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Real Series 2021 Continues Today with Six Real Snow Video Debuts

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In 2021, Real Snow returns to the Real Series lineup with six of snowboarding’s most popular riders, all six of which are Real Snow rookies. This year, the focus of the Real Snow video parts will shift from urban to all-terrain, with video parts that combine urban elements, backcountry and park riding. All six original video parts drop today on XGames.com. A full World of X Games episode will air Sunday, March 28 at 11:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 (with an encore on ABC on April 3 at. 3 p.m. ET), featuring all six video parts, behind-the-scenes footage and medal ceremonies.

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WORLD FREESTYLE SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM ASPEN SNOWMASS BEGIN TOMORROW ACROSS NBC SPORTS AND PEACOCK PREMIUM

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Olympic Gold Medalists Chloe Kim, Red Gerard, Jamie Anderson and David Wise Headline American Contingent

Peacock Premium is Streaming Home of Winter Olympic Sports

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 11, 2021 – The world freestyle skiing and snowboarding championships from Aspen Snowmass in Aspen, Colo., begin tomorrow across NBC Sports and Peacock Premium, with live coverage beginning with snowboard slopestyle at 11:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA and Peacock Premium.

A number of American contenders are competing in the snowboard events, including 2018 Olympic gold medalists Chloe Kim and Red Gerard, and two-time Olympic gold medalist Jamie Anderson. The freestyle skiing American contingent is headlined by two-time Olympic gold medalist David Wise and 2018 Olympic bronze medalist Brita Sigourney.

World championship events in freestyle skiing were split between Idre Fjall, Sweden, Almaty, Kazakhstan, and Aspen, Colo. Aspen Snowmass will host big air, halfpipe and slopestyle events in both snowboarding and freeskiing.

All live events will stream on Peacock Premium, including exclusive live coverage of freeski slopestyle at 11:30 am ET on Saturday. All television coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

COMMENTATORS

  • Play-by-play: Todd Harris / Bill Spaulding
  • Analyst: Todd Richards, U.S. Olympian and World Snowboarding Champion
  • Analyst: Tom Wallisch, World Cup freestyle gold medalist

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  • Streaming – com, NBC Sports app and Peacock Premium
Date Event Time (ET) Network/Streaming
Fri., March 12 Snowboard Slopestyle 11:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, Peacock Premium
  Freeski Halfpipe 3 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, Peacock Premium
Sat., March 13 Freeski Slopestyle 11:30 a.m. Peacock Premium
  Snowboard Slopestyle* Noon NBC
  Freeski Slopestyle* 1 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  Snowboard Halfpipe 3 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, Peacock Premium
  Freeski Halfpipe* Midnight NBCSN
Sun., March 14 Snowboard Halfpipe* Noon NBC
Tues., March 16 Freeski Big Air Noon NBCSN, Peacock Premium
  Freeski Slopestyle* 1:30 p.m. NBCSN
  Snowboard Big Air 3:30 p.m. NBCSN, Peacock Premium

*delayed coverage
Note: schedule is subject to change

TOP AMERICAN COMPETITORS

  • Snowboarding:
    • Chloe Kim: 2018 Olympic gold medalist in halfpipe and is the defending women’s snowboard halfpipe world champion.
    • Red Gerard: 2018 Olympic gold medalist in slopestyle.
    • Jamie Anderson: Two-time Olympic gold medalist in slopestyle, tied for most decorated snowboarder all-time at the Olympics with three medals.
  • Freestyle Skiing:
    • David Wise: Two-time Olympic gold medalist, who became the first Olympic champion in men’s ski halfpipe when the sport debuted at the Olympics in 2014.
    • Brita Sigourney: 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in halfpipe.

–NBC SPORTS–

Driven by Young Talent, X Games Aspen 2021 TV Viewership, Social and Digital Content Experience Significant Growth

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In the first action sports event to take place in North America since the pandemic put large events on hold, X Games Aspen 2021 content across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC experienced double-digit viewership increases on television and triple-digit growth on @XGames social and digital media platforms. 

