FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016
NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS 100 HOURS OF PYEONGCHANG TEST-EVENT COVERAGE FROM NOV. – MARCH
Coverage Begins This Saturday, Nov. 26, with FIS Snowboard World Cup Live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Coverage Available on NBC, NBCSN, Universal HD, NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app
Events Include Bobsled, Figure Skating, Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Speed Skating & More
PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games Begin February 8, 2018
STAMFORD, Conn. – November 22, 2016 – NBC Sports Group will present an unprecedented 100 hours of coverage of test events for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, across NBC, NBCSN, Universal HD, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app from November through March 2017. NBC Sports Group’s test-event coverage spans 12 sports — alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsled, cross country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, nordic combined, short track, skeleton, ski jumping, snowboarding, and speed skating — and is its most-ever for Olympic Winter Games test events.
Coverage begins this Saturday, November 26, with live streaming at 11 p.m. ET of the big air event at the FIS Snowboard World Cup on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. The FIS Snowboard World Cup will be held at Alpensia Ski Resort, home of the 2018 Olympic ski jumping events and snowboard big air. Coverage of the event continues this Sunday, November 27, at 8 p.m. ET on Universal HD.
“We’re proud to continue our commitment to the Olympic Games, Olympic sports and Olympic athletes, many of whom will gather to compete in PyeongChang next winter,” said Jim Bell, Executive Producer, NBC Olympics. “Our unprecedented coverage of these events will provide fans with more quality Olympic-sport programming than ever before.”
NBC Sports Group’s coverage features 11 different events from November through March, 2017, including:
- FIS Snowboard World Cup
- ISU Short Track World Cup
- FIS Cross Country World Cup
- FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
- ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships
- FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
- FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
- ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
- IBU Biathlon World Cup
- FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup
- IBSF Bobsled and Skeleton World Cup
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will stream coverage. The NBC Sports app will stream coverage via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. Powered by Playmaker Media, the NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox.
Following is a full schedule for NBC Sports Group’s coverage of test events for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games:
Date | Time (ET) | Program | Network |
Sat., Nov. 26 | 11 p.m. | FIS Snowboard World Cup: Big Air | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sun., Nov. 27 | 8 p.m. | FIS Snowboard World Cup: Big Air | Universal HD |
Fri., Dec. 16 | 11 p.m. | ISU Short Track World Cup | Universal HD |
Sat., Dec. 17 | 2 p.m. | ISU Short Track World Cup | Universal HD |
Sun., Dec. 18 | 6 p.m. | ISU Short Track World Cup | NBCSN |
Fri., Feb. 3 | 5 a.m. | FIS Cross Country World Cup: Women’s & Men’s Sprint Classical | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sat., Feb. 4 | 12:30 a.m. | FIS Cross Country World Cup: Women’s Skiathlon | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sat., Feb. 4 | 2 a.m. | FIS Cross Country World Cup: Men’s Skiathlon | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sat., Feb. 4 | 4 a.m. | FIS Nordic Combined World Cup: Team, Jumping | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sat., Feb. 4 | 6:30 a.m. | FIS Nordic Combined World Cup: Team, Cross Country | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sun., Feb. 5 | 4 a.m. | FIS Nordic Combined World Cup: Individual Large Hill, Jumping | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sun., Feb. 5 | 5 a.m. | FIS Cross Country World Cup: Mixed Team Sprint Freestyle | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sun., Feb. 5 | 6:30 a.m. | FIS Nordic Combined World Cup: Individual Large Hill, Cross Country | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sun., Feb. 5 | 7 p.m. | FIS Nordic Combined World Cup: Recap | Universal HD |
Sun., Feb. 5 | 8:30 p.m. | FIS Cross Country World Cup: Recap | Universal HD |
Thurs., Feb. 9 | 5:00 p.m. | ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Champs | NBCSN |
Fri., Feb. 10 | 12 p.m. | ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Champs | NBCSN |
Fri., Feb. 10 | 5 a.m. | FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup: Aerials | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Fri., Feb. 10 | 7 p.m. | FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup: Aerials | Universal HD |
