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verybody wants to put on a good impression at home.
So, while Olympic fans across America will be focused
on Lindsey Vonn and her shin, as well as Shaun White,
Bode Miller and Apolo Ohno, folks in Canada will be
watching the sports, while also keeping a keen eye on
the medals table. Bringing the Winter Games to Vancouver, Canada
has not tried to hide its main goal for 2010: Winning the most medals.
It’s not a mere fantasy. A country that has improved its medal count at
every Winter Olympics since 1980 won 24 in 2006, one fewer than
the United States, and only five off the pace set by first-place
Germany.
In preparing for 2010, Canada has pumped more than $100 million
into a program called “Own the Podium.” Canada has heavy medal
potential in skating, freestyle skiing, curling and, of course, hockey.
Germany and Norway are traditional powers, with the United States
making big strides since a big push that resulted from hosting the
2002 Games. The final medal of these Olympics will be awarded Feb.
28 in that quintessential Canadian sport—men’s hockey, where expec-
tations are, of course, always high. Should be even more interesting if
first place in the medal standings is still up for grabs at that point.

ALPINE SKIING
Lindsey Vonn has won
everything there is to win in
Alpine skiing—overall World Cup
titles, world championship gold
medals, bundles of World Cup
races. The one thing missing from
the American’s collection is an
Olympic medal, and Vonn will get
down to the business of complet-
ing her resume on Valentine’s Day
in the super-combined—provided,
of course, her bruised shin is OK.
All eyes in Canada, meanwhile,
will be on local favorite and north
Vancouver native Manuel
Osborne-Paradis in the men’s
downhill, which opens the Alpine
schedule Feb. 13. Also among the
favorites are two-time overall
World Cup winner Aksel Lund
Svindal of Norway and speed
specialist Didier Cuche of Switzer-
land, who’s recovering from a
broken right thumb. And don’t
forget Bode Miller, who’s back to
redeem himself after his Turin
debacle, rejoining the U.S. Ski
Team after two years of racing and
training on his own. Vonn’s top
rival also happens to be her best
friend, Maria Riesch of Germany,
and Anja Paerson of Sweden—who
already owns five Olympic med-
als—is someone else to keep an eye
on.
Driver Steven Holcomb, left, and Co. could deliver gold for the U.S. in four-man bobsled for the first time in more than 60 years. Holcomb’s team is the reigning world champion.
BIATHLON
No American has ever won an
Olympic medal in biathlon,
Europe’s most popular winter
sport. But Tim Burke of Paul
Smith’s, N.Y., aims to change that.
Burke has twice worn the yellow
bib this season as the World Cup’s
overall points leader, and he has
the first three podium finishes of
his career in the last three months.
Although the international field
won’t be surprised if Burke or
another American scales the
podium in Vancouver,
the Norwegians, Russians and
Germans remain the class of the
field. Five-time Olympic champion
Ole Einar Bjorndalen of Norway is
the king of this sport, with Michael
Greis of Germany, who made a
name for himself in Turin four
years ago, and Russia’s Evgeny
Ustyugov will be two to watch. Jay
Hakkinen, of Kasilof, Alaska, is
making his fourth trip to the
Olympics. He came so close to a
medal in Turin, but a split bullet,
which hit the target but didn’t drop
it, cost him the bronze medal.
BOBSLED
No American four-man
bobsled has won a gold medal
since 1948, and Steven Holcomb—
driver of the so-called “Night
Train”—could be the one to change
that. Holcomb’s team is the
reigning world champion,
although the Americans will face a
serious test from German driver
Andre Lange, who’ll head to
Vancouver looking for his second
straight win in two-man and third
straight Olympic title in four-man.
Canadians will look to exploit a
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huge home-track advantage,
especially in two-man and wom-
en’s bobsledding, where Helen
Upperton and Kaillie Humphries
both are good enough to drive to
gold. Germany’s Sandra Kiriasis
will try to defend her Olympic title,
and 2006 silver medalist Shauna
Rohbock will try to become the
second American woman to drive
to the gold since 2002, when Jill
Bakken and Vonetta Flowers won
for the United States.
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CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Petter Northug could emerge
as one of the biggest stars in
Vancouver, as the triple world
champion is trying to cement his
status as the next Norwegian
cross-country great. Northug’s
unrivaled sprinting ability makes
him a runaway favorite in the 30K
pursuit and should be enough to
give Norway the relay gold. But the
Olympic program doesn’t really
suit his strengths, with the mar-
quee 50K race held in the classical
style rather than freestyle. He also
will face a tough challenge from
Lukas Bauer of the Czech Republic,
who beat the Norwegian for the
overall Tour de Ski title before the
Olympics. Meanwhile, Justyna
Kowalczyk is trying to become the
first Polish woman to win a
cross-country gold after taking two
world championship titles and the
overall World Cup crown last year.
But don’t count out Norwegian
veteran Marit Bjorgen, who had a
strong start to the season and can
challenge for medals in both the
distance and sprint events.
CURLING
Curling already is known as a
gentlemanly sport boasting of its
etiquette and good-natured fun.
Take the tradition of playing a
match, then hitting the beer garden
for a cold one before calling it a
night. With the Canadians the
favorite in both the men’s and
women’s events, will the hosts feel
the pressure of the thousands of
fans in the seats at Vancouver
Olympics
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American Erin Hamlin stunned the luge world by winning the 2009 women’s world title.
Olympic Centre to watch and cheer opening the door for teammates like
them on their home ice? Or will Jia Zongyang to step in. The wom-
they be able to sit back and enjoy en’s team is a serious threat to sweep
the ride? Curling tickets have been the podium, with Li Nina and
tough to get thanks to the popular- 19-year-old Xu Mengtao considered
ity of this event in a country where the best of a talented bunch. Things
hockey rules but curling is a close are a bit more wide-open in moguls,
second. There are more than 1 though defending Olympic women’s
million curlers in Canada, and that champion Jennifer Heil of Canada
number will only grow if the remains the best in the business.
