2018 Winter Olympics: Info & Streaming
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It’s here, folks, the event we’ve been anticipating for months - the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea will begin on February 9th with the Figure Skating Team Event! Here’s how you can watch the figure skating competitions online. Please be aware that we are not responsible for any of these streams, we only provide the links. We will not list every broadcast in every single country, only enough so that most people have options to watch. Please see here for a full list of official Olympic broadcasters. Some broadcast schedules in this post are still incomplete; more information will be added as it appears.
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SCHEDULE
Korean Standard Time, UTC+9. Click on the links for time conversions, or see here for a table (thanks to @mirrorhands on twitter!)
Opening Ceremony: Feb. 9, 20:00
Team Event:
Feb. 9
Team Men’s SP 10:00-11:22
Team Pairs’ SP 11:45-13:29
Feb. 11
Team Short Dance 10:00-11:19
Team Ladies’ SP 11:45-13:06
Team Pairs’ FS 13:40-14:36
Feb. 12
Team Men’s FS 10:00-10:49
Team Ladies’ FS 11:10-11:58
Team Free Dance 12:20-13:06
Individual Events:
Feb. 14:Pairs’ SP 10:00-13:41
Feb. 15:Pairs’ FS 10:30-13:29
Feb. 16:Men’s SP 10:00-14:28
Feb. 17:Men’s FS 10:00-14:07
Feb. 19:Short Dance 10:00-13:43
Feb. 20:Free Dance 10:00-13:20
Feb. 21:Ladies’ SP 10:00-14:28
Feb. 23:Ladies’ FS 10:00-13:55
Feb. 25:Gala 09:30-12:00
Closing Ceremony: Feb. 25, 20:00
HOW TO WATCH
Many live streams for the Olympics are geoblocked to their respective countries. Although some non-blocked streams are available online, if your country does not have official streams and you would like to access other countries’ high quality streams and replays, we recommend buying a subscription for a VPN. A few recommendations for VPNs: Setup VPN (free), PureVPN, NordVPN, TunnelBear, ExpressVPN. Some VPN services offer a free trial period. Please do some research of your own to find VPNs that work best for you.
Fan streams: These fan-run streams may or may not livestream the competition: FS Live, QQ Live. Check the streams when the events are on. The streams should be available worldwide.
Stream2Watch.org: Free, unblocked streams for the Winter Olympics are available here.
NBC: USA’s NBC will stream all of the figure skating events live online, including some training sessions and backstage coverage. Sign-in with a TV provider is required. All live stream links for figure skating are available here. NBC will also livestream the opening ceremony and closing ceremony. All streams are blocked outside of the USA. NBC and NBCSN will air parts of the competition live on TV, along with other sports. TV broadcast schedule in EST:
2/8: Team Men’s & Pairs’ SP 8:00PM (live, NBC)
2/10: Team Short Dance, Ladies’ SP & Pairs’ FS 8:00PM (live, NBC)
2/11: Team Men’s FS, Ladies’ FS & Free Dance 7:00PM (live, NBC)
2/13: Pairs’ SP 8:00PM (live, NBC & NBCSN)
2/14: Pairs’ FS 8:00PM (live, NBC & NBCSN)
2/15: Men’s SP 8:00PM (live, NBC & NBCSN)
2/16: Men’s FS 8:00PM (live, NBC & NBCSN)
2/18: Short Dance 8:00PM (live, NBC & NBCSN)
2/19: Free Dance 8:00PM (live, NBC & NBCSN)
2/20: Ladies’ SP 8:00PM (live, NBC & NBCSN)
2/22: Ladies’ FS 8:00PM (live, NBC & NBCSN)
2/24: Gala 8:00PM (live, NBC)
Unblocked NBCSN TV streams:Stream 1
CBC: Canada’s CBC will stream all of the figure skating events live online. Links to livestreams are available here. The streams are blocked outside of Canada. It is not required to sign in with a TV provider. CBC will air primetime TV coverage of figure skating, as well as other sports, starting at approximately 7:00PM EST every night.
Eurosport Player: Viewers in Europe can subscribe to Eurosport Player to watch the Pyeongchang Olympics live. Eurosport Player is only available in European countries that have Eurosport.
Telesport: Russia’s Telesport will livestream the Olympics. The streams are blocked outside of Russia.
