Thursday, February 22, 2018

LADIES’ FIGURE SKATING HIGHLIGHTS TONIGHT’S LIVE OLYMPIC COVERAGE FROM PYEONGCHANG AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBC AND NBCSN

LADIES’ FIGURE SKATING HIGHLIGHTS TONIGHT’S LIVE OLYMPIC COVERAGE FROM PYEONGCHANG AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBC AND NBCSN

2018 U.S. Champion Bradie Tennell, 2010 Olympian Mirai Nagasu & 2017 U.S. Champion Karen Chen Return for Ladies’ Free Skate Tonight on NBC and NBCSN
2018 Olympic Gold Medalist Red Gerard Leads U.S. Men in Snowboarding’s Big Air Final Tomorrow Night Live in Primetime
All Events Live Streamed on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app

STAMFORD, Conn. – February 22, 2018 Ladies’ figure skating highlights tonight’s live primetime coverage on NBC and NBCSN beginning at 8 p.m. ET as reigning U.S. champion Bradie Tennell leads the Americans, joined by 2010 Olympian Mirai Nagasu, who became the first American woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics earlier at these Games, and 2017 U.S. champion Karen Chen. The gold medal will likely come down to a duel between two-time reigning world champion Yevgenia Medvedeva and her 15-year-old training partner Alina Zagitova, competing as Olympic Athletes from Russia.

Primetime coverage on NBC also showcases several short track finals including the men’s 500m, women’s 1000m, and men’s 5000m relay. South Korea boasts a number of podium contenders on the women’s side, including Choi Min-Jeong and Shim Suk-Hee. Canada’s Kim Boutin, who has already stood on the podium in both of the other individual events at these Games, will go for a third in the women’s 1000m.

Tonight’s “Primetime Plus” coverage on NBC starts at 12:35 a.m. ET, with the women’s ski cross final, followed by biathlon’s women’s 4x6km relay.

NBCSN’s coverage continues at 7 p.m. ET with Liam McHugh and 2006 Olympic ice dance silver medalist Tanith White hosting Olympic Ice alongside analyst and 1984 Olympic figure skating gold medalist Scott Hamilton. The hour-long studio show previews the day’s Olympic figure skating action while also providing viewers with analysis and highlights of the previous competition. Following Olympic Ice, NBCSN presents live coverage of the ladies’ free skate.

Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA complements NBCUniversal’s extensive coverage of the Winter Olympics, with wall-to-wall programming from the host city. Daily coverage includes 20 hours of highlights, news and features provided by Olympic Channel News; live Olympic medal ceremony coverage from the PyeongChang Medal Plaza; and a daily studio show hosted by 13-time Emmy Award winner Jimmy Roberts. The 30-minute Winter Olympics Daily studio show airs daily at Noon ET, and provides features, storytelling, commentary, and highlights, including a “Meet the Olympic Press” segment that will bring together contributing journalists to discuss all the daily news and storylines surrounding PyeongChang.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Friday’s primetime coverage live across all time zones on NBC begins at 8 p.m. ET, highlighted by the finals in the inaugural men’s big air competition as 17-year-old snowboarder Red Gerard, who won gold in men’s slopestyle earlier in these Games, Kyle Mack and Chris Corning lead the U.S. team. Live coverage also features the inaugural team event in alpine skiing as four athletes each (two men and two women) compete in a series of head-to-head slalom races against teams from other countries. (Outdoor events subject to weather conditions.)

Primetime coverage on NBC also includes the first two runs of four-man bobsled as 2010 Olympic gold medalist Justin Olsen, two-time Olympian Nick Cunningham and 23-year-old Codie Bascue compete for the U.S. In speed skating, two-time Olympic gold medalist Shani Davis and Joey Mantia lead the U.S. in the men’s 1000m. Coverage of men’s speed skating also airs live earlier in the day at 5 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

“Primetime Plus” coverage starts at 11:35 p.m. ET, and includes the finals of snowboarding’s men’s and women’s parallel giant slaloms. After claiming super-G gold in alpine skiing earlier in the Games, Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic is expected to be a top contender in this snowboarding event.

