2012 Grand Prix Ungeoblocked Online Viewing Options

[HisWeirness]

The purpose of this thread is to gather the 2012 Grand Prix Series online, live viewing options that are available worldwide. This means that they are not geoblocked to a specific country. Please feel free to post such "open" viewing options here as well as advice on how to access geoblocked streams from outside of the originating country.

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RUSSIAN TV

Russian TV streaming services (for those residing outside of Russia, those inside Russia can just watch directly on TV) have been a source of live, online Grand Prix coverage for the last few seasons. To watch Russian TV you typically need a subscription to a Russian TV viewing service or if there is some luck, someone finds a free stream. The Russian TV station showing the Grand Prix this season is Спорт.

TVTeka is a popular Russian TV streaming service here on FSU. The cost is $12 US per month or $30 US for three months of service, payable via Visa, Mastercard or paypal. Service includes live streaming as well as on-demand viewing of previous broadcasts. FYI, In TVTeka, the Спорт station is listed as Спорт2. The entire site is in Russian, but you can use Google Translate services to help you navigate through the site. TVTeka also offers a free, 3 day trial, but you must sign up a day in advance before starting the trial.

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Skate America Schedule: Спорт Network (Russia)

The channel shown as "Спорт 2" in TVTeka is really "Спорт".

фигурное катание = Figure Skating
Гран-при = Grand Prix

Link to Спорт schedule for SA

CEST = Central European Daylight Time (Moscow -2)
EDT = Eastern (North America) Daylight Time (Moscow -8)

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) schedule for Russian Спорт

Friday, Oct 19
10:00pm - 11:10pm: Pair SP LIVE
11:35pm - 12:55am: Men SP LIVE

Saturday, Oct 20
3:30pm - 4:50pm: Ladies SP LIVE
5:15pm - 6:25pm: Short Dance LIVE
10:05pm - 12:00 midnight: Men FS LIVE

Sunday, October 21
12:00am - 1:25am: Pairs FS LIVE

2:45pm - 4:20pm: Free Dance LIVE
4:20pm - 5:55pm: Ladies FS LIVE
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Central European Daylight Time (CEST) schedule for Russian Спорт

Saturday, Oct 20
4:00 - 5:10: Pair SP LIVE
5:35 - 6:55: Men SP LIVE

21:30 - 22:50 Ladies SP LIVE
23:15 - 24:25 Short Dance LIVE

Sunday, October 21
4:05 - 6:00 Men FS LIVE
6:00 - 7:25 Pairs FS LIVE

20:45 - 22:20 Free Dance LIVE
22:20 - 23:55 Ladies FS LIVE

[HisWeirness]

Reposting from the Eurosport thread:

So apparently you can watch GP here: http://livetv.ru/en/allupcomingsports/18/#

I took a look at this site. The stream links for Skate America are obviously not up yet, but I successfully viewed another live event that was going on. I did not need to download a video player or anything, despite what the ads told me (I am on a Mac). It took a while for me to figure out how to hover over and turn off the ads (click on the very small "x") that appeared on top of the video stream.

[spikydurian]

Thank you. Tested it. I can watch other sports which are currently streaming so hopefully able to watch Skate America as well.

[Ziggy]

I recommend TVTeka. I've been using it for a while now and the quality is very good. You can later watch videos on demand. If things go wrong, they fix stuff soon and give compensation days as well.

[Iceman]

Reposting from the Eurosport thread:


I took a look at this site. The stream links for Skate America are obviously not up yet, but I successfully viewed another live event that was going on. I did not need to download a video player or anything, despite what the ads told me (I am on a Mac). It took a while for me to figure out how to hover over and turn off the ads (click on the very small "x") that appeared on top of the video stream.

I get the message "not compatible with Macs" when I try to watch. HOw did you get around this?

[SamuraiK]

I recommend TVTeka. I've been using it for a while now and the quality is very good. You can later watch videos on demand. If things go wrong, they fix stuff soon and give compensation days as well.

And they even have GP events from way back to enjoy in the meantime. Right now Im watching Kavaguti when she was Kawaguchi and skating for Japan with some cute guy

[love_skate2011]

I get the message "not compatible with Macs" when I try to watch. HOw did you get around this?

also mac here and worst i have ad blocks installed on my browser

[victoriaheidi]

I got that livestream working! I'm on a mac. It took me a while to figure it out, so feel free to PM me if you, too, are on a Mac and struggling with that.

I might buy TVTeka if this turns out to be a dud.

[bibi]

Am I the only one who do not see the link to see the live broadcast? http://livetv.ru/fr/eventinfo/139987_skate_america/
It says it will appear 30 minutes before the start of the competition, but it is still not here. THanks

[Spazactaz]

So has anyone got that link to work to watch it? It says it's live, but when I click it it says "LiveStreams are currently not available for this broadcast."

[A.H.Black]

Several of us are able to watch here - http://www.hahasport.com/v-4/6/46/v-464766.html Don't bother about the plug in. It's an add.

[Cyn]

Several of us are able to watch here - http://www.hahasport.com/v-4/6/46/v-464766.html Don't bother about the plug in. It's an add.

except CCTV5 is now showing news instead of skating .

[A.H.Black]

Yep. As soon as the Japanese skater was up, they went to news. I wonder if it was just coincidence.

[Orable]

At least the feed is working. Perhaps they'll go back to skating soon!

[A.H.Black]

It's back now.

[Iceman]

Thanks, they (hahasport) finally showed all the skates. One skater left the others in the dust.

I'm afraid abbot's, verner's and brezina's time has passed them by.

[victoriaheidi]

Conclusion: the livetv.ru link sucked. I will try haha.

[A.H.Black]

Conclusion: the livetv.ru link sucked. I will try haha.

You are in southern California? Icenetwork is free today. ICENETWORK IS FREE TODAY

Sorry, I don't mean to yell - I just want to get the point across.

[Sylvia]

The IceNetwork live stream is free to registered users all day Saturday but is geo-blocked for those outside the U.S. -- that's why the info is not included in this thread but it's in the other one: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/show...ing-in-the-USA

[Ziggy]

Conclusion: the livetv.ru link sucked. I will try haha.

I told you TV Teka is better.