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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

Dan Jansen & Nick Gismondi Call a U.S. Olympian-Studded World Single Distances Championships & ISU World Sprint Championships Tonight at Midnight ET on NBCSN

What: ISU World Single Distances Championships & ISU World Sprint Championships

Where: NBCSN

When: Tonight, March 2, at Midnight ET & 1 a.m. ET

Who: Dan Jansen & Nick Gismondi call the action for the ISU World Single Distances Championships at Midnight ET, and the ISU World Sprint Championships at 1 a.m. ET.

Brittany Bowe defends her women’s title in the ISU World Sprint Championships, leading a US Speedskating team of six Olympians, including 2013 World Sprint champion Heather Bergsma, who is a two-time Olympian, and 2014 Olympian Sugar Todd.

Two-time Olympic champion Shani Davis, and 2014 Olympic teammates Joey Mantia and Mitch Whitmore will skate in the men’s races. Davis, the 2009 World sprint champion, has medaled four times in the event, while Mantia is making his World sprint debut.

Bowe, Bergsma, Todd, Davis and Whitmore also compete in the World Single Distance Championships.