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Friday, February 21st, 2014

TWO-TIME GOLD MEDALIST TED LIGETY RETURNS TO THE SLOPES IN SLALOM GOLD MEDAL FINAL, SAT., FEB 22, AT 8/7c ON NBC

Two-Time Bobsled Medalist Steve Holcomb in Four-Man Competition; 2013 World Silver Medalist Justin Reitner in Snowboarding Parallel Slalom in Primetime on NBC

Figure Skating’s Gala Featuring Performances by Gold Medalists Meryl Davis & Charlie White, reigning U.S. Champion Gracie Gold in Primetime on NBC

Team USA Men’s Hockey faces Finland in Bronze Medal Game LIVE on NBCSN at 10 a.m. ET 

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

Stamford, Conn, February 21, 2014 – NBC’s primetime coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games tomorrow, Saturday, February 22 at 8/7c is highlighted by the slalom gold medal final in men’s alpine skiing where Ted Ligety looks to earn his second medal at the Sochi Games. Ligety became the first American man to win gold in the giant slalom event on Wednesday. Also highlighting primetime is the four-man bobsled, where Steve Holcomb, who led Team USA to gold in the four-man bobsled in 2010 will compete in the event. Holcomb and teammate Steve Langton enter the four-man competition after winning bronze in the two-man bobsled in Sochi. Also in primetime is the team pursuit event in both men’s and women’s speed skating.

After winning the silver medal at the 2013 World Championship in the snowboard parallel slalom, American Justin Reiter looks to reach the podium in the event in Sochi. Rounding out NBC’s primetime coverage on Saturday is figure skating’s gala, where the top skaters from the Sochi Games including ice dance gold medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White, reigning U.S. Champion Gracie Gold, who placed fourth in the individual event, Russian gold medalist Adelina Sotnikova, and silver medalist Yuna Kim of South Korea are expected to return to the ice for special exhibition performances.

NBC’s primetime coverage on Saturday also includes Long Way Home: The Jessica Long Story, which profiles Jessica Long, a world-class swimmer, 12-time Paralympic gold medalist, and 21-year old American from a Baltimore suburb, who was born in Russia and adopted by American parents. For more information and two trailers, click here.

NBCSN’s coverage on Saturday is highlighted by live coverage of Team USA men’s hockey facing Finland in the bronze medal game with coverage beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The U.S. men’s hockey team has not won a medal away from North America since 1972, and looks to end that streak live against Finland. NBCSN also features coverage of the gold medal finals in men’s and women’s snowboard parallel slalom, the 4×7.5km relay gold medal final in men’s biathlon, and the 30km freestyle gold medal final in women’s cross-country.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23

NBC’s coverage on Sunday is highlighted by the men’s hockey gold medal final, the last of the 98 gold medals to be determined during the Sochi Games, featuring Canada vs. Sweden, live in all time zones at 6:30 a.m. ET/3:30 a.m. PT. In a battle between the past two Olympic champions, Canada looks to defend its 2010 gold medal with star Sidney Crosby at the helm, against Sweden, the 2006 Olympic gold medalist, with New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist.

In primetime at 7/6c, NBC presents the special documentary Nancy & Tonya, in which Mary Carillo looks back at the events leading up to, during and following the ladies’ figure skating competition at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games.  The documentary features an exclusive sit-down with Nancy Kerrigan and a one-on-one interview with Tonya Harding. For more information, click here.

Immediately following Nancy & Tonya, NBC presents coverage of the Closing Ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games beginning at 8:30/7:30c.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 (DAY 15)

NBC

2:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Snowboarding – Parallel Slalom Gold Medal Final

Women’s Cross-Country – 30km Freestyle Gold Medal Final

Men’s Biathlon – 4×7.5km Relay Gold Medal Final

8 p.m. – 11:05 p.m.

Men’s Alpine Skiing – Slalom Gold Medal Final

Four-Man Bobsled – Competition

Figure Skating – Gala

Men’s Snowboarding – Parallel Slalom Gold Medal Final

Men’s Speed Skating – Team Pursuit Gold Medal Final

Women’s Speed Skating – Team Pursuit Gold Medal Final

Midnight – 1 a.m.

Figure Skating – Gala

1 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

3 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Men’s Snowboarding – Parallel Slalom Competition

Women’s Snowboarding – Parallel Slalom Competition

4:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.

Women’s Cross-Country – 30km Freestyle Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Men’s Snowboarding – Parallel Slalom Gold Medal Final

Women’s Snowboarding – Parallel Slalom Gold Medal Final

10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Men’s Hockey – Bronze Medal Game, USA vs. Finland (LIVE)

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Men’s Biathlon – 4×7.5km Relay Gold Medal Final

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Game of the Day: Men’s Hockey – Bronze Medal Game, USA vs. Finland

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):

