U.S. Women Headlined by Return of All Three Beijing Olympians – Liu, Karen Chen, and Mariah Bell – in LIVE Women’s Free Skate This Friday Afternoon on Peacock & USA Network; NBC Presents Primetime World Figure Skating Championships Show Saturday at 8 p.m. ET

Live Coverage of Every Skater in Every Discipline Available on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 22, 2022 – U.S. Olympians including Vincent Zhou, Alysa Liu, Karen Chen and Mariah Bell headline NBC Sports’ live coverage of the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships this week from Montpellier, France, across NBC, USA Network, and Peacock.

NBC Sports’ presentation of the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships – in which all but two members of the U.S. Olympic team return for the season-ending event – begins tomorrow morning, Wednesday, March 23 with live coverage of the women’s short program at 6 a.m. ET on Peacock, followed by the pairs’ short program at 1:30 p.m. ET on Peacock (coverage times for all disciplines in the chart below).

On Thursday, March 24, the men’s short program will be presented live on Peacock beginning at 6:15 a.m. ET, with encore coverage at 1 p.m. ET on USA Network. At 1:15 p.m. ET, live coverage of the pairs’ free skate begins on Peacock, with live coverage continuing on USA Network and Peacock at 3 p.m. ET.

This Friday, March 25, Peacock presents the rhythm dance live at 6 a.m. ET and the women’s free skate live at 1 p.m. ET. Live coverage of the women’s free skate continues at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock.

NBC Sports’ live World Figure Skating Championships coverage concludes Saturday, March 26, with the men’s free skate beginning at 5:45 a.m. ET on Peacock (encore coverage at 4 p.m. ET on USA Network), and free dance at Noon ET on Peacock (encore at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network).

In addition, NBC will broadcast a Saturday primetime show at 8 p.m. ET. World Championships coverage will conclude on Sunday afternoon, April 17, with a full event recap on NBC at 3 p.m. ET.

Highlighting the men’s field are 2019 world bronze medalist Vincent Zhou, who missed the individual competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics after testing positive for Covid, Ilia Malinin, the 17-year-old who finished second to Nathan Chen at the 2022 U.S. Championships, and Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno, the silver and bronze medalists at the Beijing Olympics. Gold medalist and three-time world champion Chen withdrew from the event due to injury.

The American women’s team features the return of all three U.S. Olympians from Beijing: two-time U.S. champion Alysa Liu, reigning U.S. champion Mariah Bell, and two-time Olympian Karen Chen. At the Beijing Olympics, Liu placed seventh, while Bell finished in 10^th place and Chen finished 16^th. The women’s event will crown a non-Russian champion for only the second time in eight years after the International Skating Union banned athletes from Russia and Belarus across all skating disciplines until further notice due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The top skater in the field is 2022 Olympic bronze medalist Kaori Sakamoto of Japan.

In the pairs’ competition, the field is headlined by 2021 U.S. champions Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, who finished in sixth place in Beijing, and the American duo of Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc, who finished eighth at the Olympics.

In ice dance, the French team of Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron look to follow their first Olympic title with a fifth world title. Americans Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue, the 2022 Olympic bronze medalists, perform for the final time before they retire from competitive skating. Three-time U.S. champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates are also likely to contend for a podium spot.

For the NBC and USA Network telecasts, Terry Gannon handles play-by-play for all disciplines, joined by 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski and three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir on men’s, women’s, and pairs’ programs. 2006 Olympic ice dance silver medalist Tanith White serves as analyst along with Weir for the dance competition. Andrea Joyce is the on-site reporter.

All competition at the World Championships, including every skater in every discipline, can be streamed live and on-demand on Peacock. Viewers can sign up for Peacock at peacocktv.com.

In addition to figure skating, Peacock’s expansive programming features live sports coverage including Sunday Night Football, Olympic Games, Premier League, Notre Dame Football, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more. Peacock Originals streaming now include Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure, Meddling, Picabo, and American Rockstars. Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel which streams Peacock Original Brother from Another and staples like The Dan Patrick Show, Pro Football Talk Live, and The Rich Eisen Show.

