Thank you Skate Canada

ladyjane · Sep 20, 2018

I really don't know if this is worth a Thread, but I want to say thank you to Skate Canada for making it possible to watch so many competitions. Whether it's the JGP with Ted (who singlehandedly made it possible for us around the World to watch for quite a few years now) or other competitions - in which Ted is also playing a major part, like the Autumn Classic (mostly seniors), it's just made possible to watch all over. No Geographic blocking, no taking down of videos after the event.

As a Dutch citizen with no famous or well-known skaters involved, but still loving the sport, these videos are priceless. And it's very generous to show it all, even if the skaters of the home country aren't doing as well as wished for. Thank you so much. Yay!

Small edit: I particularly like it that I can watch all skaters - Russian, French. Canadian, Finish, etc.

skylark · Sep 20, 2018

Thank you for this post. It was a heads-up, for me. And I love the appreciation you expressed, which I second.

Arriba627 · Sep 20, 2018

I loved that during the broadcast, they were mentioning the countries of people who were watching and sending them emails. I remember then mentioning Peru and Romania. There were others, but I've forgotten. Pretty amazing! The best part -- that they actually keep silence during the skating. Then after the skate, they're so informative when they mention what made an element good or bad -- all done while keeping a very positive attitude. Great learning experience!

Adding -- Greece, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Turkey

TallyT · Sep 21, 2018

As an Australian (who is seriously thinking how to get up at 3.30 tomorrow morning for the livestream) I totally agree...

Arriba627 · Sep 21, 2018

^^^They did such a nice shout-out to Australia today talking about how Australia is working hard on developing their skaters. Don't know if you were listening. It was during the ladies' short programs that they did it.

TallyT · Sep 21, 2018

Arriba627 said:
^^^They did such a nice shout-out to Australia today talking about how Australia is working hard on developing their skaters. Don't know if you were listening. It was during the ladies' short programs that they did it.

I'll have to go back and listen, thank you!

It's not easy for Aussie skaters, I don't know if there's a rink within 10 hours' drive of me, and lots of places would be even worse!

Harriet · Sep 21, 2018

TallyT said:
I don't know if there's a rink within 10 hours' drive of me, and lots of places would be even worse!

There's exactly one permanent rink in my entire state now, and my state is one and a half times the size of Texas. What James Min has managed to accomplish from this starting point is amazing...

Back on topic, Skate Canada's livestreaming initiative and commitment to not geoblocking is very much much appreciated indeed. It doesn't always work out for me because of timezones, but when it does it's wonderful. I hope other federations will be able to build on their model over time.

Arriba627 · Sep 21, 2018

TallyT said:
I'll have to go back and listen, thank you!

It's not easy for Aussie skaters, I don't know if there's a rink within 10 hours' drive of me, and lots of places would be even worse!

I think it was after Brooklee Han's skate, while she was sitting in the K & C waiting for her scores.

chaser · Sep 21, 2018

World wide feeds for events that are not signed up to a broadcast deal with a major network is a no brainer. Skate Canada did exactly the right thing with Autumn Classic. Kudos to them. Doesn’t matter if it’s not a perfect broadcast with all the bells and whistles and graphics for skating fans IMO.

Arriba627 · Sep 21, 2018

Ha ha -- Ted just read my email on air where I pretty much gave them the same compliments as in my Post #3 above. :biggrin:

Ted's email [email protected]. I think they're really loving hearing from people outside North America.

iorii · Sep 23, 2018

Arriba627 said:
I loved that during the broadcast, they were mentioning the countries of people who were watching and sending them emails. I remember then mentioning Peru and Romania. There were others, but I've forgotten.

Ted mentioned an email from an Indonesian who lived in Netherlands and from a Singaporean. I remember them because I got happy knowing there were fellow South East Asians losing sleep to watch the event! :luv17:

I think that's so cool, I want to try sending Ted an email too next time.

Thank you Skate Canada

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