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ESPN and ABC will showcase 14.5 hours of live competition with an additional seven competition hours streaming live on @XGames YouTube and Twitch channels.
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PARK CITY, Utah, and STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 17, 2022 – NBC Sports and U.S. Ski & Snowboard renew their media rights agreement through the 2025 season. Under the newly extended agreement, NBC Sports will present 19 hours of coverage of all eight domestic FIS World Cup events across multiple platforms, including live and tape-delayed coverage on NBC, CNBC, and Peacock. The 2022-23 season includes a record number of U.S.-based alpine events, including favorites the Heroic Killington Cup and Xfinity Birds of Prey and new events at Aspen and Palisades Tahoe.
“We are excited to extend our contract with NBC Sports to present our domestic events, especially when we have the most World Cups on U.S. soil this coming season,” said Sophie Goldschmidt, President & CEO of U.S. Ski & Snowboard. “NBC has a strong history of supporting Olympic sports, including our U.S. Ski & Snowboard alpine, cross country, freestyle, snowboard and freeski events, for over a decade and we are thrilled to continue this partnership so our passionate fans can watch our athletes throughout the coming seasons.”
Under the new rights agreement, NBC Sports platforms will broadcast all eight domestic FIS World Cups in the 2022-23 season. This includes four alpine World Cups: the Heroic Killington Cup in Killington, Vermont (women), Xfinity Birds of Prey in Beaver Creek, Colorado (men), the Aspen World Cup in Aspen, Colorado (men), and the Palisades Tahoe World Cup in Olympus Valley, California (men). Additionally, the Intermountain FIS Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort in Deer Valley, Utah, will be covered, as well as three FIS Freeski and Snowboard World Cups: the Toyota Grand Prixs at Mammoth Mountain, California and Copper Mountain, Colorado, and the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota at Copper Mountain, Colorado.
“U.S. Ski & Snowboard is one of our cornerstone Olympic sport partners, consistently providing world-class action featuring some of the most exciting and fearless competitors in the world,” said Gary Zenkel, President, NBC Olympics and Paralympics. “This agreement extends our commitment to connecting fans with the compelling athletes and stories of Team USA and from around the world in between the Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Coverage of U.S. World Cups will begin with the Heroic Killington Cup on November 26, where the second run will be available LIVE on NBC and Peacock.
Additionally, all FIS World Cups in Austria, including the 2022 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup kick off in Soelden, Austria on October 22-23, will stream on Peacock. Details of where to watch all other U.S. and international World Cup events can be found on usskiandsnowboard.org.
The full NBC schedule can be found closer to the events on the WATCH tab on usskiandsnowboard.org.
About U.S. Ski & Snowboard
U.S. Ski & Snowboard is the Olympic National Governing Body (NGB) of ski and snowboard sports in the USA, based in Park City, Utah. Tracing its roots directly back to 1905, the organization represents nearly 200 elite skiers and snowboarders in 2022, competing in seven teams; alpine, cross country, freeski, freestyle, snowboard, nordic combined, and ski jumping. In addition to the fully-funded elite teams, U.S. Ski & Snowboard also provides leadership and direction for tens of thousands of young skiers and snowboarders across the USA, encouraging and supporting them in achieving excellence. By empowering national teams, clubs, coaches, parents, officials, volunteers, and fans, U.S. Ski & Snowboard is committed to the progression of its sports, athlete success, and the value of team. For more information, visit www.usskiandsnowboard.org.
ABOUT NBC SPORTS
NBC Sports connects people to the moments that matter most and serves sports fans 24/7 with premier live events, insightful studio shows, and compelling original programming. The sports media company presents premier content across linear platforms NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, as well numerous digital sites, including Peacock. It also consists of NBC Sports Next, a subdivision of NBC Sports and home to all NBCUniversal digital applications in sports and technology within its three groups: Youth & Recreational Sports, Golf, and Betting & Gaming. NBC Sports possesses an unparalleled collection of media rights agreements, partnering with some of the most prestigious sports properties in the world: the International Olympic Committee and United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the NFL, Big Ten Conference, NASCAR, INDYCAR, PGA TOUR, Notre Dame, The R&A, PGA of America, USGA, Churchill Downs, Premier League, MLB, Tour de France, Roland-Garros, and many more.
