2015 GP Skate America & CS Denkova-Staviski Cup: Info and Streaming
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The Grand Prix Series starts this week! Skate America will take place in Milwaukee, WI, USA from October 23-25. More info will be added to this post as it appears.
Results, starting orders, etc.
Detailed schedule
Website
SCHEDULE
Times listed below are in Central US Daylight Time (UTC-5). See here for major time zone conversions (thanks @mirrorhands!) or convert to your own time zone.
Oct. 23: Pairs’ SP 15:30; Ladies’ SP 17:00; Short dance 20:00; Men’s SP 21:25
Oct. 24: Pairs’ FS 13:20; Ladies’ FS 15:00; Free dance 19:30; Men’s FS 21:05
Oct. 25: Gala 14:00
HOW TO WATCH
Note: Free streaming sites can have many popups and ads, so I recommend turning on your adblocker while visiting those sites.
HD SPORT: Russia’s HD SPORT channel will broadcast the entire competition live, including the gala. Stream
KAZSport: Kazakhstan’s KAZSport will broadcast the competition (but possibly not the gala) live. Streams: link 1, link 2
ISU: The ISU stream will show all of Skate America live. This stream is blocked in countries that have bought broadcasting rights to the Grand Prix (eg. USA, Canada, Japan, S. Korea, China, Russia, most of Europe) but should be available everywhere else.
YLE: Finland’s YLE will livestream the competition, but the streams are blocked outside of Finland. Streams: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3
Icenetwork & NBC: Subscribers in the US can watch the event live on Icenetwork, excluding the gala and the second group of the ladies’ FS, which will be shown live on TV. NBC will air the second group of the ladies’ FS live on Oct. 24 from 5-6pm EDT (and possibly other bits of the competition). NBC streams: link 1, link 2
Eurosport: Eurosport Player will stream the competition live for subscribers in countries with Eurosport. British Eurosport 2 will show delayed broadcasts of the competition on TV. Other Eurosport channels might have different schedules. Streams: link 1, link 2. Broadcast times in GMT:
Oct. 24: Pairs’ SP 10:30; Ladies’ SP 11:30; Short dance 12:30; Men’s SP 13:30
Oct. 25: Pairs’ FS 08:30; Ladies’s FS 09:30; Free dance 10:30; Men’s FS 11:30
Oct. 26: Gala 10:30
CBC: Canada’s CBC will stream the competition live on their website, including the gala, but their official stream is blocked outside of Canada and may require TV provider information. CBC will also air some of the free skates and the gala in delayed broadcasts on TV at the following times (EDT):
Oct. 24: Pairs’ & ladies’ FS 4-6pm
Oct. 25: Free dance & men’s FS 2-4pm; Gala 11:30pm-1:30am
CCTV5: China’s CCTV5+ will air delayed broadcasts of the competition on TV. Times in CST: Oct. 24 at 20:35, Oct. 25 at 21:35. Streams: link 1, link 2
Other TV channels: Japan’s TV Asahi will air delayed broadcasts of the competition, but I do not know of any reliable streams at this time. 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.
4TH DENKOVA-STAVISKI CUP
The Denkova-Staviski Cup is part of this season’s Challenger Series. The competition includes events for junior and younger levels, but these are not part of the Challenger Series.
Results, entries, schedule etc. (seniors)
Results, entries, schedule etc. (juniors, etc.)
Website
Designation: Challenger Series
When: Oct. 22-25
Where: Sofia, Bulgaria
Level & disciplines: senior men, ladies, ice dance (non-Challenger: basic & advanced novice men & ladies; junior men, ladies & ice dance)
How to watch: Free livestream
Notable entries: Elizaveta Nugumanova (adv. novice), Mikhail Kolyada, Misha Ge