2021 Asian Open Trophy & Budapest Trophy: Info & Streaming

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ASIAN OPEN TROPHY

Asian Open Trophy is the Beijing Olympic test event for figure skating. It was originally announced as a Challenger Series event, but does not fulfill the entry requirements to give Challenger-level World Standing points.

Results | Schedule | Entries | ISU

Type: International competition (formerly Challenger Series)
When: Oct. 14-16
Where: Beijing, China
Level & disciplines: senior women, men, ice dance, pairs

Schedule (UTC+8)

• 10/14: Rhythm Dance 15:30; Women’s SP 16:20; Pairs’ SP 18:00; Men’s SP 19:00

• 10/15: Free Dance 14:30; Women’s FS 15:20; Pairs’ FS 17:15; Men’s FS 18:20

• 10/16: Gala 14:00

Notable entries: Boyang Jin, Yuma Kagiyama, Shun Sato, Junhwan Cha, Sihyeong Lee, Deniss Vasiljevs, Yi Zhu, Jenni Saarinen, Nicole Schott, Mai Mihara, Kaori Sakamoto, Tzu-Han Ting, Cheng Peng/Yang Jin, Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, Shiyue Wang/Xinyu Liu

How to watch: No live stream

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BUDAPEST TROPHY

Results | Schedule | Entries | Website | ISU

Type: International competition
When: Oct. 14-17
Where: Budapest, Hungary
Level & disciplines: junior & senior women, men, ice dance, pairs

Senior Schedule (UTC+2)

• 10/14: Men’s SP 15:04; Rhythm Dance 17:38

• 10/15: Men’s FS 15:10; Free Dance 18:35

• 10/16: Women’s SP 17:03; Pairs’ SP 20:26

• 10/17: Women’s FS 14:25; Pairs’ FS 18:48

Notable entries: Sr - Ekaterina Ryabova, Alina Urushadze, Maiia Khromykh, Sofia Samodurova, Anna Shcherbakova, Matteo Rizzo, Dmitri Aliev, Alexander Samarin, Rebecca Ghilardi/Filippo Ambrosini, Karina Akopova/Nikita Rakhmanin, Tina Garabedian/Simon Proulx-Senecal, Sasha Fear/George Waddell, Allison Reed/Saulius Ambrulevicius, Elizaveta Shanaeva/Devid Naryzhnyy

How to watch: Free Youtube livestream

2019 GP Internationaux de France & CS Asian Open Trophy: Info & Streaming

The Grand Prix series makes its third stop this week in France, while the Challenger Series returns in China! Here’s how to watch. More information may be added to this post as it appears.

Live results | Entries | Detailed schedule | Website | ISU

SCHEDULE

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• Nov. 1: Men’s SP 14:30; Rhythm Dance 16:30; Ladies’ SP 18:15; Pairs’ SP 20:10

• Nov. 2: Men’s FS 13:20; Free Dance 15:30; Ladies’ FS 19:00; Pairs’ FS 21:10

• Nov. 3: Gala 14:30

HOW TO WATCH

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Fan streams: These fan-run streams may livestream part or all of the event: QQ Live. Check the streams when the events are on. The streams are available worldwide.

ISU: The ISU will livestream the entire competition and gala on Youtube in countries that do not have broadcasting rights for the event. See here for a list of broadcasters that have ISU broadcasting rights.

NBC Gold: Subscribers in the USA can watch the competition (excluding the gala) live on NBC Gold.

CBC Sports: Canada’s CBC Sports will stream the entire competition and gala live. Broadcast schedule in EDT:

• 11/1: Men’s SP 9:30AM; Rhythm Dance 11:30AM; Ladies’ SP 1:15PM; Pairs’ SP 3:10PM

• 11/2: Men’s FS 8:20AM; Free Dance 10:30AM; Ladies’ FS 2:00PM; Pairs’ FS 4:10PM

• 11/3: Gala 8:30AM

• Official stream (geoblocked)

Channel One Russia: Russia’s Channel One will stream the entire competition and gala live. Some events will also be aired live on TV (*starred below). Schedule in Moscow Time:

• 11/1: Men’s SP 16:25; Rhythm Dance 18:25; Ladies’ SP 20:10; Pairs’ SP 22:05

• 11/2: Men’s FS 15:15; Free Dance 17:25; Ladies’ FS* 20:55; Pairs’ FS 23:05

• 11/3: Gala 16:25

• Official stream (all events, geoblocked)

• TV streams (non-geoblocked): Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5, Stream 6

Teledeporte: Spain’s Teledeporte will air parts of the competition live. Schedule in CET:

• 11/1: Men’s SP 14:30 (live); Ladies’ SP 18:15 (live); Rhythm Dance 21:55 (taped); Pairs’ SP 23:15 (taped)

• 11/2: Men’s FS 13:20 (live); Free Dance 17:35 (taped); Ladies’ FS 19:00 (live); Pairs’ FS 21:10 (live)

• 11/3: Gala 18:00 (taped)

• Official stream (geoblocked)

RaiSport: Italy’s RaiSport and Raisport+HD will air parts of the competition. Broadcast schedule in CET:

• 11/1: Men’s SP 14:30 (live), Unknown events 22:55 (taped)

• 11/2: Unknown events 00:15 (taped); Men’s FS 13:10 (live); Free Dance 15:30 (live)

• 11/3: Unknown events 01:50 (taped); Ladies’ FS 12:30 (taped); Pairs’ FS 14:00 (taped)

• Official streams: RaiSport, RaiSport+HD (geoblocked)

• Unblocked stream

Tencent: China’s Tencent will stream parts of the competition live. Schedule in China Standard Time:

• 11/1: Men’s SP 21:30 (live)

• 11/2: Men’s FS 20:15 (live)

• Official stream

Other TV channels: Other TV channels such as Japan’s TV Asahi, China’s CCTV5, and Viaplay in Nordic countries will air parts of the competition. See here for a list of broadcasters with ISU broadcasting rights. Check your local TV channels for other skating broadcasts.

