FALUN, Sweden (Feb. 18, 2015) – A full schedule of medal events will be streamed live to the USA from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships starting in Falun Feb. 18-March 1, opening with classic sprints for men and women on Thursday. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, in partnership with presenting sponsor L.L.Bean, has announced the full schedule of events to be live streamed over the next 11 days of competition.
The Feb. 18-Mar. 1 World Championships will mark the first time U.S. fans have had comprehensive free access to an English language broadcast of World Championships. Each event will stream live on usskiteam.com, with parallel transmission on universalsports.com. Video highlights will also be available on the USSA Network on YouTube. Fans in the USA and Canada can also follow the action live on the Falun2015 Live Arena mobile app for iOS devices developed by Falun 2015 digital experience partner Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC).
The live streaming is the result of a unique partnership developed by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association to obtain domestic broadcast rights and provide the first-ever live coverage to nordic fans across America. A full "How to Watch" guide plus schedule is available at usskiteam.com.
The race schedule, with times, is below the video below:
FIS NORDIC WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
LIVE STREAMING SCHEDULE (all times EST)
Thursday, Feb. 19
9:15 a.m. – Men’s and women’s classic sprint
Friday, Feb. 20
4:00 a.m. – Nordic combined HS100 jump
10:00 a.m. – Nordic combined 10k cross country
11:00 a.m. – Women’s HS100 jump
Saturday, Feb. 21
7:00 a.m. – Women’s 15k skiathlon
8:30 a.m. – Men’s 30k skiathlon
10:30 a.m. – Men’s HS100 jump
Sunday, Feb. 22
4:00 a.m. – Nordic combined HS100 team jump
8:30 a.m. – Men’s and women’s freestyle team sprint
10:00 a.m. – Nordic combined 4x5k relay
Tuesday, Feb. 24
7:30 a.m. – Women’s 10k freestyle
Wednesday, Feb. 25
7:30 a.m. – Men’s 15k freestyle
11:00 a.m. – Men’s HS134 jump
Thursday, Feb. 26
4:00 a.m. – Nordic combined HS134 jump
7:30 a.m. – Women’s 4x5k relay
9:15 a.m. – Nordic combined 10k
Friday, Feb. 27
7:30 a.m. – Men’s 4x10k relay
Saturday, Feb. 28
4:00 a.m. – Nordic combined HS134 team jump
7:00 a.m. – Men’s 30k classic
10:00 a.m. – Nordic combed 3x7.5k team relay
11:00 a.m. – Men’s HS134 jump
Sunday, March 1
7:30 a.m. – Men’s 50k classic