SPEED MACHINES OF SAAS FEE
In setting the two fastest times on Saas Fee's speed wall (8.87, 8.95), Vladimir Kartashev (main picture) was the indisputable winner of the men's UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup speed competition in Saas Fee. Fellow Russian athletes Leonid Malykh (9.81) and Pavel Batushev (9.87) took silver and bronze. Kartashev extends his lead at the top of the World Cup standings ahead of next weekend's World Cup showdown in Rabenstein, Italy. Replay of Friday's Speed finals livestreaming. The women's...