2015-16 World Cup

[marcski]

I love ski racing and, by far, watch it more than any other sport. I switched cable companies a few years ago when Universal Sports came online in order to continue watching. But, now I am going to have switch back to get a deal so I can get Universal HD to watch the races. My new one wants $35 more per month for a package with that channel.

 

[from_the_NEK]

Doing drugs would have been cheaper!

I switched cable companies a few years ago when Universal Sports came online in order to continue watching. But, now I am going to have switch back to get a deal so I can get Universal HD to watch the races. My new one wants $35 more per month for a package with that channel.

Kind of sounds like how a drug dealer operates . Get you hooked and then charge you more once you can't stop.

 

[Puck it]

I love ski racing and, by far, watch it more than any other sport. I switched cable companies a few years ago when Universal Sports came online in order to continue watching. But, now I am going to have switch back to get a deal so I can get Universal HD to watch the races. My new one wants $35 more per month for a package with that channel.

You might want to check on Universal. I think they are not covering skiing any more. NBCSN will be doing it.


http://www.firsttracksonline.com/?s=NBC

 

[machski]

Big ad for what NBC will be covering and when it airs in this Month's SKI magazine.

 

[from_the_NEK]

Big ad for what NBC will be covering and when it airs in this Month's SKI magazine.

Grammar police!
FIFY - Big ad in this Month's SKI magazine for what NBC will be covering and when it airs.

 

[BenedictGomez]

NBCSN will be doing it.

http://www.firsttracksonline.com/?s=NBC

Wait.....I read this and I dont understand if this is....

A) Absolutely fantastic news
B) Charlie Brown having the football pulled out from under him once again


If the full World Cup coverage goes to NBC Sports Network or UniversalHD, AND it will be broadcast live, this is fantastic.

But if by "coverage" they mean it's on a 6, 16, 47 hour tape delay, or I have to stream it on a tablet then I'm not impressed.

EDIT: Nevermind, found the answer. Still stinks. Maybe I can get back into the routine again of intentionally not reading sports websites, or checking FB, and staying off alpinezone for a few days etc....

One of the key channels for skiing and snowboarding will be Universal HD, a network that began in 2004 and presently carries replays of skiing events

 

[marcski]

It was much better IMHO when it was on Universal Sports Network like it had been the last few seasons. Set the DVR once and poof you get every race. Now it will be all over.

http://www.nbcsports.com/olympic-sports-schedule

Some races on UniversalHD, some streaming and some on NBCSports. And most are broadcast online and don't appear to be on demand. Not good at all from my perspective.

 

[billski]

I stopped watching Universal three years ago. If I remember, they had a lot of drivel commentators, like the Olympics commentators who don't know a double axle from a double rotation or a binding from a crampon.

 

[andrec10]

I stopped watching Universal three years ago. If I remember, they had a lot of drivel commentators, like the Olympics commentators who don't know a double axle from a double rotation or a binding from a crampon.

Or a Tampon...

 

[BenedictGomez]

Some races on UniversalHD, some streaming and some on NBCSports. And most are broadcast online and don't appear to be on demand. Not good at all from my perspective.

It's not good at all in that a LOT of the live stuff is streaming, and then it's played via tape 4 or 5 hours later or the next day. But this is actually an incremental positive for me as the last few years I haven't been able to get the (now defunct) channel at all. And at least a fair number of the events will be televised live, which is good.

 

[BenedictGomez]

And if there's any AZ newbies here or just as a reminder, please confine talk of results to World Cup thread for the people who will be wont be live streaming but do want to watch the replay 6 or 16 hours later.

 

[Masskier]

Historic Podium in Lillehammer

http://nordic.usskiteam.com/news/historic-podium-lillehammer

 

[from_the_NEK]

Lindsey is beast on the LL course. Shiffrin looked to be skiing a bit tentatively in her first SG.

http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2015/...r-g-mikaela-shiffrin-alpine-skiing-world-cup/

 

[Warp Daddy]

Its now officially Lake Lindsey according to Canadian tv , another 3 in the bag .!

 

[billski]

Svindal was smokin' today.

Bad crash at the Men's downhill in France today by Matthias MAYER, Olympic DH winner. Vonn went off course in Ladies DH, but did not crash. This is the heli evac of Mayer.

 

[VTKilarney]

Thanks to his airbag, bruising only. He is a lucky guy.

Not much snow in those photos!

 

[Warp Daddy]

Watched it yesterday , he was lucky .i was amazed to see the lack of snow there too