Canadians shine as expected. Australian Dale Begg-Smith is
looking for a repeat on the men’s
FREESTYLE side and appears to be fully recov-
Is China ready to fly? The ered from a knee injury last Febru-
Chinese aerial team has evolved into ary that cut short his bid for a fourth
a powerhouse over the last four straight World Cup title. Skicross
years. Defending Olympic cham- will make its Olympic debut, with
pion Han Xiaopeng—who won the organizers hoping it can provide the
country’s first freestyle gold at same thrills its cousin snowboard-
Turin—has been slowed by injuries, cross made at Turin. The event has
become a last bastion for former
Alpine greats, including American
Daron Rahlves, who will look for his
first Olympic gold at the tender age
of 36.
FIGURE SKATING
They’re baaaaaaaaack! Reign-
ing Olympic men’s champion
Evgeni Plushenko, runner-up
Stephane Lambiel and two-time
bronze pairs medalists Shen Xue
and Zhao Hongbo all ended retire-
ments to make one more run at gold
in Vancouver. Comebacks have been
a mixed bag in figure skating, and
Plushenko and Lambiel will have
their hands full with American
Evan Lysacek and Canada’s favorite
son, Patrick Chan. Shen and Zhao
have been unbeatable so far, but
Germany’s Aliona Savchenko and
Robin Szolkowy will have some-
thing to say about that. In ice dance,
the powerhouse is ... the United
States? Yes, after years of not even
registering with the judges, the
Americans have contenders in
Turin silver medalists Tanith Belbin
and Ben Agosto and Grand Prix
final champions Meryl Davis and
Charlie White. As for the women,
those gold crowns gleaming in Kim
Yu-na’s ears after the South Korean
won the world title last spring pretty
much sum it up.
HOCKEY
Olympic hockey offers up a
tantalizing format rarely seen in
the four major American profes-
sional team sports: teammates
become hard-hitting rivals during
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an all-star tournament that
features all the big names. Will
Evgeni Malkin risk injuring
teammate Sidney Crosby with a big
hit that might end the Penguins’
Stanley Cup chances? Will Alex
Ovechkin of Russia flatten Capitals
teammate Nicklas Backstrom of
Sweden if necessary? Although
there’s no chance of an all-ama-
teurs vs. all-stars showdown like
the Miracle on Ice in 1980, there
were big surprises in the last two
Olympics—Belarus stunned
Sweden in 2002 and Finland
nearly won the gold in 2006.
Canada and world champion
Russia are the chic picks, but the
United States is fast and young,
Sweden is skilled and experienced
and Slovakia possesses enough
stars to worry any opponent.
LUGE
Germany, Germany, Germany.
Luge is a national pastime for the
Germans, with thousands of
school-age children in sliding
programs, and the results show
why those early trips down tracks
are worthwhile. American Erin
Hamlin stunned the luge world by
winning the 2009 women’s world
title, but three Germans will be
favored for gold, silver and bronze
at the Vancouver Games. In men’s
luge, Italy’s Armin Zoeggeler will
aim for a third straight Olympic
gold, which would put him in
exclusive company, since only
Germany’s Georg Hackl has pulled
off that feat. Tony Benshoof of the
United States, the fourth-place
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finisher in Turin four years ago,
will be in the Olympics for the third
and final time, trying for his first
medal. And in doubles, there’s no
shortage of European teams who
could contend for the gold medal,
with Mark Grimmette and Brian
Martin serving as the sentimental
favorites from the United States. It’s
the fifth Olympics for Grimmette,
fourth for Martin.
NORDIC COMBINED
Once hopelessly behind the
Germans, Austrians, Russians,
Norwegians and Finns, the U.S.
Nordic combined ski team is now
considered a favorite for the
podium in Vancouver. The Ameri-
cans’ coming-out party occurred at
the world championships last year,
when they won three of four gold
medals and might have made it a
clean sweep were it not for Billy
Demong losing his bib, which
resulted in a disqualification in the
team event. Demong recovered to
win the final race 48 hours later, a
victory he said wouldn’t have been
possible if not for the way his
teammates embraced and forgave
him for his blunder. It’s that
maturity that has the Americans
so excited for Vancouver, where
Demong, Johnny Spillane and
Todd Lodwick headline an
American team like no other. The
Americans’ main competition is
expected to come from France’s
Jason Lamy Chappuis and Nor-
way’s Magnus Moan.
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SPEED SKATING
After showing off his dancing
skills, Apolo Anton Ohno is back
for his third Olympics, hoping to
become the most decorated winter
athlete in U.S. history. He won a
total of five medals (two golds, a
silver and two bronzes) at the last
two Olympics, tying him with Eric
Heiden for the most by a male
athlete. One more will equal Bonnie
Blair for most medals ever by a U.S.
Winter Olympian. Ohno also will
have a bit of a home-ice advantage,
skating just a three-hour drive from
his native Seattle. But a host of
younger, lighter skaters are ready to
take on the 27-year-old American,
especially from the short track
hotbed of South Korea. Lee Jung-
Su, Sung Si-Bak and Lee Ho-Suk
are all medal contenders. The home
crowd will be roaring for Canadi-
ans Charles Hamelin, his younger
brother Francois and Francois-
Louis Tremblay. The Chinese
figure to dominate on the women’s
side, led by Wang Meng and Zhou
Yang. American Katherine Reutter
likely will be in the mix, though
nothing is guaranteed in this wild
‘n’ wooly sport, often described as
roller derby on ice.
SKELETON
Record speeds could be
reached during the skeleton
competition on the 16-turn Whis-
tler track, the world’s fastest
circuit, which also will be used for
bobsled and luge. Backed by
thousands of her countrymen,
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U.S. speed skater Shani Davis is the favorite to win gold in the 1,000- and 1,500-meter events. He’ll compete in four individual events overall.