Peacock is currently available on the Roku platform; Amazon FireTV and Fire tablets; Apple devices including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD; Google platforms and devices including Android, Android TV devices, Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices;  Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X; Sony PlayStation4 and PlayStation 4 Pro; Samsung Smart TVs; VIZIO SmartCast TVs; LG Smart TVs; Comcast’s entertainment platforms including Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex, and XClass TV; and Cox’s Contour and Contour Stream Player devices. To learn more about Peacock and how to sign up, visit PeacockTV.com.

Coverage on NBC and USA Network is livestreamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022 – Coverage Schedule
All times Eastern. Check local listings. Subject to change.

Date	Competition	Peacock	USA Network
Wed., March 23	Women’s Short Program	6 a.m. (LIVE)	1-3 p.m. (Fri.)
Wed., March 23	Pairs’ Short Program	1:30 p.m. (LIVE)
Thurs., March 24	Men’s Short Program	6:15 a.m. (LIVE)	1-3 p.m.
Thurs., March 24	Pairs’ Free Skate	1:15 p.m. (LIVE)	3–5 p.m. (LIVE)
Fri., March 25	Rhythm Dance	6 a.m. (LIVE)
Fri., March 25	Women’s Free Skate	1 p.m. (LIVE)	3–5 p.m. (LIVE)
Sat., March 26	Men’s Free Skate	5:45 a.m. (LIVE)	4–6 p.m.
Sat., March 26	Free Dance	Noon (LIVE)	6-8 p.m.
Date	Competition	NBC
Sat., March 27	World Figs Champs	8-10 p.m.
Sun., April 17	Event Recap	3-6 p.m.

 

– NBC SPORTS –

Live Competition Coverage Begins Friday at 5:30 a.m. ET on Peacock

NBC Presents Grand Prix Russia Coverage Sunday, Nov. 28 at 3 p.m. ET

Every Skater in Every Discipline Streamed Live on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 24, 2021 – U.S. Olympic hopeful Mariah Bell headlines NBC Sports’ coverage of Grand Prix Russia figure skating this weekend, beginning this Friday, Nov. 26 at 5:30 a.m. ET live on Peacock from Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, which hosted figure skating events during the 2014 Winter Olympics.

2020 U.S. silver medalist Mariah Bell, and 2015 world champion Yelizaveta Tuktamysheva and 2021 Skate Canada champion Kamila Valiyeva of Russia highlight the women’s event, while 2018 Olympic team event silver medalist Mikhail Kolyada of Russia is expected to headline the men’s field. Reigning world champions Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Gallyamov of Russia are expected to lead the pairs’ competition. In the ice dance event, three-time U.S. bronze medalists Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker make their season debut and 2021 world champions Viktoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia are expected to lead the field. The U.S. is also represented in the men’s event by Camden Pulkinen and in the pairs’ event by Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov.

The entire competition, including every skater in every discipline, can be streamed live on Peacock from Friday and Saturday.

NBC airs coverage this Sunday, Nov. 28 at 3 p.m. ET, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present encores of the competition next Monday and Tuesday in primetime at 8 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET.

Throughout Sunday’s NBC show and next week’s encore coverage, Terry Gannon handles play-by-play, joined by 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski and three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir for the singles and pairs’ events, and by 2006 Olympic silver medalist Tanith White for ice dance.

Coverage on NBC is live streamed on NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app.

NBC Sports and U.S. Figure Skating recently announced the broadcast schedule for the 2021-22 figure skating season, featuring more than 175 hours of coverage from October to April, in addition to NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics in February.

–NBC SPORTS–

Live Competition Coverage Begins Friday at 7 a.m. ET on Peacock

NBC Presents Grand Prix France Coverage Sunday, Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. ET

Every Skater in Every Discipline Streamed Live on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 18, 2021 – U.S. Olympic hopefuls Jason Brown, Karen Chen and more headline NBC Sports’ coverage of Grand Prix France figure skating this weekend, beginning tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 19 at 7 a.m. ET live on Peacock from the Patinoire Polesud in Grenoble, France.

