U.S. OLYMPIC MEDALISTS MIKAELA SHIFFRIN, TED LIGETY & ERIN HAMLIN CONTINUE ROAD TO PYEONGCHANG DURING THIS WEEK’S NBC SPORTS’ WINTER SPORTS COVERAGE

U.S. OLYMPIC MEDALISTS MIKAELA SHIFFRIN, TED LIGETY & ERIN HAMLIN CONTINUE ROAD TO PYEONGCHANG DURING THIS WEEK’S NBC SPORTS’ WINTER SPORTS COVERAGE

Shiffrin & Ligety Highlight This Week’s Alpine Skiing World Cup Coverage Continuing Friday at 9:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN

2015 U.S. Champion Jason Brown and 2017 U.S. Bronze Medalist Mariah Bell Lead Americans at Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Continuing Today at Noon ET on NBCSN

2014 Olympic Bronze Medalist Erin Hamlin Headlines Season’s Final FIL Luge World Cup Event Coverage from Sigulda, Latvia, This Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

2013 World Champion Sarah Hendrickson and Nita Englund Expected to Lead American Women at FIS Ski Jumping World Cup from Ljubno, Slovenia, This Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

STAMFORD, Conn. – January 24, 2018 – With just over two weeks to go until the start of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang, South Korea, NBC Sports Group will present more than 80 hours of Olympic winter sports coverage this week across NBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and the Olympic Channel app, highlighted by U.S. Ski & Snowboard Putnam Investments Freestyle Cup coverage from Lake Placid, N.Y., and live FIS alpine skiing World Cup coverage from Lenzerheide, Switzerland, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Top U.S. athletes and PyeongChang Winter Olympic hopefuls slated to be featured this weekend throughout NBC Sports’ Olympic winter sports coverage include:

• 2014 Olympic slalom gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin
• Two-time Olympic alpine skiing gold medalist Ted Ligety
• 2014 Olympic luge bronze medalist Erin Hamlin
• 2013 ski jumping world champion Sarah Hendrickson
• Sochi Olympian Jessie Diggins

This week’s coverage also features various winter sports, including:

• Four Continents Figure Skating Championships from Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
• Cross-country skiing from Seefeld, Austria
• Luge from Sigulda, Latvia
• Ski jumping from Ljubno, Slovenia, and Zakopane, Poland

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U.S. SKI & SNOWBOARD: PUTNAM INVESTMENTS FREESTYLE CUP
COVERAGE CONTINUES THIS SUNDAY AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBC

NBC Sports presents coverage of the final U.S. Olympic qualifier for the freestyle skiing aerials event from Lake Placid, N.Y. beginning this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. on NBC.

Eric Loughran and World Cup rookie Nicholas Novak led the American men, while 16-year-old Karyl Loeb, in her first World Cup, was the top American woman.

Trace Worthington calls the action alongside analyst Jonny Moseley, 1998 U.S. Olympic freestyle skiing gold medalist, and reporter Kelli Stavast.

FIS ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP
COVERAGE BEGINS FRIDAY AT 9:30 A.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

This weekend’s coverage of the FIS alpine skiing World Cup season continues with three women’s events from Lenzerheide, Switzerland, beginning with the super combined this Friday at 9:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. NBCSN will present live coverage of the giant slalom on Saturday at 7 a.m. ET and the slalom on Sunday at 6 a.m. ET, as 2014 Olympic slalom gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin, a multi-medal threat for PyeongChang, is expected to compete in all three events.

Coverage of the men’s alpine skiing season continues this Saturday at 8:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, with the final major men’s races before the Olympics begin. Bryce Bennettand 2014 Sochi Olympian Jared Goldberg, who have both qualified for the 2018 Olympic team, should headline the American men in downhill, while two-time Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety is expected to compete in Sunday’s live coverage of the giant slalom at 6 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) and 2010 Olympian Will Brandenburg will handle the call for this weekend’s events.

