2018 World Championships: Info & Streaming
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The 2017-18 season wraps up next week with its last major competition, the World Figure Skating Championships in Milan, Italy! Here’s how to watch. More information will be added to this post as it appears.
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SCHEDULE
Central European Time/Central European Summer Time (UTC+1/+2). Click on the links for time conversions. Note that Daylight Savings Time begins in Italy on March 25.
Mar. 21:Ladies’ SP 10:45; Pairs’ SP 18:20
Mar. 23:Short Dance 11:00; Ladies’ FS 18:30
Mar. 24:Men’s FS 10:00; Free Dance 15:20
Mar. 25:Gala 14:30
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. This post focuses on live broadcasts. Other TV channels not mentioned here might show the competition in delayed broadcasts.
Fan streams: These fan-run streams may livestream part or all of the event: FS Live, QQ Live. Check the streams when the events are on. The streams should be available worldwide.
Icenetwork: Subscribers in the USA can watch the entire competition (but not the gala) live on Icenetwork.
Olympic Channel/NBC Sports: USA’s NBC Sports and the Olympic Channel will air most of the competition live. Schedule in EDT:
3/21: Ladies’ SP 6:00AM (OC, live); Pairs’ SP 2:00PM (OC, live)
3/22: Men’s SP 5:00AM (OC, live); Pairs’ FS 3:00PM (NBCSN, live? 1 hr in)
3/23: Short Dance 6:00AM (OC, live); Ladies’ FS 3:30PM (NBCSN, live 2 hrs in)
3/24: Men’s FS 5:00AM (OC, live); Free Dance 10:30AM (OC, live)
3/25: Gala 8:30AM (OC, live)
NBCSN streams:Official stream (blocked outside of USA), Stream 1, Stream 2
CBC Sports: Canada’s CBC Sports will livestream the entire competition and gala on their website. CBC will also air the competition on TV in delayed broadcasts; see their website for more info. Streaming schedule in EDT:
3/21: Ladies’ SP 5:45AM; Pairs’ SP 1:20PM
3/22: Men’s SP 5:05AM; Pairs’ FS 1:55PM
3/23: Short Dance 6:00AM; Ladies’ FS 1:30PM
3/24: Men’s FS 5:00AM; Free Dance 10:20AM
3/25: Gala 8:30AM
Official streams (blocked outside of Canada)
Match Arena: Russia’s Match Arena will air the entire competition and gala live. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:
3/21: Ladies’ SP 12:45; Pairs’ SP 20:20
3/22: Men’s SP 12:05; Pairs’ FS 20:55
3/23: Short Dance 13:00; Ladies’ FS 20:30
3/24: Men’s FS 12:00; Free Dance 17:20
3/25: Gala 15:30
Unblocked streams:Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5, Stream 6, Stream 7, Stream 8
Match TV: Russia’s Match TV will air parts of the competition live. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:
3/21: Pairs’ SP 21:55 (live 1 hr 35 min in)
3/22: Men’s SP 11:55 (live); Pairs’ FS 22:00 (live 1 hr 5 min in)
3/23: Short Dance 12:55 (live)
Unblocked streams:Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5
Sportbox: Russia’s Sportbox.ru will livestream the entire competition and gala. These streams are blocked outside of Russia. Schedule in Moscow Time:
3/21:Ladies’ SP 12:45; Pairs’ SP 20:45
3/23:Short Dance 12:55; Ladies’ FS 20:30
3/24:Men’s FS 12:00; Free Dance 17:20
3/25:Gala 15:30
Russian Eurosport: Russian Eurosport 2 will air parts of the competition live. Other Eurosport channels may have slightly different schedules; check your local TV listings to make sure. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:
3/21: Pairs’ SP 22:00 (live 1 hr 40 min in)
3/22: Pairs’ FS 21:00 (live)
3/23: Ladies’ FS 20:30 (live)
3/24: Men’s FS 13:00 (live 1 hr in); Free Dance 17:15 (live)
Eurosport Player: Subscribers to Eurosport Player can stream most or all of the competition and gala live online. Eurosport Player is only available in Europe. Please check the schedule in your own respective countries.
YLE: Finland’s YLE Areena will livestream the entire competition and gala. The streams are blocked outside of Finland. Schedule in EET:
3/21:Ladies’ SP 11:40; Pairs’ SP 19:15
3/23:Short Dance 11:55; Ladies’ FS 19:25
3/24:Men’s FS 10:55; Free Dance 16:15
3/25:Gala 15:25
Raisport: Italy’s Raisport & Raisport+HD will air most of the competition and gala live. Broadcast schedule in CET:
3/21: Ladies’ SP 10:45 (live); Pairs’ SP 19:05 (live 45 min in)
3/22: Men’s SP 10:00 (live); Pairs’ FS 18:55 (live, RAI+HD only)
3/23: Short Dance 11:00 (live); Ladies’ FS 19:05 (live 35 min in)
3/24: Men’s FS 10:00 (live)
3/25: Gala 14:30 (live)
Official stream (blocked outside of Italy), Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3
Fuji TV: Japan’s Fuji TV will air the later groups of the men’s and ladies’ events live. Schedule in JST:
3/21: Ladies’ SP 23:00 (live 4 hrs 15 min in)
3/22: Men’s SP 23:00 (live 5 hrs in)
3/24: Ladies’ FS 03:55 (live 1 hr 25 min in); Men’s FS 20:00 (live 2 hrs in)
3/26: Gala 00:30 (taped)
Unblocked streams:Stream 1
CCTV 5: China’s CCTV 5 and CCTV 5+ will air parts of the competition live. Schedule in China Standard Time:
3/21: Ladies’ SP 17:45 (CCTV5+, live)
3/22: Men’s SP 17:00 (CCTV5+, live)
3/24: Men’s FS 18:35 (CCTV5, live 1 hr 35 min in)
3/25: Gala 21:45 (CCTV5+, live)
CCTV 5 streams:Official stream (blocked outside of China), Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3
CCTV 5+ streams:Official stream (blocked outside of China), Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3
Other TV channels: Other TV channels such as Eurosport and South Korea’s SBS Sports will 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 very quickly, so you can always catch up later. Search skaters’ names on Youtube and filter by upload date for the latest videos.