2016 Team Challenge Cup: Info & Streaming

The 2015-16 season will soon close with the inaugural Team Challenge Cup, an invitational event taking place in Spokane, WA, USA from April 22-24. Skaters will compete as part of Team Europe, Team North America or Team Asia. Each team will consist of 3 men, 3 ladies, 2 pairs and 2 dance teams. Singles skaters will compete in a separate short program competition that does not carry over to the free skate. Pairs/ice dancers will compete with their free skates only, and their results will carry over to the singles free skates, which will then determine the final winners. Rockerskating has a more detailed explanation of the competition format here.

Live results | Website | ISU Announcement
Team Europe | Team North America | Team Asia

SCHEDULE

Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7); convert to your own time zone.

Apr. 22: Singles SP 7:30PM
Apr. 23: Pairs FS & Free Dance 1:30PM; Singles FS 7:00PM
Apr. 24: Gala 3:00PM

HOW TO WATCH

Icenetwork will livestream the entire competition and gala for a fee. The cost is $20 USD for non-subscribers and $10 USD for current subscribers. The stream is blocked in Japan, Hong Kong, Romania, France, Kazakhstan, and China. Bootleg Icenetwork stream

Ma Chaîne Sport (France) will air the pairs/ice dance event and the gala live. A stream might be available here. Schedule in CEST:

• 4/23: Singles SP 15:30 (delayed); Pairs FS & Free Dance 22:30 (live)

• 4/24: Singles FS 15:30 (delayed)

• 4/25: Gala 00:00 (live)

CBS (USA) will air delayed highlights from the competition on Apr. 24 from 1:00-3:00PM EDT. Streams are available here and here.

Nippon TV (Japan) will air parts of the competition in delayed broadcasts. A stream for NTV is available here. Schedule in JST:

• 4/23: Short Programs 15:00 (NTV)

• 4/24: Free Programs 15:00 (NTV)

• 4/25: Gala 06:45 (NTVG+, live)

Final Entries for Team Challenge Cup

Team Europe:

• Ladies: Evgenia Medvedeva*, Roberta Rodeghiero, Elena Radionova

• Men: Sergei Voronov, Michal Brezina, Maxim Kovtun

• Pairs: Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov, Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise

• Dance: Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte

*Medvedeva replaced Tuktamysheva, who withdrew due to injury.

Team North America:

• Ladies: Gracie Gold, Gabrielle Daleman, Ashley Wagner

• Men: Jason Brown, Nam Nguyen, Adam Rippon

• Pairs: Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim

• Dance: Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Madison Chock/Evan Bates

Team Asia:

• Ladies: Satoko Miyahara, Elizabet Tursynbaeva, Rika Hongo

• Men: Denis Ten, Shoma Uno, Boyang Jin

• Pairs: Xuehan Wang/Lei Wang*, Sumire Suto/Francis Boudreau-Audet

• Dance: Rebeka Kim/Kirill Minov, Shiyue Wang/Xinyu Liu

*Wang/Wang replaced Sui/Han, who withdrew.

For more information, see the TCC website.

2016 World Championships: Info & Streaming

The event we’ve all been dreading waiting for is finally here! Held in the United States for the first time since 2009, the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships will take place in Boston, MA from March 30 - April 3. More information will be added to this post as it appears.

Live results & starting orders
Detailed schedule
Website

SCHEDULE

Times listed below are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). See here for major time zone conversions (thanks @mirrorhands!) or convert to your own time zone.

Mar. 30: Short Dance 10:45; Men’s SP 18:15
Mar. 31: Ladies’ SP 12:10; Free Dance 19:30
Apr. 1: Pairs’ SP 13:15; Men’s FS 18:45
Apr. 2: Pairs’ FS 12:55; Ladies’ FS 19:00
Apr. 3: Gala 14:00

HOW TO WATCH

Free streaming sites can have many popups and ads; use at your own risk. Many TV channels that will broadcast Worlds live will only show the later groups; for convenience, see here for a spreadsheet schedule of all live TV broadcasts.

