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X Games Aspen 2021 wrapped up today, with a jam-packed Sunday filled with Jeep Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle, Jeep Men’s Ski Slopestyle, Pacifico Women’s Snowboard Big Air, Monster Energy Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe, The Real Cost Men’s Snowboard Big Air and Wendy’s Ski Knuckle Huck. The 20th annual event, live from Buttermilk Mountain, was the first-ever with no spectators in attendance.
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Action continued on day two of X Games Aspen 2021, with fans able to catch Jeep Women’s Ski Slopestyle live on ABC, The Real Cost Men’s Ski Big Air on @XGames socials and Monster Energy Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe in primetime on ESPN. The 20th annual event, live from Buttermilk Mountain, is the first-ever with no spectators in attendance.
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Action sports made a triumphant return Friday afternoon at Buttermilk Mountain when X Games Aspen 2021 kicked off with Jeep Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe, Women’s Ski Big Air, Wendy’s Snowboard Knuckle Huck and Men’s & Women’s Ski SuperPipe.
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The “Music For The Movement/Black History Always” EP is set for release February 26. The EP is the second volume of the ongoing project between The Undefeated, ESPN’s content initiative exploring the intersection of sports, race and culture, and Hollywood Records. The EP aligns with ESPN’s “Black History Always” initiative which was announced yesterday.
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ESPN Deportes will provide exclusive, live coverage of the 2021 Caribbean Series from Estadio Teodoro Mariscal in Mazatlán, Mexico, starting Sunday, Jan. 31. Coverage begins with a tripleheader featuring Panamá vs. Venezuela (12:30 p.m. ET), Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic (5 p.m. ET), and México vs. Colombia (10 p.m. ET). The entire tournament will also be available via streaming on the ESPN App.
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2021 FIL World Luge Championships Live this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Season Continues with Women’s Super-G Live this Saturday and Sunday at 5 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA; Men’s Slalom Saturday and Sunday Live at 6:30 a.m. ET
Snowboard, Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, and Ski Jumping Coverage Also Featured This Month
Peacock Premium is New Streaming Home of Winter Olympic Sports, Including Exclusive Rights to Austria Events
STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 29, 2021 – NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2021 FIS World Alpine Skiing Championships from Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, begins on Monday, Feb. 8, and continues through Sunday Feb. 21 across NBC Sports and Peacock Premium. A number of American contenders are expected to compete, including the winningest slalom skier in World Cup history and three-time Olympic medalist Mikaela Shiffrin, four-time 2020-21 World Cup podium finisher Breezy Johnson, two-time Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety, and 2015 world downhill silver medalist Travis Ganong.
The World Championships occur every other year and gather men and women across alpine skiing for two weeks of championship skiing. Cortina will also host alpine events for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The 2020-21 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup season continues this weekend with four events presented live on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports digital platforms and Peacock Premium. The women’s Super-G will take place from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, this Saturday and Sunday at 5 a.m. ET and the men will compete in the slalom in Chamonix, France, on Saturday and Sunday at 6:30 a.m. ET.
Breezy Johnson is expected to compete in the Super-G this weekend. She is one of only four American women to earn four alpine skiing podiums in a single season in the last 15 years alongside Lindsey Vonn, Shiffrin and Julia Mancuso.
NBC Sports’ Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) will call this weekend’s events alongside former U.S. ski team racer Steve Porino (analyst).
The 2021 FIL World Luge Championships, part of the 2021 Team USA Champions Series, Presented by Xfinity, will air live from Königssee, Germany, on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. NBC Sports’ Paul Burmeister and 2014 Olympian Kate Hansen will call the action. An encore presentation will be featured Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
In addition to alpine skiing and luge, NBC Sports and Peacock Premium will offer extensive coverage of six additional skiing and snowboarding sports in February, including cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, Nordic combined, ski jumping and biathlon. Complete schedules can be accessed here.
In November, it was announced that NBC Sports’ exclusive streaming of winter Olympic sports has moved from NBC Sports Gold’s “Snow Pass” to Peacock Premium, which is available at https://www.peacocktv.com/snow. Peacock Premium is also the exclusive home to all FIS events held in Austria.
