2017 World Championships: Info & Streaming
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A season’s worth of training has come down to this - the world’s best skaters will converge this week on Helsinki, Finland, for the last World Championships before the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Not only will skaters fight for a coveted spot on the podium, their placements at Worlds will also determine how many athletes their federation can send to the Olympics next season. Here’s how to watch! More information will be added to this post as it becomes available.
Live results & starting orders | Entries & overview | Detailed schedule
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SCHEDULE
Times in Eastern European Daylight Time (UTC+3; Daylight Savings Time in Finland starts on March 26th). Click on the links for time conversions.
Mar. 29: Ladies’ SP 10:40; Pairs’ SP 18:10
Mar. 31: Short Dance 11:00; Ladies’ FS 18:00
Apr. 1: Men’s FS 10:50; Free Dance 16:35
Apr. 2: Gala 14:00
HOW TO WATCH
Be careful of popups and ads on free streaming sites. This post focuses on live broadcasts. Other TV channels not mentioned here might show the competition in delayed broadcasts.
ISU: The ISU will livestream practices on Youtube starting from Wednesday, March 29th.
QQ Live/Zhangyu: This QQ Live channel or this Zhangyu channel (you must turn off Adblock for Zhangyu) may livestream part or all of the event. Check the streams when the events are on. The streams should be available worldwide.
Icenetwork: Subscribers in the US can watch the entire competition (but not the gala) live on Icenetwork.
CBC Sports: Canada’s CBC Sports will livestream the entire competition and gala on their website and on Youtube. CBC will also air the competition on TV in delayed broadcasts; see their website for more info. Streaming schedule in EDT:
3/29: Ladies’ SP 4:40AM; Pairs’ SP 12:10PM
3/30: Men’s SP 6:10AM; Pairs’ FS 12:55PM
3/31: Short Dance 5:00AM; Ladies’ FS 12:00PM
4/1: Men’s FS 4:50AM; Free Dance 10:35AM
4/2: Gala 7:00AM
Official streams, Youtube streams (blocked outside of Canada)
NBC Sports: USA’s NBC Sports will air parts of the competition live. Schedule in EDT:
3/29: Ladies’ SP 12:00PM (taped)
3/30: Men’s SP 11:00AM (taped); Pairs’ FS 1:00PM (live)
3/31: Ladies’ FS 1:00PM (live 1 hr in); Short Dance 8:00PM (taped)
4/1: Men’s FS 12:30PM (taped); Free Dance 2:30PM (taped?)
4/2: Gala 2:00PM (taped)
Official stream (blocked outside of USA), Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3
Match Arena: Russia’s Match Arena will air the entire competition and gala live. Schedule in Moscow Time:
3/29: Ladies’ SP 10:40; Pairs’ SP 18:10
3/30: Men’s SP 12:10; Pairs’ FS 18:55
3/31: Short Dance 11:00; Ladies’ FS 18:00
4/1: Men’s FS 10:50; Free Dance 16:35
4/2: Gala 14:00
Unblocked streams:Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5, Stream 6, Stream 7, Stream 8
Match TV: Russia’s Match TV will air parts of the competition live. Most of the broadcasts will only show later groups. Schedule in Moscow Time:
3/29: Ladies’ SP 15:25 (live 4 hrs 45 min in); Pairs’ SP 21:25 (live 3 hrs 15 min in)
3/30: Men’s SP 15:15 (live 3 hrs 5 min in); Pairs’ FS 21:30 (live 2 hrs 35 min in)
3/31: Short Dance 13:50 (live 2 hrs 50 min in); Ladies’ FS 18:00 (live)
4/1: Men’s FS 13:40 (live 2 hrs 50 min in); Free Dance 17:30 (live 55 min in)
Unblocked streams:Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5, Stream 6, Stream 7
Russian Eurosport: Russian Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 will air parts of the competition live. Most broadcasts will only show the later groups. Other Eurosport channels may have slightly different schedules; check your local TV listings to make sure. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:
3/29: Ladies’ SP 18:00 (ESP1, taped); Pairs’ SP 19:30 (ESP1, live 1 hr 20 min in)
3/30: Men’s SP 18:00 (ESP1, taped); Pairs’ FS 19:30 (ESP1, live 35 min in)
3/31: Short Dance 13:00 (ESP2, live 2 hrs in); Ladies’ FS 19:30 (ESP1, live 1 hr 30 min in)
4/1: Men’s FS 10:45 (ESP2, live); Free Dance 18:00 (ESP1, live 1 hr 25 min in)
Eurosport 1 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:
3/29:Ladies’ SP 10:40; Pairs’ SP 18:10
3/31:Short Dance 11:00; Ladies’ FS 18:00
4/1:Men’s FS 10:50; Free Dance 16:35
4/2:Gala 14:00
Kazsport: Kazakhstan’s Kazsport will air parts of the competition live. Schedule in ALMT:
3/29: Ladies’ SP 13:40 (live); Pairs’ SP 21:10 (live)
3/30: Men’s SP 15:10 (live); Pairs’ FS 21:55 (live)
3/31: Ladies’ FS 21:30 (live 30 min in)
4/1: Men’s FS 18:05 (taped)
BBC Sports: UK’s BBC Sports will livestream the entire competition. The streams are blocked outside of the UK.
