Russian Artem Silchenko won round two of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday.
The Copenhagen Opera House in the Danish capital was the dramatic scene of the latest round in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
Divers had to leap from a mere 28 metre platform – from the roof of the Opera House.
Russian Artem Silchenko was once again the man to beat and he pulled off a spectacular back armstand with two and a half somersaults and two and a half twists.
The dive has a Degree of Difficulty of 6.1 and the judges were clearly impressed as they awarded four perfect ten’s, with only one judge relenting as she gave nine and a half.
It was Silchenko’s second win in a row, to strengthen his lead at the top of the World Series standings.
29-year old Silchenko finished with a 522.80 points total, a new record score in cliff diving.
Britain’s Gary Hunt was second, his triple quad helped him a total of 506.80 points.
Colombian Orlando Duque completed the podium positions, as he finished with 464.40 points.
The next stop in the World Series takes place in the Azores, Portugal next Saturday.
