A First Feel of the Mid-Atlantic Rocks

This is what the Azores is all about...bare feet, raw rocks, pure cliff diving.

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David Colturi stretches before his first dives.

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Overseeing the action is the new sport director, the great Greg Louganis.

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Kyle Mitrione is surrounded by nature on the 'Princess Ring'.

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Women's debutante Jessica Macaulay shows no nerves during her first training session.

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Artem Silchenko warms up...

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Then later on the Russian pushes off from the platform with an armstand take-off.

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Todor Spasov elegantly departs the cliff face.

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Anna Bader...back in action after her baby break last season.

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Picture perfect and pure...Steven Lobue leaps gracefully from the rocks.

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Orlando Duque immersed in the Atlantic waters.

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Jonathan Paredes enjoys an underwater selfie.

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(L-R) Miguel Garcia, Jonathan Paredes and Orlando Duque.

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Who'll be smuggling the winner's trophy this weekend?

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The best pictures from training day in stunning São Miguel

It's twelve months since the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series last landed in the Portuguese Azores, and on Friday the athletes reaquainted themselves with the stunning volcanic rocks from which they'll be diving this weekend.

Scroll thorugh the gallery to see all the best pictures from training day in São Miguel.

Watch it Live

This event will be LIVE on July 09 from 12.30 local time (12.30 GMT) on www.redbullcliffdiving.com, Red Bull TV and Facebook. Red Bull TV is available on connected TVs, gaming consoles, mobile devices and more. Find out more at about.redbull.tv

If you miss the event or simply want to watch all the action again, the replay will be available on demand a few minutes after the event.

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