Tess Ledeux Earns Second Gold in 22 Hours; Mark McMorris Reclaims Snowboard Slopestyle Gold; Zoi Sadowski-Synnott Earns First Big Air Gold; Sena Tomita Becomes First Japanese Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe Winner; Alex Hall Wins Big Air Gold with 2160; Marcus Kelevland Defends Big Air Gold
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In 2022, Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding will return for its seventh year at X Games Aspen and Unified Skiing will return for the second year. Teams will be comprised of one professional action sports athlete, including X Games and Olympic medalists, and one Special Olympics action sports athlete for a total of ten, two-person teams in snowboarding and in skiing.
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The world’s top skiers and snowboarders return to ESPN and ABC January 21-23 as X Games Aspen 2022 will offer more than 21 hours of live action sports competition from Aspen, Colorado. ESPN and ABC will showcase 13.5 hours of live competition, 7.5 additional hours will be streamed live on @XGames TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter and all 21 hours will be live via the ESPN App.
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Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White and 2018 Olympic Gold Medalist Red Gerard Headline U.S. Snowboarding Team Competing at Mammoth Mountain in California on CNBC and Peacock
U.S. Grand Prix Freeski Team Features Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist David Wise and 2018 Olympic Silver Medalist Alex Ferreira at Mammoth Mountain This Weekend
Peacock to Stream Extensive FIS Skiing and Snowboarding World Cup Coverage Live, Featuring All Austria Events Including the Hahnenkamm on Jan. 21-22
Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Mikaela Shiffrin Expected to Headline U.S. Women’s Ski Team in Giant Slalom and Slalom This Weekend in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, & Men to Compete in Giant Slalom and Slalom in Adelboden on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA and Peacock
STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 6, 2022 – Three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White and 2018 Olympic gold medalist Red Gerard headline the U.S. Snowboarding Team that will be competing alongside the U.S. Freestyle Skiing Team at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix this weekend at Mammoth Mountain in California across NBC Sports and Peacock. The Grand Prix will serve as the final domestic U.S. Snowboard and Freestyle Olympic qualifying event.
The field of Olympic snowboarding hopefuls alongside White and Gerard includes 2018 Olympian Chris Corning and Winter X Games medalist Dusty Henricksen. Gerard and two-time Olympic gold medalist Jamie Anderson, who will also be competing at Mammoth Mountain, and 2018 Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim have already qualified for the 2022 U.S. Olympic Snowboarding team. White aims to make his fifth Olympic team at age 35. Live coverage of the slopestyle will be presented Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and CNBC will air an encore Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET. Halfpipe competition will be presented Saturday live at 9:30 p.m. ET on Peacock, with an encore slated for Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on CNBC.
The U.S. Freeski Team features two-time Olympic gold medalist David Wise, 2018 silver medalist Alex Ferreira, who has qualified for the 2022 U.S. Olympic Freeski team, and 2018 bronze medalist Brita Sigourney. Freeski coverage from Mammoth Mountain gets underway with the halfpipe Friday live at 10 p.m. ET on Peacock and an encore presentation Saturday at noon ET on CNBC.
NBC Sports’ Todd Harris (play-by-play), former U.S. Olympian snowboarder Todd Richards (analyst), World Cup freestyle gold medalist Tom Wallisch, and former professional snowboarder Tina Dixon (reporter) will call the U.S. Grand Prix coverage.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and the winningest slalom skier in World Cup history Mikaela Shiffrin, who currently leads the overall women’s World Cup standings, is expected to compete in Kranjska Gora this weekend after finishing second in slalom earlier this week. She is expected to be joined by U.S. Ski teammate Paula Moltzan. On the men’s side, the U.S. Ski Team is expected to be highlighted by Olympians Tommy Ford and Ryan Cochran-Siegle in Adelboden, Switzerland.
Former U.S. ski team racer Steve Porino (play-by-play) will call the men’s and women’s giant slalom events Saturday and slalom events Sunday with two-time Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety (analyst).