Sat., Feb. 11 | 5 a.m. | FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup: Moguls | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sat., Feb. 11 | 6:30 p.m. | ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Champs | NBCSN |
Sat., Feb. 11 | 8 p.m. | FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup: Moguls | NBCSN |
Sun., Feb. 12 | 12 a.m. | FIS Snowboard World Cup: Parallel Giant Slalom | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sun., Feb. 12 | 5 p.m. | ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Champs | NBCSN |
Wed., Feb. 15 | 3 a.m. | FIS Ski Jumping World Cup: Women’s Normal Hill | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Wed., Feb. 15 | 6 a.m. | FIS Ski Jumping World Cup: Men’s Large Hill | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Wed., Feb. 15 | 8 p.m. | FIS Ski Jumping World Cup: Recap | Universal HD |
Thurs., Feb. 16 | 1:45 a.m. | FIS Ski Jumping World Cup: Women’s Normal Hill | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Thurs., Feb. 16 | 5 a.m. | FIS Ski Jumping World Cup: Men’s Large Hill | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Thurs., Feb. 16 | 12 p.m. | Four Continents Figure Skating: Short Dance | NBCSN |
Thurs., Feb. 16 | 2 p.m. | Four Continents Figure Skating: Pairs’ Short Program | NBCSN |
Thurs., Feb. 16 | 4 p.m. | Four Continents Figure Skating: Ladies’ Short Program | NBCSN |
Thurs., Feb. 16 | 6 p.m. | FIS Ski Jumping World Cup: Recap | Universal HD |
Thurs., Feb. 16 | 11 p.m. | FIS Snowboard World Cup: Halfpipe | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Fri., Feb. 17 | 12 p.m. | Four Continents Figure Skating: Free Dance | NBCSN |
Fri., Feb. 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Four Continents Figure Skating: Men’s Short Program | NBCSN |
Fri., Feb. 17 | 5 p.m. | FIS Snowboard World Cup: Halfpipe | Universal HD |
Fri., Feb. 17 | 11:30 p.m. | FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup: Halfpipe | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sat., Feb. 18 | 8 a.m. | Four Continents Figure Skating: Pairs’ Free Skate | NBCSN |
Sat., Feb. 18 | 2 p.m. | Four Continents Figure Skating: Ladies’ Free Skate | NBC |
Sat., Feb. 18 | 7:30 p.m. | FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup: Halfpipe | Universal HD |
Sat., Feb. 18 | 11 p.m. | Four Continents Figure Skating: Men’s Free Skate | NBCSN |
Thurs., March 2 | 7 p.m. | IBU Biathlon World Cup: Women’s 7.5km Sprint | Universal HD |
Fri., March 3 | 7:30 p.m. | IBU Biathlon World Cup: Men’s 10km Sprint | Universal HD |
Fri., March 3 | 9 p.m. | FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup: Women’s Downhill | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Fri., March 3 | 9 p.m. | FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup: Women’s Downhill | NBCSN |
Sat., March 4 | 1:30 p.m. | IBU Biathlon World Cup: Men’s & Women’s Pursuit | Universal HD |
Sat., March 4 | 3:30 p.m. | FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup: Women’s Downhill | Universal HD |
Sat., March 4 | 9 p.m. | FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup: Women’s Super-G | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sat., March 4 | 9 p.m. | FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup: Women’s Super-G | NBCSN |
Sun., March 5 | 3:30 p.m. | IBU Biathlon World Cup: Men’s & Women’s Relays | Universal HD |
Fri., March 17 | 1 a.m. | IBSF World Cup: Women’s Skeleton Run 1 | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Fri., March 17 | 2:30 a.m. | IBSF World Cup: Women’s Skeleton Run 2 | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Fri., March 17 | 5 a.m. | IBSF World Cup: Men’s Skeleton Run 1 | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Fri., March 17 | 6:30 a.m. | IBSF World Cup: Men’s Skeleton Run 2 | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Fri., March 17 | 12 p.m. | IBSF World Cup: Men’s Skeleton | NBCSN |
Fri., March 17 | 11 a.m. | IBSF World Cup: Women’s Skeleton | Universal HD |
Sat., March 18 | 1 a.m. | IBSF World Cup: Two-Woman Bobsled Run 1 | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sat., March 18 | 2:30 a.m. | IBSF World Cup: Two-Woman Bobsled Run 2 | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sat., March 18 | 5 a.m. | IBSF World Cup: Two-Man Bobsled Run 1 | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sat., March 18 | 6:30 a.m. | IBSF World Cup: Two-Man Bobsled Run 2 | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sat., March 18 | 5 p.m. | IBSF World Cup: Two-Woman Bobsled | Universal HD |
Sat., March 18 | 6 p.m. | IBSF World Cup: Two-Man Bobsled | Universal HD |
Sun., March 19 | 2:30 a.m. | IBSF World Cup: Four-Man Bobsled Run 1 | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sun., March 19 | 4 a.m. | IBSF World Cup: Four-Man Bobsled Run 2 | NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app |
Sun., March 19 | 12 p.m. | IBSF World Cup: Four-Man Bobsled | NBCSN |
–NBC SPORTS GROUP–