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X Games Aspen 2021 Day Three News and Results

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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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X Games Aspen 2021 Day Two News and Results

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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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X Games Aspen 2021 Competition Kicks off in Primetime this Friday on ESPN2

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Action sports will make a triumphant return this Friday, January 29 with 17.5 hours of live content over the three days of competition on ESPN, ABC and ESPN2 and exclusive web content across @XGames social and XGames.com. ESPN’s Facebook and Twitter will also live stream competitions on Friday.

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X Games Aspen 2021 to Feature 17.5 Hours of Action Sports Content Highlighted by Primetime Coverage of Finals on ESPN and ABC

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Action sports content will make a triumphant return in January with 17.5 hours of live coverage of X Games Aspen 2021 on ESPN, ABC, the ESPN App and X Games social media, two preview shows in advance of the event as part of the World of X Games programming and exclusive web content across @XGames social pages and XGames.com.

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X Games Aspen 2021 Schedule Available Now at XGames.com

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The tune-in schedule for the 20th consecutive X Games Aspen at Buttermilk Mountain is now available at XGames.com. After most major sporting events were put on hold following X Games Norway 2020, athletes will return to the world’s premier action sports competition from January 29-31, televised with live coverage on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and X Games digital channels. The world’s best will battle it out for a podium spot in Ski and Snowboard competitions.

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2020-21 FIS ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP SEASON CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND FROM ZAGREB, CROATIA, ACROSS NBC SPORTS AND PEACOCK PREMIUM

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Women’s Slalom Live this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA; Same-Day Encore Presentations on NBC and NBCSN

Mikaela Shiffrin Aims to Move into Third Place in All-Time World Cup Victories (68) in Zagreb

Women’s Slalom and Men’s Downhill Encores on NBC this Sunday for Three Consecutive Hours, Beginning at 3 p.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 and the Hahnenkamm in January

STAMFORD, Conn. – Dec. 30, 2020 – NBC Sports’ extensive coverage of Winter Olympic sports continues in January 2021 with the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup women’s slalom from Zagreb, Croatia, this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET live on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports digital platforms and Peacock Premium. An encore presentation of Sunday’s race will be presented later in the day at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC and at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

The winningest slalom skier in World Cup history and three-time Olympic medalist Mikaela Shiffrin is expected to compete in Zagreb, where she aims to move into sole possession of third place in all-time World Cup victories (68), behind only Ingemar Stenmark (86) and Lindsey Vonn (82). Shiffrin is coming off a third-place finish in the slalom yesterday in Semmering, Austria, her 99th career World Cup podium.

NBC Sports’ Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) will call the women’s slalom alongside former U.S. ski team racer Steve Porino (analyst).

In addition to alpine skiing, NBC Sports and Peacock Premium will offer extensive coverage of six additional skiing and snowboarding sports in January, 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, including the Hahnenkamm held at Kitzbühel in January.

In addition to live alpine skiing coverage this weekend, NBC will air an encore presentation of the men’s downhill events from Bormio, Italy, this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET that took place earlier this morning. Highlights from Tuesday’s Super-G, in which American Ryan Cochran-Siegle won, will also be featured. Cochran-Siegle’s victory marked the first World Cup Super-G win by an American man since 2006.

Below is NBC Sports’ January telecast schedule for its 2020-21 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup coverage (times and networks are subject to change):