NBC Sports will present nearly 70 hours of U.S. Ski and Snowboard coverage this season, including this weekend’s snowboarding and freestyle skiing events from Mammoth Mountain.
Peacock will provide extensive 2021-22 FIS Skiing and Snowboarding World Cup coverage, featuring all events held in Austria including the Hahnenkamm on Jan. 21-22. To learn more about Peacock and how to sign up, visit peacocktv.com.
All coverage on NBC, CNBC, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
Below is NBC Sports’ 2021-22 FIS Snowboarding and Freestyle Skiing World Cup coverage schedule this weekend from Mammoth Mountain, Calif.:
| Date | Event | Network/Platform | Time (ET) |
| Fri., Jan. 7 | Freeski Halfpipe | Peacock | 10 p.m. |
| Sat., Jan. 8 | Freeski Halfpipe* | CNBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | Noon |
| Snowboard Slopestyle | Peacock | 12:30 p.m. | |
| Freeski Slopestyle | Peacock | 4 p.m. | |
| Snowboard Halfpipe | Peacock | 9:30 p.m. | |
| Sun., Jan. 9 | Snowboard Slopestyle* | CNBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 9:30 a.m. |
| Freeski Slopestyle* | CNBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 11 a.m. | |
| Snowboard Halfpipe* | CNBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 1 p.m. |
*Delayed coverage
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Below is NBC Sports’ telecast schedule for the 2021-22 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup season through Jan. 31, 2022:
| Date | Event | Network/Platform | Time (ET) |
| Sat., Jan. 8 | Women’s Giant Slalom (Run 1) – Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Peacock | 3:30 a.m. |
| Men’s Giant Slalom (Run 1) – Adelboden, Switzerland | Peacock | 4:30 a.m. | |
| Women’s Giant Slalom (Run 2) – Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 6:30 a.m. | |
| Men’s Giant Slalom (Run 2) – Adelboden, Switzerland | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Sun., Jan. 9 | Women’s Slalom (Run 1) – Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Peacock | 3:30 a.m. |
| Men’s Slalom (Run 1) – Adelboden, Switzerland | Peacock | 4:30 a.m. | |
| Women’s Slalom (Run 2) – Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 6:30 a.m. | |
| Men’s Slalom (Run 2) – Adelboden, Switzerland | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Tues., Jan. 11 | Women’s Slalom (Run 1) – Flachau, Austria | Peacock | Noon |
| Women’s Slalom (Run 2) – Flachau, Austria | Peacock | 2:45 p.m. | |
| Fri., Jan. 14 | Men’s Downhill – Wengen, Switzerland | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 6:30 a.m. |
| Sat., Jan. 15 | Women’s Downhill – Zauchensee, Austria | Peacock | 4:45 a.m. |
| Men’s Downhill – Wengen, Switzerland | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 6:30 a.m. | |
| Sun., Jan. 16 | Men’s Slalom (Run 1) – Wengen, Switzerland | Peacock | 4:15 a.m. |
| Women’s Super-G – Zauchensee, Austria | Peacock | 5:30 a.m. | |
| Men’s Slalom (Run 2) – Wengen, Switzerland | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Fri., Jan. 21 | Men’s Downhill – Kitzbuehel, Austria | Peacock | 5:30 a.m. |
| Sat., Jan. 22 | Women’s Downhill – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | Peacock | 4 a.m. |
| Men’s Downhill – Kitzbuehel, Austria | Peacock | 5:30 a.m. | |
| Sun., Jan. 23 | Men’s Slalom (Run 1) – Kitzbuehel, Austria | Peacock | 4:30 a.m. |
| Women’s Super-G – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | Peacock | 5:30 a.m. | |
| Men’s Slalom (Run 2) – Kitzbuehel, Austria | Peacock | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Women’s Super-G – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy* | NBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 1 p.m. | |
| Men’s Downhill – Kitzbuehel, Austria* | CNBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 2 p.m. | |
| Tues., Jan. 25 | Women’s Giant Slalom (Run 1) – Kronplatz, Italy | Peacock | 4:30 a.m. |
| Women’s Giant Slalom (Run 2) – Kronplatz, Italy | Peacock | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Sat., Jan. 29 | Women’s Downhill – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Peacock | 5:30 a.m. |
| Sun., Jan. 30 | Women’s Super-G – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Peacock | 5:30 a.m. |
*Delayed coverage
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NBC Sports will present nearly 70 hours of U.S. Ski and Snowboard coverage this season, including this weekend’s snowboarding and freestyle skiing events from Mammoth Mountain. Additional season coverage will be highlighted by freestyle skiing events in Deer Valley, Utah.
