2014 Off season show schedule
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Post will be updated with more info as it appears. Casts may change at any time; check the websites for updates. Broadcasts are usually delayed a few hours to a few weeks.
KOBE CHARITY EXHIBITION (website)
When and where: April 2, Kobe, Japan
Cast so far: Mao Asada, Yamato Tamura, Takeshi Honda, Nobunari Oda, Satoko Miyahara, Taichi Honda, Marin Honda, Mariko Kihara, Taichiro Yamakuma, Kazuki Tomono, Kaori Sakamoto, Mai Mihara, others
Broadcast: none
Notes: Charity show to fundraise for the Great East Japan Earthquake, in its fourth year. One of Daisuke’s brainchilds; he will attend as a presenter but won’t skate because of his injury.
NAGOYA FIGURE SKATING FESTIVAL (website)
When and where: April 3, Nagoya, Japan
Cast so far: Yuzuru Hanyu, Tatsuki Machida, Takahiko Kozuka, Nobunari Oda, Takahito Mura, Mao Asada, Akiko Suzuki, Kanako Murakami, Miki Ando, local junior skaters
Broadcast: April 6 at 16:05 JST, Tokai TV
Notes: Show usually featuring skaters from the Nagoya area. Held every year, usually in January, but moved to April during Olympic seasons.
STARS ON ICE: USA (website)
When and where: April 4-19, several cities in the US
Cast so far: link
Broadcast: April 13 at 2:00PM EST, NBC
Notes: Not all skaters will skate at each show; see website for more details.
WORLD FIGURE SKATING EXHIBITION (website)
When and where: April 5-6, Osaka, Japan
Cast so far: (link) Yuzuru Hanyu, Patrick Chan, Tatsuki Machida, Javier Fernandez, Denis Ten, Takahito Mura, Takahiko Kozuka, Nobunari Oda, Shoma Uno, Carolina Kostner, Adelina Sotnikova, Akiko Suzuki, Kanako Murakami, Satoko Miyahara, Mai Mihara, Narumi Takahashi/Ryuichi Kihara, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani
Broadcast: April 12 at 15:00 JST, Kansai TV
Notes: Show for Olympic and Worlds participants.
SUPERSTARS ON ICE (website)
When and where: April 7-9, Sapporo, Japan
Cast so far: link
Broadcast: none
Notes: This show hasn’t been held before, as far as I know.
STARS ON ICE: JAPAN (website)
When and where: April 11-13 (Tokyo), April 16-18 (Nagoya), April 19-20 (Osaka)
Cast so far: Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka
Broadcast: April 16 at 19:00 JST, TV Tokyo (short broadcast); May 11 at 19:00 JST, BS Japan (full broadcast)
Notes: Held every year, usually in January, but moved to April in Olympic seasons.
STARS ON ICE: CANADA (website)
When and where: April 25 - May 15, several cities in Canada
Cast so far: link
Broadcast: ???
Notes: Not all skaters will skate at each show; see website for more details.
PRINCE ICE WORLD: YOKOHAMA (website)
When and where: April 26-27, 29; May 3-4; Yokohama, Japan
Cast so far: Takeshi Honda, Yukina Ota, Akiko Suzuki, Tatsuki Machida, Kanako Murakami, Mao Asada (4/26-27), Takahiko Kozuka (4/26-27, 29), Miki Ando (4/29, 5/3-4), Takahito Mura (5/3-4), Risa Shoji (4/29)
Broadcast: June 4 at 18:00 JST, BS Japan
Notes: Held every year in April and May. One of the oldest skating shows in Japan. Skaters go around the rink to meet the fans and take pictures after each show.
ALL THAT SKATE (website)
When and where: May 4-6, Seoul, South Korea
Cast so far: Yuna Kim, So Youn Park, Hae-jin Kim, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Alexei Yagudin, Stephane Lambiel, Denis Ten, Han Yan, Jin Seo Kim, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot
Broadcast: Live - May 6th at 17:50 KST, SBS (possible livestream)
Notes: Yuna’s show, held since 2010.
PRINCE ICE WORLD: HACHINOHE (website)
When and where: May 10-11, Hachinohe, Japan
Cast so far: Takeshi Honda, Yukina Ota, Akiko Suzuki, Tatsuki Machida, Kanako Murakami, Yuzuru Hanyu, Risa Shoji, others
Broadcast: none
Notes: Held every year in May. Skaters go around the rink to meet the fans and take pictures after each show.
DENIS TEN & FRIENDS (website)
When and where: May 29-30 (Almaty, Kazakhstan), June 1 (Astana, Kazakhstan)
Cast so far: Denis Ten, Mao Asada, Daisuke Takahashi, Carolina Kostner, Evan Lysacek, Stephane Lambiel, Tatiana Totmianina/Maxim Marinin, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Mirai Nagasu, Nathalie Pechalat/Fabian Bourzat, Joannie Rochette, Elladj Balde, Brian Joubert
Broadcast: none
Notes: Denis’s show, started in 2013.
