Posted on 02/15/2002 4:58:30 AM PST by alisasny
The events for the day will be underway shortly.
GO TEAM USA and too all freedom loving nations...GOOD LUCK.
You can get live results online at this link
Todays Events:
Cross Country Women's 5 k Classical 11 am est
Cross Country Women's 5 k Free Pursuit 130 pm est
Curling
Figure Skating Ice Dancing Rounds 1 and 2 745 pm est
Ice Hockey
Luge Doubles run 1 and 2 11 am est.
Snowboarding Mens and Women's Parallel Giant Slalom 12 noon est.
| Photo of the day.... Norway's Thomas Alsgaard, bottom, thrusts his ski forward to tie with Norway's Frode Estil for the silver medal in the men's cross-country pursuit. |
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| Are they freepers?? A couple of skating fans hold up signs protesting the outcome of Monday's pairs competion, during a break in the men's free skate program.
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| Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko competes in the men's free skate program doing his girlie spin. |
Television schedule for Friday, Feb 15, 2002
NBC
Snowboarding: Men's, women's parallel giant slalom
Riders will face off in head-to-head giant slalom races today to determine who walks away with the gold medal. Two riders fly down a slalom course side by side, then switch sides and race again. If one athlete wins both races, he advances. If the athletes split the two races, the best total time in the two races determines who advances. France's Mathieu Bozzetto finished fifth in Nagano in the giant slalom, but countryman Nicholas Huet has been the most consistent of the world's top riders of late. In the women's competition, 1998 giant slalom gold medalist Karine Ruby of France is the favorite..
Figure Skating: Ice dancing
Ice dancing compulsories promise to be the most technical evening of figure skating at the Olympic Winter Games. Each team in this event performs the same two compulsory dances. Judges will evaluate competitors' unison, timing, expression, and the accuracy and placement of their dance steps. Each dance counts for 10 percent of a couple's final score.
Snowboarding: Men's, women's parallel giant slalom, semifinals
Tonight's snowboarding action will begin with the semifinals races for both men and women. Among the American men, Chris Klug, who had a liver transplant in 2000, should be a medal contender. On the women's side, Lisa Kosglow is the lone American in the field.
Luge: Doubles finals
As in the men's and women's single luge events, today's doubles competition should feature a heavy German flavor. However, unlike in the previous two events, the host United States has a strong medal contender in the field. The German teams of Andre Florschuetz/Torsten Wustlich and Steffen Skel/Steffen Woeller went 1-2 at the 2001 World Championships and flip-flopped spots in the 2000-2001 World Cup standings. Americans Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin were only eighth at worlds but have Olympic experience. They were third in 1998 at the Nagano Games. Teams will have two runs today, with the fastest combined time determining the winner.
Snowboarding: Men's, women's parallel giant slalom, finals
The medals in parallel giant slalom will be awarded tonight. In both the men's and women's brackets, 16 racers will be whittled down to one gold medal winner.
Figure Skating: Ice dancing
Ice Hockey: Men's game, United States vs. Finland (First Period)
The U.S. men take the ice at the Olympic Winter Games for the first time in their home country since their ?Miracle on Ice? gold medal in Lake Placid, New York. Herb Brooks is once again behind the bench for the red, white and blue, but team colors are about the only thing these American superstars have in common with the little-known 1980 squad. In its opening match, the U.S. team takes on Finland, a squad led by San Jose Sharks superstar Teemu Selanne and inspired by countryman and Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu, who is fighting cancer.
Ice Hockey: Men's game, United States vs. Finland (Second / Third Period)
The conclusion of the men's ice hockey game between the United States and Finland will be on NBC Late Night.
Late Night: February 15 / Day8
Jay Leno
Medal Ceremonies
Highlights of the day
Concert Series: Smash Mouth
MSNBC
Ice Hockey: Men: Russia vs. Belarus
Russia, which won the silver medal in Nagano, opens up the men's final round with a game against Belarus. Russia will be led by Pavel Bure of the Florida Panthers, who scored nine goals in Nagano-four more than anyone else-and coached by former NHL star defenseman Vyacheslav Fetisov, who is now an assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils.
Cross-Country Skiing: Women's pursuit, classical phase
Given the altitude of the Soldier Hollow course, 1,793 meters (5,882.5 feet) at its highest point, today's cross-country women's pursuit will test a competitor's mental and physical toughness. The event consists of a 5-kilometer classical and a 5km freestyle race on the same day. Unlike Nagano, medals will not be awarded for each leg. Look for Norway's Bente Skari, the gold medalist in Tuesday's 10km classical, to be the leader-as she was at the 2001 World Championships-coming out of the classical portion. The results from the classical phase determine interval start times for this afternoon's freestyle phase.
Curling: Men's game, United States vs. France
This should be an closely contested match. Teams from the United States and France tied for sixth at the 2001 World Championships.
