Monday, February 19, 2018

THREE-TIME WORLD MEDALISTS MAIA AND ALEX SHIBUTANI LEAD U.S. IN ICE DANCE DURING NBC’S LIVE PRIMETIME COVERAGE FROM PYEONGCHANG TONIGHT AT 7 PM ET

THREE-TIME WORLD MEDALISTS MAIA AND ALEX SHIBUTANI LEAD U.S. IN ICE DANCE DURING NBC’S LIVE PRIMETIME COVERAGE FROM PYEONGCHANG TONIGHT AT 7 PM ET

2018 U.S. Champions Madison Hubbell & Zach Donohue, and Madison Chock & Evan Bates Join the “Shib Sibs” in Ice Dance Competition across NBC and NBCSN
2018 Olympic Slopestyle Gold Medalist Jamie Anderson, Julia Marino and Hailey Langland Compete in Inaugural Olympic Big Air Competition Moved to Primetime Live at 7 p.m. ET on NBC
Two-Time Olympic Silver Medalist Hilary Knight Leads Team USA against Finland in Women’s Hockey Semifinal Tonight at 11 p.m. ET Live on NBCSN
All Events Live Streamed on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app

STAMFORD, Conn. – February 18, 2018 Tonight’s primetime coverage live across all time zones on NBC begins at 7 p.m. ET, as three-time world medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani headline a deep U.S. roster in ice dance, joined by 2018 U.S. champions Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue, and Madison Chock and Evan Bates. Live coverage also features the inaugural Olympic big air competition. Americans Julia Marino and Hailey Langland are both likely to be strong medal contenders in their first Games. The event will also include two-time Olympic gold medalist Jamie Anderson, who won gold in snowboard slopestyle last weekend in PyeongChang.

Coverage also includes speed skating’s Heather Bergsma, Brittany Bowe, and Erin Jackson competing in the women’s 500m final, and the first two runs of men’s bobsled.
“Primetime Plus” coverage starts at 12:35 a.m. ET, with Maddie Bowman as she begins her quest to defend her 2014 Sochi Olympics victory in the women’s ski halfpipe. Bowman will be joined by teammate and Sochi slopestyle silver medalist Devin Logan. Coverage also includes men’s aerials, featuring reigning world champion Jon Lillis.

Daytime coverage on NBC begins at 3 p.m. ET, highlighted by cross-country’s men’s relay, the men’s team pursuit in speed skating, as well as biathlon’s men’s 15km mass start competition.

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 night’s competition. Following Olympic Ice, NBCSN presents live coverage of ice dance.

Sunday’s coverage on NBCSN continues at 10:10 p.m. ET, with the final in men’s aerials, immediately followed by live coverage of Team USA’s women’s hockey semifinal game against Finland. The team is headlined by two-time Olympic silver medalist Hilary Knight, captain Meghan Duggan, and 2017 world championship MVP Brianna Decker.
CNBC continues its daily Olympic curling coverage, as the U.S. men’s team, skipped by 2006 Olympic bronze medalist John Shuster, faces Norway at 4 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.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Monday’s primetime coverage live across all time zones on NBC begins at 8 p.m. ET, as the ice dance competition comes to a close. Three-time world medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani headline a deep U.S. roster, joined by 2018 U.S. champions Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue, and Madison Chock and Evan Bates. The top American team is expected to be in medal contention, while gold medal favorites include Vancouver winners Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada, and two-time world champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France.

Live coverage also features Maddie Bowman as she continues her quest to defend her 2014 Sochi Olympics victory in the women’s ski halfpipe. Bowman will be joined by teammate and Sochi slopestyle silver medalist Devin Logan. Coverage also includes the finals runs of two-man bobsled.

“Primetime Plus” coverage starts at 12:05 a.m. ET, as defending Olympic gold medalist David Wise leads in the U.S. in the men’s freestyle halfpipe. Wise is joined by 2017 X Games winner and world champion Aaron Blunck and 2014 Olympian Torin Yater-Wallace.

