What to watch this week in winter sports

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Planning to make her much-anticipated season debut this weekend, Lindsey Vonn will have to wait after scheduled races in St. Anton, Austria, were cancelled due to weather. Vonn, who sat out the start of the season with a knee injury, is now expected to make her season debut in Cortina, Italy, next week. A downhill race is scheduled for Friday, January 18, to replace the cancelled downhill in St. Anton. Another downhill will take place on Saturday, January 19, with super-G on Sunday, January 20. Vonn is expected to race all three.

Alpine action this weekend is headlined by two-time Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety, who is expected to lead a deep U.S. contingent in giant slalom, airing live Saturday on Olympic Channel.

A trio of Olympic medalists – Sochi Olympic champion Joss Christensen, two-time Olympic medalist Nick Goepper, and Sochi silver medalist Devin Logan headline the U.S. contingent in slopestyle as the freestyle skiing World Cup continues in Font Romeu, France.

PyeongChang Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins is expected to compete in two sprint events as the cross-country skiing World Cup moves to Dresden, Germany.

ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP — Adelboden, Switzerland

Day Time (ET) Event TV Stream
Saturday 4:15 a.m. Men’s Giant Slalom (Run 1) NBC Sports Gold
7:30 a.m. Men’s Giant Slalom (Run 2) Olympic Channel NBC Sports Gold
 Sunday 4:15 a.m. Men’s Slalom (Run 1) NBC Sports Gold
7:30 a.m. Men’s Slalom (Run 2) Olympic Channel NBC Sports Gold

*Same-day delay Races stream live on NBC Sports Gold for “Snow Pass” subscribers and will have a replay of the event. Click here for more info.

BIATHLON WORLD CUP — Oberhof, Germany

Day Time (ET) Event TV Stream
Thursday 8:20 a.m. Women’s 7.5km Sprint Olympic Channel
12:00 p.m. Women’s 7.5km Sprint* Olympic Channel
Friday 8:20 a.m. Men’s 10km Sprint Olympic Channel
12:00 p.m. Men’s 10km Sprint* Olympic Channel
Saturday 6:35 a.m. Women’s 10km Pursuit Olympic Channel
8:50 a.m. Men’s 12.5km Pursuit Olympic Channel
9:30 p.m. Women’s 10km Pursuit* Olympic Channel
10:30 p.m. Men’s 12.5km Pursuit* Olympic Channel
Sunday 5:35 a.m. Women’s 4x6km Relay Olympic Channel
8:20 a.m. Men’s 4×7.5km Relay Olympic Channel
3:00 p.m. Women’s 4x6km Relay* Olympic Channel
4:00 p.m. Women’s 4×7.5km Relay* Olympic Channel

*Same-day delay Races stream live on NBC Sports Gold for “Snow Pass” subscribers and will have a replay of the event. Click here for more info.

BOBSLED AND SKELETON WORLD CUP — Koenigssee, Germany

Day Time (ET) Event TV Stream
Friday 4:00 a.m. Men’s skeleton, Run 1 Olympic Channel
5:45 a.m. Men’s skeleton, Run 2 Olympic Channel
7:30 a.m. Women’s skeleton, Run 1 Olympic Channel
8:00 a.m. Men’s skeleton, Run 2* Olympic Channel
9:00 a.m. Women’s skeleton, Run 2 Olympic Channel Olympic Channel
Saturday 7:30 a.m. Women’s bobsled, Run 1 Olympic Channel
9:00 a.m. Women’s bobsled, Run 2 Olympic Channel Olympic Channel
10:30 a.m. Two-man bobsled, Run 1 Olympic Channel
12:00 p.m. Two-man bobsled, Run 2 Olympic Channel Olympic Channel
Sunday 7:30 a.m. Four-man bobsled, Run 1 Olympic Channel
9:00 a.m. Four-man bobsled, Run 2 Olympic Channel Olympic Channel

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING WORLD CUP — Dresden, Germany

Day Time (ET) Event TV Stream
Saturday 7:15 a.m. Men’s & Women’s Sprint NBC Sports Gold
1:00 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Sprint* Olympic Channel
Sunday 6:40 a.m. Men’s & Women’s Team Sprint NBC Sports Gold
1:00 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Team Sprint* Olympic Channel
Monday 12:00 a.m. Men’s & Women’s Team Sprint* NBCSN

*Same-day delay Races stream live on NBC Sports Gold for “Snow Pass” subscribers and will have a replay of the event. Click here for more info.

FREESTYLE SKIING WORLD CUP — Font Romeu, France and Calgary, Canada

Day Time (ET) Event TV Stream
Saturday 7:30 a.m. Slopestyle NBC Sports Gold
2:00 p.m. Slopestyle* Olympic Channel
3:30 p.m. Moguls Olympic Channel NBC Sports Gold

*Same-day delay All events stream live on NBC Sports Gold for “Snow Pass” subscribers and will have a replay of the event. Click here for more info.

