POSTED: Saturday February 20th 2010
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DAVIS & WHITE, BELBIN & AGOSTO COMPETE IN ORIGINAL DANCE COMPETITION LIVE ON DAY 10
USA’s Bode Miller Goes For Third Medal of the Olympics
USA Faces Off Against Canada in Men’s Hockey Live on MSNBC
NOTE: This is a daily listings document that will be distributed by the NBC Olympics press office throughout the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.
VANCOUVER - February 20, 2010 - NBC’s Sunday primetime coverage of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games begins tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET/PT. USA’s Meryl Davis & Charlie White and Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto, currently in third and fourth places, respectively, after the Compulsory Dance, will compete in the Original Dance competition, live in primetime. USA’s Bode Miller, the most decorated U.S. Alpine Skier in history, competes in the men’s alpine skiing giant slalom gold medal final with hopes of taking home his third medal of this Olympics. Also in primetime on NBC, women’s speed skating 1500m gold medal final, live, men’s skicross gold medal final and the two man bobsled gold medal final.
In a true North American battle and one of the most anticipated men’s hockey games of the Olympics, Team USA takes on Sidney Crosby and Team Canada, live on MSNBC. MSNBC will provide long-form coverage of the game in its entirety with an extended pregame show beginning live at 7 p.m. ET.
NBC DAYTIME:
Daytime coverage includes a classic hockey match-up between Alexander Ovechkin and Team Russia against the Czech Republic, live. Also live, men’s biathlon 15km mass start gold medal final and men’s freestyle skiing ski cross competition.
NBC LATENIGHT:
Late night includes the women’s biathlon 12.5km mass start gold medal final and coverage of the medal presentations and musical performances from the medal ceremonies.
CABLE:
Along with men’s hockey coverage of Team USA and Canada, MSNBC coverage also includes women’s curling with Team USA taking on Canada, live. On CNBC in men’s curling, live, Team USA faces Great Britain.
Highlights for Sunday, February 21 include:
Sunday, February 21 (DAY 10)
NBC
Noon - 6:00 p.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey - Russia vs. Czech Republic (LIVE)
Men’s Freestyle Skiing - Ski Cross Competition (LIVE)
Men’s Biathlon - 15km Mass Start Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Figure Skating - Original Dance (LIVE)
Women’s Speed Skating - 1500m Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Men’s Alpine Skiing - Super Combined Gold Medal Final
Men’s Freestyle Skiing - Ski Cross Gold Medal Final
Two Man Bobsled - Gold Medal Final
11:35 p.m. - 12:35 a.m.
Women’s Biathlon - 12.5km Mass Start Gold Medal Final
Medals Plaza - Award Ceremonies
12:35 a.m. - 4:35 a.m.
Primetime Replay
Cable
MSNBC
Noon - 3:00 p.m.
Women’s Curling - USA vs. Canada (LIVE)
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey - USA vs. Canada (LIVE)
Midnight - 3:00 a.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey - Finland vs. Sweden (LIVE)
3:00 a.m. - 5:30 a.m.
Men’s Curling - Canada vs. Switzerland
CNBC
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Men’s Curling - USA vs. Great Britain (LIVE)
10:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Women’s Curling - USA vs. Sweden (LIVE)
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):
Figure Skating: Ice Dancing, Original Dance: The ice dancers perform a crowd-pleasing original dance of their own creation LIVE to the rhythm of a “Folk or Country Dance.” Team USA has two of the top five couples in the world, with 2006 Olympic silver medalists Tanith Belbin (Detroit, Mich.) & Ben Agosto (Chicago, Ill) and fast-rising first-time Olympians Meryl Davis (West Bloomfield, Mich.) & Charlie White (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), who have won the last two national titles.
Women’s Speed Skating: 1500m Gold Medal Final - The host country boasts a deep and talented speed skating squad and this LIVE event could be one of Team Canada’s banner performances of the Games, with 34-year-old Kristina Groves, the returning silver medalist, and 24-year-old Christine Nesbitt as the clear favorites. Miami’s Jennifer Rodriguez, a 33-year old Cuban-American, won two bronze medals in Salt Lake City eight years ago, including in this event, and could be a dark horse in what is most likely her final Olympic Games.
Men’s Alpine Skiing: Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final - Team USA can claim two medal threats in this event. Bode Miller (Franconia, N.H.) won silver in the giant slalom eight years ago in Salt Lake City and Ted Ligety (Park City, Utah) claimed bronze at the 2009 World Championships. Austrian favorite Benni Raich is so beloved in his hometown he has a 310-foot pedestrian suspension bridge named after him. The spot is popular for bungee jumping, one of Raich’s favorite pastimes. Another is winning ski races, and he may be the man to beat.
Men’s Freestyle Skiing: Ski Cross Gold Medal Final - Four years ago when many compared it to NASCAR on snow, snowboard cross was a smashing success in its Olympic debut, thanks to its tight-corners racing which pits four athletes together on the same course at one time. Tonight, it’s the first Olympic competition in ski cross, the hot new event for Vancouver, and it’s even wilder than its snowboard cousin. Former Team USA alpine standouts Daron Rahlves (Sugar Bowl, Calif.) and Casey Puckett (Aspen, Colo.) have found rejuvenation in ski cross, and are among the contenders in this event.