ISU: The ISU stream will show the entire competition and gala live. This stream is blocked in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, Canada, USA, Latin America and Europe.

Icenetwork: Subscribers in the US can watch the entire competition and gala live on Icenetwork, except for the last two groups of the ladies’ free skate, which will be aired live on NBC (see below).

NBC: NBC and NBC Sports will air parts of the competition live. Most of these broadcasts will only show later groups. Broadcast schedule in EDT:

• 3/30 NBCSN: Short Dance 12:00PM (live)

• 3/31 NBCSN: Men’s SP 12:00AM (delayed), Ladies’ SP 4:00PM (live), Free Dance 8:00PM (live)

• 4/1 NBCSN: Pairs’ SP 3:00PM (live), Men’s FS 9:00PM (live)

• 4/2: Pairs’ FS 2:00PM (NBCSN, live), Ladies’ FS 9:00PM (NBC, last 2 groups live)

• 4/3 NBCSN: Gala 2:00PM (live)

• NBCSN streams: Official stream (blocked outside of US), Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3

• NBC streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3

CBC: Canada’s CBC Sports will stream the entire competition live on their website. CBC will also air parts of the competition live on TV. These broadcasts will only show later groups. Broadcast schedule in EDT:

• 3/30: Short Dance 2:00PM (live), Men’s SP 9:00PM (live on east coast)

• 3/31: Ladies’ SP 4:00PM (live on east coast), Free Dance 9:00PM (live on east coast)

• 4/1: Pairs’ SP 3:00PM (live on east coast), Men’s FS 9:00PM (live on east coast)

• 4/2: Pairs’ FS 4:00PM (delayed)

• 4/3: Ladies’ FS 2:00PM (delayed), Gala 8:00PM (delayed)

• Official streams (blocked outside of Canada)

Match TV: Russia’s Match TV will air most of the competition live. Some of these broadcasts will only show the later groups. Schedule in Moscow Time:

• 3/30: Short Dance 18:30 (later groups live)

• 3/31: Men’s SP 01:15 (live), Ladies’ SP 19:30 (live)

• 4/1: Free Dance 04:00 (later groups live), Pairs’ SP 21:50 (later groups live)

• 4/2: Men’s FS 01:45 (live)

• 4/3: Pairs’ FS 00:00 (delayed), Ladies’ FS 02:00 (live)

• 4/4: Gala 01:45 (delayed)

• Official stream (blocked outside of Russia)

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

Match Arena: Russia’s Match Arena channel will air almost the entire competition and gala live. Schedule in Moscow Time:

• 3/30: Short Dance 17:45

• 3/31: Men’s SP 01:15, Ladies’ SP 20:40 (later groups live)

• 4/1: Free Dance 02:30, Pairs’ SP 20:15

• 4/2: Men’s FS 01:45, Pairs’ FS 19:55

• 4/3: Ladies’ FS 02:00, Gala 21:00

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

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

• 3/30: Short Dance 17:45

• 3/31: Men’s SP 01:15, Ladies’ SP 19:10

• 4/1: Free Dance 02:30, Pairs’ SP 20:15

• 4/2: Men’s FS 01:45, Pairs’ FS 19:55

• 4/3: Ladies’ FS 02:00, Gala 21:00

Kazsport: Kazakhstan’s Kazsport channel will air the entire competition live except for the pairs’ free skate. Broadcast schedule in ALMT:

• 3/30: Short Dance 20:35

• 3/31: Men’s SP 04:05, Ladies’ SP 22:00

• 4/1: Free Dance 05:20, Pairs’ SP 23:05

• 4/2: Men’s FS 04:35

• 4/3: Ladies’ FS 04:50, Pairs’ FS 10:50 (delayed)

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

YLE: Finland’s YLE will livestream the entire competition and gala. These streams are blocked outside of Finland.

