Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2022 – Copenhagen (Denmark) – Winning Dive (Men)

In the men’s competition, it went right down to the wire as Popovici delivered a huge final dive to secure a first World Series victory in almost three years. This was after a below par third round effort had once again threatened to scupper his chances. Fellow Romanian Catalin Preda continued his impressive start to the season with second place in Denmark, meaning the overall World Series leader has now occupied every position on the podium at the first three stops. Independent athlete Nikita Fedotov completed the men’s podium to celebrate his first top three finish as a permanent diver. In perhaps the most surprising result of the day, reigning champion Gary Hunt from France posted his worst result in four seasons, a repeat of his eighth-place finish in Texas back in 2018. It was a disappointing end to the day for the nine-time champion having led after three rounds.