The 2024 World Allround Speed Skating Championships at the Max Aicher Arena in Inzell, Bavaria, mark the beginning of an intriguing new era for the sport, as both reigning champions, Nils van der Poel and Irene Schouten, have hung up their blades. Who will rise to the challenge and fill the void?
Read on and we'll show you how to watch the 2024 World Allround Speed Skating Championships from anywhere with a VPN, and potentially for FREE.
The 2024 World Allround Speed Skating Championships run from Thursday (Mar. 7) to Sunday (Mar. 10). Full schedule below.
► Canada — CBC Gem (FREE)
► RoW — YouTube (FREE)
► U.S. — Peacock
► U.K. — Discovery+
► Watch anywhere — Try NordVPN 100% risk free
What Jordan Stolz has achieved since stepping up from the juniors has put speed skating on the map, and all eyes will be on the 19-year-old American at his first Allround Worlds as a senior. He's swept the 500m, 1,000m and 1,500m at the world speed skating championships two years running, breaking his own 1,000m world record in the process and coming close to the 500m and 1,500m records too.
Win the 2024 World Allround Speed Skating Championships and he'll go down in history as the youngest male champion since Eric Heiden in 1978, though three-time winner Patrick Roest – runner-up to van der Poel at the last championships, is a formidable competitor.
Schouten's shock retirement two weeks ago has put Miho Takagi and Antoinette Ridjpma-de Jong firmly in the conversation in the women's event. Both of them finished less than a second behind Schouten in Hamar two years ago, with Ragne Wiklund desperately unfortunate to miss out on a medal.
Read on as we explain how to watch World Allround Speed Skating Championships live streams from anywhere with a VPN. We’ve also listed the full schedule below so you won't miss a moment.
FREE World Allround Speed Skating Championships live streams
The 2024 World Allround Speed Skating Championships are being live streamed for free on CBC Sports and its CBC Gem streaming service in Canada, ORF in Austria and Rai in Italy.
The event is also being live streamed on the International Skating Union YouTube channel everywhere the World Allround Speed Skating Championships doesn't have a broadcaster.
But what if you're based in one of those countries but aren't at home to catch that free World Allround Speed Skating Championships coverage? Maybe you're on holiday and don't want to spend money on pay TV in another country, when you'd usually be able to watch for free at home?
Don't worry — you can watch it via a VPN instead. We'll show you how to do that below.
World Allround Speed Skating Championships live streams around the world
Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the skating on your usual subscription?
You can still watch the Speed Skating Championships live thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So ideal for boxing fans away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market:
Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance if you're in the U.S. and want to view a Canadian service, you'd select Canada from the list.
3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to CBC Gem or another website and watch the World Allround Speed Skating Championships.
How to watch World Allround Speed Skating Championships live streams in Canada
As mentioned above, fans in Canada can watch the World Allround Speed Skating Championships on CBC Sports and the channel's CBC Gem streaming service. CBC Gem is free (with ads) or CA$4.99 a month (ad-free).
If you live in Canada but aren't at home right now, you can still watch a World Allround Speed Skating Championships live stream by using a quality VPN like NordVPN.
How to watch World Allround Speed Skating Championships live streams in the U.S.
Peacock has the rights to the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in the U.S..
Peacock costs just $5.99/month with ads, or $11.99 without, and includes lots more great content in addition to World Allround Speed Skating Championships live streams.
If you already use the service but aren't in the U.S. right now, you can watch World Allround Speed Skating Championships live streams by using a good VPN. And if, for whatever reason, you can't get it working, do remember that you have the comfort of a 30-day money-back guarantee with ExpressVPN.
How to watch World Allround Speed Skating Championships live streams in the U.K.
Eurosport and Discovery+ have the rights to the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in the U.K..
A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+ will set you back £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year. The package includes live coverage of UCI Tour cycling, snooker, tennis, motorsports, the Paris Olympic Games, and more.
A premium subscription, which includes all that plus TNT Sports (Premier League, Champions League and Europa League football plus rugby, wrestling, UFC, and MotoGP) costs an additional £29.99 per month.
If you're currently traveling overseas, don't worry, as you can use a good VPN to watch from abroad.
How to watch World Allround Speed Skating Championships live streams in Australia
If you're in Australia, you can watch the 2024 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for free on YouTube.
If you aren't in Oz right now, you can live stream the World Allround Speed Skating Championships by using a good VPN. And if, for whatever reason, you can't get it working, do remember that you have the comfort of a 30-day money-back guarantee with ExpressVPN.
World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2024 schedule and events
(All times ET)
Thursday, March 7 from 12pm
- Women's 500m
- Men's 500m
- Women's 1,000m
- Men's 1,000m
Friday, March 8 from 11.30am
- Women's 500m
- Men's 500m
- Women's 1,000m
- Men's 1,000m
Saturday, March 9 from 5.45am
- Women's 500m
- Men's 500m
- Women's 3,000m
- Men's 5,000m
Sunday, March 10 from 6.15am
- Women's 1,500m
- Men's 1,500m
- Women's 5,000m
- Men's 10,000m