Canada’s Mellisa Hollingsworth,
who won bronze at Turin in 2006,
is favored to win the women’s gold
medal. A rodeo barrel racer when
she’s not flying down mountains,
Hollingsworth has been the most
consistent slider on the World Cup
circuit this season. Americans
Noelle Pikus-Pace and Katie
Uhlaender both overcame injuries
to make the team and should
challenge for medals. On the men’s
side, Latvia’s Martins Dukurs is
favored to win the gold medal. He’ll
be pushed by a strong German
team led by Frank Rommel. The
U.S. squad, led by Eric Bernotas
and Zach Lund, disqualified in
Turin for a banned substance, are
capable of making the podium.
Olympics
Bernotas recently won a World
Cup event, ending a two-year
drought by American racers.
SKI JUMPING
Count on seeing plenty of
Austrians on the podium when the
ski jump medals are distributed, as
19-year-old World Cup champion
Gregor Schlierenzauer spearheads a
team that also includes world
champion Wolfgang Loitzl and
defending Olympic large hill
champion Thomas Morgenstern. If
Austria doesn’t win the team event,
it will be one of the biggest upsets of
the Vancouver Games. Simon
Ammann of Switzerland is the main
threat to the Austrian domination as
he tries to repeat his success from
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the 2002 Salt Lake City Games,
when he took gold in both indi-
vidual events. However, the senti-
mental favorite may be Janne
Ahonen of Finland, one of the
sport’s all-time greats who came out
of retirement this season for one last
shot at an individual Olympic
medal. Judging by his second-place
finish in the prestigious Four Hills
tournament leading up to Vancou-
ver, the 32-year-old Ahonen just
might pull it off.
SNOWBOARDING
Led by Shaun White, Kelly
Clark and Louie Vito of Dancing
with the Stars fame, the Americans
should dominate on the halfpipe.
The winner of the men’s event
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almost certainly will be whoever
can pull off back-to-back, double-
cork jumps—two straight twisting
double back flips. White already
has upped the ante, adding his
Double McTwist 1260 in which he
hurtles himself 15-20 feet above the
halfpipe, then does two head-over-
heels flips and 3 ½ rotations.
Sometimes he lands it, sometimes
he doesn’t—such as when he hit his
face into the halfpipe during the
Winter X Games in late January.
Also look for many riders to wear
patches that say “I Ride 4 Kevin,” a
tribute to Kevin Pearce, who
suffered a severe brain injury
during training and is in the
hospital recovering. For something
more unpredictable, watch snow-
boardcross, which is fast, chaotic
and violent. It’s a series of races
involving four riders going side-by-
side down steep, curvy hills filled
with jumps. Lindsey Jacobellis had
the gold won four years ago, but
tried a show-off move on her last
jump and fell—proof that even
when you’re out of danger in this
sport, nothing is for certain.
SPEED SKATING
Shani Davis already has
claimed a place in Olympic history
as the first black athlete to win a
gold medal in the Winter Games.
This time, he’ll be an overwhelm-
ing favorite to add two more golds
in the 1,000 and 1,500 meters.
Davis will be skating in four
individual men’s events in Vancou-
ver and again will skip the team
pursuit, which could cost the
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United States a medal. This time,
however, his decision hasn’t stirred
up discord within the team as it did
four years ago when he and Chad
Hedrick famously feuded. Sven
Kramer of the Netherlands is
favored to win the two longest
men’s events, the 5,000 and
10,000. On the women’s side,
Canadian stars Christine Nesbitt
and Kristina Groves should give
the home team plenty to cheer
about, while Martina Sablikova
looks like the leading contender in
the 3,000 and 5,000. The Ger-
mans are strong contenders as well
with a women’s team that includes
Stephanie Beckert and 500
favorite Jenny Wolf. But the hopes
of five-time Olympic champion
Claudia Pechstein were scuttled by
a blood-doping scandal.
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Canada and the United States
still dominate the international
game nearly as much as they did in
the sport’s Olympic debut 12 years
ago, although Finland and Sweden
have improved their women’s
hockey programs at each Olympics,
with China also making inroads.
Neither superpower has a decided
edge heading to Vancouver. The
Americans have won the last two
world championships, but Canada
has won most of the teams’ recent
meetings. The North Americans
aren’t likely to face each other until
the gold medal game Feb. 25, but
Sweden’s victories over the U.S. in
2006 and the Canadians in 2008
proved the sport’s parity.
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TV SCHEDULE
DAY 1
TODAY
NBC
7:30 p.m.-Midnight—Opening
Ceremony-Parade of Nations and
Lighting of the Olympic Cauldron
(LIVE); Ski Jumping-Individual K-90
Competition.
1:35-6 a.m.—Primetime Replay.
DAY 2
SATURDAY
NBC
2-6 p.m.—Men’s
Speedskating-5000 Gold Medal
Final (LIVE); Ski Jumping-Individual
K-90 Gold Medal Final; Women’s
Biathlon-7.5km Sprint Gold Medal
Final.
8-11:30 p.m.—Men’s Short
Track-1500 Gold Medal Final (LIVE);
Women’s Freestyle Skiing-Moguls
Competition and Gold Medal Final
(LIVE); Men’s Alpine Skiing-Downhill
Gold Medal Final.
Midnight-1 a.m.—Men’s Luge-
Singles Competition; Women’s
Short Track-3000 Relay Semifinals
and 500 Competition; Medals Plaza-
Award Ceremonies.
1-4:30 a.m.—Primetime Replay.
CNBC
3-5:30 p.m.—Women’s Ice Hockey-
Sweden vs. Switzerland (LIVE).
8-10:30 p.m.—Women’s Ice
Hockey-Canada vs. Slovakia (LIVE).
MSNBC
3-5:30 a.m.—Women’s Ice Hockey-
Canada vs. Slovakia (replay).
DAY 3
SUNDAY
NBC
1-6 p.m.—Women’s
Speedskating-3000 Gold Medal
Final (LIVE); Nordic Combined-
Individual Gold Medal Final: K-90
Jumping (LIVE) and 10km Cross
Country (LIVE); Men’s Luge-Singles
Competition (LIVE); Men’s Biathlon-
10km Sprint Gold Medal Final (LIVE).