Match Arena: Russia’s Match Arena will air most of the figure skating events live. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:
2/9: Team Men’s SP 03:55 (live); Team Pairs’ SP 05:45 (live); Opening Ceremony 14:00 (live)
2/11: Team Short Dance 03:55 (live); Team Ladies’ SP 05:45 (live); Team Pairs’ FS 07:40 (live)
2/12: Team Men’s FS 03:55 (live); Team Ladies’ FS 05:10 (live); Team Free Dance 06:20 (live)
2/14: Pairs’ SP 03:55 (live)
2/15: Pairs’ FS 04:25 (live)
2/16: Men’s SP 03:55 (live)
2/17: Men’s FS 03:55 (live)
2/19: Short Dance 03:55 (live)
2/20: Free Dance 03:55 (live)
2/21: Ladies’ SP 03:55 (live)
2/23: Ladies’ FS 03:55 (live)
2/25: Gala 03:25 (live)
Unblocked streams:Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5, Stream 6
British Eurosport:British Eurosport 1 will air parts of the figure skating competition live on TV. Other Eurosport channels may have different schedules; check your local Eurosport schedules to make sure. Broadcast schedule in GMT:
2/9: Team Men’s SP 01:00 (live); Team Pairs’ SP 02:30 (live); Opening Ceremony 10:30 (live)
2/11: Team Ladies’ SP 03:30 (live); Team Short Dance 04:15 (live); Team Pairs’ FS 04:45 (live)
2/12: Team Ladies’ FS 02:45 (live); Team Free Dance 03:15 (live)
2/14: Pairs’ SP 03:00 (live 2 hrs in)
2/15: Pairs’ FS 03:30 (live 2 hrs in)
2/16: Men’s SP 04:00 (live 3 hrs in)
2/23: Ladies’ FS 03:30 (live 2 hrs 30 min in)
More broadcast times TBA.
France TV: France TV will livestream all of the figure skating events. Streams are available here. They are blocked outside of France. It is not required to sign in with a TV provider.
YLE: Finland’s YLE will stream all of the figure skating events live. These streams are blocked outside of Finland. It is not required to sign in with a TV provider. Stream links and schedule in EET:
2/9:Team Men’s & Pairs’ SP 02:55; Opening Ceremony 12:55
2/11:Team Short Dance, Ladies’ SP & Pairs’ FS 02:55
2/12:Team Men’s FS, Ladies’ FS & Free Dance 02:55
2/14:Pairs’ SP 02:55
2/15:Pairs’ FS 03:25
2/16:Men’s SP 02:55
2/17:Men’s FS 02:55
2/19:Short Dance 02:55
2/20:Free Dance 02:55
2/21:Ladies’ SP Part 1 02:55; Ladies’ SP Part 2 04:40
2/23:Ladies’ FS Part 1 02:55; Ladies’ FS Part 2 05:00
2/25:Gala 02:25; Closing Ceremony 13:00
CCTV 5: China’s CCTV 5 will livestream the figure skating competitions. Links to streams are available here. The streams are blocked outside of China.
SBS: South Korea’s SBS will air some of the figure skating events live, along with other sports. Broadcast schedule in KST:
2/9: Team Men’s SP 10:00 (live); Team Pairs’ SP 11:50 (live); Opening Ceremony 20:00 (live)
2/11: Team Short Dance 10:00 (live); Team Ladies’ SP 11:50 (live)
2/12: Team Men’s & Ladies’ FS 10:00 (live); Team Free Dance 12:25 (live)
2/14: Pairs’ SP 10:00 (live)
2/15: Pairs’ FS 10:30 (live)
2/16: Men’s SP 10:00 (live)
2/17: Men’s FS 10:00 (live)
More broadcast times TBA.
Unblocked streams:Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5
NHK: Japan’s NHK channels will air most of the figure skating events live. Streams are available for members of NHK On Demand, restricted to Japan. Broadcast schedule in JST:
2/9: Team Men’s & Pairs’ SP 09:50 (live, NHKBS1); Opening Ceremony 20:00 (live, NHKG)
2/11: Team Short Dance 09:50 (live, NHKBS1); Team Ladies’ SP & Pairs’ FS 13:10 (live, NHKBS1)
2/12: Team Men’s FS 09:50 (live, NHKG); Team Ladies’ FS & Free Dance 12:15 (live, NHKG)
2/15: Pairs’ SP 00:30 (taped, NHKBS1); Pairs’ FS 10:20 (live, NHKBS1)
2/16: Men’s SP 09:50 (live, NHKBS1)
2/17: Men’s FS 09:50 (live, NHKG)
2/19: Short Dance 12:00 (live 2 hrs in, NHKBS1)
2/20: Free Dance 11:50 (live 1 hr 50 min in, NHKBS1)
2/21: Ladies’ SP 09:30 (live, NHKG)
2/23: Ladies’ FS 09:50 (live, NHKBS1)
2/25: Gala 12:40 (taped, NHKBS1); Closing Ceremony 21:00 (live 1 hr in, NHKG)
Other TV channels: Many other broadcasters will also air and/or stream the Olympics. See here for an official list of Pyeongchang 2018 broadcasters. Please check your local TV channels for figure skating broadcasts.
On demand: The Olympic Channel has uploaded full replays of the figure skating events here. The videos are not geoblocked. Olympic videos are unlikely to be found on Youtube or other video websites, due to strict copyright enforcement.