Friday’s daytime coverage on NBC begins at 3 p.m. ET, highlighted by biathlon’s men’s 4x7.5km relay.

NBCSN presents live coverage of the semifinal games in men’s hockey on Friday, beginning at 2:40 a.m. ET as the Czech Republic faces Olympic Athletes from Russia, followed by Canada taking on Germany at 6:45 a.m. ET. Both games will air later in the day on NBCSN beginning at 4 p.m. ET.

Curling coverage on NBCSN sweeps into action at 9:30 a.m. ET, with the men’s bronze medal match (Switzerland vs Canada), immediately followed by the first semifinal of the women’s tournament at 12:30 p.m. ET.

NBCSN’s coverage continues at 7 p.m. ET with Liam McHugh and 2006 Olympic ice dance silver medalist Tanith White hosting Olympic Ice alongside analyst and 1984 Olympic figure skating gold medalist Scott Hamilton. The penultimate hour-long studio show provides viewers with analysis and highlights of the ladies’ figure skating competition from PyeongChang. Following Olympic Ice, NBCSN presents live coverage of cross-country skiing’s men’s 50km classical at Midnight ET.

CNBC continues its daily Olympic curling coverage, with the second semifinal of the women’s tournament at 5 p.m. ET.

Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA complements NBCUniversal’s extensive coverage of the Winter Olympics, with wall-to-wall programming from the host city. Daily coverage includes 20 hours of highlights, news and features provided by Olympic Channel News; live Olympic medal ceremony coverage from the PyeongChang Medal Plaza; and a daily studio show hosted by 13-time Emmy Award winner Jimmy Roberts. The 30-minute Winter Olympics Daily studio show airs daily at Noon ET, and provides features, storytelling, commentary, and highlights, including a “Meet the Olympic Press” segment that will bring together contributing journalists to discuss all the daily news and storylines surrounding PyeongChang.

NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app, which are powered by NBC Sports’ Playmaker Media, will deliver more than 1,800 hours of live-event and TV simul-stream coverage for the PyeongChang Olympics. In a Winter Games first, NBC broadcast network content will be live streamed, including the daytime, primetime and primetime-plus shows.
For more information on live streaming, please go to: NBCOlympics.com/Live-Stream-Schedule

For the full schedule of NBCUniversal’s Olympic coverage, please go to: NBCOlympics.com

Listings subject to change (all times ET unless otherwise noted).
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 (DAY 13)
NBC
8 p.m. – Midnight
Figure Skating – Ladies’ Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Short Track
Men’s 500m Gold Medal Final
Women’s 1000m Gold Medal Final
Men’s 5000m Relay Gold Medal Final
5 p.m. – 9:35 p.m. (PT)
Figure Skating – Ladies’ Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Short Track
Men’s 500m Gold Medal Final
Women’s 1000m Gold Medal Final
Men’s 5000m Relay Gold Medal Final
12:35 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Freestyle Skiing – Women’s Ski Cross Gold Medal Final
Biathlon – Women’s 4x6km Relay Gold Medal Final
Midnight – 4 a.m. (MT)
Primetime Encore
11:35 p.m. – 3:35 a.m. (PT)
Primetime Encore
2 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. (ET)
Primetime Encore
1 a.m. – 3:30 a.m. (CT)
Primetime Encore
4 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. (MT)
Primetime Encore 2
3:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. (PT)
Primetime Encore 2

NBCSN
7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Olympic Ice
Figure Skating – Ladies’ Free Program (LIVE)
10 p.m. – 1:30a.m.
Biathlon – Women’s 4x6km Relay
Nordic Combined – Men’s Team Large Hill/4x5km Gold Medal Final

CNBC
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Men’s Curling – Semifinal: U.S. vs. Canada

