Ok, we’re reaching to the final days of the Sochi Olympic Games. On Thursday, there’s the ladies free skate in figure skating. It will be aired live in its entirety on NBCSN starting at 10 a.m. and be shown later in truncated form on NBC.
Another highlight on Thursday is the women’s hockey gold medal game between the USA and Canada and that will be aired live across the country on NBC at noon ET.
Then there’s the women’s curling gold medal final that will be shown on delay on CNBC at 5 p.m. ET.
The bronze medal match between Great Britain and Switzerland will be aired live at 3 a.m. on NBCSN.
Here’s the breakdown of programming on the networks of NBCUniversal on Thursday.
REIGNING U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPION GRACIE GOLD & TEAM USA WOMEN’S HOCKEY IN GOLD MEDAL FINALS, THURS., FEB. 20 ON NBC
Gold, Kim, Lipnitskaya & Wagner in Ladies’ Figure Skating Gold Medal Final in Primetime at 8/7c on NBC
Team USA Women’s Hockey takes on Canada in Gold Medal Final LIVE IN ALL TIME ZONES at 12 Noon ET/9 a.m PT on NBC
Women’s Curling Gold Medal Final on CNBC at 5 p.m. ET
LIVE Ladies’ Figure Skating & Women’s Curling Bronze Medal Game on NBCSN Beginning at 3 a.m. ET
All Events Live Streamed on NBCOlympics.com and NBC Sports Live Extra Mobile & Tablet AppStamford, Conn, – February 19, 2014 – NBC’s primetime coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games tomorrow, Thursday, February 20 at 8/7c is highlighted by the free program in ladies’ figure skating, which combined with the short program score determines the Olympic champion. U.S. champion Gracie Gold currently sits in fourth place after the short program behind 2010 Olympic gold medalist Yuna Kim of South Korea in first. The program also features 15-year old Yulia Lipnitskaya, who helped lead Russia to gold with a top performance in the team event, and two-time U.S. national champion Ashley Wagner. All four women will be skating in the night’s final group. Also in primetime is the women’s ski halfpipe gold medal final, where U.S. has a deep team of competitors, led by 20-year-old Maddie Bowman, while 2013 world bronze medalist John Teller will compete in the men’s ski cross gold medal final on Thursday.
NBC’s programming on Thursday is also highlighted by the gold medal final in women’s hockey featuring Team USA vs. Canada live across all time zones at Noon ET (9 a.m. PT). This will be the second meeting between USA and Canada in the 2014 Olympic women’s hockey tournament. Canada won the prior game 3-2 in the preliminary round. The two countries have combined to win all four gold medals in Olympic women’s hockey history, with Canada claiming three straight since the U.S. won the inaugural Olympic women’s tournament in 1998.
NBCSN’s live coverage on Thursday begins at 3 a.m. ET and includes the gold medal final in ladies’ figure skating, the live bronze medal women’s curling match featuring Great Britain vs. Switzerland, and live bronze medal women’s hockey game featuring Switzerland vs. Sweden. In addition, NBCSN’s coverage on Thursday includes the team K-125 large hill gold medal final in nordic combined.
On CNBC at 5 p.m. ET, either Sweden or Canada will become the first curling champion of the Sochi Games as they face off in the gold medal final in women’s curling.
NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports Live Extra app allows cable, satellite and telco customers to live stream more than 1,000 exclusive hours of Sochi Olympics content, including all sports, all competition and all medal events. The NBC Olympics Highlights and Results app is the home of up-to-date TV and online streaming schedules, live results, athlete profiles and replays of the Games’ most memorable moments. In addition, through the “Primetime Companion” section, the app serves as the signature second-screen tool for NBC’s nightly primetime coverage.
