Quaker2001

Team USA has been remarkably consistent. They won 10 gold medals in Salt Lake and they've won exactly 9 at each of the past 5 Olympics. I recall from Torino in 2006 that the perception was that the American team did poorly because a lot of the big name stars (think Bode Miller) under-performed. Hopefully that's not the case this time around

It's funny how the tables have turned somewhat where 15-20 years ago, it was Americans who wanted the Canadian coverage and now it's the other way around. And I say about Peacock a lot that even though it's a paid service (remember our TV networks and Olympic committee are not affiliated with the government, so the obligation to provide everything for free isn't as strong), it's $11 for a month which you can cancel right after. So that means the entry point to get literally everything from the Olympics is as low as it has ever been. NBC's coverage has evolved a lot in the last decade. No more primetime embargoes. Much more coverage on the broadcast network. And the streaming platform is pretty solid, which is an alternative to the usual over-produced network coverage. I do remember the Shiffrin race where NBC didn't just focus on her briefly.. they stayed on her for several minutes even though other skiers were making their runs. I usually can forgive NBC for some of their flaws, but that was a really egregious one that I hope they wouldn't think to repeat, although it would be tougher with no live events in primetime

It's easy enough for them to just plug into the video feeds and stream it. No announcers or any production needed. Basically just someone to hit a button when it starts and hit another button when it ends.

More progress on the curling venue..

For the Canadian crowd out there..

Thank you to the Japanese for making that happen. And I remember that well because I didn't have a 4K TV at the time, but my mom did. So I watched a lot of the Olympics with her just to see all of it and it wasn't just 1 channel in 4K, I think it was 3 of them. I understand the business aspect of why it's not done more often because it's harder to monetize. Maybe that's why I still have the same TV at home that I've had since 2008

Wasn't made clear from the press release how much of the Olympics NBC will broadcast in 4K, although from what's been reported, this will just be an upscaled 1080p broadcast and not true 4K

Alpine and Cross-Country are what I'm getting up early in the morning for. And definitely want to see Jordan Stolz in speed skating to revive American interest in the sport since there hasn't been a big star in a long time

No idea. That's what Vancouver did as well. Don't know what their reason was

A look inside the curling venue as they're starting to put the rings in!

And that's just primetime. Here's the full NBC grid (yes, that is me on X and I'll have updated TV info each day from NBC press releases)

As a Jets fan, I can honestly say that I have never wanted Sam Darnold to win a football game and beat the Pats more than I will in 2 weeks. Although I might need a nap that day since I probably need to be up early for the women's downhill since that could wind up being the most important sporting event of the day for me.

Love to hear it. Always useful for me to help figure out my sleep/work schedule during the Olympics. And it's great finally being in a better timezone after the last 2 Winter Olympics both in Asia. There are some good things about that like live alpine skiing in the evening here, but too much going on in the overnight hours

Took me 2 tries, but I got through the 2nd time around

His best finish so far this season was a 6th in the pursuit at Ostersund. He was actually the fastest skier that day and the only one in the field who shot a perfect 20 for 20. So yes, definitely excited to see what he can do in Antholz!

It is surreal that Lindsey is still doing that, even on the short run they had today. And equally exciting to see Jackie finish in 3rd that will help solidify her spot on the US team

The IOC scared off every would-be bidder (the pandemic didn't help) and had to re-open the process where they needed to do anything they could to make sure they could hold off Salt Lake until 2034. I hope the French are able to pull it off or else it would take some of the luster off of what we all witnessed in Paris

Hi all. Wanted to share my schedule spreadsheet, with the important caveat that this is most useful for Americans trying to figure out when events will be televised. But could be a useful resource to others here. There are 2 tabs at the front with the full event schedule. Similar to the schhedules here, 1 of the tabs is sorted by day and time. The other is sorted by sport. After that are day by day grids so you can see what's going on at any given time on a particular day. And there are tabs going sport by sport if you wanted to see what time there is speed skating each day. Combined multiple sports into a tab where I could (i.e. the sliding sports), but it has all 4 sheets of curling and both hockey venues. Like I said, this is more for the benefit of folks in the United States and I know there are only a few here. But for the rest, feel free to use this as a resource for start and end times for events and some individual events within the larger session. https://t.co/Mrpc88Q1bb

I watched the first run this morning with Mikaela in 4th. Didn't see the second run. So I'm more convinced that she only skis well when I'm not watching! Might need to be careful when the Olympics come around.

Lindsey Vonn has officially qualified and will be skiing for at her 5th Olympics! She first competed at the 2002 Salt Lake games as a 17 year old. Would be an absolutely remarkable story if she wins a medal in Cortina