FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016
NBC SPORTS GROUP TO PRESENT MORE THAN 85 HOURS OF COVERAGE OF THE 2016-17 U.S. SKI AND SNOWBOARDING SEASON
NBC and NBCSN to Televise 53 Hours of U.S. Ski and Snowboard Coverage This Season
Olympic Gold Medalist Mikaela Shiffrin and Reigning Overall World Champion Lara Gut Expected to Compete at Women’s World Cup Event in Killington This Weekend on NBC
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App to Exclusively Stream More Than 30 Hours of Coverage
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App to Stream Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, and Cross Country Action from Ruka, Finland This Weekend
STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 23, 2016 – NBC Sports Group will provide unprecedented coverage of the 2016-17 U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) season, highlighted by the FIS World Cup Final in Aspen, Colo., and the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Coverage begins this Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC with the women’s World Cup event in Killington, Vt., in which U.S. Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin and reigning overall World Cup champion Lara Gut are expected to compete.
NBC and NBCSN will combine to televise 53 hours of USSA coverage this season, plus an additional 33 hours of digital coverage on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. NBC will broadcast 20 hours of USSA coverage this season, the most ever for the network, and the largest ski and snowboarding coverage in American ski and snowboarding event history.
In addition to its 33 hours of digital-exclusive coverage, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream all programming that airs on NBC and NBCSN.
This year’s USSA coverage is highlighted by more than 15 hours of live coverage of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships from St. Moritz, Switzerland, from February 7-19, as well as more than 10 hours of coverage from the World Cup Finals from Aspen, Colo., from March 15-19.
Coverage also includes action from Val d’Isere, France (December 2-4), the U.S. Grand Prix from Copper Mountain, Colo., (December 16-18), and the Visa Freestyle International from Deer Valley Resort (February 2-5).
Following is NBC Sports Group’s alpine U.S. Ski and Snowboard 2016-17 schedule:
| Date | Coverage | Location | Network | Time (ET) |
| Sat., November 26 | Women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup Giant Slalom Run 1 | Killington, VT | Streaming* | 9:30 a.m. |
| Women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup Giant Slalom Run 2 | Killington, VT | NBC | 3 p.m. | |
| Sun., November 27 | Women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup Slalom Run 1 | Killington, VT | Streaming* | 9:30 a.m. |
| Women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup Slalom Run 2 | Killington, VT | NBC | 3 p.m. | |
| Fri., December 2 | Men’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup – Super G | Val d’Isere, France | NBCSN | 1 p.m. |
| Sat., December 3 | Men’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup – Downhill | Val d’Isere, France | NBC | 5 p.m. |
| Sun., December 4 | Men’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup – Giant Slalom Run 1 | Val d’Isere, France | Streaming* | TBD |
| Men’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup – Giant Slalom Run 2 | Val d’Isere, France | NBCSN | 4 p.m. | |
| Fri., December 16 | U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix – Men’s & Women’s Halfpipe Snowboarding | Copper Mountain, CO | Streaming* | 1 p.m. |
| Sat., December 17 | U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix – Men’s & Women’s Halfpipe Skiing | Copper Mountain, CO | Streaming* | 11:30 a.m. |
| Team USA Winter Champions Series – Big Air Snowboarding | Copper Mountain, CO | NBC | 2:30 p.m. | |
| Sun. December 18 | U.S. Snowboarding/Freeskiing Grand Prix – Men’s & Women’s Halfpipe Skiing/Snowboarding | Copper Mountain, CO | NBC | 2 p.m. |
| U.S. Snowboarding/Freeskiing Grand Prix – Men’s & Women’s Halfpipe Skiing/Snowboarding | Copper Mountain, CO | NBC | 3 p.m. | |
| Thur., January 13 | Putnam Investments Freestyle Cup – Moguls | Lake Placid, NY | Streaming* | 1:30 p.m. |
| Fri., January 14 | Putnam Investments Freestyle Cup – Aerials | Lake Placid, NY | Streaming* | 8 p.m. |
| Sun., January 15 | Putnam Investments Freestyle Cup | Lake Placid, NY | NBC | 4 p.m. |
| Putnam Investments Freestyle Cup | Lake Placid, NY | NBC | 5 p.m. | |
| Tues., January 17 | Putnam Investments Freestyle Cup | Lake Placid, NY | NBCSN | 12:30 a.m. |
| Sun., January 22 | U.S. Grand Prix – Snowboardcross | Solitude, UT | NBC | 3 p.m. |
| U.S. Grand Prix – Snowboardcross | Solitude, UT | NBCSN | 5 p.m. | |
| Sat., January 28 | U.S. Grand Prix – Team Snowboardcross and Ski Cross | Solitude, UT | NBC | 1 p.m. |
| Thur., February 2 | Putnam Investments Freestyle Challenge – Moguls | Deer Valley, UT | Streaming* | 9 p.m. |
| Fri., February 3 | U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix – Halfpipe Skiing | Mammoth, CA | Streaming* | 12:30 p.m. |
