Extreme sports
13.05.2012 01:54
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Daredevil surfer makes Guinness book after riding record waveBig-wave surfer Garrett McNamara has made it to the Guinness book of records after conquering an enormous 23.7-meter wave. |
Sky running record set at Mount ElbrusA new sky running record has been set at the Red Fox Elbrus Race, with Luis Alberto Hernanado Alzaga of Spain reaching the peak of Europe’s highest mountain in just 3 hours and 41 minutes. |
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Sky isn’t the limitTop sky runners flocked to Europe’s highest point as the Red Fox Elbrus Race became the first ever World Series stage to be held in Russia. |
25.04.2012 13:30
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Russian teens conquer the top of the worldThey’ve done it again! The fifth teenage expedition to the Noth Pole led by adventurers Dmitry and Matvey Shparo has been successfully completed. |
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Snowmobile daredevils rev in Russia’s polar raceRussia has held its inaugural snowmobile race inside the Polar circle in Siberia. The fastest driver came from Finland, but that didn’t stop the home crowd enjoying the event. |
11.03.2012 17:35
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Olympic family mourns death of Canadian ski crosserWorld sports community is mourning Saturday’s tragedy at a Ski Cross World Cup event in Switzerland, which took the life of Canadian Nik Zoricic. |
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11.03.2012 15:35
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Chinese dominate Moscow freestyle off-rampAerials is not just a freestyle skiing discipline, but one of the most eye-catching spectacles winter sports have to offer, with Muscovites recently privileged to enjoy top class performances in a World Cup leg. |
Disabled kids gearing up before North Pole conquestLiving with a disability is a challenge itself, but a group of special-needs children have set themselves even higher tasks, gathering in the Moscow Region to take part in the selection for the North Pole expedition. |
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17.02.2012 13:25
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Running daredevils conquer frosty MoscowDespite the subzero temperatures in the Russian capital keep-fit and jogging fanatics haven’t let the weather freeze their love of exercise. |
Daredevil climber rescued at 5,200m after fall on Mount ElbrusA climber from Siberia got into difficulty whilst ascending the highest peak in Europe, Mount Elbrus. |
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28.12.2011 13:06
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Legends help Muscovites improve parkour style & techniqueParkour masters all around the globe have taken part in the sport festival held in the Russian capital. RT popped in the event to bring you the round-up. |
10.12.2011 17:00
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Five daredevils pass Russian Crashed Ice selectionFive Russian ice cross downhill specialists, including top athlete Andrey Lavrov, have qualified to represent their country at the 2012 Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championships. |
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Brave girls hit Sheregerh slopesRussian riders are displaying the beauty of winter sports as the Kemerovo Region's famous area of Sheregesh has held a female freeride competition. |
Base jumpers favor historic roofs of St. Petersburg’sPolicemen in St. Petersburg have arrested two base jumpers who allegedly leapt from the top of a factory chimney. |
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08.09.2011 16:18
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Russian athletes among best in Serbian skyThe Russian parachute masters have recently dominated at the European Free Fall and Accurate Landing Championships in Serbia. |
Russian sets highest-ever total for cliff divingThe cliff diving season has ended with the Red Bull World series grand finale in Ukraine. Russia's Artyom Silchenko wrapped up his campaign in style, notching up his sole stage victory of the year with the highest total score in the sport's history. |
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Hunt defends cliff diving crown in BostonBritain's Gary Hunt has won the latest round of the Cliff Diving World Series in Boston to claim the overall title, while Russian Artyom Silchenko took the runner-up spot. |
Adrenaline Games rough and tumble sweeps MoscowAll the thrill-seekers in the Russian capital have flocked to Gorky Park as the venue plays host to the sixth annual Adrenaline Games. |
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Russian climber rocks Austria eventDmitry Sharafutdinov has proven he is top of the pile at the Rockstar bouldering event in Austria. The Russian kept his best for last beating local star Kilian Fischhuber in the final head-to-head battle. |
Silchenko unable to repeat last year’s success in ItalyThe fifth stage of the Red Bull World Series in cliff diving was held over the weekend with reigning champion Gary Hunt still the man to catch in the overall standings. |



