Date	Time (ET)	Coverage	Network
Fri., Jan. 26	4 a.m.	Women’s Super Combined	Streaming*
	6:45 a.m.	Women’s Super Combined	Streaming*
	9:30 a.m.	Women’s Super Combined**	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Sat., Jan. 27	4:15 a.m.	Women’s Giant Slalom (Run 1)*	Streaming*
	5:45 a.m.	Men’s Downhill*	Streaming*
	7 a.m.	Women’s Giant Slalom**	NBCSN
	8:30 a.m.	Men’s Downhill**	NBCSN
Sun., Jan. 28	3:30 a.m.	Women’s Slalom (Run 1)*	Streaming*
	4:30 a.m.	Men’s Giant Slalom*	Streaming*
	6 a.m.	Women’s Slalom & Men’s Giant Slalom**	NBCSN
	7 a.m.	Men’s Giant Slalom	Streaming*

*Streaming on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app
** Same-day Delay

FOUR CONTINENTS FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
COVERAGE CONTINUES TODAY AT NOON ET ON NBCSN

NBC Sports Group presents coverage of the 2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships from Taipei City, Chinese Taipei. Coverage, which includes every event, continues today at Noon ET, with an encore presentation of the short dance on NBCSN, and continues throughout the week. Coverage culminates Sunday at 9 a.m. ET with a recap show on NBCSN.

The men’s field is highlighted by 2017 world silver medalist Shoma Uno of Japan, two-time world bronze medalist Jin Boyang of China and 2015 U.S. champion Jason Brown.

In the ladies’ competition, 2016 Four Continents champion Satoko Miyahara, who recently won the Japanese national title and was named to the 2018 Olympic team, is expected to headline the field. Representing Team USA are 2017 U.S. bronze medalist Mariah Bell and 16-year-old Starr Andrews, who will be competing in her first major senior competition.

Canadians Lyubov Ilyushechkina and Dylan Moscovitch, who were sixth at the World Championships last season, and North Koreans Ryom Tae-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik, who have qualified for the Olympics, are expected to compete in the pairs’ event. Americans Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker are expected to contend in ice dance. Chris Vosters calls the action alongside analysts Ben Agosto, 2006 U.S. Olympic ice dance silver medalist, and Charlie White, 2014 U.S. Olympic ice dance gold medalist.

Date	Time (ET)	Coverage	Network
Weds., Jan. 24	Noon	Short Dance**	NBCSN
	2 p.m.	Ladies’ Short Program*	NBCSN
	11:30 p.m.	Free Dance	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Thurs., Jan. 25	6 a.m.	Men’s Short Program	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
	Noon	Free Dance*	NBCSN
	2 p.m.	Men’s Short Program	NBCSN
	11 p.m.	Pairs’ Free Skate	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Fri., Jan. 26	5:30 a.m.	Ladies’ Free Skate	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
	Noon	Pairs’ Free Skate*	NBCSN
	2 p.m.	Ladies’ Free Skate*	NBCSN
Sat., Jan. 27	2 a.m.	Men’s Free Skate	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
	2:30 p.m.	Recap	NBC
	Midnight	Men’s Free Skate**	NBCSN
Sun., Jan. 28	9 a.m.	Recap	NBCSN

* Same-day delay
**Next-day delay

FIS CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING WORLD CUP
COVERAGE BEGINS SATURDAY AT 10 A.M. ET ON NBCSN

Coverage of the cross-country skiing World Cup season continues this Saturday from Seefeld, Austria, for the final competition before the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

2014 Olympian Jessie Diggins, 2017 world bronze medalist Sadie Bjornsen, four-time Olympian Kikkan Randall, 2014 Olympian Sophie Caldwell and Sochi Olympian Erik Bjornsen, who are among several U.S. cross-country skiers to have already mathematically clinched their 2018 Olympic berths, are expected to compete.

Bill Seward calls the event alongside former U.S. Biathlon team member and analyst Chad Salmela.