British Eurosport: British Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 will air parts of the competition live. Most broadcasts will only show the later groups. Other Eurosport channels may have slightly different schedules; check your local TV listings to make sure. Broadcast schedule in BST:
3/29: Ladies’ SP 16:05 (ESP1, taped); Pairs’ SP 17:30 (ESP1, live 1 hr 20 min in)
3/30: Men’s SP 16:00 (ESP1, taped); Pairs’ FS 17:30 (ESP1, live 35 min in)
3/31: Short Dance 11:00 (ESP2, live 2 hrs in); Ladies’ FS 17:30 (ESP1, live 1 hr 30 min in)
4/1: Free Dance 16:00 (ESP1, live 1 hr 25 min in); Men’s FS 18:15 (ESP1, taped)
4/2: Gala 21:00 (taped)
Eurosport 1 streams:Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, more streams
Eurosport 2 streams:Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, more streams
YLE: Finland’s YLE will livestream the entire competition and gala. These streams are blocked outside of Finland. Schedule in EEDT:
3/29:Ladies’ SP 10:35; Pairs’ SP 18:05
3/31:Short Dance 10:55; Ladies’ FS 17:55
4/1:Men’s FS 10:45; Free Dance 16:30
4/2:Gala 13:55
Raisport: Italy’s Raisport & Raisport+HD will air most of the competition live. Broadcast schedule in CEST:
3/29: Ladies’ SP 09:15 (live); Pairs’ SP 18:50 (live)
3/30: Men’s SP 11:30 (live); Pairs’ FS 17:50 (live)
3/31: Short Dance 09:20 (live); Ladies’ FS 17:00 (live)
4/1: Men’s FS 09:45 (live); Free Dance 16:30 (live 1 hr in)
4/2: Gala 14:00 (live? 1 hr in)
Official stream (blocked outside of Italy), Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4
CCTV 5: China’s CCTV 5 and CCTV 5+ will air almost the entire competition live. Schedule in China Standard Time:
3/29: Ladies’ SP 15:40 (CCTV5+, live); Pairs’ SP 23:00 (CCTV5, live)
3/30: Men’s SP 17:10 (CCTV5+, live); Pairs’ FS 23:55 (CCTV5, live)
3/31: Short Dance 16:00 (CCTV5+, live); Ladies’ FS 23:00 (CCTV5, live)
4/1: Men’s FS 15:50 (CCTV5+, live); Free Dance 22:30 (CCTV5+, live 1 hr in)
4/2: Gala 21:30 (CCTV5+, taped?)
CCTV 5 streams:Official stream (blocked outside of China), Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3
CCTV 5+ streams:Official stream (blocked outside of China), Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3
Fuji TV: Japan’s Fuji TV will air parts of the competition live. Schedule in JST:
3/29: Ladies’ SP 20:00 (live 3 hrs 20 min in)
3/30: Men’s SP 21:00 (live 2 hrs 50 min in)
4/1: Ladies’ FS 02:00 (live 2 hrs in); Pairs’ FS 04:20 (taped); Men’s FS 17:30 (live 40 min in)
4/3: Gala 00:10 (taped); Free Dance 01:25 (taped)
ELTA Sports: Taiwan’s ELTA Sports will livestream the entire competition on Youtube. These streams are blocked outside of Taiwan.
Other TV channels: Other TV channels such as South Korea’s SBS Sports and Spain’s Teledeporte will also air parts of the competition. Check your local TV channels for other skating broadcasts.
On demand: If you can’t watch live, videos from the competition will be uploaded online very quickly, so you can always catch up later.