Eight-time Grand Prix medalist and 2014 Olympian Brown is expected to headline the men’s field alongside 2021 world silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan, while 2017 U.S. champion and 2018 Olympian Chen, 2020 U.S. silver medalist Mariah Bell, and 2021 world champion Anna Shcherbakova of Russia highlight the women’s event. Reigning U.S. pairs’ champions Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier are expected to headline the pairs’ competition. In the ice dance event, four-time world champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France are expected to lead the field.

The entire competition, including every skater in every discipline, can be streamed live on Peacock from Friday-Sunday. To learn more about Peacock and how to sign up visit peacocktv.com/skating.

NBC airs coverage this Sunday, Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. ET, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present encores of the competition next Monday through Thursday in primetime at 8 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET.

Throughout Sunday’s NBC show and next week’s encore coverage, Tanith White handles play-by-play, joined by 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski and three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir. Olympic gold medalist Charlie White will provide analysis for the ice dance encores on Tuesday, Nov. 23.

Coverage on NBC is live streamed on NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app.

NBC Sports and U.S. Figure Skating recently announced the broadcast schedule for the 2021-22 figure skating season, featuring more than 175 hours of coverage from October to April, in addition to NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics in February.

–NBC SPORTS–

Live Competition Coverage Begins this Friday, Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. ET on Peacock

NBC Presents Skate Canada Coverage Saturday, Oct. 30 at 4 p.m. ET

Every Skater in Every Discipline Streamed Live on Peacock

NBC Sports Presents More Than 175 Hours of Figure Skating Coverage from October to April

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 28, 2021 – Three-time reigning world champion Nathan Chen headlines NBC Sports’ coverage of Skate Canada this weekend, beginning Friday, Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. ET live on Peacock from Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Three-time Grand Prix Final champion Chen, who looks to improve upon his third-place finish at last week’s Skate America, along with seven-time Grand Prix medalist Jason Brown are expected to headline the men’s event, while two-time U.S. champion Alysa Liu and 2017 U.S. champion Karen Chen will highlight the women’s field for the Americans. Russia’s Kamila Valiyeva, an early favorite for the 2022 Olympic gold medal, makes her senior Grand Prix debut this weekend.

On Saturday, Oct. 30, NBC presents coverage of Skate Canada at 4 p.m. ET.

The entire competition, including every skater in every discipline, can be streamed live on Peacock from Friday-Sunday.

On Saturday’s NBC broadcast, Tanith White handles play-by-play, joined by 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski and three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir for the women’s, men’s and pairs’ competitions.

Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will air encores of the competition next Monday through Thursday in primetime at 8 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET. Charlie White will provide analysis for the ice dance encores on Monday, Nov. 1.

Coverage on NBC is live streamed on NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app.

NBC Sports and U.S. Figure Skating recently announced the broadcast schedule for the 2021-22 figure skating season, featuring more than 175 hours of coverage from October to April, in addition to NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics in February.

–NBC SPORTS–

Peacock to Stream Every Skating Event Live 

Colorado Springs, Colorado (October 7, 2021) — NBC Sports and U.S. Figure Skating announced today the schedule for the 2021-22 figure skating season. From October to April, NBC Sports and Peacock will provide more than 175 hours of coverage, in addition to NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics in February.

Beginning with Skate America, NBC Sports will present more than 30 hours of figure skating coverage on NBC, with an additional 50 hours airing on NBCSN, USA and E!. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present original programming plus encores of figure skating coverage of several events. Coverage will showcase the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series (including Skate America), ISU World Championships, ISU Four Continents Championships and the ISU European Championships.

As the exclusive streaming home of U.S. Figure Skating, Peacock will stream coverage of every skate throughout the 2021-22 season, beginning with exclusive coverage of the U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series.

NBC Sports will kick off its Grand Prix Series coverage with 2021 Guaranteed Rate Skate America, set for Oct. 22-24 in Las Vegas. The entire competition will be covered live on Peacock, with more than 10 hours of live coverage on NBC and NBCSN. Every stop on the Grand Prix Series will feature coverage on NBC and will conclude with Grand Prix Final recap show on Dec. 12.

