The Grand Prix is upon us! Skate America takes place this week in Hoffmann Estates, IL, USA, kicking off six weeks of intense competition leading up to the Grand Prix Final. This post provides broadcast schedules and live streaming links for the competition and will be updated as more information appears.
Cup of Nice, an international B competition, will also take place this week in Nice, France. Information for this competition is given at the end of the post.
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SCHEDULE
Times listed below are in Central Daylight Time (UTC-5). See here for major time zone conversions (thanks @mirrorhands!) or convert to your own time zone.
Oct. 21: Ladies’ SP 19:05; Pairs’ SP 21:00
Oct. 22: Men’s SP 13:05; Ladies’ FS 15:00; Short Dance 19:00; Pairs’ FS 20:40
Oct. 23: Men’s FS 11:30; Free Dance 13:45; Gala 18:30
HOW TO WATCH
Beware of popups and ads on free streaming sites; use them at your own risk. This post focuses on live broadcasts. Other TV channels not mentioned here might show the competition in delayed broadcasts.
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 (update: appears to be blocked in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, USA, Canada, LatAm, Australia, Singapore.).
Icenetwork: Subscribers in the US can watch the entire competition and gala live on Icenetwork, except for the ladies’ and men’s free skates, which will be aired live on NBC (see below).
NBC:NBC will air the ladies’ and men’s free skates live. Some of the earlier skaters might be cut. Broadcast schedule in EDT:
Match TV: Russia’s Match TV will air parts of the competition live. Schedule in Moscow Time:
Match Arena: Russia’s Match Arena will air most of the competition and gala live. Schedule in Moscow Time:
10/22: Ladies’ SP 03:00 (live); Pairs’ SP 04:55 (live); Ladies’ FS 22:55 (live)
10/23: Men’s SP 00:50 (taped); Short Dance 02:55 (live); Pairs’ FS 04:35 (live); Men’s FS 19:25 (live)
10/24: Free Dance 00:05 (taped); Gala 02:25 (live)
Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5, Stream 6, Stream 7, Stream 8
Russian Eurosport:Russian Eurosport 2 will air parts of the competition live. Other Eurosport channels may have slightly different schedules; check your local TV listings to make sure. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:
10/22: Pairs’ SP 20:15 (taped); Men’s SP 21:05 (live); Ladies’ SP 22:35 (taped); Ladies’ FS 23:00 (live)
10/23: Men’s FS 20:30 (later skaters live); Free Dance 21:30 (live)
Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5
Sportbox: Russia’s Sportbox.ru will livestream the entire competition and gala. These streams are blocked outside of Russia. Schedule in Moscow Time:
Kazsport: Kazakhstan’s Kazsport channel will air the entire competition live. Broadcast schedule in ALMT:
10/22: Ladies’ SP 05:50; Pairs’ SP 07:45; Men’s SP 23:50
10/23: Ladies’ FS 01:45; Short Dance 05:45; Pairs’ FS 07:25; Men’s FS 22:15
10/24: Free Dance 00:30
Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2
British Eurosport:British Eurosport 2 will air the men’s free skate and free dance live. Other Eurosport channels may have slightly different schedules; check your local TV listings to make sure. Broadcast schedule in BST:
10/22: Pair’s SP 16:15 (taped); Men’s SP 17:05 (live); Ladies’ SP 18:35 (taped); Ladies’ FS 19:00 (free)
10/23: Men’s FS 18:30 (later skaters live); Free Dance 19:30 (live)
10/24: Gala 11:30 (taped)
Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, more streams
CCTV 5: China’s CCTV 5+ will air the pairs’ short program and men’s free skate live. Broadcast schedule in China Standard Time:
10/22: Pairs’ SP 10:30 (later skaters live); Ladies’ SP 11:10 (taped)
10/23: Men’s SP 23:30 (taped)
10/24: Men’s FS 00:30 (live)
Official stream (blocked outside of China), Unblocked stream
ELTA HD: Taiwan’s ELTA HD will air the entire competition and gala live. Broadcast schedule in China Standard Time:
10/22: Ladies’ SP & Pairs’ SP 08:00
10/23: Men’s SP & Ladies’ FS 02:00; Short Dance & Pairs’ FS 08:00
10/24: Men’s FS & Free Dance 00:30; Gala 07:30
Official stream (blocked outside of Taiwan), Unblocked streams
CBC: Canada’s CBC Sports will air and stream the men’s short program and ladies’ free skate live. Broadcast schedule in EDT:
10/22: Men’s SP & Ladies’ FS 4:00PM (live)
10/23: Pairs’ FS & Men’s FS 1:00PM (taped)
10/29: Free Dance & Gala 4:00PM (taped)
Official streams (blocked outside of Canada)
Other TV channels: Other channels such as Japan’s TV Asahi will also air the competition. 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.