2015 GP Cup of China & Volvo Open Cup: Info & Streaming

The Grand Prix makes its third stop this week in Beijing with Cup of China, taking place from Nov. 6-8. More info will be added to this post as it appears.

Results, entries, starting orders etc.
Detailed schedule
Website

SCHEDULE

Times listed below are in China Standard Time (UTC+8). See here for major time zone conversions (thanks @mirrorhands!) or convert to your own time zone.

Nov. 6: Short dance 15:30; Ladies’ SP 17:00; Men’s SP 19:00; Pairs’ SP 21:00
Nov. 7: Free dance 15:00; Ladies’ FS 16:35; Men’s FS 18:45; Pairs’ FS 21:00
Nov. 8: Gala 14:30

HOW TO WATCH

Note: Free streaming sites can have many popups and ads, so use at your own risk.

Eurosport: Eurosport Player will stream the competition live for subscribers in countries with Eurosport. British Eurosport 2 will air part of the competition and the gala live. Other Eurosport channels may have different schedules; check your local schedules to confirm. Broadcast schedule in GMT:

• Nov. 6: (all live) Short dance 07:30; Ladies’ SP 09:00; Men’s SP 11:00; Pairs’ SP 13:00

• Nov. 7: Free dance 07:00 (live); Ladies’ FS 17:45 (delayed); Men’s FS 18:45 (delayed); Pairs’ FS 19:45 (delayed)

• Nov. 8: Gala 07:00 (live)

• Non-blocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2

CCTV 5: China’s CCTV 5 and CCTV 5+ will air most of the competition live. Official streams on the CCTV website are blocked outside of China. Broadcast schedule in China Standard Time:

• 11/6 CCTV 5: Short dance & Ladies’ SP 16:00 (live)

• 11/6 CCTV 5+: Ladies’ SP 17:30 (live)

• 11/6 CCTV 5+: Men’s SP 19:00 (live)

• 11/6 CCTV 5+: Pairs’ SP 21:00 (live)

• 11/6 CCTV 5: Men’s & Pairs’ SP 22:15 (delayed recap)

• 11/7 CCTV 5: Ladies’ FS 16:35 (live)

• 11/7 CCTV 5+: Men’s FS 18:45 (live)

• 11/7 CCTV 5: Pairs’ FS 20:40 (live)

• 11/8 CCTV 5+: Gala 18:05 (delayed)

• CCTV 5 streams: unblocked stream, official stream

• CCTV 5+ streams: unblocked stream, official stream

ISU: The ISU stream will show the entire competition live, including the gala. This stream is blocked in countries that have bought broadcasting rights to the competition (more details at the link) 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 competition live on Icenetwork. NBC will air a delayed recap of the competition on Nov. 8 from 12-1:30pm EST.

CBC: Canada’s CBC will stream the free skates live on their website. The official stream is blocked outside of Canada and may require TV provider information. They will also air a delayed recap of the competition at 1:00pm EST on Nov. 7.

HD Sport: Russia’s HD Sport channel will show only delayed broadcasts of the competition. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:

• Nov. 6: Short programs 21:50

• Nov. 7: Free dance & Ladies’ FS 22:50

• Nov. 8: Men & Pairs’ FS 05:50; Gala 21:55

• Non-blocked stream

Other TV channels: Other channels such as Japan’s TV Asahi and Italy’s RaiSport will air delayed broadcasts of 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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28TH VOLVO OPEN CUP

Results, entries, starting orders etc.
Facebook
Website (+ schedule)

Designation: B competition
When: Nov. 4-8
Where: Riga, Latvia
Level & disciplines: basic & advanced novice men, ladies & ice dance; junior men, ladies, ice dance & pairs; senior men, ladies & ice dance
How to watch: Free livestream
Notable entries: Petr Gumennik (jr), Angelina Kuchvalska (sr), Artur Dmitriev (sr), Alexander Petrov (sr), Alexander Majorov (sr)

2014 GP Cup of China (+ CS Volvo Open Cup)

The third Grand Prix of the season will take place in Shanghai, China from Nov. 7-9. More information will be added to this post as it appears.

LIVE RESULTS, STARTING ORDERS ETC.
Official Weibo

SCHEDULE

All times in China Standard Time (UTC+8). Convert to your time zone.

Nov. 7: Short Dance 16:00; Ladies’ SP 17:30; Men’s SP 19:30; Pairs’ SP 21:30
Nov. 8: Free Dance 15:00; Ladies’ FS 16:35; Men’s FS 18:45; Pairs’ FS 21:00
Nov. 9: Gala 14:30

HOW TO WATCH

Спорт: Russia’s Спорт channel will show the entire competition except for the ladies’ FS live. The ladies’ FS will be shown in a delayed broadcast. You can watch on sportbox.ru. This site is geoblocked to Russia, so you will have to use Hola or a similar service to unblock it.

Short dance, Ladies’ SP, Men’s SP, Pairs’ SP
Free dance, Men’s FS, Pairs’ FS
Gala

Eurosport: Eurosport 2 will show the entire competition live. Try the following websites for streams (note: streams usually do not appear until an hour or so before the event starts). These websites may also have streams for Спорт.

http://www.stopstream.com/
http://www.hahasport.com/c-11.html

CCTV5: China’s CCTV5 and CCTV5+ will show parts of the competition live and others in delayed broadcasts. Streams are available on the official websites (CCTV5, CCTV5+) but they are geoblocked to China. Other streams may be available on the internet if you search. Here is the broadcast schedule in China Standard Time:

CCTV5 Fri. 16:00: Short dance (live)
CCTV5+ Fri. 17:30: Ladies’ SP (live)
CCTV5+ Fri. 19:30: Men’s SP (live)
CCTV5 Fri. 22:15: Pairs’ SP and highlights of day 1 (delayed)
CCTV5+ Sat. 16:00: Free dance (delayed)
CCTV5+ Sat. 16:35: Ladies’ FS (live)
CCTV5 Sat. 18:35: Men’s and Pairs’ FS (live)
CCTV5 Sun. 18:30: Gala (delayed)

Icenetwork & NBC: If you live in the US and have a subscription, Icenetwork will show the entire event live. NBC will not show any events live; they will air a short recap of some programs on Nov. 9 from 4:00-6:00PM EST.

CBC: CBC will air parts of the competition in a delayed broadcast on Nov. 8 at 2:00PM Eastern Time.

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.

Other TV channels may air parts of the competition in delayed broadcasts. Check your local TV listings for more info.

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VOLVO OPEN CUP

The 25th Volvo Open Cup is part of the ISU Challenger Series and will take place in Riga, Latvia from Nov. 5-9. The event also includes competitions at the junior and novice level.

Results, entries & schedule (seniors)
Results, entries & schedule (juniors & novice)
Website
Livestream