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Tuesday, February 11th, 2014

JULIA MANCUSO AND SHANI DAVIS GO FOR OLYMPIC MEDAL MILESTONES WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12 AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBC

Mancuso Looks for U.S. Record-Tying Fifth Olympic Alpine Medal in Women’s Downhill & Davis Aims to be First American Man to Win Three Gold Medals in Speed Skating’s 1000m in Primetime on NBC

LIVE Wednesday Morning Rivalry on NBCSN: Team USA Women’s Hockey vs. Canada in First Olympic Meeting Since 2010 Olympic Final

LIVE Coverage of the First Day of Men’s Olympic Hockey Tournament on MSNBC & USA

All Events Live Streamed on NBCOlympics.com and NBC Sports Live Extra Mobile & Tablet App

Stamford, Conn, February 11, 2014 – NBC’s primetime coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12 at 8 p.m. ET, features the most decorated woman in U.S. Olympic alpine history Julia Mancuso, who looks to tie the U.S. record for the most Olympic alpine skiing medals, currently held by Bode Miller, during the women’s downhill. Mancuso is fresh off of winning a bronze medal in the super combined at the Sochi Games, bringing her career Olympic medal count to four. Also highlighting primetime is American speed skater Shani Davis as he makes a run at a trifecta of 1000m gold medals to become the first American man to win the same individual event at three Olympic Winter Games. In the women’s snowboard halfpipe, 2002 Olympic champion Kelly Clark leads a deep U.S. team into Sochi. In addition, reigning world champions Tatyana Volosozhar and Maksim Trankov look to reinstate Russia’s Olympic dominance in the gold medal final for pairs’ figure skating following the 2010 Olympics, where Russia’s streak of 12 straight pairs gold medals (dating back to the Soviet era) was broken.

NBCSN’s live coverage begins at 3 a.m. ET and is highlighted by Wednesday Morning Rivalry as Team USA women’s hockey meets Canada for the first time on Olympic ice since their 2010 gold medal game in which Team USA took silver. NBCSN’s programming on Wednesday also includes live coverage of the gold medal final in pairs’ figure skating and men’s nordic combined, as well as Team USA men’s curling in a match against Denmark .

Olympic men’s hockey begins Wednesday, with Latvia vs. Switzerland live at Noon ET on MSNBC and Czech Republic vs. Sweden live at Noon ET on USA Network. Also on USA Network is live coverage of Team USA women’s curling vs. China at 5 a.m. ET.

 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13

On Thursday, February 13, at 8 p.m. ET, primetime coverage on NBC features the men’s short figure skating program, where Russian figure skating legend Yevgeny Plushenko will have immense support from the home crowd, as he skates for his fifth Olympic medal. The favorites, however, are reigning world champion Patrick Chan of Canada, and this season’s Grand Prix final winner Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan. Jeremy Abbott and Jason Brown will skate for the U.S. team after they finished first and second at the 2014 National Championships. Coverage in primetime continues with the inaugural gold medal final for men’s ski slopestyle, in which Indiana native Nick Goepper leads the deep crop of U.S. skiers after collecting wins at several recent major events; the 1000m gold medal final in women’s speed skating featuring American training partners and roommates Heather Richardson and Brittany Bowe who arrive at the Sochi Games ranked 1-2 in the event; and women’s skeleton where Utah native Noelle Pikus-Pace, who made a triumphant return from retirement in 2012 after finishing fourth in Vancouver, is a top contender in Sochi.

NBCSN’s live programming on Thursday begins at 3 a.m. ET and includes coverage of men’s hockey with the first look at 2010 silver medalist Team USA vs. Slovakia, a surprise a fourth-place finisher in Vancouver. NBCSN’s live coverage also includes the cross-country 10km classical gold medal final in women’s cross-country and men’s figure skating short program.

At 5 a.m. ET on Thursday, USA Network hosts live coverage of men’s curling with Team USA vs. Great Britain, and CNBC features Team USA women’s curling vs. Japan at 5 p.m. ET.