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Winter Olympics Daily (Encore)
6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Winter Olympics Daily (Encore)
7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Olympic Channel News (OBS)
11 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Olympic Channel News (OBS)

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):
  • Figure Skating – Figure Skating competition concludes with the ladies’ free skate. Team USA is represented by 2018 national champion Bradie Tennell; 2010 Olympian Mirai Nagasu; and 2017 national champion Karen Chen, fourth at last year’s World Championships. Yevgenia Medvedeva and Alina Zagitova, competing as Olympic Athletes from Russia, are favored.
  • Short Track – Short Track finals include the men’s 500m, women’s 1000m and men’s 5000m relay. South Korea boasts a number of podium contenders, including Choi Min-Jeong and Shim Suk-Hee in the women’s 1000m.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime Plus):
  • Freestyle Skiing – Switzerland has podium potential as well in the women’s ski cross final, with Fanny Smith joining Sweden’s Sandra Naeslund as medal favorites. Canada’s Marielle Thompson, the defending Olympic gold medalist, tore her ACL this fall, but has returned to the Games looking to win a second gold medal.
  • Biathlon – Belarus, led by three-time Olympic gold medalist Darya Domracheva, is expected to be a top contender.
NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Figure Skating – Figure Skating coverage features early groups in the ladies’ free skate. Liam McHugh will host Olympic Ice Presented by Toyota, a live, daily figure skating show. He will be joined by co-host Tanith White and analyst Scott Hamilton for in-depth coverage of all things figure skating, including a preview of the ladies’ free skate.
  • Biathlon – Belarus, led by three-time Olympic gold medalist Darya Domracheva, is expected to be a top contender.
  • Nordic Combined – The Nordic combined team event begins with the ski jumping phase (live). A deep German squad is favored for gold. Followed by the men’s team large hill event concludes with a 4x5km cross-country race. Germany, led by Johannes Rydzek and Eric Frenzel, is the team to beat.
CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Curling – Curling coverage includes a men’s semifinal between the U.S. and Canada. Team USA faces three-time defending Olympic gold medalist Canada in the men's curling tournament semifinal. The Americans upset Canada, 9-7, when the two sides met in round-robin play.
OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Jimmy Roberts will host Winter Olympics Daily, a 30-minute studio show providing features, storytelling, commentary, and highlights, including a “Meet the Olympic Press” segment that will bring together contributing journalists to discuss all the daily news and storylines surrounding PyeongChang.
  • Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will provide 20 hours of the most comprehensive news and highlights coverage from PyeongChang every day via the Olympic Channel News Service.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 (DAY 14)
NBC
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Biathlon – Men’s 4x7.5km Relay Gold Medal Final
8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Alpine Skiing – Team Event Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Snowboarding – Men’s Big Air Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Four-Man Bobsled – Competition
Speed Skating – Men’s 1000m Gold Medal Final
6 p.m. – 9:35 p.m. (MT)
Alpine Skiing – Team Event Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Snowboarding – Men’s Big Air Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Four-Man Bobsled – Competition
Speed Skating – Men’s 1000m Gold Medal Final
5 p.m. – 8:35 p.m. (PT)
Alpine Skiing – Team Event Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Snowboarding – Men’s Big Air Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Four-Man Bobsled – Competition
Speed Skating – Men’s 1000m Gold Medal Final
11:35 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Snowboarding – Men’s & Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom Gold Medal Finals
11:35 p.m. – 2:35 a.m. (MT)
Primetime Encore
10:35 p.m. – 1:35 a.m. (PT)
Primetime Encore
1 a.m. – 4 a.m. (ET)
Primetime Encore
Midnight – 3 a.m. (CT)
Primetime Encore
2:35 a.m. – 5 a.m. (MT)
Primetime Encore 2
1:35 a.m. – 4:35 a.m. (PT)
Primetime Encore 2