A complete schedule can be found here.
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Following are NBC Sports’ FIS World Cup January schedules for other disciplines:
For the ski jumping schedule, click here.
For the freestyle skiing schedule, click here.
For the cross-country skiing schedule, click here.
For the snowboarding schedule, click here.
For the Nordic combined schedule, click here.
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Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White & U.S. Men’s Snowboarding Team Compete at Copper Mountain in Colorado Saturday
U.S. Grand Prix Freeski Team Features Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist David Wise at Copper Friday and Saturday Across NBC Sports and Peacock
Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist and Six-Time World Champion Mikaela Shiffrin Headlines U.S. Women’s Ski Team in Super-G This Weekend in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA and NBCSN; Men to Compete in Slalom and Giant Slalom Events in Val d’Isere on Peacock
Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Kaillie Humphries Headlines Bobsled & Skeleton World Cup Field in Winterberg, Germany; Live Coverage Begins Friday on Peacock
STAMFORD, Conn. – Dec. 9, 2021 – The U.S. Snowboarding and Freestyle Skiing teams take center stage at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix this weekend at Copper Mountain in Colorado across NBC Sports and Peacock. The Grand Prix serves as one of four U.S. Olympic halfpipe snowboard qualifying events and one of six U.S. Olympic freeski qualifying events ahead of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White headlines U.S. Snowboard Team contenders and 2022 Winter Olympic hopefuls alongside 2014 Olympian Taylor Gold and Toby Miller. Halfpipe competition will be presented Saturday live at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with an encore airing Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC.
The U.S. Freeski Team features two-time Olympic gold medalist David Wise, 2018 bronze medalist Brita Sigourney, and Aaron Blunck all aiming to qualify for their third Olympic Games. Coverage from Copper gets underway with the freeski halfpipe Friday live at 2:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and an encore presentation at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. NBC will also air an encore Saturday at 5 p.m. ET.
NBC Sports’ Todd Harris (play-by-play), former U.S. Olympian snowboarder Todd Richards (analyst), World Cup freestyle gold medalist Tom Wallisch, and former professional snowboarder Tina Dixon (reporter) will call the U.S. Grand Prix coverage.
The 2021-22 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup season continues with women’s Super-G events in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and men’s slalom and giant slalom events in Val d’Isere, France. Two-time Olympic gold medalist and the winningest slalom skier in World Cup history Mikaela Shiffrin is expected to headline the U.S. Women’s Ski Team in St. Moritz alongside 2018 Olympian Breezy Johnson. Super-G coverage gets underway Saturday live at 4:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, with an encore slated for 12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Coverage of the men’s technical races from Val d’Isere begins Saturday with the giant slalom live at 3:30 a.m. ET (Run 1) and 7 a.m. ET (Run 2) on Peacock. The U.S. Men’s Ski Team is expected to be led by two-time Olympian Tommy Ford and 2018 Olympian Ryan Cochran-Siegle.
NBC Sports’ Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) and former U.S. ski team racer Steve Porino will call this weekend’s men’s and women’s alpine action.
NBC Sports will present nearly 70 hours of U.S. Ski and Snowboard coverage this season, including this weekend’s snowboarding and freestyle skiing events from Copper. Additional season coverage will be highlighted by events in Mammoth, Calif., and Deer Valley, Utah, across alpine skiing, snowboarding, and freestyle skiing competition. A complete schedule can be found here.
Peacock will provide extensive 2021-22 FIS Skiing and Snowboarding World Cup coverage, including all events held in Austria. To learn more about Peacock and how to sign up, visit peacocktv.com.
