Getty Nathan Chen seeks another win at nationals this weekend.
The United States Figure Skating Championship commences on Thursday, January 6, in Nashville.
Coverage will be televised on USA Network (Thursday at 5 p.m. ET; Friday at 4:30 p.m. ET; Saturday at 7 p.m. ET) and NBC (Friday at 8 p.m. ET; Saturday at 4 p.m. ET; Sunday at 2 p.m. ET). You can also watch on Peacock, but if you don’t have that, here are some other ways you can watch a live stream of all the action online without cable:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of NBC (live in most markets), USA Network and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the 2022 US Figure Skating Championships live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
You can also watch live via NBCSports.com or the NBC Sports app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your FuboTV credentials to log in and watch.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” NBC (live in most markets) and USA Network are included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the 2022 US Figure Skating Championships live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
You can also watch live via NBCSports.com or the NBC Sports app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials (may still be listed as AT&T on the list of cable providers) to log in and watch.
If you can’t watch live, DirecTV Stream also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to unlimited hours).
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of NBC (live in select markets), USA Network and 45-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” package, which comes with a free three-day trial:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the 2022 US Figure Skating Championships live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
You can also watch live via NBCSports.com or the NBC Sports app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Sling credentials to log in and watch.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 50 hours of cloud DVR.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of NBC (live in most markets), USA Network and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which now also includes both ESPN+ and Disney+ as part of their special bundle:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch the 2022 US Figure Skating Championships live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
You can also watch live via NBCSports.com or the NBC Sports app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Hulu credentials to log in and watch.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
US Figure Skating Championships 2022 Preview
The final figure skating competition for U.S. Olympic hopefuls will impact who represents the country in the Winter Olympic Games in February. Team USA will announce the roster this weekend for who will go to Beijing for the games.
Alysa Liu looks to win her third national title in figure skating. She won gold in 2019 and 2020 for nationals with her first coming as a 13-year-old. She won bronze in 2021.
Other Olympic women’s hopefuls include Karen Chen, Mariah Bell, and Amber Glenn.
Karen Chen took 11th in the 2018 Winter Olympics at PyeongChang. In 2021, she bounced back from a foot fracture with top-four finishes in national/world competitions.
Glenn took silver in the U.S. Championships in January 2021 but took sixth in Skate America in October 2021. Bell finished fourth in the Rostelecom Cup in November 2021.
Nathan Chen, ranked No. 3 in the world, seeks his sixth-straight national title. He is also considered a gold medal contender for the Olympics. In the immediate future, he looks to bounce back from taking third at Skate America in October 2020.
Fellow Olympian Vincent Zhou looks to end Chen’s national championship reign after taking second place three times. Jason Brown, also an Olympian, looks to make a strong showing.
Tomoki Hiwatashi, who won bronze at nationals in 2020, and Camden Pulkinen could also be skaters to watch.
Ice dance competition will feature some close competition between duos Zachary Donohue and Madison Hubbell, Evan Bates and Madison Chock, and Brandon Frazier and Alexa Knierim. Jean-Luc baker and Kaitlin Hawayek took bronze the past three years at nationals. Michael Parsons and Caroline Green could also provide competition after taking top-five finishes in Grand Prix events during 2021.
For pair skating, Frazier and Knierim took bronze at the Internationaux de France in November 2021. Duo Brian Johnson and Jessica Calalang took silver in the U.S. championships the past two years. Timothy LeDuc and Ashley Cain-Gribble to win nationals for the first time since 2019.
Pairs short program starts on Thursday at 4:45 p.m. ET followed by the women’s short program that night at 7:30 p.m. ET. Friday’s competition features rhythm dance at 3 p.m. ET and women’s free skate at 7:30 p.m. Saturday has the men’s short program at 3 p.m. ET and the pairs free skate at 6:45 p.m. ET. Competition concludes with the men’s free skate at 12:15 p.m. ET.
Besides being the final competition to aid Team USA in determining who will go to Beijing, it gives skaters one last tune up before the Winter Games. The Olympic field will have stiff competition, especially from Russia. Nathan Chen will compete against Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu, who won gold in the past two Olympics. Russia and China both field strong skating tandems for the pairs competition.