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Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018: Feb. 17 (Day 8) Preview Of Events, TV Schedule

The Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics have brought tons of excitement this first week, and much more is yet to come.

Winter Olympics 2018 Day 8 Schedule

Entering Friday, Norway leads the total medal count with 19 (6 gold), although second-place Germany (15 medals) leads in gold hardware with 9. Team USA is still fifth with 8 medals (5 gold).

Here is the full Games schedule for Saturday (Day 8):

NBC

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3-6 PM ET: Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Aerials Competition; Women’s Biathlon – 12.5km Mass Start Gold Medal Final; Women’s Cross Country – 4x5km Relay Gold Medal Final

8-11 PM ET/5-8:30 PM PT: Men’s Alpine Skiing – Giant Slalom, First Run (LIVE); Short Track – Gold Medal Finals; Women’s Skeleton – Gold Medal Final Runs; Men’s Ski Jumping – Individual Large Hill Gold Medal Final

11:30 PM-1:30 AM ET: Men’s Alpine Skiing – Giant Slalom, Gold Medal Final Run (LIVE); Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Slopestyle Gold Medal Final

11 PM-2 AM PT: Primetime Encore

1:30-4:30 AM ET: Primetime Encore

2-5 AM PT: Primetime Encore 2

NBCSN

2:40-5 AM ET: Men’s Ice Hockey – Switzerland vs. South Korea (LIVE)

5-7:10 AM ET: Men’s Curling – Canada vs. Sweden

7:10-10:30 AM ET: Men’s Ice Hockey – U.S. vs. Olympic Athletes from Russia (LIVE); Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Aerials Competition

10:30 AM-1:30 PM ET: Women’s Cross Country – 4x5km Relay Gold Medal Final; Women’s Biathlon – 12.5km Mass Start Gold Medal Final; Short Track – Gold Medal Finals

1:30-5:30 PM ET: Women’s Skeleton – Gold Medal Final Runs; Men’s Ski Jumping – Individual Large Hill Gold Medal Final; Ice Hockey Game of the Day (replay)

7-10:10 PM ET: Olympic Ice; Men’s Freestyle Skiing – Slopestyle Competition (LIVE)

10:10 PM-12:30 AM ET: Men’s Ice Hockey – Germany vs. Norway (LIVE)

12:30-2:40 AM ET: Men’s Curling – U.S. vs. Japan

USA

2:30-5 AM ET: Women’s Ice Hockey – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

5-7:10 AM ET: Men’s Curling – Switzerland vs. Norway

7:10-9:30 AM ET: Men’s Ice Hockey – Slovakia vs. Slovenia (LIVE)

CNBC

5-8 PM ET: Women’s Curling – U.S. vs. Canada

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

2-5 AM ET: Olympic Channel News (OBS)

5-7 AM ET: Medal Ceremonies (LIVE)

7-10 AM ET: Olympic Channel News (OBS)

10 AM-noon ET: Olympic Channel News (OBS)

Noon-12:30 PM ET: Winter Olympics Daily

12:30-1 PM ET: Winter Olympics Daily (Encore)

1-6 PM ET: Olympic Channel News (OBS)

6-6:30 PM ET: Winter Olympics Daily (Encore)

6:30-7 PM ET: Winter Olympics Daily (Encore)

7-11 PM ET: Olympic Channel News (OBS)

11 PM-2 AM ET: Olympic Channel News (OBS)

Among the big victories for The U.S. on Friday was the men’s hockey team’s 2-1 win over Slovakia. Twenty-one-year-old Harvard center-forward Ryan Donato scored both goals.

 

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