IFSC Boulder & Speed ​​World Cup Salt Lake City | Info & live stream

After the first tour stops of the year in Asia, the international climbing elite will compete at the IFSC Bouldering and Speed ​​World Cup in Salt Lake City from May 19th to 21st. Here you will find the most important information and the live stream.

Next weekend the strongest climbers will fight in Salt Lake City for the World Cup title. In the men's bouldering, the eyes are drawn to the young Frenchman Mejdi Schalck be directed, who won the first two competitions of the season. There are numerous strong climbers in the starting list who can prevent the 19-year-old from scoring a hat-trick, including the Japanese Yoshiyuki Ogata or Tomoa Narasaki, the Korean Jongwon Chon or the German Yannick Flohe.

Will the young Frenchman Mejdi Schalck succeed in repeating last year's victory and winning the third of three Bouldering World Cups? Image: Daniel Gajda/IFSC
Will the young Frenchman Mejdi Schalck succeed in repeating last year's victory and winning the third of three Bouldering World Cups? Image: Daniel Gajda/IFSC

There are also numerous athletes in the women's starting field who want to have a say in the victory: Oriane Bertone, Hannah Meul, Miho Nonaka, Brooke Raboutou or Natalia Grossman are just some of them. The two Americans should have fond memories of the home game, as they were able to step onto the podium on both weekends in Salt Lake City last year.

In 2022, the Americans Natalia Grossman and Brooke Raboutou achieved a double victory in Salt Lake City. Image: Daniel Gajda/IFSC
In 2022, the Americans Natalia Grossman and Brooke Raboutou achieved a double victory in Salt Lake City. Image: Daniel Gajda/IFSC

Program IFSC Boulder World Cup Salt Lake City 2023

Schedule (UTC-6:00)

  • Friday, 19th May 2023
    09:00 Qualification bouldering women
    15:30 Qualification bouldering men
  • Saturday, 20th May 2023
    10:00 semi-final bouldering women
    15:45 Qualification Speed ​​Women
    18:00 Final bouldering women
    20:00 Final Speed ​​women
  • Sunday 21. May 2023
    10:00 semi-final bouldering men
    15:45 Qualification Speed ​​Men
    18:00 Final bouldering men
    20:00 Final Speed ​​Men
Also in Salt Lake City, the longtime competition dominator Janja Garnbret will not intervene in the action. Image: Daniel Gajda/IFSC
Also in Salt Lake City, the longtime competition dominator Janja Garnbret will not intervene in the action. Image: Daniel Gajda/IFSC

Important information about the live streams

The semi-finals and finals of the men's and women's competitions will be broadcast live worldwide on the IFSC YouTube channel streamed. However, this does not apply to countries within Europe. As communicated last year, the International Sport Climbing Federation is one Cooperation with the paid streaming platform Discovery+ received.

Accordingly, viewers in Europe can watch the semi-finals and finals live Discovery + and / or the Eurosport Player track, provided they buy a corresponding subscription. Those who cannot or do not want to do this have no choice but to wait a day. Each round will be available to watch for free on the Olympic Channel 24 hours later.

Live Stream IFSC Boulder & Speed ​​World Cup Salt Lake City 2023

Final bouldering women

Final bouldering men

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