• Day 1: Short Dance, Men’s SP

• Day 2: Ladies’ SP, Free Dance

• Day 3: Pairs’ SP, Men’s FS

• Day 4: Pairs’ FS, Ladies’ FS

• Day 5: Gala

British Eurosport: British Eurosport 1 & 2 will air parts of the competition live. Most of these broadcasts will only show the later groups. Other Eurosport channels may have slightly different schedules; check your local TV listings to make sure. Broadcast schedule in BST:

• 3/30 ESP1: Short Dance 17:00 (live)

• 3/31: Men’s SP 11:30 (ESP2, delayed), Ladies’ SP 19:00 (ESP1, live)

• 4/1 ESP1: Free Dance 10:30 (delayed), Pairs’ SP 19:00 (live)

• 4/2 ESP1: Men’s FS 10:30 (delayed), Pairs’ FS 18:00 (live)

• 4/3 ESP1: Ladies’ FS 17:00 (delayed), Gala 19:00 (live)

• Eurosport 1 streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5, more streams

• Eurosport 2 streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, more streams

RaiSport: Italy’s RaiSport 1 & 2 will air every event in the competition live, but most broadcasts will only show the later groups. Broadcast schedule in CEST:

• 3/30: Short Dance 18:55 (RAI 2)

• 3/31: Men’s SP 02:30 (RAI 1&2), Ladies’ SP 22:00 (RAI 2)

• 4/1: Free Dance 01:30 (RAI 1&2), Pairs’ SP 21:15 (RAI 1)

• 4/2: Men’s FS 02:20 (RAI 1&2), Pairs’ FS 19:55 (RAI 1)

• 4/3: Ladies’ FS 02:45 (RAI 1&2), Gala 23:00 (RAI 1&2, delayed)

• Official streams: RaiSport 1, RaiSport 2 (blocked outside of Italy)

• Unblocked streams: RaiSport 1, RaiSport 2

CCTV 5: China’s CCTV 5 and CCTV 5+ will air every event in the competition live, but some of these broadcasts will only show the later groups. Broadcast schedule in CST:

• 3/30 CCTV 5: Short Dance 23:00

• 3/31: Men’s SP 06:00 (first half, CCTV 5+), Men’s SP 08:30 (second half, CCTV 5)

• 4/1 CCTV 5: Ladies’ SP 00:30, Free Dance 08:35

• 4/2 CCTV 5: Pairs’ SP 01:10, Men’s FS 08:35

• 4/3: Pairs’ FS 02:30 (CCTV 5), Ladies’ FS 07:00 (CCTV 5+)

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

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

TVP Sport: Poland’s TVP Sport will air the singles free skates and the gala live. Broadcast schedule in CEST:

• 4/2: Men’s FS 00:50

• 4/3: Ladies’ FS 01:15, Gala 19:55

• Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2

Other TV channels: Other channels such as Spain’s Teledeporte, Taiwan’s ELTA HD and Japan’s Fuji TV 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.

2016 Spring/Summer Skating Shows

A schedule of shows taking place during the 2016 off season. More information will be added as it appears. Casts are subject to change; check the websites for updates.

STARS ON ICE: JAPAN IN OSAKA (website)
Time and place: Apr. 9-10, Osaka, Japan
Cast: Daisuke Takahashi, Patrick Chan, Javier Fernandez, Akiko Suzuki, Joannie Rochette, Kaetlyn Osmond, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Shizuka Arakawa, Shoma Uno, Satoko Miyahara, Daisuke Murakami, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed, Miu Suzaki/Ryuichi Kihara, Nobunari Oda, Mao Asada, Jeffrey Buttle, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Marin Honda
Broadcast: ???
Notes: The annual Japanese leg of the Stars on Ice tour. The shows were usually held in January during non-Olympic seasons, but will take place in April this year.

