Oberstdorf Gala - Live streaming

So many figure skating shows in this Christmas period! And I'm here to keep you updated with them all!

Don't miss the Oberstdorf Gala, LIVE tonight from 20:00-21:45 on Eurosport Ru or Eurosport International or British Eurosport 2! Remember that times are GMT+1 and in this time zone now it is 

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Les Etoiles de la Glisse - Live streaming

These Christmas holidays are full of figure skating shows! After the Opera On Ice, the Ice Christmas Gala and the Best of Art On Ice, Alexeï Yagudin, Brian Joubert, Florent Amodio, Nathalie Péchalat and Fabian Bourzat and Surya Bonali will take us company on Dec. 30 with a wonderful show. Indeed, France 3 will broadcast a recorded version of Les Etoiles de la Glisse (Courchevel, Dec. 27) on Dec. 30 from 15:20 to 17:00.
Remember that times are GMT+1 and in this time zone now it is 

Don't miss it!

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Best of Art On Ice 2012 - Live streaming

In 1995 Art on Ice was merely a pipe dream. Today, the most successful figure skating gala production in the world plays to 70,000 spectators a year in Switzerland – and in China it had 26 million fans glued to their TV sets.

The Best of Art On Ice 2012 will be broadcasted 28 Dec. 2012, 15:25 - 16:30 on SF1. Don't miss it!

Remember that times are GMT+1 and in this time zone now it is 

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Ice Christmas Gala 2012 - Live streaming

Dec. 26 at 14:35, Italian broadcaster Italia1 will gift us with Ice Christmas Gala 2012, from Torino Palavela and hosted by Cristina Chiabotto.

Evgeni Plushenko, Stephane Lambiel, Elvis Stojko, Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin, Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise will keep us company this Saint Stephen, skating on Christmas songs. Journalist Lucia Blini and Italian champion Silvia Fontana will commentate the event.

Remember that times are GMT+1 and in this time zone now it is 

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Russian Nationals - Streaming links and entries

The senior event for the 2013 Russian Figure Skating Championships will be held from 24–28 December 2012 in Sochi.

The entries are as follow:

Men

Artem Borodulin

Jean Bush

Sergei Voronov

Artur Gachinski

Alex Genya

Artur Dmitriev

Theodosius Efremenkov

Maxim Kovtun

Michael Kolyada

Andrew Lazukin

Artem Leger

Konstantin Menshov

Alexander Petrov

Adya Pitkeev

Evgeni Plushenko

Alexander Samarin

Vladislav Sezganov

Vladislav Smirnov

Mark Shakhmatov

Ladies

Sofia Biryukova

Evgeny Gerasimov

Nicole Gosviyani

Alsou Kayumova

Pauline Korobeinikova

Alena Leonova

Julia Lee

Ksenia Makarova

Alina Maximova

Natalia Ogoreltseva

Anna Pogorilaya

Elena Radionova

Seraphim Sahanovich

Adelina Sotnikova

Maria Stavitskaya

Elizabeth Tuktamysheva

Tatiana Fedoseeva

Elizabeth Yushchenko

Pairs

Julia Antipov - Nodari Maisuradze

Christina Astakhov - Maxim Kurdyukov

Tatiana Volosozhar - Maxim Trankov

Maria Vygalova - Yegor will close

Anastasia Gubanova - Alexey Sintsov

Vasilisa Davankova - Andrew MP

Yuko Kawaguti - Alexander Smirnov

Anastasia Martyusheva - Alex Rogonov

Catherine Petaykina - Konstantin Bezmaternykh

Xenia Stolbova - Fedor Klimov

Yevgeniya Tarasova - Vladimir Morozov

Lina Fedorova - Maxim Miroshkin

Dance

Tatiana Baturintseva - Andrey Nevsky

Ekaterina Bobrova - Dmitry Solovyov

Kristina Gorshkov - Vitaly Boutiques

Elena Ilina - Nikita Katsalapov

Xenia Mońki - Cyril Khalyavin

Catherine Puskas - Jonathan Ghurair

Catherine Ryazanov - Ilia Tkachenko

Daria Semenikhina - Jan Glazkov

Victoria Sinitsina - Ruslan Zhiganshina

Valeria Starygin - Ivan Volobuev

Julia Lipnitskaia, Polina Shelepen, and Uliana Titushkina withdrew from the ladies' event to recover from injuries. Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov withdrew from the pairs' event due to Larionov breaking in new boots.

The 2013 Russian Figure Skating Championships will be broadcasted on НТВ-ПЛЮС Спорт Онлайн and НТВ-ПЛЮС Спорт. Remember that times are GMT+1 and in this time zone now it is 

Schedule of events:

Tuesday, December 25

11:00–11:30 – Opening ceremony

11:45–13:15 – Short dance

13:30–15:30 – Pairs' short

15:45–18:15 – Men's short

19:00 - 00:30 SD, Pairs SP, Men SP on НТВ-ПЛЮС Спорт 

Wednesday, December 26

11:00–13:30 – Ladies' short

13:45–16:45 – Men's free

17:00–19:00 – Free dance

18:40 - 01:00 Ladies SP, Men FP, FD on НТВ-ПЛЮС Спорт 

Thursday, December 27

13:00–15:25 – Pairs' free

15:40–18:30 – Ladies' free

??:?? - ??:?? Ladies FP on НТВ-ПЛЮС Спорт 

18:15 - 20:25 Pairs FP  on НТВ-ПЛЮС Спорт 

Friday, December 28

11:00–11:30 – Medal ceremonies

11:45–14:15 – Exhibitions

16:15 - 18:35 GALA on НТВ-ПЛЮС Спорт 

In any case, always try these sites:

- here

- here

- here

Please note: live streams will be available approximately 30/60 minutes before start time. You can change the time zone to see changing the times of the streams.

