Olympics Schedule

by cg. on Aug 4, 2008 1:43 PM EDT Comment 66 comments

I know we care most about the first and fourth items, but here's the complete list of (US) coverage of cycling for the Olympics. I really hope NBC narrows these down somewhat. I'm not even sure my tivo will let me schedule 12 hours straight!

Saturday, Aug. 9	NBC and NBC HD	10 a.m.-6 p.m.	Men's Cycling - Road Race
Sunday, Aug. 10	NBC and NBC HD	10 a.m.-6 p.m.	Women's Cycling Road Race
Wednesday, Aug. 13	NBC and NBC HD	8 p.m.-1 a.m.	Women's Cycling - Individual Time Trial
Wednesday, Aug. 13	MSNBC	5 a.m.-5 p.m.	Men's Cycling Individual Time Trial
Friday, Aug. 15	USA and USA HD	2 a.m.-Noon	Cycling Track Events Competition
Saturday, Aug. 16	NBC and NBC HD	10 a.m.-6 p.m.	Cycling - Track Gold Medal Final
Saturday, Aug. 16	USA and USA HD	2 a.m.-2 p.m.	Cycling - Track Gold Medal Finals
Sunday, Aug. 17	NBC and NBC HD	10 a.m.-6 p.m.	Cycling - Track Gold Medal Finals
Sunday, Aug. 17	USA and USA HD	2 a.m.-2 p.m.	Cycling - Track Gold Medal Finals
Monday, Aug. 18	MSNBC	5 a.m.-5 p.m.	Cycling - Track Gold Medal Finals
Tuesday, Aug. 19	NBC and NBC HD	12:35-2 a.m.	Men's Cycling - BMX Competition (LIVE)
Tuesday, Aug. 19	USA and USA HD	2 a.m.-Noon	Cycling - Track Gold Medal Finals
Wednesday, Aug. 20	NBC and NBC HD	8 p.m.-Midnight	Cycling - BMX Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

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Uggh, why did I make plans for the 9th!

by Katiek on Jul 29, 2008 1:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

by Softie on Jul 29, 2008 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My close friend decided to have her wedding shower on the 9th. What was she thinking?

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 29, 2008 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow... and you two are close?

I might be rethinking that… LOL!

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 29, 2008 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tell me about it. Yes, we are close. She had no idea.

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 29, 2008 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The 9th in China

will be the evening of the 8th for the US.

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Aug 4, 2008 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, if she's really a good friend

she’ll understand you having to skip the shower.

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."

by Drew... on Aug 4, 2008 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Link?

Do you have a link for this schedule? The only thing I can find does not list times. Are these times EDT/PDT?

by johnw on Jul 29, 2008 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I've been using

NBC’s website to get up to speed on stuff for the Olympics.

Here’s a link. If you go to the main page for schedule you can select your zip code and such.

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 29, 2008 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

grazie mille

by johnw on Jul 29, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry about that...

I found it here.

by cg. on Jul 29, 2008 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the times posted above are EDT US

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Jul 29, 2008 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Excellent photos of George Hincapie from previous Olympics

George photos from past 5 Olympics. Its amazing that he has competed in so many.

Team USA Bios

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 29, 2008 2:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I love pics! And any of him are fine by me!

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 29, 2008 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

WTF is up with Zabriskie's pic!

It looks like he’s a third shifter at Bernie Kohl’s Chimney Sweep company.

by PopUp Rolen on Jul 29, 2008 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bwaaahhhahahahahahahahahaa!!!!

Bueno Carlos!!!!!

by crashdan on Jul 29, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Non-cycling but a bummer...

Paul Hamm has pulled out of the gymnastics team. I was looking forward to seeing him compete again. Serious talent there.

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 29, 2008 2:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Very disappointed for Paul

but I’m happy Raj Bhavsar gets to go.

by Katiek on Jul 29, 2008 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Poor guy... I loved watching him in Athens...

... and REALLY loved seeing him compete with Morgan in “Ninja Warrior” (Sasuke)

Bueno Carlos!!!!!

by crashdan on Jul 29, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love Ninja Warrior!!

...and I loved seeing Hamm compete. C’mon now..how can you not cheer for Nagano, the fisherman or Takeda , the fireman. Nice Ninja Warrior reference Dan!!

by steph- on Jul 30, 2008 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I haven't watched it since Makoto Nagano won ...

... I figured I wanted to let a few seasons slip by first… so I can watch all four nights at once. “Wipeout” is a horrific bastard stepchild by comparison. Once that first round of Ninja Warrior is over, that stuff gets seriously, seriously hard… watching Katsumi “Mr. Ninja Warrior” Yamada gripping those fist sized plastic globes made every muscle in my body hurt…and I felt really bad for him each time he couldn’t make it past either the net or the wall in the first round!

Or the triple jump Olympian guy that built the entire course in his backyard and brought all the major contenders over to practice… how he totally burned all his matches until he was just toast on the ground…

Love it…

Bueno Carlos!!!!!

by crashdan on Jul 31, 2008 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just watched 20th anniversary Sasuke shows...

and Dan you need to watch ‘em!! The course is insane!! The Americans did great…can’t wait for 21!!

by steph- on Aug 4, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Uggh. I'll be attending a computer graphics conference the whole first week

of the games. At least they have wireless in the LA Convention Center and with the time difference that helps…..

The men’s gymnastics is one of my other fav events. I’ll miss Paul Hamm too. He’s amazing.

by Veloki on Jul 29, 2008 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

huh?