NBC’s Monday daytime coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET, and showcases the ski jumping’s men’s team large hill, followed by speed skating’s men’s 500m final and women’s team pursuit competition. Coverage of speed skating also airs earlier in the day at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

NBCSN presents coverage of men’s curling, as the U.S. men’s team, skipped by 2006 Olympic bronze medalist John Shuster, faces Canada at 4:30 a.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 hour-long studio show previews the day’s Olympic figure skating action while also providing viewers with analysis and highlights of the previous night’s competition. Following Olympic Ice, NBCSN presents live coverage of the conclusion of the ice dance competition.

Monday’s coverage on NBCSN continues at 10 p.m. ET, with a live men’s hockey elimination game, followed by men’s curling at 12:30 a.m. between Canada and Japan.
CNBC continues its daily Olympic curling coverage, as Wisconsin-born skip Nina Roth leads the U.S. women’s team against China 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).
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18 (DAY 9)
NBC3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Freestyle Skiing – Men's Aerials Gold Medal Final
Speed Skating – Men's Team Pursuit Competition
Biathlon – Men's 15km Mass Start Gold Medal Final
Cross-Country Skiing – Men’s 4x10km Relay Gold Medal Final
7 p.m. – MidnightFigure Skating – Ice Dance Short Dance (LIVE)
Snowboarding – Women’s Big Air Competition (LIVE)
Freestyle Skiing – Women’s Halfpipe Competition (LIVE)
Speed Skating – Women’s 500m Gold Medal Final
Two-Man Bobsled – Competition
Alpine Skiing – Women’s Downhill Training
Cross-Country Skiing – Men’s 4x10km Relay Gold Medal Final
4 p.m. – 9:35 p.m. (PT)Figure Skating – Ice Dance Short Dance (LIVE)
Snowboarding – Women’s Big Air Competition (LIVE)
Freestyle Skiing – Women’s Halfpipe Competition (LIVE)
Speed Skating – Women’s 500m Gold Medal Final
Two-Man Bobsled – Competition
Alpine Skiing – Women’s Downhill Training
Cross-Country Skiing – Men’s 4x10km Relay Gold Medal Final
12:35 a.m. – 2 a.m.Snowboarding – Women’s Big Air Competition
Freestyle Skiing
Women’s Halfpipe Competition
Men's Aerials Gold Medal Final
Midnight – 4:30 a.m. (MT)
Primetime Encore
11:35 p.m. – 4:30 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

NBCSN1:15 p.m. –3 p.m.
Cross Country – Men’s 4x10km Relay Gold Medal Final
Two-Man Bobsled – Competition
Freestyle Skiing – Men’s Aerials Gold Medal Final
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Hockey Game of the Day (replay)
7 p.m. – 10:10 p.m.
Olympic Ice
Figure Skating – Ice Dance Short Dance (LIVE)
10:10 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.Freestyle Skiing – Men’s Aerials Gold Medal Final
Biathlon – Men’s 15km Mass Start Gold Medal Final
Women’s Hockey – Semifinal: U.S. vs. Finland (LIVE)

CNBC4 p.m. – 7 p.m.Men’s Curling – U.S. vs. Norway

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
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. – 11p.m.
Olympic Channel News (OBS)
11p.m. – 2 a.m.
Olympic Channel News (OBS)

