Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games Live Thread

NBC 7:30 p.m.-Midnight — Opening Ceremony-Parade of Nations and Lighting of the Olympic Cauldron (LIVE); Ski Jumping-Individual K-90 Competition.

NBC 2-6 p.m. — Men's Speed Skating-5000 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Ski Jumping-Individual K-90 Gold Medal Final; Women's Biathlon-7.5km Sprint Gold Medal Final.

8-11:30 p.m. — Men's Short Track-1500 Competition, Semifinals and Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Freestyle Skiing-Moguls Competition and Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Alpine Skiing-Downhill Gold Medal Final.

Midnight-1 a.m. — Men's Luge-Singles Competition; Women's Short Track-3000 Relay Semifinals and 500 Competition; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.

Sunday, Feb. 14 NBC 1-6 p.m. — Women's Speed Skating-3000 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Nordic Combined-Individual Gold Medal Final: K-90 Jumping (LIVE) and 10km Cross Country (LIVE); Men's Luge-Singles Competition (LIVE); Men's Biathlon-10km Sprint Gold Medal Final (LIVE).

7-11 p.m. — Figure Skating-Pairs Short Program (LIVE); Men's Freestyle Skiing-Moguls Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Moguls Competition; Men's Luge-Singles, Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Alpine Skiing-Super Combined Gold Medal Final.

11:35 p.m.-12:05 a.m. — Figure Skating-Pairs Post Game; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.

Monday, Feb. 15 NBC 1-5 p.m. — Men's Snowboard-Snowboard Cross Competition (LIVE); Men's Cross Country-15km Individual Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Cross Country-10km Individual Gold Medal Final (LIVE).

8 p.m.-Midnight — Figure Skating-Pairs Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Speed Skating-500 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Snowboard-Snowboard Cross Gold Medal Final.

Tuesday, Feb. 16 NBC 3-5 p.m. — Men's Biathlon-12.5km Pursuit Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Biathlon-10km Pursuit Gold Medal Final.

8 p.m.-Midnight — Men's Figure Skating-Short Program (LIVE); Women's Snowboard-Snowboard Cross Gold Medal Final; Women's Speed Skating-500 Gold Medal Final; Men's Alpine Skiing-Super Combined Gold Medal Final.

USA Noon-6 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-USA vs. Switzerland (LIVE); Men's Curling-USA vs. Germany (LIVE).

CNBC 5 p.m.-5 a.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Canada vs. Norway (LIVE); Russia vs. Latvia (LIVE) Women's Curling-USA vs. Japan (LIVE); Women's Ice Hockey-Finland vs. China (LIVE); Men's Curling-USA vs. Norway.

Wednesday, Feb. 17 NBC 3-5 p.m. — Men's and Women's Cross Country-Sprint Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's and Women's Cross Country-Sprint Competition.

8-11:30 p.m. — Men's Snowboard-Halfpipe Semifinal and Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Snowboard-Halfpipe Competition; Men's Speed Skating-1000 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Short Track-5000 Relay Semifinal (LIVE) and 1000 Competition (LIVE); Women's Alpine Skiing-Downhill Gold Medal Final.

12:05-1:30 a.m. — Women's Short Track-500 Competition, Semifinal and Gold Medal Final; Doubles Luge-Gold Medal Final; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.

MSNBC 3-8 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Finland vs. Belarus (LIVE); Women's Ice Hockey-Canada vs. Sweden (LIVE).

CNBC 5 p.m.-5 a.m. — Men's Curling-USA vs. Switzerland (LIVE); Men's Ice Hockey-Sweden vs. Germany (LIVE); Czech Republic vs. Slovakia (LIVE); Women's Ice Hockey-Switzerland vs. Slovakia (LIVE); Women's Curling-Britain vs. Sweden.

Thursday, Feb. 18 NBC 3-5 p.m. — Women's Snowboard-Halfpipe Competition (LIVE); Women's Biathlon-15km Individual Gold Medal Final.