Date Event Time (ET) Network
1/3/2021 Women’s Slalom – Zagreb, Croatia 9:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  Men’s Downhill – Bormio, Italy^ 3 p.m. NBC
  Women’s Slalom – Zagreb, Croatia* 4:30 p.m. NBC
  Women’s Slalom – Zagreb, Croatia* 6:30 p.m. NBCSN
1/6/2021 Men’s Slalom – Zagreb, Croatia 9:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
1/8/2021 Men’s Giant Slalom – Adelboden, Switzerland 7:15 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
1/9/2021 Men’s Giant Slalom – Adelboden, Switzerland 7:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  Men’s Giant Slalom – Adelboden, Switzerland* 8 p.m. NBCSN
1/10/2021 Men’s Slalom – Adelboden, Switzerland 7:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  Men’s Slalom – Adelboden, Switzerland* 2 p.m. NBCSN
1/15/2021 Men’s Downhill – Wengen, Switzerland 6:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  Men’s Downhill – Wengen, Switzerland* 11 p.m. NBCSN
1/16/2021 Men’s Downhill – Wengen, Switzerland 6:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  Women’s Giant Slalom – Maribor, Slovenia 8 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
1/17/2021 Women’s Giant Slalom – Maribor, Slovenia 6:15 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  Men’s Slalom – Wengen, Switzerland 7:15 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
1/18/2021 Women’s Giant Slalom – Maribor, Slovenia* 1 a.m. NBCSN
1/22/2021 Women’s Downhill – Crans Montana, Switzerland 4 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
1/23/2021 Women’s Downhill – Crans Montana, Switzerland 4 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  Women’s Downhill – Crans Montana, Switzerland* 4:30 p.m. NBCSN
1/24/2021 Women’s Super-G – Crans Montana, Switzerland 5:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  Women’s Super-G – Crans Montana, Switzerland* 6:30 p.m. NBCSN
1/26/2021 Women’s Giant Slalom – Kronplatz, Italy 7:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  Women’s Giant Slalom – Kronplatz, Italy* 10:30 p.m. NBCSN
1/30/2021 Women’s Downhill – 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 Downhill – 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

 

*Same-day delay

^Encore from Dec. 30, 2020

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 January:

For the snowboard schedule, click here.

For the freestyle skiing schedule, click here.

For the biathlon schedule, click here.

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Following is the 2020-21 winter Olympic sports schedule in January on Peacock Premium (organized by discipline, subject to change):

EVENT DATE
 

ALPINE SKIING
Zagreb, CRO Jan. 3 – 6
Adelboden, SUI Jan. 8 – 10
St. Anton, AUT Jan. 9 – 10
Flachau, AUT Jan. 12
Wengen, SUI Jan. 15 – 17
Maribor, SLO Jan. 16 – 17
Kitzbühel, AUT Jan. 22 – 24
Crans Montana, SUI Jan. 23 – 24
Schladming, AUT Jan. 26
Kronplatz, ITA Jan. 26
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER Jan. 30 – 31
Chamonix, FRA Jan. 30 – 31
 
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Val Mustair, SUI Jan. 1 – 3
Toblach, ITA Jan. 5 – 6
Val di Fiemme, ITA Jan. 8 – 10
Falun, SWE Jan. 30 – 31
 
FREESTYLE SKIING
Kreischberg, AUT Jan. 8
Yaroslavl, RUS Jan. 16
Idre Fjall, SWE Jan. 20 – 24
Moscow, RUS Jan. 23
Feldberg, GER Jan. 30 – 31
Raubichi, BLR Jan. 30
 
SNOWBOARD
Scuol, SUI Jan. 9
Kreischberg, AUT Jan. 9
Bad Gastein, AUT Jan. 12 – 13
Laax, SUI Jan. 22 – 23
Chiesa in Valmalenco, ITA Jan. 23 – 24
Moscow, RUS Jan. 30
 
NORDIC COMBINED
Val di Fiemme, ITA Jan. 15 – 17
Seefeld, AUT Jan. 29 – 31
BIATHLON EVENTS
Oberhof, GER Jan. 7 – 17
Antholz-Anterselva, ITA Jan. 21 – 24
SKI JUMPING
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER Dec. 31 – Jan. 1
Innsbruck, AUT Jan. 2 – 3
Bischofshofen, AUT Jan. 5 – 6
Titisee-Neustadt, GER Jan. 8 – 10
Zakopane, POL Jan. 15 – 17
Ljubno, SLO Jan. 23 – 24
Willingen, GER Jan. 29 – 31
Titisee-Neustadt, GER Jan. 30 – 31

 

–NBC SPORTS–