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7-11 p.m.—Figure Skating-Pairs
Short Program (LIVE); Men’s
Freestyle Skiing-Moguls Gold Medal
Final (LIVE); Men’s Luge-Singles,
Gold Medal Final; Women’s Alpine
Skiing-Super Combined Gold Medal
Final.
11:35 p.m.-12:05 a.m.—Figure
Skating-Pairs Post Game; Medals
Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
12:05-4:05 a.m.—Primetime
Replay.
USA
3-5:30 p.m.—Women’s Ice Hockey-
USA vs. China (LIVE).
CNBC
7:30-10 p.m.—Women’s Ice
Hockey-Finland vs. Russia (LIVE).
MSNBC
3-5:30 a.m.—Women’s Ice Hockey-
USA vs. China (replay).
DAY 4
MONDAY
NBC
1-5 p.m.—Men’s Snowboard-
Snowboard Cross Competition
(LIVE); Men’s Cross Country-15km
Individual Gold Medal Final (LIVE);
Women’s Cross Country-10km
Individual Gold Medal Final (LIVE).
8 p.m.-Midnight—Figure Skating-
Pairs Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men’s
Speedskating-500 Gold Medal
Final (LIVE); Men’s Snowboard-
Snowboard Cross Gold Medal Final.
12:35-2 a.m.—Women’s Luge-
Competition; Medals Plaza-Award
Ceremonies.
2-5 a.m.—Primetime Replay.
MSNBC
5:30-8 p.m.—Women’s Ice Hockey-
Canada vs. Switzerland (LIVE).
3-5:30 a.m.—Women’s Ice Hockey-
Sweden vs. Slovakia.
DAY 5
TUESDAY
NBC
3-5 p.m.—Men’s Biathlon-12.5km
Pursuit Gold Medal Final (LIVE);
Women’s Biathlon-10km Pursuit
Gold Medal Final; Women’s
Speedskating competition.
8 p.m.-Midnight—Men’s Figure
Skating-Short Program (LIVE);
Women’s Snowboard-Snowboard
Cross Gold Medal Final; Women’s
Speedskating-500 Gold Medal
Final; Men’s Alpine Skiing-Super
Combined Gold Medal Final.
12:35-2 a.m.—Women’s Luge-Gold
Medal Final; Medals Plaza-Award
Ceremonies.
2-5 a.m.—Primetime Replay.
USA
Noon-6 p.m.—Men’s Ice Hockey-
USA vs. Switzerland (LIVE); Men’s
Curling-USA vs. Germany (LIVE).
CNBC
5 p.m.-5 a.m.—Men’s Ice Hockey-
Canada vs. Norway (LIVE); Russia
vs. Latvia (LIVE) Women’s Curling-
USA vs. Japan (LIVE); Women’s Ice
Hockey-Finland vs. China (LIVE);
Men’s Curling-USA vs. Norway.
MSNBC
5:30-8 p.m.—Women’s Ice Hockey-
USA vs. Russia (LIVE).
3-5:30 a.m.—Men’s Curling-
Canada vs. Germany.
DAY 6
WEDNESDAY
NBC
3-5 p.m.—Men’s and Women’s
Cross Country-Sprint Gold Medal
Final (LIVE).
8-11:30 p.m.—Men’s Snowboard-
Halfpipe Gold Medal Final (LIVE);
Men’s Speedskating-1000 Gold
Medal Final (LIVE); Men’s Short
Track-5000 Relay Semifinal (LIVE)
and 1000 Competition (LIVE);
Women’s Alpine Skiing-Downhill
Gold Medal Final.
12:05-1:30 a.m.—Women’s Short
Track-500 Competition, Semifinal
and Gold Medal Final; Doubles
Luge-Gold Medal Final; Medals
Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
1:30-5 a.m.—Primetime Replay.
USA
Noon-3 p.m.—Women’s Curling-
Olympics
American Apolo Anton Ohno will go for gold Saturday in the 1,500-meter short track skating.
USA vs. Germany (LIVE).
MSNBC
3-8 p.m.—Men’s Ice Hockey-Finland
vs. Belarus (LIVE); Women’s Ice
Hockey-Canada vs. Sweden (LIVE).
3-6 a.m.—Women’s Curling-Japan
vs. Canada.
CNBC
5 p.m.-5 a.m.—Men’s Curling-USA
vs. Switzerland (LIVE); Men’s Ice
Hockey-Sweden vs. Germany (LIVE);
Czech Republic vs. Slovakia (LIVE);
Women’s Ice Hockey-Switzerland
vs. Slovakia (LIVE); Women’s Curling-
Britain vs. Sweden.
DAY 7
THURSDAY
NBC
3-5 p.m.—Women’s Snowboard-
Halfpipe Competition (LIVE);
Women’s Biathlon-15km Individual
Gold Medal Final.
8 p.m.-Midnight—Men’s Figure
Skating-Free Skate Gold Medal
Final (LIVE); Women’s Snowboard-
Halfpipe Gold Medal Final (LIVE);
Women’s Speedskating-1000 Gold
Medal Final.
12:35-2 a.m.—Men’s and Women’s
Skeleton-Competition; Men’s
Biathlon-20km Individual Gold
Medal Final; Medals Plaza-Award
Ceremonies.
2-5 a.m.—Primetime Replay.
USA
Noon-5:30 p.m.—Men’s Ice
Hockey-USA vs. Norway (LIVE);
Men’s Curling-USA vs. Denmark
(LIVE).
CNBC
5 p.m.-5 a.m.—Women’s Curling-
USA vs. Denmark (LIVE); Men’s Ice
Hockey-Canada vs. Switzerland
(LIVE); Slovakia vs. Russia (LIVE);
Women’s Ice Hockey-Russia vs.
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China (LIVE); Men’s Curling-France
vs. Canada.
