Olympic Equestrian TV coverage schedule

[Dressage Art]

http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/newsdisplay/viewPR.aspx?id=3340

NBC Universal will be airing 3,600 hours of coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, including the equestrian events, which will be taking place in Hong Kong. This total amount of coverage will be more than the hours of coverage for all the Olympic Games since 1960 Rome combined. All broadcasts will also be in high definition.

The schedule is as follows:
Date: Program—Time (EST) on Channel
Aug. 9: 3-Day: Dressage—2:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on USA
Aug. 11: 3-Day: Cross- Country— 6:00pm-8:00pm OXYGEN
Aug. 12: 3-Day: Stadium Team Gold Medal Final—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 13: Dressage—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 14: Dressage Team Gold Medal Final—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 15: Show Jumping—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 16: Dressage Individual – 5:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MSNBC
Aug. 17: Show Jumping Team Gold Medal Final 1st Round—10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m on NBC
Aug. 18: Show Jumping Team Gold Medal Final Round— 6:00pm-8:00 p.m. OXYGEN
Aug. 19: Dressage Individual Gold Medal Final - 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 21: Show Jumping Individual Gold Medal Final- 10:00am- 1:00 pm

[Portia]

There is also a lot of it that will be live streaming on the NBC website.

[ridgeback]

http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/newsdisplay/viewPR.aspx?id=3340

NBC Universal will be airing 3,600 hours of coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, including the equestrian events, which will be taking place in Hong Kong. This total amount of coverage will be more than the hours of coverage for all the Olympic Games since 1960 Rome combined. All broadcasts will also be in high definition.

The schedule is as follows:
Date: Program—Time (EST) on Channel
Aug. 9: 3-Day: Dressage—2:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on USA
Aug. 11: 3-Day: Cross- Country— 6:00pm-8:00pm OXYGEN
Aug. 12: 3-Day: Stadium Team Gold Medal Final—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 13: Dressage—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 14: Dressage Team Gold Medal Final—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 15: Show Jumping—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 16: Dressage Individual – 5:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MSNBC
Aug. 17: Show Jumping Team Gold Medal Final 1st Round—10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m on NBC
Aug. 18: Show Jumping Team Gold Medal Final Round— 6:00pm-8:00 p.m. OXYGEN
Aug. 19: Dressage Individual Gold Medal Final - 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 21: Show Jumping Individual Gold Medal Final- 10:00am- 1:00 pm

Thanks for posting this...and I just got rid of cable:lol:

[evenstar]

I'm excited now. They're using Oxygen and MSNBC for the Dressage, so I'll be able to watch! Last time 'round, they put things on Bravo, which is not offered on cable in my service area. And I confess I didn't want to switch to a dish network just for the Olympics, because my cable service (just standard, non-digital) is pretty much hassle-free (I know! Go figure! :eek:)

[Julz]

I wish we got Oxygen... will the streaming be at nbc.com?

[Phyxius]

http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/newsdisplay/viewPR.aspx?id=3340

NBC Universal will be airing 3,600 hours of coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, including the equestrian events, which will be taking place in Hong Kong. This total amount of coverage will be more than the hours of coverage for all the Olympic Games since 1960 Rome combined. All broadcasts will also be in high definition.


You ROCK!!! Thanks so much for posting this!! Gosh am I happy that I bought a 42" Samsung Flat HD TV and upgraded to the HD DVR. YAY YAY YAY!!:D

[dwblover]

Thank you for posting this!!! I was hoping there would be some coverage.:)

[canyonoak]

Hahahahahah..

10 AM-6 PM....

we will be lucky if there are TWO MINUTES of horse stuff during this entire period of time.

Like NBC is going to station entire camera crews in Hong Kong, as opposed to picking up feed from European crews--who WILL be there, I'm sure.

Yoo-hoo, Canadian neighbors-- are you going to have any actual blocks of time dedicated to actually covering HORSE stuff at Hong Kong?

Sigh.

I wish there was a way to pick up European TV coverage.

[freestyle2music]

Since the Olympic Equestrian Games are at HongKong we probably only will have coverage from the big equestrian countries.

But I promise you that I am going to point my satelite disc to HongKong.;)

[FEIwannabe]

Aug. 16: Dressage Individual – 5:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MSNBC

You mean they're going to show dressage for 12 hours???
:eek: :D

[Fixerupper]

In 2004 and at WEG there was a Cdn cable channel (Country Canada) that had fabulous equestrian coverage...alas, it has been bought by boring CBC, so no more horse sport :(.
I've been trying to find an internet feed, but no luck so far. North American coverage is pretty much contolled by NBC...the only clips from them will be USA medal wins or disasters!

[Mardi]

Does any one know of a way to get the EuroSport channel in the US ? They show equestrian sports often as part of their regular programming.

Thanks.