NBCSN
1:30 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.
Bobsled – Four-Man Training
2:30 a.m. – 5 a.m.
Men’s Hockey – Semifinal: Czech Republic vs. Olympic Athletes from Russia (LIVE)
5 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Speed Skating – Men’s 1,000m Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Men’s Hockey – Semifinal: Canada vs. Germany (LIVE)
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Men’s Curling – Bronze Medal Match: Canada vs. Switzerland
12:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Women’s Curling – Semifinal
Medal Ceremonies
4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Hockey Game of the Day (replay)
Hockey Game of the Day II (replay)
Olympic Ice
8 p.m. – Midnight
Biathlon – Men’s 4x7.5km Relay Gold Medal Final
Women’s Curling – Semifinal (replay)
Midnight – 3 a.m.
Cross Country – Men’s 50km Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

CNBC
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Women’s Curling – Semifinal

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
2 a.m. – 5 a.m.
Olympic Channel News (OBS)
5 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Medal Ceremonies (LIVE)
7 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Olympic Channel News (OBS)
10 a.m. – Noon
Olympic Channel News (OBS)
Noon – 12:30 p.m.
Winter Olympics Daily
12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Winter Olympics Daily (Encore)
1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Olympic Channel News (OBS)
6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Winter Olympics Daily (Encore)
6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Winter Olympics Daily (Encore)
7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Olympic Channel News (OBS)
11 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Olympic Channel News (OBS)

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):
  • Snowboarding – Snowboarding also introduces an exciting new event: men’s big air, with Canadian teammates Mark McMorris and Max Parrot among the contenders. Red Gerard, who won slopestyle gold earlier in these Games, and Chris Corning could also compete for the podium.
  • Alpine Skiing – In the Olympic debut of the alpine team event, nations compete in a bracket-style format featuring head-to-head slalom races (two men and two women per round).
  • Bobsled – The four-man bobsled event gets underway as Germany looks to confirm its favorite status (runs 1 and 2).
  • Speed Skating – The men’s 1000m features two-time Olympic gold medalist Shani Davis and his U.S. teammate Joey Mantia taking on the dominant Dutch.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
  • Biathlon – Top contenders in the men’s 4x7.5km relay include Norway, France, Germany, and the Olympic Athletes from Russia.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime Plus):
  • Snowboarding – After claiming super-G gold in alpine skiing earlier in the Games, Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic is expected to be a top contender in this snowboarding event.
NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Hockey – Two men’s hockey semifinals beginning with the Czech Republic against Olympic Athletes from Russia, followed by Canada versus Germany.
  • Speed Skating – The men’s 1000m features two-time Olympic gold medalist Shani Davis and his U.S. teammate Joey Mantia taking on the dominant Dutch.
  • Curling – The men’s curling bronze medal final between Canada and Switzerland, plus two women’s curling semifinal matches (South Korea vs Japan; Sweden vs Great Britain).
  • Medal Ceremonies – Notable podium celebrations from the Medals Plaza in PyeongChang.
  • Figure Skating – Liam McHugh will host Olympic Ice Presented by Toyota, a live, daily figure skating show. He will be joined by co-host Tanith White and analyst Scott Hamilton for in-depth coverage of all things Figure Skating, including a wrap-up of the ladies’ free skate.
  • Biathlon – Top contenders in the men’s 4x7.5km relay include Norway, France, Germany, and the Olympic Athletes from Russia.
  • Cross-Country – Five miles longer than a marathon, the cross-country men’s 50km is one of the most grueling Winter Olympic events.
CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Curling – A women’s curling semifinal matches (South Korea vs Japan; Sweden vs Great Britain).
OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Jimmy Roberts will host Winter Olympics Daily, a 30-minute studio show providing features, storytelling, commentary, and highlights, including a “Meet the Olympic Press” segment that will bring together contributing journalists to discuss all the daily news and storylines surrounding PyeongChang.
  • Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will provide live coverage of the pageantry and exhilaration surrounding every Olympic medal ceremony from the PyeongChang Medal Plaza.
  • Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will provide 20 hours of the most comprehensive news and highlights coverage from PyeongChang every day via the Olympic Channel News Service.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 (DAY 15)
NBC
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Speed Skating – Men’s and Women’s Mass Start Gold Medal Finals
Cross-Country Skiing – Men’s 50km Classical Gold Medal Final
8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Figure Skating Gala (LIVE)
Four Man Bobsled – Gold Medal Final Runs (LIVE)
9 p.m. – Midnight (MT)
Primetime Encore
8 p.m. – 11 p.m. (PT)
Primetime Encore
11:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Primetime Plus Coverage
12:30 a.m. – 3:30 a.m. (ET)
Primetime Encore
11:30 p.m. – 2:30 a.m. (CT)
Primetime Encore
1:30 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. (MT)
Primetime Encore 2
12:30 a.m. – 3:30 a.m. (PT)
Primetime Encore 2