Date	Time (ET)	Coverage	Network
Sat., Jan. 27	7 a.m.	Men’s & Women’s Sprint	Streaming*
	10 a.m.	Men’s & Women’s Sprint**	NBCSN
Sun., Jan. 28	5:20 a.m.	Men’s 15km Mass Start	Streaming*
	8:30 a.m.	Women’s 10km Mass Start	Streaming*
	11 a.m.	Women’s 10km Mass Start**	NBCSN

*Streaming on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app
**Same-day delay

FIL LUGE WORLD CUP
COVERAGE BEGINS THIS SATURDAY AT NOON ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA’s coverage of the luge World Cup season wraps up this weekend from Sigulda, Latvia, with the final World Cup race of the luge season. 2014 Olympic bronze medalist Erin Hamlin, Sochi Olympian Summer Britcher, who won last weekend in Lillehammer, and Emily Sweeney are expected to lead the American women, while 2014 Olympian Tucker West is expected to headline the American men. Sochi Olympians Matt Mortensen and Jayson Terdiman are the top U.S. doubles team. All of these athletes have been named to the 2018 U.S. Olympic team.

Date	Time (ET)	Coverage	Network
Sat., Jan. 27	2:40 a.m.	Doubles 1st Run	Streaming*
	4 a.m.	Doubles 2nd Run	Streaming*
	5:20 a.m.	Women’s 1st Run	Streaming*
	6:40 a.m.	Women’s 2nd Run	Streaming*
	Noon	Doubles**	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
	12:30 p.m.	Women’s Singles**	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Sun., Jan. 28	2:15 a.m.	Men’s 1st Run	Streaming*
	3:50 a.m.	Men’s 2nd Run	Streaming*
	5:20 a.m.	Sprint Doubles	Streaming*
	5:55 a.m.	Sprint Women	Streaming*
	6:40 a.m.	Sprint Men	Streaming*
	7:50 a.m.	Team Relay	Streaming*
	Noon	Men’s Singles**	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
	10 p.m.	Men’s & Women’s Singles**	NBCSN

*Streaming on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app
**Same-day delay

FIS SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP
COVERAGE BEGINS THIS SATURDAY AT 4 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

The World Cup ski jumping season continues this weekend as Ljubno, Slovenia, hosts the women’s ski jumping event, while the men’s circuit travels to Zakopane, Poland.

The American women are expected to be led by 2013 world champion Sarah Hendrickson, who made her second Olympic team at Trials in December, and Nita Englund, who is attempting to earn an Olympic berth. The U.S. men should be led by Mike Glasder, who won the U.S. Olympic Trials in December and was named to the 2018 Olympic Team, along with Will Rhoads and Kevin Bickner, who are still attempting to secure their Olympic spots.

Bill Spaulding calls the event joined by 2014 Olympian Jessica Jerome.

Date	Time (ET)	Coverage
Fri., Jan. 26	Noon	Men’s HS140 Qualification*
	10 a.m.	Women’s Individual**
Sat., Jan. 27	8 a.m.	Women’s Individual HS94*
	10 a.m.	Men’s HS140 Team*
	4 p.m.	Women’s Individual**
	5:30 p.m.	Men’s Team**
Sun., Jan. 28	8 a.m.	Women’s Individual HS94*
	10 a.m.	Men’s HS140 Individual*
	4 p.m.	Women’s Individual**
	5:30 p.m.	Men’s Individual**

*Streaming on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app
**Same-day delay on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

NBCSPORTS.COM AND THE NBC SPORTS APP

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will stream this weekend’s coverage. The NBC Sports app will stream coverage via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. Powered by Playmaker Media, the NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox.

ABOUT OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA is a partnership between the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, and NBCUniversal. The TV network offers fans year-round programming of Olympic Sports from around the world, highlighting their favorite American athletes and teams. Programming emphasizes live events from a broad portfolio of summer and winter Olympic Sports. It also includes Olympic-themed original content produced by all three parties, such as original programs produced by filmmakers from around the world commissioned by the global Olympic Channel; rich archival footage from the IOC and NBCU’s libraries of Olympic features and documentaries; and original Team USA programming produced by the USOC that provides authentic, wide-ranging and athlete-focused coverage of the Olympic Movement in the United States. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA is live streamed on OlympicChannel.com, the Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app. Select replays and highlights are available on these digital platforms as well as TeamUSA.org.