Red Bull Cliff Diving Azores 2017
It happened last weekend in Vila Franca do Campo, Azores, another stage of the Red Bull Cliff Diving ate the Portuguese lands. This year the Colombian Orlando Duque returns to the old form of a few years ago with an amazing victory at San Miguel, beating younger rivals and finishing at the top of the podium for the first time since 2013. Steven LoBue and Gary Hunt finished immediately behind of the legendary South American jumper.
In the ladies was the Mexican Adriana Jimenez who managed to achieve the top of the podium, his first victory of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, with an incredible final jump that gave him a comfortable advantage over his opponents, the Australian Helena Merten and the German Anna Bader.
Women’s Results
1- Adriana Jimenez (MEX) – 303.50
2- Helena Merten (AUS) – 284.70
3- Anna Bader (W) (GER) – 281.90
4- Ginger Huber (USA) – 279.40
5- Rhiannan Iffland (AUS) – 262.80
6- Jessica Macaulay (W) (GBR) – 258.30
7- Cesilie Carlton (USA) – 256.50
8- Tara Hyer-Tira (W) (USA) – 243.10
Men’s Results
1-Orlando Duque (COL) – 346.50
2- Steven LoBue (USA) – 342.45
3- Gary Hunt (GBR) – 330.40
4- Jonathan Paredes (MEX) – 327.35
5- Kyle Mitrione (W) (USA) – 323.50
6- Kris Kolanus (POL) – 316.95
7- Blake Aldridge (GBR) – 298.15
8- Sergio Guzman (MEX) – 293.80
9- Andy Jones (USA) – 213.70
10- David Colturi (USA) – 207.80
11- Michal Navratil (CZE) – 201.75
12- Artem Silchenko (RUS) – 192.05
13- Miguel Garcia (W) (COL) – 188.60
14- Todor Spasov (W) (BUL) – 165.50
Check here and review the action from the stage that is considered the purest form of cliff diving.
We will come back in 2018 with another fantastic stage of the Red Bull Cliff Diving Azores.
