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NBCSN to air live Winter Olympic primetime coverage for first time

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NBCSN will air live primetime coverage of the Winter Olympics for the first time, nearly every night during the PyeongChang Winter Games in February.

NBC Universal announced that NBCSN, CNBC and USA Network will combine for more than 450 hours of Olympic coverage beginning with the start of competition on Wednesday, Feb. 7, two days before Opening Ceremony coverage.

NBCSN will air 10 days of 24-hour coverage and 156 consecutive hours from Feb. 18-25. Its 368.5 total hours of coverage is up from 230 hours during Sochi.

NBCSN will air both hockey finals live, plus medal events in biathlon, bobsled, cross-country skiing, luge, Nordic combined, short track speed skating, ski jumping, snowboarding and speed skating.