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BODE'S & APOLO'S LAST CHANCE TO CLAIM TORINO GOLD SATURDAY ON NBC
BODE'S & APOLO'S LAST CHANCE TO CLAIM TORINO GOLD ON SATURDAY, DAY 16 OF THE TORINO GAMES
TORINO, Italy--Feb. 24, 2006--Bode Miller and Apolo Ohno have their last chance to claim Torino gold during NBC's Saturday primetime coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Live coverage of the men's bronze medal hockey game between the Czech Republic and Russia begins at 1 p.m. ET on NBC. NBC's Torino Olympic coverage continues Saturday on NBC, USA Network, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC HD and Universal HD.
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.
"In this race, Apolo's strengths are his start and explosiveness, but he will need to skate a defensive track in order to hold South Korea's Ahn Hyun-Soo and Lee Ho-Suk off from passing. My prediction is that Ahn and Ohno will be fighting for gold. The key will be whether or not Apolo will be able to hold Ahn off in the last two laps, said NBC's short track analyst Dan Weinstein.
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)--Czech Republic vs. Russia
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
Speed Skating--Women's 5000m Gold Medal Final
Midnight-1:00 a.m.
Biathlon--Women's 12.5km Gold Medal Final
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.
"In this race, Apolo's strengths are his start and explosiveness, but he will need to skate a defensive track in order to hold South Korea's Ahn Hyun-Soo and Lee Ho-Suk off from passing. My prediction is that Ahn and Ohno will be fighting for gold. The key will be whether or not Apolo will be able to hold Ahn off in the last two laps," said NBC's short track analyst Dan Weinstein.
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.
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 (Daytime):
The LIVE hockey marathon continues with the men's bronze medal game between the Czech Republic vs. Russia. The winner earns a trip to the medal podium, the loser will leave Torino empty-handed.
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.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Latenight):
Medal ceremonies and musical performances from Torino's scenic Medals Plaza.
Highlights for Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006, include:
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26
NBC
8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Hockey--Men's Gold Medal Final (LIVE)--Sweden vs. Finland
*The gold medal game will also be streamed Live on NBCOlympics.com
4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
"Figure Skating: The Best of Torino"
7:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
Closing Ceremony
Cross Country--Men's 50km Gold Medal Final
11:35 p.m.-3:30 a.m.
Primetime Replay
USA
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
"The Olympic Champions"
UNIVERSAL HD
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
"The Olympic Champions"
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):
During the Closing Ceremony, the Torino Games will conclude with an Italian-style celebration featuring musical performances and the athletes of the 2006 Winter Games.
Before the Closing Ceremony, it's cross-country skiing's ultimate test--the 50km, a race of attrition that's actually longer than a marathon with more than 30 miles of breath-stealing, leg-burning agony.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
The men's hockey competition comes to a spectacular conclusion with a clash of--Sweden vs. Finland--the world's two best teams for Olympic gold.
Tune into "Figure Skating: The Best of Torino" and relive all of the thrilling moments from a fortnight of figure skating, from the dynamic pairs competition that jump-started the program to the climactic ladies' free skate and all of the stories in between of another memorable Olympic competition.
USA NETWORK:
"The Olympic Champions" is a final installment of the critically acclaimed "Olympic Ice," all-access figure skating show.
Listings subject to change, please check NBCOlympics.com for updates.
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