For more information on live streaming, please go to: NBCOlympics.com/LiveExtra
For the full schedule of NBCUniversal’s Olympic coverage, please go to: NBCOlympics.com
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 and CNBC all times listed are ET.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (DAY 13)
NBC
Noon – 3 p.m. (LIVE IN ALL TIME ZONES)
Women’s Hockey – Gold Medal Final, USA vs. Canada (LIVE)8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Ladies’ Figure Skating – Gold Medal Final
Women’s Freestyle Skiing – Halfpipe Gold Medal Final
Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Ski Cross Gold Medal Final1 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Men’s Nordic Combined – Team K-125 Large Hill Gold Medal Final2 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.
Primetime EncoreNBCSN
3 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Men’s Nordic Combined – Team K-125 Large Hill Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Women’s Curling – Bronze Medal Game, Great Britain vs. Switzerland (LIVE)7 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Women’s Hockey – Bronze Medal Game, Switzerland vs. Sweden (LIVE)9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Ladies’ Figure Skating – Gold Medal Final Preview10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Ladies’ Figure Skating – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Ski Cross Competition3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Women’s Hockey Encore – Bronze Medal Game, Switzerland vs. Sweden5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Game of the Day: Women’s Hockey – Gold Medal Final, USA vs. CanadaCNBC
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Women’s Curling – Gold Medal Final, Sweden vs. CanadaNBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):
- Ladies’ Figure Skating – Gold Medal Final: Gracie Gold, the 18-year-old reigning national champion with the winning name, currently sits in fourth place after the short program, while teammates Ashley Wagner and Polina Edmunds are in sixth and seventh, respectively. Reigning Olympic champion Yuna Kim of South Korea currently leads the field heading into the final night, while Russia’s 15-year-old star Yulia Lipnitskaya is in fifth. Gold, Wagner, Kim and Lipnitskaya are the among the skaters in the night’s final group of six.
- Women’s Freestyle Skiing – Halfpipe Gold Medal Final: The U.S. has a deep team of contenders, led by 20-year-old Maddie Bowman. The Canadians have an impressive lineup as well, featuring2011 world champion Rosalind Groenewoud.
- Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Ski Cross Gold Medal Final: 2013 world bronze medalist John Teller, an auto mechanic from Mammoth Lakes, California, has developed into a contender in this wild, unpredictable event.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
- Women’s Hockey – Gold Medal Final, USA vs. Canada (LIVE): Canada and the United States, the two dominant nations in women’s hockey, clash again in the gold medal final LIVE on NBC. The two teams have won all four gold medals in Olympic women’s hockey history, with Canada claiming three straight since the U.S. won the inaugural Olympic women’s tournament in 1998.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):
- Men’s Nordic Combined – Team K-125 Large Hill Gold Medal Final: After earning a historic silver medal in this event in Vancouver, the U.S. claimed bronze at the 2013 World Championships. Led by Vancouver large hill gold medalist Bill Demong, the Americans cannot be counted out in Sochi.
NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:
- Ladies’ Figure Skating – Gold Medal Final: Gracie Gold, the 18-year-old reigning national champion with the winning name, currently sits in fourth place after the short program, while teammates Ashley Wagner and Polina Edmunds are in sixth and seventh, respectively. Reigning Olympic champion Yuna Kim of South Korea currently leads the field heading into the final night, while 15-year-old Russian star Yulia Lipnitskaya is in fifth. Gold, Wagner, Kim and Lipnitskaya are the among the skaters in the night’s final group of six.
- Men’s Nordic Combined – Team K-125 Large Hill Gold Medal Final (LIVE): After earning a historic silver medal in this event in Vancouver, the U.S. claimed bronze at the 2013 World Championships. Led by Vancouver large hill gold medalist Bill Demong, the Americans cannot be counted out in Sochi.
- Women’s Curling – Bronze Medal Game, Great Britain vs. Switzerland (LIVE): Reigning world champion Great Britain squares off against 2012 world champion Switzerland.
CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
- Women’s Curling – Gold Medal Final, Sweden vs. Canada: Canada finished the round robin undefeated, but face a tough test against two-time defending gold medalist Sweden.
CBC’s highlights are next.
