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THE CHAMPIONS OF FIGURE SKATING RETURN FOR AN ENCORE PERFOMANCE ON TORINO ICE & HEDRICK RACES FOR GOLD IN THE 10,000M ON FRIDAY, DAY 15 OF THE TORINO GAMES
TORINO, Italy -- February 23, 2006 -- The champions of figure skating return for one last performance on Torino ice and Chad Hedrick looks to strike gold in the 10,000m during NBC's Friday primetime coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT. NBC's Torino Olympic coverage continues Friday on NBC, USA Network, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC HD and Universal HD.
In the figure skating champions gala, watch all of your favorite Torino skaters showcase their skills in a spectacular encore performance, featuring the sport's biggest names including pairs gold medalists Tatyana Totmiyanina & Maxim Marinin, ice dancing gold medalists Tatyana Navka & Roman Kostomarov and silver medalists Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto, men's gold medalist Yevgeny Plushenko and the newly crowned ladies medalists.
Torino gold medalist Chad Hedrick, the former in-line champion from Houston, Texas, looks to add to his medal collection as he races for gold in the 10,000m, a draining, six-mile event.
Texan Todd Hays, the 2002 Salt Lake silver medalist and former football standout at the University of Tulsa, begins his pursuit of a second straight four-man bobsled medal under the Friday Night lights. NBC's bobsled analyst John Morgan notes, "Two-man they say is like a sports car drive and four-man is like a truck and Todd Hayes is a better truck driver."
Highlights for Friday, Feb. 24, 2006, include:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24
NBC
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Cross Country--Women's 30km Gold Medal Final
8:00 p.m.-Midnight
Figure Skating--Champions Gala
Speed Skating--Men's 10,000m Gold Medal Final
Alpine Skiing--Women's Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final
Bobsled--Four Man Competition
12:35 a.m.-2:00 a.m.
The Olympic Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Medals Plaza--Awards Ceremonies
2:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m.
Primetime Replay
MSNBC
7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Curling--Men's Bronze Medal Final (LIVE)--USA VS. GREAT BRITAIN
Hockey--Men's Semifinal (LIVE)--CZECH REPUBLIC VS. SWEDEN
USA
11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Curling--Men's Gold Medal Final (LIVE)--CANADA VS. FINLAND
Hockey--Men's Semifinal (LIVE)--FINLAND VS. RUSSIA
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Olympic Ice
CNBC
5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Curling--Men's Gold Medal Final--CANADA VS. FINLAND
UNIVERSAL HD
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Hockey--Men's Semifinal (LIVE)--CZECH REPUBLIC VS. SWEDEN
3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Hockey--Men's Semifinal (LIVE)--FINLAND VS. RUSSIA
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Olympic Ice
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):
In the figure skating champions gala, watch all of your favorite Torino skaters showcase their skills in a spectacular encore performance, featuring the sport's biggest names including pairs gold medalists Tatyana Totmiyanina & Maxim Marinin, ice dancing gold medalists Tatyana Navka & Roman Kostomarov and silver medalists Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto, men's gold medalist Yevgeny Plushenko and the newly crowned ladies medalists.
Torino gold medalist Chad Hedrick, the former in-line champion from Houston, Texas, that has been one of the breakout stars of the 2006 Games, races for another gold in the 10,000m, a draining, six-mile event.
Texan Todd Hays, the 2002 Salt Lake silver medalist and former football standout at the University of Tulsa, begins his pursuit of a second straight four-man bobsled medal under the Friday Night lights.
Once again, Croatian sensation Janica Kostelic and Swedish star Anja Paerson are the favorites in a race that could determine who is the Queen of the Mountains at the Torino Games. Also watch for 21-year-old Americans, Minnesota native Lindsey Kildow and California's Julia Mancuso (the 2005 world championships bronze medalist), the present and future of the U.S. alpine team.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
The 30km, the final race of the women's cross-country competition is also the longest--18 difficult miles of racing to determine Olympic gold.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Latenight):
Medals, music and Jay Leno with the final installment of the "Olympic Tonight Show."
MSNBC & USA HIGHLIGHTS:
LIVE coverage of the Olympic frozen four--the semifinals of the men's hockey tournament will determine which two teams of NHL stars get to play for gold on Sunday.
LIVE coverage of the men's gold and bronze medal finals in curling.
Highlights for Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006, include:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25
NBC
1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Hockey--Men's Bronze Medal Game (LIVE)
Speed Skating--Women's 5000m Gold Medal Final
Bobsled--Four Man Gold Medal Final
Biathlon--Men's 15km Gold Medal Final
8:00 p.m.-11:30 p.m.
Alpine Skiing--Men's Slalom Gold Medal Final
Short Track Speed Skating--Men's 500m Gold Medal Final
Women's 1000m Gold Medal Final
Men's 5000m Relay Gold Medal Final
Bobsled--Four Man Gold Medal Final
Biathlon--Women's 12.5km Gold Medal Final
Midnight-1:00 a.m.
Medals Plaza--Awards Ceremonies
1:00 a.m.-4:30 a.m.
Primetime Replay
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):
One last chance for Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, N.H.) to medal in Torino as the alpine competition concludes with a final confrontation in the slalom between Miller and the primary challenger for the title of world's best skier, Austria's Benni Raich.
It's a double dose of Seattle's Apolo Anton Ohno, who will attempt to sprint for gold in the frenetic 500m, and lead Team USA to victory in the wildest event of the short track competition, the men's relay.
Texan Todd Hays, a former football standout at the University of Tulsa who ended a five-decade long men's bobsled medal drought for the U.S. with a silver in Salt Lake City, races for return trip to the podium in the final two runs of the four-man competition.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
The LIVE hockey marathon continues with the men's bronze medal game. The winner earns a trip to the medal podium, the loser will leave Torino empty-handed.
Germany's Claudia Pechstein races for a Winter Olympic record fourth-consecutive gold medal in the 5000m, but her glamorous teammate, reigning world champion Anni Friesinger could stand in her way.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Latenight):
Four years ago in Salt Lake City, Norway's peerless biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen led all athletes with four gold medals, giving him five for his career. In the 15km, his fifth of the Torino Games, Bjoerndalen could be racing toward Olympic history, with all-time career gold medal records potentially within reach.
Medal ceremonies and musical performances from Torino's scenic Medals Plaza.
Listings subject to change, please check NBCOlympics.com for updates.
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