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Saturday, February 15th, 2014

WORLD ICE DANCE CHAMPIONS MERYL DAVIS AND CHARLIE WHITE GO FOR THE GOLD, SUN., FEB. 16 AT 7/6c ON NBC

Reigning Super-G World Champion Ted Ligety & 2010 Olympic

Silver Medalist Bode Miller Compete in Super-G Gold Medal Final in Primetime on NBC 

2006 Olympic Silver Medalist Lindsey Jacobellis Returns to Slopes for Snowboard Cross Gold Medal Final in Primetime

LIVE Team USA Men’s Hockey vs. Slovenia in Final Game before Medal Rounds – Coverage Begins at 7:15 a.m. ET on NBCSN

All Events Live Streamed on NBCOlympics.com and NBC Sports Live Extra Mobile & Tablet App

Stamford, Conn, February 15, 2014 – NBC’s primetime coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games tomorrow, Sunday, February 16 at 7/6c features world ice dance champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White in the short dance program. 2010 Olympic silver medalists Davis and White came out on top in both the short dance and free dance programs during the team figure skating event in which the U.S. took bronze. Reigning super-G world champion Ted Ligety and 2010 Olympic silver medalist Bode Miller compete for gold in the super-G, while top American Lindsey Jacobellis returns for her third Games as a strong contender for gold in snowboard cross after taking home the silver in the event in 2006. Rounding out primetime is the women’s speed skating 1500m featuring Brittany Bowe, ranked second in the event in the World Cup standings, and two-man bobsled as reigning four-man Olympic champ Steven Holcomb attempts to pilot his way to the first U.S. Olympic title in the two-man since 1936.

After their memorable shootout victory over Russia, the U.S. men’s hockey team faces Slovenia live on NBCSN Sunday in the final game before the medal rounds begin. Coverage of Team USA vs. Slovenia begins at 7:15 a.m. ET. In addition, NBCSN will feature an encore presentation of Saturday’s Team USA men’s hockey vs. Russia as the Game of the Day at 4:30 p.m. ET. NBCSN’s live coverage also includes ice dancing’s short dance and the 4x10km relay gold medal final in men’s cross-country. Coverage on Sunday begins with Team USA men’s curling facing Canada at 3 a.m. ET.

USA Network hosts live coverage of the men’s hockey tournament including Russia vs. Slovakia at 7:30 a.m. ET and Finland vs. Canada at noon ET Sunday. CNBC and MSNBC host coverage of Team USA curling. Please see the below listings for more information.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17

On Monday in primetime is the final phase of ice dancing the free dance which combined with the short dance score, determines the Olympic individual ice dancing figure skating champions. Two-time Olympian Nate Holland leads a deep U.S. snowboard cross team into Sochi, hoping to win a third consecutive U.S. gold medal in this event. Also in primetime is the aerials gold medal final in men’s freestyle skiing, featuring 18-year-old American aerialist Mac Bohonnon, and the team K-125 large hill gold medal final in men’s ski jumping.

NBCSN’s coverage on Monday begins at 3 a.m. ET and is highlighted by the semifinal game in women’s hockey. Live coverage begins at 7 a.m. ET. NBCSN’s live coverage also features the gold medal final in ice dancing and the team K-125 large hill gold medal final in men’s ski jumping. Rounding out NBCSN’s coverage is the 12.5km mass start gold medal final in women’s biathlon.

USA Network hosts live coverage of Team USA men’s curling vs. Switzerland at 5 a.m. ET on Monday.

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Listings subject to change.  For NBC primetime, late night and daytime during the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, all times listed are ET/PT unless otherwise noted. For NBCSN, MSNBC, CNBC and USA all times listed are ET.

 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 (DAY 9)

NBC

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Snowboarding – Snowboard Cross Competition

Men’s Cross-Country – 4x10km Relay Gold Medal Final

7 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Figure Skating – Ice Dancing Short Dance

Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super-G Gold Medal Final

Women’s Snowboarding – Snowboard Cross Gold Medal Final

Women’s Speed Skating – 1500m Gold Medal Final

Two-Man Bobsled – Competition

11:35 p.m. – 12:35 a.m.

Men’s Biathlon – 15km Mass Start Gold Medal Final

12:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Men’s Curling – USA vs. Canada

5 a.m. – 7:15 a.m.

