Nebelhorn Trophy 2021 figure skating: Tara Prasad chases Winter Olympics quota, watch live

The figure skating world’s eyes will be on Oberstdorf, Germany, as the Nebelhorn Trophy 2021 gets underway from September 23.

The three-day long Nebelhorn Trophy, an International Skating Union (ISU) Challenger Series event, is the final qualifying tournament for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Indian figure skater Tara Prasad will be aiming to earn a quota spot for the 2022 Winter Games at the event.

Competing in the women’s singles, Tara Prasad, the only Indian in the event, will participate in the short program - a set of required jumps, spins and steps - and the free skate - where skaters have to perform a wider range of elements, including jumps and spins with two-footed skating.

Figure skaters have to perform to music of their choice in both programs and need to use the entire ice surface.

Each skater gets two minutes and 40 seconds to showcase their skills in the short program while the duration is four minutes in free skating.

Points are awarded for each element and program, with a competitor’s final placement being determined by the total of their scores in all segments.

There are six spots up for grabs in the women’s singles for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The USA’s Alysa Liu, Ekaterina Kurakova of Poland, Belarusian Viktoriia Safonova and Swisswoman Alexia Paganini will be some of the favourites at the Nebelhorn Trophy.

Among the men, American Vincent Zhou will be a top contender while Roman Sadovsky (Canada), Mark Kondratiuk (Russia) and Adam Siao Him Fa (France) will be the frontrunners.

Nebelhorn Trophy 2021 figure skating India schedule and live start times

All timings are India Standard Time (IST)

Thursday, September 23

Women’s Short Program - 9:30 PM IST

Saturday, September 25

Women’s Free Skating - 1:00 PM IST

Where to watch the Nebelhorn Trophy 2021 figure skating live in India?

Live streaming of the Nebelhorn Trophy 2021 will be available on SportDeutschland.TV.