2017 Asian Winter Games & Challenge Cup: Info & Streaming
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ASIAN WINTER GAMES
The Asian Winter Games is a multi-sport event for athletes from Asia that takes place roughly every 4 years. The figure skating events this year will be held in Sapporo, Japan, from Feb. 23-26. Competitions will be held in all four disciplines at the senior level.
Results & entries | Detailed Schedule | Website
NOTABLE ENTRIES
Men: Boyang Jin, Han Yan, Shoma Uno, Takahito Mura, Denis Ten, Misha Ge
Ladies: Zijun Li, Rika Hongo, Elizabet Tursynbaeva, Dabin Choi, Nahyun Kim
Pairs: Xiaoyu Yu/Hao Zhang, Cheng Peng/Yang Jin
Ice dance: Shiyue Wang/Xinyu Liu, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed
SCHEDULE
Times listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9). Convert to your own time zone.
Feb. 23: Short Dance 15:10; Ladies’ SP 16:50
Feb. 24: Pairs’ SP 14:20; Free Dance 16:05; Men’s SP 18:05
Feb. 25: Pairs’ FS 15:00; Ladies’ FS 17:00
Feb. 26: Men’s FS 12:00; Gala & Closing Ceremony 18:00
HOW TO WATCH
Olympic Channel: The Olympic broadcasting channel will livestream all of the figure skating events. Streams can be accessed here or on the AWG website:
2/23: Short Dance & Ladies’ SP
2/24: Pairs’ SP, Free Dance, Men’s SP
2/25: Pairs’ FS, Ladies’ FS
2/26: Men’s FS, Closing ceremony
NHK: Japan’s NHKBS1 will air all of the men’s and ladies’ events live. Streams: Stream 1, Stream 2
CHALLENGE CUP
Results & entries | Schedule | Website | Livestream
Designation: B event
When: Feb. 23-26
Where: The Hague, Netherlands
Levels & disciplines: novice/junior/senior men & ladies, senior pairs
How to watch: Free livestream on Youtube
Notable entries: Caroline Zhang, Mae-Berenice Meite, Joshi Helgesson, Jorik Hendrickx, Moris Kvitelashvili