From the southern tip of the Mediterranean, in Corsica, to the southern tip of Scandinavia — the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series heads north to Grimstad this weekend. All fourteen athletes from eleven countries, including three wildcard divers, make themselves familiar with the chilly conditions at the Skagerrak Strait in the days before the second World Series competition. Those who were on the podium in France — Orlando Duque, Steven LoBue and Michal Navratil — are the most talked-about cliff divers in Norway right now.
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During a family trip to Havasu Dunes last month, Reni Chamberlain was undoubtedly the only octogenarian gliding around the lake on water skis.
The Vista grandmother had reached her 80th birthday on May 24, and having spent all but a few years of her life on skis, it was the natural way to celebrate.
Growing up in Salzburg, Austria, she recalled, “My mother put skis on the bottom of my feet because we had a lot of snow and that was the only way she could get me outside.”   … More