2015 GP Trophée Eric Bompard & Merano Cup: Info & Streaming

The fourth Grand Prix of the season will take place in Bordeaux, France from Nov. 13-15. More info will be added to this post as it appears.

NOTE: Due to the terror attacks in Paris on the night of Nov. 13, TEB has been cancelled following the short programs.

Entries & overview
Detailed schedule
Website

SCHEDULE

Times listed below are in Central European Time (UTC+1). See here for major time zone conversions (thanks @mirrorhands!) or convert to your own time zone.

Nov. 13: Ladies’ SP 15:30; Short dance 17:25; Men’s SP 18:50; Pairs’ SP 20:45
Nov. 14: Ladies’ FS 13:30; Free dance 15:40; Men’s FS 18:30; Pairs’ FS 20:50
Nov. 15: Gala 14:30

HOW TO WATCH

Note: Free streaming sites can have many popups and ads, so use at your own risk.

Sport 1: Russia’s Sport 1 channel will air the entire competition and gala live. Sportbox.ru streams are linked in the schedule below; these streams are blocked outside of Russia. Many non-blocked streams can also be found online. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:

• 11/13: Ladies’ SP 17:30; Short dance 19:25; Men’s SP 20:50; Pairs’ SP 22:45

• 11/14: Ladies’ FS 15:30; Free dance 17:40; Men’s FS 20:30; Pairs’ FS 22:50

• 11/15: Gala 16:30

• Non-blocked Sport 1 streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3

Eurosport: Eurosport Player will stream the competition live for subscribers in countries with Eurosport. British Eurosport & Eurosport 2 will air part of the competition and the gala live. Other Eurosport channels may have different schedules; check your local schedules to confirm. Many Eurosport streams can be found online. Broadcast schedule in GMT:

• 11/13 Eurosport 2: (all live) Ladies’ SP 14:30; Short dance 16:30; Men’s SP 17:45; Pairs’ SP 19:45

• 11/14 Eurosport: Ladies’ FS 12:30 (live); Free dance 14:45 (live); Men’s FS 21:15 (delayed); Pairs’ FS 22:45 (delayed)

• 11/15 Eurosport: Gala 13:30 (live)

• Non-blocked streams: Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, more streams

KAZSport: Kazahkstan’s KAZSport channel will air most of the competition and the gala live. Broadcast schedule in local time:

• 11/13: (all live) Ladies’ SP 20:20; Short dance 22:15; Men’s SP 23:40

• 11/14: (all live) Pairs’ SP 01:35; Men’s FS 23:20

• 11/15: Pairs’ FS 01:40 (live); Ladies’ FS 07:35 (delayed); Free dance 09:40 (delayed); Gala 19:20 (live)

• Non-blocked stream

ISU: The ISU stream will show the entire competition live, including the gala. This stream is blocked in countries that have bought broadcasting rights to the competition (more details at the link) but should be available everywhere else.

YLE: Finland’s YLE will livestream the competition, but the streams are blocked outside of Finland. Streams: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3. YLE TV2 will also air delayed broadcasts of the competition.

Icenetwork & NBC: Subscribers in the US can watch the competition live on Icenetwork. NBC will air a delayed recap of the competition on Nov. 15 at 12:00pm EST.

CBC: Canada’s CBC will stream the free skates and gala live on their website. The official stream is blocked outside of Canada. They will also air delayed recaps of the competition on TV at 3:00pm EST on Nov. 14 & 15.

Teledeporte: Spain’s TDP will air some of the competition and the gala live. Broadcast schedule in CET:

• 11/13: (all live) Ladies’ SP 15:30; Short dance 17:25; Men’s SP 18:50

• 11/14: Pairs’ SP 01:00 (delayed); Free dance 15:40 (live); Pairs’ FS 20:50 (live); Ladies’ FS 23:40 (delayed)

• 11/15: Men’s FS 01:30 (delayed); Gala 14:30 (live)

• Official stream (blocked outside of Spain)

Other TV channels: Other channels such as Japan’s TV Asahi, Italy’s RaiSport and China’s CCTV 5 will also air parts of the competition (usually delayed). 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.