NBC Sports’ four-day coverage of the 2022 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships, which will be held Jan. 6-9, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee, features live coverage of every discipline, including live coverage of the women’s short program and free skate on Thursday, Jan. 6 (USA Network) and Friday, Jan. 7 (NBC), respectively. The men’s competition will feature two live shows on NBC on Saturday, Jan. 8 and Sunday, Jan. 9. The Prevagen Skating Spectacular will air Sunday, Jan. 15 on NBC.

Additionally, NBC and E! will televise 10 hours of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships, as well as 13 hours of the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.

NBC and USA will cover 17 hours of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships, which are set for March 21-27, in Montpellier, France. The pairs’ and women’s free skate will be featured in primetime on Thursday, March 24, and Friday, March 25.

Coverage on NBC, USA and E! is live streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA is available on Olympics.com, the Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app.

In addition to U.S. Figure Skating coverage, Peacock features even more live sports including Sunday Night Football, all Notre Dame football home games, Premier League, NASCAR, and much more. In 2022, Peacock will continue to offer an array of live sports coverage including Superbowl LVI and the Beijing Winter Olympics. To learn more about sports on Peacock and how to sign up, visit peacocktv.com/sports.  

NBC Sports and U.S. Figure Skating are in the midst of a long-term media rights agreement that will run through 2026.

2021-22 Figure Skating Series Broadcast Schedule
All times Eastern, check local listings, subject to change.

Date	Competition	Time (ET)	Network
Friday, Oct. 22	Guaranteed Rate Skate America	9 p.m. – Midnight	NBCSN (Live)
Saturday, Oct. 23	Guaranteed Rate Skate America	5:30 – 8 p.m.	NBCSN (Live)
Saturday, Oct. 23	Guaranteed Rate Skate America	10 p.m. – 1 a.m.	NBCSN (Live)
Sunday, Oct. 24	Guaranteed Rate Skate America	3 – 6 p.m.	NBC (Live)
Saturday, Oct. 30	Skate Canada International	4 – 6 p.m.	NBC
Saturday, Nov. 13	Grand Prix of Figure Skating – Italy	4 -6 p.m.	NBC
Sunday, Nov. 14	NHK Trophy	4 -6 p.m.	NBC
Sunday, Nov. 21	Internationaux de France	4 – 6 p.m.	NBC
Saturday, Nov. 28	Rostelecom Cup	3 – 6 p.m.	NBC
Saturday, Dec. 11	ISU Grand Prix Final	10 p.m. – 12 a.m.	NBCSN
Sunday, Dec. 12	ISU Grand Prix Final	4 – 6 p.m.	NBC
Thursday, Jan. 6	2022 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Pairs’ Short	5 – 7 p.m.	USA (Live)
Thursday, Jan. 6	2022 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Women’s Short	8:30 – 10:30 p.m.	USA (Live)
Friday, Jan. 7	2022 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Rhythm Dance	4 – 6 p.m.	USA (Live)
Friday, Jan. 7	2022 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Women’s Free	8 – 11 p.m.	NBC (Live)
Saturday, Jan. 8	2022 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Men’s Short	4 – 6 p.m.	NBC (Live)
Saturday, Jan. 8	2022 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Pairs’ Free & Free Dance	7 -10 p.m.	USA (Live)
Sunday, Jan. 9	2022 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Men’s Free	2 – 4 p.m.	NBC (Live)
Thursday, Jan. 13	ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2022: Men’s Short	1 – 3 a.m.	E!
Thursday, Jan. 13	ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2022: Women’s Short	6 – 8 p.m.	E!
Friday, Jan. 14	ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2022: Men’s Free	10 p.m. – 12 a.m.	E!
Saturday, Jan. 15	2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Free Dance: Women’s Free	3 – 4 p.m.	NBC
Saturday, Jan. 15	2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Prevagen Skating Spectacular	4 – 6 p.m.	NBC
Saturday, Jan. 15	ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2022: Women’s Free	9 -11 p.m.	E!
Sunday, Jan. 16	ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2022: Women’s and Men’s Free	4 – 6 p.m.	NBC
Thursday, Jan. 20	ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2022: Women’s Short	5 – 7 p.m.	E!
Friday, Jan. 21	ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2022: Men’s Short	3 – 5 p.m.	E!
Saturday, Jan. 22	ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2022: Pairs’, Women’s Men’s Free	3:30 – 9 p.m.	E!
Sunday, Jan. 23	ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2022: Free Dance	11:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.	E!
Sunday, Jan. 30	ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2022: Women’s & Men’s Free	4 – 6 p.m.	NBC
Wednesday, March 23	ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022: Women’s Short	5 – 7 p.m.	USA
Thursday, March 24	ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022: Pairs’ Free	2 – 4 p.m.	USA (Live)
Thursday, March 24	ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022: Men’s Short	4 – 6 p.m.	USA
Friday, March 25	ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022: Women’s Free	2 -4 p.m.	USA (Live)
Saturday, March 26	ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022: Men’s Free	4 – 6 p.m.	USA
Saturday, March 26	ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022: Free Dance	6 -8 p.m.	USA
Saturday, March 26	ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022: Women’s Free	8 – 10 p.m.	NBC
Sunday, April 17	ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022: Recap	3 – 6 p.m.	NBC

