Kwan Leads U S Figure Skaters For Salt Lake City
Michelle Kwan tops the American team built around Sarah Hughes Sasha Cohen and Todd Eldredge Tim Goebel and Michael Weiss as rivals Plushchenko and Yagudin vie for Russian gold. Russians face stiff U S competition with Cohen Hughes and Kwan aiming for medals at the Salt Lake Olympics.
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NBC plans tape delay and prime time cuts for Salt Lake Olympics
NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol, en route to Salt Lake City, outlines moves to improve Olympics coverage including shorter prime time, more tape delayed events, and live cable options. He cites benefits for viewers and advertisers while noting fans who want live daytime viewing lose some access.
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NBC to televise 2002 Winter Olympics as three-week TV miniseries
NBC plans three-network coverage from February 8 to February 24, focusing on stories over sports to maximize audience. Host Bob Costas frames the Games as a three-week TV event with fewer feature pieces and shorter segments than Sydney, reflecting tighter nightly airtimes and fewer athletes in Salt Lake City.
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Viewing tips for 2002 Winter Olympics on TV networks
This guide outlines NBC CNBC and MSNBC coverage for the 2002 Winter Games. It highlights key events by date including figure skating downhill skiing and curling, noting notable athletes and anticipated medal prospects.
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NBC Eyes Young Viewers With Extreme Olympic Coverage
NBC Sports aims at youth with 2002 Winter Games coverage focused on speed events like freestyle skiing skeleton luge and snowboarding. Prime time airings on NBC MSNBC and CNBC emphasize fast sports appealing to Generations X and Y with advertisers seeking emerging brand loyalties.
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