SYWTWFS 2021-2022 Program Master List

Check out our list of program music announcements for the 2021-22 Olympic season! This list will be updated as more programs are announced.

2020-2021 Program Master List

Our program master list for the season is now available on Google Docs! The document will be updated as more programs are announced.

How to create an account at feiliuzhibo.tv

Feiliuzhibo.tv, also known as chaochaolive, is a website that offers live streaming of various Chinese TV channels, without geographic restrictions. A free account is needed to access the site. Here is how to create an account.

1) Go to the website. Click on the second blue button to create a new account.

2) Register your new account. (It is recommended to use a throwaway or unimportant email account.) For simplicity, just select the first item in each of the three lists for the location info. You will need to provide this location info again if you forget your password and need to reset it.

3) Verify your email. You will receive an email like the one below. Open the link to verify your email.

4) Log in to your account.

5) You will be directed to the member menu page. Click on the link in the header to go to the main webpage and view the streams.

6) The main webpage contains links to available streams. For most skating/sport purposes, you will want to select either CCTV5 or CCTV5+. Some streams may require Flash to be enabled.

7) If the stream freezes while watching, try clicking on the green refresh button in the upper right corner, or selecting a difference stream source (VIP streams/streams with no ads require a subscription).

SYWTWFS 2019-2020 Program Master List

Master list of programs that have been announced for the 2019-2020 season. This spreadsheet will be updated as new programs are announced.

The SYWTWFS blog will be on semi-hiatus during the off season, but you can find us posting all sorts of skating news on Twitter, so please give us a follow there!

2018-2019 Skating Program Music

Our Google spreadsheet of senior and junior skating program music for the 2018-19 season! Will be updated as the season goes on. The spreadsheet is linked in our blog sidebar for easy access.

2018 Figure Skating Olympians on Social Media

We’ve created a Google doc of the official social media accounts and websites of all the Pyeongchang 2018 figure skating Olympians. (Big thanks to chocktaw-salchow and Paval for helping out!) You can also subscribe to our Twitter list of official Olympic skaters’ accounts. If we’ve missed any links, please let us know!

Behind the seams with figure skating dress designers

Since we get a lot of questions about costumes, here’s an interview with a few US-based designers on the process behind creating figure skating costumes!

Anatomy of a Figure Skater: What are Mae Berenice Meite's hidden powers? | Olympic Channel

Part of the Olympic Channel’s “Anatomy of…” series, Maé-Bérénice Méité performed several tests in a sport science lab. An interesting look into the physique and athletic demands of figure skaters!

Quads in Men's Skating

Inspired by an ask we received recently and skateDB, we made a sortable spreadsheet of all 4Lo, 4F and 4Lz attempts in international competition. Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix, ISU Championships, Olympics, Challenger Series, and B events are included. National competitions are not included. The spreadsheet will be updated with time.