2016 Four Continents Championships & Bavarian Open: Info & Streaming
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FOUR CONTINENTS
The 2016 Four Continents Championships will take place in Taipei City, Taiwan from February 18-21. More information will be added to this post as it appears. For a preview of the competitors, see here.
Results, starting orders, etc.
Detailed schedule
Website
SCHEDULE
Times listed below are in China Standard Time (UTC+8). See here for major time zone conversions (thanks @mirrorhands!) or convert to your own time zone.
Feb. 18: Short Dance 12:45; Ladies’ SP 16:40; Pairs’ SP 20:30
Feb. 19: Free Dance 13:30; Men’s SP 18:25
Feb. 20: Pairs’ FS 14:30; Ladies’ FS 18:15
Feb. 21: Men’s FS 12:00; Gala 18:00
HOW TO WATCH
Note: Free streaming sites can have many popups and ads; use at your own risk.
Videoland: Taiwanese channel Videoland will stream the entire competition live on Youtube. These streams are blocked outside of Taiwan.
ISU: The ISU stream will show the entire competition live. This stream is blocked in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, USA, Canada, Latin America, Australia, and Singapore.
KazSport: Kazakhstan’s KazSport channel will broadcast some of the competition live. Broadcast schedule in ALMT (UTC+6):
2/18: Short Dance 09:50 (live); Ladies’ SP 13:40 (live)
2/19: Free Dance 11:20 (live); Men’s SP 15:20 (live)
2/20: Ladies’ FS 19:00 (delayed)
2/21: Men’s FS 09:50 (live); Gala 15:50 (live)
Icenetwork & NBC: Subscribers in the US can watch the entire competition live on Icenetwork. NBC will air a delayed recap of the competition on Feb. 20 from 4-6PM EST.
CBC: Canada’s CBC will stream all of the free skates and the gala live on their website. The stream is blocked outside of Canada. There will also be a delayed TV recap of the free dance and pairs’ free skate on Feb. 20 at 4PM EST.
Fuji TV: Japan’s Fuji TV will air the singles competitions and the gala. These broadcasts might show the later groups live, or they might be slightly delayed from real time. Broadcast schedule in JST:
2/18: Ladies’ SP 19:00
2/19: Men’s SP 21:00
2/20: Ladies’ FS 21:00
2/21: Men’s FS & Gala 19:00
British Eurosport: British Eurosport 1 & 2 will air the competition in delayed broadcasts only. See link for schedule. Schedule may be slightly different in different countries.
Other TV channels: Other channels such as South Korea’s SBS and Taiwan’s ELTA HD will also air some of the competition in delayed broadcasts. Check your local TV schedules for other skating broadcasts.
Youtube: If you can’t watch live, videos from the competition will be uploaded to Youtube pretty quickly, so you can always catch up later. Search skaters’ names and filter by upload date for the latest videos.
BAVARIAN OPEN
Results, entries, schedule
Website
Designation: B event
When: Feb. 17-21
Where: Oberstdorf, Germany
Level & disciplines: senior/junior/advanced novice men, ladies, pairs & dance
How to watch: No streaming; possible fancams
Notable entries: Senior - Ivan Righini, Ryuju Hino, Nathalie Weinzierl, Yuka Nagai, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise, Penny Coomes/Nicholas Buckland. Junior - Yuna Aoki, Tyler Pierce, Anastasia Mishina/Vladislav Mirzoev, Renata Oganesian/Mark Bardei, Sofia Shevchenko/Igor Eremenko, Eliana Gropman/Ian Somerville