ski jumping-related stories
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 20th 2006 12:18PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Sports, NBC, Programming
Three nights of ice dancing? No wonder ratings are down
for the Olympics. Tonight promises to be the final night of ice dancing, with the free skate. Americans Tanith Belbin
and and Ben Agosto are in second place, thanks to some falls by the top teams yesterday.
Big-mouthed Bode
Miller is back on the slopes, this time in the Giant Slalom. The real talent here, still flying under the radar even
after winning a gold medal, is Park City's Ted Ligety. And a cool spectacle tonight will be the men's aerials ski
competition.
And, after all these days of hockey, the women of Canada and Sweden will play each other for
the gold.
Here's the schedule on all of NBC's networks:
Continue reading The Olympics: Day 11
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
Posted Feb 17th 2006 10:23AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Sports, NBC, Programming
Oh joy. Ice dancing
begins tonight on NBC. That's one event that I just can't watch because it looks too much like
high-school-drama-club-on-ice to me. They can't jump or do lifts, so they wear weird costumes and look longingly into
each other's eyes. This is much more of an artistic event than a sport. Why is this still in the Olympics?
If you can stomach the ice dancing, there are some other interesting events on television tonight, including the
premiere of women's snowboardcross. I saw the men's race last night and it was pretty darn cool. It's like motorcross
on snow. Once again, the American women are the favorites.
As usual, there is plenty of hockey and curling
on NBC's other stations:
Continue reading The Olympics: Day 8
Posted Feb 15th 2006 12:14PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Sports, NBC, Programming
One of the athletes to watch tonight is not an American. It's
Croatian Alpine Skier Janica Kostelic, who won four gold medals in her sport in Salt Lake City. Her brother, Ivica, won
the silver medal in the slalom last night. Americans Julie Mancuso and Lindsey Kildow, who was injured during a training
run earlier this week, are also in medal contention.
There are some Americans to watch, too. Apolo Anton Ohno
races in the 1000m speed skate and hopefully he'll be able to stay on his feet for this one. Also, gorgeous Jeremy Bloom
(seriously, girls,
look at him) competes in the
moguls.
Here's tonight's line-up on all of NBC's stations:
Continue reading The Olympics: Day 6
Posted Feb 12th 2006 11:20AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Sports, NBC, Programming
Some big names in competition today. On the slopes, Americans
Bode Miller and
Daron Rahlves hope they can hold back Austrian hot
shot Alpine Skier
Hermann Maier, who is on a
mission to win since he missed the Salt Lake City games due to a motorcycle accident. Seattle native
Apolo Anton Ohno (and his soul patch) go for the
gold in the same race that caused controversy in SLC when he won after a South Korean speed skater was disqualified for
interfering with Ohno during the race. But, the real spectacle of the night will hopefully be top-rated, red-haired,
American snowboarder
Shaun White, a.k.a. The
Flying Tomato, as he goes for the gold on the half-pipe.
Here's today's Olympic schedule:
Continue reading The Olympics: Day 3
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