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):
  • Figure Skating – Figure skating siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani are one of three U.S. duos with podium potential as the ice dance competition begins.
  • Snowboarding – In the Olympic debut of snowboarding’s big air event, American teammates Julia Marino and Hailey Langland are among the field chasing Austrian favorite Anna Gasser (who won the X Games big air title in January). Two-time Olympic gold medalist Jamie Anderson will also compete.
  • Speed Skating – South Korea’s Lee Sang-Hwa races on home ice, aiming for a third-consecutive gold in the women’s 500m.
  • Bobsled – Bobsled’s two-man event gets underway with Germany favored for gold behind top pilots Francesco Friedrich and Johannes Lochner.
  • Cross-Country Skiing – Cross-country rivals Sweden and Norway duel for gold in the men’s 4x10km relay.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
  • Speed Skating – Speed skating coverage includes the men’s team pursuit qualifying round, with the Dutch favored to defend their Sochi 2014 title.
  • Biathlon – After back-to-back Olympic silver medals in the men’s 15km mass start, France’s Martin Fourcade seeks a golden upgrade against a field that includes reigning world champion Simon Schempp of Germany.
  • Cross-Country Skiing – Cross-country rivals Sweden and Norway duel in the men’s 4x10km relay. Sweden has won the past two Olympic golds.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime Plus):
  • Freestyle Skiing – Defending Olympic gold medalist Maddie Bowman leads a strong American group into women’s halfpipe qualifying. Coverage also the freestyle skiing men’s aerials final, the U.S. will be led by Jon Lillis. The gold medal favorite is Qi Guangpu of China.
NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Bobsled – Bobsled’s two-man event gets underway with Germany favored for gold behind top pilots Francesco Friedrich and Johannes Lochner.
  • Hockey – Game of the Day (teams TBD). A women’s hockey semifinal between Team USA and Finland will determine one of the gold-medal finalists.
  • Freestyle Skiing – Americans Jon Lillis, the surprise winner at the 2017 World Championships, challenges Chinese favorite Qi Guangpu for gold in the men’s aerials final.
  • Figure Skating – Figure skating coverage features early groups in the short dance competition. 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 short dance competition.
  • Biathlon – After back-to-back Olympic silver medals in the men’s 15km mass start, France’s Martin Fourcade seeks a golden upgrade against a field that includes reigning world champion Simon Schempp of Germany.
CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Curling – Team USA takes on Norway in round-robin men’s curling action.
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.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 (DAY 10)
NBC3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Ski Jumping – Men's Team Large Hill Gold Medal Final
Speed Skating
Men’s 500m Gold Medal Final
Women’s Team Pursuit Competition
8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.Figure Skating – Ice Dance Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Freestyle Skiing – Women’s Halfpipe Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Two-Man Bobsled – Gold Medal Final Runs
6 p.m. – 10:05 p.m. (MT)Figure Skating – Ice Dance Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Freestyle Skiing – Women’s Halfpipe Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Two-Man Bobsled – Gold Medal Final Runs
5 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)Figure Skating – Ice Dance Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Freestyle Skiing – Women’s Halfpipe Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Two-Man Bobsled – Gold Medal Final Runs
12:05 a.m. – 1 a.m.Freestyle Skiing – Men’s Halfpipe Competition (LIVE)
11:35 p.m. – 3:05 a.m. (MT)
Primetime Encore
10:35 p.m. – 2:05 a.m. (PT)
Primetime Encore
1 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. (ET)
Primetime Encore
Midnight – 3:30 a.m. (CT)
Primetime Encore
3:05 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. (MT)
Primetime Encore 2
2:05 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. (PT)
Primetime Encore 2

NBCSN1:30 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.
Women’s Curling – U.S. vs. Denmark
4:30 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Men’s Curling – U.S. vs. Canada
7 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Women’s Hockey – Semifinal: Canada vs. Olympic Athletes from Russia (LIVE)
Ski Jumping – Men’s Team Large Hill Gold Medal Final
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Two-Man Bobsled – Gold Medal Final Runs
Speed Skating
Men’s 500m Gold Medal Final
Women’s Team Pursuit Competition
12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Men’s Curling – U.S. vs Canada
3:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.Hockey Game of the Day (Replay)
Hockey Game of the Day II (Replay)
7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Olympic Ice
Figure Skating – Ice Dance Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Alpine Skiing – Women’s Downhill Training
10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.Men’s Hockey – Elimination Round (LIVE)
12:30 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.
Men’s Curling – Canada vs. Japan