5 a.m.-5 p.m. Men’s Cycling Individual Time Trial
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Men’s Cycling – Road Race

A twelve-hour time trial? An 8-hour road race?? Oh no, it must mean that…

...if we want to watch the men’s TT, we have to suffer through half a day of many sports, tons of athlete profiles, and loads of commercials—just to find a couple of minutes of TT updates here and there? How’s this gonna work?

I have a feeling I’ll be scouring demoinoid.com for torrents of Olympic cycling from non-U.S. sources…

-Greg

by gregm on Jul 29, 2008 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i think you're right on the coverage

I foresee 36 actual minutes of cycling being covered for the road race and 19 minutes for the TT.

by PopUp Rolen on Jul 29, 2008 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow -

You’re way more optimistic than me.

If we get 55 minutes of men’s cycling coverage combined between the road race and the TT, I’m going to call it a major success!

by cg. on Jul 29, 2008 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes -

During the men’s ITT, you’ll also be treated to the following:
Baseball – USA vs. South Korea and Cuba vs. Japan; Women’s Volleyball – Cuba vs. China (LIVE); Tennis; Men’s Cycling Individual Time Trial; Greco Roman Wrestling 66kg, 74kg Competition & Gold Medal Finals; Table Tennis Team Competition; Men’s Weightlifting 77kg Competition

by cg. on Jul 29, 2008 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

let's see... based on 2004

23.25 minutes of the men’s road race
32.48 minutes of the men’s time trial
13.38 of the women’s time time trial
182.57 minutes of the women’s road race
46.31 minutes of mountain biking
112.13 minutes of track coverage

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Jul 29, 2008 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

cool

you know that you’re scary but in a good way ;)

by lyne on Jul 29, 2008 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

heh, yes.

The moment I saw that, I thought – “yep, that’s not sarcasm. I bet those are the real figures.”

by Sui Juris on Jul 29, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You sure there's not a typo there?

Did they really show >3 hours of the women’s RR in 2004? Somehow, that seems unlikely…

by Le Comte on Aug 4, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

sorry, math error on my part

not three hours… but the entire race was shown

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Aug 4, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

2 hrs 38 mins

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Aug 6, 2008 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

2 hrs 18 mins

dang typo

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Aug 6, 2008 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Still seems like kind of a lot

compared to only 23 minutes of the men’s road race…

by Le Comte on Aug 7, 2008 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

if i remember correctly, it was shown on one of those "women's" channels

lifetime, oxygen, whichever

prob oxygen, since nbc now owns that ouright

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Aug 7, 2008 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

One word...

Sopcast.

Bueno Carlos!!!!!

by crashdan on Jul 29, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any idea if there will be live feeds from other countries we can watch?

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 29, 2008 2:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Is there any chance CTV could buy rights to air the entire event?

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 29, 2008 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

WCSN.com?

Someone mentioned in an earlier thread that WCSN may be covering but now that I looked at their site, I can’t find anywhere that they are actually showing any Olympics. Yes, lots of story coverage but no live/recorded feeds.

by Ron... on Jul 29, 2008 3:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Cyclingfans.com

There is mention of offering up live links if they can find them. Keep your fingers crossed.

by Ron... on Jul 29, 2008 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

nbc olympics website

will have over 2000 hours of live streaming for 25 sports, which includes cycling…

unfortunately, no schedule as of yet for the live streaming…

and, no, WCSN, will NOT have any olympic coverage

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Jul 29, 2008 5:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

as regards to recording on tivo

it all depends on how much room your tivo unit has available to save recordings….

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Jul 29, 2008 5:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Canadian coverage

I’d been researching coverage (including NBC) for the RR particularly, as I’ll be away until the 9th … was thinking about doing a post, but you beat me to it (and I hadn’t researched the track stuff yet, so thanks!)

Anyway, for any Canadians out there, or with access to Canadian TV stations, here’s what I’ve come up with so far:

Men’s RR: live time = 11 pm Aug 8 – 5:30 am ET Aug 9.
CBC Olympic Prime Show 6 pm-12 midnight ET supposedly live coverage (I’m sure mixed in between everything else) – but obviously if the race doesn’t start until 11 pm then there’s only 1 hr they could be showing there.
nothing listed for the midnight -3 am ET show on CBC.
TSN 3-6 am show – listed again, hopefully they’ll at least get the finish and the medals live …

Men’s TT: live time = 1:30-5:10 am ET Aug 13
main CBC coverage listed at 12-6 am ET on Aug 15 (!)

CBC schedule – link to pdf’s of each week at the bottom

TSN schedule

supposedly CBC will be streaming live stuff online as well, but no schedule I can find as of yet … and it will probably be geoblocked (just as they do for hockey games I think). CBC Bold/Country Canada is showing only equestrian and sailing, no idea what they’re showing on CBC Newsworld (supposedly 145 hours of something), and I haven’t yet located any schedules for Radio-Canada (= French CBC TV).

by guidemd on Jul 29, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

thanks for this!

i was having trouble figuring it out.

by nicknorco on Aug 4, 2008 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

it looks like the cbc schedule

is saying exactly which events start in a given block… so that the cycling starts at 11pm eastern, but would continue into the next broadcast block

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Aug 5, 2008 7:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ah, for the days of the big C dish and canadian channels

that’s how watched olympics 1992-2002…..

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Jul 30, 2008 9:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

men's road race online

thanks to a link from cfa, the road race will be shown online on nbcolympics (you need microsoft silverlight installed—http://www.microsoft.com/SILVERLIGHT/)

time scheduled is 11pm, friday, 8 aug, to 5.30am, saturday, 9 aug

online schedule: (right click to open in new tab or new window)
http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_online_listings/zone=ET/day=1/online.html

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Jul 31, 2008 8:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs