NBC Sports Group to Present More Than 60 Hours of Nordic World Ski Championships Coverage from Lahti, Finland
STAMFORD, Conn. – February 17, 2017 – NBC Sports Group will present an unprecedented 63 hours of coverage from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland, from Feb. 23-March 5, across NBCSN, Universal HD, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
Coverage begins on Thursday, February 23 with the men’s and women’s cross country individual sprints. Throughout the Nordic World Ski Championships, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will provide live streaming coverage of each day’s events, which will then air on NBCSN or Universal HD later that day. More than 700 athletes from 60 different countries are expected to compete in 21 disciplines in Lahti.
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming platforms for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will provide comprehensive live streaming coverage the 2017 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Bill Doleman will call the Nordic World Ski Championships alongside analyst Johnny Spillane, a three-time Olympic silver medalist in nordic combined.
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CROSS COUNTRY
Each day that competition takes place, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream coverage which will air later in the day on either NBCSN or Universal HD. Cross country action comprises nearly half of NBC Sports Group’s 63 hours of Nordic World Ski Championships coverage. U.S. Olympian and 2013 World Champion Jessie Diggins and four-time Olympian Kikkan Randall headline the U.S. hopefuls in Lahti.
Below is the cross country schedule for the upcoming Nordic World Ski Championships:
| Date | Coverage | Network | Time (ET) |
| Thur., February 23 | Cross Country – Men’s and Women’s Individual Sprint | Streaming | 10:30 a.m. |
| Cross Country – Men’s and Women’s Individual Sprint** | NBCSN | 5:30 p.m. | |
| Sat., February 25 | Cross Country – Women’s Skiathlon | Streaming* | 5 a.m. |
| Cross Country – Men’s Skiathlon | Streaming* | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Cross Country Skiathlon** | Universal HD | 8 p.m. | |
| Sun., February 26 | Cross Country – Mixed Team Sprint | Streaming* | 6:30 a.m. |
| All Team Events** | Universal HD | 9:30 p.m. | |
| Tues., February 28 | Cross Country – Women’s 10km Classical | Streaming* | 6:45 a.m. |
| Cross Country – Women’s 10km Classical** | Universal HD | 5:30 p.m. | |
| Wed., March 1 | Cross Country – Men’s 15km Classical | Streaming* | 6:45 a.m. |
| Men’s 15km Classical** | Universal HD | 7 p.m. | |
| Thur., March 2 | Cross Country – Women’s 4x5km Relay | Streaming* | 8 a.m. |
| Women’s 4x5km Relay ** | NBCSN | 1 p.m. | |
| Fri., March 3 | Cross Country – Men’s 4x10km Relay | Streaming* | 6:30 a.m. |
| Cross Country – Men’s 4x10km Relay** | NBCSN | 12 p.m. | |
| Sat., March 4 | Cross Country – Women’s 30km Freestyle | Streaming* | 7:30 a.m. |
| Cross Country – Women’s 30km Freestyle** | Universal HD | 7:30 p.m. | |
| Sun., March 5 | Cross Country – Men’s 50km Freestyle | Streaming* | 7 a.m. |
| Cross Country – Men’s 50km Freestyle** | Universal HD | 1:30 p.m. |
*NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
**Same-day delay
NORDIC COMBINED
Nordic combined coverage at the Nordic World Ski Championships begins on Friday, Feb. 24, highlighting the individual normal hill, individual large hill, team and team sprint events. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will live stream all nordic combined events, which will be televised on Universal HD later that same day. U.S. Olympians and brothers Bryan Fletcher and Taylor Fletcher will represent the Americans in Lahti. Below is the full schedule:
| Date | Coverage | Network | Time (ET) |
| Fri., February 24 | Nordic Combined – Indiv. Normal Hill, Ski Jumping | Streaming* | 3:30 a.m. |
| Nordic Combined – Indiv. Normal Hill, Cross Country Skiing | Streaming* | 6:30 a.m. | |
| Nordic Combined – Indiv. Normal Hill** | Universal HD | 2:30 p.m. | |
| Sun., February 26 | Nordic Combined – Team, Ski Jumping | Streaming* | 5 a.m. |
| Nordic Combined – Team Cross Country Skiing | Streaming* | 8:30 a.m. | |
| All Team Events** | Universal HD | 9:30 p.m. | |
| Wed., March 1 | Nordic Combined – Individual Large Hill, Ski Jumping | Streaming* | 5 a.m. |
| Nordic Combined – Indiv. Large Hill, Cross Country Skiing | Streaming* | 9:15 a.m. | |
| Nordic Combined – Individual Large Hill** | Universal HD | 7 p.m. | |
| Fri., March 3 | Nordic Combined – Team Sprint, Ski Jumping | Streaming* | 9 a.m. |
| Nordic Combined – Team Sprint, Cross Country Skiing | Streaming* | 11:15 a.m. | |
| Nordic Combined – Team Sprint** | NBCSN | 12 p.m. |
*NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
**Same-day delay
SKI JUMPING
Streaming coverage of ski jumping begins in Friday, Feb. 24, at 10:30 a.m. ET with the women’s normal hill, which will also be televised on NBCSN later that day at 1:30 p.m. ET. Saturday’s coverage features the men’s normal hill, followed by the mixed team event on Sunday, Feb. 26, the men’s large hill on Thursday, March 2, and the men’s team event on Saturday, March 4. 2013 World Champion and U.S. Olympian Sarah Hendrickson is slated to represent the Americans.
| Date | Coverage | Network | Time (ET) |
| Fri., February 24 | Ski Jumping – Women’s Normal Hill | Streaming* | 10:30 a.m. |
| Ski Jumping – Women’s Normal Hill** | NBCSN | 1:30 p.m. | |
| Sat., February 25 | Ski Jumping – Men’s Normal Hill | Streaming* | 10:30 a.m. |
| Ski Jumping – Men’s Normal Hill** | Universal HD | 8 p.m. | |
| Sun., February 26 | Ski Jumping – Mixed Team | Streaming* | 10:30 a.m. |
| All Team Events** | Universal HD | 9:30 p.m. | |
| Thur., March 2 | Ski Jumping – Men’s Large Hill | Streaming* | 11:30 a.m. |
| Ski Jumping – Men’s Large Hill** | NBCSN | 1 p.m. | |
| Sat., March 4 | Ski Jumping – Men’s Team | Streaming* | 10:15 a.m. |
| Ski Jumping – Men’s Team** | Universal HD | 7:30 p.m. |
*NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
**Same-day delay
NORDIC WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS ON NBCSPORTS.COM AND THE NBC SPORTS APP
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming platforms for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will provide extensive live streaming coverage of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.
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