Alpine Ski Racing

[Mauleflyer]

If you are like me, I really enjoy watching Alpine Ski racing. There was a web site called World Champion Sports Network or something like that where you could pay to watch racing from around the world. They were done professionally and the quality was good. That site dissappeared and now there is a site called Universal Sports (universalsports.com) where you can watch all the races either live or taped for free (at least for now). Great stuff and a great thing to watch at night with a cold one instead of TV.

 

[marcski]

Universal sports network is also a cable channel and is awesome. I was able to catch LIVE super quality video (i think its better than online video) on TV of both men's lake louise races this past weekend. Awesome.

Channel 110 on cablevision.

 

[drjeff]

If you are like me, I really enjoy watching Alpine Ski racing. There was a web site called World Champion Sports Network or something like that where you could pay to watch racing from around the world. They were done professionally and the quality was good. That site dissappeared and now there is a site called Universal Sports (universalsports.com) where you can watch all the races either live or taped for free (at least for now). Great stuff and a great thing to watch at night with a cold one instead of TV.

I'm lucky enough that my cable provider carries the Universal Sports Network channel, so I get the pleasure of watching WC races in HD Plus, they replay the races all the time, so if you miss the same day coverage, you're able to view each race multiple times per week

 

[marcski]

I'm lucky enough that my cable provider carries the Universal Sports Network channel, so I get the pleasure of watching WC races in HD Plus, they replay the races all the time, so if you miss the same day coverage, you're able to view each race multiple times per week

Hey didn't I just say that?

 

[drjeff]

Hey didn't I just say that?

You hit "submit reply" a couple of seconds before me marc! But hey 2 glowing reviews of Universal Sports Networks WC coverage certainly isn't a bad thing!

 

[frozencorn]

Interesting, that the former WCSN.com should fold, considering it used to be run by mlb.com's conglomorate

Here's the sked....

http://www.universalsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23000&KEY=&SPID=12760&SPSID=105981

looks like you can catch most online. I know that when wcsn.com had the rights, mlb.com (of course) made you pay for the right to watch them. Not sure if that is any longer the case.

 

[marcski]

You hit "submit reply" a couple of seconds before me marc! But hey 2 glowing reviews of Universal Sports Networks WC coverage certainly isn't a bad thing!

I know, I saw that our replies had the same time stamp. And, yes, I watch USN now more than any other channel, hands down!

 

[drjeff]

I know, I saw that our replies had the same time stamp. And, yes, I watch USN now more than any other channel, hands down!

The occasional HD replay broadcast of women's beach volleyball from this summer's olympics aren't bad viewing either

 

[Mauleflyer]

I didn't know it was a cable channel. I got Verizon FIOS recently, I may have it and not know it. Gotta check it out but it is not bad on the computer moniter either.

 

[drjeff]

I didn't know it was a cable channel. I got Verizon FIOS recently, I may have it and not know it. Gotta check it out but it is not bad on the computer moniter either.

Yup, look for Universal Sports Network, or NBC Universal Sports Network. When in doubt, if i can't finad anythign I feel like watching on the other 3,876,456 channels on my cabel system, there's usually a pretty good sporting event on it. Last night, my kids thought that the women's skeleton they had on looked pretty cool!

 

[gymnast46]

Universal Sports

In some markets, including Hartford, you can get it over the air.

I believe it's Channel 30.3 in Hartford. You'll need to be able to pick up digital signals.

Every TV in my house is on ATT Uverse "cable" and they don't carry it but I have an old crank tuner set that will be able to get it through the rabbit ears as soon as I get one of the digital converters. Can't wait!

 

[Warp Daddy]

Living along the Canadian border i get CBC Alpine series on our regulat Basic cable likw 10.95 /month a sweet deal We get MOST mens and womens WC events every weekend mostly taped but some live . and CBC covers it in depth

 

[trtaylor]

I'm lucky enough that my cable provider carries the Universal Sports Network channel, so I get the pleasure of watching WC races in HD Plus, they replay the races all the time, so if you miss the same day coverage, you're able to view each race multiple times per week

Here US is a digital channel, but not HD. Do you have both or do you really mean you are watching a digital channel on an HD television? Just curious.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

In Stowe I saw some steezy downhill coverage from Lake Louise on CBC..

 

[drjeff]

Here US is a digital channel, but not HD. Do you have both or do you really mean you are watching a digital channel on an HD television? Just curious.

Nope, full HD channel on my cable system. Only comes in on my HD box, and it's definately an HD picture

 

[trtaylor]

Nope, full HD channel on my cable system. Only comes in on my HD box, and it's definately an HD picture

Nice. Who's your provider?

 

[drjeff]

Nice. Who's your provider?

Charter

 

[ski9]

If you are like me, I really enjoy watching Alpine Ski racing. There was a web site called World Champion Sports Network or something like that where you could pay to watch racing from around the world. They were done professionally and the quality was good. That site dissappeared and now there is a site called Universal Sports (universalsports.com) where you can watch all the races either live or taped for free (at least for now). Great stuff and a great thing to watch at night with a cold one instead of TV.

It's awesome to have Universal Sports and it's a lot like the old OLN coverage where you got a sense of the start corral and the racers warming up...the studio voice-over coverage isn't nearly as cool as Chad Fleischer and the old crew, but I'm def not complaining. I sorta like how they were lamenting how Hermann Maier's days of glory were now gone and he just didn't look like he had the same fire----as he was winning his 54th race...

 

[frozencorn]

For any Olympic fans, nothing beat catching the '94 games on CBC while in college in Winooski. Thing was on all day, and actually showed live skiing, hockey...uh, curling...as opposed to the snip and cut tidy package CBS package trot out on a nightly basis.

 

[skibum9995]

For any Olympic fans, nothing beat catching the '94 games on CBC while in college in Winooski. Thing was on all day, and actually showed live skiing, hockey...uh, curling...as opposed to the snip and cut tidy package CBS package trot out on a nightly basis.

I was in college for the 2006 games and was able to watch them on CBC. I agree, the coverage is way better than what we have on our networks.