NBCSN
3 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Men’s Curling – Gold Medal Final: Sweden vs. U.S.
6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Men’s Hockey – Bronze Medal Game (LIVE)
9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Speed Skating – Men’s and Women’s Mass Start Gold Medal Finals
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Women’s Curling – Bronze Medal Match
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Men’s Hockey – Game of the Day: Men’s Bronze Medal Game (replay)
4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Men’s Curling – Gold Medal Final: Sweden vs. U.S.(replay)
Olympic Ice
7 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Women’s Curling – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
10:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Men’s Hockey – Gold Medal Game (LIVE)

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
2 a.m. – 5 a.m.
Olympic Channel News (OBS)
5 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Medal Ceremonies (LIVE)
7 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Olympic Channel News (OBS)
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Olympic Channel News (OBS)
1 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Olympic Channel News (OBS)

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):
  • Figure Skating Gala – Figure skating coverage features the gala event.
  • Bobsled – Final runs of the four-man bobsled event feature 23-year-old Codie Bascue, who has emerged as Team USA’s best four-man pilot following the death of three-time Olympic medalist Steven Holcomb. Germany, with two top sleds, and Latvia are the nations to beat.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
  • Speed Skating – Speed skating coverage includes the Olympic debut of mass start racing, which differs from the traditional paired format. On the men’s side, Team USA’s Joey Mantia is the reigning world champion. The women’s field includes South Korean Kim Bo-Reum, who draws on her short track experience, plus German legend Claudia Pechstein and Team USA’s Heather Bergsma.
  • Cross-Country Skiing – Five miles longer than a marathon, the cross-country men’s 50km is one of the most grueling Winter Olympic events.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime Plus):
  • Details to come.
NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Cross-Country Skiing – Five miles longer than a marathon, the cross-country men’s 50km is one of the most grueling Winter Olympic events. Canadian Alex Harvey, who won the 50km freestyle at last year’s World Championships, should be in the mix.
  • Curling – The men’s curling gold medal final as Team USA, skipped by 2006 Olympic bronze medalist John Shuster, takes on Sweden, and the women’s gold medal final matches. In addition, the bronze medal finals in the event will be contested in the men’s field.
  • Hockey – The men’s hockey gold medal final (teams TBD). The men’s hockey bronze medal game (teams TBD). Canada has won the past two Olympic titles.
  • Speed Skating – Speed skating coverage includes the Olympic debut of mass start racing, which differs from the traditional paired format. On the men’s side, Team USA’s Joey Mantia is the reigning world champion. The women’s field includes South Korean Kim Bo-Reum, who draws on her short track experience, plus German legend Claudia Pechstein and Team USA’s Heather Bergsma.
  • Figure Skating – Liam McHugh will host Olympic Ice Presented by Toyota, a live, daily figure skating show. He will be joined by co-host Tanith White and analyst Scott Hamilton for in-depth coverage of all things figure skating.
OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will provide live coverage of the pageantry and exhilaration surrounding every Olympic medal ceremony from the PyeongChang Medal Plaza.
  • Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will provide 20 hours of the most comprehensive news and highlights coverage from PyeongChang every day via the Olympic Channel News Service.

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