If you’re like us, you’re counting down the days until the Feb. 7th Opening Ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Downhill skiing! Figure Skating! Luge! 16 days. 15 sports. 98 different events. And thousands of athletes competing for the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
The full day-by-day Sochi competition schedule is daunting. And, because of the time difference — nine hours to the East Coast and 12 to the West — U.S. audiences will be watching NBC’s taped prime-time competition while the next day’s events have already begun.
So, what’s the best way to watch the Winter Games?
NBC certainly hopes that you’ll tune in to the network’s live-streaming digital coverage during the day, and its taped events on television during prime time. But doesn’t that spoil the suspense? Perhaps, but network executives say that during the London Summer Games in 2012, people who watched live-streams during the day also tuned in to watch taped events in prime time, presumably without spoiling the viewing experience.
So, we’re going to give the live-streaming a try, between client meetings and conference calls of course!
Beginning on Thursday, Feb. 6, we’ll log in to NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports Live Extra mobile app (iPhone/iPad | Android) when we can during the day (230 hoursof live daytime broadcasts will also be available on the NBC Sports Network, NBCSN, and the NBCUniversal family of networks, from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m.). At night, we’ll sit down with our families to watch NBC’s prime time coverage on our flat screens. And we’ll do our best not to be the Olympic spoilers in the family. Let the games begin!