MSNBC
5:30-8 p.m.—Women’s Ice Hockey-
USA vs. Finland (LIVE).
3-5:30 a.m.—Women’s Curling-
Canada vs. Germany.
DAY 8
FRIDAY
NBC
3-5 p.m.—Women’s Cross Country-
15km Pursuit Gold Medal Final
(LIVE); Men’s Figure Skating-Gold
Medal Final Analysis.
8-11:30 p.m.—Figure Skating-
Compulsory Dance (LIVE); Men’s
and Women’s Skeleton-Gold
Medal Final (LIVE); Men’s Alpine
Skiing-Super G Gold Medal Final; Ski
Jumping-Individual K-120 Large Hill
Competition.
12:05-1:30 a.m.—Medals Plaza-
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Award Ceremonies.
1:30-5 a.m.—Primetime Replay.
USA
Noon-3 p.m.—Women’s Curling-
USA vs. Russia (LIVE).
MSNBC
3-5:30 p.m.—Men’s Ice Hockey-
Belarus vs. Sweden (LIVE).
Midnight-3 a.m.—Men’s Ice
Hockey-Finland vs. Germany (LIVE).
3-6 a.m.—Men’s Curling-Denmark
vs. Canada.
CNBC
5 p.m.-1 a.m.—Men’s Curling-USA
vs. France (LIVE); Men’s Ice Hockey-
Czech Republic vs. Latvia (LIVE);
Women’s Curling-Denmark vs.
Canada (LIVE).
DAY 9
SATURDAY, FEB. 20
NBC
1-6 p.m.—Women’s Freestyle
Skiing-Aerials Competition (LIVE);
Ski Jumping-Individual: K-120 Large
Hill Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men’s
Cross Country-30km Pursuit Gold
Medal Final (LIVE).
8-11:30 p.m.—Men’s Short Track-
1000 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men’s
Speedskating-1500 Gold Medal
Final (LIVE); Two-Man Bobsled-
Competition; Women’s Alpine
Skiing-Super G Gold Medal Final.
Midnight-1 a.m.—Women’s Short
Track-1500 Gold Medal Final; Medals
Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
1-4:30 a.m.—Primetime Replay.
MSNBC
Noon-5:30 p.m.—Men’s Curling-
USA vs. Sweden (LIVE); Men’s Ice
Hockey-Switzerland vs. Norway
(LIVE).
7:30-10 p.m.—Men’s Ice Hockey-
Slovakia vs. Latvia (LIVE).
Midnight-3 a.m.—Men’s Ice
Hockey-Belarus vs. Germany (LIVE).
3-6 a.m.—Men’s Curling-Norway
vs. Denmark.
CNBC
5-8 p.m.—Women’s Curling-USA
vs. Britain (LIVE).
10 p.m.-1 a.m.—Men’s Curling-
Canada vs. Britain (LIVE).
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TV SCHEDULE
DAY 10
SUNDAY, FEB. 21
NBC
Noon-6 p.m.—Men’s Ice
Hockey-Russia vs. Czech Republic
(LIVE); Men’s Freestyle Skiing-Ski
Cross Competition (LIVE); Men’s
Biathlon-15km Mass Start Gold
Medal Final (LIVE).
7-11 p.m.—Figure Skating-
Original Dance (LIVE); Women’s
Speedskating-1500 Gold Medal
Final (LIVE); Men’s Freestyle Skiing-
Ski Cross Gold Medal Final; Men’s
Alpine Skiing-Giant Slalom Gold
Medal Final; Two-Man Bobsled-
Gold Medal Final.
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.—Women’s
Biathlon-12.5km Mass Start Gold
Medal Final; Medals Plaza-Award
Ceremonies.
12:35-4:35 a.m.—Primetime
Replay.
MSNBC
Noon-3 p.m.—Women’s Curling-
USA vs. Canada (LIVE).
7-10 p.m.—Men’s Ice Hockey-USA
vs. Canada (LIVE).
Midnight-3 a.m.—Men’s Ice
Hockey-Finland vs. Sweden (LIVE).
3-5:30 a.m.—Women’s Curling-
China vs. Canada.
CNBC
5-8 p.m.—Men’s Curling-USA vs.
Britain (LIVE).
10 p.m.-1 a.m.—Women’s
Curling-USA vs. Sweden (LIVE).
DAY 11
MONDAY, FEB. 22
NBC
3-5 p.m.—Men’s and Women’s
Cross Country-Team Sprints Gold
Medal Final (LIVE).
8 p.m.-Midnight—Figure
Skating-Dance Gold Medal Final
(LIVE); Men’s Freestyle Skiing-
Aerials Competition (LIVE); Ski
Jumping-Team K-120 Large Hill
Gold Medal Final.
12:35-2 a.m.—Figure Skating-
Dance Gold Medal Final Analysis;
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Subject to change
Lacies’ Preview; Medals Plaza-
Award Ceremonies.
2-5 a.m.—Primetime Replay.
USA
Noon-6 p.m.—Men’s Curling-
USA vs. Canada (LIVE); Women’s
Ice Hockey-Semifinal (LIVE).
CNBC
5 p.m.- 1 a.m.—Women’s Ice
Hockey-Semifinal (LIVE); Men’s
Curling-USA vs. China (LIVE);
Women’s Curling-Sweden vs.
Canada (LIVE).
MSNBC
3-5:30 a.m.—Men’s Curling-
Germany vs. Britain.
DAY 12
TUESDAY, FEB. 23
NBC
3-5 p.m.
Men’s Speedskating-10,000 Gold
Medal Final (LIVE); Women’s
Biathlon-4x6km Relay Gold Medal
Final (LIVE); Women’s Freestyle
Skiing-Ski Cross Competition.
8 p.m.-Midnight—Ladies Figure
Skating-Short Program (LIVE);
Women’s Bobsled-Competition
(LIVE); Women’s Freestyle Skiing-
Ski Cross Gold Medal Final; Nordic
Combined-Team Gold Medal
Final: K-120 Jumping and 4x5km
Relay.
