CBC'S COVERAGE OF THE SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES: PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS FOR TUE. FEB. 18

Seven medals will be on the line on Tuesday, Day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, including Women’s Short-Track Speed Skating 3,000m Relay; Men’s 10,000m Speed Skating; Women’s Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom; Men’s Nordic Combined Individual Large Hill, Men’s Freestyle Skiing Ski Halfpipe, Men’s 15KM Mass Star Biathlon (rescheduled from Monday), and Men’s Snowboard Cross (rescheduled from Monday). Additionally, the Men’s hockey tournament kicks in to high gear with qualification for the playoffs while the curling competitions hurry hard to the final playoff rounds.

*Schedule Change: Please note that the Snowboard Cross - Men’s Final has been rescheduled for Tuesday Feb. 18 at 1:30 a.m. ET on CBC due to poor weather in Sochi.

*Schedule Change: Please note that the Biathlon - Men’s 15km Mass Start has been rescheduled for Tuesday Feb. 18 at 5:30 a.m. ET on Sportsnet One due to poor weather in Sochi.

Norway will go up against Great Britain to see who will advance on to play Sweden in the Semi-Finals.

Defending Nordic Combined Olympic champion, Bill Demong of the U.S. is a medal favourite along with Eric Frenzel of Germany won the 2013 Nordic Combined Title. Bernhard Gruber of Austria and Jason Lamy-Chappuis of France should also be medal contenders.

Russia will face-off against Norway, as the remaining eight teams attempt to make it through to the quarter finals.

This event has been contested at the World Championship since 1996 and the Netherlands have never failed to produce a winner. Dutch skater Sven Kramer is a three-time World Champion but was disqualified at Vancovuer 2010 after skating into the wrong lane.

Canada is expected to compete for a medal in this event with Mike Riddle and Justin Dorey leading the way. The American skiers should put up a tough challenge with David Wise and Torin Yater Wallace who came first and second, respectively, at the 2013 World Championship. France’s Thomas Krief is also a medal threat.

The Canadian team of Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse are defending Olympic Champions and will be looking to be the first to repeat as Olympic Champions. Jenny Ciochetti will pilot Canada 2. Elana Meyers of the USA and Sandra Kiriasis of Germany are expected to pose the biggest challenge to Humphries.

Czech Republic and Slovakia will go head to head for a chance to appear in the Quarter Finals.

Switzerland and Latvia will be competing against each other in the Qualification round.

Canada’s Mike Riddle and Justin Dorey hope to be in the hunt for the podium.

OLYMPIC PRIMETIME hosted by Ron MacLean, CBC-TV and cbc.ca/olympics will be bringing Canadians context from the eleventh day of Olympic Competition from Sochi. Check local listings for start times. The full broadcast schedule can be found here.

The top 16 athletes after two runs will advance to the final in this event. On the women’s side, Isabella Labock and Amelie Kober of Germany and Austria’s Julia Dujmovits are considered favourites. Caroline Calvé, Arianne Lavigne and Marianne Leeson are expected to represent Canada. On the men’s side of the competition, Canada’s Jasey-Jay Anderson is the defending Olympic Champion and is expected to be joined by Michael Lambert and Matthew Morison. Benjamin Karl of Austria and Vic Wild, representing Russia, should also pose threats to reach the podium.

The USA’s Ted Ligety, the defending World Champion and a four-time World Cup Champion, is expected to move on to the final and compete for a medal. Other skiers to watch should include Marcel Hirscher of Austria and Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal.

Caroline Calvé, Arianne Lavigne and Marianne Leeson of Canada hope to compete for medals on the women’s side, while Jasey-Jay Anderson, Michael Lambert and Matthew Morison hope to be in the mix in the men’s competition.

Canada’s Alex Harvey and Devon Kershaw won the World Championship in 2011 and finished fourth in 2013. They are expected to compete strongly for a medal if they can advance through the semifinal. On the women’s side, Perianne Jones and Daria Gaiazova will represent Canada however the teams from Sweden and the USA are projected as the ones to beat.

*CBC will have coverage of this event from 5 - 7:30 a.m. ET

Women’s Semifinal 1 will see Great Britain compete against Team Canada.

Women’s Semifinal 2 will have Sweden against Switzerland.

Note: Participant lists are subject to change. Visit cbc.ca/olympics for up-to-date event details.

CBC NEWS:

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The National is available during the Olympic Winter Games on CBC-TV and CBC News Network as well as live streaming and on-demand at cbcnews.ca/thenational. For news any time, visit CBCNews.ca or download the CBC News app.

CBC Radio keeps listeners connected to the action from Sochi 2014 on World Report with David Common every weekday morning and Olympics Today - a highlights and results recap - 7 days a week at :25 minutes after the hour.

CBC.CA/OLYMPICS - Canada’s Olympic Network Website

During the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, cbc.ca/olympics will offer Canadians a number of commentated, multilateral feeds—a Canadian first. A continuously updated version of the daily schedule across all networks is available at cbc.ca/olympics.The website will also feature the latest news, sports and videos from Sochi 2014. This will be the first Olympic Winter Games in which Canadians will be able to livestream all events directly to their smartphones or tablets.

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