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18TH MERANO CUP

Entries
Website

Designation: B competition
When: Nov. 12-15
Where: Merano, Italy
Level & disciplines: novice/junior/senior men & ladies
How to watch: Free livestream
Notable entries: Maria Artemieva, Alena Leonova, Konstantin Menshov

2014 GP Trophée Eric Bompard (+ CS Warsaw Cup, Japanese Jr. Nationals)

The fifth Grand Prix of the season will take place in Bordeaux, France from Nov. 21-23. More information will be added to this post as it appears.

LIVE RESULTS, STARTING ORDERS ETC.

SCHEDULE

All times in Central European Time (UTC+1). Convert to your time zone.

Nov. 21: Pairs’ SP 15:30; Ladies’ SP 17:00; Men’s SP 18:55; Short Dance 20:50
Nov. 22: Ladies’ FS 13:05; Pairs’ FS 15:20; Free Dance 18:30; Men’s FS 20:10
Nov. 23: Gala 14:30

HOW TO WATCH

ISU: The official ISU stream will show the entire competition live (scroll down and click on “Trophée Bompard ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating”). This stream is blocked in countries that have bought TV rights to the GP (ie. most of the world) but should work in Australia, South America, Africa and possibly parts of Southern Asia. You can use a VPN service like Hola to unblock it.

Спорт: Russia’s Спорт channel will show the entire competition except for the pairs’ FS live. The pairs’ FS will be shown in a slightly delayed broadcast on the same day. You can watch on sportbox.ru. This site is geoblocked to Russia, so you will have to use Hola or a similar service to unblock it.

Pairs’ SP, Ladies’ SP, Men’s SP, Short dance
Ladies’ FS, Pairs’ FS, Free dance, Men’s FS
Gala

Eurosport: Eurosport 2 will show parts of the competition live (pairs’ SP, ladies’ FS, pairs’ FS, free dance, gala). The rest will be shown in delayed broadcasts. Check the schedule for air times. Streams may be found here or here an hour or so before an event starts.

Icenetwork & NBC: If you live in the US and have a subscription, Icenetwork will show the entire event live. NBC will air a short recap of some programs on Nov. 23 from 4:00-6:00PM EST.

CBC: CBC will air a recap of some programs on Nov. 22 at 3:00PM EST.

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.

Other TV channels may air parts of the competition in delayed broadcasts. Check your local TV listings for more info.

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WARSAW CUP

The Warsaw Cup is part of the ISU Challenger Series and will take place in Warsaw, Poland from Nov. 20-23.

Results & entries
Schedule
Livestream
Website

Notable entries: Michael Christian Martinez, Alexander Petrov, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Liubov Iliushechkina/Dylan Moscovitch, Valentina Marchei/Ondrej Hotarek, Lina Fedorova/Maxim Miroshkin, Evgenia Kosigina/Nikolai Moroshkin, Federica Testa/Lukas Csolley

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JAPANESE JUNIOR NATIONALS

Japan’s national championships for junior-level skaters will take place from Nov. 22-24 in Niigata. As far as I know, there is no live broadcast (but parts of the competition will probably be aired eventually).

Results & entries (Japanese)
Schedule

Notable entries:
Men: Shoma Uno, Sota Yamamoto, Shu Nakamura, Sei Kawahara, Hidetsugu Kamata, Kazuki Tomono, Taichiro Yamakuma
Ladies: Yuka Nagai, Wakaba Higuchi, Rin Nitaya, Yura Matsuda, Mai Mihara, Kaori Sakamoto, Emiri Nagata, Hina Takeno, Yuhana Yokoi, Yuna Aoki*, Marin Honda*

* = novice skaters who were invited to compete at junior nationals