U.S. Figure Skating and IceNetwork.com Announce Unprecendented Broadband Coverage of U.S. Championships
(1/22/07) - U.S. Figure Skating and Icenetwork.com announced today details regarding first time behind-the-scenes broadband coverage of the 2007 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships, taking place in Spokane, Wash., Jan. 21-28. Available free of charge to all fans, the coverage is a sample of in-depth news coverage Icenetwork.com will provide in the future.
Fans can log on to www.icenetwork.com throughout the week to watch free video clips, including practice footage, exclusive interviews, mixed zone highlights and more. For the first time ever, U.S. Figure Skating athlete press conferences will be aired in their entirety beginning Tuesday evening, Jan. 23 (see below for full schedule). In addition, Icenetwork.com will produce exclusive behind-the-scenes special reports beginning Wednesday, Jan. 24.
U.S. Figure Skating and Major League Baseball Advanced Media, the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, announced their new partnership and the unveiling of Icenetwork.com in October of 2006. The web site currently features webcasts of U.S. Figure Skating qualifying competitions from the juvenile level through adult, with the exception of competition footage from the 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships. At just $29.95, a subscription to Icenetwork.com allows fans to watch all broadband coverage on the site until June 2007.
Today’s announcement marks a sampling of future news feature coverage coming to the site. Broadband coverage of the 2007 U.S. Championships will not require a subscription.
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PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
Broadband coverage on Icenetwork.com will be available a few hours after the conclusion of each press conference. All times are local.
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DATE
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EVENT
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APPROX. START TIME
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Tues., Jan. 23
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Junior ladies free skate
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8:15 p.m.
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Tues., Jan. 23
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Senior original dance
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11:00 p.m.
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Wed., Jan. 24
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Johnny Weir event preview
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12:30 p.m.
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Wed., Jan. 24
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Evan Lysacek event preview
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1:00 p.m.
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Wed., Jan. 24
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Junior free dance
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6:30 p.m.
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Wed., Jan. 24
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Senior pairs short program
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11:15 p.m.
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Thurs., Jan. 25
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Junior pairs free skate
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2:00 p.m.
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Thurs., Jan. 25
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Senior men’s short program
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5:00 p.m.
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Thurs., Jan. 25
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Senior ladies short program
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9:15 p.m.
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Fri., Jan. 26
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Junior men’s free skate
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12:30 p.m.
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Fri., Jan. 26
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Senior pairs free skate
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5:00 p.m.
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Fri., Jan. 26
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Senior free dance
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11:30 p.m.
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Sat., Jan. 27
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Senior ladies free skate
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3:15 p.m.
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Sat., Jan. 27
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Senior men’s free skate
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10:15 p.m.
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