Fred's, (Used to be Barb's), Board

With the completion of the final senior GP event, the NHK Trophy, the six spots in each discipline have now been filled and the next three spots (alternates) identified.

These are currently "unofficial" but should be made official soon:

• Ladies: http://www.isuresults.com/events/gp2019/gpsladies.htm
• Men: http://www.isuresults.com/events/gp2019/gpsmen.htm
• Pairs: http://www.isuresults.com/events/gp2019/gpspairs.htm
• Ice Dance: http://www.isuresults.com/events/gp2019/gpsdance.htm

The qualifiers and alternates for the Junior Grand Prix Final are in this thread: http://www.fredwilliams.ca/skate/viewto ... ?f=3&t=496

Jackie Wong has done a preview for the Junior Grand Prix Final - it's especially good for those who might not have followed the series up to this point.

Find it here: https://www.rockerskating.com/news/2019 ... sian-sweep

The Skate Canada press release on the Canadians headed to Torino: https://skatecanada.ca/2019/12/canadian ... ing-final/

The CBC Sports live streaming information is here: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/wint ... /broadcast
Times are EST.

Thu Dec 5
9:30 AM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Junior Men's Short Program
10:35 AM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Junior Pairs Short Program
11:50 AM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Junior Ladies Short Program
1:50 PM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Pairs Short Program
3:10 PM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Men's Short Program

Fri Dec 6
9:00 AM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Junior Ice Dance - Rhythm Dance
10:20 AM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Junior Ladies Free Program
12:30 PM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Ice Dance - Rhythm Dance
1:50 PM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Ladies Short Program
2:55 PM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Pairs Free Program

Sat Dec 7
7:00 AM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Men's Free Program
8:20 AM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Junior Pairs Free Program
9:45 AM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Junior Men's Free Program
12:00 PM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Junior Ice Dance - Free Dance
1:25 PM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Ice Dance Free Dance
2:55 PM - Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Ladies Free Program

Sun Dec 8
8:00 AM Championship Figure Skating: Grand Prix Final - Gala

NBC TV only has a 2 hour block of delayed coverage scheduled for December 22nd - check your local schedules.

The ISU preview of the GPF: https://www.isu.org/isu-news/news/125-g ... teParam=15

And of the Junior GPF: https://www.isu.org/isu-news/news/126-j ... teParam=15

The draws for the start orders have taken place - here's a photo of the senior men at the draw.




The link is now available for the start orders/schedule/results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1920/gpf1920/

Live streaming links for the ISU YouTube channels:

• Junior GPF competitions, by discipline with commentary by Ted Barton - see: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbv3gs ... Ct2JGySfJA
• senior GPF competition, by discipline, as well as the press conferences - see: https://www.youtube.com/user/SkatingISU

Live streaming link for CBC Sports video player: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/wint ... -1.5383523

Note that the schedule on the CBC page linked above (and copied below) is in EST but it is missing a couple of events:
Thursday: Junior men short (9:30 a.m. ET), junior pairs (10:35 a.m. ET), junior ladies (11:50 a.m. ET), pairs short (1:50 p.m. ET), men's short (3:10 p.m. ET)

Friday: Junior ladies free (10:20 a.m. ET), ice dance rhythm dance (12:30 p.m. ET), ladies short (1:50 p.m. ET), pairs free (2:55 p.m. ET)

Saturday: Men's free (7 a.m. ET), junior pairs free (8:20 a.m. ET), junior men's free (9:45 a.m. ET), junior ice dance free (12 p.m. ET), ladies free (2:55 p.m. ET)

Sunday: Gala (8 a.m. ET)

The full listing is here: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/wint ... /broadcast

And here is Danielle Earl's time conversion (to EST) FYI

Junior start orders

Senior start orders

The ISU stream for the juniors has Ted Barton commentating, as he did through the series.

For the senior stream we actually have commentary too - this is by Chris Howarth who normally works for British Eurosport. He, like Ted, is a former skater.

The event is now over and all the medals have been awarded. There were a few surprises and there was some history made.

Here is the program for the Gala tomorrow morning as posted on Twitter (it contains spoilers, of course)

Skate Canada press release on the fate of the two Canadian teams in the GPF: https://skatecanada.ca/2019/12/gilles-a ... rix-final/