Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2012 - Pre Event Clip - Norway/Grimstad

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2012 - Pre Event Clip - Norway/Grimstad

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Published 05 July 2012

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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 cliff divers in Norway right now.
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