Reigning Paralympic champion Team USA faces host nation Russia in the sled hockey gold medal final live tomorrow at Noon ET/9 a.m. PT on NBC. Team USA is looking to win its second consecutive Paralympic gold medal and third overall by avenging a 2-1 loss to Russia in group play last Tuesday.
Vancouver Paralympic gold medalist and goaltender Steve Cash, U.S. Army veteran Rico Roman and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Josh Sweeney lead Team USA. Rounding out the "Bravo Delta Line" alongside Roman and Sweeney is U.S. Marine Corps veteran Paul Schaus. The three are all Armed Forces veterans and Purple Heart recipients. Also headlining Team
USA is the "Youth Line," which has combined to score six goals and features 16-year old breakout star Declan Farmer; 15-year old Brody Roybal; and 21-year old Josh Pauls.
Viewers interested in learning more about teen phenom Farmer -- who has three goals, two assists and leads the team with five points in the tournament - can click here to watch a feature on him that ran within NBC's 2012 coverage of Hockey Day in
America here.
Russia looks to add to the 25 gold medals it has already earned (64 total medals) with a gold in its first-ever sled hockey appearance. Goaltender Vladimir Kamantcev aims to extend his dominance on home ice after shutting out Norway in the semifinals, and defeating Team
USA 2-1 in group play.
Calling Team USA-Russia will be veteran Olympic and NHL play-by-play voice Dave Strader. He will be joined by analyst and 2002 sled hockey gold medalist Kip St. Germaine.
TeamUSA.org is live streaming all events of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, including the sled hockey gold medal final.
Following is the schedule for the final weekend of coverage of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games (all times ET):
Fri., March 14 Snowboarding Encore
NBCSN 11:30 p.m.
Sat., March 15 Cross-Country Skiing - Live
NBCSN 3:30 a.m.
Sled Hockey Final:
USA vs. Russia - Live
NBC Noon
Wheelchair Curling Final
NBCSN 6:30 p.m.
Sun., March 16 Alpine Skiing (Giant Slalom) - Live
NBCSN 4:30 a.m.
Closing Ceremony
NBCSN 3:30 p.m.
Sat., March 22 2014 Sochi Paralympic Games
Review Show
NBC 1 p.m.
*All dates and times subject to change
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