NBC Sports Group Sets OLYMPIC WINTER SPORTS Weekend Coverage
By: Tyler Peterson Jan. 07, 2016
NBCSN, Universal HD, and NBC Sports Live Extra will present more than 35 hours of Olympic winter sports coverage this weekend spanning alpine skiing, bobsled and skeleton, curling, ski jumping, cross country skiing, and Nordic combined. Coverage is highlighted by U.S. Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn in FIS World Cup alpine skiing action, Canadian two-time Olympic gold medalist Kaillie Humphries making history by piloting the first-ever all-female four-man bobsled against men in IBSF World Cup bobsled and skeleton action in Lake Placid, and the return ofCurling Night In America tomorrow night at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
FIS WORLD CUP ALPINE SKIING - COVERAGE BEGINS SATURDAY AT 5:30 A.M. ET ON NBCSN
NBC Sports Group's live men's and women's FIS World Cup skiing coverage on NBCSN begins Saturday morning at 5:30 a.m. ET with the women's downhill at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee in Austria, as Lindsey Vonnlooks to move atop the downhill standings. Coverage continues at 7 a.m. ET with men's giant slalom action from Adelboden, Switzerland. Sunday's alpine skiing coverage on NBCSN begins at 5:30 a.m. ET with the super-G, and continues at 7 a.m. ET with the men's slalom. Steve Porino (play-by-play) and two-time Olympian Kaylin Richardson (analyst) will call the women's events, while Porino and two-time OlympianDoug Lewis (analyst) will call the men's races.
CURLING NIGHT IN AMERICA - TOMORROW NIGHT AT 10 P.M. ET ON NBCSN
CURLING NIGHT IN AMERICA makes its return to NBCSN for the first of eight telecasts tomorrow night at 10 p.m. ET. The event features Team USA, as well as China, Japan, and Scotland, and includes one men's, women's and mixed doubles team from each nation. The Team USA roster includes 2006 Olympic bronze medalist and three-time Olympian John Shuster. Jason Knapp (play-by-play), 2006 Olympic bronze medalist Pete Fenson (analyst), and Tanith White (reporter) will provide commentary from Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, Minn.
IBSF WORLD CUP BOBSLED AND SKELETON - COVERAGE ON NBCSN BEGINS TOMORROW AT 2 P.M. ET
IBSF World Cup bobsled and skeleton coverage from Lake Placid on NBCSN begins tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET with women's skeleton, followed by women's bobsled at 3 p.m. ET and two-man bobsled at 4 p.m. ET. Two-time Canadian Olympic gold medalist Kaillie Humphries will lead an all-female sled against the men for the first time in history in the four-man bobsled event, which will stream live on Live Extra on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET, and will air that night on Universal HD at 8 p.m. ET. John Morgan will provide commentary from Lake Placid.
NBC Sports Live Extra will live stream all content airing on NBCSN and Universal HD, and will also provide exclusive cross country, ski jumping and Nordic combined streaming coverage.
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Following is NBC Sports Group's Olympic winter sports coverage on NBCSN, Universal HD andNBC Sports Live Extra:
| Date | Coverage | Network | Time |
| Fri., January 8 | FIS Cross Country Tour de Ski - Toblach | NBC Sports Live Extra | 6 a.m. |
| IBSF World Cup - Women's Skeleton | NBC Sports Live Extra | 10 a.m. | |
| IBSF World Cup - Women's Skeleton* | NBCSN | 2 p.m. | |
| IBSF World Cup - Women's Bobsled | NBC Sports Live Extra | 2 p.m. | |
| IBSF World Cup - Women's Bobsled* | NBCSN | 3 p.m. | |
| IBSF World Cup - Two-Man Bobsled | NBC Sports Live Extra | 3:15 p.m. | |
| IBSF World Cup - Two-Man Bobsled* | NBCSN | 4 p.m. | |
| FIS Cross Country Tour de Ski - Toblach* | Universal HD | 5 p.m. | |
| Curling Night In America | NBCSN | 10 p.m. | |
| Sat., January 9 | FIS World Cup - Women's Downhill | NBC Sports Live Extra | 3:30 a.m. |
| FIS World Cup - Women's Downhill | NBCSN | 5:30 a.m. | |
| FIS Cross Country Tour de Ski: Val Di Fiemme | NBC Sports Live Extra | 6:30 a.m. | |
| FIS World Cup - Men's Giant Slalom | NBCSN | 7 a.m. | |
| IBSF World Cup - Four-Man Bobsled | NBC Sports Live Extra | 10:30 a.m. | |
| FIS Ski Jumping - Willingen | NBC Sports Live Extra | Noon | |
| IBSF World Cup - Men's Skeleton | NBC Sports Live Extra | 3 p.m. | |
| FIS Cross Country Tour de Ski - Val Di Fiemme* | Universal HD | 7 p.m. | |
| IBSF World Cup - Four-Man Bobsled* | Universal HD | 8 p.m. | |
| IBSF World Cup - Men's Skeleton* | Universal HD | 9 p.m. | |
| Sun., January 10 | FIS Nordic Combined - Schonach | NBC Sports Live Extra | 5 a.m. |
| FIS World Cup - Women's Super-G | NBCSN | 5:30 a.m. | |
| FIS World Cup - Men's Slalom | NBCSN | 7 a.m. | |
| FIS Cross Country Tour de Ski - Val Di Fiemme | NBC Sports Live Extra | 8 a.m. | |
| FIS Cross Country Tour de Ski - Val Di Fiemme* | Universal HD | 7 p.m. |
*denotes same-day delay coverage
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