8 p.m.-Midnight — Men's Figure Skating-Free Skate Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Snowboard-Halfpipe Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Halfpipe Semifinals; Women's Speed Skating-1000 Gold Medal Final.

12:35-2 a.m. — Men's and Women's Skeleton-Competition; Men's Biathlon-20km Individual Gold Medal Final; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.

USA Noon-5:30 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-USA vs. Norway (LIVE); Men's Curling-USA vs. Denmark (LIVE).

CNBC 5 p.m.-5 a.m.; Women's Curling-USA vs. Denmark (LIVE); Men's Ice Hockey-Canada vs. Switzerland (LIVE); Slovakia vs. Russia (LIVE); Women's Ice Hockey-Russia vs. China (LIVE); Men's Curling-France vs. Canada.

NBC 3-5 p.m. — Women's Cross Country-15km Pursuit Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Figure Skating-Gold Medal Final Analysis.

8-11:30 p.m. — Figure Skating-Compulsory Dance (LIVE); Men's and Women's Skeleton-Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Alpine Skiing-Super G Gold Medal Final; Ski Jumping-Individual K-120 Large Hill Competition.

CNBC 5 p.m.-1 a.m. — Men's Curling-USA vs. France (LIVE); Men's Ice Hockey-Czech Republic vs. Latvia (LIVE); Women's Curling-Denmark vs. Canada (LIVE).

NBC 1-6 p.m. — Women's Freestyle Skiing-Aerials Competition (LIVE); Ski Jumping-Individual: K-120 Large Hill Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Cross Country-30km Pursuit Gold Medal Final (LIVE).

8-11:30 p.m. — Men's Short Track-1000 Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Speed Skating-1500 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Two-Man Bobsled-Competition (LIVE); Women's Alpine Skiing-Super G Gold Medal Final.

Midnight-1 a.m. — Women's Short Track-1500 Competition, Semifinal and Gold Medal Final; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.

MSNBC Noon-5:30 p.m. — Men's Curling-USA vs. Sweden (LIVE); Men's Ice Hockey-Switzerland vs. Norway (LIVE).

NBC Noon-6 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Russia vs. Czech Republic (LIVE); Men's Freestyle Skiing-Ski Cross Competition (LIVE); Men's Biathlon-15km Mass Start Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Two-Man Bobsled-Gold Medal Final.

7-11 p.m. — Figure Skating-Original Dance (LIVE); Women's Speed Skating-1500 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Freestyle Skiing-Ski Cross Gold Medal Final; Men's Alpine Skiing-Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final; Two-Man Bobsled-Gold Medal Final.

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. — Women's Biathlon-12.5km Mass Start Gold Medal Final; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.

NBC 3-5 p.m. — Men's and Women's Cross Country-Team Sprints Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Team Sprints Semifinals.

8 p.m.-Midnight — Figure Skating-Dance Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Freestyle Skiing-Aerials Competition (LIVE); Ski Jumping-Team K-120 Large Hill Gold Medal Final.

USA Noon-6 p.m. — Men's Curling-USA vs. Canada (LIVE); Women's Ice Hockey-Semifinal (LIVE).

CNBC 5 p.m.- 1 a.m. — Women's Ice Hockey-Semifinal (LIVE); Men's Curling-USA vs. China (LIVE); Women's Curling-Sweden vs. Canada (LIVE).

NBC 3-5 p.m. Men's Speed Skating-10,000 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Biathlon-4x6km Relay Gold Medal Final (LIVE).

8 p.m.-Midnight — Ladies Figure Skating-Short Program (LIVE); Women's Bobsled-Competition (LIVE); Women's Freestyle Skiing-Ski Cross Competition and Gold Medal Final; Nordic Combined-Team Gold Medal Final: K-120 Jumping and 4x5km Relay.