| U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix – Slopestyle Snowboarding | Mammoth, CA | Streaming* | 3 p.m. | |
| Visa Freestyle International – Aerials | Deer Valley, UT | Streaming* | 10 p.m. | |
| Sat., February 4 | U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix – Halfpipe Snowboarding | Mammoth, CA | Streaming* | 11:30 a.m. |
| U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix – Slopestyle Skiing | Mammoth, CA | Streaming* | 3 p.m. | |
| U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix – Halfpipe Skiing | Mammoth, CA | NBC | 4:30 p.m. | |
| Putnam Investments Freestyle Challenge – Moguls | Deer Valley, UT | NBCSN | 9 p.m. | |
| Visa Freestyle International – Dual Moguls | Deer Valley UT | Streaming* | 9 p.m. | |
| Visa Freestyle International – Aerials | Deer Valley, UT | NBCSN | 10 p.m. | |
| Sun., February 5 | Visa Freestyle International – Dual Moguls | Deer Valley, UT | NBC | 3 p.m. |
| U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix – Halfpipe Snowboarding | Mammoth, CA | NBC | 4 p.m. | |
| U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix – Slopestyle Skiing | Mammoth, CA | NBCSN | TBD | |
| U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix – Slopestyle Snowboarding | Mammoth, CA | NBCSN | TBD | |
| Tues., February 7 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Moritz, Switzerland | NBCSN | 6 a.m. |
| Wed., February 8 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Moritz, Switzerland | NBCSN | 6 a.m. |
| Fri., February 10 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Moritz, Switzerland | NBCSN | 7 a.m. |
| Sat., February 11 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Moritz, Switzerland | NBC | 2:30 p.m. |
| Sun., February 12 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Moritz, Switzerland | NBC | 12:30 p.m. |
| Mon., February 13 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Moritz, Switzerland | NBCSN | 7 a.m. |
| Tues., February 14 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Moritz, Switzerland | NBCSN | 6 a.m. |
| Thur., February 16 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Moritz, Switzerland | NBCSN | 7 a.m. |
| Fri., February 17 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Moritz, Switzerland | NBCSN | 7 a.m. |
| Sat., February 18 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Moritz, Switzerland | NBC | 12:30 p.m. |
| Sun., February 19 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Moritz, Switzerland | NBCSN | 7 a.m. |
| Sat., March 11 | Women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup – Run 1 | Squaw Valley, CA | Streaming* | 1:30 p.m. |
| Women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup – Run 2 | Squaw Valley, CA | NBCSN | 3 p.m. | |
| Sun., March 12 | Women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup – Run 1 | Squaw Valley, CA | Streaming* | 1:30 p.m. |
| Women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup – Run 2 | Squaw Valley, CA | NBCSN | 3 p.m. | |
| Wed., March 15 | Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals | Aspen, CO | NBCSN | 2 p.m. |
| Thur., March 16 | Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals | Aspen, CO | NBCSN | 2 p.m. |
| Fri., March 17 | Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals | Aspen, CO | NBCSN | 1 p.m. |
| Sat., March 18 | Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals | Aspen, CO | NBC | 12:30 p.m. |
| Sun., March 19 | Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals | Aspen, CO | NBCSN | 1 p.m. |
| Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals | Aspen, CO | NBCSN | 2 p.m. |
*NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
NBCSPORTS.COM AND THE NBC SPORTS APP TO STREAM NORDIC COMBINED, SKI JUMPING, AND CROSS COUNTRY ACTION FROM RUKA THIS WEEKEND
In addition to this weekend’s coverage from Killington, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream FIS Nordic combined, ski jumping, and cross country events from Ruka, Finland this weekend. Click here for NBC Sports Group’s full Olympic sports schedule, which includes season-long FIS Nordic combined, ski jumping, and cross country coverage.
| Date | Coverage | Location | Network | Time (ET) |
| Fri., November 25 | FIS Ski Jumping | Ruka, Finland | Streaming* | 11 a.m. |
| Sat., November 26 | FIS Nordic Combined | Ruka, Finland | Streaming* | 5 a.m. |
| FIS Cross Country – Men’s & Women’s Sprint | Ruka, Finland | Streaming* | 6:30 a.m. | |
| FIS Nordic Combined – 10 km | Ruka, Finland | Streaming* | 9 a.m. | |
| FIS Ski Jumping | Ruka, Finland | Streaming* | 10 a.m. | |
| Sun., November 27 | FIS Cross Country – Ladies’ 10 km | Ruka, Finland | Streaming* | 3:30 a.m. |
| FIS Nordic Combined | Ruka, Finland | Streaming* | 4:45 a.m. | |
| FIS Cross Country – Men’s 15 km | Ruka, Finland | Streaming* | 6 a.m. | |
| FIS Nordic Combined – 10 km | Ruka, Finland | Streaming* | 8 a.m. |
*NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
The USSA’s partnership with NBC Sports Group, which began in 1998, extends through the 2018-19 season. Annual coverage across NBC/NBCSN includes all domestic FIS World Cup and U.S. Snowboarding/Freeskiing Grand Prix competitions. NBC Sports.com has streaming rights through 2018-19.
-NBC SPORTS GROUP-