All coverage on NBC, NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
Click here for programming details and a comprehensive 2021-22 FIS Skiing and Snowboarding World Cup coverage schedule across NBC Sports and Peacock through Dec. 31, 2021.
Below is NBC Sports’ 2021-22 FIS Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding and Freestyle Skiing World Cup coverage schedule this weekend:
| Date | Event | Network/Platform | Time (ET) |
| Fri., Dec. 10 | Freeski Halfpipe – Copper, Colorado | Peacock | 2:30 p.m. |
| Freeski Halfpipe – Copper, Colorado* | NBCSN, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 9:30 p.m. | |
| Sat., Dec. 11 | Men’s Giant Slalom (Run 1) – Val d’Isere, France | Peacock | 3:30 a.m. |
| Women’s Super-G – St. Moritz, Switzerland | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 4:30 a.m. | |
| Men’s Giant Slalom (Run 2) – Val d’Isere, France | Peacock | 7 a.m. | |
| Women’s Super-G – St. Moritz, Switzerland* | NBCSN, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 12:30 p.m. | |
| Snowboard Halfpipe – Copper, Colorado | NBCSN, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 2 p.m. | |
| Freeski Halfpipe – Copper, Colorado* | NBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 5 p.m. | |
| Sun., Dec. 12 | Men’s Slalom (Run 1) – Val d’Isere, France | Peacock | 3:30 a.m. |
| Women’s Super-G – St. Moritz, Switzerland | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 4:30 a.m. | |
| Men’s Slalom (Run 2) – Val d’Isere, France | Peacock | 7 a.m. | |
| Snowboard Halfpipe – Copper, Colorado* | NBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 1 p.m. | |
| Women’s Super-G – St. Moritz, Switzerland* | NBCSN, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 4:30 p.m. |
*Delayed coverage
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The IBSF Bobsled and Skeleton World Cup stops in Winterberg, Germany, this weekend where the U.S. women’s team is expected to be led by Kaillie Humphries, a two-time Olympic gold medalist for Canada who recently became a U.S. citizen and is aiming to qualify as a member of the U.S. team in the Olympic Winter Games. Last weekend, Humphries won the two-woman bobsled event with Kaysha Love as well as the women’s monobob race in Altenberg, Germany. Below is the full coverage schedule:
| Date | Event | Network/Platform | Time (ET) |
| Fri., Dec. 10 | Women’s Skeleton (Run 1) | Peacock | 4 a.m. |
| Women’s Skeleton (Run 2) | Peacock | 5:45 a.m. | |
| Men’s Skeleton (Run 1) | Peacock | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Men’s Skeleton (Run 2) | Peacock | 10 a.m. | |
| Women’s Skeleton* | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 6 p.m. | |
| Men’s Skeleton* | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 7 p.m. | |
| Sat., Dec. 11 | Four-Man Bobsled (Run 1) | Peacock | 4 a.m. |
| Four-Man Bobsled (Run 2) | Peacock | 5:30 a.m. | |
| Women’s Monobob (Run 1) | Peacock | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Women’s Monobob (Run 2) | Peacock | 10 a.m. | |
| Four-Man Bobsled* | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 6 p.m. | |
| Women’s Monobob* | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 7 p.m. | |
| Sun., Dec. 12 | Two-Woman Bobsled (Run 1) | Peacock | 3 a.m. |
| Two-Woman Bobsled (Run 2) | Peacock | 4:30 a.m. | |
| Four-Man Bobsled (Run 1) | Peacock | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Four-Man Bobsled (Run 2) | Peacock | 9 a.m. | |
| Two-Woman Bobsled* | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 6 p.m. | |
| Four-Man Bobsled* | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 7 p.m. |
*Delayed coverage
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X Games Aspen 2022 welcomes fans back to Buttermilk in Aspen, Colorado. This year, X Games Aspen will feature Ski and Snowboard competitions from Friday through Sunday. Each day will open with a marquee Slopestyle event and end with nightly SuperPipe competition under the lights.