USA Noon-6 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Elimination Round Game (LIVE); Women's Curling-USA vs. China (LIVE).

CNBC 5 p.m.-2:30 a.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Elimination Round Game (LIVE); Elimination Round Game (LIVE); Elimination Round Game (LIVE); Men's Curling-China vs. Canada (LIVE).

8-11:30 p.m. — Women's Freestyle Skiing-Aerials Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Bobsled-Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Short Track-500 Competition (LIVE); Women's Alpine Skating-Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final; Men's Cross Country-4x10km Relay Gold Medal Final.

12:05-1:30 a.m. — Women's Speed Skating-5000 Gold Medal Final; Women's Short Track-3000 Relay Gold Medal Final and 1000 Competition; Medal Plaza-Award Ceremonies.

CNBC 7 p.m.-2:30 a.m. — Men's Ice Hockey -Quarterfinal (LIVE); Quarterfinal (LIVE); Quarterfinal (LIVE).

NBC 3-5 p.m. — Women's Cross Country-4x5km Relay Gold Medal Final; Ladies Figure Skating-Gold Medal Final Preview.

8 p.m.-Midnight — Ladies Figure Skating-Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Ice Hockey-Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Freestyle Skiing-Aerials Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Nordic Combined-Individual Gold Medal Final: K-120 Jumping and 10km Cross-Country.

12:35-2 a.m — Ladies Figure Skating-Gold Medal Final Post Game; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.

NBC 3-5 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Semifinal (LIVE); Women's Snowboard-Parallel Giant Slalom Competition.

8-11:30 p.m. — Men's Short Track-500 Quarterfinals, Semifinal and Gold Medal Final (LIVE); 5000 Relay Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Snowboard-Parallel Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final; Women's Alpine Skiing-Slalom Gold Medal Final; Four-Man Bobsled-Competition.

12:05-1:30 a.m. — Women's Short Track-1000 Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Gold Medal Final; Men's Biathlon-4x7.5km Relay Gold Medal Final; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.

MSNBC 3:30-5:30 p.m. — Men's Speed Skating-Pursuit Semifinals (LIVE); Women's Speed Skating-Pursuit Quarterfinals (LIVE).

CNBC 6 p.m.-Midnight — Women's Curling-Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Ice Hockey-Semifinal (LIVE).

NBC 1 a.m.-6 p.m. — Women's Cross Country-30km Mass Start Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's and Women's Speed Skating-Pursuit Gold Medal Finals (LIVE); Men's Snowboard-Parallel Giant Slalom Qualifying Competition (LIVE); Men's Snowboard-Parallel Giant Slalom Quarterfinals; Four-Man Bobsled-Gold Medal Final.

8-11 p.m. — Figure Skating-Champions Gala; Men's Snowboard-Parallel Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final; Men's Alpine Skiing-Slalom Gold Medal Final; Four-Man Bobsled-Gold Medal Final.

NBC Noon-6 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Cross Country-50km Gold Medal Final (LIVE),

MSNBC 6 a.m.-Noon — Figure Skating-Champions Gala; Figure Skating-The Medalists

Universal Sports Daily Programming 2-3 p.m. — "The Vancouver Figure Skating Hour" — A look back and ahead to primetime figure skating, detailing key athletes, competitions and storylines. Includes continuing news updates and live results ticker.

10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. — Live Olympic news updates with a news ticker providing round-the-clock results.

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Vancouver Olympic opening ceremonies will feature lip-synching, not dubbing

By: Nick Patch, THE CANADIAN PRESS

11/02/2010 4:30 PM | Comments: 2

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VANCOUVER, B.C. - Two years after piped-in vocals from a seven-year-old songbird touched off a controversy at the Beijing Games, Vancouver Olympic organizers are hoping to avoid a similar scandal by being clear about plans for the 2010 opening ceremonies.

