Olympic Viewing Guide > Eastern Time (East Coast)

Week No. 1 on NBC ...
East Coast Schedule of Olympic Speed Skating Events

Planet staff

Friday, Feb. 10th
Opening Ceremonies
Includes performance by Flames of Passion inline skate team.
Local broadcast times:
8 p.m. to midnight
(Rebroadcast: 2:30 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Saturday morning)

Saturday, Feb. 11th (Day 1)
Men's 5000 meters
This is Chad Hedrick's best event. He is favored to take the gold.
Local broadcast times:
8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Rebroadcast: 1 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. (Sunday morning)

Sunday, Feb. 12th (Day 2)
Women's 3000 meters
Local broadcast times:
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Finals: 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Rebroadcast: 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. (Monday morning)

Short Track: Men's 1500 meters
Former inliner Apolo Anton Ohno would like to win the gold with out controversy this time. In the last Olympics, he won only after Kim Dong-Sung of South Korea was disqualified.
Local broadcast times:
7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Rebroadcast: 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. (Monday morning)

Short Track: Women's 3000 meter relay and 500 meters
Local broadcast times:
Midnight to 1 a.m. (Monday morning)

Monday, Feb. 13th (Day 3)
Men's 500 meter
Shani Davis is the favorite.
Local broadcast times:
8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Rebroadcast: 1:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. (Tuesday morning)

Tuesday, Feb. 14th (Day 4)
Women's 500 meter
Local broadcast times:
8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Rebroadcast: 1:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. (Wednesday morning)

Wednesday, Feb. 15th (Day 5)
Women's team pursuit
The debut of this new Olympic event. Inline champ Jennifer Rodriguez is expected to lead the U.S. team.
Local broadcast times:
4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Women's 500 meter
Semi-finals
Local broadcast times:
4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Women's 500 meter
Finals
Local broadcast times:
8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Rebroadcast: 1:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. (Thursday morning)

Short track: Men's 5000 meter relay
Leading the U.S. team is former inliner Apolo Anton Ohno.
Local broadcast times:
8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Rebroadcast: 1:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. (Thursday morning)

Short track: Men's 1000 meter
Ohno is the favorite.
Local broadcast times:
8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Rebroadcast: 1:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. (Thursday morning)

Men's team pursuit
Chad and Shani lead the U.S. team
Local broadcast times:
Midnight to 1:30 a.m. (Thursday morning)

Thursday, Feb. 16th, (Day 6)
Men's and women's team pursuit
Semi-finals
Local broadcast times:
4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Men's and women's team pursuit
Finals
Local broadcast times:
8 p.m. to midnight
Rebroadcast: 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. (Friday morning)

Friday, Feb. 17th (Day 7)
No speed skating scheduled

 

Notes ...

• On weeknights, NBC's prime time Olympic coverage will be followed by a special Olympic Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

• Be prepared to watch a lot of other events between the speed skating segments ... or get your Tivo ready.

• Go to NBC's Olympic web page to find the NBC affiliate in your area.

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Copyright © 2005 by Robert Burnson

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