STARS ON ICE: JAPAN IN NAGOYA (website)
Time and place: Apr. 12-13, Nagoya, Japan
Cast: Daisuke Takahashi, Patrick Chan, Javier Fernandez, Akiko Suzuki, Joannie Rochette, Kaetlyn Osmond, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Shizuka Arakawa, Shoma Uno, Satoko Miyahara, Daisuke Murakami, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed, Miu Suzaki/Ryuichi Kihara, Kanako Murakami, Rika Hongo, Takahito Mura, Koshiro Shimada, Miki Ando
Broadcast: ???
Notes: The annual Japanese leg of the Stars on Ice tour. The shows were usually held in January during non-Olympic seasons, but will take place in April this year.

STARS ON ICE: JAPAN IN TOKYO (website)
Time and place: Apr. 15-17, Tokyo, Japan
Cast: Daisuke Takahashi, Patrick Chan, Javier Fernandez, Akiko Suzuki, Joannie Rochette, Kaetlyn Osmond, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Shizuka Arakawa, Shoma Uno, Satoko Miyahara, Daisuke Murakami, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed, Miu Suzaki/Ryuichi Kihara, Nobunari Oda, Mao Asada, Kanako Murakami, Koshiro Shimada, Takahiko Kozuka (4/16-17)
Broadcast: Apr. 15 at 19:00 JST, TBS2 (live); May 8 at 18:00 JST, TBS2 (longer ver.)
Notes: The annual Japanese leg of the Stars on Ice tour. The shows were usually held in January during non-Olympic seasons, but will take place in April this year.

STARS ON ICE: USA (website)
Time and place: Apr. 15 - May 8, various locations (more info)
Cast: Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold, Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Jeremy Abbott, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Adam Rippon, Ryan Bradley, Polina Edmunds, more
Broadcast: ???
Notes: Currently the largest touring ice show in North America. Not all skaters will skate at all the shows; see website for details.

ICE LEGENDS (website, facebook)
Time and place: Apr. 22, Geneva, Switzerland
Cast: Stephane Lambiel, Carolina Kostner, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Sarah Meier, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Daisuke Takahashi, Brian Joubert, Ilia Kulik, Mao Asada, Deniss Vasiljevs, Elizaveta Nugumanova, more
Broadcast: Apr. 23 at 17:20 CEST, RTS2 (stream); Apr. 24 at 19:00 JST, NHKBS1
Notes: Organized by Stephane Lambiel. First held in 2014.

STARS ON ICE: CANADA (website)
Time and place: Apr. 29 - May 21, various locations (more info)
Cast: Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Patrick Chan, Elvis Stojko, Joannie Rochette, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Jeffrey Buttle, Javier Fernandez, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Kaetlyn Osmond, Kurt Browning
Broadcast: ???
Notes: Currently the largest touring ice show in North America. Not all skaters will skate at all the shows; see website for details.

PRINCE ICE WORLD: YOKOHAMA (website)
Time and place: Apr. 30 - May 1, May 3-5, Yokohama, Japan
Cast: (see website for exact dates) Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Daisuke Murakami, Wakaba Higuchi, Tatsuki Machida, Takahito Mura, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Nobunari Oda, Koshiro Shimada, Keiji Tanaka, Shoma Uno, Kanako Murakami, Rika Hongo, Marin Honda, more
Broadcast: May 8 at 14:30 JST, BS Japan
Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show.

PRINCE ICE WORLD: HACHINOHE (website)
Time and place: May 14-15, Hachinohe, Japan
Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Daisuke Takahashi, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Rika Hongo, Hiroaki Sato, Kanako Murakami, Marin Honda, Sena Miyake, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show.

FANTASY ON ICE: MAKUHARI (website)
Time and place: May 27-29, Makuhari, Japan
Cast: Nobunari Oda, Shizuka Arakawa, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Marin Honda, Wakaba Higuchi, Yuna Aoki, Javier Fernandez, Stephane Lambiel, Jeffrey Buttle, Johnny Weir, Tomas Verner, Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, more
Broadcast: June 5 at 21:00 JST, BS Asahi
Notes: Annual ice show in Japan, tours in several cities during the off season.

