NBC/NBCSN to Air 52 Hours of Paralympics Coverage

• By Cindy Horbrook
• Mar 07, 2014

 

Wondering when and where to find the 2014 Winter Paralympics on American television? NBC Olympics is offering what it calls an “unprecedented” 52 hours of coverage of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games across NBC and NBCSN. The 52 hours includes 27 hours of live coverage, which will begin with the Opening Ceremony on Friday, March 7 at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

Those hoping to watch the action as it unfolds will need a cable or satellite subscription as 48 of the 52 hours will be shown on NBCSN. And if you do have cable, you may want to set your DVR because you likely won’t be awake or will be away from home. Many of the live events happen in the overnight hours. Similarly, much of the studio coverage takes place midday during the time many folks are at work or late night after bedtime.

The main NBC network will carry four hours of coverage, and the only actual event that will air is the sled (sledge) hockey gold medal game on Saturday, March 15 at 1 p.m. ET.

Though coverage may be limited and at inconvenient times of day, it is progress compared to the 5.5 total hours (and no live coverage) that the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London received.

All five Paralympic winter sports—alpine skiing (which includes snowboarding), cross-country skiing, biathlon, wheelchair curling and sled hockey—will be covered. An estimated 77 athletes from Team USA will compete. The games will feature a total of nearly 700 athletes from 45 countries. There are 72 medal events (34 men, 34 women and four mixed). TeamUSA.org will live stream all events from the Paralympic Winter Games.

 

Here is the full TV coverage schedule:

 

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Fri., March 7	Opening Ceremony – Live	NBCSN	11 a.m.
Sat., March 8	Alpine Skiing (Downhill) – Live	NBCSN	1 a.m.
	Opening Ceremony	NBC	1 p.m.
	Paralympics Day 1 Studio Coverage	NBCSN	5:30 p.m.
Sun., March 9	Cross-Country Skiing – Live	NBCSN	1 a.m.
	Paralympics Day 2 Studio Coverage	NBCSN	11 p.m.
Mon., March 10	Alpine Skiing (Super G) – Live	NBCSN	2 a.m.
	Paralympics Day 3 Studio Coverage	NBCSN	Noon
Tue., March 11	Biathlon – Live	NBCSN	2 a.m.
	Sled Hockey – Team USA vs. Russia	NBCSN	3 p.m.
Wed., March 12	Wheelchair Curling – Team USA vs. China – Live	NBCSN	1:30 a.m.
	Paralympics Day 5 Studio Coverage	NBCSN	3 p.m.
Thu., March 13	Sled Hockey Semifinal – Live	NBCSN	5 a.m.
	Sled Hockey Semifinal – Live	NBCSN	Noon
Fri., March 14	Snowboarding	NBCSN	3 a.m.
	Paralympics Day 7 Studio Coverage	NBCSN	11:30 p.m.
Sat., March 15	Cross-Country Skiing – Live	NBCSN	3:30 a.m.
	Sled Hockey Final	NBC	1 p.m.
	Wheelchair Curling Final	NBCSN	6:30 p.m.
Sun., March 16	Alpine Skiing (Giant Slalom) – Live	NBCSN	4:30 a.m.
	Closing Ceremony	NBCSN	3:30 p.m.
Sat., March 22	2014 Sochi Paralympic Games Review Show	NBC	1 p.m.