Cross-Country Skiing: Women's pursuit, freestyle phase
The second portion of the pursuit is a 5-kilometer freestyle race, with competitors starting staggered according to their finish in the classical portion. The skier who crosses the finish line first is the winner. Russian Larissa Lazutina is the defending Olympic champion and is the most versatile competitor. Others to watch include Lazutina's teammate, Olga Danilova .
CNBC
Ice Hockey: Men's game, Canada vs. Sweden
Captain Mario Lemieux leads his Canadian squad onto the ice for the first time at the Salt Lake Games as Canada faces off against Sweden. In addition to the huge number of NHL All-Stars on the rosters of both teams, this game offers a rematch of one of the greatest gold medal matches in Olympic history. In 1994, Sweden's Peter Forsberg won the gold for his country in a shootout that Canadians won't soon forget.
Ice Hockey: Men's game, Czech Republic vs. Germany
All eyes will be on Detroit Red Wings goalie Dominik Hasek and the defending gold medalist Czech Republic, which will take on Germnay in the Czechs' first match of the 2002 Games. Hasek, who had a sterling 5-1 record, 0.97 goals against average and two shutouts in Nagano, was instrumental in his team's surprising gold medal victory over Russia. The Czechs are nearly as deep offensively as they are between the pipes, though, with 1999 NHL MVP Jaromir Jagr keying the first line. Germany is the surprise of the Olympic tournament and easily won its qualifying group.
Ice Hockey: Men's game, United States vs. Finland
The U.S. men take the ice at the Olympic Games for the first time in their home country since their ?Miracle on Ice? gold medal in Lake Placid, New York. Herb Brooks is once again behind the bench for the red, white and blue, but team colors are about the only thing these American superstars have in common with the little-known 1980 squad. In its opening match, the U.S. team takes on Finland, a squad led by San Jose Sharks superstar Teemu Selanne and inspired by countryman and Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu, who is fighting cancer.
Event Schedule in real time
*All times are EST, the Olympics are in MST
| Sport/Event | Time (ET) |
| Luge | 11:00 a.m. |
| Men's Doubles | |
| Men's curling | |
| France vs. United States | 11:00 a.m. |
| Norway vs. Denmark | |
| Britain vs. Finland | |
| Germany vs. Canada | |
| Cross Country | 11:00 a.m. |
| Women's combined pursuit | |
| Nordic combined | 11:00 a.m. |
| Women's 4x5k relay | |
| Snowboarding | 12:00 p.m. |
| Men's giant slalom final | |
| Women's giant slalom final | |
| Men's hockey | |
| Russia vs. Qualifier 1 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Canada vs. Sweden | 6:00 p.m. |
| Czech Republic vs. Qualifier 2 | 9:00 p.m. |
| Finland vs. United States | 10:45 p.m. |
| Women's hockey | 4:00 p.m. |
| Kazakhstan vs. Russia | |
| Women's curling | 4:00 p.m. |
| Britain vs. Switzerland | |
| Japan vs. Sweden | |
| Germany vs. Canada | |
| Norway vs. Russia | |
| Figure skating | 5:45 p.m. |
| Dance compulsory | |
| Men's curling | 9:00 p.m. |
| Finland vs. Norway | |
| Canada vs. Switzerland | |
| France vs. Sweden | |
| Britain vs. Denmark | |
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Leitner/Resch, Germany
Brugger/Huber, Italy
Nagano bronze medalists Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin of the U.S. are also contenders
These are sports illustrated picks for the event.
"This is an unprecedented decision that turned out to be a result of pressure by the North American press, and turned out in favor of the fanatically loyal" fans, Valentin Piseyev told Russia's NTV television. "You have seen how the public reacts to even the tiniest mistakes of our athletes, and how they absolutely don't notice when the Canadians fall or when the Americans fall."
I think Ms Piseyev has been hitting the vodka bottle a little hard. When did the Canadians fall during their long program? Must have been at the super secret portion of their program. This same coach has also made statements this week that Sale and Peltier haven't deserved any of the wins they've received over the past two years, and that the wins were tainted.
And on a personal note, my oldest nephew just spent two days in the Paris airport. It was a layover, but the French are on strike, so no one could get out of the country via airplane.
Also, a Canadian woman won a medal in cross country. I think this is probably a surprise; I don't think that any of the Nordic events are particular strong suits for Canada (or for the US, for that matter).
Bereshneya and sikurulidze's coach is the one who made the comments about the Canadians not deserving any of the wins they have had.
The Us can expect at least 1 medal from Women's skating, probably 2-3 or more from short track speed skating, a couple more from regular speedskating, Hockey (men & Women), possible a couple more from Alpine skiing, a couple from freestyle skiing, skeleton and even the possibility of a bobsled medal.
20 medals is quite probable, 25 is realistic, and 30 is not out of the question. By far the most successful Winter Olympics ever for the US.
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