Olympics fans know all about Winter Games gold medalists Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn, and Evan Lysacek, but here are a few more athletes to watch leading up to the Sochi Olympics next February.
Vincent Zhou withdraws from 2019 Grand Prix events
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Reigning World bronze medalist Vincent Zhou withdrew from his fall Grand Prix assignments, Cup of China and Rostelecom Cup, U.S. Figure Skating announced on Thursday.
“It’s really difficult to balance classes and training at the same time,” said Zhou, who is in the middle of his freshman year at Brown University. “I want to perform at the highest level on the ice and in the classroom, and I have not been able to dedicate the necessary time to my skating with my rigorous class schedule. Unfortunately, the timing of my midterms has fallen right in the middle of an important training period for me this fall. This was a tough decision because I love to perform in front of the fans, but this is the best decision for me right now.”
Cup of China is set for Nov. 8-10 in Chongqing, China, while Rostelecom Cup will take place in Moscow, Nov. 15-17. While Skate America concluded this weekend in Las Vegas, next weekend, the skating world turns to Kelowna, British Columbia for Skate Canada.
MORE: Final Skate America takeaways
As a reminder, you can watch the events from the 2019-20 figure skating season live and on-demand with the ‘Figure Skating Pass’ on NBC Sports Gold. Go to NBCsports.com/gold/figure-skating to sign up for access to every ISU Grand Prix and championship event, as well as domestic U.S. Figure Skating events throughout the season. NBC Sports Gold gives subscribers an unprecedented level of access on more platforms and devices than ever before.
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Follow @nbcolympictalk2019-20 Alpine skiing season TV schedule
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NBC Sports and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will combine to air every Alpine skiing World Cup race this season.
Coverage is spread among NBC, NBCSN and Olympic Channel. Every race streams live on NBC Sports Gold’s “Snow Pass.”
Mikaela Shiffrin headlines the October-through-March circuit that includes stops in the U.S. (Killington, Vt., for the women and Beaver Creek, Colo., for the men).
Shiffrin eyes her fourth straight World Cup overall title — not done by a woman in 45 years — and will likely ascend to No. 3 on the career wins list behind Ingemar Stenmark and Lindsey Vonn.
The retirements of Vonn, Marcel Hirscher and Aksel Lund Svindal leave openings for other young skiers to fill as the Winter Olympic cycle hits its midpoint.
MORE: NBC Sports Gold launches 2019-20 Snow Pass
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Follow @nbcolympictalk2019-20 Alpine skiing World Cup broadcast schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network |
| Oct. 26 | 5 a.m. | Women’s GS – Soelden | NBC Sports Gold |
| Oct. 27 | 5 a.m. | Men’s GS – Soelden | NBC Sports Gold |
| Nov. 23 | 7 a.m. | Women’s SL – Levi | Olympic Channel |
| 6 p.m.* | Women’s SL – Levi | NBCSN | |
| Nov. 24 | 7 a.m. | Men’s SL – Levi | Olympic Channel |
| Nov. 30 | 12:30 p.m. | Women’s GS – Killington | NBCSN |
| 2 p.m. | Men’s DH — Lake Louise | Olympic Channel | |
| 3:30 p.m.* | Women’s GS – Killington | NBC | |
| 6 p.m.* | Women’s GS – Killington | Olympic Channel | |
| 9 p.m.* | Men’s DH — Lake Louise | NBCSN | |
| Dec. 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Women’s SL – Killington | NBC |