Men’s Cross-Country – 4x10km Relay Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

7:15 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – USA vs. Slovenia (LIVE)

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Figure Skating – Ice Dancing Short Dance (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Biathlon – 15km Mass Start Gold Medal Final

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Hockey Encore – USA vs. Slovenia

4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Game of the Day: Men’s Hockey – USA vs. Russia

MSNBC

5 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Women’s Curling – USA vs. Canada (LIVE)

CNBC

4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Men’s Curling – USA vs. Sweden

USA

3 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – Austria vs. Norway (LIVE)

7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – Russia vs. Slovakia (LIVE)

Noon – 2:30 p.m.

Men’s Hockey – Finland vs. Canada (LIVE)

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):

  • Figure Skating – Ice Dancing Short Dance: Michigan’s Meryl Davis and Charlie White, 2010 Olympic silver medalists, face their training mates and chief rivals, reigning Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada. The required dance pattern for the short dance is the Finnstep, a fast, bubbly dance that is often compared to champagne.
  • Women’s Snowboarding – Snowboard Cross Gold Medal Final: After two Olympic disappointments and two recent knee surgeries, top American Lindsey Jacobellis returns for her third Games a strong contender for gold. Jacobellis was leading by a wide margin in Torino but fell while attempting a trick on the second-to-last jump and ended up with silver.
  • Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super-G Gold Medal Final: In alpine skiing, a pair of decorated Americans, reigning super-G world champion Ted Ligety and 2010 Olympic silver medalist Bode Miller, will look to knock off defending champ Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway in his signature event.
  • Women’s Speed Skating – 1500m Gold Medal Final: Brittany Bowe, a former college basketball standout from Florida, recently emerged as a contender in this event, but she’ll have tough competition from dominant Dutch skater Ireen Wuest.
  • Two-Man Bobsled – Competition: Reigning four-man Olympic champ Steven Holcomb, who overcame a degenerative eye condition that nearly cost him his sight to win gold in Vancouver, attempts to pilot his way to the first U.S. Olympic title in the two-man since 1936. Driving a new, high-tech sled, the 33-year-old from Park City went on a tear to start this season, winning four consecutive races in this event.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):

  • Men’s Cross-Country – 4x10km Relay Gold Medal Final: Sweden, the reigning champion, and Norway, the 2010 silver medalist, have an intense rivalry in this event. Norwegian star Petter Northug created a stir at the 2011 World Championships when he showboated down the final stretch of the team relay, crossed the finish line sideways and stopped in front of his rival from Sweden. At 2013 Worlds, Northug overtook Sweden again to win, and shrugged his shoulders mockingly at the finish line.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):

  • Men’s Biathlon – 15km Mass Start Gold Medal Final: With the first U.S. Olympic biathlon medal on the line, New York’s Tim Burke will look to be at the start of this event, which narrows down the field to 30 of the top biathletes. Meanwhile, a medal for 12-time Olympic medalist Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway would give him the record for the most medals in Winter Olympic history.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Men’s Curling – USA vs. Canada: Two-time Olympian John Shuster leads the U.S. against the Canadians, who have won the past two Olympic gold medals and recently finished second at the 2013 World Championships.
  • Men’s Cross-Country – 4x10km Relay Gold Medal Final (LIVE): Sweden, the reigning champion, and Norway, the 2010 silver medalist, have an intense rivalry in this event. Norwegian star Petter Northug created a stir at the 2011 World Championships when he showboated down the final stretch of the team relay, crossed the finish line sideways and stopped in front of his rival from Sweden. At 2013 Worlds, Northug overtook Sweden again to win, and shrugged his shoulders mockingly at the finish line.
  • Men’s Hockey – Slovenia vs. USA (LIVE): After their memorable shootout victory over Russia, the Americans wrap up group play LIVE against Olympic newcomers Slovenia. Team USA is looking for its first medal at a non-North American Olympics since 1972, when it won silver in Sapporo, Japan.
  • Figure Skating – Ice Dancing Short Dance (LIVE): Michigan’s Meryl Davis and Charlie White, 2010 Olympic silver medalists, face their training mates and chief rivals, reigning Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada. The required dance pattern for the short dance is the Finnstep, a fast, bubbly dance that has been compared to champagne.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Men’s Hockey – Finland vs. Canada (LIVE): Today is the final day of group play in the men’s hockey tournament, with LIVE coverage as Finland duels Canada in a matchup that will determine Group B supremacy and host Russia takes on up-and-comer Slovakia in a game that should have major seeding implications for the United States.