CNBC5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Women’s Curling – U.S. vs. China

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):
  • Figure Skating – Figure skating’s ice dance competition concludes, with siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani among three medal-contending duos for Team USA; a showdown for gold is expected between training partners Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada and Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France.
  • Freestyle Skiing – Defending Olympic champion Maddie Bowman leads a strong American group in the women’s halfpipe final.
  • Bobsled – Top pilots Francesco Friedrich and Johannes Lochner give Germany a pair of gold-medal contenders in the two-man bobsled event, with Won Yun-Jong looking to lead South Korea to a podium spot.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
  • Ski Jumping – Ski jumping powers Germany and Norway look to challenge a Kamil Stoch-led Poland in the men’s team large hill event.
  • Speed Skating – The dominant Dutch target a second consecutive podium sweep in the men’s 500m, while favored Japan looks to advance in qualifying of the women’s team pursuit.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime Plus):
  • Freestyle Skiing – Defending Olympic gold medalist David Wise, 2017 world champion Aaron Blunck and 2014 Olympian Torin Yater-Wallace give the U.S. a formidable trio as men’s halfpipe gets underway (qualifying).
NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Curling – Team USA takes on Denmark in round-robin women’s curling action. Men’s round-robin curling continues as Team USA faces Canada.
  • Hockey – A women’s hockey semifinal between Canada and Olympic Athletes from Russia. Game of the Day (teams TBD). A playoff-round game to determine a spot in the men’s hockey quarterfinals (teams TBD).
  • Ski Jumping – Ski jumping powers Germany and Norway look to challenge Kamil Stoch-led Poland in the men’s team large hill event.
  • Bobsled – Top pilots Francesco Friedrich and Johannes Lochner give Germany a pair of gold-medal contenders in the two-man bobsled event, with Won Yun-Jong looking to lead South Korea to a podium spot.
  • Speed Skating – The dominant Dutch target a second consecutive podium sweep in the men’s 500m, while favored Japan looks to advance in qualifying of the women’s team pursuit.
  • Figure Skating – Figure skating coverage features early groups in the free dance competition. 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 free dance competition.
  • Alpine Skiing – Alpine coverage includes women’s downhill training, as 33-year-old American Lindsey Vonn prepares to chase a second Olympic gold in the event.
CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Curling – Team USA takes on China in a round-robin women’s curling match-up.
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.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (DAY 11)
NBC3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Biathlon – Mixed Relay Gold Medal Final
Nordic Combined – Men’s Individual Large Hill/10km Gold Medal Final
8 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.Alpine Skiing – Women’s Downhill Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Figure Skating – Ladies’ Short Program (LIVE)
Bobsled – Women’s Competition
Snowboarding – Men’s Big Air Competition (LIVE)
5 p.m. – 10:05 p.m. (PT)Alpine Skiing – Women’s Downhill Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Figure Skating – Ladies’ Short Program (LIVE)
Bobsled – Women’s Competition
Snowboarding – Men’s Big Air Competition (LIVE)
1:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.Freestyle Skiing – Men’s Ski Cross Gold Medal Final
Short Track – Gold Medal Final
Midnight – 4:30 a.m. (MT)
Primetime Encore
11:35 p.m. – 4:05 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
4:05 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. (PT)
Primetime Encore 2

NBCSN2:30 a.m. – 5 a.m.
Men’s Hockey – Elimination Round (LIVE)
5 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Women’s Curling – U.S. vs. South Korea
7 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Men’s Hockey – Elimination Round (LIVE)
9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.Nordic Combined – Men’s Individual Large Hill/10km Gold Medal Final
Biathlon – Mixed Relay Gold Medal Final
12:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Nordic Combined – Men’s Individual Large Hill/10km Gold Medal Final
Short Track – Gold Medal Final
Women’s Curling – U.S. vs. South Korea
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Hockey Game of the Day (replay)
7 p.m. – 10:35 p.m.
Olympic Ice
Figure Skating – Ladies’ Short Program (LIVE)
10:35 p.m. – 2:30 a.m.
Women’s Curling
Canada vs. Great Britain
South Korea vs. Olympic Athletes from Russia