Below is NBC Sports’ telecast schedule for its 2021 FIS World Alpine Skiing Championships coverage (times and networks are subject to change):
| Date | Event | Time (ET) | Network |
| 2/8/2021 | Women’s Combined (Super-G) – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 5 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Women’s Combined (Super-G) – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | 7 a.m. | NBCSN | |
| Women’s Combined (Slalom) – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 8:30 a.m. | NBCSN | |
| Women’s Combined (Slalom) – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | 10:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| 2/9/2021 | Women’s Super-G – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 4:30 a.m. | NBCSN |
| Men’s Super-G – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 7 a.m. | NBCSN | |
| Women’s Super-G – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | 11:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| 2/10/2021 | Men’s Combined (Super-G) – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 4 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Men’s Combined (Super-G) – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | 6 a.m. | NBCSN | |
| Men’s Combined (Slalom) – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 7:30 a.m. | NBCSN | |
| 2/13/2021 | Women’s Downhill – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 5 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Women’s Downhill – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | |
| Women’s Downhill – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | 4:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| 2/14/2021 | Men’s Downhill – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 5 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Men’s Downhill – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | Noon | NBC | |
| Men’s Downhill – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | 4:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| 2/16/2021 | Parallel Slalom Finals – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 8 a.m. | NBCSN |
| Parallel Slalom Finals – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | 5 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| 2/17/2021 | Team Event – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 6 a.m. | NBCSN |
| 2/18/2021 | Women’s Giant Slalom – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 4 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Women’s Giant Slalom – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | 6:30 a.m. | NBCSN | |
| Women’s Giant Slalom – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 7:30 a.m. | NBCSN | |
| Women’s Giant Slalom – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | 4:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| 2/19/2021 | Men’s Giant Slalom – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 4 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Men’s Giant Slalom – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 6:30 a.m. | NBCSN | |
| Men’s Giant Slalom – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 7:30 a.m. | NBCSN | |
| 2/20/2021 | Women’s Slalom – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 4 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Women’s Slalom – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 7:30 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| Women’s Slalom – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | 5 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| 2/21/2021 | Men’s Slalom – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 4 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Men’s Slalom – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | 6:30 a.m. | NBCSN | |
| Men’s Slalom – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | 7:30 a.m. | NBCSN | |
| Women’s Slalom – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | Noon | NBC |
*Same-day delay
Note: In addition to streaming on Peacock Premium, all television coverage will stream on NBC Sports digital platforms.
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Below is NBC Sports’ February schedule for its 2020-21 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup coverage (times and networks are subject to change):
| Date | Event | Time (ET) | Network/Streaming |
| 1/30/2021 | Women’s Super-G – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | 5 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Men’s Slalom – Chamonix, France | 6:30 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| Women’s Super-G – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany* | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| 1/31/2021 | Women’s Super-G – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | 5 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Men’s Slalom – Chamonix, France | 6:30 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 2/5/2021 | Men’s Super-G – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | 5:30 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, Peacock Premium |
| Men’s Super-G – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany* | 4 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| 2/6/2021 | Men’s Downhill – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | 5:30 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, Peacock Premium |
| 2/26/2021 | Women’s Super-G – Val di Fassa, Italy | 5:45 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 2/27/2021 | Women’s Downhill – Val di Fassa, Italy | 5 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Men’s Giant Slalom – Bansko, Bulgaria | 7 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| Women’s Downhill – Val di Fassa, Italy* | 6:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| 2/28/2021 | Women’s Super-G – Val di Fassa, Italy | 5:30 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Men’s Giant Slalom – Bansko, Bulgaria | 7 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| Women’s Super-G – Val di Fassa, Italy* | 2:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
*Same-day delay
Note: In addition to streaming on Peacock Premium, all television coverage will stream on NBC Sports digital platforms.
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Following are NBC Sports’ television schedules for other FIS and IBU disciplines in February:
For the World Nordic Skiing Championships schedule, click here.
For the World Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding Championships schedule, click here.
For the World Biathlon Championships schedule, click here.