MSNBC HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Women’s Curling – USA vs. Canada (LIVE): Sixteen years after her Olympic debut in Nagano, Erika Brown returns to the Games as the skip of the U.S. women’s curling team. The U.S. women take on Canada, who currently sit atop the round robin standings.

CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Men’s Curling – USA vs. Sweden: Two-time Olympian John Shuster leads his American rink against reigning world champion Sweden.

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 (DAY 10)

NBC

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Biathlon – 12.5km Mass Start Gold Medal Final

Men’s Snowboarding – Snowboard Cross Competition

Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Aerials Competition

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Figure Skating – Ice Dancing Gold Medal Final

Men’s Snowboarding – Snowboard Cross Gold Medal Final

Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Aerials Gold Medal Final

Men’s Ski Jumping – Team K-125 Large Hill Gold Medal Final

1:01 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Two-Man Bobsled – Gold Medal Final Runs

Figure Skating – Ice Dancing Gold Medal Final Postgame

2 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

3 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Women’s Curling – USA vs. South Korea

7 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Women’s Hockey – Semifinal (LIVE)

10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Figure Skating – Ice Dancing Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Ski Jumping – Team K-125 Large Hill Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Women’s Biathlon – 12.5km Mass Start Gold Medal Final

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Hockey Encore

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Game of the Day: Hockey

MSNBC

Noon – 2:30 p.m.

Women’s Hockey – Semifinal (LIVE)

CNBC

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Curling – Denmark vs. Great Britain

USA

5 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Men’s Curling – USA vs. Switzerland (LIVE)

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):

  • Figure Skating – Ice Dancing Gold Medal Final: Michigan’s Meryl Davis and Charlie White, 2010 Olympic silver medalists, face training mates and rivals Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada, reigning Olympic champions. The two teams train at the same rink under the same coach, and have traded off the world title for the past four years. Davis and White enter Sochi as the reigning world champions.
  • Men’s Snowboarding – Snowboard Cross Gold Medal Final: Seth Wescott, the only Olympic champion since snowboard cross joined the program in Torino, did not make the U.S. team after an April knee injury, so seven-time X Games champion Nate Holland, who was a bitter fourth in Vancouver, will lead the strong American effort.
  • Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Aerials Gold Medal Final: Eigtheen-year-old Mac Bohonnon will represent the U.S. event, as he and the other aerialists try to keep pace with the immensely talented Chinese team.
  • Men’s Ski Jumping – Team K-125 Large Hill Gold Medal Final: Austria has dominanted ski jumping’s team event in recent Olympics, capturing the past two gold medals, but should face tough tests from Germany, Norway and Slovenia.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):

  • Two-Man Bobsled – Gold Medal Final Runs: Reigning four-man Olympic champ Steven Holcomb, who overcame a degenerative eye condition that nearly cost him his sight to win gold in Vancouver, attempts to pilot his way to the first U.S. Olympic title in the two-man since 1936. Driving a new, high-tech sled, the 33-year-old from Park City went on a tear to start this season, winning four consecutive races in this event.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Women’s Curling – USA vs. South Korea: Sixteen years after her Olympic debut in Nagano, Erika Brown returns to the Games as the skip of the U.S. women’s curling team. The U.S. women face Olympic newcomers South Korea.
  • Women’s Hockey – Semifinals: In women’s hockey, USA aims to reach the gold medal game with a victory over Sweden LIVE today. The Americans are looking for their first Olympic gold medal since 1998.
  • Figure Skating – Ice Dancing Gold Medal Final (LIVE): Michigan’s Meryl Davis and Charlie White, 2010 Olympic silver medalists, face training mates and rivals Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada, reigning Olympic champions. The two teams train at the same rink under the same coach, and have traded off the world title for the past four years. enter Sochi as the reigning world champions.
  • Men’s Ski Jumping – Team K-125 Large Hill Gold Medal Final (LIVE): Austria has dominanted ski jumping’s team event in recent Olympics, capturing the past two gold medals, but should face tough tests from Germany, Norway and Slovenia.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Men’s Curling – USA vs. Switzerland (LIVE): Two-time Olympian John Shuster leads his American team against reigning European champion Switzerland.

 

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