12:35-2 a.m.—Men’s Ice Hockey-
Elimination Round Game (LIVE);
Ladies Figure Skating-Post Game;
Medal Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
2-5 a.m.—Primetime Replay.
USA
Noon-6 p.m.—Men’s Ice Hockey-
Elimination Round Game (LIVE);
Women’s Curling-USA vs. China
(LIVE).
CNBC
5 p.m.-2:30 a.m.—Men’s Ice
Hockey-Elimination Round Game
(LIVE); Elimination Round Game
(LIVE); Elimination Round Game
(LIVE); Men’s Curling-China vs.
Canada (LIVE).
MSNBC
10 p.m.-1 a.m.—Women’s
Curling-USA vs. Switzerland (LIVE).
3-5:30 a.m.—Women’s Curling-
Canada vs. Russia.
DAY 13
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24
NBC
3-5 p.m.—Men’s Ice Hockey-
Quarterfinal (LIVE).
8-11:30 p.m.—Women’s Freestyle
Skiing-Aerials Gold Medal Final
(LIVE); Women’s Bobsled-Gold
Medal Final (LIVE); Men’s Short
Track-500 Competition (LIVE);
Women’s Alpine Skating-Giant
Slalom Gold Medal Final; Women’s
Short Track-3000 Relay Gold
Medal Final; Men’s Cross Country-
4x10km Relay Gold Medal Final.
12:05-1:30 a.m.—Women’s
Speedskating-5000 Gold Medal
Final; Women’s Short Track-1000
Competition; Medal Plaza-Award
Ceremonies.
1:30-5 a.m.—Primetime Replay.
MSNBC
5-8 p.m.—Curling-Tiebreaker
(LIVE).
3-5:30 a.m.—Curling-Tiebreaker.
CNBC
7 p.m.-2:30 a.m.—Men’s Ice
Hockey-Quarterfinal (LIVE);
Quarterfinal (LIVE); Quarterfinal
(LIVE).
DAY 14
THURSDAY, FEB. 25
NBC
3-5 p.m.—Women’s Cross
Country-4x5km Relay Gold Medal
Final; Ladies Figure Skating-Gold
Medal Final Preview.
8 p.m.-Midnight—Ladies Figure
Skating-Gold Medal Final (LIVE);
Men’s Freestyle Skiing-Aerials
Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Nordic
Combined-Individual Gold Medal
Final: K-120 Jumping and 10km
Cross-Country.
12:35-2 a.m—Ladies Figure
Skating-Gold Medal Final Post
Olympics
Game; Medals Plaza-Award
Ceremonies.
2-5 a.m.—Primetime Replay.
USA
Noon-3 p.m.—Women’s Curling-
Semifinal (LIVE).
MSNBC
2-4:30 p.m.—Women’s Ice
Hockey-Bronze Medal Game
(LIVE).
6-9 p.m.—Women’s Ice Hockey-
Gold Medal Final (LIVE).
3-6 a.m.—Women’s Curling-
Semifinal.
CNBC
5-8 p.m.—Men’s Curling-
Semifinal (LIVE).
DAY 15
FRIDAY, FEB. 26
NBC
3-5 p.m.—Men’s Ice Hockey-
Semifinal (LIVE).
8-11:30 p.m.—Men’s Short Track-
500 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); 5000
Relay Gold Medal Final (LIVE);
Women’s Alpine Skiing-Slalom
Gold Medal Final; Four-Man
Bobsled-Competition.
12:05-1:30 a.m.—Women’s
Snowboard-Parallel Giant Slalom
Gold Medal Final; Men’s Biathlon-
4x7.5km Relay Gold Medal Final;
Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
1:30-5 a.m.—Primetime Replay.
USA
Noon-3 p.m.—Women’s Curling-
Bronze Medal Match (LIVE).
MSNBC
3:30-5:30 p.m.—Men’s
Speedskating-Pursuit Semifinals
(LIVE); Women’s Speedskating-
Pursuit Quarterfinals (LIVE).
3-5:30 a.m.—Men’s Curling-
Semifinal.
CNBC
6 p.m.-Midnight—Women’s
Curling-Gold Medal Final (LIVE);
Men’s Ice Hockey-Semifinal (LIVE).
DAY 16
SATURDAY, FEB. 27
NBC
1 a.m.-6 p.m.—Women’s Cross
Country-30km Mass Start Gold
Medal Final (LIVE); Men’s and
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7:30 ET TONIGHT, NBC
Women’s Speedskating-Pursuit
Gold Medal Finals (LIVE); Men’s
Snowboard-Parallel Giant Slalom
Qualifying Competition (LIVE);
Men’s Snowboard-Parallel Giant
Slalom Bronze Medal Runs.
8-11 p.m.—Figure Skating-
Champions Gala; Men’s Snowboard-
Parallel Giant Slalom Gold Medal
Final; Men’s Alpine Skiing-Slalom
Gold Medal Final; Four-Man
Bobsled-Gold Medal Final.
1:02-4 a.m.—Primetime Replay.
USA
Noon-3 p.m.—Men’s Curling-
Bronze Medal Match (LIVE).
CNBC
6-9 p.m.—Men’s Curling-Gold
Medal Final (LIVE).
MSNBC
10 p.m.-12:30 a.m.—Men’s Ice
Hockey-Bronze Medal Game
(LIVE).
3-6 a.m.—Men’s Curling-Gold
Medal Final.
DAY 17
SUNDAY, FEB. 28
NBC
Noon-6 p.m.—Men’s Ice Hockey-
Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men’s
Cross Country-50km Gold Medal
Final (LIVE),
7-10:30 p.m.—Closing Ceremony
(LIVE)
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.—Vancou-
ver Closing Party.
12:35-3:30 a.m.—Primetime
Replay.
MSNBC
6 a.m.-Noon—Figure Skating-
Champions Gala; Figure Skating-
The Medalists
Universal Sports
Daily Programming
2-3 p.m.—“The Vancouver
Figure Skating Hour”—A look
back and ahead to primetime
figure skating, detailing key ath-
letes, competitions and storylines.