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Following is the 2020-21 winter Olympic sports schedule in February on Peacock Premium (organized by discipline, subject to change):
| EVENT | DATE |
|
ALPINE SKIING |
|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER | Jan. 30 – 31 |
| Chamonix, FRA | Jan. 30 – 31 |
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER | Feb. 5 – 6 |
| Cortina d’Ampezzo, ITA | Feb. 8 – 21 |
| Val di Fassa, ITA | Feb. 26 – 28 |
| Bankso, BUL | Feb. 27 – 28 |
| CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING | |
| Falun, SWE | Jan. 29 – 31 |
| Ulricehamn, SWE | Feb. 6 – 7 |
| Nove Mesto, CZE | Feb. 20 – 21 |
| FREESTYLE SKIING | |
| Feldberg, GER | Jan. 30 – 31 |
| Raubichi, BLR | Jan. 30 |
| Deer Valley, USA | Feb. 4 – 7 |
| Idre Fjall, SWE | Feb. 13 |
| Bakuriani, GEO | Feb. 27 – 28 |
| SNOWBOARD | |
| Moscow, RUS | Jan. 30 |
| Bannoye, RUS | Feb. 6 – 7 |
| Idre Fjall, SWE | Feb. 11 – 12 |
| NORDIC COMBINED | |
| Klingenthal, GER | Feb. 6 – 7 |
| Oberstdorf, GER | Feb. 25 – 28 |
| BIATHLON EVENTS | |
| Pokljuka, SLO | Feb. 10 – 22 |
| SKI JUMPING | |
| Willingen, GER | Jan. 29 – 31 |
| Titisee-Neustadt, GER | Jan. 30 – 31 |
| Klingenthal, GER | Feb. 5 – 7 |
| Hinzenbach, AUT | Feb. 6 – 7 |
| Zakopane, POL | Feb. 12 – 14 |
| WORLD SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS | |
| Heerenveen, NLD | Feb. 11-14 |
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ESPN’s coverage of Super Bowl LV between the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers features NFL content across all platforms, pre- and post-game shows from St. Pete Beach and Raymond James Stadium, and two live game productions.
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NASCAR on NBC’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rutledge Wood Co-Host Program, with Appearances from Star Drivers and NBC Sports NASCAR Commentators Discussing 2021 NASCAR Season Storylines
STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 29, 2021 – The 2021 NASCAR Season Preview Show Presented by Geico, co-hosted by NASCAR on NBC’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rutledge Wood, premieres this Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on NBC. The hour-long special features appearances from star drivers and NASCAR on NBC commentators discussing the biggest storylines, predictions, and revamped race schedule for the upcoming 2021 season.
Highlights of the special includes the following interviews and features:
The show will also examine the 2021 season schedule with several new venues and layouts — including additional road courses and a race on dirt — as well as a preview of this year’s edition of the Daytona 500.
Below are scheduled encore presentations of the special on NBCSN (all times ET, subject to change):
| Date | NBCSN |
| Sun., Jan. 31 | 11 p.m. |
| Wed., Feb. 3 | 1:30 a.m. |
| Sun., Feb. 7 | 3 p.m. |
| Tues., Feb. 9 | 1 p.m. |
| Fri., Feb. 12 | 8 a.m. |
NBC SPORTS’ NASCAR COVERAGE
NBC Sports is the official home of the 2021 NASCAR Playoffs, covering the race for the NASCAR Cup Series & NASCAR Xfinity Series championships. NBC Sports’ NASCAR programming also includes races from NASCAR’s regional touring series; annual events such as the NASCAR Awards and NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony; and original programming across NBC Sports platforms.
–NBC SPORTS–
One-Hour Documentary Special Gives a Timely and Powerful Look at Events Leading to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 March and 2020’s March on Washington 57 Years Later as the Nation Reels From Civil Unrest and a Global Pandemic
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One-Hour Documentary Special Gives a Timely and Powerful Look at Events Leading to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 March and 2020’s March on Washington 57 Years Later as the Nation Reels From Civil Unrest and a Global Pandemic
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