The World Cup in speed climbing 2008 started this Sunday by competition in Trento, Italy and the only Czech representative Libor Hroza ended 13th. Evgeny  Vaytsekhovsky (RUS)and Lucelia Blanco (VEN) won.

There started 26 men and 19 women in Trento. Last year Czech climber Libor Hroza was overall 7th.