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Listings subject to change (all times ET unless otherwise noted).

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 (DAY 5)

NBC

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Nordic Combined – Individual K-95 Gold Medal Final

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Women’s Alpine Skiing – Downhill Gold Medal Final

Men’s Speed Skating – 1000m Gold Medal Final

Figure Skating – Pairs’ Gold Medal Final

Women’s Snowboarding – Halfpipe Gold Medal Final

12:05 a.m. – 1:05 a.m.

Luge – Doubles Gold Medal Final Runs

1:05 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

3 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Men’s Curling – USA vs. Denmark

Men’s Nordic Combined – Individual K-95, Ski Jumping (LIVE)

7 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Women’s Hockey – USA vs. Canada (LIVE)

10 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Figure Skating – Pairs’ Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Men’s Nordic Combined – Individual K-95, Cross-Country

1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Luge – Doubles Gold Medal Final Runs

5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Game of the Day: Women’s Hockey – USA vs. Canada

MSNBC

3 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.

Women’s Hockey – Switzerland vs. Finland (LIVE)

Noon – 2:30 p.m.

Men’s Hockey – Latvia vs. Switzerland (LIVE)

CNBC

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Curling – Switzerland vs. Great Britain

USA

5 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Women’s Curling – USA vs. China (LIVE)

Noon – 3 p.m.

Men’s Hockey – Czech Republic vs. Sweden (LIVE)

 

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):

  • Figure Skating – Pairs’ Gold Medal Final: Reigning world champions Tatyana Volosozhar and Maksim Trankov look to reinstate Russia’s Olympic dominance in pairs figure skating following the 2010 Olympics, where Russia’s streak of 12 straight pairs gold medals (dating back to the Soviet era) was snapped. The duo will perform their powerful free skate to Jesus Christ Superstar, but will be challenged by four-time world champions and main rivals Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany.
  • Women’s Alpine Skiing – Downhill Gold Medal Final: Leading the U.S. team in women’s downhill is Julia Mancuso, the silver medalist in Vancouver, who bronze in super combined in Sochi.
  • Men’s Speed Skating – 1000m Gold Medal Final: Already one of his sport’s biggest stars, Shani Davis skates for history as he attempts to become the first American man to win the same event at three Olympic Winter Games. And he might not be the only U.S. skater on the podium – fellow Chicago native Brian Hansen will look to join him.
  • Women’s Snowboarding – Halfpipe Gold Medal Final: In women’s snowboard halfpipe, the deep U.S. team – led by 2002 Olympic champion Kelly Clark – will be aiming for a podium sweep. But reigning champion Torah Bright of Australia will again be looking to crash the American party.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):

