Skate America Television Coverage

[funnyiscute]

Does anyone know if Skate America will be televised on any of the major cable networks such as NBC?

Thank you!

 

[ice coverage]

Does anyone know if Skate America will be televised on any of the major cable networks such as NBC?

Thank you!

The broadcast network NBC will have some coverage, plus the cable network NBCSN will have some coverage.

Details are on the FAQ page of the Skate America website.

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ETA:

To be specific (all times Eastern, check local listings, subject to change):

- NBC from 5-6 p.m. EST on Saturday, October 24
and
- NBCSN from 10-11:30 p.m. EST on Sunday, October 25.

http://www.2015skateamerica.com/faq
http://usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=51470&type=media (Oct 1)​

The NBC coverage on Saturday was previously billed as live coverage.

http://usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=51157 (May 4)​

So NBC presumably will have live coverage of the second (final) group of the Ladies FS.

The entire Ladies FS runs from 3:00 - 4:51 pm local (Central) time:

http://www.2015skateamerica.com/page/show/1764539-schedule​

icenetwork is streaming only the first group of the Ladies FS, beginning at 4:00 pm ET.

http://web.icenetwork.com/schedule/2015/10/2015_skate_America​

BTW, the spelling mistakes in the NBC tv listing are demoralizing, IMO:

5:00pm Figure Skating
Skate America, a Grand Prix event in Milwaukee. Expected contenders include Julia Lipniskaia, Gracie Gold, Satoko Miyahara, Jason Brown and Dennis Ten.
http://www.nbc.com/schedule​

 

[A.H.Black]

The broadcast network NBC will have some coverage, plus the cable network NBCSN will have some coverage.

Details are on the FAQ page of the Skate America website.

Also, for those who still watch Universal Sports, most of the NBC and NBCSN broadcasts are repeated on Universal within 24 hours. I get Universal but I don't get NBCSN.

 

[ice coverage]

Also, for those who still watch Universal Sports, most of the NBC and NBCSN broadcasts are repeated on Universal within 24 hours. I get Universal but I don't get NBCSN.

FWIW and IIRC, Universal Sports did not have any coverage of 2014 Skate America -- the only GP that it did not show last year.

http://universalsports.com/2014/10/02/2014-2015-figure-skating-viewing-schedule/​

ETA (on Oct 21) ... but now I see what AHB means:

You can watch the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate America from Milwaukee on Universal Sports Network Sunday, October 25 at 3:00 PM ET.

https://twitter.com/universalsports/status/656958147785965568 (see the article at the link in the tweet)​

 

[MidnightSkater]

Any news if Eurosport/British Eurosport are showing the GP series again ?.

 

[skylark]

Any news if Eurosport/British Eurosport are showing the GP series again ?.

And if so, can anyone provide a link to watch live? thanks in advance. I love love love their commentary.

 

[monikawi]

Eurosport 2 will be ...

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

And if so, can anyone provide a link to watch live? thanks in advance. I love love love their commentary.

Don't we all!

Don't worry, I am intending to do my normal Eurosport Schedule and Livestream posts this season again. But, as I said in the thread in The Edge, there is no point doing it yet, as the Eurosport schedules change so often.

Please be warned, Eurosport are NOT showing any LIVE coverage of Skate America. :disapp:

HOWEVER, unless the schedules change between now and then, they WILL be showing LIVE coverage of Skate Canada...

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Well, it’s that time of year again when I start posting Eurosport TV Schedules.

Unfortunately, there is an U-17 World Cup on in Chile at the moment and, as always, football takes priority. Consequently, there is NO LIVE coverage of Skate America. :disapp:

HOWEVER, there will be 1 hour programmes for each segment.

But, as always, there are regional variations.

In Germany, the Pairs Free will NOT be shown on Sunday morning (or, it appears, at all ), due to LIVE MotoGP coverage

Viewers in France should note that a lot of the coverage will be shown on Eurosport 1 rather than Eurosport 2. As part of this switching to ESP1, the coverage of the Ladies, Dance, and Men’s Frees on Sunday morning will be on half an hour later than they are for the rest of the continent. Plus, there will be no repeats of the Men’s and Ladies Frees on Sunday evening due to LIVE Tennis.

