Olympics Schedule 2010: Wednesday's events
Olympic medals will be won today in ladies' downhill skiing, ladies' and men's cross-country skiing, men's 1,000-meter speed skating, ladies' 500-meter speed skating, and the men's snowboarding halfpipe.
US snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler soars through the air while training on the halfpipe at Cypress Mountain during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Tuesday.
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Olympic events schedule: Wednesday Feb. 17, 2010
Coverage on USA Network begins at (9 am) 12 pm EST
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and NBC-TV begins at (12 pm) 3 pm EST
and MSNBC-TV begins at (12 pm) 3 pm EST
Click on the name of the sport for information about the event and who to watch in each event.
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9 am (12 pm EST) CURLING - Women, @ Vancouver Olympic Center
China vs. Great Britain
Switzerland vs. Sweden
Japan vs. Canada
10:15 am (1:15 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Ladies' sprint (1.2 kilometer) qualifying run
10:40 am (1:40 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Men's sprint (1.4 kilometer) qualifying
11 am (2 pm EST) ALPINE SKIING - Ladies' Downhill, medal event
12 pm (3 pm EST) HOCKEY - Men, Finland vs. Belarus
12:30 pm (3:30 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Ladies' sprint quarterfinals
12:58 pm (3:58 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Mens sprint quarterfinals
1:05 pm (4:05 pm EST) SNOWBOARDING - Men's halfpipe qualification
1:26 pm (4:26 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Ladies' sprint semifinals
1:38 pm (4:38 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Men's sprint semifinals
1:52 pm (4:52 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Ladies' finals, medal event
2:02 pm (5:02 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Men's finals, medal event