On demand: The ISU Youtube channel archives their livestreams. The videos are available in countries that do not have broadcasting rights. Videos will also be uploaded online by fans. Search skaters’ names on Youtube and filter by upload date for the latest videos.

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ASIAN OPEN FIGURE SKATING TROPHY

Junior and novice singles events will also be held at this competition, but are not part of the Challenger Series. The competition is hosted by the Hong Kong Skating Union.

Senior results | Nv/Jr Results | Entries | Website | Schedule | ISU

Designation: Challenger Series

When: Oct. 30 - Nov. 3

Where: Dongguan, China

Level & disciplines: senior men, ladies, ice dance

How to watch:Livestream

Notable entries: Alexei Bychenko, Daniel Grassl, Sihyeong Lee, Andrew Torgashev, Kailani Craine, Yi Christy Leung, Hanul Kim, Eunsoo Lim, Maria Kazakova/Georgy Reviya, Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko

2018 CS Asian Open Trophy & Philadelphia Summer International: Info & Streaming

ASIAN OPEN TROPHY

The first Challenger Series event of the season, Asian Open Trophy, will take place in Bangkok, Thailand this week! Asian Trophy has been included in the Challenger Series this year for the first time. Events for junior and novice single skaters will also be held along with the senior Challenger events. As the number of senior pairs competing does not meet the ISU’s requirements, skaters in that category will not receive world standing points or valid season’s bests for participating.

Senior Results/Entries | Junior & Novice Results/Entries | Schedule
Website | Facebook | ISU

Designation: Challenger Series
When: Aug. 1-5
Where: Bangkok, Thailand
Level & disciplines: senior men, ladies, pairs, ice dance; junior & novice men & ladies
How to watch: Free livestream, Youtube videos

Senior schedule (ICT, UTC+7)
Aug. 4: Short Dance 13:30; Pairs’ SP 14:30; Ladies’ SP 15:05; Men’s SP 17:20
Aug. 5: Free Dance 13:30; Pairs’ FS 14:40; Men’s FS 15:20; Ladies’ FS 18:15

Notable entries: Senior - Mitsuki Sumoto, Sota Yamamoto, Yuna Shiraiwa, Mako Yamashita, Eunsoo Lim, Starr Andrews, Cheng Peng/Yang Jin, Tae Ok Ryom/Ju Sik Kim, Shiyue Wang/Xinyu Liu, Rachel Parsons/Michael Parsons. Junior - Tatsuya Tsuboi, Sihyeong Lee, Rion Sumiyoshi, Shiika Yoshioka, Haein Lee, Ashley Lin. Advanced Novice - Shunsuke Nakamura, Sara Honda, Hana Yoshida, Alysa Liu

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PHILADELPHIA SUMMER INTERNATIONAL

Philadelphia Summer International is an ISU B competition that takes place along with the Philadelphia Summer Championships, a US club competition.

Results | Entries | Schedule | Website | ISU

Designation: B competition
When: Aug. 1-5
Where: Aston, PA, USA
Level & disciplines: senior men & ladies
How to watch: Paid livestream by ProEventPhoto, fancams

International senior schedule (EDT, UTC-4)
Aug. 3: Ladies’ SP 5:30PM
Aug. 4: Men’s SP 3:35PM; Ladies’ FS 4:50PM
Aug. 5: Men’s FS 10:00AM

Notable entries: Yaroslav Paniot, Timothy Dolensky, Jimmy Ma, Andrew Torgashev, Camden Pulkinen, Amber Glenn

Some entries for early-season competitions

Team Japan entries for early 2017-18 season events:

• Asian Open Trophy (Hong Kong, China, Aug. 2-5): Keiji Tanaka, Kaori Sakamoto

• CS Lombardia Trophy (Bergamo, Italy, Sept. 13-17): Shoma Uno, Wakaba Higuchi

• CS US International Skating Classic (Salt Lake City, UT, USA, Sept. 14-17): Marin Honda, Kaori Sakamoto, Takahito Mura

• CS Autumn Classic International (Montreal, QC, Canada, Sept. 20-23): Yuzuru Hanyu, Mai Mihara

• CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial (Bratislava, Slovakia, Sept. 21-23): Keiji Tanaka, Rika Hongo

• CS Finlandia Trophy (Espoo, Finland, Oct. 6-8): Satoko Miyahara

Sources: 1, 2

Japan Open (Saitama, Japan, Oct. 7)

Team competition where retired skaters may also be invited. Only free skates are performed.

• Team Japan: Mai Mihara, Marin Honda, Shoma Uno, Nobunari Oda

• Team Europe: Evgenia Medvedeva, Alina Zagitova, Javier Fernandez, Tomas Verner

• Team North America: Karen Chen, Gracie Gold, Nathan Chen, Jeremy Abbott

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