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Wednesday, February 16th, 2022
U.S.-CANADA IN WOMEN’S HOCKEY GOLD MEDAL GAME & MIKAELA SHIFFRIN IN WOMEN’S COMBINED HIGHLIGHT LIVE WINTER OLYMPICS COVERAGE TONIGHT ON NBC, USA NETWORK & PEACOCK
U.S. Women’s Hockey Team Looks to Defend Gold Medal vs. Rival Canada Tonight Live at 11:05 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock
Mikaela Shiffrin Headlines U.S. Women’s Alpine Skiing Combined Team Tonight Live at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, USA Network and Peacock
U.S. Men’s Curling Team Can Advance to Semifinals with Victory vs. Denmark in Final Round-Robin Game Tonight Live at 8 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock
Women’s Free Skate Presented Tomorrow Live at 5 a.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock
Most Up-to-Date Olympic TV Listings on NBCOlympics.com
STAMFORD, Conn. – Feb. 16, 2022 – The latest chapter in the fierce rivalry between the U.S. women’s hockey team and Canada takes place in the 2022 Winter Olympics gold medal game live tonight at 11:05 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, plus two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin aims to win her first medal in Beijing in the women’s combined event live tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, USA Network and Peacock.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
In a gold medal game rematch from the 2018 Winter Olympics, the U.S. women’s hockey team plays rival Canada tonight live at 11:05 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. The U.S. and Canada have met in five of six Olympic gold medal games, with the Americans winning gold in a thrilling penalty shootout victory in PyeongChang. Click here for more information.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin aims to win her first medal in Beijing in the women’s combined, which gets underway with the downhill run tonight live in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, followed by the slalom run presented live at 10 p.m. PT/1 a.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock.
Qualifying in the women’s halfpipe freestyle skiing event will be presented tonight live in primetime on USA Network and Peacock, with a portion also airing live on NBC. 2018 Olympic bronze medalist Brita Sigourney and Hanna Faulhaber will lead the American group of contenders. Eileen Gu (China) is also a medal contender in the event and won the silver medal in the slopestyle event earlier this week.
The U.S. men’s curling team, skipped by 2018 Olympic gold medalist John Shuster, plays Denmark in its final matchup of pool play tonight live at 8 pm ET on CNBC and Peacock. With a victory or Norway loss to Italy, the team will advance to the semifinals.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17
The free skate portion of the women’s individual skate competition will be presented tomorrow live at 5 a.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock (encore in primetime on NBC). Two-time U.S. champion Alysa Liu, two-time Olympian Karen Chen, and 2022 U.S. champion Mariah Bell represent Team USA in the event. Kamila Valiyeva of the Russian Olympic Committee currently leads the points standings and Liu is the top American (eighth place).
Following Wednesday night’s qualifying, medals will be awarded in the women’s halfpipe freestyle skiing final tomorrow live at 8:30 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock, with a portion also airing on NBC.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Alexa Knierim/Brandon Frazier and Ashley Cain-Gribble/Timothy LeDuc will represent Team USA in the pairs’ figure skating short program Friday live at 5:30 a.m. ET on USA Network (encore in primetime on NBC).
The team event marks the final alpine skiing event in Beijing and will be presented Friday live at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock (encore in primetime on NBC). Mikaela Shiffrin plans on competing and would become the second woman in Olympic history to race in all six alpine skiing events on the program in an Olympics.
In freestyle skiing, the men’s halfpipe final will conclude Olympic competition in the discipline when the event is presented Friday live at 8:30 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock, with a portion airing live on NBC. The Americans are expected to have several medal contenders, including two-time Olympic gold-medalist David Wise, three-time Olympian Aaron Blunk, 2018 Olympic silver medalist Alex Ferreira, and 2021 world championship bronze medalist Birk Irving.
NBC OLYMPICS PODCASTS
Below are highlights of today’s NBC Olympics’ podcast offerings across The Podium and In The Village:
The Podium: Andrew Blaser (skeleton) joins host Lauren Shehadi.
In The Village: Beijing Olympics gold medalist Erin Jackson (speed skating) talks with host and three-time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel.
