2016 World Championships: Info & Streaming
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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
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
4/3: 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)
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 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:
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.