USA7 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Men’s Hockey – Elimination Round (LIVE)
CNBC5 p.m. – 8 p.m.Men’s Curling – U.S. vs. Switzerland
10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Men’s Hockey – Quarterfinal (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. – 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):
  • Alpine Skiing – Lindsey Vonn, 33, seeks a second downhill gold eight years after a victory in Vancouver; a medal would make her the oldest woman in alpine skiing history to climb an Olympic podium.
  • Figure Skating – Figure skating continues with the ladies’ short program. Team USA is represented by upstart Bradie Tennell, fresh off a victory at the 2018 U.S.
  • Championships; 2010 Olympian Mirai Nagasu; and 18-year-old Karen Chen, who placed fourth at last year’s World Championships. Yevgenia Medvedeva, competing as an Olympic Athlete from Russia, is the gold-medal favorite.
  • Bobsled – American Elana Meyers Taylor begins her quest to upgrade her women’s bobsled silver medal from Sochi.
  • Snowboarding – 17-year-old snowboarder Red Gerard, who won gold in men’s slopestyle last week, returns as the big air gets underway. Gerard will face Canadians Mark McMorris and Max Parrot.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
  • Biathlon – The second Olympic staging of biathlon’s mixed relay event, won by Norway in 2014.
  • Nordic Combined – After winning all four available gold medals at last year’s World Championships, Germany looks to extend its nordic combined reign onto Olympic snow. Johannes Rydzek and Eric Frenzel are top contenders in the men’s individual large hill event, with brothers Bryan and Taylor Fletcher representing Team USA.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime Plus):
  • Freestyle Skiing – In the high-flying drama of freestyle’s ski cross event, Jean-Frederic Chapuis is again a threat for France after leading his nation to a sweep of the Sochi medals.
  • Short Track – Short track coverage includes host South Korea’s quest for a sixth Olympic gold in the women’s 3000m relay, plus qualifying rounds of the women’s 1000m and men’s 500m; the latter features a U.S. trio of first-time Olympians.
NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Hockey – Two men’s hockey playoff games to determine who advances to the quarterfinals (teams TBD).
  • Curling – Women’s round robin action continues as Team USA takes on South Korea, followed by Canada taking on Great Britain, and South Korea battles Olympic Athletes from Russia.
  • Nordic Combined – Nordic combined coverage includes the opening ski jumping phase of the men’s individual large hill event.
  • Biathlon – Lowell Bailey and Susan Dunklee lead Team USA in the second Olympic staging of biathlon’s mixed relay event, won by Norway in 2014.
  • Nordic Combined – Johannes Rydzek, the reigning world champion, and Eric Frenzel, winner of the last five World Cup titles, pace Germany as the nordic combined men’s individual large hill event concludes with the cross-country phase.
  • Short Track – Short track powerhouse South Korea has won five of the seven Olympic golds awarded in the women’s 3000m relay and is favored again on home ice in PyeongChang. Three first-time Olympians represent the U.S. in the men’s 500m.
  • Medal Ceremonies – Coverage of notable podium ceremonies from the Medals Plaza in PyeongChang.
  • Figure Skating – Figure skating coverage features early groups in the ladies’ short program. 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’ short program.
USA HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Hockey – A playoff-round game to determine a berth in the men’s hockey quarterfinals.
CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Curling – Team USA takes on Switzerland in round-robin men’s curling action.
  • Hockey – A men’s hockey quarterfinal game (teams TBD).
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.

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