  • Men’s Alpine Skiing – Slalom Gold Medal Final: After collecting gold in the giant slalom, Torino combined gold medalist Ted Ligety will lead the American effort in this event.
  • Four-Man Bobsled – Competition: Reigning Olympic champion Steven Holcomb is back with two new crew members and the latest iteration of the Night Train sled he piloted to victory in Vancouver. The Park City pilot will have to overcome the host nation’s sentimental favorite, 39-year-old Russian Aleksandr Zubkov, whose Olympic career began as a luger in Nagano and includes three bobsled medals, including gold from Sochi’s two-man event. Holcomb and teammate Steve Langton earned bronze in the two-man in Sochi.
  • Figure Skating – Gala: The top skaters from the Sochi Games return to the ice for special exhibition performances.
  • Men’s Snowboarding – Parallel Slalom Gold Medal Final: Steamboat Springs, Colorado’s Justin Reiter, who briefly retired after narrowly missing making the 2006 and 2010 Olympic teams, is looking to repeat his medal performance from the 2013 World Championships, where he took silver.
  • Men’s and Women’s Speed Skating – Team Pursuit: The fastest men and women on skates come together for speed skating’s team pursuits. The Dutch have won a record 21 speed skating medals in Sochi and look to add to that total in speed skating’s final events.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):

  • Women’s Snowboarding – Parallel Slalom Gold Medal Final: Snowboarding’s parallel slalom event makes its debut at the Games, featuring all the head-to-head match racing of giant slalom with more gates and sharper turns.
  • Women’s Cross-Country – 30km Freestyle Gold Medal Final: Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk is the reigning Olympic champion in the women’s most prestigious event, but she will face stiff competition from Norwegian star Marit Bjorgen, who looks to tie the women’s record for most medals at the Winter Olympics.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Men’s and Women’s Snowboarding – Parallel Slalom Gold Medal Final: Snowboarding’s parallel slalom event makes its debut at the Games, featuring all the head-to-head match racing of giant slalom with more gates and sharper turns. Steamboat Springs, Colorado’s Justin Reiter, who briefly retired after narrowly missing making the 2006 and 2010 Olympic teams, is looking to repeat his medal performance from the 2013 World Championships, where he took silver.
  • Men’s Hockey – Bronze Medal Game – Team USA vs. Finland: After falling to Canada 1-0 in the semifinals, Team USA looks to bounce against Finland LIVE in the bronze medal game. The U.S. men’s hockey team has not won a medal away from North America since 1972.
  • Women’s Cross-Country – 30km Freestyle Gold Medal Final (LIVE): Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk is the reigning Olympic champion in the women’s most prestigious event, but she will face stiff competition from Norwegian star Marit Bjorgen, who looks to tie the women’s record for most medals at the Winter Olympics.

 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 (DAY 16)

NBC (*ET ONLY)

6:30 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – Gold Medal Final Pre-game

7 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – Gold Medal Final, Canada vs. Sweden (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Cross-Country – 50km Freestyle Gold Medal Final

Four-Man Bobsled – Gold Medal Final Runs

7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Nancy & Tonya

8:30 p.m. – 10:36 p.m.

Closing Ceremony

11:35 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBC (*CT ONLY)

5:30 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – Gold Medal Final Pre-game

6 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – Gold Medal Final, Canada vs. Sweden (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Cross-Country – 50km Freestyle Gold Medal Final

Four-Man Bobsled – Gold Medal Final Runs

6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Nancy & Tonya

7:30 p.m. – 9:36 p.m.

Closing Ceremony

10:35 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBC (*MT ONLY)

4:30 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – Gold Medal Final Pre-game (LIVE)

5 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – Gold Medal Final, Canada vs. Sweden (LIVE)

9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Men’s Hockey Encore – Gold Medal Final Pre-game

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Men’s Hockey Encore – Gold Medal Final, Canada vs. Sweden

12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Olympic Highlights

1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Cross-Country – 50km Freestyle Gold Medal Final

Four-Man Bobsled – Gold Medal Final Runs

6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Nancy & Tonya

7:30 p.m. – 9:36 p.m.

Closing Ceremony

10:35 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBC (*PT ONLY)

3:30 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – Gold Medal Final Pre-game (LIVE)

4 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – Gold Medal Final, Canada vs. Sweden (LIVE)

10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Men’s Hockey Encore – Gold Medal Final Pre-game

10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Men’s Hockey Encore – Gold Medal Final, Canada vs. Sweden

1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Olympic Highlights

2 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Cross-Country – 50km Freestyle Gold Medal Final

Four-Man Bobsled – Gold Medal Final Runs

7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Nancy & Tonya

8:30 p.m. – 10:36 p.m.

Closing Ceremony

11:35 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

4 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Four-Man Bobsled – Gold Medal Final Runs (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Game of the Day: Hockey

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):

  • Men’s Hockey – Gold Medal Final – Canada vs. Sweden: The last of the 98 gold medals to be determined is in men’s hockey, with LIVE coverage of the gold medal final on NBC. The past two Olympic champions, Canada and Sweden, meet in the Sochi final. Led by star Sidney Crosby, Canada looks to defend its Vancouver title, while New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist hopes to guide Sweden to its first Olympic title since its Torino gold medal.
  • Men’s Cross-Country – 50km Freestyle Gold Medal Final:  Long-time cross-country rivals Norway and Sweden have had several memorable duels in Sochi and there could be one more between their stars in the most prestigious men’s cross-country event.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Four-Man Bobsled – Gold Medal Final Runs: LIVE coverage as reigning Olympic champion Steven Holcomb takes the track with two new crew members and the latest iteration of the Night Train sled he piloted to victory in Vancouver. The Park City pilot will have to overcome the host nation’s sentimental favorite, 39-year-old Russian Aleksandr Zubkov, whose Olympic career began as a luger in Nagano and includes three bobsled medals, including gold from Sochi’s two-man event. Holcomb and teammate Steve Langton earned bronze in the two-man in Sochi.

 

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