by Red Bull TV
The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series kicks off its 2019 season in the Philippines. Along the way it covers Rhiannon Iflin's Winning Dive and Gary Hunt Under Pressure. Gary Hunt stomps his entry under pressure, earning a massive score of 137.80 to secure another event win.
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The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series kicks off its 2019 season in the Philippines.
On screen: An underwater camera captures a diver plunging into the deep blue water, creating a large white splash of air bubbles before the Red Bull Cliff Diving logo animates onto the screen.
Three-time champion Rhiannon Iflin delivers an exceptional dive, drawing on her trampolining background to earn top scores and take first place.
On screen: Australian cliff diver Rhiannan Iffland swims happily in the water while her scores and first-place standing are displayed on screen.
Seven-time champion Gary Hunt takes to the platform under immense pressure to overtake Konstantin Popovichi.
On screen: Gary Hunt performs a complex, multi-rotational dive off a high cliff platform, landing cleanly into the ocean water below.
Gary Hunt stomps his entry under pressure, earning a massive score of 137.80 to secure another event win.
On screen: A male cliff diver performs a high dive off a platform against a backdrop of rocky cliffs and plunges into the ocean.
0:00 Speaker A: Foreign. Speaker A: Welcome to paradise. Speaker A: Take a deep breath and jump into the new Cliff diving season 2019. Speaker A: Straight from the Philippines.
0:47 Speaker B: Big names yet to dive, including Rhiannon Iflin, three time Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series champion, hoping to earn her fourth King Kaikili trophy here in 2019. Speaker B: Why is she such a strong competitor, Joey? Speaker A: We'll explain that after the dive. Speaker B: She's going quick. Speaker B: And a brilliant dive by the champion, Rhiannon Iflin. Speaker B: Sensational.
1:12 Speaker A: Superb stuff, superb diving. Speaker A: As we were talking before, why she show? Speaker A: Why is he show so good? Speaker A: Basically she comes from a trampolining and a diving background. Speaker A: Puts the two together and she is the complete cliff divers. Speaker A: So in trampolining they use this feet first landing of course. Speaker A: And massive scores from the judges. Speaker A: Three nine and a halfs, two nines. Speaker B: That's how you get it done. Speaker B: And that is how you get on top of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series podium stop number one.
1:42 Speaker A: Great takeoff form in the air was wonderful. Speaker A: Watch the last part of the dive here. Speaker A: This once again is called the Varani. Speaker A: So she's done that thousands and thousands of times before. Speaker A: And with that experience and those repetitions, it's PA dividends to make her a cliff diving champion. Speaker A: Well done. Speaker B: Alexith Yazzie diving well here early season.
2:07 Speaker B: 7 Total stops this season. Speaker B: A lot of work to do, but this is how you kick things off. Speaker B: 106.40 On that fourth and final dive. Speaker B: You roll that in with the first three scores in 329.25 puts Iflin, the three time champion, into first with two competitors remaining. Speaker A: Gary Hunt, in order to take the lead from Konstantin Popovichi.
2:33 Speaker A: He's under pressure. Speaker A: Must go eights from the judges. Speaker B: Beautiful in the air. Speaker B: And there is Gary Hunt being Gary Hunt right there. Speaker B: Absolutely stomps the entry. Speaker B: Will that do it? Speaker B: Will that take over Papavici? Speaker B: Or will Papavici win his first ever Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series event? Speaker A: Gary Hunt, what an absolute legend.
2:59 Speaker A: Proving to us that he knows how to handle the pressure. Speaker A: He's done this dive I don't know how many times, but that experience really does show. Speaker B: 137.80. Speaker B: Gary Hunt once again under pressure, pulls it off. Speaker B: 427. Speaker B: An absolute giant score. Speaker A: But here is Gary Hunt, the seven times Rebel Cliff Diving World Series champion, trying to make it eight.