[Fixerupper]

Update..my friend Declan (on this BB) informed me that her internet search was more succesful than mine... there is a cable channel (at least in Canada) called 'Bold' that will be showing extensive Olympic equestrian coverage (maybe used to be Country Canada? - however these things work..) Check out 'Bold' cable...

[Jealoushe]

In 2004 and at WEG there was a Cdn cable channel (Country Canada) that had fabulous equestrian coverage...alas, it has been bought by boring CBC, so no more horse sport :(.
I've been trying to find an internet feed, but no luck so far. North American coverage is pretty much contolled by NBC...the only clips from them will be USA medal wins or disasters!

Are you sure? My mother was telling me she just re-purchased this channel as they allow a special rate for the Olympics and promise Equestrian events this summer from Bejing?

[springer]

The last summer olympics had far more coverage of BEACH VOLLEYBALL than equestrian events. Kinda tells you something about Americans, and it isn't good :)

[Portia]

Here's a link to the entire .pdf of the schedule that NBC released a couple of weeks ago. It has the streaming information as well as the broadcast/cable info. It is, as noted, subject to change:

http://nbcumv.com/special/S__Press_DEPTS_NBCMV_Press_Kits_2008_olympics_sche dule08.pdf

As for Eurosport, I think the only way you may be able to get it in North America is if you have a big satellite dish. But here's the Wikipedia entry for it, which explains better what it does and where than its own website does. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurosport

[cinthia]

Thanks, DA! Please keep us posted if you find that they change things.
How is your mare doing?

[Carol O]

Here's the TV schedule again! Posting here to bump it to the top again. Thanks Dressage Art!

[Carol O]

Oxygen tonight, Wed 8/13, 6 pm eastern time.

[Sannois]

Now that Eventing is over I can watch Dressage, so excited Oxygen is covering all the equestrian sports!
This is a bump as well~ :yes::lol:

[Carol O]

Posting again to bump this one up! Yes, this will be fun!

[Dr. Doolittle]

I put on Oxygen at 6:00 PM, and all that's on is tennis! :confused: :mad:

They HAVE had the eventing coverage on the past couple days, so I was hopeful that they would continue to be true to the posted schedule!

Anyone else having this same problem, or is *my* Oxygen channel suddenly F*ed up?!?

[trakehner013]

Yeah I was wondering the same thing. I have the same problem

[Sannois]

It's just Tennis! So bummed! :(

[Dr. Doolittle]

Where's that swearing icon when you need it??? :P

:sigh:

Cripes, when I checked about 20 minutes ago, they still had a full set to go; one can only hope that they will at least *try* to show SOME dressage after the damn tennis game is over!

(Or maybe tennis will take up the entire two hours, and after that we will return to our "regularly scheduled Oxygen programming" consisting of "Tori and Dean", and including every trite and excruciating detail of their over-exposed existences :rolleyes:....Sorry, but I am just POed at the horse programming getting bumped YET AGAIN!!!!!)

[Carol O]

Bump

[duecavalle]

they aired dressage -- all of FOUR rides! it was only on for 30 minutes. Very disappointing.

[Carol O]

Okay, okay, there could have been more, but wasn't it great to see those four rides? I am totally in love with Mythilus! This was the first time I have seen Courtney King-Dye ride. Very beautiful, classical style! They are poetry together! What talent! She will be fun to watch for a long time....

[Carol Ames]

Thank;) you! That's a big help!:yes:

[Carol Ames]

you can sill watch it on l live stream :yes:goto "rewin:winkgrin:d", after selecting "equestrian" under sportsI watched four rides, the top four?:confused:

[Carol O]

Bump...

[Carol O]

Bump.... Bump.....

[Carol O]

Shove....

Hey, August 16 is just a couple of days away!

How about that Team USA!

[sopheee]

I have the Bold Channel which was once known as Country Canada and is run by "boring old CBC".

I have already recorded EVERY SINGLE ride of the dressage so far. Tomorrow they are also showing the grand prix special in it's entirety.

Go CBC, go Bold! This is also the program which Cara Whitham commentates on, her insight as an O judge is really good. By the time the olympics are over I will have been able to watch every dressage and show jumping ride!

Whohooo!

[WBLover]

Oh, I thought dressage was done, because they were talking about who won "Team" and who won "Individual" so I thought it was combined.

So there is still an Individual competition? Are there any freestyles in it, or is it just the GP tests?

[Carol O]

Puff, puff, SHOVE...

I am getting my exercise keeping this at the top!

I think there is more dressage tomorrow...

Whew!

[Carol O]

Bump.

[Carol O]

After the 19th the show jumpers must take over.

Got any hay you need stacked?

Push....

[Carol O]

Push.....

[Carol O]

Elbow.......

[Carol O]

:)

[Carol O]

Bump.

[Carol O]

Go Team USA!

Go Steffan!!!!

Go Courtney!!!!!!

You guys are so much fun to watch! Thank you!!!!!!