American TV Alert: Next 3 GP events to be shown on ABC instead of ESPN

[Tinaturtle]

lucky you i am in california and according to my tvguide channel, COC will not be showing until 1:05 to 3:05 AM

 

[R.D.]

damn...now I think I understand why many posters preferred that the coverage stay on ESPN...

The Men's Free skate is currently on.

 

[R.D.]

they just showed Emily Hughes' short program and are switching back to the pairs free skate.

 

[hrmsk8ngnutt]

In San Francisco...

Cup of China will not be broadcast until Sunday 11/26 at 3:30 AM :no: :scowl: Here's the link from TVGuide.com: http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?id=6116428&sourcetype=O Of course, it could change again....

Herm (sk8ngnutt)

 

[R.D.]

man, I feel sorry for those on the WC. Here in Baltimore (and in Houston when I was there) they were always good about showing skating at its scheduled time.

They showed a couple of dance routines and now are switching to the ladies free skate.

 

[R.D.]

wow, I never expected this but they showed a Chinese unknown- I think her name is Binshu Xu or something.

 

[R.D.]

Yukari Nakano is on now.

 

[R.D.]

More commercials (argh), now Sebestyen is on.

 

[R.D.]

Showed Hughes' long program, the usual interview with Hughes, and with that ends the broadcast.

Oh yeah, TEB next Sunday at 1:30pm ET.

 

[Mathman]

Binshu Xu is not exactly unknown (I know, Terry and Peter said she was). She is the two-time (2004 and 2006) Chinese national champion, she was in the senior grand prix last year and the year before that she was in the junior GP final.

 

[R.D.]

thanks MM for the "fast facts". My stupid vid capture program froze a couple times during the broadcast so I hope no frames have been skipped.

Oh well.

 

[iloveaxel]

Binshu Xu is not exactly unknown (I know, Terry and Peter said she was). She is the two-time (2004 and 2006) Chinese national champion, she was in the senior grand prix last year and the year before that she was in the junior GP final.

This season is her senior debut.

 

[Joesitz (RIP)]

The Edge or The Events?

Are we doing these GP critiques in the Edge? or in the folder for the Events?

Joe

 

[SeaniBu]

thanks MM for the "fast facts". My stupid vid capture program froze a couple times during the broadcast so I hope no frames have been skipped.

Mine did once too, right as Kimmie Started her LP, when did yours???

 

[*~RussianBleux~*]

Binshu Xu is not exactly unknown (I know, Terry and Peter said she was). She is the two-time (2004 and 2006) Chinese national champion, she was in the senior grand prix last year and the year before that she was in the junior GP final.

I like her a lot. I see a Mao Asada/Yu-Na Kim in her if she would just get her jumps consistant. She reminds me a lot of both of those ladies and I think she has great potential. If she would have just skated a clean performance I feel that she would have been able to challenge for a medal, quite possibly gold because no one was really clean in China.

If everyone that was shown in the coverage had been clean I think it would have been 1.) Emily Hughes 2.) Julia Sebestyen 3.) Binshu Xu 4.) Yukari Nakano

Sorry but I can't stand Yukari's leg wrap and there is no way she should make the podium when everyone else is clean with that poor technique. I don't understand....how long has this girl been on the skating scene? Does she not have anyone involved with her career that wants to work with her to change this defect? I just don't see how Yukari and her coaches can know about the leg wrap and still let it continue competition after competition well into her senior debut. Peggy was right when she said that this would eventually be Yukari's downfall especially when everyone else is putting out clean programs. If she would just fix this issue I'm sure she would be a lovely competitor.

 

[Mathman]

Are we doing these GP critiques in the Edge? or in the folder for the Events?

Joe's right. This hasn't been shown on the West Coast and perhaps in other countries yet. Let's switch this discussion to this thread:

http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14685

OK?

 

[R.D.]

Mine did once too, right as Kimmie Started her LP, when did yours???

Kimmie?? Were we watching the same broadcast?

I suppose you mean Emily, in which case that's EXACTLY when it happened (I think in the middle of her program). It also happened during her short program (maybe it doesn't like her or something ) at the very beginning. Luckily I didn't experience a skip when I played it back.

I'm using x264 to encode these videos...look for a thread in the Cafe on this later on. Quality is the best I've ever seen.

 

[SeaniBu]

Kimmie?? Were we watching the same broadcast?

I suppose you mean Emily, in which case that's EXACTLY when it happened (I think in the middle of her program).

I did, Emily:banging: - I still call her Emmy, I shouldn't do that.

Funny we had the same issue during her??

 

[R.D.]

I think MM wanted comments about the competition itself in the event folder. But this thread can be for notes about the broadcast times, etc.

 

[Wolfgang]

Missed part of the China Cup, thanks to my local TV guide telling me that poker was on......
Yes, POKER !!!!????????????
Just when you thought watching Golf on TV was the absolutely most hopelessly boring and pointless thing anyone could do.........
Since I don't get ESPN (don't watch enough TV to justify the extra $ 30 a month or so), any skating coverage on over-the-air TV is great, I just wish they'd show some of the 'lesser' skaters as well, in Europe, you usually get to see the entire competition, including the guy from Outer Mongolia who ends up 23rd of 23.......

Here, we only get to see who wins and the Americans, so it's sometimes really hard to get a handle on comparisons.