Includes continuing news updates
and live results ticker.
10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.—Live
Olympic news updates with a
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news ticker providing round-the-
clock results. Armin Zoggeler of Italy is favored to win his third gold medal in luge.
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U.S. Rosters
ALPINE SKIING
Men
Will Brandenburg, Spokane, Wash.
Jimmy Cochran, Keene, N.H.
Erik Fisher, Middleton, Idaho
Tommy Ford, Bend, Ore.
Tim Jitloff, Reno, Nev.
Nolan Kasper, Warren, Vt.
Ted Ligety, Park City, Utah
Bode Miller, Franconia, N.H.
Steven Nyman, Sundance, Utah
Marco Sullivan, Squaw Valley, Calif.
Andrew Weibrecht, Lake Placid, N.Y.
Jake Zamansky, Aspen, Colo.
Women
Stacey Cook, Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
Hailey Duke, Boise, Idaho
Julia Mancuso, Squaw Valley, Calif.
Chelsea Marshall, Pittsfield, Vt.
Megan McJames, Park City, Utah
Alice McKennis, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Kaylin Richardson, Edina, Minn.
Sarah Schleper, Vail, Colo.
Leanne Smith, Conway, N.H.
Lindsey Vonn, Vail, Colo.
BIATHLON
Men
Lowell Bailey, Lake Placid, N.Y.
Tim Burke, Paul Smiths, N.Y.
Jay Hakkinen, Kasilof, Alaska
Wynn Roberts, Battle Lake, Minn.
Jeremy Teela, Heber City, Utah
Women
Lanny Barnes, Durango, Colo.
Haley Johnson, Lake Placid, N.Y.
Laura Spector, Lenox, Mass.
Sara Studebaker, Boise, Idaho
BOBSLED
Men
Chuck Berkeley, Pittsfield, Mass.
Nick Cunningham, Monterey, Calif.
Chris Fogt, Alpine, Utah
Steven Holcomb, Park City, Utah
Mike Kohn, Fairfax, Va.
Steve Langton, Melrose, Mass.
Steve Mesler, Buffalo, N.Y.
Jamie Moriarty, Glencoe, Ill.
John Napier, Lake Placid, N.Y.
Justin Olsen, San Antonio
Bill Schuffenhauer, Ogden, Utah
Curt Tomasevicz, Shelby, Neb.
Women
Emily Azevedo, Chico, Calif.
Elana Meyers, Douglasville, Ga.
Erin Pac, Farmington, Conn.
Shauna Rohbock, Orem, Utah
Michelle Rzepka, Novi, Mich.
Bree Schaaf, Bremerton, Wash.
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CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Men
Kris Freeman, Andover, N.H.
Simi Hamilton, Aspen, Colo.
Torin Koos, Leavenworth, Wash.
Garrot Kuzzy, Minneapolis
Andy Newell, Shaftsbury, Vt.
James Southam, Anchorage, Alaska
Women
Morgan Arritola, Ketchum, Idaho
Holly Brooks, Anchorage, Alaska
Caitlin Compton, Minneapolis
Kikkan Randall, Anchorage, Alaska
Liz Stephen, East Montpelier, Vt.
CURLING
Men
John Benton, St. Michael, Minn.
Jeff Isaacson, Duluth, Minn.
Chris Plys, Duluth, Minn.
John Shuster, Chisholm, Minn.
Jason Smith, Chisholm, Minn.
Women
Nicole Joraanstad, Seattle
Debbie McCormick, Madison, Wis.
Natalie Nicholson, Bemidji, Minn.
Allison Pottinger, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Tracy Sachtjen, Lodi, Wis.
FIGURE SKATING
Men
Jeremy Abbott, Aspen, Colo.
Evan Lysacek, Naperville, Ill.
Johnny Weir, Quarryville, Pa.
Women
Rachael Flatt, Del Mar, Calif.
Mirai Nagasu, Arcadia, Calif.
ICE DANCING
Tanith Belbin, Kirkland, Quebec, and
Benjamin Agosto, Chicago
Meryl Davis, West Bloomfield, Mich.,
and Charlie White, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Emily Samuelson, Novi, Mich., and Evan
Bates, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Pairs
Caydee Denney, Wesley Chapel, Fla.,
and Jeremy Barrett, Venice, Fla.
Amanda Evora, Bradenton, Fla., and
Mark Ladwig, Parrish, Fla.
FREESTYLE SKIING
Men
Aerials
Matt DePeters, Buffalo, N.Y.
Dylan Ferguson, Amesbury, Mass.
Jeret Peterson, Boise, Idaho
Ryan St. Onge, Winter Park, Colo.
Moguls
Patrick Deneen, Cle Elum, Wash.
Tim Burke is hoping to end the streak of Americans never earning a medal in the biathlon. He has been the World Cup’s overall points leader twice this season.
Michael Morse, Duxbury, Mass.
Nate Roberts, Park City, Utah
Bryon Wilson, Park City, Utah
Ski Cross
Casey Puckett, Aspen, Colo.
Daron Rahlves, Sugar Bowl, Calif.
Women
Aerials
Ashley Caldwell, Hamilton, Va.
Emily Cook, Belmont, Mass.
Jana Lindsey, Black Hawk, S.D.
Lacy Schnoor, Draper, Utah
Moguls
Shannon Bahrke, Tahoe City, Calif.
Hannah Kearney, Norwich, Vt.
