Olympics Schedule 2010: Wednesday's events

Olympic medals will be won today in ladies' downhill skiing, ladies' and men's cross-country skiing, men's 1,000-meter speed skating, ladies' 500-meter speed skating, and the men's snowboarding halfpipe.

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US snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler soars through the air while training on the halfpipe at Cypress Mountain during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Tuesday.
Olympic events schedule: Wednesday Feb. 17, 2010

Coverage on USA Network begins at (9 am) 12 pm EST

and NBC-TV begins at (12 pm) 3 pm EST

and MSNBC-TV begins at (12 pm) 3 pm EST

Click on the name of the sport for information about the event and who to watch in each event.

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9 am (12 pm EST) CURLING - Women, @ Vancouver Olympic Center

China vs. Great Britain

Germany vs. USA

Switzerland vs. Sweden

Japan vs. Canada

10:15 am (1:15 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Ladies' sprint (1.2 kilometer) qualifying run

10:40 am (1:40 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Men's sprint (1.4 kilometer) qualifying

11 am (2 pm EST) ALPINE SKIING - Ladies' Downhill, medal event

12 pm (3 pm EST) HOCKEY - Men, Finland vs. Belarus

12:30 pm (3:30 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Ladies' sprint quarterfinals

12:58 pm (3:58 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Mens sprint quarterfinals

1:05 pm (4:05 pm EST) SNOWBOARDING - Men's halfpipe qualification

1:26 pm (4:26 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Ladies' sprint semifinals

1:38 pm (4:38 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Men's sprint semifinals

1:52 pm (4:52 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Ladies' finals, medal event

2:02 pm (5:02 pm EST) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Men's finals, medal event

2 pm (5 pm EST) CURLING - Men

Great Britain vs. France

USA vs. Switzerland

Denmark vs. China

Germany vs. Sweden

2:30 pm (5:30 pm EST) HOCKEY - Women, Canada vs. Sweden

4 pm (7 pm EST) SPEED SKATING - Men's 1,000 meter, medal event

4:30 pm (7:30 pm EST) HOCKEY - Men, Sweden vs. Germany

5 pm (8 pm EST) LUGE - Doubles - first run

5 pm (8 pm EST) SPEED SKATING - Ladies' 500 meter quarterfinals

5:15 pm (8:15 pm EST) SNOWBOARDING - Men's halfpipe semifinals

5:25 pm (8:25 pm EST) SPEED SKATING - Men's 1,000 meter heats

6:10 pm (9:10 pm EST) SPEED SKATING - Ladies' 500 meter semifinals

6:30 pm (9:30 pm EST) LUGE - Doubles - second run

6:32 pm (9:32 pm EST) SPEED SKATING - Men's 5,000 meter relay semifinals

7 pm (10 pm EST) CURLING - Women

Russia vs. Denmark

Great Britain vs. Sweden

China vs. Switzerland

7 pm (10 pm EST) HOCKEY - Women, Slovakia vs. Switzerland

7:07 pm (10:07 pm EST) SPEED SKATING - Ladies' 500 meter finals, medal event

7:15 pm (10:15 pm EST) SNOWBOARDING - Men's halfpipe finals, medal event

9 pm (12 am EST) HOCKEY - Men, Czech Republic vs. Slovakia

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