Universal HD just showed the first 2 hours of a 6 hour program from the recent Long Track World Cup race from Salt Lake City. Much better video than the 2006 Olympics. In the slow motion shots you could see the clap skates working in every stroke.
The complete schedule:
The Essent ISU World Cup Speedskating Schedule on UniHD:
Friday, December 7 8 p.m., 1 a.m. ET
Friday, December 14 8 p.m. ET
Friday, December 21 8 p.m., 1 a.m. ET
Encores:
Monday, December 24 4 p.m. ET
Thursday, December 27 4 p.m. ET
Friday, December 28 2 a.m. ET
Saturday, December 29 4 p.m. ET
Sunday, December 30 2 p.m. ET

Ya i watched the first half of it last night and watching the second half that i recorded right now. Very good pq and ya i love watching the clap skates in action.

-Dillon

Which UHD Exec is going to be fired for putting on this programming? ;)

Not that I'm disappointed. I was really surprised and delighted to see this on the schedule yesterday! And in HD too!!! I thought it must be a mistake. NOBODY broadcasts Speedskating unless it's the Olympics!!!

Chad Hedrick looked really rusty out there. I guess he's been enjoying the "good life" after the Olympics. Not too many U.S. women out there either.

The second segment will be on tonight. Friday December 14th.

The Essent ISU World Cup Speedskating Schedule on UniHD:
Friday, December 7 8 p.m., 1 a.m. ET
Friday, December 14 8 p.m. ET
Friday, December 21 8 p.m., 1 a.m. ET
Encores:
Monday, December 24 4 p.m. ET
Thursday, December 27 4 p.m. ET
Friday, December 28 2 a.m. ET
Saturday, December 29 4 p.m. ET
Sunday, December 30 2 p.m. ET

I ended up watching for a few housrs last night. I enjoy short track a bit more but this was a nice surprise for a low-key Friday night at home with the family.:)

Fabris skating the 5000 meters, definitively has the best skating style.
We did the US Short Track Nationals last spring.
http://www.ohiospeedskating.com/nationals.htm

Anyone know if there are any plans to show more of the World Cup competitions? These 3 shows are races from one event.

I'd like to see some short track racing too! How is Ohno doing this season?

The third segment will be on tonight. Friday December 21th.
I ended up watching for a few housrs last night. I enjoy short track a bit more but this was a nice surprise for a low-key Friday night at home with the family.:)
Webcast of short track speedskating!

US Speedskating to Webcast the US Senior Short Track Championship

Webcast link: http://www.usspeedskating.org/livefeed.php

US Speedskating to Webcast the US Senior Short Track Championship
December 20, 2007, Kearns, UT- US Speedskating is proud to announce
that the U.S. Senior Short Track Speedskating Championships will be
available for viewing via webcast through a link on the US
Speedskating website. The event will be conducted at the Utah Olympic
Oval in Salt Lake City UT. Skaters competing at this event will be
vying for selection to the US Speedskating World Team and the World
Cups #5 and #6 teams.
The webcast will be a free service courtesy of US Speedskating and
MediaOne of Utah with Local Motion Productions providing the taping.
It is intended to have a live webcast of this event based on the below
listed schedule. Events will also be archived and available through
the USS website within a week of the conclusion of events. All times
are local Mountain Standard Times.
Friday, December 21 - 10:00 am
Time Trials Ladies and Time Trials Men (tentative webcast)

Friday, December 21 - 6:00 pm
Ladies and Men 1500m Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals

Saturday, December 22 - 11:00 am
Ladies and Men 500m Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals

Sunday, December 23 - 10:00 am
Ladies and Men 1000m Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals
Ladies and Men 3000m Superfinals
Ladies and Men Relay

This is a new initiative for US Speedskating and we trust it will be
well received by our membership.
DSL or Cable Internet recommended for best viewing of this webcast.
For additional information please contact Kori Novak, Director, PR &
Media at 801-417-5360 or media@usspeedskating.org
About US Speedskating: US Speedskating is a nonprofit organization
recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the national
governing body for the sport of Speedskating in the United States. To
date, US Speedskating has won a total of 75 Olympic medals, making it
the most successful winter sport in the USA.

Ah dammit. I missed the whole effing thing.

Ah dammit. I missed the whole effing thing.
Sunday at noon EST for the 1000 & 3000 meter and relays.
But USSpeedskating writes:
Events will also be archived and available through
the USS website within a week of the conclusion of events.
After watching the Long Track in HD from the same building the webcast hurts your eyes.

I managed to see the heads-up a few days back, so I set the DVR for everything that was upcoming this weekend and the coming week.

I love speedskating (both long track and short track), especially from the SLC arena that was specially built for the Olympics. It has beautiful lighting for HD and all colors, especially the pure white ice, are absolutely perfect. [In contrast, the Olympics figure skating and short track from the Delta Center had inferior lighting and seemed grayer and darker].

Interesting... the UHD broadcasts are "sans logo"! Unbelievable!

High quality picture, and announcing, like the Olympics. Very enjoyable.

I'm watching the ShortTrack finals now. Thanks for the heads up. There are quite a few names from inline speedskating out there!

It's killing me that there's no HD broadcast of these types of races.

They're also showing curling! Woohoo!

From US Speedskating:

NBC Universal will broadcast the Essent ISU World Cup Short Track event, being held in Salt Lake City at the Utah Olympic Oval February 8-10, on a tape delay basis. The event will be made into two broadcast shows.
The first television air date is February 20 at 8:00pm for the first show and 10:00pm for the second show.
There will be a repeat of the first show on February 21 at 2:30 pm.
There will also be an airing on February 24 at 12:00pm and 2:00pm.
All times are EST.