| 2 p.m. | Men’s SG — Lake Louise | NBC | |
| 6 p.m.* | Men’s SG — Lake Louise | Olympic Channel | |
| 7:30 p.m.* | Women’s SL – Killington | NBCSN | |
| Dec. 6 | 12:30 p.m. | Men’s SG – Beaver Creek | NBCSN |
| 2:30 p.m. | Women’s DH – Lake Louise | Olympic Channel | |
| 11 p.m.* | Women’s DH – Lake Louise | NBCSN | |
| Dec. 7 | 1 p.m. | Men’s DH – Beaver Creek | Olympic Channel |
| 2:30 p.m. | Women’s DH – Lake Louise | Olympic Channel | |
| 11 p.m.* | Men’s DH – Beaver Creek | NBCSN | |
| Dec. 8 | 1 p.m. | Women’s SG – Lake Louise | Olympic Channel |
| 2:30 p.m. | Men’s GS – Beaver Creek | Olympic Channel | |
| 5 p.m.* | Men’s GS – Beaver Creek | NBC | |
| 6 p.m.* | Women’s SG – Lake Louise | NBCSN | |
| Dec. 14 | 4:30 a.m. | Women’s SG – St. Moritz | Olympic Channel |
| 7 a.m. | Men’s GS — Val d’Isere | Olympic Channel | |
| 9:30 p.m.* | Women’s SG – St. Moritz | NBCSN | |
| Dec. 15 | 6:30 a.m. | Men’s SL — Val d’Isere | Olympic Channel |
| 7:30 a.m. | Women’s PSL – St. Moritz | Olympic Channel | |
| 8 p.m.* | Women’s PSL – St. Moritz | NBCSN | |
| Dec. 17 | 7:30 a.m. | Women’s GS — Courchevel | Olympic Channe |
| 6 p.m.* | Women’s GS — Courchevel | NBCSN | |
| Dec. 20 | 6 a.m. | Men’s SG — Val Gardena | Olympic Channel |
| Dec. 21 | 4:30 a.m. | Women’s DH – Val d’Isere | Olympic Channel |
| 5:45 a.m. | Men’s DH — Val Gardena | Olympic Channel | |
| 8:30 p.m.* | Men’s DH — Val Gardena | NBCSN | |
| Dec. 22 | 6 a.m. | Men’s GS – Alta Badia | Olympic Channel |
| 7 a.m. | Women’s SC – Val d’Isere | Olympic Channel | |
| 7:30 p.m.* | Women’s SC – Val d’Isere | NBCSN | |
| Dec. 23 | 12 p.m. | Men’s PGS – Alta Badia | Olympic Channel |
| Dec. 28 | 4:15 a.m. | Women’s GS – Lienz | NBC Sports Gold |
| 5:30 a.m. | Men’s DH — Bormio | Olympic Channel | |
| Dec. 29 | 4 a.m. | Women’s SL — Lienz | NBC Sports Gold |
| 8 a.m. | Men’s SC – Bormio | Olympic Channel | |
| Jan. 4 | 10 a.m. | Women’s SL — Zagreb | Olympic Channel |
| 2 p.m.* | Women’s SL — Zagreb | NBCSN | |
| Jan. 5 | 11:30 a.m. | Men’s SL — Zagreb | Olympic Channel |
| Jan. 6 | 1 a.m.* | Men’s SL — Zagreb | NBCSN |
| Jan. 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Men’s SL – Madonna di Campiglio | Olympic Channel |
| Jan. 11 | 5:45 a.m. | Women’s DH — Altenmarkt | NBC Sports Gold |
| 7 a.m. | Men’s GS — Adelboden | Olympic Channel | |
| 11:30 p.m.* | Men’s GS — Adelboden | NBCSN | |
| Jan. 12 | 3:15 a.m. | Women’s SC — Altenmarkt | NBC Sports Gold |
| 7:30 a.m. | Men’s SL — Adelboden | Olympic Channel | |
| Jan. 13 | 1 a.m.* | Men’s SL — Adelboden | NBCSN |
| Jan. 14 | 12 p.m.* | Women’s SL — Flachau | NBC Sports Gold |
| Jan. 17 | 8 a.m. | Men’s SC — Wengen | Olympic Channel |
| Jan. 18 | 6:30 a.m. | Men’s DH — Wengen | Olympic Channel |
| 8 a.m. | Women’s GS — Sestriere | Olympic Channel | |
| 8 p.m.* | Men’s DH — Wengen | NBCSN | |
| 9 p.m.* | Women’s GS — Sestriere | NBCSN | |
| Jan. 19 | 5:30 a.m. | Women’s PSL — Sestriere | Olympic Channel |
| 7 a.m. | Men’s SL — Wengen | Olympic Channel | |
| 8 p.m.* | Women’s PSL — Sestriere | NBCSN | |
| 9 p.m.* | Men’s SL — Wengen | NBCSN | |
| Jan. 24 | 5:30 a.m. | Men’s SG — Kitzbuehel | NBC Sports Gold |
| Jan. 25 | 3:30 a.m. | Women’s DH – Bansko | Olympic Channel |
| 5:30 a.m. | Men’s DH — Kitzbuehel | NBC Sports Gold | |
| 9 a.m.* | Women’s DH – Bansko | NBCSN | |
| Jan. 26 | 3 a.m. | Women’s SG – Bansko | Olympic Channel |
| 4:30 a.m. | Men’s SL — Kitzbuehel | NBC Sports Gold | |
| 12:30 p.m.* | Women’s SG – Bansko | NBCSN | |
| Jan. 27 | 1 p.m.* | Men’s DH/SG – Kitzbuehel | NBCSN |
