2016 GP Rostelecom Cup: Info & Streaming
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The Grand Prix continues with its third stop this week in Moscow, Russia! More information will be added to this post as it appears.
Live results | Entries & overview | Detailed schedule
SCHEDULE
Times listed below are in Moscow Time (UTC+3). See here for major time zone conversions (thanks @mirrorhands!) or convert to your own time zone.
Nov. 4: Short Dance 14:45; Men’s SP 16:25; Pairs’ SP 19:00; Ladies’ SP 20:40
Nov. 5: Free Dance 14:00; Men’s FS 15:50; Pairs’ FS 18:05; Ladies’ FS 19:50
Nov. 6: Gala 15:00
HOW TO WATCH
Beware of popups and ads on free streaming sites; use them at your own risk. This post focuses on live broadcasts. Other TV channels not mentioned here might show the competition in delayed broadcasts.
ISU: The ISU stream will show the entire competition and gala live. This stream is blocked in countries that have purchased broadcasting rights to the competition.
Icenetwork: Subscribers in the US can watch the entire competition (but not the gala) live on Icenetwork.
CBC: Canada’s CBC Sports will livestream the entire competition and gala live on their website. Schedule in EDT/EST (Daylight Savings ends Nov. 6):
11/4: Short Dance 7:45AM; Men’s SP 9:25AM; Pairs’ SP 12:00PM; Ladies’ SP 1:40PM
11/5: Free Dance 7:00AM; Men’s FS 8:50AM; Pairs’ FS 10:05AM; Ladies’ FS 12:50AM
11/6: Gala 7:00AM
Official streams (blocked outside of Canada)
Match Arena: Russia’s Match Arena will air the entire competition and gala live. Schedule in Moscow Time:
11/4: Short Dance 14:40; Men’s SP 16:20; Pairs’ SP 18:15; Ladies’ SP 20:35
11/5: Free Dance 13:55; Men’s FS 15:45; Pairs’ FS 18:00; Ladies’ FS 19:45
11/6: Gala 14:55
Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5, Stream 6, Stream 7, Stream 8, Stream 9
Russian Eurosport: Russian Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 will air the entire competition and gala live. Other Eurosport channels may have slightly different schedules; check your local TV listings to make sure. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:
11/4: Short Dance 14:45 (ESP2); Men’s SP 16:30 (ESP2); Pairs’ SP 19:00 (ESP1); Ladies’ SP 20:45 (ESP1)
11/5: Free Dance 14:00 (ESP2); Men’s FS 15:30 (ESP2); Pairs’ FS 18:00 (ESP1); Ladies’ FS 19:45 (ESP2)
11/6: Gala 15:00 (ESP2)
Eurosport 1 streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5, Stream 6, Stream 7
Eurosport 2 streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5
Sportbox: Russia’s Sportbox.ru will livestream the entire competition and gala. These streams are blocked outside of Russia. Schedule in Moscow Time:
11/4: Short Dance 14:40, Men’s SP 16:20, Pairs’ SP 18:15, Ladies’ SP 20:35
11/5: Free Dance 13:55, Men’s FS 15:45, Pairs’ FS 18:00, Ladies’ FS 19:45
11/6: Gala 14:55
British Eurosport:British Eurosport 2 will air the entire competition and gala live. Other Eurosport channels may have slightly different schedules; check your local TV listings to make sure. Broadcast schedule in GMT:
11/4: Short Dance 11:45; Men’s SP 13:30; Pairs’ SP 16:00; Ladies’ SP 17:45
11/5: Free Dance 11:00; Men’s FS 12:30; Pairs’ FS 15:00; Ladies’ FS 16:45
11/6: Gala 12:00
Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, more streams
CCTV 5: China’s CCTV 5 and CCTV 5+ will air parts of the competition live. Broadcast schedule in China Standard Time:
11/4: Short Dance 19:45 (CCTV5+, live); Men’s SP 22:15 (CCTV5, later skaters live?)
11/5 (CCTV5): Pairs’ SP 00:00 (live); Ladies’ SP 01:40 (live); Men’s FS 21:30 (later skaters live?)
11/6 (CCTV5): Ladies’ FS 01:00 (live); Gala 21:30 (later skaters live?)
CCTV 5 streams: Official stream (blocked outside of China), Stream 1, Stream 2
CCTV 5+ streams: Official stream (blocked outside of China), Stream 1, Stream 2
ELTA HD: Taiwan’s ELTA HD will air the entire competition and gala live, except for the short dance and men’s short program. Broadcast schedule in China Standard Time:
11/5: Pairs’ & Ladies’ SP 00:00; Free Dance & Men’s FS 19:00; Pairs’ & Ladies’ FS 23:00
11/6: Gala 20:00
Official stream (blocked outside of Taiwan), Unblocked streams
Teledeporte: Spain’s Teledeporte will air parts of the competition live. Broadcast schedule in CET:
11/4: Short Dance 12:45; Men’s SP 14:25; Pairs’ SP 17:00; Ladies’ SP 18:40
11/5: TBA
11/6: TBA
Official stream (blocked outside of Spain)
Other TV channels: Other channels such as Japan’s TV Asahi will also air the competition. Check your local TV schedules for other skating broadcasts.
Youtube: If you can’t watch live, videos from the competition will be uploaded to Youtube very quickly, so you can always catch up later. Search skaters’ names and filter by upload date for the latest videos.