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Nearly 70 Hours of U.S.-Based Events to be Presented Across NBC Sports and Peacock, Featuring Events from Killington, Beaver Creek, Steamboat, Copper, Mammoth and Deer Valley
Peacock to Stream Extensive FIS Skiing and Snowboarding World Cup Coverage Live, Including All Austria Events
Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Mikaela Shiffrin to Headline U.S. Ski Team in Women’s Slalom This Weekend in Levi, Finland, on Peacock
STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 19, 2021 – Two-time Olympic gold medalist and the winningest slalom skier in World Cup history Mikaela Shiffrin headlines U.S. Ski Team contenders competing in the 2021-22 FIS Skiing and Snowboarding World Cup season across NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, and Peacock. NBC Sports’ live coverage continues with the women’s slalom tomorrow and Sunday at 4:30 a.m. ET (Run 1) and 7:30 a.m. ET (Run 2) in Levi, Finland, on Peacock.
Six-time world champion Shiffrin is expected to compete in Levi after capturing her 70th career World Cup victory last month in the season opening giant slalom event in Soelden, Austria. She will be joined by U.S. Ski teammates Nina O’Brien and Paula Moltzan. On the men’s side, the U.S. Ski Team is highlighted by Olympians Steven Nyman, Travis Ganong, Tommy Ford and Ryan Cochran-Siegle.
NBC Sports’ Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) will call the women’s slalom Run 2 tomorrow and Sunday with former U.S. ski team racer Steve Porino (analyst).
NBC Sports will present nearly 70 hours of U.S.-based events this season, getting underway next weekend with giant slalom and slalom events from Killington, Vt., on NBC, NBCSN and Peacock.
Peacock will provide extensive 2021-22 FIS Skiing and Snowboarding World Cup coverage, including all events held in Austria. To learn more about Peacock and how to sign up, visit peacocktv.com.
All coverage on NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
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Below is NBC Sports’ telecast schedule for the 2021-22 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup season through Dec. 31, 2021:
| Date | Coverage | Network/Platform | Time (ET) |
| Sat., Nov. 20 | Women’s Slalom (Run 1) – Levi, Finland | Peacock | 4:30 a.m. |
| Women’s Slalom (Run 2) – Levi, Finland | Peacock | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Sun., Nov. 21 | Women’s Slalom (Run 1) – Levi, Finland | Peacock | 4:30 a.m. |
| Women’s Slalom (Run 2) – Levi, Finland | Peacock | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Fri., Nov. 26 | Men’s Downhill – Lake Louise, Canada | Peacock | 2 p.m. |
| Sat., Nov. 27 | Women’s Giant Slalom (Run 1) – Killington, Vermont | Peacock | 10 a.m. |
| Women’s Giant Slalom (Run 2) – Killington, Vermont | Peacock | 1 p.m. | |
| Men’s Downhill – Lake Louise, Canada | Peacock | 2:15 p.m. | |
| Women’s Giant Slalom (Run 2) – Killington, Vermont* | NBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 3 p.m. | |
| Sun., Nov. 28 | Women’s Slalom (Run 1) – Killington, Vermont | Peacock | 9:45 a.m. |
| Women’s Slalom (Run 2) – Killington, Vermont | NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 12:30 p.m. | |
| Men’s Super-G – Lake Louise, Canada | Peacock | 2:15 p.m. | |
| Women’s Slalom (Run 2) – Killington, Vermont* | NBCSN, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 5:30 p.m. | |
| Fri., Dec. 3 | Men’s Super-G – Beaver Creek, Colorado | NBCSN, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 12:30 p.m. |
| Women’s Downhill – Lake Louise, Canada | Peacock | 2:30 p.m. | |
| Sat., Dec. 4 | Men’s Downhill – Beaver Creek, Colorado | NBCSN, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 1 p.m. |
| Women’s Downhill – Lake Louise, Canada | Peacock | 2:30 p.m. | |
| Men’s Downhill – Beaver Creek, Colorado* | NBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 5 p.m. | |
