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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

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