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universalsports
11-04-2009, 12:31 PM
THE 2010 VANCOUVER WINTER OLYMPICS BEGIN
This Wednesday marks the beginning of the Countdown to Vancouver, and NBC wants you to know everything about all of the Figure Skating-related activities during the next few months prior to the Opening Ceremony. Here’s a sneak peek:

NBCOLYMPICS.COM HAS LAUNCHED – It’s destined to become your go-to stop for Olympic news. We have it all – videos, photos and, of course, all the latest on what your favorite skaters are up to both on-and-off the ice.

Check out five things you didn't know about ice dancers Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto at http://www.nbcolympics.com/figure-skating/index.html.

WAKE UP WITH THE TODAY SHOW – On Nov. 4 the celebration starts early as the Today Show kicks off NBC’s special coverage of the Countdown to Vancouver. Tune in at 7am ET/PT.

PRIMETIME ROADBLOCK: In the 8 p.m. ET/PT hour on Nov. 4, a Vancouver promotional spot featuring Olympic hopefuls including Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto and set to the music of Matisyahu’s “One Day” premieres across all NBC Universal networks.

UNIVERSAL SPORTS’ “COUNTDOWN TO VANCOUVER” SHOW – A one-hour Vancouver Olympics preview show premieres on Nov. 4th at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Vignettes highlighting Olympic hopefuls will continue each day and, starting Dec. 1, Universal Sports will present a nightly show until the Opening Ceremony on Feb. 12, 2010.

SKATE AMERICA STARTS NEXT WEEK – DON’T MISS IT! – Evan Lysacek, Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, and Sasha Cohen compete in Lake Placid, NY with coverage on NBC and Universal Sports. Check your local listings.

ISU GRAND PRIX RETURNS TO TV – The ISU Grand Prix Series, including Skate America, Skate Canada and the Grand Prix Final, returns to network TV for the first time in six years with 60+ hours of coverage on NBC and Universal Sports.

For a detailed schedule, go to www.UniversalSports.com/Schedule.

THEY’RE EVERYWHERE – Vancouver hopefuls are already popping up on newsstands, websites and blogs…so be on the lookout!
Check out this latest hit:

Rachael Flatt talks make-up:
http://talkingmakeup.com/celebrity-b...h-marta-walsh/.

WANT A CHANCE TO GO TO THE WINTER OLYMPICS? – Be among the first to gain access to watch live-event Olympic programming on NBCOlympics.com, and enter the Olympics Online Connect Sweepstakes at www.nbcolympics.com/entitlement/getready.html for a chance to win one of two trips to the 2010 Vancouver Games.

STAY TUNED -- more inside Figure Skating scoop coming soon!

Skate@Delaware
11-08-2009, 11:49 AM
Rachael Flatt talks make-up:
http://talkingmakeup.com/celebrity-b...h-marta-walsh/.
the page reported a "missing" error

icedancer2
11-08-2009, 04:18 PM
Wondering if there was any dance coverage for NHK at all? did I just miss it or did you guys just leave it out?

Skate@Delaware
11-10-2009, 11:08 PM
Wondering if there was any dance coverage for NHK at all? did I just miss it or did you guys just leave it out?

Don't think there was any-might find some up on you tube or some of those other places like that-do a search and see what comes up.

universalsports
11-12-2009, 12:54 PM
There was TV coverage of the NHK Trophy on Universal Sports TV and NBC this past weekend, sorry you missed it! Universal Sports TV is really good about replaying past events, so check out their schedule if you want to watch. Here is the Skate America broadcast schedule:

Universal Sports TV:
Fri- 7:30-11PM ET
Sat- 2:00-3:30PM ET, 4:00-5:30PM ET, and 7:00-11:00PM ET

NBC:
Sun- 7-9 PM ET

ITs LIVE, so don't miss it!!!

Also here is a great preview of figure skating in the countdown to Vancouver prelude: http://www.universalsports.com/video/assetid=4eb55de2-af41-458a-bfcd-3685f5aeb37f.html on UniversalSports.com

universalsports
12-03-2009, 05:53 PM
Every night at 8PM (ET & PT) Universal Sports is showing a 3 minute news update leading up to Vancouver. Once the Games begin, they will turn those 3 minutes into a five hour news show.

Last night Universal Sports focused on the Grand Prix Final. If you are interested:
http://www.universalsports.com/video/assetid=d557b8b0-07d8-440c-b958-9b19b8902ee0.html#countdown+vancouver+dec+2009