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Friday, March 23rd, 2018

NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – MARCH 23RD – MARCH 25TH, 2018

(All times ET)

The “Press Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box is a quick overview of upcoming program information and highlights from the NBC Sports Group Communications team. For live streaming information on NBCSports.com, and Golf Channel Live Extra, click here.

Friday March 23rd
4 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Ski Jumping World Cup – Men’s Individual
5 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIG Gymnastics World Cup – Apparatus Finals – Day 1
7 p.m. on NBCSN – World Women’s Curling Championships: Canada vs USA
8:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: Kia Classic
10 p.m. on NBCSN – Premiership Rugby: Bath vs Exeter
10:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Champions: Rapiscan Systems Classic

Saturday March 24th
5 a.m. on Olympic Channel – World Figure Skating Championships – Men’s Free Skate
9 a.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Pre Round Coverage
10 a.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
10:30 a.m. on Olympic Channel – World Figure Skating Championships – Free Dance
12 p.m. on NBCSN – World Figure Skating Championships – Free Dance
12 p.m. on NBC – USSA – US Alpine Champs
2 p.m. on NBC – PGA Tour Golf: WGC – Dell Technologies Match Play
2 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Ski Jumping World Cup – Men’s Team
2 p.m. on NBCSN – World Women’s Curling Championships – Semifinal 1
3 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Ski Jumping World Cup – Women’s Individual
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Champions: Rapiscan Systems Classic
5 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIG Gymnastics World Cup – Apparatus Finals – Day 2
5 p.m. on NBCSN – World Figure Skating Championships – Men’s Free Skate
7 p.m. on NBCSN – Premiership Rugby: Saracens vs Harlequins
7 p.m. on Olympic Channel – World Women’s Curling Championships – Semifinal 2
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: Kia Classic
9 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Post Round Coverage

Sunday March 25th
12 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup – Big Air
1 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Snowboarding World Cup – Big Air
8 a.m. on Olympic Channel – IAAF Half Marathon Championships
9 a.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Pre Round Coverage
10 a.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
10 a.m. on Olympic Channel – World Women’s Curling Championships – Bronze Medal
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premiership Rugby: Leicester vs Wasps
12 p.m. on NBCSN – IAAF Half Marathon Championships
12 p.m. on NBC – Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
1 p.m. on Olympic Channel – IBU Biathlon World Cup – Mass Start
2:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Ski Jumping World Cup – Men’s Individual
3 p.m. on NBC – PGA Tour Golf: WGC – Dell Technologies Match Play
3 p.m. on NBCSN – World Women’s Curling Championships – Gold Medal
3:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Ski Jumping World Cup – Women’s Individual
4:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – World Figure Skating Championships – Exhibition
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Champions: Rapiscan Systems Classic
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: Kia Classic
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Boston at Minnesota
9 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Post Round Coverage
10:30 pm on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
11 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Sunday Shootout

GOLF
The Golf Channel/NBC broadcast team for the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play are Terry Gannon (play-by-play for Golf Channel), Dan Hicks (play-by-play for NBC), Nick Faldo (analyst for Golf Channel), Johnny Miller (analyst for NBC), Gary Koch (tower for NBC), Peter Jacobsen (tower for NBC), David Feherty (tower for Golf Channel), Steve Sands (tower for Golf Channel), Jimmy Roberts (tower for Golf Channel), Roger Maltbie (on-course for Golf Channel), Notah Begay (on-course for Golf Channel), Jim “Bones” Mackay (on-course for Golf Channel), David Feherty (on-course for NBC), Todd Lewis (interviews for Golf Channel), Steve Sands (interviews for NBC), and Jimmy Roberts (essays).

The broadcasters for the Kia Classic are Grant Boone (play-by-play), Judy Rankin (analyst), Tom Abbott (tower), Jerry Foltz (on-course), and Karen Stupples (on-course).

The broadcast team for the Rapiscan Systems Classic are Bob Papa (play-by-play), Lanny Wadkins (analyst), John Mahaffey (tower), Billy Ray Brown (on-course), and John Cook (on-course).

NHL
This week’s NHL coverage continues Sunday, Mar. 25, at 12:00 p.m. ET on NBC, when Wayne Simmonds and the Philadelphia Flyers visit Patric Hornqvist and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Mike Emrick (play-by-play), former player, coach and general manager Mike Milbury (analyst) and Pierre McGuire (‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst) will call Flyers-Penguins from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, the Boston Bruins will be visiting the Minnesota Wild for a second time this season.

Chris Cuthbert (play-by-play) and Brian Boucher (analyst) will call Bruins-Wild from Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.

WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Coverage of the World Women’s Curling Championships continue this weekend on NBCSN & Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

Team USA is led by skip Jamie Sinclair, a two-time U.S. champion who recently served as an analyst on NBC Olympics’ curling coverage, along with Alex Carlson (vice skip), Vicky Persinger (second), Monica Walker (lead), and Jenna Martin (alternate). Last year, Team USA finished in fifth place at the World Women’s Curling Championship in Beijing, China.

Jason Knapp (play-by-play), 2006 Olympic bronze medalist Pete Fenson (analyst), and 2010 Olympic gold medalist Kevin Martin (analyst) will combine to provide commentary throughout the 2018 World Curling Championships.

WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Live coverage of the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships continue this weekend on NBCSN & Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

Nathan Chen, who became the first skater in history to the first to land six quadruple jumps in a free skate in PyeongChang, faces competition from 2018 Olympic silver medalist Shoma Uno of Japan and fourth-place finisher Jin Boyang of China. Zagitova will be joined by 2018 Olympic team bronze medalists Miria Nagasu, the only U.S. woman to land a triple Axel at the Olympics, and Bradie Tennell, 2018 Olympic bronze medalist Kaetlyn Osmond of Canada, as well as four-time Olympian and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist Carolina Kostner of Italy.

Competing for the U.S. in ice dance are reigning national champions Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue and two-time world medalists Madison Chock and Evan Bates. Olympic champions Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany headline the pairs’ event, which also features U.S. champions Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim.

Steve Schlanger calls the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships joined by 2011 U.S. champion Ryan Bradley for the ladies’ pairs’ and men’s competitions, and by 2006 ice dance silver medalist Tanith White for the ice dance competitions.

White will call the recap show on NBC, joined by 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski, and three-time U.S. figure skating champion Johnny Weir.