nbc olympics hockey finals
The biggest flaw in NBC ’s Winter Olympic prime time is not its tried-and-true strategy, which predictably miffs anybody who expects Olympic TV to be regular TV sports. [1]
NBC Daytime Daytime: Hockey gold is on the line in the most anticipated matchup of the Games. [...] Julie Chu, a Fairfield native, played in the 2002 and 2006 Olympic Games and is the first Asian-American woman to play for the U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team. [2]
One of the best ways to get your fill of the Winter games if you don’t have NBC TV coverage, is to check with the NBCOlympics.com Live and full event replay section of their website. [3]
Sunday night’s Olympics hockey shocker, Team USA ’s 5-3 win over Canada, is already being compared to the 1980 Olympics’ “Miracle on Ice ” win over the Soviet Union. [4]
Now, as the weekend has concluded, several of the winter sports events have started up including skiing, skating and snowboarding. [3]
That’s just modern life, where even postseason games involving the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Lakers are already consigned to cable TV, each year including one Major League Baseball League Championship Series and both NBA conference finals. [...] Sunday brought a particularly flashy example when NBC, showing the U.S. men’s hockey team’s upset of Canada on its MSNBC cable channel, didn’t take advantage of what it had. [...] That’s up 20% over the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics, which were the lowest-rating Games since 1988. [...] And yes, NBC’s prime-time audiences — full of viewers who don’t watch Olympic sports outside the Games or even much TV sports at all — may need their Olympic action sliced ‘n’ diced. [1]
Of course, that 1980 game was actually for a medal. [...] They’ll play again Wednesday against the winner of the Switzerland vs. Belarus qualifier, in a match that will be broadcast live online and at 3 p.m. [4]
The US has 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze so far thanks to athletes like Apolo Ohno (short track), Shanna Bahrke and Bryon Wilson (freestyle skiing). [3]
Take a look at some of the Day 16’s biggest moments, including curling gold, a phenomenal finish for the U.S. in four-man bobsled and more. [5]
We do not store your password. [6]
Sources:
[1] NBC freezes out USA-Canada men’s hockey upset - USATODAY.com
[2] U.S. women advance to hockey final | NBC Olympics | Olympic Zone
[3] Watch Olympics online live - NBC 2010 Winter… | Gather
[4] Team USA Hockey Now a Golden Contender | NBC Bay Area
[5] Vancouver 2010: NBCOlympics.com
[6] Vancouver 2010 Olympics Coverage | NBC New York