| Sun., Dec. 5 | Women’s Super-G – Lake Louise, Canada | Peacock | 12:30 p.m. |
| Men’s Super-G – Beaver Creek, Colorado | Peacock | 1 p.m. | |
| Men’s Super-G – Beaver Creek, Colorado* | NBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 4 p.m. | |
| Sat., Dec. 11 | Men’s Giant Slalom (Run 1) – Val d’Isere, France | Peacock | 3:30 a.m. |
| Women’s Super-G – St. Moritz, Switzerland | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 4:30 a.m. | |
| Men’s Giant Slalom (Run 2) – Val d’Isere, France | Peacock | 7 a.m. | |
| Sun., Dec. 12 | Men’s Slalom (Run 1) – Val d’Isere, France | Peacock | 3:30 a.m. |
| Women’s Super-G – St. Moritz, Switzerland | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 4:30 a.m. | |
| Men’s Slalom (Run 2) – Val d’Isere, France | Peacock | 7 a.m. | |
| Fri., Dec. 17 | Men’s Super-G – Val Gardena, Italy | Peacock | 5:45 a.m. |
| Sat., Dec. 18 | Women’s Downhill – Val d’Isere, France | Peacock | 4:30 a.m. |
| Men’s Downhill – Val Gardena, Italy | Peacock | 5:45 a.m. | |
| Sun., Dec. 19 | Men’s Giant Slalom (Run 1) – Alta Badia, Italy | Peacock | 4 a.m. |
| Women’s Super-G – Val d’Isere, France | Peacock | 5 a.m. | |
| Men’s Giant Slalom (Run 2) – Alta Badia, Italy | Peacock | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Mon., Dec. 20 | Men’s Giant Slalom (Run 1) – Alta Badia, Italy | Peacock | 4 a.m. |
| Men’s Giant Slalom (Run 2) – Alta Badia, Italy | Peacock | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Tues., Dec. 21 | Women’s Giant Slalom (Run 1) – Courchevel, France | Peacock | 4 a.m. |
| Women’s Giant Slalom (Run 2) – Courchevel, France | Peacock | 7 a.m. | |
| Wed., Dec. 22 | Men’s Slalom (Run 1) – Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Peacock | 11:45 a.m. |
| Men’s Slalom (Run 2) – Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Peacock | 2:45 p.m. | |
| Sun., Dec. 26 | Women’s Giant Slalom (Run 2) – Courchevel, France* | NBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 3 p.m. |
| Tues., Dec. 28 | Women’s Giant Slalom (Run 1) – Lienz, Austria | Peacock | 4 a.m. |
| Men’s Downhill – Bormio, Italy | Peacock | 5:30 a.m. | |
| Women’s Giant Slalom (Run 2) – Lienz, Austria | Peacock | 7 a.m. | |
| Wed., Dec. 29 | Women’s Slalom (Run 1) – Lienz, Austria | Peacock | 4 a.m. |
| Men’s Super-G – Bormio, Italy | Peacock | 5:30 a.m. | |
| Women’s Slalom (Run 2) – Lienz, Austria | Peacock | 7 a.m. |
*Delayed coverage
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NBC Sports will present nearly 70 hours of U.S. Ski and Snowboard coverage this season, getting underway next weekend with giant slalom and slalom events from Killington, Vt., on NBC, NBCSN and Peacock.
Season coverage will be highlighted by events in Beaver Creek, Colo., Steamboat, Colo., Copper, Colo., Mammoth, Calif., and Deer Valley, Utah, across alpine skiing, snowboarding, and freestyle skiing competition.
A complete schedule can be found here.
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Following are NBC Sports’ FIS World Cup November and December schedules for other disciplines:
For the ski jumping schedule, click here.
For the freestyle skiing schedule, click here.
For the cross-country skiing schedule, click here.
For the snowboarding schedule, click here.
For the Nordic combined schedule, click here.
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ESPN X Games announced today that X Games Aspen 2022 will return to Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen Snowmass with 100 of the world’s best action sports athletes competing in 14 disciplines from Jan. 21-23. For the 21st consecutive year, Buttermilk will host X Games Aspen for 13.5 hours of live coverage on ESPN and ABC and will be presented across the globe through international syndication partners. Fans can also follow @XGames across digital and social media platforms for behind-the-scenes, athlete-curated and complementary content that enhance the X Games Aspen telecasts.
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