Thursday Olympics on TV: Games open before the Opening Ceremonies
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The Opening Ceremonies are still a day away, but this year's Winter Olympics have added so many events the Games begin before the opening.
NBC's tape-delayed prime-time coverage features a couple of new events - the figure skating team event and slopestyle snowboarding (featuring American Shaun White and Canadian Mark McMorris).
NBC PRIMETIME (7-10 p.m., Ch. 5): Figure skating - men's and pairs short program, team event; snowboarding - men's and women's slopestyle; women's freestyle skiing - moguls.
LATE NIGHT (12:36-3:30 a.m., Ch. 5): Repeat of NBC primetime