  • Men’s Nordic Combined – Individual K-95 Gold Medal Final: Bill Demong had an Olympics to remember in Vancouver, winning gold in the large hill and event and (successfully) proposing to his girlfriend. The three-time Olympian could be in contention, as could the steadily improving Fletcher brothers – Bryan and Taylor, a 2010 Olympian.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Women’s Hockey – USA vs. Canada: A clash of the titans of women’s hockey as the U.S. and Canada, the only two nations to win gold since women’s hockey became an Olympic event in 1998, meet LIVE in a likely preview of the gold medal game. The U.S. women topped Canada in the 1998 Olympic final but lost to their rivals in 2002 and 2010 (Canada defeated Sweden for gold in 2006).
  • Figure Skating – Pairs’ Gold Medal Final: Reigning world champions Tatyana Volosozhar and Maksim Trankov look to reinstate Russia’s Olympic dominance in pairs figure skating following the 2010 Olympics, where Russia’s streak of 12 straight pairs gold medals (dating back to the Soviet era) was snapped. The duo will perform their powerful free skate to Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE, but will be challenged by four-time world champions and main rivals Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany.
  • Men’s Nordic Combined – Individual K-95: Bill Demong, had an Olympics to remember in Vancouver, winning gold in the large hill and event and (successfully) proposing to his girlfriend. The three-time Olympian could be in contention, as could the steadily improving Fletcher brothers – Bryan and Taylor, a 2010 Olympian.
  • Men’s Curling – USA vs. Denmark: Two-time Olympian John Shuster has the Olympic experience required to guide the U.S. team through a deep men’s field that includes favorites Canada, Sweden and Great Britain. The 31-year-old Minnesota native was part of the 2006 Olympic team that collected the first U.S. Olympic curling medal and then led the Americans in Vancouver.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Men’s Hockey – Czech Republic vs. Sweden: The men’s hockey tournament, featuring NHL stars for the fifth time, kicks off LIVE with a clash between the Czech Republic and Sweden, who have combined to win three of the last five Olympic gold medals.
  • Women’s Curling – USA vs. China (LIVE): Sixteen years after her Olympic debut in Nagano, Erika Brown returns to the Games as the skip of the U.S. women’s curling team. The U.S. women will be seeking their first Olympic curling medal after finishing fourth at the 2013 World Championships. Sweden, Great Britain and Canada are among the top international teams.

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 (DAY 6)

NBC

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Biathlon – 20km Individual Gold Medal Final

Luge – Team Relay Gold Medal Final Runs

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Men’s Figure Skating – Short Program

Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Slopestyle Gold Medal Final

Women’s Speed Skating – 1000m Gold Medal Final

Women’s Skeleton – Competition

12:05 a.m. – 1:05 a.m.

Women’s Short Track – 500m Gold Medal Final

Men’s Short Track – 5000m Relay Competition

1:05 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

3 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – Finland vs. Austria (LIVE)

5:30a.m. – 7:30 a.m.

Women’s Cross-Country – 10km Classical Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Women’s Skeleton – Competition

7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – USA vs. Slovakia (LIVE)

10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Men’s Figure Skating – Short Program Part 1 (LIVE)

11:45 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Figure Skating – Short Program Part 2 (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Hockey Encore

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Game of the Day: Hockey

MSNBC

7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – Russia vs. Slovenia (LIVE)

10 a.m. – Noon

Men’s Curling – Canada vs. Denmark

Noon – 2:30 p.m.

Women’s Hockey – Sweden vs. Russia (LIVE)

CNBC

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Curling – USA vs. Japan

USA

5 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Men’s Curling – USA vs. Great Britain (LIVE)

Noon – 3 p.m.

Men’s Hockey – Canada vs. Norway (LIVE)

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):

  • Men’s Figure Skating – Short Program: Three-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada remains the favorite for Olympic gold, but after winning each of his consecutive world titles by smaller and smaller margins, it appears that the rest of the men’s field is catching up with the 23-year-old from Toronto. The men’s competition gets underway with the short program, where it is now almost necessary to attempt a quad jump – figure skating’s most difficult element – to be competitive.
  • Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Slopestyle Gold Medal Final: This new Olympic event can be difficult to predict, but the U.S. is loaded with talent. Nick Goepper, a 19-year-old from a small Indiana farm town, leads the deep crop of skiers after collecting wins at several recent major events.
  • Women’s Speed Skating – 1000m Gold Medal Final: Training partners and roommates Heather Richardson and Brittany Bowe – both former inline skaters – will likely be each other’s toughest competition as they arrive at the Sochi Games ranked 1-2 in this event. A former college basketball standout in her home state of Florida, Bowe was inspired to try speed skating when she watched Richardson make her Olympic debut in Vancouver.
  • Women’s Skeleton – Competition: It’s been a long and winding road for Noelle Pikus-Pace, a Utah mother of two who finished fourth in Vancouver then retired from the sport. But the 31-year-old made her triumphant return in 2012 and quickly ascended the ranks to become a top contender in Sochi.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):

