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2011 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating schedule on NBC and Universal Sports

October 18, 2011 Ryan Berenz

NBC and Universal Sports Network will air the International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating competitions beginning with Hilton HHonors Skate America from Ontario, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 22, live at 3pm ET on NBC. NBC and Universal Sports Network combine to televise all the Grand Prix events through the finals in December: Skate America, Skate Canada, Cup of China, NHK Trophy, Trophee Eric Bompard, Rostelecom Cup and the Grand Prix Final from Quebec City, Canada. NBC’s broadcast team includes Terry Gannon, Andrea Joyce, Scott Hamilton, Tanith Belbin, Peter Carruthers, Michael Weiss and Tracy Wilson. Figure skating fans looking for […]

2011 World Figure Skating Championships TV schedule

April 20, 2011 Ryan Berenz

Originally scheduled in March in Tokyo, the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships were postponed due to the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. The Worlds have been rescheduled for April 25-May 1 in Moscow. With many of the top figure skaters hailing from Japan — Miko Ando, Kanako Murakami and defending champion Mao Asada on the women’s side, and Takahiko Kozuka, Nobunari Oda and defending world champion and 2010 Olympic bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi for the men — expect many competitors to skate with heavy hearts. For the U.S., top contenders include Rachel Flatt (pictured), U.S. champion Alyssa Czisny, […]

2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships schedule on NBC and NBC Universal

January 28, 2011 Ryan Berenz

Quick! Name the top U.S. women’s figure skater … No, I can’t either. It’s not like it used to be when Kristi Yamaguchi, Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen were household names. I’m told that’s Rachel Flatt we’ve got pictured here, but I couldn’t pick her out of a two-person lineup. Anyway, the only way for the new batch of unknown skaters to get some real recognition is by skating in major events in front of a national TV audience. NBC and Universal Sports have coverage of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships from Greensboro, N.C., Jan. 29-30. With there being no […]