FANTASY ON ICE: SAPPORO (website)
Time and place: June 3-5, Sapporo, Japan
Cast: Nobunari Oda, Shizuka Arakawa, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Shoma Uno, Marin Honda, Yuna Aoki, Javier Fernandez, Stephane Lambiel, Jeffrey Buttle, Johnny Weir, Tomas Verner, Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, more
Broadcast: June 5 at 13:30 JST, UHB; July 17 at 17:00 JST, BS Fuji
Notes: Annual ice show in Japan, tours in several cities during the off season.

ALL THAT SKATE (website)
Time and place: June 4-6, Seoul, South Korea
Cast: Ashley Wagner, Elena Radionova, Denis Ten, Misha Ge, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, Jin Seo Kim, June Hyoung Lee, Young You, So Youn Park, Eun Soo Lim, So Hyun An, Rebeka Kim/Kirill Minov
Broadcast: June 6 at 15:10 KST, SBS (live; stream), Naver Sports (live, Korea only)
Notes: Organized by Yuna Kim, first held in 2010. ATS will return this year after a break in 2015. The show will feature young Korean skaters.

PRINCE ICE WORLD: OITA (main website, local website)
Time and place: June 11-12, Beppu, Japan
Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Daisuke Takahashi, Miki Ando, Nobunari Oda, Haruka Imai, Rika Hongo, Marin Honda, Sei Kawahara, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show.

FANTASY ON ICE: KOBE (website)
Time and place: June 17-19, Kobe, Japan
Cast: Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Marin Honda, Yuna Aoki, Javier Fernandez, Stephane Lambiel, Jeffrey Buttle, Johnny Weir, Ilia Kulik, Brian Joubert, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, more
Broadcast: June 18 at 15:00 JST, BS Asahi
Notes: Annual ice show in Japan, tours in several cities during the off season.

FANTASY ON ICE: NAGANO (website)
Time and place: June 24-26, Nagano, Japan
Cast: Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Satoko Miyahara, Javier Fernandez, Stephane Lambiel, Jeffrey Buttle, Johnny Weir, Philippe Candeloro, Ilia Kulik, Brian Joubert, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, more
Broadcast: July 9 at 13:00 JST, BS Asahi
Notes: Annual ice show in Japan, tours in several cities during the off season.

DREAMS ON ICE (website)
Time and place: July 1-3, Nagaoka, Japan
Cast: Takahito Mura, Keiji Tanaka, Sota Yamamoto, Shu Nakamura, Kazuki Tomono, Daichi Miyata, Koshiro Shimada, Shun Sato, Satoko Miyahara, Rika Hongo, Marin Honda, Wakaba Higuchi, Yuhana Yokoi, Kaori Sakamoto, Rika Kihira, Sumire Suto/Francis Boudreau-Audet, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed, Emi Hirai/Marien de la Asuncion, Evgenia Medvedeva, more
Broadcast: July 9 at 02:35 JST, Fuji TV; July 10 at 21:00 JST, BS Fuji
Notes: Annual ice show in Japan focusing on younger Japanese skaters. Many Japanese skaters debut their new competitive programs at this show.

PRINCE ICE WORLD: TOKYO (website)
Time and place: July 15-18, Tokyo, Japan
Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Miki Ando, Nobunari Oda, Tatsuki Machida, Rika Hongo, Yuka Nagai, Kanako Murakami, Shoma Uno, Wakaba Higuchi, Sota Yamamoto, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show.

AMAZING ON ICE (weibo)
Time and place: July 15, Beijing, China
Cast: Evgeni Plushenko, Adelina Sotnikova, Joannie Rochette, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Stephane Lambiel, Johnny Weir, Boyang Jin, Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, more
Broadcast: Live stream
Notes: Show organized by Shen and Zhao, originally named Artistry on Ice from 2010-2015.

