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Posted Feb 21st 2006 12:11PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Sports, NBC, Programming

The event that usually garners the most talk is women's figure
skating, and it begins tonight with the short program. With Michelle Kwan out of the competition due to injuries,
American skater Sasha Cohen gets the spotlight. And, Emily Hughes, the younger sister of 2002 Olympic gold medal figure
skater Sarah Hughes, will also hit the ice. No pressure, Emily. Despite all the excitement over Sasha's modeling
contracts and Emily's famous sister, Russian skater Irina Slutskaya is still favored for gold.
Also on the
ice tonight, speed skaters Chad Hedrick, Shani Davis, Joey Cheek and Derek Parra race each other in the 1500m. Hedrick,
Davis, and Cheek have all won gold medals so far in these games.
Here's the schedule on all of NBC's
networks:
Continue reading The Olympics: Day 12
Posted Feb 18th 2006 8:03AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Sports, NBC, Programming

Thankfully, we're getting a break from all
forms of figure skating. Daytime events include women's Cross Country, men's and women's Biathlon, and a live match of
hockey where the USA men take on Slovakia. Seriously consider catching a curling match on USA when the American men
take on Germany.
Primetime coverage is where all the excitement is supposed to be. American speed skaters
Chad Hedrick and Joey Cheek each have a gold medal and tonight they'll race each other, plus American Shani Davis, for
another one in the 1000m. Apolo Anton Ohno
also is in that is in a separate race. Skiers Bode Miller
and Daron Rahlves hit the slopes in pursuit of that elusive gold medal.
Here's the schedule on all of NBC's
networks:
Continue reading The Olympics: Day 9