Finally, as usual, British Eurosport is completely different due to us having rights to different sports to our continental counterparts. Firstly, we have highlights of the Pairs, Ladies and Men’s Frees from Worlds being shown on Friday afternoon. HOWEVER, we do not have ANY coverage of the Skate America Short Dance

Also, we do not have the 2 hours of coverage of the Gala that the continent is getting on Monday morning, due to LIVE cricket. We might get the 1h 30m version first thing on Wednesday morning, but the website schedule doesn’t have a proper description of that programme, and the Sky EPG doesn’t yet go that far into the future.

EDIT (23[SUP]rd[/SUP] October): Just checked the Sky EPG, and it IS the Gala that is being shown on Wednesday morning.​

Right, this is going to be the most complicated schedule of the season to follow, because Europe leaves Daylight Savings Time at 01:00 GMT on Sunday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] October. So, Friday’s and Saturday’s schedules are in Daylight Savings Time, while Sunday’s schedule is back to normal time.

I have tried to make this as easy to follow as possible. So, apologies if I have not been as successful as I desired to be!

CaroLiza_fan


*Europe leaves Daylight Savings Time at 01:00 GMT on Sunday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] October.
The schedule up to and including Saturday is in Daylight Savings Time. So, BST (British Summer Time) is GMT+1, and CEST (Central European Summer Time) is GMT+2
The schedule from Sunday onwards is back to normal time. So, GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is GMT+0, and CET (Central European Time) is GMT+1


Eurosport Italia, Eurosport Hungary, Eurosport Nederland

Saturday 24[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CEST*)
ESP2 10:30 – 11:30 Pairs Short
ESP2 11:30 – 12:30 Ladies Short
ESP2 12:30 – 13:30 Short Dance
ESP2 13:30 – 14:30 Men’s Short

Sunday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CET*)
ESP2 08:30 – 09:30 Pairs Free
ESP2 09:30 – 10:30 Ladies Free
ESP2 10:30 – 11:30 Free Dance
ESP2 11:30 – 12:30 Men’s Free
ESP2 17:00 – 17:45 Ladies Free
ESP2 17:45 – 18:30 Men’s Free

Monday 26[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CET*)
ESP2 02:00 – 02:30 Free Dance
ESP2 02:30 – 03:00 Men’s Free
ESP2 09:30 – 10:30 Ladies Free
ESP2 10:30 – 12:30 Gala Exhibition
ESP1 17:00 – 19:00 (Highlights?)

Wednesday 28[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CET*)
ESP2 07:30 – 09:00 Gala Exhibition

Friday 30[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CET*)
ESP2 06:00 – 08:00 (Highlights?)
ESP2 15:30 – 17:30 (Highlights?)
ESP2 19:45 – 21:00 Skate Canada Short Dance LIVE
ESP2 21:15 – 22:45 Skate Canada Ladies Short LIVE

*Europe leaves Daylight Savings Time at 01:00 GMT on Sunday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] October. So, the schedule for Saturday is in CEST (Central European Summer Time, i.e. GMT+2), while the schedule for Sunday onwards is in CET (Central European Time, i.e. GMT+1)


Eurosport Deutschland

Saturday 24[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CEST*)
ESP2 10:30 – 11:30 Pairs Short
ESP2 11:30 – 12:30 Ladies Short
ESP2 12:30 – 13:30 Short Dance
ESP2 13:30 – 14:30 Men’s Short

Sunday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CET*)
ESP2 09:30 – 10:30 Ladies Free
ESP2 10:30 – 11:30 Free Dance
ESP2 11:30 – 12:30 Men’s Free
ESP2 17:00 – 17:45 Ladies Free
ESP2 17:45 – 18:30 Men’s Free

Monday 26[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CET*)
ESP2 02:00 – 02:30 Free Dance
ESP2 02:30 – 03:00 Men’s Free
ESP2 09:30 – 10:30 Ladies Free
ESP2 10:30 – 12:30 Gala Exhibition
ESP1 17:00 – 19:00 (Highlights?)

