjoy a few relaxed days at home. A look at the current overall rankings underlines how close the competition is this season – three different winners in four competitions, a rookie on fifth and still one scratch result to come. Returning to Boston also means to be ho...

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...

Fitness is an absolutely important part for cliff divers not to get injured. One competition after the other within seven days – that’s hard for a cliff diver’s body. What’s the perfect training for bones and muscles to deal with a challenge like this? Is it an advantage to be a rookie diver in a young body or does experience play a role as well? © Red Bull Media House

It was Gary Hunt, the ‘brilliant Brit’ of the World Series, who decided the third stop – the second within seven days – would be his early this Saturday morning, cutting in on Artem Silchenko’s back-to-back wins. However, it was the youngest in the field of the ten permanent athletes who gave more than just a glimpse of his great talent with a third place finish. Mexico’s Jonathan Paredes won the qualification competition in Australia in February, made it into the top six in his first World S...

Pure cliff diving directly off the cliff face, the reigning champion on top of the rankings and the youngest athlete on the podium – the circular-shaped Vila Franca do Campo islet offshore from São Miguel in the Azores archipelago made the perfect backdrop for the third stop of the current World Series season. Despite rough conditions throughout the entire week, the previous seasons’ dominant figurehead from the British Islands took over the reigns from Russia’s Artem Silchenko in Portugal to...

In a seven-day period the divers will have to deal with a modern opera house in Denmark’s historic capital and return to the impressive volcanic rocks of the Azores archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic. Without any time to recover, the athletes will face one of their biggest challenges of the whole season: in the first all-natural competition of the current season an imposing monolith and the outside crater walls of the circular-shaped Vila Franca do Campo islet offshore from São Miguel...