LIVE THREAD: 2006 Torino Olympics - DAY 8

9:00 a.m. - USA Network:

Curling - Men: Skip Pete Fenson leads Team USA against Germany (LIVE).

9:00 a.m. - CNBC Network

Ice Hockey - Men's: Russia vs. Kazakhstan (LIVE)
Ice Hockey - Men's: Italy vs. Germany (LIVE)
Ice Hockey - Men's: Canada vs. Switzerland (LIVE)
Ice Hockey - Men's: Sweden vs. Latvia (LIVE)

11:00 a.m. - NBC

Cross-Country Skiing - Women: 4x5km Relay
Biathlon - Men: Pursuit
Biathlon - Women: Pursuit
Ice Hockey - Men: Team USA faces off against Slovakia.
Short Track - Women: China's Yang Yang (A) leads the 1500m semifinals field that includes fast-improving American Hyo-Jung (Halie) Kim.

3:00 p.m. - CNBC Network

Ice Hockey - Men: Czech Republic vs. Finland (LIVE)

5:00 p.m. - MSNBC

Curling - Women: Sisters Cassie and Jamie Johnson lead team USA against Italy.

6:00 p.m. - USA Network

"Olympic Ice"
Mary Carillo, Dick Button and Scott Hamilton provide an all-access pass inside the world of figure skating with a mix of breaking news, in-depth analysis and exclusive athlete interviews.

7:00 p.m. - MSNBC

Curling - Women: Sisters Cassie and Jamie Johnson lead team USA against Italy.

7:30 p.m. - NBC

Olympic Zone
Enter the "Olympic Zone" for local Olympic profiles, interviews, features and more.

8:00 p.m. NBC

2006 Torino Games: Primetime

Alpine Skiing - Men: Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal leads a talented super-G field that includes Americans Daron Rahlves and Bode Miller and Austrians Hermann Maier and Benjamin Raich.
Alpine Skiing - Women: Alpine queens Janica Kostelic (Croatia) and Anja Paerson (Sweden) duel in the downhill final of women's combined, which will also feature American Julia Mancuso.
Short Track - Men: Apolo Anton Ohno goes for gold in the 1000m, the event in which he frantically slid across the finish line to win silver in 2002.
Speed Skating - Men: Shani Davis and fellow countryman Chad Hedrick lead the USA in the 1000m against strong skaters from the Netherlands, including Jan Bos.
Ski Jumping - Large Hill
Bobsled - Men: Texan Todd Hays and USA-1 will be put to the test against perrenial powerhouse German sleds

11:30 a.m. - NBC

2006 Torino Games: Late Night

Short Track - Women: 1500m
Medals Plaza - Awards Ceremonies

1 posted on 02/18/2006 6:42:08 AM PST by Howlin

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Saturday Combined Olympics Thread!

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2 posted on 02/18/2006 6:44:14 AM PST by Howlin ("Quick, he's bleeding! Is there a <strike>doctor</strike> reporter in the house?")

USA Men are curling this morning, and we're watching again. The announcers are at their best now, when "our" team is winning. One of them really cut loose, went wild, lost his cool when the Germans made a great shot. He yelled out, "Give me a break!!" Emotions are definitely running high for this game against the German team.

3 posted on 02/18/2006 6:50:06 AM PST by YaYa123

Yaya...do you know the USA network's number on DirectTV?

4 posted on 02/18/2006 6:52:45 AM PST by Miss Marple (Lord, please look after Mozart Lover's son and keep him strong.)

USA is 242 on Directv.

5 posted on 02/18/2006 6:58:36 AM PST by netmilsmom (To attack one section of Christianity in this day and age, is to waste time.)

Thanks for the ping!!!!

6 posted on 02/18/2006 7:00:30 AM PST by netmilsmom (To attack one section of Christianity in this day and age, is to waste time.)

I'm checking the schedule for the only event I really am looking forward to...when does the RNC team start DNC Mudslinging? (Truthtelling!) I'm waiting!

;^)

7 posted on 02/18/2006 7:01:38 AM PST by The Spirit Of Allegiance (SAVE THE BRAINFOREST! Boycott the RED Dead Tree Media & NUKE the DNC Class Action Temper Tantrum!)

8 posted on 02/18/2006 7:04:14 AM PST by Miss Marple (Lord, please look after Mozart Lover's son and keep him strong.)

LOL, Switzerland - Canada 2:0!!!!

9 posted on 02/18/2006 7:41:37 AM PST by Tarkin (Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito...one more to go)

That would be quite a slice of humble pie wouldn't it?

10 posted on 02/18/2006 8:00:48 AM PST by Boris99

Announcer calls it a goal for Canada.

Ref still on phone to upstairs.

Announcers getting antsy.

Swiss team complaining about the lull.

Ruled 'no goal'.

11 posted on 02/18/2006 8:03:48 AM PST by TomGuy

yup, it would be...regardless, Canada will win the gold

12 posted on 02/18/2006 8:08:05 AM PST by kajingawd (" Practice charity without holding in mind any conceptions about charity, for charity is but a word")

13 posted on 02/18/2006 8:10:31 AM PST by Boris99

14 posted on 02/18/2006 8:19:50 AM PST by Howlin ("Quick, he's bleeding! Is there a <strike>doctor</strike> reporter in the house?")

Who got the call?

It was ruled 'no goal', so CA lost the point.

15 posted on 02/18/2006 8:32:29 AM PST by TomGuy

Local NBC finally found the network feeds.

They are having a severe case of global warming this morning in Italy:

That 'haze' is snow. Visibility is about 20 feet.

16 posted on 02/18/2006 8:37:09 AM PST by TomGuy

man...Canada looks like a college team....

Anyone watch the Swiss against the Czechs?....

Did the Swiss play that good against the Czechs too?

I'm really impressed with them.

17 posted on 02/18/2006 8:42:58 AM PST by kajingawd (" Practice charity without holding in mind any conceptions about charity, for charity is but a word")

This Olympics has been full of surprises. The women's US Hockey team was a shoe in for at least the silver, and possibly the gold. Look at them now.

18 posted on 02/18/2006 8:46:17 AM PST by Boris99

Oh, my; that makes it fun, doesn't it?

19 posted on 02/18/2006 8:47:31 AM PST by Howlin ("Quick, he's bleeding! Is there a <strike>doctor</strike> reporter in the house?")

What the heck? Canada losing? Oh my...

20 posted on 02/18/2006 9:00:46 AM PST by Jrabbit (Kaufman County, Texas)

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