PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics - preliminaries & schedule (GENERAL)

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happyheini wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2018 2:30 pm Hurra for them, they surely have earned this honor. The photos however are a bit over the top and bordering on Kitsch in my opinion.
Here's a little less "posed" shot from the announcement on Parliament Hill this morning :D Image
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Scott Russell of CBC interviewed Tessa and Scott earlier today: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/scott-moir-we- ... -1.4490301 [You'll have to wait through a couple of ads for the video to begin]
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That's great! They are such a worthy choice for the honor!
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Here's a link to the full schedule for the PyeongChang Olympics: https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/schedule

The clickable dots are on dates of competition - clicking will provide more information; the clickable medals are on dates when medals will be awarded - clicking will provide more information.

The figure skating events shown as beginning at 10 a.m. on a given day will actually begin, for those of us in Eastern Time, at 8 p.m. the previous day. So, for example the men's FS event listed on Saturday, Feb 17 at 10 a.m. will be Friday, Feb 16 at 8 p.m. in Ontario.

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A friend has provided me with the following information - all scheduled times listed below are Eastern Time.

Thursday, February 8
8 p.m. - Team Event: Men's Short Programs
9:45 p.m. - Team Event: Pairs' Short Programs

Saturday, February 10
8 p.m. - Team Event: Short Dance
9:45 p.m. - Team Event: Ladies' Short Program
11:40 p.m. - Team Event: Pairs' Free Skate

Sunday, February 11 — Medals Awarded
8 p.m. - Team Event: Men's Free Skate
9:45 p.m. - Team Event: Ladies' Free Skate
11:40 p.m. - Team Event: Free Dance

Tuesday, February 13
8 p.m. - Pairs' Short Program

Wednesday, February 14 — Medals Awarded
8 p.m. - Pairs' Free Skate

Thursday, February 15
8 p.m. - Men's Short Program

|Friday, February 16 — Medals Awarded
8 p.m. - Men's Free Skate

Sunday, February 18
8 p.m. - Ice Dance Short Dance

Monday, February 19 - Medals Awarded
8 p.m. - Ice Dance Free Dance

Tuesday, February 20
8 p.m. - Ladies' Short Program

Thursday, February 22 — Medals Awarded
8 p.m. - Ladies' Free Skate
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I was unable to find the Olympic figure skating broadcast plans for CBC (and their partners) on their website so I sent them a message. I just got a reply:
Although it is still in the works, you can stay tuned to the online Olympics schedule that is currently being worked on. Please note that neither the schedule nor the website is complete, so you will have to check back closer to the date for a finalized version of both: https://olympics.cbc.ca/schedule/

In the meantime, here is the link to the broadcast schedule, more generally (you can change your location on the right-hand side): http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/daily/to ... television
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I guess we'll also have the option of tuning into NBC? However CBC is generally very good about showing things at least through live streaming. Thanks for the info. Elizabeth.
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kittykins wrote: Fri Jan 19, 2018 12:49 pm I guess we'll also have the option of tuning into NBC? However CBC is generally very good about showing things at least through live streaming. Thanks for the info. Elizabeth.
NBC main network will be available in Canada, of course, but the NBCSN will not be. I am not sure whether any of their digital content will be available outside their borders. Of course, their main focus is always on the American participants :)
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North Korean athletes will compete in 5 sports as part of the unified Korean team. More news here: https://t.co/FWphymPPel

Of specific interest to skating fans - there will be one additional pairs team competing:
The IOC allocated an additional quota place, after the registration deadline had expired, to the qualified figure skating pair (RYOM Tae-ok and KIM Ju-sik) from the NOC of the DPRK.
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A nice video compilation of the Canadian skaters going to the Olympics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ7iE2d ... e=youtu.be
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After completion of the ISU European Championships, the Russian Skating Federation has announced its 2018 Olympic figure skating team, subject to approval by the International Olympic Committee:
  • Ladies: Alina Zagitova, Evgenia Medvedeva, Maria Sotskova
  • Men: Mikhail Kolyada, Dmitri Aliev
  • Pairs: Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov, Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov, Natalia Zabijako and Alexander Enbert
  • Ice Dance: Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Solovyev, Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin
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Elizabeth wrote: Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:18 pm subject to approval by the International Olympic Committee:
I have been wondering when and how this approval by the IOC would take place. We're getting very close to the games and it seems no a lot has been said about this.....
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Kevin wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:13 am
Elizabeth wrote: Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:18 pm subject to approval by the International Olympic Committee:
I have been wondering when and how this approval by the IOC would take place. We're getting very close to the games and it seems no a lot has been said about this.....
I believe that announcements must be made by a week from today. There has been a lot of preparatory work already done by the IOC, excluding more than 100 athletes from the 500 names submitted by the various Russian sport federations. Extra drug testing has been done, etc.
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The Swedish Olympic Committee has denied Alexander Marjorov an "Olympic ticket" as he failed to meet their unrealistically high score goal at Europeans. The first alternate country is the Philippines and the second alternate is Switzerland. Will Michael Christian Martinez of PHI participate?
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The 2018 Winter Olympics Will Be So Cold That Organizers Are Giving Out Heating Pads and Blankets
Read more in this Time magazine article: http://time.com/5123599/weather-in-pyeo ... pics-2018/
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Sports Illustrated has made predictions for medals in all 102 events in PyeongChang: https://www.si.com/olympics/2018/02/06/ ... redictions

They are predicting an increase in medals for Canada from 2014 but have us remaining in third in the overall medal count.
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It will be interesting to see you their predictions turn out :)
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And the Games are underway - Canada vs. Norway in Mixed Curling on CBC.
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Trying to stay healthy and uninjured at the Olympics is important - the former can be a real challenge in the face of the norovirus!

http://www.metronews.ca/sports/2018/02/ ... grows.html
The Olympic Games, says Dr. Bob McCormack, is where the viruses of the world come to meet.

The medical director for the Canadian Olympic Committee has been preaching that to Canada's team of 225 athletes as an outbreak of norovirus threatens to derail the Pyeongchang Olympics.

"They've trained eight to 12 years for this one moment in time when they can prove and perform, and of course it's a tragedy if they get derailed by injury or illness," McCormack said. "A lot of focus has been on injury coming into the Games, but an illness can derail you the same way."
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If you have an iOS or Android device, CBC has the app for you: https://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/ca ... ign=buffer
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