Video: Daredevils Compete in Breathtaking Cliff Diving Event in Portugal

The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Portugal last Saturday was the natural setting for a day of hair-raising turns and intense dives into a small area surrounded by jagged rocks. Not only did the divers have to make a safe landing, but to win, they had to impress the judges with their tumbling fancy.

Jumping off a 28-meter (92-foot) platform, 28-year old Russian diver Artem Silchenko took the top title of the event with a flying front and back triple triple. He began the dive on an armstand with a blind entry. The degree of difficulty – 6.1.

In second place was Colombian Orlando Duque who lost by just a tenth of a point. Englishman Gary Hunt came in third. Two-thousand people came to the Portuguese islet to watch the spectacle in boats and kayaks, while a paramedic diving team made sure each high-diver emerged unscathed from the foamy waters.

Catch the next stop in the 2012 World Series on August 4 in Ireland. View the winning dives of the event below.

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