{"id":70038,"date":"2026-07-20T00:10:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=70038"},"modified":"2026-07-20T00:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:10:06","slug":"red-bull-athlete-breaks-world-record-for-assassins-creed-inspired-haystack-jump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=70038","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull Athlete Breaks World Record for Assassin&#8217;s Creed-Inspired Haystack Jump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">A Red Bull athlete has broken a world record while recreating the iconic &#8220;Leap of Faith&#8221; from Assassin\u2019s Creed.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Professional freerunner, stuntwoman, and Red Bull athlete Lilou Ruel jumped a feet-tingling 18.2 meters into a huge stack of hay, breaking the world record for highest haystack jump.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">For reference, that\u2019s about as tall as a six-story building, so we can understand why Ruel started screaming as she got close to the ground in Red Bull\u2019s <u>viral video<\/u> capturing the moment.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Luckily, she landed in the hay unharmed, warranting an excited celebration from her friends for successfully completing the heart-stopping stunt.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Thank you, Red Bull, for giving me wings for a few seconds,&#8221; she joked on Instagram. &#8220;I do think we can go way higher, should we try?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This isn\u2019t the first time a Red Bull athlete has broken the world record for the highest Leap of Faith; in May 2026, Dominic Tommasso fell <u>18.1 meters<\/u> into a haystack while dressed as Edward Kenway from Assassin\u2019s Creed Black Flag Resycned in celebration of the title\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed Black Flag Resynced Screenshots<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Black Flag Resynced has enjoyed a stellar launch, selling a jaw-dropping <u>2 million copies<\/u> in just 24 hours. A week later, it has now surpassed <u>3 million copies sold<\/u>, with Ubisoft announcing new game plus is on the way.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In fact, Black Flag managed to <u>rake in $1 million<\/u> from its day-one DLC on Steam alone, earning the series\u2019 biggest playerstreak on the PC gaming platform in Assassin\u2019s Creed history.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Despite this success, Black Flag\u2019s release hasn\u2019t come without controversy, as Ubisoft notably announced plans to <u>lay off 380 staff members<\/u> in June. This included 51 employees who contributed to the game\u2019s diving sections at Ubisoft\u2019s Barcelona office, who are now campaigning for fair severance pay, arguing that what they were given was &#8220;below any reasonable standard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she\u2019s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. Find her on Twitter at <\/em><em>@TheeMissGlaze<\/em><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/assassins-creed-stunt-recreated-in-real-life-as-red-bull-athlete-sets-haystack-jump-world-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Red Bull athlete has broken a world record while recreating the iconic &#8220;Leap of Faith&#8221; from Assassin\u2019s Creed. 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