POSTED: Wednesday December 31st 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SMUCKER’S STARS ON ICE FEATURING OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST SASHA COHEN THIS SUNDAY ON NBC

Weekend Programming Rounded Out By PBR and America’s Horse Championships

       NEW YORK – December 31, 2008 – Founded by 1984 Olympic gold
medalist and NBC Sports skating commentator Scott Hamilton, \“Smucker\‘s
Stars on Ice\” returns for its 23rd year with \“On The Edge\” a nationwide
tour of some of the skating world\‘s most talented stars including 2006
Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen this Sunday at 4 p.m. ET from Lake
Placid, NY.



Joining Cohen are three-time U.S. National champion Michael Weiss, 1996
World Champion and six-time National Champion Todd Eldredge, Olympic
Gold Medalist Ilia Kulik, 1994 World Champion Yuka Sato, Six-time
Canadian National Champion Jennifer Robinson; three-time U.S. pairs
champion John Zimmerman.



AMERICA\‘S HORSE CHAMPIONSHIPS, SUNDAY, 1:30 P.M. ET

NBC Sports and the American Quarter Horse Association present America\‘s
Horse Championships from Oklahoma City, OK. With entries from 48
states, Italy, Brazil, the United Kingdom and Germany, top trainers are
focused on the steep competition. Horses will vie for world
championship titles as well as their share of $2.7 million in cash and
prizes.



The American Quarter Horse Association is the largest equine breed
registry in the world, and strives to preserve the pedigrees of the
American Quarter Horse.



PBR, SUNDAY, 2:30 P.M. ET

NBC Sports presents coverage of the Built Ford Tough Series, bringing
the best in bull riders to the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD.
 Riders face off against the most menacing bulls for their chance to
win event titles, and gain points in the race for PBR World Champion
title.



The Built Ford Tough Series is a 30-city event, which ends in Las
Vegas, Nevada for the World Finals.  Competition is fierce, as only 45
riders will be chosen to go to on to the finals.




       Members of the media can get more information about NBC
Universal and its programming on the NBC Universal Media Village Web
site at www.nbcumv.com.



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