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Glowacz's close-up
Expedition Baffin Island, May 7: Stefan Glowacz’s blog on his adventurous journey to a wall to which nobody has ever been.
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"My secret is hard work"
In 2007 Paul Bonhomme lost the Red Bull Air Race World Series by 0.43 seconds. In 2008 he’s flying rings around the rest of the field. Will his series of victories continue in Detroit?
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Vertical Schlieri
In conventional ski jumping Schlierenzauer, Morgenstern and Co. compete for the furthest lengths. Simon Dumont prefers to jump high: 73 feet (22.2 meters) above the ground created a new world record.
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Pearls and twirls
On May 10 and 11 Guadalajara, the ‘Pearl of the West,’ will be the world capital of BMX dirt jumping. At the Red Bull Elevation location, the bar of the do-able will be elevated a few notches to the supposed impossible.
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"Fear is a safety factor"
Kilian Fischhuber has a headstrong success strategy: he rarely wins contests but never places worse than fifth. In Hall, Austria, on the other hand he did away with tradition and immediately began the new season with a victory. What else he has planned for this year, Kilian discloses in an interview.
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