FANTASY ON ICE: MAKUHARI (website)
When and where: June 7-8, Chiba, Japan
Cast so far: Daisuke Takahashi, Yuzuru Hanyu, Tatsuki Machida, Kanako Murakami, Haruka Imai, Akiko Suzuki, Miki Ando, Nobunari Oda, Stephane Lambiel, Johnny Weir, Javier Fernandez, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Nathalie Pechalat/Fabian Bourzat
Broadcast: Live - June 7 at 18:00 JST, BS Asahi; June 15 at 20:00 JST, TV Asahi channel 2
Notes: The Fantasy on Ice shows are usually held every year at various times during the off season and in various cities.
TOGETHER ON ICE (website)
When and where: June 13-14, Sendai, Japan
Cast so far: (link) Yuzuru Hanyu, Takeshi Honda, Yamato Tamura, Javier Fernandez, Tomas Verner, Johnny Weir, Evgeni Plushenko
Broadcast: local Sendai channel?; August 8 at 21:00 JST, BS Fuji
Notes: Yuzuru’s new show. Not sure if it’s just a one-time thing or if it will be an annual thing.
FIGURE SKATING EXHIBITION IN BEPPU (website)
When and where: June 21-22, Beppu, Japan
Cast so far: (link) Yuzuru Hanyu, Takahito Mura, Keiji Tanaka, Ryuju Hino, Haruka Imai, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Nobunari Oda, Javier Fernandez, Tomas Verner, Evgeni Plushenko, Koshiro Shimada, Marin Honda, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: New show, hasn’t been held before.
DREAMS ON ICE (website)
When and where: June 27-29, Yokohama, Japan
Cast so far: Yuzuru Hanyu, Akiko Suzuki, Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando, Takahito Mura, Shoma Uno, Keiji Tanaka, Ryuju Hino, Satoko Miyahara, Haruka Imai, Rika Hongo, Yura Matsuda, Mai Mihara, Javier Fernandez, Elena Radionova, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, Evgeni Plushenko
Broadcast: June 30 at 1:15 JST, Fuji TV; July 5 at 18:00 JST, Fuji TV ONE
Notes: Held every year, usually in June. One of the older skating shows in Japan. Often highlights up-and-coming juniors. In recent years it’s usually where Japanese skaters debut a new program.
FANTASY ON ICE: TOYAMA (website)
When and where: July 5-6, Toyama, Japan
Cast so far: link
Broadcast: July 14 at 19:00 JST, BBT (Toyama local channel)
Notes: The Fantasy on Ice shows are usually held every year at various times during the off season and in various cities.
FANTASY ON ICE: NIIGATA (website)
When and where: July 12-13, Niigata, Japan
Cast so far: link
Broadcast: none
Notes: The Fantasy on Ice shows are usually held every year at various times during the off season and in various cities.
PRINCE ICE WORLD: TOKYO (website)
When and where: July 18-21, Tokyo, Japan
Cast so far: Takeshi Honda, Yukina Ota, Daisuke Takahashi, Akiko Suzuki, Tatsuki Machida, Miki Ando, Nobunari Oda, Risa Shoji, others
Broadcast: Oct. 10 at 18:00 JST, BS Japan
Notes: Held every year in July. Skaters go around the rink to meet the fans and take pictures after each show.
THE ICE (website, youtube)
When and where: July 19-21 (Nagano, Japan), July 23-24 (Nagoya, Japan), July 26-27 (Osaka, Japan)
Cast so far: link
Broadcast: June 21 at 14:55 JST, Fuji TV (Nagano show); August 3 at 15:00 JST, Chukyo TV (short broadcast); August 17 at 2:00 JST, Chukyo TV (full broadcast)
Notes: Mao’s show, held every year since 2007. One of the most fun and charming shows with lots of group programs and backstage activities. The official Youtube channel uploads videos every year.
ARTISTRY ON ICE (facebook, weibo)
When and where: July 25 (Beijing, China), July 27 (Shanghai, China), August 1 (Guangzhou, China), August 3 (Taipei, Taiwan)
Cast so far: Stephane Lambiel, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Evgeni Plushenko, Johnny Weir, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Joannie Rochette, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Cheng Peng/Hao Zhang, Han Yan, Zijun Li, Xiaoyu Yu/Yang Jin
Broadcast: ???
Notes: Shen/Zhao’s show (though they don’t skate in it anymore). Known for lots of collaborations with singers.
FRIENDS ON ICE (website)
When and where: August 22-24, Yokohama, Japan
Cast so far: Daisuke Takahashi, Miki Ando, Takeshi Honda, Yamato Tamura, Akiko Suzuki, Takahiko Kozuka, Qing Pang/Jian Tong, Yuka Sato, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Irina Slutskaya, Evan Lysacek, Brian Joubert, Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov, others
Broadcast: September 28 at 20:00 JST, Nittele Plus (part 1), October 5 at 20:00 JST, Nittele Plus (part 2)
Notes: Shizuka’s show, held every year since 2006. Also known for fun group programs and backstage antics.