Does anybody know what is going on?
Has Eurosport UK stopped airing figure skating? Skate Canada is not airing currently, I haven't seen any figure skating tournaments being aired on Eurosport UK for months now. Does anybody know what is going on?
Has Eurosport UK stopped airing figure skating? Skate Canada is not airing currently, I haven't seen any figure skating tournaments being aired on Eurosport UK for months now. Does anybody know what is going on?
It's not the GP, Skate Canada, that is currently happening, but Senior B competitions. These usually do not air on Eurosport. The GP series starts mid-October.
Ok thanks for letting me know. Still, I haven't seen any figure skating air for months
The good thing is that they have dates and a timetable for the Rostelecom Cup on the homepage. http://www.eurosport.co.uk/figure-skating/
And dates for all the big events:http://www.eurosport.co.uk/figure-skating/calendar-result.shtml
So I'm quite optimistic at this point.
Well spotted, but CaroLiza_fan also raised a good point in the post above.The good thing is that they have dates and a timetable for the Rostelecom Cup on the homepage.
Figure Skating without Simon&Chris comments? No way :noshake:
They play snooker.
Well spotted, but CaroLiza_fan also raised a good point in the post above.
I've sent an e-mail to Eurosport to ask about the GPs. Who knows...
As the Dutch saying goes, "Nee heb je, ja kun je krijgen." or "You [already] have a 'no', but you may be able to get a 'yes'." :agree:
*raises hand* I’m one of those weirdos who think speed skating is a bore.ancientpeas said:It's like when I'm talking to the Dutch fans and they are complaining about long track speed skating being shown on their TV. I ask them if their citizenship might be revoked. If you watch North American reports on the Dutch you'd think loving speed skating was a national obligation. Weird assumptions about foreign countries based on NBC/CBC/CTV fluff pieces.
*raises hand* I’m one of those weirdos who think speed skating is a bore.
Mind you, I am of the firm belief that people / nations love watching sports mainly when they’re good at it or have reason to believe they may win gold, get a medal etc.
It’s why a few years ago, nobody here cared about Formula 1 🏎 but now every time there is a race, the country comes to a virtual stand still. Only because of one guy (the fact that he’s had nothing but disastrous results this season don’t even matter, he won once and so he can do so again). Heck, last time he had crashed in like the first minute of the race... in our house the telly was switched off the next minute! He not drive, so we not watch.
*rolls eyes*
Last example: Why did the country suddenly worship women’s soccer earlier this year, when before people barely knew it existed and it was considered utterly laughable and inferior to real men’s soccer because women can’t play the game? Because oh look, suddenly they’re good at it and winning.
We just want to see our country win, and it’s the same everywhere on the planet.
If I tell someone here I don’t watch speed skating but figure skating, their reaction is always the same: confusion. “But we don’t have any good figure skaters, right?” Because who in his right mind would watch a sports we aren’t any good at?
“We” only love speed skating because it’s the only reason our medal count at the Olympics is always high and we like seeing our country win. That’s it. Sad fact of life. Heck, it’s not even like speed skating is a favorite pastime or anything. Have you seen Dutch winters? There is barely any ice anywhere, ever.
I prefer watching sports for the beauty of it, the entertainment value. So what if at the end Holland has zero figure skating medals? I doubt we will even have any figure skater at the Olympics. I will still watch fs, and be pissed off when Dutch television airs the umpteenth speed skating race (they have seriously way too many distances, anyway, just like Swimming has) but ignores the figure skating. It’s not even like they hide it. “with special attention to the sports with Dutch participants” or something like that.
Sorry for this rant, I shouldn’t be allowed on-line at 4 in the morning. ;-)
It’s why a few years ago, nobody here cared about Formula 1 🏎 but now every time there is a race, the country comes to a virtual stand still. Only because of one guy (the fact that he’s had nothing but disastrous results this season don’t even matter, he won once and so he can do so again). Heck, last time he had crashed in like the first minute of the race... in our house the telly was switched off the next minute! He not drive, so we not watch.
I liked Jos Verstappen back in the day. He might not have been the most successful driver in F1 history (no, that was his team-mate from his Benetton days), but he tried.
But as for Max, he scares me. He can be very reckless, which is not what you need in a race where the cars are going so fast. I hope he grows out of it as he gets older (just like Alonso did). And then maybe I'll warm to him (I do tend to support the Dutch in sports).
Ah, Verstappen, presumably. Not quite yet a dirty word in my house, but close.
Well, I hope that Max doesn't take after his father. You know Verstappen Sr has convictions for assault (fractured a man's skull in an incident at a kart track), has twice been accused of domestic violence by two different partners, and was actually convicted of threatening one of them and violating a restraining order, right?
I'm hoping Verstappen Jr is a better man than his father.
Anyway, back on topic: I am hoping that the mainstream sports media might pick up on our skaters before we get to the Olympics itself. It's probably a fool's hope, though.
*raises hand* I’m one of those weirdos who think speed skating is a bore.
Last example: Why did the country suddenly worship women’s soccer earlier this year, when before people barely knew it existed and it was considered utterly laughable and inferior to real men’s soccer because women can’t play the game? Because oh look, suddenly they’re good at it and winning.
As for Eurosport, they do cover a lot more American sports now, due the new management. A lot of people at the forum claim that in the US; Figure Skating is not covered well, so this could explain, why ES is now also joining the avoidance club.
They will show figure skating at the Olympics though, this I know.
Eurosport did not cover the last Winter Olympics though.
I am not happy at all with Eurosport now because, if you subscribe to Eurosport Player, you can only get it in the local language. It used to be both English and local language. I live in Austria and do not want commentary in German. I complained and they have failed to come up with an acceptable explanation, so I will no longer be subscribing.
I do have ES 1 and 2 on my cable channels and last time I looked, I could get it in English, so fingers crossed they will get their act together.