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Posted Feb 25th 2006 12:59PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Sports, NBC, Programming

The Olympics are obviously coming to an
end. NBC is the only channel airing Olympic coverage today and it's devoting much of that coverage to two Olympians who
have been hyped but have yet to win a gold medal.
Apolo Anton Ohno has two sprints, in the 500m and the men's
relay races on the short track. So far during these games, Apolo has won a bronze medal.
Also, we may finally
hear the last of Bode Miller after he races in the slalom:
Continue reading The Olympics: Day 16
Posted Feb 24th 2006 10:53AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Sports, NBC, Programming

Whatever will we do now that the
figure skating competition is over? Oh, nevermind. There's the Champions Gala tonight where nobody is expected to fall
(or win).
Actual competition continues on NBC in the form of speed skating, a six-mile marathon race that
features American Chad Hedrick. Also, the women compete in the alpine giant slalom and four men climb into a bobsled
and race down an icy track at break-neck speeds. Plus, more curling!
Check it out:
Continue reading The Olympics: Day 15
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 19th 2006 8:01AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Sports, NBC, Programming

Ice skating returns to NBC primetime tonight with the
finals in the ice dancing competition where an American team is in contention for a medal. But, the real interesting
action on the ice is over at the speed skating track. Americans Chris Witty and Jennifer Rodriguez are both going for
the gold in the 1000m. Expect to see and hear a lot about Witty from NBC tonight. She has overcome some pretty intense
personal problems since winning gold in Salt Lake City.
Also tonight, the women's freestyle aerials
competition, and the two-man bobsled. Here is the schedule for all of NBC's stations:
Continue reading The Olympics: Day 10