 

 

Below is a full listing of the remainder of NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2021-22 figure skating season.

 

Date	Competition	Network/Platform
Oct. 4-Nov. 20, 2021	U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series presented by Toyota	Peacock
Oct. 22-24, 2021	Guaranteed Rate Skate America	NBC NBCSN Olympic Channel Peacock
Oct. 29-31	Skate Canada International	NBC Olympic Channel Peacock
Nov. 5-7, 2021	Grand Prix Italy	NBC Olympic Channel Peacock
Nov. 12-14, 2021	NHK Trophy	NBC Olympic Channel Peacock
Nov. 19-21, 2021	Internationaux de France	NBC Olympic Channel Peacock
Nov. 26-28, 2021	Rostelecom Cup	NBC Olympic Channel Peacock
Dec. 9-12, 2021	Grand Prix Final	NBC NBCSN Olympic Channel Peacock
Jan. 3-9, 2022	2022 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships	NBC USA Peacock
Jan. 10-16, 2022	ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2022	NBC E! Olympic Channel Peacock
Jan. 17-22, 2022	ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2022	NBC E! Olympic Channel Peacock
March 21-27, 2022	ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022	NBC USA Olympic Channel Peacock

Chen Aims for Third Consecutive World Title Live This Saturday Morning, March 27 on Peacock & NBCSN

Two-Time U.S. Champion Bradie Tennell Headlines U.S. Team in Live Ladies’ Free Skate This Friday Afternoon on Peacock & NBCSN; NBC Presents Primetime Ladies’ Free Skate Show Saturday at 8 p.m. ET

Live Coverage of Every Skater in Every Discipline Available on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 23, 2021 – Two-time world champion Nathan Chen headlines NBC Sports’ live coverage of the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships this week from Stockholm, Sweden, across NBC, NBCSN and Peacock.

NBC Sports’ presentation of the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships – in which skaters are competing for Olympic quota spots for their countries – begins tomorrow morning, Wednesday, March 24 with live coverage of the ladies’ short program on Peacock (5 a.m. ET) and NBCSN (9 a.m. ET) (coverage times for all disciplines in the chart below), followed by the pairs’ short program live on Peacock (1:30 p.m. ET), and an early Thursday morning show on NBCSN. On the afternoon of Thursday, March 25, Peacock (1:10 p.m. ET) and NBCSN (3 p.m. ET) will present live coverage of the pairs’ free skate. Peacock will also stream the men’s short program live early Thursday morning (6 a.m. ET) and NBCSN will provide late afternoon coverage (5 p.m. ET).

This Friday afternoon, March 26, the ladies’ free skate will be live on Peacock (1 p.m. ET) and NBCSN (2:30 p.m. ET). Friday’s early morning coverage of the rhythm dance will be presented live on Peacock (5:45 a.m. ET), with evening coverage on NBCSN (10:30 p.m. ET). Weekend coverage begins Saturday morning with live coverage of the men’s free skate on Peacock (6 a.m. ET) and NBCSN (8 a.m. ET), and live coverage of the free dance on Peacock (Noon ET), with afternoon coverage on NBCSN (3:30 p.m. ET). In addition, NBC will broadcast a Saturday primetime ladies’ free skate show at 8 p.m. ET. World Championships coverage will conclude on Sunday afternoon, April 11, with a full event recap on NBC at 3 p.m. ET.