Yes, VANOC says, performers will lip-synch at Friday’s festivities. But they’re also quick to point out the distinction between that method and the dubbing that inspired such outrage in Beijing.
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In 2008, a button-cute nine-year-old girl’s stirring rendition of “Ode to the Motherland” was among the highlights of the extravagant opening ceremonies.

But when it was revealed that the vocal was actually delivered by another child - the seven-year-old, tucked away off-screen because producers didn’t consider her telegenic - newspapers around the world condemned the fakery.

World headlines were universally negative.

“The counterfeit Games: designed to look good from every angle.”

“Olympic karaoke.”

“Hoax! Made in China.”

One commentator called it “the great Beijing lip-synch switcheroo.”

But David Atkins, executive producer of the Vancouver opening ceremonies, points out that what happened in China was actually dubbing, not lip-synching - the distinction being that lip-synching involves a singer mimicking a backing track of his or her own voice, while dubbing means misrepresenting someone else’s voice as the singer’s own.

“Most live events are performed probably 90 per cent synched,” said David Atkins, executive producer of the Vancouver opening ceremonies.

“In other words, performers are miming their guitar playing or they’re miming their drumming or they’re miming their singing in some cases and that’s been the case for a very long time.”

And yet instances where lip-synchers have been exposed have still often incited outrage or ridicule from the public and media.

In 2004, Ashlee Simpson was humiliated when producers on “Saturday Night Live” queued up the wrong vocal track as she took the stage to “sing.” Flustered, she made some exaggerated dance moves before exiting the stage, later blaming the incident on a case of acid reflux.

Britney Spears faced a controversy in Australia this past fall when patrons were angry that large portions of her show were lip-synched. An Australian politician was even quoted saying prior to the show that the Sydney crowd would not tolerate a “Mickey Mouse performance” from Spears.

Some were similarly upset when the NFL revealed that the flawless performances delivered by Jennifer Hudson and Faith Hill at 2009’s Super Bowl were both lip-synched to tracks recorded in advance.

And four years ago, Elton John blasted Madonna because he believed she lip-synched on her “Reinvention” tour, saying that “anyone who lip-synchs in public onstage when you pay 75 Pounds to see them should be shot.”

The thorny issue already arose at these Games, when the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra turned down an invitation to supply music for the opening ceremonies because VANOC wanted other musicians to mime the performance during the show.

Lip-synching at live events is not, however, pandemic.

A representative for the Juno Awards told The Canadian Press that the show does not employ lip-synching in any form, and that the show’s performers are not accompanied by backing tracks.

“The Junos are 100 per cent live,” said Juno spokesman Chris McDowall.

“No lip-synching at all.”

Still, Atkins insists that lip-synching is the standard for most live television events, when the stakes are so high for producers that a spotty microphone connection, sore throat or botched lyric could prove disastrous.

“From a musical point of view ... it would be impossible to have every single sound and instrument that’s sent out to the broadcast there on the stage,” he explained.

“Everyone will be performing live in the stadium and performing vocally live but we always pre-record their voices to ensure the quality of the broadcast. And if something happens, within a fraction of a second we can flip from live to pre-recorded.”

In Beijing, the artifice tainted the otherwise spectacular ceremonies. In addition to the fresh-faced impostor singer, the awe-inspiring fireworks display on television was also revealed to have been enhanced using computer graphics.

But Atkins stresses that this is not the same issue.

“It was a very different situation there,” he said.

“The little girl that would have performed the anthem, had they not changed her, she would have been synching to her voice, it would have been lip-synch but it would have been her voice. That’s just a contemporary piece of technology that’s been part and parcel of broadcasting for 15, 20 years.

“But the issue that’s important is the honesty around, are you hearing that person singing? And in Beijing it wasn’t, the girl that was seen singing wasn’t the girl whose voice you were hearing.”

-With files from Stephanie Levitz in Vancouver.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/olympics/vancouver-olympic-opening-ceremonies-will-feature-lip-synching-not-dubbing-84159682.html

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