2017 Four Continents Championships & Bavarian Open: Info & Streaming
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FOUR CONTINENTS
With only one year to go until the Pyeongchang Olympics, the 2017 Four Continents Championships will host most of the world’s top skaters in the very arena where the Olympic figure skating competition will take place! Non-European skaters from around the world will converge on Gangneung, South Korea from Feb. 16-19 for one of the most hotly-contested events of the season. More information will be added to this post as it appears.
Live results | Entries & overview | Detailed schedule | Website
SCHEDULE
Times listed below are in Korean Standard Time (UTC+9). See here for major time zone conversions (thanks @mirrorhands!) or convert to your own time zone.
Feb. 16: Short Dance 11:00; Pairs’ SP 14:15; Ladies’ SP 18:30
Feb. 17: Free Dance 13:30; Men’s SP 17:45
Feb. 18: Pairs’ FS 14:00; Ladies’ FS 18:00
Feb. 19: Men’s FS 11:00; Gala 17:30
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.
Zhangyu:Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3. These Zhangyu channels will restream some or all of the competition (try them when the events are on). You will need to turn off Adblock for the streams to work.
ELTA HD: Taiwan’s ELTA HD will livestream the entire competition and gala on Youtube. These streams might be blocked outside of Taiwan; try them when the events are on.
ISU: The ISU stream will show the entire competition and gala live. This stream is blocked in countries that have purchased broadcasting rights to the competition.
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. Schedule in EST:
2/15: Short Dance 9:00PM
2/16: Pairs’ SP 12:30AM; Ladies’ SP 4:30AM; Free Dance 11:30PM
2/17: Men’s SP 3:45AM
2/18: Pairs’ FS 12:00AM; Ladies’ FS 4:00AM; Men’s FS 9:00PM
2/19: Gala 3:30AM
Official streams (blocked outside of Canada)
Kazsport: Kazakhstan’s Kazsport will air the entire competition and gala live, except for the ladies’ free skate. Schedule in ALMT:
2/16: Short Dance 07:45; Pairs’ SP 11:00; Ladies’ SP 15:15
2/17: Free Dance 10:15; Men’s SP 14:30
2/18: Pairs’ FS 10:45
2/19: Men’s FS 07:45; Gala 14:15
CCTV 5: China’s CCTV 5 and CCTV 5+ will air most of the competition live. Schedule in China Standard Time:
2/16: Short Dance 10:00 (CCTV5, live); Pairs’ SP 13:15 (CCTV5, live); Ladies’ SP 17:30 (CCTV5+, live)
2/17: Free Dance 12:35 (CCTV5, live); Men’s SP 16:45 (CCTV5+, live)
2/18: Pairs’ FS 13:00 (CCTV5, live); Ladies’ FS 18:35 (CCTV5, live 1 hr 35 min in)
2/19: Men’s FS 12:30 (CCTV5, live? 2 hrs 30 min in); Gala 18:00 (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
SBS Sports: South Korea’s SBS Sports will air parts of the singles events live. Schedule in KST:
2/16: Ladies’ SP 18:20 (live)
2/17: Men’s SP 19:00 (live 1 hr 15 min in)
2/18: Ladies’ FS 21:00 (live 3 hrs in)
2/19: Men’s FS 21:00 (taped)
Fuji TV: Japan’s Fuji TV will air the singles short programs live. Schedule in JST:
2/16: Ladies’ SP 20:00 (live 1 hr 30 min in)
2/17: Men’s SP 20:00 (live 2 hrs 15 min in)
2/18: Ladies’ FS 21:00 (taped)
2/19: Men’s FS 19:00 (taped)
Unblocked streams:Stream 1, Stream 2, more streams
Russian Eurosport: Russian Eurosport 2 will air parts of the competition live. Other Eurosport channels may have slightly different schedules; check your local Eurosport schedules to make sure. Schedule in Moscow Time:
2/17: Free Dance 11:30 (taped); Men’s SP 13:00 (live 1 hr 15 min in)
2/18: Pairs’ FS 11:30 (taped); Ladies’ FS 13:00 (live 1 hr in)
2/19: Men’s FS 11:00 (taped)
Other TV channels: Other TV channels such as Eurosport and USA’s NBC Sports will air parts 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 very 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. 14-19
Where: Oberstdorf, Germany
Levels & disciplines: novice/junior/senior men, ladies, pairs, ice dance
How to watch: No live stream. Audience members might upload videos to Youtube.
Notable entries:
Senior - Alexei Bychenko, Daniel Samohin, Ryuju Hino, Vincent Zhou, Angela Wang, Anna Duskova/Martin Bidar, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte
Junior - Nicolas Nadeau, Conrad Orzel, Roman Sadovsky, Saya Suzuki, Riko Takino, Evelyn Walsh/Trennt Michaud, Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha
Advanced Novice - Stephen Gogolev, Haruya Sasaki, Shun Sato, Moa Iwano, Akari Matsuoka, Rion Sumiyoshi, Ting Cui, Angelina Huang