Highlighting the men’s field are defending world champion and five-time U.S. champion Chen and two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan. Chen aims to become the first American man to win at least three consecutive world titles since Scott Hamilton (1981-1984).  Also competing in the men’s field are 2019 world bronze medalist Vincent Zhou and 2014 Olympian Jason Brown for the U.S., and 2018 Olympic silver medalist Shoma Uno for Japan.

Two-time and reigning U.S. champion Bradie Tennell leads the American ladies along with 2018 Olympian Karen Chen. Three-time Russian national champion Anna Shcherbakova and her teammate Aleksandra Trusova are favorites in the ladies’ event. Three women in the field – Shcherbakova, Trusova, and Rika Kihira of Japan – are expected to attempt quad jumps this week. In World Championships history, only one quad jump has ever been successfully performed in the ladies’ event (Kazakhstan’s Yelizabet Tursynbayeva in 2019).

In the pairs’ competition, the field is headlined by two-time world champions and 2018 Olympic silver medalists Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China, who are expected to be gold medal favorites at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. 2021 U.S. champions Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier are poised to compete for the best finish by a U.S. pair team at the World Championships in the past decade.

2021 U.S. ice dance champions Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue and 2020 U.S. champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates are expected to contend for spots on the ice dance podium, both aiming to become the first American team to win an ice dance world title since 2013. Both teams are two-time medalists at the World Championships.

For the NBC and NBCSN broadcasts, Terry Gannon handles play-by-play for all disciplines, joined by 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski and three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir on men’s, ladies’, and pairs’ programs. 2006 Olympic ice dance silver medalist Tanith White serves as analyst for the dance competition.

All competition at the World Championships, including every skater in every discipline, can be streamed live and on-demand on Peacock Premium. Viewers can sign up for Peacock at peacocktv.com.

In addition to U.S. Figure Skating, Peacock currently features live sports content from the Premier League, U.S. Speed Skating, Rugby, Supercross, Skiing, and Snowboarding. Highlights of Peacock’s previous live sports offerings include a Sunday NFL Wild Card playoff game, U.S. Open golf, U.S. Women’s Open golf, and upcoming events include Olympics and Paralympics coverage. Peacock Originals available on demand include Lost Speedways, hosted by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and In Deep with Ryan Lochte. Peacock offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel which streams Peacock Original Brother from Another, as well as The Dan Patrick Show, PFT Live, and The Rich Eisen Show.

Coverage on NBC and NBCSN is livestreamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

NBC Sports and U.S. Figure Skating are in the third year of a long-term media rights agreement that runs through the conclusion of the 2025-26 season.

ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021 – Coverage Schedule
All times Eastern. Check local listings. Subject to change.

 

Date	Competition	Peacock	NBCSN
Wed., March 24	Ladies’ Short Program	5-11 a.m. (LIVE)	9-11 a.m. (LIVE)
Wed., March 24	Pairs’ Short Program	1:30-6 p.m. (LIVE)	1:30–3 a.m. (Thurs.)
Thurs., March 25	Men’s Short Program	6-11:30 a.m. (LIVE)	5–7 p.m.
Thurs., March 25	Pairs’ Free Skate	1:10-5 p.m. (LIVE)	3–5 p.m. (LIVE)
Fri., March 26	Rhythm Dance	5:45-11 a.m. (LIVE)	10:30 p.m.–12:30 a.m.
Fri., March 26	Ladies’ Free Skate	1-5 p.m. (LIVE)	2:30–5 p.m. (LIVE)
Sat., March 27	Men’s Free Skate	6-10 a.m. (LIVE)	8–10 a.m. (LIVE)
Sat., March 27	Free Dance	Noon-3:30 p.m. (LIVE)	3:30–5:30 p.m.
Date	Competition	NBC
Sat., March 27	Ladies’ Free Skate	8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT/6:30 p.m. PT
Sun., April 11	Event Recap	3 p.m. ET

 

– NBC SPORTS –