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United States' Julia Mancuso makes a turn in the women's super-G at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
United States' Julia Mancuso makes a turn in the women's super-G at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)Associated Press

Olympics Schedule 2014: Full Prime-Time TV Guide for Day 8

Alex Koma
Feb 15, 2014

What better way to spend a cold, snowy weekend than watching others compete in the cold, and thereโ€™s an exciting slate of Winter Olympics events scheduled for prime time on the eighth day of the games.

While a variety of events took place during the day, NBC will have each of the biggest results rounded up during prime time for your viewing pleasure.

Whether itโ€™s alpine skiing or figure skating, the Olympics have something to offer everyone now that weโ€™re a little over a week into the competition.ย 

Check below for all the viewing information youโ€™ll need to watch the games in prime time, the events that will be featured and some storylines to watch.

Day 8 Winter Olympics Info

Where:ย Sochi, Russia

When:ย Saturday, Feb. 15

Time:ย 8 p.m. ET

Watch:ย NBC

Live Stream:ย NBCOlympics.com

Mobile:ย NBC Sports Live Extraย app (iPhone/iPad/Android)ย 

Complete Viewing Information

SportEvent
Alpine SkiingWomen's Super G
Speed SkatingMen's 1,500 Meters
Short TrackMen's 1,000 Meters
Ski JumpingMen's Large Hill
SkeletonMen's Runs 3 and 4

Womenโ€™s Super-Gย 

Julia Mancuso could be a key contender for the Super-G

The Americans havenโ€™t had too much luck when it comes to skiing events in the games so far, but theyโ€™ll have another shot at redemption in the womenโ€™s Super-G event.

Julia Mancuso raised some eyebrows stateside when she brought home a bronze medal in the womenโ€™s super-combined to earn the USAโ€™s first Alpine skiing medal of the Sochi games.

She won her fourth medal in the three games she competed in and is trying to match Bode Millerโ€™s American record of five medals for a skier.ย 

โ€œI skied my heart out,โ€ Mancuso told The New York Daily Newsโ€™ Nathaniel Vinton. โ€œThat was really tough. It was a really, really difficult slalom run. I knew I just had to give my best shot. It sure didnโ€™t feel good.โ€

Germanyโ€™s Maria Hoefl-Riesch took the gold in the event ahead of Mancuso, and she should be a contender in the Super-G as well.

But Mancuso should still be a contender to watch in this one, even if the Americansโ€™ strongest ski events wonโ€™t happen until later.

Ski Jumping, Large Hillย 

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 15:  Kamil Stoch of Poland lands his jump during the Men's Large Hill Individual Final Round on day 8 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center on February 15, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.  (Photo by Julia

The ski jump competition continues on Day 8 with the large hill version of the event, and it should be an interesting one to watch.

Polandโ€™s Kamil Stoch will be trying to continue his success at the games after earning the gold medal in the normal hill competition.

However, heโ€™s had to face some injury issues as heโ€™s prepared for the event, as Rosa Khutor of Reuters explains.

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Polish Olympic champion ski jumper Kamil Stoch shrugged off an elbow injury suffered in a fall on the Sochi Games large hill and landed a big training jump on Thursday.

Stoch twisted his left elbow after he landed badly during training for the large hill on Wednesday, raising questions as to whether he would jump in Thursday's practice.

Stoch seemed to have few problems though and leapt 136 meters in the first training round, the second longest jump of the session.

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Heโ€™ll be facing some stiff competition in the form of athletes like Switzerlandโ€™s Simon Ammannโ€”the eventโ€™s defending champion and a four-time gold medalistโ€”but he still has an excellent chance to take this event as well.

Whether itโ€™s Mancusoโ€™s pursuit of Millerโ€™s record or Stochโ€™s quest to add another medal to his haul, Day 8 will be one worth watching.

As always, prime time should be compelling, no matter whoโ€™s competing.