2018 US National Championships: Info & Streaming
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With the conclusion of the Japanese and Russian National Championships, the action flips to the American continent this week, where skaters have one last shot to prove themselves for the Olympic team! Here’s a guide on how to watch; more information will be added to this post as it appears.
The US National Championships will take place Dec. 29 - Jan. 7 in San Jose, CA. US Nationals is one of the competitions used to decide the Olympic, World, 4CC, and Junior World teams. Skaters who competed as juniors internationally can compete at US Nationals as seniors if they have passed the appropriate USFSA tests. US Nationals consists of five levels in total: juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior, and senior. This post will focus on the senior competitions. Unlike other competitions, the US Nationals podium has four spots: gold, silver, bronze, and pewter.
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SENIOR SCHEDULE
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Jan. 3:Ladies’ SP 6:35PM
Jan. 5:Short Dance 1:10PM; Ladies’ FS 3:45PM
Jan. 7:Free Dance 12:30PM; Gala 6:15PM
HOW TO WATCH
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Fan streams: These fan-run streams may show all or part of the competition: FS Live, QQ Live 1, QQ Live 2. Check the streams when the competition is on. The streams should be available worldwide.
Icenetwork:Icenetwork will livestream the entire competition, including lower-level events. Icenetwork will not stream the gala. The streams will be available worldwide, but only for subscribers. Icenetwork will also livestream press conferences and other backstage material; see here for more info.
NBC & NBCSN:NBC & NBCSN will air parts of the senior short programs and later groups of the senior free programs live. The gala will not be aired live. Broadcast schedule in EST:
1/3: Ladies’ SP 11:00PM (NBCSN)
1/ 4: Pairs’ SP 4:00PM (NBCSN); Men’s SP 8:30PM (NBCSN)
1/5: Short Dance 4:00PM (NBCSN); Ladies’ FS (G3-4) 8:00PM (NBC)
1/6: Pairs’ FS (G3) 4:00PM (NBC); Men’s FS (G3-4) 8:00PM (NBC)
1/7: Free Dance 3:00PM (NBC)
1/13: Gala 4:00PM (NBC, taped)
NBCSN streams:Official stream (blocked outside of USA), Stream 1, Stream 2
Other TV channels: Japan’s JSports will livestream the entire competition and gala. The stream is blocked outside of Japan and may require signing in with a TV provider to view.
On demand: If you can’t watch live, videos from the competition will be uploaded to Youtube, so you can always catch up later. Search skaters’ names and filter by upload date for the latest videos.