Wednesday 28[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CET*)
ESP2 07:30 – 09:00 Gala Exhibition

Friday 30[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CET*)
ESP2 06:00 – 08:00 (Highlights?)
ESP2 15:30 – 17:30 (Highlights?)
ESP2 19:45 – 21:00 Skate Canada Short Dance LIVE
ESP2 21:15 – 22:45 Skate Canada Ladies Short LIVE

*Europe leaves Daylight Savings Time at 01:00 GMT on Sunday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] October. So, the schedule for Saturday is in CEST (Central European Summer Time, i.e. GMT+2), while the schedule for Sunday onwards is in CET (Central European Time, i.e. GMT+1)


Eurosport France

Saturday 24[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CEST*)
ESP1 10:30 – 11:30 Pairs Short
ESP1 11:30 – 12:30 Ladies Short
ESP1 12:30 – 13:30 Short Dance
ESP1 13:30 – 14:30 Men’s Short

Sunday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CET*)
ESP2 08:30 – 09:30 Pairs Free
ESP1 10:00 – 11:00 Ladies Free
ESP1 11:00 – 12:00 Free Dance
ESP1 12:00 – 13:00 Men’s Free

Monday 26[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CET*)
ESP2 02:00 – 02:30 Free Dance
ESP2 02:30 – 03:00 Men’s Free
ESP2 09:30 – 10:30 Ladies Free
ESP2 10:30 – 12:30 Gala Exhibition
ESP1 17:00 – 19:00 (Highlights?)

Wednesday 28[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CET*)
ESP2 07:30 – 09:00 Gala Exhibition

Friday 30[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times CET*)
ESP2 06:00 – 08:00 (Highlights?)
ESP1 19:30 – 19:45 (Highlights?)
ESP1 19:45 – 21:00 Skate Canada Short Dance LIVE
ESP2 21:15 – 22:45 Skate Canada Ladies Short LIVE

*Europe leaves Daylight Savings Time at 01:00 GMT on Sunday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] October. So, the schedule for Saturday is in CEST (Central European Summer Time, i.e. GMT+2), while the schedule for Sunday onwards is in CET (Central European Time, i.e. GMT+1)


British Eurosport

Friday 23[SUP]rd[/SUP] October 2015 (All times BST*)
BES1 14:00 – 15:00 World Championships Pairs Free
BES1 15:00 – 16:00 World Championships Ladies Free
BES1 16:00 – 17:00 World Championships Men’s Free

Saturday 24[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times BST*)
BES2 16:00 – 18:00 Short Pairs
BES2 17:00 – 18:00 Ladies Short
BES2 18:00 – 18:45 Men’s Short

Sunday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times GMT*)
BES2 09:30 – 10:30 Pairs Free
BES2 10:30 – 11:30 Ladies Free
BES2 15:45 – 16:45 Free Dance
BES2 16:45 – 17:45 Men’s Free

Monday 26[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times GMT*)
BES1 16:00 – 18:00 (Highlights?)

Wednesday 28[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times GMT*)
BES2 06:30 – 08:00 Gala Exhibition
BES2 15:30 – 17:30 (Highlights?)

Friday 30[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times GMT*)
BES2 05:00 – 07:00 (Highlights?)
BES2 16:45 – 18:45 (Highlights?)
BES2 18:45 – 20:00 Skate Canada Short Dance LIVE
BES2 20:15 – 21:45 Skate Canada Ladies Short LIVE
BES2 21:45 – 23:15 Skate Canada Short Dance
BES2 23:15 – 23:45 Skate Canada Men’s Short
BES2 23:45 – 01:15 Skate Canada Men’s Short LIVE

*Europe leaves Daylight Savings Time at 01:00 GMT on Sunday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] October. So, the schedule up to and including Saturday is in BST (British Summer Time, i.e. GMT+1), while the schedule for Sunday onwards is in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time, i.e. GMT+0)


British Eurosport Player

Friday 23[SUP]rd[/SUP] October 2015 (All times BST*)
ISU 22:30 – 23:45 Short Program Pairs LIVE

Saturday 24[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times BST*)
ISU 00:00 – 01:45 Short Program Ladies LIVE
ISU 03:00 – 04:10 Short Dance LIVE
ISU 04:25 – 06:15 Short Program Men LIVE
ISU 20:20 – 21:45 Free Pairs LIVE
ISU 22:00 – 00:15 Free Skating Ladies LIVE

Sunday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] October 2015 (All times GMT*)
ISU 02:30 – 03:00 Dance Free LIVE
ISU 03:00 – 03:30 Dance Free LIVE
ISU 04:00 – 05:30 Free Men LIVE
ISU 20:00 – 22:30 Gala LIVE

*Europe leaves Daylight Savings Time at 01:00 GMT on Sunday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] October. So, the schedule up to and including Saturday is in BST (British Summer Time, i.e. GMT+1), while the schedule for Sunday onwards is in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time, i.e. GMT+0)

 

[Winnie_20]

Love your work, CaroLiza!

