Our athletes share their craziest stories with us.
Eileen Gu nearly missed her university entrance exam after an intense ski training camp in Europe and had to sprint through the streets of Geneva in the pouring rain to make it in time, having raided her hotel buffet for snacks to get her through the gruelling 4 hour exam
Nouria Newman is no stranger to adventure as a professional kayaker, but when she embarked on a solo mission to be the first person to paddle the Pitt river in British Columbia during winter, a few things didn't go entirely to plan... After carrying her kayak through the snowy wilderness she accidentally sprayed herself in the face with bear repellant. Check out the full story in the latest Red Bull For Real
Sergio Pérez's racing career properly began when he gave up everything in Mexico and moved to Europe as a teenager, completely alone. His road to F1 was far from certain as he battled loneliness and language barriers on the other side of the world from his family. But Checo never gave up on his dream, and worked hard to achieve a seat in Formula 1.
World Champion Cliff Diver Orlando Duque is no stranger to danger, but even he thought twice about diving into crocodile infested rivers in Australia. The veteran Colombian high diver shares his adventure from down under in the latest Red Bull For Real.
8x BMX World Champion Matthias Dandois shares the story of how he nearly lost the 'once in a lifetime' role on a feature film due to an unbelievable ankle infection after a unlucky bike accident in a competition.
Max Verstappen was just 17 when he started turning heads in F1, yet he didn’t even have a driving licence... For Real! The Dutch racer became the youngest F1 winner in history when he pulled off a stunning victory at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona aged just 18. Watch Max tell the inside story of a day when he rewrote the F1 record books.
Ultrarunner Fernanda Maciel tells us about the time she ran 900K in only ten days. When she got to the end, she was told that didn't count.
Skateboarder Zion Wright shares the craziest stories from the days of living in sketchy shared houses in LA as he tried to kickstart his skating career into the big time.
