May 24, 2024

U.S. broadcast coverage on Saturday continues with curling, speedskating and hockey.

U.S. broadcast coverage of the first full day of the 2022 Winter Games includes medal events in speedskating, ski jumping and short track, while the curling and hockey tournaments continue. All times are in Eastern.

CURLING China and the United States face off in the mixed doubles round robin tournament, airing at 1:05 a.m. on NBC. The United States returns at 7:05 a.m. against Canada, also on NBC.

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Women’s skiathlon, which combines the classical and freestyle techniques, will air at 2:45 a.m. on USA Network. For the United States, Rosie Brennan, Jessie Diggins, Julia Kern and Hailey Swirbul will race in back-to-back 7.5-kilometer legs for the first gold of the Games.

SPEEDSKATING The sport’s first event in Beijing begins with the women’s 3,000-meter competition. This medal event will air at 3:30 a.m. on NBC and 3:35 a.m. on USA Network.

BIATHLON Medal events start with the mixed 4×6 kilometer relay at the National Biathlon Center, airing at 4 a.m. on NBC and again at 12 p.m. on USA Network.

SKI JUMPING The final round of the women’s individual normal hill competition, at the National Ski Jump Center in Zhangjiakou, airs at 4:45 a.m. on NBC.

SHORT TRACK Teams will be competing for the first short track medals in the mixed relay event, with the quarterfinals starting at 7:23 a.m. on NBC. The women’s 500-meter heats begin at 6 a.m., and the men’s 1,000-meter heats air at 6:38 a.m. on NBC.

FREESTYLE SKIING The men’s moguls competition begins at 5 a.m. The finals will air live at 6:30 a.m. on USA Network. Nick Page and Bradley Wilson compete for the United States.

HOCKEY The U.S. women face the Russia Olympic Committee team in a preliminary game airing live at 8:10 a.m. on NBC and USA Network. The tournament’s format guarantees the Americans a spot beyond the preliminary round, along with the Canadians, Finns, Russians and Swiss.

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