And of course for the week in between Sunday morning and the Sunday morning after, us Europeans get the added fun of having to subtract another hour from all skating schedules from Skate Canada. Why can't the world just stick to one DST, or if that's not possible, at least all countries that participate, change the same weekend? :-/

 

[StitchMonkey]

Do we know if Sportbox.ru is going to be airing it again? I started poking around but had no luck... then again i don't speak or read any Russian... so my word does not mean much.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Love your work, CaroLiza!

And of course for the week in between Sunday morning and the Sunday morning after, us Europeans get the added fun of having to subtract another hour from all skating schedules from Skate Canada. Why can't the world just stick to one DST, or if that's not possible, at least all countries that participate, change the same weekend? :-/

to that suggestion!

It is so hard to keep track of time zones at the best of times, without countries changing to Daylight Savings Time at different times.

At least the dates are standardised across Europe.

And at least all of Europe uses it (well, apart from Belarus and Russia). For the rest of the world, I haven't a clue as to who uses DST and who doesn't! And it keeps changing!

But, what really confuses me are these in-between time zones, e.g. India and (as of a few moths ago) North Korea.

All I can say is thank goodness there are no skating competitions in any of those countries!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[LisaM]

No SD coverage on British Eurosport? That would be too bad I like their commentary.

 

[[email protected]]

Do we know if Sportbox.ru is going to be airing it again? I started poking around but had no luck... then again i don't speak or read any Russian... so my word does not mean much.

No sportbox at least for SA. May be later? In Russia they will air SA live on NTV-plus Sport channel only. The package costs $30 through March. I guess I am going to buy.

 

[CoyoteChris]

My spelling is atroshious, for sure, but I do try and get names right. I do find it interesting that that someone somewhere has to translate names from a different language using different written characters....and have that translating stick....
Like "Milwaukee" The word "Milwaukee" may come from the Potawatomi language minwaking, or Ojibwe language ominowakiing, "Gathering place [by the water]".[11][12] Early explorers called the Milwaukee River and surrounding lands various names: Melleorki, Milwacky, Mahn-a-waukie, Milwarck, and Milwaucki. For many years, printed records gave the name as "Milwaukie".

 

[sabinfire]

Like "Milwaukee" The word "Milwaukee" may come from the Potawatomi language minwaking, or Ojibwe language ominowakiing, "Gathering place [by the water]".[11][12] Early explorers called the Milwaukee River and surrounding lands various names: Melleorki, Milwacky, Mahn-a-waukie, Milwarck, and Milwaucki. For many years, printed records gave the name as "Milwaukie".

Here's a quick little history lesson about Milwaukee, it's quite fascinating:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRCTc6stICc

 

[Rissa]

Does 1 hour coverage of a free mean they will show only 1 group?

 

[sabinfire]

Does 1 hour coverage of a free mean they will show only 1 group?

I'm not sure anybody here is certain what the coverage will look like.

If the past is any indication, I assume NBC's coverage will not be continuously live, and will be sprinkled with tape-delayed highlights.

I'm just speculating, though.

 

[Winnie_20]

Does 1 hour coverage of a free mean they will show only 1 group?

with Eurosport, when not live, IIRC they usually try and show the six best free skaters, not necessarily the six skaters in the second/last group.

 

[ice coverage]

Do I recall correctly that for previous Denis Ten comps, streaming via Kazakhstan has worked well for some GS members?

In any case, someone has tweeted Kazakhstan-based streaming links. Disclaimer: I do not know whether they will work. But I'm posting today's tweet here in case anyone would like to give the links a try.

https://twitter.com/TAKAGI_Maya/status/656473710015025152 (Oct 20)​

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Does 1 hour coverage of a free mean they will show only 1 group?

My two cents re NBC:

My hunch (only a hunch) is that NBC's live coverage will be the second/final group of the Ladies FS -- continuously and in entirety, more or less.
(Perhaps with tape [highlights or otherwise] of any U.S. lady who does not make the final group??)

Part of my reasoning is that IN is streaming only the first group of the Ladies FS.

http://goldenskate.com/forum/showth...ion-Coverage&p=1226896&viewfull=1#post1226896​