2016 GP NHK Trophy & CS Tallinn Trophy: Info & Streaming

The Grand Prix Finalists will be determined this week at the last Grand Prix event of the season, NHK Trophy! The competition will take place in Sapporo, Japan, from Nov. 25-27. Tallinn Trophy, a Challenger Series competition, will also take place this week in Estonia. More information will be added to this post as it appears.

Live results | Entries & overview | Detailed schedule | Website

SCHEDULE

Times listed below are in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9). See here for major time zone conversions (thanks @mirrorhands!) or convert to your own time zone.

• Nov. 25: Pairs’ SP 14:20; Ladies’ SP 16:10; Men’s SP 19:05

• Nov. 26: Short Dance 12:45; Pairs’ FS 14:35; Ladies’ FS 16:50; Men’s FS 19:30

• Nov. 27: Free Dance 11:45; Gala 15:00

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.

Icenetwork: Subscribers in the US can watch the entire competition (but not the gala) live on Icenetwork.

CBC: Canada’s CBC Sports will livestream the entire competition (but not the gala) on their website. Schedule in EST:

• 11/25: Pairs’ SP 12:20AM; Ladies’ SP 2:10AM; Men’s SP 5:05AM; Short Dance 10:45PM

• 11/26: Pairs’ FS 12:35AM; Ladies’ FS 2:50AM; Men’s FS 5:30AM; Free Dance 9:45PM

• Official streams (blocked outside of Canada)

Match Arena: Russia’s Match Arena will air most of the competition and gala live. Schedule in Moscow Time:

• 11/25: Pairs’ SP 08:20 (live); Ladies’ SP 10:10 (live); Men’s SP 13:30 (taped)

• 11/26: Short Dance 06:45 (live); Pairs’ FS 08:35 (live); Ladies’ FS 10:50 (live); Men’s FS 14:00 (taped)

• 11/27: Free Dance 05:45 (live); Gala 09:00 (live)

• Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5, Stream 6, Stream 7, Stream 8, Stream 9

Match TV: Russia’s Match TV will air parts of the competition live. Schedule in Moscow Time:

• 11/25: Pairs’ SP 08:15 (live); Ladies’ SP 10:05 (live); Men’s SP 14:40 (taped)

• 11/26: Short Dance 06:40 (live); Pairs’ FS 08:30 (live); Ladies’ FS 12:00 (live, second group)

• Official stream (blocked outside of Russia)

• 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 the men’s short program and ladies’ free skate live. Other Eurosport channels may have slightly different schedules; check your local TV listings to make sure. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:

• 11/25: Men’s SP 13:00 (live)

• 11/26: Ladies’ FS 10:45 (live)

• Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5

Sportbox: Russia’s Sportbox.ru will livestream the gala and the entire competition except for the men’s events. These streams are blocked outside of Russia. Schedule in Moscow Time:

• 11/25: Pairs’ SP 08:15, Ladies’ SP 10:05

• 11/26: Short Dance 06:40, Pairs’ FS 08:30, Ladies’ FS 10:50

• 11/27: Free Dance 05:45, Gala 09:00

British Eurosport: British Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 will air the men’s short program and ladies’ free skate live. Other Eurosport channels may have slightly different schedules; check your local TV listings to make sure. Broadcast schedule in GMT:

• 11/25: Men’s SP 10:00 (ESP1, live)

• 11/26: Ladies’ FS 07:45 (ESP2, live)

• Eurosport 1 streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, more streams

• Eurosport 2 streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, more streams

CCTV 5: China’s CCTV 5 and CCTV 5+ will air parts of the competition live. Broadcast schedule in China Standard Time:

• 11/25: Pairs’ SP 14:05 (CCTV5, early skaters cut?); Men’s SP 18:05 (CCTV5+, live)

• 11/26: Short Dance 11:30 (CCTV5+, live); Pairs’ FS 14:00 (CCTV5, early skaters cut?); Ladies’ FS 15:50 (CCTV5, live); Men’s FS 18:35 (CCTV5, live)

• 11/27: Gala 14:30 (CCTV5+, early skaters cut?)

• CCTV 5 streams: Official stream (blocked outside of China), Stream 1, Stream 2

• CCTV 5+ streams: Official stream (blocked outside of China), Stream 1, Stream 2

NHK: Japan’s NHKBS1 will air the entire competition and gala live. Unfortunately, we do not know of a stream for NHKBS1 at this time. NHKG will air the men’s events and ladies’ free skate live. NHKG schedule in JST:

• 11/25: Men’s SP 19:30 (live, early skaters cut)

• 11/26: Ladies’ FS 18:05 (live, second group); Men’s FS 19:30 (live)

• Unblocked NHKG stream

Other TV channels: Other TV channels may 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.

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TALLINN TROPHY

Events for junior and lower levels will also be held at this competition, but are not part of the Challenger Series.

Results & entries | Schedule | Website | Livestream

Designation: Challenger Series

When: Nov. 20-27

Where: Tallinn, Estonia

Level & disciplines: senior men, ladies, pairs, ice dance

How to watch: Free livestream on Youtube

Notable entries: Roman Savosin, Andrew Torgashev, Stanislava Konstantinova, Serafima Sakhanovich, Mariah Bell, Isabella Tobias/Ilia Tkachenko, Elena Ilinykh/Ruslan Zhiganshin, Elliana Pogrebinsky/Alex Benoit, Petr Gumennik (junior), Alisa Fedichkina (junior), Elizaveta Nugumanova (junior), Anastasia Skoptsova/Kirill Aleshin (junior)