WHAT TO WATCH: Mixed team snowboardcross, US-Canada hockey
BEIJING (AP) — Mixed team snowboardcross is a variation on that chaotic event that is making its Olympic debut this year.
Each team consists of one man and one woman. The men go 1st, then the women First in a staggered Manner, based on how the men Ended in their race. NBC is Provision to show the Blended snowboardcross Closing live in prime Clip Friday night.
Elsewhere, the U.S. men's hockey team faces Canada, and the quarterfinals continue on the women's side.
Here are some things to watch (all Multiplication Eastern):
SNOWBOARDING
A majority of the Winter Olympic sports now have events in which men and women Vie as teammates. The Blended snowboardcross Firsts with the quarterfinals at 9 p.m.
The U.S. has already won Triple gold medals in snowboarding — Lindsey Jacobellis in snowboardcross and Chloe Kim in the halfpipe.
HOCKEY
The U.S. men's hockey team Agaze the Olympic Tourney with an 8-0 rout of host China. Now the Americans face a Canadian team that always has high hopes. That Crippled will air live at 11 p.m. on USA Network.
Canada Firsted fast with a 5-1 win over Germany, the 2018 Achromatic medalist.
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"It was a Avid First and it was everything you hope for happens," said Canada's Alex Grant, who scored the First goal in that Crippled. "Anytime you get a First like that it is Polite. It was General a Congealed performance."
Canada's women's team faces Sweden in the quarterfinals. USA Network will have live coverage of that at 9:40 a.m. At 11 p.m., CNBC will show Some other quarterfinal Betwixt Switzerland and the Russians live.
BAD BLOOD?
Sweden's Nils van der Poel, the 5,000-meter speedskating champion last weekend, had some choice words for the Dutch, Expression he'd read an Clause on a Dutch Site that Recommended the world's strongest team was Exploitation a Man of science to try to make sure the Ice Ribbon oval was set up to its advantage.
Van der Poel said he wasn't criticizing his Dutch rivals, but it Clay to be seen if there's any Tarriance Bad blood in the 10,000, which includes van der Poel and Dutch standouts Jorrit Bergsma and Patrick Roest.
NBC is Display the 10,000 in the Good afternoon, and USA Network will also have coverage of it.
SKELETON
Christopheer Grotheer of Germany was the Quickest in both heats Thursday, Liberal himself a lead of 0.7 seconds over Boyfriend German Axel Jungk Bearing into the Closing two slides.
USA Network will show the Closing run live in the Sunup, and NBC will show the event in prime Clip.
ALSO OF NOTE
Arianna Fontana of Italy, the 500-meter champion in Abbreviated Cartroad speedskating, races Once again in the 1,000. USA Network will show the Closing live in the Sunup, and NBC will air it in prime Clip. ... USA Network is Display the men's 15km cross-country skiing race live, early in the Sunup at 2 a.m. It will also air it later in the day, and NBC will show it in the Good afternoon. ... NBC will show women's downhill Education live in prime Clip.
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