LIVE THREAD: 2006 Torino Olympics - COMBINED WEEKEND THREAD

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Olympic Primetime Ping!

7:30 p.m. - NBC
Olympic Zone Enter the "Olympic Zone" for local Olympic profiles, interviews, features and more.
8:00 p.m. - NBC Primetime

Short Track - Men: Apolo Anton Ohno squares off against South Korean Ahn Hyun-Soo and a host of talented Canadian skaters in the 500m.
Alpine Skiing - Men: Hometown hero Giorgio Rocca leads a giant slalom field that includes American Bode Miller and Austrian Benjamin Raich.
Bobsled - Men: Texan Todd Hays drives USA-1 in the four-man, but he'll have his work cut out for him trying to defeat the sled of defending Olympic champion and world champion Andre Lange of Germany.
9:00 p.m. - NBC Primetime

Short Track - Men: Apolo Anton Ohno squares off against South Korean Ahn Hyun-Soo and a host of talented Canadian skaters in the 500m.
Short Track - Women: China's Wang Meng leads the 1000m field that includes American Kim Hyo-Jung (Halie Kim).
9:30 p.m. - NBC Primetime

Alpine Skiing - Men: Hometown hero Giorgio Rocca leads a giant slalom field that includes American Bode Miller and Austrian Benjamin Raich.
Short Track - Men: Apolo Anton Ohno squares off against South Korean Ahn Hyun-Soo and a host of talented Canadian skaters in the 500m.
10:00 p.m. - NBC Primetime

Short Track - Women: China's Wang Meng leads the 1000m field that includes American Kim Hyo-Jung (Halie Kim).
Speed Skating - Women: 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.
11:00 p.m. - NBC Primetime

Short Track - Men: Apolo Anton Ohno squares off against South Korean Ahn Hyun-Soo and a host of talented Canadian skaters in the 500m.
Short Track - Men: Apolo Anton Ohno leads Team USA in the team relay, the wildest short track event.
12:00 a.m. - NBC Late Night

Biathlon - Women: 12.5km mass start
Medals ceremonies and musical performances from Torino's scenic Medals Plaza.

141 posted on 02/25/2006 4:39:24 PM PST by Howlin ("Quick, he's bleeding! Is there a <strike>doctor</strike> reporter in the house?")

142 posted on 02/25/2006 4:40:20 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Embrace peace- Hug an American soldier- the real peace keepers.)

Thanks for the ping Howlin!

143 posted on 02/25/2006 4:41:41 PM PST by tiredoflaundry (I'll admit it , I'm a Snow Flake !(Snoq) The rest of my tagline redacted by court order.)

To: Diva Betsy Ross

We're in the home stretch, Bets!

144 posted on 02/25/2006 4:41:59 PM PST by Howlin ("Quick, he's bleeding! Is there a <strike>doctor</strike> reporter in the house?")

Thanks for the ping. I can't wait to see the closing ceremonies.

So glad to be American but so happy the games went well for the Italians. They seem to have been good hosts.

145 posted on 02/25/2006 4:48:33 PM PST by OldFriend

Thank you Howlin...your ping has brought be in off the ledge for awhile!! LOL

146 posted on 02/25/2006 4:48:39 PM PST by Txsleuth

147 posted on 02/25/2006 4:49:32 PM PST by Howlin ("Quick, he's bleeding! Is there a <strike>doctor</strike> reporter in the house?")

I'm going to put up a brand new thread for the closing ceremony.

I know it's going to conflict with Dancing with the Stars!

148 posted on 02/25/2006 4:50:15 PM PST by Howlin ("Quick, he's bleeding! Is there a <strike>doctor</strike> reporter in the house?")

LOL...haven't watching Dancing with the Stars.

Just hoping that wretched Brian Williams does not spoil the closing as he tried his best to do with the opening.

Hope NBC doesn't sic Dick Buttons on us either!!!!!

149 posted on 02/25/2006 4:55:28 PM PST by OldFriend

Oh, no......................BRIAN! Geez...

150 posted on 02/25/2006 4:56:26 PM PST by Howlin ("Quick, he's bleeding! Is there a <strike>doctor</strike> reporter in the house?")

151 posted on 02/25/2006 4:57:19 PM PST by Sammie42

You're welcome, Sammie; good to see you on the last night!

152 posted on 02/25/2006 5:04:33 PM PST by Howlin ("Quick, he's bleeding! Is there a <strike>doctor</strike> reporter in the house?")

thanks for keeping this thread going each day, makes it nice to have "someone" to watch the games with!

153 posted on 02/25/2006 5:06:19 PM PST by Sammie42

I haven't gotten to watch as much as I wanted to watch...BUT I scored a really cool USA Roots brand Olympic shirt.

SO I got something from the deal.

My favorite moment so far was the Italian single female figure skater- I think last night..

I am sure she didn't place- but she was so geeked to be skating.

I was moved by her excitement. I cant remember her name.

Uh Oh.. gotta go change a diaper- I will BBR and see if I can find her name.

154 posted on 02/25/2006 5:06:26 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Embrace peace- Hug an American soldier- the real peace keepers.)

Yes, it does, doesn't it?

Just think how crazy our families and friends would think we were if we mumbled all this stuff just to ourselves........LOL.

155 posted on 02/25/2006 5:11:49 PM PST by Howlin ("Quick, he's bleeding! Is there a <strike>doctor</strike> reporter in the house?")

156 posted on 02/25/2006 5:15:32 PM PST by Txsleuth

I saw that; but it IS humanitarian and they aren't going to get their hands on it; I think he means not to give the government one dime.

157 posted on 02/25/2006 5:16:52 PM PST by Howlin ("Quick, he's bleeding! Is there a <strike>doctor</strike> reporter in the house?")

Thanks for the ping! GO USA!!!

158 posted on 02/25/2006 5:22:10 PM PST by pattty

I hope so....but I not really optomistic...

However, this is the Olympic thread....so I will leave it there..

But, thank you for your calm response...because I did overreact tonight..

159 posted on 02/25/2006 5:25:36 PM PST by Txsleuth

To: Howlin; Txsleuth

Hi everyone... My mother said she heard some country wouldn't compete tomorrow (Sunday) because it is the Sabbath. Did anyone hear which country that was?

Oh, here comes Bode... *yawn*

160 posted on 02/25/2006 5:36:48 PM PST by nutmeg (NEVER trust democRATs with our national security)

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