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Action at the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating National Championships continues Friday with the short program for both the men’s and ice dancing disciplines.
On the men’s side, rising 17-year-old star Nathan Chen looks to be past last year’s hip injury, and after taking silver in the Grand Prix Final in December, he looks to be the favorite to capture gold in Kansas City this weekend. He’ll be challenged by 2015 U.S. champ Jason Brown, while defending champion Adam Rippon is out with an injury. You can click here for the men’s short program start order.
For the ice dance, siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani enter as the defending U.S. Champions, while 2015 gold medalists Madison Chock and Evan Bates will also be firmly in the mix. You can click here for the short dance start order.
Here’s everything you need to know to watch the coverage from Kansas City on Friday:
Date: Friday, January 20, 2017
Time, Short Dance: 6 – 8 p.m. ET
Time, Men’s Short Program: 8:30 p.m. – Midnight ET
TV Channel, Short Dance: NBC Sports Network
TV Channel, Men’s Short Program: Universal HD
Live Stream, Short Dance: Sling TV, NBC Sports Live Extra, or Ice Network (subscription needed)
Live Stream, Men’s Short Program: Ice Network (subscription needed)
Tim Keeney is a sports contributor for Heavy. He has previously worked for Rivals, StatSheet and Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter @t_keenJanuary 20, 2017 12:00 pm
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