NBC Olympics Schedule 2018: Wednesday Night's TV, Live Stream Info
The 2018 Olympics from Pyeongchang, South Korea have been filled with plenty of drama, with some golden moments for the U.S. as well as some surprising defeats.
Tuesday saw Team USA's Shaun White win a gold medal with a stunning final run in the men's snowboarding halfpipe competition, the 100th gold medal in American Winter Olympic history. Here's his run, per NBC Olympics:
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Mens' hockey brought disappointment however, as the United States carried a 2-0 lead into the third period against Slovenia, only to relinquish the advantage and then lose in overtime.
Snowboarding has been especially good to the United States, bringing four gold medals, while overall medal leader Germany has cleaned up in biathlon, and the Netherlands (11 medals) have dominated as expected in speed skating.
It's not always easy to keep up with the action due to the time difference, but there is plenty to watch on NBC's evening coverage.
What action and drama will Wednesday bring? Here's a rundown of what to watch on TV in primetime. Live-streaming options include NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports App.
NBC
8 p.m. - 12:05 a.m. ET Alpine skiing (women's giant slalom), speed skating (women's 1000-meter), skeleton (men's), figure skating (pairs' free skate)
12:05 a.m. - 2:30 a.m. ET Alpine skiing (women's giant slalom), snowboarding (men's cross), skeleton (men's)
NBC Sports Network
8:30-10:10 p.m. ET (Live) Figure skating (pairs' free skate)
10:10 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET (Live) Women's hockey: United States vs. Canada
12:30-2:40 a.m. ET Women's curling: United States vs. Great Britain
CNBC
5- 8 p.m. ET Women's curling: United States vs. Japan
10 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET (Live) Men's hockey: Finland vs. Germany
Fierce winds in South Korea have led to the cancellation of several days of alpine skiing, but that should change for Wednesday's primetime showing. According to NBCOlympics.com, USA's Mikaela Shiffrin will make her long-awaited debut in the women's giant slalom Wednesday night, as long as the weather cooperates.
While the delays have given the athletes a couple of extra days to adjust and get acclimated in Pyeongchang, Shiffrin's coach Mike Day noted the rescheduling of events can make it hard to focus on what's coming next, per Howard Fendrich of the Associated Press (h/t Chicago Tribune):
"It's been a difficult few days ... (with) the excitement of getting ready to race and the disappointment of not getting to race. The more challenging piece, truthfully, has been flip-flopping events every day. If we stayed with one event, the focus can remain singular. Having gone back and forth now, between GS and slalom, and back to GS again, the preparation has been a little challenging. But I feel like we're in a good place."
Women's hockey features a blockbuster matchup between the United States and Canada. Both teams are 2-0 in Group A. Canada has a goal differential of plus-eight, while the U.S. is right behind it at plus-seven. American fans will be hoping the United States can make up for the men's hockey loss Tuesday night, although a dominant Canada team that won gold at the 2014 Winter Games will make that a difficult task.
The daredevil in all of us will get a bit of a thrill watching men's skeleton. Great Britain's high-tech suits are creating a bit of a stir as some wonder if they are giving the athletes an unfair advantage. Many will be watching to see if the UK's Dom Parsons can use his suit and skills to top South Korea's Yun Sung-bin, the top-ranked men's skeleton athlete, per the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation.
The men's cross event will offer up more opportunities for the United States to continue their dominance of the sport, while the pairs' free skate program will feature dazzling, elegant performances as the world continues its every-four-years romance with figure skating.
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