  • Men’s Biathlon – 20km Individual Gold Medal Final: Tim Burke won silver the 20km individual at 2013 Worlds, becoming the first U.S. biathlete to reach the podium at the event since 1987 (and just the second ever). In Sochi, the New York native will be gunning for the first U.S. Olympic biathlon medal as he makes his third appearance at the Games.
  • Luge – Team Relay Gold Medal Final Runs: The fastest competitors from each nation will join forces in the team relay, a new event in Sochi that measures time continuously as three sleds from each team go down the track one after the other. The Americans attempt to usurp traditional luge powers, such as Germany and Italy.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):

  • Women’s Short Track – 500m Gold Medal Final: In short track, top American Aly Dudek, who won bronze in the relay in Vancouver, competes in her signature event, the four-and-a-half-lap 500m. She’ll likely have to contend with China’s most decorated Winter Olympian, Wang Meng, who won this event at the past two Games.
  • Men’s Short Track – 5000m Relay Competition: J.R. Celski looks to lead the American men into the final of the 5000m relay. With Celski on the team in Vancouver, the U.S. won bronze for the second straight Olympics, and they will be looking to upgrade to gold after winning two of the four World Cup events this season.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Men’s Hockey – USA vs. Slovakia: On the heels of their captivating run to a silver medal in Vancouver, the U.S. men begin the Sochi tournament LIVE against Slovakia, which surprised with a fourth-place finish four years ago.
  • Women’s Cross-Country – 10km Classical Gold Medal Final (LIVE): Skiers may have trouble keeping pace with Therese Johaug and Marit Bjorgen, the Norwegians who train together and went one-two at the 2013 World Championships.
  • Women’s Skeleton – Competition: It’s been a long and winding road for Noelle Pikus-Pace, a Utah mother of two who finished fourth in Vancouver then retired from the sport. But the 31-year-old made her triumphant return in 2012 and quickly ascended the ranks to become a top contender in Sochi.
  • Men’s Figure Skating – Short Program: Three-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada remains the favorite for Olympic gold, but after winning each of his consecutive world titles by smaller and smaller margins, it appears that the rest of the men’s field is catching up with the 23-year-old from Toronto. The men’s competition gets underway LIVE with the short program, where it is now almost necessary to attempt a quad jump – figure skating’s most difficult element – to be competitive.

MSNBC HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Men’s Hockey – Russia vs. Slovenia: The host begins its Olympic run LIVE against Olympic newcomer Slovenia. Led by Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin, last year’s NHL MVP, Russia is under immense pressure to deliver gold in front of its hockey-mad home fans. After the Soviet Union and the Unified Team won eight of the 10 men’s Olympic tournaments from 1956-92, Russia has been unable to win gold in its five appearances.
  • Men’s Curling: Two-time Olympian John Shuster has the Olympic experience required to guide the U.S. team through a deep men’s field that includes favorites Canada, Sweden and Great Britain. The 31-year-old Minnesota native was part of the 2006 Olympic team that collected the first U.S. Olympic curling medal and then led the Americans in Vancouver.

CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Women’s Curling – USA vs. Japan: Sixteen years after her Olympic debut in Nagano, Erika Brown returns to the Games as the skip of the U.S. women’s curling team. The U.S. women will be seeking their first Olympic curling medal after finishing fourth at the 2013 World Championships. Sweden, Great Britain and Canada are among the top international teams.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Men’s Hockey – Canada vs. Norway: This is the opening men’s hockey game for reigning champion Canada, LIVE against Norway. Led by Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby, Canada is favored by many to win a third gold medal in four Olympic tournaments.
  • Men’s Curling – USA vs. Great Britain (LIVE): Two-time Olympian John Shuster has the Olympic experience required to guide the U.S. team through a deep men’s field that includes favorites Canada, Sweden and Great Britain. The 31-year-old Minnesota native was part of the 2006 Olympic team that collected the first U.S. Olympic curling medal and then led the Americans in Vancouver.

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