Heather McPhie, Park City, Utah
Michelle Roark, Denver
ICE HOCKEY
Men
David Backes, F, St. Louis
Dustin Brown, F, Los Angeles
Ryan Callahan, F, N.Y. Rangers
Chris Drury, F, N.Y. Rangers
Tim Gleason, D, Carolina
Erik Johnson, D, St. Louis
Jack Johnson, D, Los Angeles
Patrick Kane, F, Chicago
Olympics
Ryan Kesler, F, Vancouver
Phil Kessel, F, Toronto
Jamie Langenbrunner, F, New Jersey
Ryan Malone, F, Tampa Bay
Ryan Miller, G, Buffalo
Brooks Orpik, D, Pittsburgh
Zach Parise, F, New Jersey
Joe Pavelski, F, San Jose
Jonathan Quick, G, Los Angeles
Brian Rafalski, D, Detroit
Bobby Ryan, F, Anaheim
Paul Stastny, F, Colorado
Ryan Suter, D, Nashville
Tim Thomas, G, Boston
Ryan Whitney, D, Anaheim
Women
Kacey Bellamy, D, Westfield, Mass.
Caitlin Cahow, D, Branford, Conn.
Lisa Chesson, D, Plainfield, Ill.
Julie Chu, F, Fairfield, Conn.
Natalie Darwitz, F, Eagan, Minn.
Meghan Duggan, F, Danvers, Mass.
Molly Engstrom, D, Siren, Wis.
Hilary Knight, F, Hanover, N.H.
Jocelyne Lamoureux, F, Grand Forks, N.D.
Monique Lamoureux, F, Grand Forks, N.D.
Erika Lawler, F, Fitchburg, Mass.
Gigi Marvin, F, Warroad, Minn.
Brianne McLaughlin, G, Sheffield Vill., Ohio
Jenny Potter, F, Edina, Minn.
Angela Ruggiero, D, Simi Valley, Calif.
Molly Schaus, G, Natick, Mass.
Kelli Stack, F, Brooklyn Heights, Ohio
Karen Thatcher, F, Blaine, Wash.
Jessie Vetter, G, Cottage Grove, Wis.
Kerry Weiland, D, Palmer, Alaska
Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej, F, Eagle River, Wis.
LUGE
Men
Tony Benshoof, White Bear Lake, Minn.
Mark Grimmette, Muskegon, Mich.
Dan Joye, Carmel, N.Y.
Brian Martin, Palo Alto, Calif.
Chris Mazdzer, Saranac Lake, N.Y.
Christian Niccum, Woodinville, Wash.
Bengt Walden, Northbridge, Mass.
Women
Julia Clukey, Augusta, Maine
Erin Hamlin, Remsen, N.Y.
Megan Sweeney, Suffield, Conn.
NORDIC COMBINED
Brett Camerota, Park City, Utah
Bill Demong, Vermontville, N.Y.
Taylor Fletcher, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
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Todd Lodwick, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
Johnny Spillane, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
SHORT TRACK SPEEDSKATING
Men
J.R. Celski, Federal Way, Wash.
Simon Cho, Baltimore
Travis Jayner, Midland, Mich.
Jordan Malone, Denton, Texas
Apolo Anton Ohno, Seattle
Women
Allison Baver, Sinking Spring, Pa.
Kimberly Derrick, Memphis, Tenn.
Alyson Dudek, Hales Corners, Wis.
Lana Gehring, Glenview, Ill.
Katherine Reutter, Champaign, Ill.
SKELETON
Men
Eric Benotas, Avondale, Pa.
John Daly, Smithtown, N.Y.
Zach Lund, Salt Lake City
Women
Noelle Pikus-Pace, Orem, Utah
Katie Uhlaender, Breckenridge, Colo.
SKI JUMPING
Nick Alexander, Lebanon, N.H.
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Peter Frenette, Saranac Lake, N.Y.
Anders Johnson, Park City, Utah
SNOWBOARDING
Men
Halfpipe
Greg Bretz, Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
Scotty Lago, Seabrook, N.H.
Louie Vito, Sandy, Utah
Shaun White, Carlsbad, Calif.
Parallel Giant Slalom-Alpine
Tyler Jewell, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
Chris Klug, Aspen, Colo.
Snowboardcross
Nick Baumgartner, Iron River, Mich.
Nate Holland, Squaw Valley, Calif.
Graham Watanabe, Sun Valley, Idaho
Seth Wescott, Sugarloaf, Maine
Women
Halfpipe
Gretchen Bleiler, Aspen, Colo.
Kelly Clark, Mount Snow, Vt.
Elena Hight, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Hannah Teter, Belmont, Vt.
Parallel Giant Slalom-Alpine
Michelle Gorgone, Boston
Snowboardcross
Callan Chythlook-Sifsof, Girdwood, Alaska
Faye Gulini, Salt Lake City
Lindsey Jacobellis, Stratton Mountain, Vt.
SPEEDSKATING
Men
Ryan Bedford, Midland, Mich., 10,000.
Shani Davis, Chicago, 500, 1,000, 1,500,
5,000, 10,000.
Tucker Fredricks, Janesville, Wis., 500.
Brian Hansen, Glenview, Ill., 1,500, Team
Pursuit.
Chad Hedrick, Spring, Texas, 1,000,
1,500, 5,000, 10,000, Team Pursuit.
Jonathan Kuck, Champaign, Ill., Team
Pursuit.
Trevor Marsicano, Ballston Spa, N.Y.,
1,000, 1,500, 5,000, Team Pursuit.
Nick Pearson, Vernon, Wis., 500, 1,000.
Mitch Whitmore, Waukesha, Wis., 500.
Women
Rebekah Bradford, Apple Valley, Minn.,
1,000.
Lauren Cholewinski, York, S.C., 500.
Maria Lamb, River Falls, Wis., 5,000.
Elli Ochowicz, Hartland, Wis., 500, 1,000.
Catherine Raney-Norman, Elm Grove,
Wis., 3,000, Team Pursuit.
Heather Richardsown, High Point, N.C.,
500, 1,000, 1,500.
Jen Rodriquez, Miami, 500, 1,000, 1,500,
Team Pursuit.
Jilleanne Rookard, Woodhaven, Mich.,
1,500, 3,000, 5,000, Team Pursuit.
Nancy Swider-Peltz, Jr., Wheaton, Ill.,
3,000, Team Pursuit.