LUGE WORLD CUP — Font Romeu, France and Calgary, Canada

Day Time (ET) Event TV Stream
Saturday 7:45 a.m. Doubles (Run 1) Olympic Channel
9:05 a.m. Doubles (Run 2) Olympic Channel
10:30 a.m. Women’s Singles (Run 1) Olympic Channel
11:55 a.m. Women’s Singles (Run 2) Olympic Channel
6:30 p.m. Doubles (Run 2)* Olympic Channel
7:00 p.m. Women’s Singles (Run 2)* Olympic Channel
Sunday 2:55 a.m. Men’s Singles (Run 1) Olympic Channel
4:30 a.m. Men’s Singles (Run 1) Olympic Channel
6:40 a.m. Team relay Olympic Channel
2:00 p.m. Men’s singles (Run 2)* Olympic Channel
Monday 11:00 p.m. Men’s singles (Run 2)* NBCSN

NORDIC COMBINED WORLD CUP — Val di Fiemme, Italy

Day Time (ET) Event TV Stream
Friday 3:55 a.m. Men’s HS135 NBC Sports Gold
7:25 a.m. Men’s 10km NBC Sports Gold
Saturday 3:55 a.m. Men’s HS135 NBC Sports Gold
8:05 a.m. Men’s Team Sprint 7.5km NBC Sports Gold
Sunday 3:55 a.m. Men’s HS135 NBC Sports Gold
8:25 a.m. Men’s 10km NBC Sports Gold

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP — Val di Fiemme, Italy and Sapporo, Japan

Day Time (ET) Event TV Stream
Friday 11:55 a.m. Men’s Individual (Qual.) NBC Sports Gold
Saturday 2:20 a.m. Women’s Individual NBC Sports Gold
9:55 a.m. Men’s Individual NBC Sports Gold
10:30 a.m. Women’s Individual* Olympic Channel
5:00 p.m. Men’s Individual* Olympic Channel
7:50 p.m. Women’s Individual NBC Sports Gold
Sunday 10:30 a.m. Women’s Individual* Olympic Channel
10:55 a.m. Men’s Individual NBC Sports Gold
5:00 p.m. Men’s Individual* Olympic Channel

*Same-day delay All events stream live on NBC Sports Gold for “Snow Pass” subscribers and will have a replay of the event. Click here for more info.

EUROPEAN SHORT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS — Dordrecht, Netherlands

Day Time (ET) Event TV Stream
Saturday 9:30 a.m. Day 1 NBC Sports Gold
Sunday 5:05 a.m. Day 2 NBC Sports Gold

EUROPEAN SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS — Collalbo, Italy

Day Time (ET) Event TV Stream
Friday 7:30 a.m. Day 1 NBC Sports Gold
3 p.m. Day 1* Olympic Channel
Saturday 5:05 a.m. Day 2 NBC Sports Gold
8:00 p.m. Day 2* Olympic Channel
Sunday 1:30 a.m. Day 2* NBCSN
6:30 a.m. Day 3 NBC Sports Gold
8:00 p.m. Day 3* Olympic Channel
Monday 1:00 a.m. Day 3* NBCSN

*Same-day delay All events stream live on NBC Sports Gold for “Snow Pass” subscribers and will have a replay of the event. Click here for more info.

SNOWBOARDING WORLD CUP — Bad Gastein and Kreischberg, Austria

Day Time (ET) Event TV Stream
Wednesday 7:00 a.m. Team Parallel Slalom NBC Sports Gold
Saturday 6:30 a.m. Slopestyle NBC Sports Gold

2023 French Open women’s singles draw, scores

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At the French Open, Iga Swiatek of Poland eyes a third title at Roland Garros and a fourth Grand Slam singles crown overall.

The tournament airs live on NBC Sports, Peacock and Tennis Channel through championship points in Paris.

Swiatek, the No. 1 seed from Poland, can join Serena Williams and Justine Henin as the lone women to win three or more French Opens since 2000.

Having turned 22 on Wednesday, she can become the youngest woman to win three French Opens since Monica Seles in 1992 and the youngest woman to win four Slams overall since Williams in 2002.

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But Swiatek is not as dominant as in 2022, when she went 16-0 in the spring clay season during an overall 37-match win streak.

She retired from her last pre-French Open match with a right thigh injury and said it wasn’t serious. Before that, she lost the final of another clay-court tournament to Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.

Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed, is her top remaining challenger in Paris.

No. 3 Jessica Pegula, the highest-seeded American man or woman, was eliminated in the third round. No. 4 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, who has three wins over Swiatek this year, withdrew before her third-round match due to illness.

No. 6 Coco Gauff, runner-up to Swiatek last year, is the top hope to become the first American to win a Grand Slam singles title since Sofia Kenin at the 2020 Australian Open. The 11-major drought is the longest for U.S. women since Seles won the 1996 Australian Open.

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2023 French Open men’s singles draw, scores

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The French Open men’s singles draw is missing injured 14-time champion Rafael Nadal for the first time since 2004, leaving the Coupe des Mousquetaires ripe for the taking.

The tournament airs live on NBC Sports, Peacock and Tennis Channel through championship points in Paris.

Novak Djokovic is not only bidding for a third crown at Roland Garros, but also to lift a 23rd Grand Slam singles trophy to break his tie with Nadal for the most in men’s history.

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But the No. 1 seed is Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who won last year’s U.S. Open to become, at 19, the youngest man to win a major since Nadal’s first French Open title in 2005.

Now Alcaraz looks to become the second-youngest man to win at Roland Garros since 1989, after Nadal of course.

Alcaraz missed the Australian Open in January due to a right leg injury, but since went 30-3 with four titles. Notably, he has not faced Djokovic this year. They could meet in the semifinals.

Russian Daniil Medvedev, the No. 2 seed, was upset in the first round by 172nd-ranked Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild. It marked the first time a men’s top-two seed lost in the first round of any major since 2003 Wimbledon (Ivo Karlovic d. Lleyton Hewitt).

All of the American men lost before the fourth round. The last U.S. man to make the French Open quarterfinals was Andre Agassi in 2003.

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