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SHOW BITS: A tale of 2 red carpets
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Show Bits brings you the 86th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
NBC says 45,000 illegal Olympic video posts or streams stopped
NEW YORK, N.Y. – NBC said it worked with Olympic officials to stop some 45,000 instances of illegally posted video or pirate streams that surfaced to show competition during the Sochi games.
Report says NBC Olympic coverage of athletes close to gender equity
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A report says female athletes got almost as much screen time as men during the Winter Olympics on NBC.
Now what? Some fans face the inevitable Olympic-sized comedown as the Games wrap
TORONTO – Chris Fansher offered a succinct approximation of how he’d feel when the Winter Olympics were over.
NBC says it’s pleased with its Sochi Olympic experience
NBC Universal’s Sochi performance is partly measured in gold, too.
Olympic Viewing: Putin’s seatmate, most tweeted Olympian
Highlights from television coverage of the Sochi Olympics:
Brimming with pride and medals, Russia closes costliest Olympics ever
SOCHI, Russia – Flushed with pride after a spectacular showing at the costliest Olympics ever, Russia celebrated 17 days of sport-driven global unity on Sunday night with a farewell show that hands off the Winter Games to their next host, Pyeongchang in South Korea.
Olympic Viewing: Costas’ commentary on ‘harsher or more lasting truth’ pierces Olympic bubble
Highlights from television coverage of the Sochi Olympics:
South Korean Olympic Committee protests results of women’s figure skating
SOCHI, Russia – The South Korean Olympic Committee has protested the results of the women’s figure skating competition, although the sport’s international governing body has not yet received the letter.
20 years later, Nancy Kerrigan is hopeful everyone is ready to move on from Harding drama
SOCHI, Russia – Nancy Kerrigan stood in front of a group of reporters, voice quivering and hands fidgeting as she described her emotions after watching a one-hour retrospective on the figure skating scandal that shook the Olympic earth 20 years ago.
Olympic Viewing: The wrong side of a miracle on ice for Americans
Highlights from television coverage of the Sochi Olympics:
Olympic gold medallist Sarah Hughes is translating skating for NBC’s online audience
STAMFORD, Conn. – NBC has built a formidable team of former ice champions to talk about current ones in Sochi, but left one back in the United States to try something new.
Olympic Viewing: Hockey-induced Twitter explosion, Emrick on duty
Highlights from television coverage of the Sochi Olympics:
Facebook says Shaun White, figure skating top list of talked-about Olympic topics
Snowboarder Shaun White is the most buzzed-about Olympic athlete on Facebook but figure skating is by far the sport that attracts the most interest.
Denied again: Canada wins figure skating silver despite golden hopes
SOCHI, Russia – Silver will look good around his neck but Patrick Chan had golden expectations at the Sochi Olympics.
Swiss heat up Olympics with 2 gold medals; Teen is first Asian man to win figure skating gold
SOCHI, Russia – A pair of skiers from Switzerland collected gold medals at the Sochi Games on Friday, and a teenager from Japan overcame a pair of falls to become the first Asian man to win an Olympic title in men’s figure skating.
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Patrick Chan wins silver medal at Winter Games
SOCHI, Russia – Canada’s Patrick Chan has won silver in men’s singles figure skating at the Sochi Games.
Olympic Viewing: ‘Plausibly live’ coverage of Plushenko retirement just doesn’t figure
Highlights from coverage of the Sochi Winter Olympics:
Chan second after men’s short program, trails Japan’s Hanyu entering free skate
SOCHI, Russia – Canada’s Patrick Chan has finished second in the men’s figure skating short program at the Sochi Olympics.
Olympic Viewing: Hockey artistry and ballet tough love
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia – Highlights from coverage of the Sochi Winter Olympics:
Olympic spirit: Junio’s generosity, Morrison’s grit give Canada 10th medal
SOCHI, Russia – A selfless act and an unexpected performance equalled a fifth straight day with a medal for Canada at the Sochi Olympics.
Being Johnny Weir: ‘Part of being afraid is not knowing. I know Russia. I don’t feel afraid.’
SOCHI, Russia – He promised himself something the first time he ever laced up a pair of skates. It’s the same thing Johnny Weir returns to in those quiet moments most evenings, just before the TV camera’s “on-air” light flashes red.
Volosozhar and Trankov win Olympic pairs figure skating title; Russia takes gold, silver
SOCHI, Russia – Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov won the Olympic gold medal in pairs figure skating Wednesday as Russia took the top two spots to reclaim its dominance of the sport.
Digital up, TV ratings down for CBC’s Olympic coverage so far
TORONTO – More than 28 million Canadians have tuned in to coverage of the Sochi Olympics so far and while some of the ratings numbers have been lower than the records set during the 2010 Vancouver Games, the CBC’s head of sports programming says he’s pleased with the early returns.