POSTED: Monday February 22nd 2010
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DAVIS & WHITE, BELBIN & AGOSTO GO FOR GOLD IN THE DANCE GOLD MEDAL FINAL LIVE ON DAY 11
Men’s Aerials Competition Live in Primetime
Team USA takes on Sweden in Women’s Ice Hockey Semifinal
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 21, 2010 - NBC’s Monday primetime coverage of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games begins tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET/PT. USA’s Meryl Davis & Charlie White and Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto will compete for gold in the figure skating dance gold medal final, live in primetime. Also live, the men’s freestyle skiing aerials competition with Team USA’s Jeret “Speedy” Peterson and Ryan St. Onge as strong medal contenders. The ski jumping team K125 gold medal final rounds out primetime coverage.
Women’s ice hockey semifinal competition begins with undefeated teams USA and Canada taking to the ice. Live on USA Network, Team USA takes on Sweden, whose only loss in the tournament is to Canada. Live on CNBC, Canada takes on Finland, whose only loss is to Team USA. If USA and Canada win their semifinals, the gold medal final game is shaping up to be an undefeated battle of North American hockey powerhouses.
NBC DAYTIME:
Daytime includes live coverage of the men’s and women’s cross-country team sprints gold medal finals.
NBC LATENIGHT:
Late night includes dance gold medal final analysis and a preview of the ladies’ figure skating competition. Also, coverage of the medal presentations and musical performances from the medal ceremonies.
CABLE:
Along with live coverage of the women’s hockey semifinals, live curling heats up on USA Network and CNBC. In the men’s competition, Team USA takes on Canada on USA Network and later in the day goes up against Team China on CNBC, live. In the women’s competition, Sweden faces Canada live on CNBC.
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 Finals (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 - USA vs. Sweden (LIVE)
CNBC
5:00 p.m.- 1:00 a.m.
Women’s Ice Hockey - Canada vs. Finland (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.
Tuesday, February 23 (DAY 12)
NBC
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Men’s Speed Skating - 10,000m Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Women’s Biathlon - 4x6km Relay Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Women’s Freestyle Skiing - Ski Cross Competition
8:00 p.m. - Midnight
Ladies Figure Skating - Short Program (LIVE)
Women’s Bobsled - Competition (LIVE)
Men’s Alpine Skiing - Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final
Women’s Freestyle Skiing - Ski Cross Gold Medal Final
Nordic Combined - Team Gold Medal Final: K125 Jumping
4x5km Relay
12:35 a.m.- 2:00 a.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey - Elimination Round Game (LIVE)
Ladies Figure Skating - Analysis
Medal Plaza - Award Ceremonies
2:00 a.m. - 5:00 a.m.
Primetime Replay
Cable
USA
Noon - 6:00 p.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey - Elimination Round Game (LIVE)
Women’s Curling - USA vs. China (LIVE)
CNBC
5:00 p.m. - 2:30 a.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey -Elimination Round Game (LIVE)
Elimination Round Game (LIVE)
Elimination Round Game (LIVE)
Men’s Curling - China vs. Canada (LIVE)
MSNBC
10:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Women’s Curling - USA vs. Switzerland (LIVE)
3:00 a.m. - 5:30 a.m.
Women’s Curling - Canada vs. Great Britain
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):
Ladies Figure Skating: Short Program - The world turns its focus to the most anticipated event in figure skating - the ladies’ competition, LIVE. South Korea’s Kim Yu-Na, known as “Queen Yu-Na” in her home country, will look to establish the lead with her electrifying, crowd-pleasing James Bond themed short program. The 2009 world champion will be challenged by Japan’s Mao Asada, who plans to attempt the only triple Axel in the ladies competition in hopes of dethroning the queen, plus Canadian star Joannie Rochette and the next generation of United States women: newly-crowned national champion Rachael Flatt (Del Mar, Calif.) and the 2008 champ, Mirai Nagasu (Arcadia, Calif.).
Women’s Bobsled: Competition - Thirty- two-year-old Shauna Rohbock (Orem, Utah) piloted her sled to silver in 2006. Now the Army National Guard specialist has her sights on gold on the world’s newest, fastest track - the treacherous Whistler course, LIVE.
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 has already taken home two medals this Olympics, 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.
Nordic Combined: Team Gold Medal Final - Coming into these Games, Team USA has never won an Olympic medal in nordic combined (which combines ski jumping and cross-country skiing), and this event may be its best chance to change that. The Team USA roster boasts three world champions: Bill Demong (Vermontville, N.Y.) and Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, Colo.), who each won individual world titles last season, and 29-year-old Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, Colo.), a 2003 world champion in the midst of his best season ever following several injury-riddled seasons.
Women’s Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Ski Cross Gold Medal Final - It’s the women’s turn in the Olympics newest action-packed event, with France’s Ophelie David, a former alpine skier who juggles competing with the responsibilities of motherhood, is the dominant competitor. Also watch for up-and-coming Canadian talent Julia Murray, daughter of the late Dave Murray, a Canadian alpine skiing standout for whom the 2010 Olympic downhill course is named.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
Women’s Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Ski Cross Competition - It’s the women’s turn in the Olympics newest action-packed event, with France’s Ophelie David, a former alpine skier who juggles competing with the responsibilities of motherhood, is the dominant competitor. Also watch for up-and-coming Canadian talent Julia Murray, daughter of the late Dave Murray, a Canadian alpine skiing standout for whom the 2010 Olympic downhill course is named.
Men’s Speed Skating: 10,000m Gold Medal Final - Sven Kramer of the Netherlands, who has already taken home gold in the 5000m, is the favorite in this draining, six-mile event.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Latenight):
Men’s Hockey- Elimination Round- LIVE coverage of two of the best teams in the world in a scintillating match-up where only the winners will advance to play for a medal.
Olympic coverage continues with a full breakdown of the Winter Games’ most anticipated event, ladies’ figure skating, with NBC’s expert analysts, who will also look ahead to Thursday’s free skate where gold will be decided.
USA & CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
Men’s Hockey and Women’s Curling: A hockey fan’s dream: LIVE coverage of the eight of the best teams in the world in four scintillating match-ups where only the winners will advance to play for a medal. Also, LIVE curling coverage on USA Network as the women’s competition continues with Debbie McCormick’s (Rio, Wisc.) Team USA squad taking on China.
MSNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
Women’s Curling: USA vs. Switzerland - 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 Switzerland, LIVE.
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