ASIAN STARS ON ICE (website, facebook)
Time and place: July 17, Taipei, Taiwan
Cast: So Youn Park, Jin Seo Kim, Mariko Kihara, Marin Honda, Takahito Mura, Sei Kawahara, Sumire Suto/Francis Boudreau-Audet, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed, Julian Zhi Jie Yee, Amy Lin, Chih-I Tsao
Broadcast: Aug. 7 at 10:00 CST, 中天綜合台
Notes: Originally the Taipei stop on China’s Artistry on Ice tour, rebranded in 2016 as “Asian Stars on Ice” and featuring Asian skaters.

THE ICE: OSAKA (website)
Time and place: July 30-31, Osaka, Japan
Cast: Mao Asada, Mai Asada, Satoko Miyahara, Kanako Murakami, Shoma Uno, Takahito Mura, Daisuke Takahashi, Nobunari Oda, Joannie Rochette, Carolina Kostner, Mirai Nagasu, Jeffrey Buttle, Patrick Chan, Adam Rippon, Florent Amodio, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, more
Broadcast: July 31 at 16:00 JST, Fuji TV
Notes: Mao Asada’s annual ice show, first held in 2007. Known for its fun group programs and backstage activities.

THE ICE: NAGOYA (website)
Time and place: Aug. 5-7, Nagoya, Japan
Cast: Mao Asada, Mai Asada, Satoko Miyahara, Kanako Murakami, Shoma Uno, Takahito Mura, Joannie Rochette, Carolina Kostner, Mirai Nagasu, Jeffrey Buttle, Patrick Chan, Adam Rippon, Florent Amodio, Jason Brown, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, more
Broadcast: Aug. 14 at 15:00 JST, Chukyo TV; Sept. 4 at 01:00 JST, Chukyo TV; Sept. 11 at 18:30 JST, Nittele Plus; Sept. 18 at 16:00 JST, BS Nittele
Notes: Mao Asada’s annual ice show, first held in 2007. Known for its fun group programs and backstage activities.

THE ICE: KITAKYUSHU (website)
Time and place: Aug. 10-11, Kitakyushu, Japan
Cast: Mao Asada, Mai Asada, Satoko Miyahara, Kanako Murakami, Shoma Uno, Takahito Mura, Joannie Rochette, Carolina Kostner, Mirai Nagasu, Jeffrey Buttle, Patrick Chan, Adam Rippon, Florent Amodio, Jason Brown, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea, more
Broadcast: Sept. 3 at 13:30 JST, FBS
Notes: Mao Asada’s annual ice show, first held in 2007. Known for its fun group programs and backstage activities.

FRIENDS ON ICE (website)
Time and place: Aug. 26-28, Yokohama, Japan
Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Daisuke Takahashi, Akiko Suzuki, Rika Hongo, Miki Ando, Yuka Sato, Takahito Mura, Shoma Uno, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Irina Slutskaya, Ilia Kulik, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Jeremy Abbott, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, more
Broadcast: Sept. 10 at 10:30 JST, Nippon TV (Going! Special); Sept. 25 at 17:30 JST, Nittele Plus
Notes: Shizuka Arakawa’s annual ice show, first held in 2006. Known for its fun group programs and backstage activities.

2016 Junior World Championships: Info & Streaming

The Junior World Championships start in Debrecen, Hungary this week! More information will be added to this post as it appears. Don’t forget to check out the preview of the singles competitions!

Results, entries, etc. | Detailed schedule | Website

SCHEDULE

Times listed below are in Central European Time (UTC+1). See here for major time zone conversions (thanks @mirrorhands!) or convert to your own time zone.

Mar. 16: Men’s SP 11:00; Pairs’ SP 18:45
Mar. 17: Short Dance 12:30; Pairs’ FS 19:00
Mar. 18: Ladies’ SP 10:15; Men’s FS 18:00
Mar. 19: Ladies’ FS 13:00; Free Dance 18:30
Mar. 20: Gala 15:00

HOW TO WATCH

ISU: The ISU stream will show the entire competition live. This stream is blocked in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, USA, Canada, Latin America, Australia, and Singapore.

Icenetwork: Subscribers in the US can watch the entire competition (excluding the gala) live on Icenetwork.

