Olympic Viewing Guide > Pacific Time (West Coast) Week No. 1 on NBC ... West Coast Schedule of Olympic Speed Skating Events Planet staff Friday, Feb. 10th Opening Ceremonies Includes performance by Flames of Passion inline skate team. Local broadcast times: 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. (Rebroadcast: 2:30 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Saturday morning) Saturday, Feb. 11th (Day 1) Men's 5000 meters This is Chad Hedrick's best event. He is favored to take the gold. Local broadcast times: 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Rebroadcast: 1 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. (Sunday morning) Sunday, Feb. 12th (Day 2) Women's 3000 meters Local broadcast times: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Finals: 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. Rebroadcast: 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. (Monday morning) Short Track: Men's 1500 meters Former inliner Apolo Anton Ohno would like to win the gold with out controversy this time. In the last Olympics, he won only after Kim Dong-Sung of South Korea was disqualified. Local broadcast times: 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Rebroadcast: 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. (Monday morning) Short Track: Women's 3000 meter relay and 500 meters Local broadcast times: Midnight to 1 a.m. (Monday morning) Monday, Feb. 13th (Day 3) Men's 500 meter Shani Davis is the favorite. If only he had some inline experience, he'd be unbeatable. Local broadcast times: 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Rebroadcast: 1:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. (Tuesday morning) Tuesday, Feb. 14th (Day 4) Women's 500 meter Local broadcast times: 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Rebroadcast: 1:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. (Wednesday morning) Wednesday, Feb. 15th (Day 5) Women's team pursuit The debut of this new Olympic event. Inline champ Jennifer Rodriguez is expected to lead the U.S. team. Local broadcast times: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Women's 500 meter Semi-finals Local broadcast times: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Women's 500 meter Finals Local broadcast times: 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Rebroadcast: 1:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. (Thursday morning) Short track: Men's 5000 meter relay Leading the U.S. team is former inliner Apolo Anton Ohno. Local broadcast times: 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Rebroadcast: 1:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. (Thursday morning) Short track: Men's 1000 meter Ohno is the favorite. Local broadcast times: 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Rebroadcast: 1:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. (Thursday morning) Men's team pursuit Chad and Shani lead the U.S. team Local broadcast times: Midnight to 1:30 a.m. (Thursday morning) Thursday, Feb. 16th, (Day 6) Men's and women's team pursuit Semi-finals Local broadcast times: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Men's and women's team pursuit Finals Local broadcast times: 8 p.m. to midnight Rebroadcast: 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. (Friday morning) Friday, Feb. 17th (Day 7) No speed skating scheduled |