Bobsled: Two-Man Gold Medal Final - The bold bobsledders race for gold on the fastest track in the world. Former Utah National Guard member Steve Holcomb, who has emerged as one of the world’s best pilots since having eye surgery in 2008 to correct a degenerative disorder that left him nearly blind, competes as Team USA’s top driver and is a solid medal threat.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
Men’s Freestyle Skiing: Ski Cross Competition- Ski cross makes its Olympic debut, LIVE. It’s the hot new event for Vancouver, and it’s even wilder than its snowboard cousin, with four skiers racing down the same course around sharp turns and big air producing jumps. Former Team USA alpine skiers Daron Rahlves (Sugar Bowl, Calif.) and Casey Puckett (Aspen, Colo.) have found rejuvenation in ski cross, and are among the contenders in this event.
Men’s Ice Hockey and Men’s Biathlon: The men’s ice hockey tournament continues with a classic matchup, Russia vs. Czech Republic, with Russia being led by NHL star Alexander Ovechkin. In biathlon’s popular men’s mass start event, the first man to successfully shoot and ski his way across the finish line wins gold. Watch for Team USA’s Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, N.Y.), who comes to Vancouver with a chance to win USA’s first ever biathlon medal.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Latenight):
Women’s Biathlon: 12.5km Mass Start - It’s the women’s turn in the popular mass start biathlon event, where the athlete who can shoot and ski her way across the finish line first is the winner. Plus, more of the celebration and hot music from medals plaza.
MSNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
Men’s Ice Hockey: USA vs. Canada - This LIVE showdown is the most anticipated event in the host country before the gold medal game, as the North American powers face off in a rematch of the Olympic Games gold medal match-up in Salt Lake eight years ago.
Women’s Curling: USA vs. Canada - Team USA skip Debbie McCormick (Rio, Wisc.) was born in Canada and now makes her third Olympic appearance in search of her first medal. McCormick’s Team USA squad takes on a strong contender from her native Canada, one of the favorites for gold, LIVE.
CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
Men’s and Women’s Curling: A LIVE curling doubleheader: First the Team USA men take on Great Britain, then the Team USA women play their second match of the day, against Sweden.
Highlights for Monday, February 22 include:
Monday, February 22 (DAY 11)
NBC
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country -Team Sprints Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
8:00 p.m. - Midnight
Figure Skating - Dance Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Men’s Freestyle Skiing - Aerials Competition (LIVE)
Ski Jumping - Team K125 Large Hill Gold Medal Final
12:35 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Figure Skating - Dance Gold Medal Final Analysis
Ladies’ Preview
Medals Plaza - Award Ceremonies
2:00 a.m. - 5:00 a.m.
Primetime Replay
Cable
USA
Noon - 6:00 p.m.
Men’s Curling - USA vs. Canada (LIVE)
Women’s Ice Hockey - Semifinal (LIVE)
CNBC
5:00 p.m.- 1:00 a.m.
Women’s Ice Hockey -Semifinal (LIVE)
Men’s Curling - USA vs. China (LIVE)
Women’s Curling - Sweden vs. Canada (LIVE)
MSNBC
3:00 a.m. - 5:30 a.m.
Women’s Curling - Denmark vs. Great Britain
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):
Figure Skating: Ice Dancing, Free Dance Gold Medal Final - The ice dancing competition concludes with the LIVE free dance, where couples skate for gold with their most spectacular routines. Team USA’s double threat of 2006 silver medalists Tanith Belbin (Detroit, Mich.) & Ben Agosto (Chicago, Ill.) and fast-rising first time Olympians Meryl Davis (West Bloomfield, Mich.) & Charlie White (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) are among the top contenders, as are host-country favorites Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir. With strong Russian and French teams, this should be a memorable dance-off to determine the three medalists tonight.
Men’s Freestyle Skiing: Aerials Competition - In this LIVE, high-flying, soar-or-crash acrobatic aerial show, Team USA’s Jeret “Speedy” Peterson (Boise, Idaho) - who is known for attempting some of the most difficult tricks in the world - and 2009 world champion Ryan St. Onge (Winter Park, Colo.) give the USA a double chance at gold in this highly competitive event. First, they must qualify their way into the Gold Medal Final.
Ski Jumping: Team Gold Medal Final - The world’s best ski jumpers compete for national glory and a final chance for Vancouver gold in the team event. Austria is the favorite, featuring 20-year-old Gregor Schlierenzauer, who has replaced retired alpine legend Hermann Maier as Austria’s most popular athlete.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
Men’s and Women’s Cross-Country Skiing: Team Sprints Gold Medal Finals - Cross-country skiing is typically about endurance and tactics - but today it’s about pure speed as skiers sprint for Olympic gold.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Latenight):
Olympic coverage continues with a full preview of the ladies’ figure skating, with NBC’s expert analysts, who will also recap the Dance gold medal final. Also, Olympic coverage from Vancouver continues with medals and music from the festive Medals Plaza.
USA & CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey: The USA and Canadian women’s hockey teams are expected to meet for gold later on Thursday, but first they must get past the semifinals, shown LIVE on USA and CNBC. Team USA is coached by 1980 “Miracle on Ice” hero Mark Johnson and led by four-time Olympian Angela Ruggiero (Harper Woods, Minn.). Plus, LIVE coverage of cult favorite curling as the Team USA men compete in two matches: vs. host-country and gold medal favorite Canada on USA Network and vs. China on CNBC.
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