To listen to NBC Olympics’ full suite of 2022 Winter Olympics podcasts, click here or discover the new NBC Olympics Podcasts Channel on Apple Podcasts. Podcast episodes are available for download on all major podcast platforms.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 (DAY 12)
NBC
2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Women’s Short Track – 1500m Final
Men’s Short Track – 5000m Relay Final
Men’s and Women’s Cross-Country Skiing – Team Sprint Finals
Women’s Biathlon – 4x6km Relay
8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Women’s Alpine Skiing – Combined, Downhill Run (LIVE)
Women’s Freestyle Skiing – Halfpipe Qualifying (LIVE)
Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Aerials Final
Women’s Short Track – 1500m Final
7:30 p.m. – 8:05 p.m. PT
Women’s Freestyle Skiing – Ski Cross Qualifying (LIVE)
11:05 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Women’s Ice Hockey – U.S. vs. Canada Gold Medal Game (LIVE)
USA NETWORK
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Women’s Ice Hockey – Switzerland vs. Finland Bronze Medal Game
Women’s Biathlon – 4x6km Relay
2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Men’s Curling – Great Britain vs. Russian Olympic Committee
5 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Women’s Figure Skating – Short Program
Men’s Alpine Skiing – Slalom
Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Slopestyle Final
8:30 p.m. – 1:55 a.m.
Women’s Alpine Skiing – Combined, Slalom Run (LIVE)
Women’s Freestyle Skiing – Halfpipe Qualifying (LIVE)
Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Halfpipe Qualifying (LIVE)
Women’s Freestyle Skiing – Ski Cross Qualifying (LIVE)
CNBC
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Women’s Curling – U.S. vs. Japan
8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Men’s Curling – U.S. vs. Denmark (LIVE)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17 (DAY 13)
NBC
2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Women’s Alpine Skiing – Combined, Slalom Run
Women’s Freestyle Skiing – Ski Cross Final
Men’s Nordic Combined Skiing
Team Large Hill
Team 4x5km Relay
8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Women’s Freestyle Skiing – Halfpipe Final (LIVE)
Women’s Figure Skating – Free Skate
Women’s Speed Skating – 1000m
8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. PT
Men’s Ice Hockey – Semifinals (LIVE)
12:05 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.
Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Ski Cross Final (LIVE)
Men’s Nordic Combined Skiing – Team 4x5km Relay
USA NETWORK
2 a.m. – 5 a.m.
Women’s Speed Skating – 1000m Final (LIVE)
Men’s Nordic Combined Skiing – Team Large Hill (LIVE)
Women’s Freestyle Skiing – Ski Cross Final
5 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Women’s Figure Skating – Free Skate (LIVE)
9:15 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Men’s Nordic Combined Skiing – Team 4x5km Relay
Women’s Freestyle Skiing – Ski Cross Final
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Women’s Curling – Korea vs. Sweden
Men’s Curling – Semifinals
5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Women’s Ice Hockey – U.S. vs. Canada Gold Medal Game
7:30 p.m. – 11:10 p.m.
Women’s Freestyle Skiing – Halfpipe Final (LIVE)
Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Ski Cross Qualifying (LIVE)
Women’s Alpine Skiing – Combined Run
Men’s Nordic Combined Skiing – Team 4x5km Relay
11:10 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey – Semifinals (LIVE)
1:30 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Men’s Curling – Bronze Medal Game (LIVE)
CNBC
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Men’s Curling – Semifinals
8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Men’s Curling – Semifinals
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18 (DAY 14)
NBC
2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey – Semifinals
Men’s Speed Skating – 1000m
Men’s Biathlon – 15km Mass Start
8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Halfpipe Final (LIVE)
Figure Skating – Pairs’ Short Program
Two-Woman Bobsled – First & Second Runs
8 p.m. – 8:35 p.m. PT
Men’s Speed Skating – 1000m Final
11:35 a.m. – 1:30 a.m.
Alpine Skiing – Team Event
Four-Man Bobsled – First & Second Runs
USA NETWORK
4 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.
Men’s Speed Skating – 1000m (LIVE)
Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Ski Cross Final
5:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Figure Skating – Pairs’ Short Program (LIVE)
8:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey – Semifinals (LIVE)
10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Men’s Curling – Bronze Medal Game
Women’s Curling – Semifinals
Two-Woman Bobsled – First & Second Runs
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Ice Hockey
7 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Alpine Skiing – Team Event (LIVE)
Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Halfpipe Final (LIVE)
Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Ski Cross Final
Men’s Biathlon – 15km Mass Start
12 a.m. – 3:45 a.m.
Men’s Cross-Country Skiing – 50km (LIVE)
Men’s Speed Skating – 1000m
CNBC
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Women’s Curling – Semifinals
8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Women’s Curling – Semifinals
–WINTER OLYMPICS–
