2013's most epic moments: Part 1
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2013 began in La Rochelle, France, last May...
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Tens of thousands of spectators crowded the old harbour and looked up to the top of the Saint Nicolas Tower...
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Artem Silchenko takes the plaudits amid a host of media.
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The roof of the Copenhagen Opera House was the stage for the second stop in Denmark.
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Artem Silchenko will have plenty of practice at popping corks on bottles of champagne...
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It was next stop the Azores with Mat Cowen warming up ahead of a very early start for the divers on competition day.
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The UK's Blake Aldridge dives from a 27-metre platform on the Islet of Vila Franca do Campo.
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Champion Gary Hunt celebrates his first win of the year.
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The USA's David Colturi claimed his first competition win ever in Italy in July.
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Malcesine was also the venue for the first-ever women's competition as four female athletes dove from 20 metres.
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Anna Bader with arms aloft!
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