CBC: Canada’s CBC will stream the free skates and gala live on their website. Official stream (blocked outside of Canada). There will also be a TV recap on Mar. 19 at 3:00PM.

Fuji TV: Japan’s Fuji TV will air parts of the singles free skates in delayed broadcasts on Mar. 20 at 02:50 JST (men’s FS) and 16:05 JST (ladies’ FS). Unblocked stream

Youtube: If you can’t watch live, videos from the competition will be uploaded to Youtube pretty quickly, so you can always catch up later. Search skaters’ names and filter by upload date for the latest videos.

Other TV channels might also air parts of the competition. Check your local TV schedules for other skating broadcasts.

2016 Team Challenge Cup Entries

The inaugural Team Challenge Cup will take place in Spokane, WA, USA from April 22-24. All of the teams have now been announced, and voting for the third singles skater in each team is now open.

More information: Website, ISU announcement

TEAM NORTH AMERICA

• Captain: Kristi Yamaguchi

• Men: Jason Brown (USA), Nam Nguyen (CAN), TBD (Choices: Max Aaron, Adam Rippon, Liam Firus)

• Ladies: Gracie Gold (USA), Gabrielle Daleman (CAN), TBD (Choices: Ashley Wagner, Polina Edmunds, Alaine Chartrand)

• Pairs: Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford (CAN), Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim (USA)

• Dance: Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN), Madison Chock/Evan Bates (USA)

TEAM EUROPE

• Captain: Christopher Dean

• Men: Sergei Voronov (RUS), Michal Brezina (CZE), TBD (Choices: Mikhail Kolyada, Maxim Kovtun, Alexei Bychenko)

• Ladies: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS), Roberta Rodeghiero (ITA), TBD (Choices: Angelina Kuchvalska, Elena Radionova, Evgenia Medvedeva)

• Pairs: Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov (RUS), Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise (ITA)

• Dance: Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte (ITA), Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron (FRA)

TEAM ASIA

• Captain: Shizuka Arakawa

• Men: Denis Ten (KAZ), Shoma Uno (JPN), TBD (Choices: Han Yan, Misha Ge, Boyang Jin)

• Ladies: Satoko Miyahara (JPN), Elizabet Tursynbaeva (KAZ), TBD (Choices: Rika Hongo, Zijun Li, So Youn Park)

• Pairs: Wenjing Sui/Cong Han (CHN), Sumire Suto/Francis Boudreau-Audet (JPN)

• Dance: Rebeka Kim/Kirill Minov (KOR), Shiyue Wang/Xinyu Liu (CHN)

2016 Worlds Entries

The World Championships will take place in Boston, MA, USA from March 28th to April 3rd.

2016 Coupe du Printemps & Cup of Tyrol

COUPE DU PRINTEMPS

Results & entries | Schedule | Website

Designation: B event
When: Mar. 11-13
Where: Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Level & disciplines: novice/junior/senior ladies & men
How to watch: Free livestream, Youtube, Facebook
Notable entries: Takahito Mura, Denis Ten, Ivan Righini, Jorik Hendrickx, Rin Nitaya, Joshi Helgesson, Stephen Gogolev (adv. novice), Rinka Watanabe (adv. novice), Mako Yamashita (adv. novice)

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CUP OF TYROL

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Designation: B event
When: Mar. 9-13
Where: Innsbruck, Austria
Level & disciplines: novice/junior/senior ladies & men, senior pairs
How to watch: Free livestream
Notable entries: Mae Berenice Meite, Julia Lipnitskaya, Chafik Besseghier, Ju Sik Kim/Tae Ok Ryom, Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, Vera Bazarova/Andrei Deputat, Young You (adv. novice)

2016 Sportland Trophy

Results & entries
Schedule
Website

Designation: B event
When: Mar. 3-6
Where: Budapest, Hungary
Level & disciplines: novice/junior/senior ladies & men
How to watch: Free livestream
Notable entries: Roberta Rodeghiero, Kevin Reynolds, Alexander Petrov, Petr Gumennik (jr)