Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2012 Azores - Orlando Duque
Between May and October ten of the world’s best cliff divers, from seven different countries, and up to four wildcard divers per stop will launch from 27 metres with no protection besides concentration, skill and physical control.
As the pinnacle of cliff diving competition, the 2013 World Series once again highlights the sport’s top athletes. After the most exciting season to date in 2012, in which the brilliant Brit, Gary Hunt, took a hat-trick of wins in the very last dive, beating comeback star Orlando Duque (COL) and American qualifier Steven LoBue, three rookies will spice up the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in its fifth season. Rising star and youngest athlete, Jonathan Paredes (23), from Mexico, claimed his spot impressively in his second qualification attempt after 2012 with the highest overall score, Anatoliy Shabotenko, the impressive Ukrainian, made a big impact as a wildcard in 2012, as did newcomer Matt Cowen from Leeds, England.
The field of ten set divers consists of the top five from 2012 and the top five from the qualification competition in Australia earlier this year, and come from seven different countries with an age-range of between 23 and 38 years. The permanent participants will be added to with up to four wildcard divers per event who will be awarded points which will count towards the overall rankings and will therefore have a say in the final results.
Four rounds per competition – round one determines the starting order for the following two head-to-head rounds and one final round for the top seven, plus one lucky loser – will put the divers to the test. In a sport where three seconds can be an eternity and even the smallest mistake could cost you victory, physical power and mental strength are crucial. Five international judges award scores from 0 to 10 for each of the two required and two optional dives. Two diving icons, Greg Louganis (USA) and Dmitri Sautin (RUS), who have between them no fewer than six Olympic gold medals, will be part of the fourteen-person panel whose eagle eyes will judge take-off, position in the air and water entry.
From untouched rocks and monoliths to iconic landmarks and buildings – Denmark, Brazil and Thailand will host a competition for the very first time, adding a new flavour to the 2013 high diving calendar. Kicking off at the end of May in La Rochelle, France, for the third time, the World Series then heads north to Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, and will touch Portuguese soil once again one month later after a thrilling competition on the Azores in the previous season. Between Malcesine (Italy), in July, and the Blue Lagoon in South Wales (United Kingdom), in September, the cliff diving elite leap over the Atlantic Ocean to touch down in America’s sports-mad city of Boston. Getting closer to the season finale, South America’s largest country plays host, guaranteeing a full-blooded competition from almost three times the Olympic height in Rio de Janeiro’s Nitéroi. For the final showdown, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series will switch hemispheres again and touch South Asian soil for the first time ever. Thailand’s stunning landscape will be the backdrop for the coronation of the 2013 World Series champion in a competition that will be out-of-the-ordinary in October.
The title is reserved for the very best! This year the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series will once again be the platform for breathtaking action and beyond-belief complexity, featuring the top high divers as well as young talent. On top of that, the first ever female competition in the history of the Red Bull Cliff Diving will be held during the competition in Malcesine, Italy, including six women from four countries.
ATHLETES WORLD SERIES
JUDGES POOL
CALENDAR & LOCATIONS
The field of ten set divers consists of the top five from 2012 and the top five from the qualification competition in Australia earlier this year, and come from seven different countries with an age-range of between 23 and 38 years. The permanent participants will be added to with up to four wildcard divers per event who will be awarded points which will count towards the overall rankings and will therefore have a say in the final results.
Four rounds per competition – round one determines the starting order for the following two head-to-head rounds and one final round for the top seven, plus one lucky loser – will put the divers to the test. In a sport where three seconds can be an eternity and even the smallest mistake could cost you victory, physical power and mental strength are crucial. Five international judges award scores from 0 to 10 for each of the two required and two optional dives. Two diving icons, Greg Louganis (USA) and Dmitri Sautin (RUS), who have between them no fewer than six Olympic gold medals, will be part of the fourteen-person panel whose eagle eyes will judge take-off, position in the air and water entry.
From untouched rocks and monoliths to iconic landmarks and buildings – Denmark, Brazil and Thailand will host a competition for the very first time, adding a new flavour to the 2013 high diving calendar. Kicking off at the end of May in La Rochelle, France, for the third time, the World Series then heads north to Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, and will touch Portuguese soil once again one month later after a thrilling competition on the Azores in the previous season. Between Malcesine (Italy), in July, and the Blue Lagoon in South Wales (United Kingdom), in September, the cliff diving elite leap over the Atlantic Ocean to touch down in America’s sports-mad city of Boston. Getting closer to the season finale, South America’s largest country plays host, guaranteeing a full-blooded competition from almost three times the Olympic height in Rio de Janeiro’s Nitéroi. For the final showdown, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series will switch hemispheres again and touch South Asian soil for the first time ever. Thailand’s stunning landscape will be the backdrop for the coronation of the 2013 World Series champion in a competition that will be out-of-the-ordinary in October.
The title is reserved for the very best! This year the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series will once again be the platform for breathtaking action and beyond-belief complexity, featuring the top high divers as well as young talent. On top of that, the first ever female competition in the history of the Red Bull Cliff Diving will be held during the competition in Malcesine, Italy, including six women from four countries.
ATHLETES WORLD SERIES
Anatoliy Shabotenko | UKR | Rookie 2013
Artem Silchenko | RUS | 4th overall 2012
Blake Aldridge | UK | 9th overall 2012
David Colturi | USA | 5th overall 2012
Gary Hunt | UK | Winner 2012
Jonathan Paredes | MEX | Rookie 2013
Matt Cowen | UK | Rookie 2013
Michal Navratil | CZE | 6th overall 2012
Orlando Duque | COL | 2nd overall 2012
Steven LoBue | USA | 3rd overall 2012
ATHLETES FEMALE COMPETITION
Anna Bader | GER
Ginger Huber | USA
Jacqueline Valente | BRA
Lysanne Richard | CAN
Stephanie de Lima | CAN
Tara Hyer | USA
JUDGES POOL
Claudio de Miro (ITA) Head judge, former Italian diving team member
Andrey Ignatenko (UKR) Winner of first Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series competition in La Rochelle, FRA, in 2009, 4th overall the same year
Anke Piper (GER) Three-time European champion 10m
Dmitri Sautin (RUS) Two-time Olympic Gold medallist, five-time World Champion, 12 time European Champion
Greg Louganis (USA) Four-time Olympic Gold medallist, five-time World Champion, six-time Pan American Games winner, most famous diver of all time
Jeff Arbon (GBR) Participant Olympic Games Seoul 1988
Julian Llinas (ESP) FINA judge, judged three Olympic Games
Ken Grove (AU(S)-T) Two-time Olympian for AUS and AUT
Marion Reiff (AUT) Participant Olympic Games Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004
Renato Rosi (ITA) Former Italian diving team member
Sara Massenz (ITA) Former Italian diving team member
Slava Polyeshchuk (UKR) Former cliff diver, 2011 4th overall Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series
Steve Foley (AUS) Three-time Olympian (1976, 1980, 1984)
Tonio Martinez (MEX) FINA judge, substitute head judge
CALENDAR & LOCATIONS
May 24 – 25 | La Rochelle | FRANCE
June 21 – 22 | Copenhagen | DENMARK
June 28 – 29 | Azores | PORTUGAL
July 13 – 14 | Malcesine | ITALY
August 23 – 24 | Boston | USA
September 13 – 14 | Pembrokeshire, Wales | UNITED KINGDOM
September 27 – 28 | Rio de Janeiro, Nitéroi | BRAZIL
October 21 – 26 | Province Krabi | THAILAND
Source; Red Bull Conten Pool
Source; Red Bull Conten Pool
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