| 3 p.m.* | Men’s SL – Kitzbuehel | NBCSN | |
| Jan. 28 | 11:45 a.m. | Men’s SL — Schladming | NBC Sports Gold |
| Feb. 1 | 3:30 a.m. | Women’s DH — Rosa Khutor | Olympic Channel |
| 5:30 a.m. | Men’s DH – Garmisch | Olympic Channel | |
| 12:30 p.m.* | Men’s DH – Garmisch | NBCSN | |
| Feb. 2 | 3 a.m. | Women’s SG — Rosa Khutor | Olympic Channel |
| 7:30 a.m. | Men’s GS – Garmisch | Olympic Channel | |
| 4 p.m.* | Men’s GS – Garmisch | NBCSN | |
| Feb. 8 | 5:30 a.m. | Women’s DH — Garmisch | Olympic Channel |
| 7 a.m. | Men’s SL – Chamonix | Olympic Channel | |
| 2 p.m.* | Women’s DH — Garmisch | NBCSN | |
| Feb. 9 | 5 a.m. | Women’s SG – Garmisch | Olympic Channel |
| 7 a.m. | Men’s PGS — Chamonix | Olympic Channel | |
| 4:30 p.m.* | Women’s SG – Garmisch | NBCSN | |
| Feb. 14 | 10 p.m. | Men’s DH — Yanqing | Olympic Channel |
| Feb. 15 | 7 a.m. | Women’s GS – Maribor | Olympic Channel |
| 10 p.m. | Men’s SG — Yanqing | NBCSN | |
| 11:30 p.m.* | Women’s GS — Maribor | NBCSN | |
| Feb. 16 | 7:30 a.m. | Women’s SL — Maribor | Olympic Channel |
| 9:30 p.m.* | Women’s SL — Maribor | NBCSN | |
| Feb. 21 | 11 p.m. | Men’s GS — Naeba | Olympic Channel |
| Feb. 22 | 4:30 a.m. | Women’s DH — Crans-Montana | Olympic Channel |
| 11 p.m. | Men’s SL — Naeba | Olympic Channel | |
| 11:30 p.m.* | Women’s DH — Crans-Montana | NBCSN | |
| Feb. 23 | 7:30 a.m. | Women’s SC — Crans-Montana | Olympic Channel |
| 4:30 p.m.* | Women’s SC — Crans-Montana | NBCSN | |
| Feb. 29 | 4:30 a.m. | Women’s SG — La Thuile | Olympic Channel |
| 6:30 a.m. | Men’s SG — Hinterstoder | NBC Sports Gold | |
| March 1 | 12 a.m.* | Women’s SG — La Thuile | NBCSN |
| 3:45 a.m. | Men’s SC — Hinterstoder | NBC Sports Gold | |
| 8 a.m. | Women’s SC — La Thuile | Olympic Channel | |
| March 7 | 5 a.m. | Men’s DH — Kvitfjell | Olympic Channel |
| 6:30 a.m. | Women’s GS — Ofterschwang | Olympic Channel | |
| March 8 | 12 a.m.* | Women’s GS — Ofterschwang | NBCSN |
| 1 a.m.* | Men’s DH — Kvitfjell | NBCSN | |
| 4:30 a.m. | Men’s SG — Kvitfjell | Olympic Channel | |
| 6:30 a.m. | Women’s SL — Ofterschwang | Olympic Channel | |
| March 9 | 1 a.m.* | Women’s SL — Ofterschwang | NBCSN |
| March 12 | 8 a.m. | Women’s PSL — Are | NBC Sports Gold |
| March 13 | 11 a.m. | Women’s GS — Are | Olympic Channel |
| 5 p.m.* | Women’s GS — Are | NBCSN | |
| March 14 | 10 a.m. | Men’s GS — Kranjska Gora | Olympic Channel |
| 11 a.m. | Women’s SL — Are | Olympic Channel | |
| March 15 | 3:30 a.m. | Men’s SL — Kranjska Gora | NBC Sports Gold |
| March 18 | 3:30 a.m. | Men’s DH — World Cup Finals | Olympic Channel |
| 5 a.m. | Women’s DH – World Cup Finals | Olympic Channel | |
| 2:30 p.m.* | Men’s DH — World Cup Finals | NBCSN | |
| 3:30 p.m.* | Women’s DH – World Cup Finals | NBCSN | |
| March 19 | 4 a.m. | Women’s SG – World Cup Finals | Olympic Channel |
| 5 a.m. | Men’s SG – World Cup Finals | Olympic Channel | |
| 11 a.m.* | Women’s SG – World Cup Finals | NBCSN | |
| March 20 | 6 a.m. | Team Event – World Cup Finals | Olympic Channel |
| 11 a.m.* | Team Event – World Cup Finals | NBCSN | |
| March 21 | 6 a.m. | Men’s GS — World Cup Finals | Olympic Channel |
| 7 a.m. | Women’s SL — World Cup Finals | Olympic Channel | |
| March 22 | 12 a.m.* | Men’s GS — World Cup Finals | NBCSN |
| 1 a.m.* | Women’s SL — World Cup Finals | NBCSN | |
| 6 a.m. | Women’s GS — World Cup Finals | Olympic Channel | |
| 7 a.m. | Men’s SL — World Cup Finals | Olympic Channel | |
| March 23 | 12 a.m.* | Women’s GS – World Cup Finals | NBCSN |
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