2019 World Team Trophy: Info & Streaming
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The last major competition of the 2018-19 season will take place in Fukuoka, Japan, from April 11-14. Here’s a guide on how to watch! More information will be added to this post as it appears.
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SCHEDULE
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9). Subscribe to our Google Calendar to get all competition times in your own time zone!
Apr. 11: Rhythm Dance 15:15; Ladies’ SP 16:35; Men’s SP 18:40
Apr. 12: Pairs’ SP 16:00; Free Dance 17:25; Men’s FS 19:00
Apr. 13: Pairs’ FS 15:15; Ladies’ FS 16:50
Apr. 14: Gala 14:00
COMPETITION FORMAT
The ISU World Team Trophy (WTT) is a team competition held every other year since 2009. After the World Championships, the 6 highest-ranked countries in terms of ISU World Standings for the season qualify for WTT.
Each team consists of 2 men’s singles skaters, 2 ladies singles skaters, 1 pair team and 1 ice dance team. Each skater’s placement in both the short program and free skate earns a certain number of points for their team, decreasing by one point for each lower placement. For singles skaters, 1st place earns 12 points and 12th place earns 1 point. For pairs/dance teams, 1st place earns 12 points and 6th place earns 7 points. The team with the highest number of points at the end of the competition wins the World Team Trophy.
See the 2019 World Team Trophy Announcement for more information on competition format and scoring.
HOW TO WATCH
Be careful of popups and ads on free streaming sites. We are not responsible for the quality of the streams; we only provide the links. Many streams for major figure skating events have geographic restrictions. In order to unblock streams, consider using a VPN (Virtual Private Network). Free VPN services are available online, but the most reliable ones usually require a fee.
Fan streams: These fan-run streams may livestream part or all of the event: FSLive, QQ Live. Check the streams when the events are on. The streams should be available worldwide.
ISU: The ISU will livestream the entire competition and gala. The stream is blocked in USA, Japan, and Russia.
NBC Gold: Subscribers in the USA can watch the entire competition live on NBC Gold.
CBC Sports: Canada’s CBC Sports will stream the free skates live. CBC will also air parts of the competition on TV in taped broadcasts; see their website for more info. Streaming schedule in EDT:
4/12: Free Dance 4:25AM (live); Men’s FS 6:00AM (live)
4/13: Pairs’ FS 2:15AM (live); Ladies’ FS 3:50AM (live)
Official streams (blocked outside of Canada)
Channel 1: Russia’s Channel 1 will stream the entire competition and gala live. Streaming schedule in Moscow Time:
4/11: Rhythm Dance 09:10; Ladies’ SP 10:30; Men’s SP 12:35
4/12: Pairs’ SP 09:55; Free Dance 11:20; Men’s FS 12:55
4/13: Pairs’ FS 09:10; Ladies’ FS 10:45
4/14: Gala 08:00
Official stream (blocked outside of Russia)
TV Asahi: Japan’s TV Asahi will air parts of the competition in taped broadcasts. Broadcast schedule in JST:
4/11: Men’s & Ladies’ SP 18:30 (taped)
4/12: Men’s FS & highlights 19:00 (live?)
4/13: Ladies’ FS & highlights 19:00 (taped)
4/14: Gala 18:30 (taped)
Other TV channels: Other TV channels might also air parts of the competition. Check your local TV channels for other skating broadcasts.
On demand: If you can’t watch live, videos from the competition will be uploaded online by fans, so you can always catch up later. Search skaters’ names on Youtube and filter by upload date for the latest videos.