Olympics Figure Skating TV Schedule: Watch Yuna Kim, Patrick Chan- Sochi 2014 Gold-Medal Favorites Online (NBC Broadcast Time)

Feb 07, 2014 07:15 AM EST

With more Olympic events than ever before, competition for the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games will begin one day prior to the Opening Ceremony. Figure skating competition begins Thursday, Feb. 6, with the team event pairs and men's short programs. NBC will begin its primetime coverage of the Winter Olympics events on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.

South Korea's Yuna Kim is the gold-medal favorite on the woman's side, she will compete on Feb 19 and Feb 20 in ladies short program and free skating while three-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada will be aiming to win his first Olympic medal in the men's singles.

In addition to the singles, pairs and ice dancing events, a figure skating team contest will also be held in Sochi - marking the event's debut on the Olympic programme. Ten countries will send out one entry in each of the four disciplines: men, women, pairs and ice dance. Points will be awarded to each skater/couple for their routines and the team with the highest number of aggregate points will win the gold medal.


The NBC television figure skating schedule is below. All times are Eastern.

February 6: 8:00 pm -- 11:00 pm

Team men's short program and team pairs short program

February 8: 9:30 am -- 2:30 pm

Team ice dance short dance, team ladies short program, and team pairs free skate

February 9: 10:00 am -- 1:00 pm

Team men's free skate, team ladies free skate, and team free dance

February 11: 10:00 am -- 1:30 pm

Pairs short program

February 12: 10:00 am -- 2:00 pm

Pairs free skate

February 13: 10:00 am -- 3:00 pm

Men's short program

February 14: 10:00 am -- 2:15 pm

Men's free skate

February 16: 10:00 am -- 2:00 pm

Ice dance short dance

February 17: 10:00 am -- 1:30 pm

Ice dance free dance

February 19: 10:00 am -- 3:00 pm

Ladies short program

February 20: 10:00 am -- 3:00 pm

Ladies free skate

Find out the Full schedule for Figure Skating at www.sochi2014.com.