PRIME VIEWING TODAY'S TV HIGHLIGHTS.Byline: Tom Hoffarth Hockey The U.S. women, who have outscored their three opponents 18-3, take on a Sweden team in the semifinals that can boast of being the only one so far to score on Canada. Win this, and the Americans have a date with rival Canada in the gold-medal game Monday. Lose, and bronze is the best they can get. USA Network, 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m. (live); Canada vs. Finland on MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company , noon-2:30 p.m. (live) Snowboarding Lindsey Jacobellis, the curly blonde poster girl all over the bus stops and billboards, can become the first woman to win gold in the wild, paint- swapping cross event (also known as SBX SBX Snowboard Cross SBX Sea-Based X-Band Radar (missile defense) SBX Sports Bet Express SBX Sodium Borate (wood preservative treatment) ), following the men's gold won by American Seth Wescott. Channel 4, 8-11:30 p.m. (delayed), also Channel 4, 4-5 p.m. Skiing More of the Lindsey Kildow comeback story in the women's combined, two days after she failed to medal in the downhill. Channel 4, 8-11:30 p.m. (delayed) Skeleton You gotta wonder if former U.S. favorite Zach Lund is pulling his hair out having to watch this from the sidelines. Just because the folically challenged Lund resorted to using Propecia, which has the Olympic-banned steroid-blocking finasteride Finasteride Definition Finasteride is a drug that belongs to the class of androgen inhibitors, which means that it blocks the production of male sex hormones. It is sold in the United States and Canada under the brand names Proscar and Propecia. , he's been banned from competing. Eric Bernotas and Chris Soule are the top U.S. sliders sliders a species of tortoise kept as pets. They have a black shell and a red stripe behind the eye. Called also Chrysemys scripta elegans, red-eared sliders. now. Channel 4, 8-11:30 p.m. (delayed) Figure skating Polka polka, ballroom dance for couples in 2/4 time. Originated by Bohemian peasants about 1830 from steps of the schottische and other dances, the polka by 1835 reached the drawing rooms of Prague, from which it spread to the capitals of Europe. or salsa? The first of three nights for ice dancing, with newly credential U.S. citizen Tanith Belbin grabbing hold of teammate Ben Agosto. The U.S. hasn't won a medal in this competition since '76. Channel 4, 8-11:30 p.m. (delayed) CAPTION(S): Box: (1) MEDAL DETECTOR (2) PRIDE OF AMERICA Pride of America is a cruise ship and a member of the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) fleet. Inaugurated during the 2005-2006 cruise season, she is the first U.S. flagged cruise ship in close to 50 years [1]. |
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