- CBC to provide exclusive Canadian coverage for all seven ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix events, including Skate Canada International from Kelowna BC, Oct. 30-Nov. 1
- Olympic medallists Piper Gilles and Jeffrey Buttle join Kurt Browning, Carol Lane and Brenda Irving on CBC’s figure skating broadcast team
- That Figure Skating Show returns October 27, hosted by Asher Hill alongside new co-host Piper Gilles
CBC is bringing the excitement from the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix to audiences across Canada, offering more than 115 hours of exclusive coverage across CBC TV and CBC Gem throughout the 2026 season. The action begins this Friday on CBC Gem at 12 p.m. ET (9 a.m. PT) with the Grand Prix de France taking place from October 23 to October 25 at the Angers IceParc in Angers, France. The highly anticipated season opener will feature top-tier global skaters competing across four major disciplines: men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
Coverage on CBC TV begins Saturday, October, 24 at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT) hosted by Anastasia Bucsis, followed by CBC Sports Primetime at 7 p.m. (4 p.m. ET) hosted by Andi Petrillo. Olympic medallist and five-time world championship medallist, Canadian ice dancer Piper Gilles will join Petrillo in-studio for coverage on CBC Sports Primetime.
Play-by-play and analysis for the Grand Prix de France will be provided by CBC Sports’ Brenda Irving, alongside Olympic medallist and world champion figure skater Jeffrey Buttle and Olympic figure skating coach and choreographer Carol Lane. Olympian and four-time world champion Kurt Browning will join for additional events. CBC Sports’ Devin Heroux will report from Kelowna during Skate Canada International, while Mackenzie Barwell will be rinkside in Everett, Washington, for Skate America.
The start of the figure skating season also marks the return of CBC Sports’ digital series, That Figure Skating Show, with some exciting new star power! Longtime host Asher Hill will be joined by Piper Gilles to deliver highlights, analysis and lively conversation. Gilles offers a fresh perspective bringing firsthand experience and insider knowledge as she watches this Grand Prix season from the sidelines. That Figure Skating Show returns October 27, with new episodes every Tuesday on CBC Gem, CBC Sports YouTube and cbcsports.ca.
CBC’S 2026 ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix schedule features:
- Grand Prix de France — Angers, France (Oct. 23-25)
- Skate Canada International — Kelowna, BC, Canada (Oct. 30-Nov. 1)
- Cup of China — Shenzhen, China (Nov. 6-8)
- Skate America — Everett, Washington, USA (Nov. 13-15)
- Finlandia Trophy — Helsinki, Finland (Nov. 20-22)
- NHK Trophy — Tokyo Japan (Nov. 27-29)
- ISU Grand Prix Final — Chongqing, China (Dec. 10-13)
CBC Sports Primetime is CBC’s new weekly Saturday night sports show hosted by veteran broadcaster Andi Petrillo. The weekend show features major sporting events, professional women’s sports and unmatched coverage of Canada’s high performance athletes as they compete at home and around the world, in Olympic and Paralympic sport.
CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to providing unmatched coverage of Canada’s high performance athletes as they compete at home and around the world; across French and English platforms. The national public broadcaster also has a long-standing commitment to equal coverage of women’s sports across all platforms.
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