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Thursday, November 15th, 2018

NBC SPORTS TO SHOWCASE MORE THAN 85 HOURS OF IBU BIATHLON COVERAGE DURING 2018-19 SEASON

Season Begins Sunday, Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA from Pokljuka, Slovenia

Event Highlights Include Live Coverage of Salt Lake City World Cup Stop Plus World Championships from Östersund, Sweden

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 15, 2018 – NBC Sports will showcase more than 85 hours of biathlon coverage throughout the 2018-19 season across NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app. Coverage begins Sunday, Dec. 2 from Pokljuka, Slovenia on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

The U.S. contingent is led by two-time Olympians Susan Dunklee and Sean Doherty. Dunklee, who earned silver in the mass start at the 2017 World Championships, is the only American woman to win an individual world medal. Doherty became the first U.S. biathlete to earn three individual medals at a World Championships when he won gold and two silvers at the 2013 World Junior Championships. Doherty has since repeated the feat twice more, at the 2014 and 2016 World Junior Championships.

NBC Sports’ 2018-19 IBU Biathlon World Cup schedule is highlighted by live coverage from Salt Lake City beginning Feb. 14, as competitors will perform at the 2002 Olympic venue at Soldier Hollow. Coverage of the 2019 IBU World Championships from Östersund, Sweden, begins March 7 and continues through March 17. NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present nearly 20 hours of World Championships programming.

Live IBU Biathlon coverage will also be available on NBC Sports Gold – NBC Sports’ direct-to-consumer live streaming product powered by Playmaker Media – and the Olympic Channel digital platforms. “Snow Pass” is available for purchase now for $69.99 by visiting NBCSportsGold.com.

STREAMING COVERAGE OF IBU BIATHLON WORLD CUP

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming platforms for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will provide streaming coverage of the 2018-19 IBU Biathlon events airing on NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app are powered by Playmaker Media and available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.

All linear coverage on NBCSN will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. All linear coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app, in addition to NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

IBU BIATHLON WORLD CUP COVERAGE FROM POKLJUKA, SLOVENIA – BEGINNING SATURDAY, DEC. 2 AT 5 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

*Same-day delay
Schedule is subject to change
All events to stream across NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and Olympic Channel app

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Following is NBC Sports’ telecast schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 IBU BIATHLON World Cup season:

Schedule is subject to change
*Same-day delay
**Next-day delay
#All events to stream across NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and Olympic Channel app

-NBC SPORTS-