Keep an eye on HBHP Facebook Page and Twitter for any news, changes or new links, I'll keep you updated there.

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Opera on Ice 2012 - Christmas live streaming

Beautiful like Gods, strong and fast like heroes. Capable to fly over the ice while all around them people hold their breaths. They are the champions we have fallen in love with.

To wish us a Merry Christmas, Italian broadcaster Canale 5 gifts us with an evening full of music and figure skating.

Carolina Kostner, Stéphane Lambiel, Evgeni Plushenko, Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy, Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte, Shizuka Arakawa and the Hot Shivers will keep us company this Christmas with their beautiful performances on the notes of famous arias.

Don't miss Opera on Ice 2012, 25 Dec. 2012 on Canale 5 at 17:35! Times are GMT+1 and in this time zone now it is 


You can watch the last edition of the show on my blog here: 2011 Opera on Ice - Full Show to Watch.

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2012 GP Final - Streaming

The Grand Prix Final is the culmination of the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix. The competition will be held in Sochi, Russia at the Iceberg Skating Palace from December 6–9, 2012.

Skaters who reach the age of 14 by July 1, 2012 are eligible to compete at two senior Grand Prix events, including the Skate America, Skate Canada International, Cup of China, Cup of Russia, Trophée Eric Bompard, and NHK Trophy. The six highest ranking skaters in each discipline qualified for the senior Grand Prix Final.

	Men	Ladies	Pairs	Ice dancing
1	Patrick Chan	Ashley Wagner	Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov	Meryl Davis / Charlie White
2	Yuzuru Hanyu	Mao Asada	Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov	Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
3	Takahiko Kozuka	Kiira Korpi	Pang Qing / Tong Jian	Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat
4	Tatsuki Machida	Akiko Suzuki	Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov	Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
5	Daisuke Takahashi	Julia Lipnitskaia	Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford	Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov
6	Javier Fernández	Elizaveta Tuktamysheva	Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch	Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
Substitutes
1st	Jeremy Abbott	Christina Gao	Caydee Denney / John Coughlin	Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
2nd	Florent Amodio	Mirai Nagasu	Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek	Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko
3rd	Takahito Mura	Kanako Murakami	Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov	Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani

Julia Lipnitskaia will not take part in the Grand Prix Final due to an injury during a training session. Rumour has it that she had a mild concussion. She will be replaced by American Christina Gao, who is the first substitute.

The TV schedule SHOULD be as follow. Remember that times are GMT+1 and in this time zone now it is 

- Thursday, Dec. 6

14:45 - 15:50 J. Men SP on спорт 2 
15:50 - 17:10 J. SD on спорт 2 
17:10 - 18:20 J. Ladies SP on спорт 2 
18:20 - 19:15 J. Pairs SP on спорт 2 

- Friday, Dec. 7

10:45 - 11:55 J. Men FP on спорт 2 
11:55 - 13:15 Ladies SP on спорт 2 
13:15 - 15:10 J. FD on спорт 2 
15:10 - 16:10 SD on спорт 2 
16:00 - 18:45 Men SP & Pairs SP on Россия 2 

10:45 - 11:55 11:55 - 12:45 Ladies SP on RaiSport2 (geoblocked outside Italy) 
15:15 - 16:05 SD on RaiSport2 (geoblocked outside Italy) 
16:30 - 17:05 Men SP on RaiSport2 (geoblocked outside Italy) 
17:45 - 18:50 Pairs SP on RaiSport2 (geoblocked outside Italy) 

15:45 - 16:30 Ladies SP on Eurosport International 2 
16:30 - 17:30 Men SP on Eurosport International 2 

- Saturday, Dec. 8

09:30 - 10:45 J. Ladies FP on спорт 2 
10:45 - 12:15 J. Pairs FP on спорт 2 
12:15 - 14:15 Ladies FP on спорт 2 
13:25 - 14:10 Ladies FP on Россия 2 
14:15 - 15:15 FD on on спорт 2 
15:40 - 18:10 Men FP & Pairs FP on Россия 2 

12:15 - 13:00 Ladies FP on RaiSport2 (geoblocked outside Italy) 
14:15 - 15:15 FD on RaiSport2 (geoblocked outside Italy) 
15:35 - 16:30 Men FP on RaiSport2 (geoblocked outside Italy) 
17:00 - 18:00 Pairs FP on RaiSport2 (geoblocked outside Italy) 

12:15 - 13:15 Ladies FP on Eurosport International 2 
16:30 - 17:00 Men FP on Eurosport International 2 
17:00 - 18:15 Pairs FP on Eurosport International 2 
18:15 - 19:00 FD on Eurosport International 2 

- Sunday, Dec. 9

12:25 - 14:55 Gala on спорт 2 
16:00 - 18:00 Gala on Eurosport International 2 

For those having problems watching the competition (stream not loading, broadcasters that changed their schedule...) try

- here

- here

- here

Please note: live streams will be available approximately 30/60 minutes before start time. You can change the time zone to see changing the times of the streams.

Keep an eye on HBHP Facebook Page and Twitter for any news, changes or new links, I'll keep you updated there.

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