The Heartbeat

This week's edition of The Heartbeat includes events in Panorama (alpine skiing) and Canmore (cross-country skiing).

Sports being televised or streamed include cross-country skiing, bobsleigh, skeleton, alpine skiing, biathlon, swimming, soccer, London 2012 Olympics and snowboarding.


If you are participating in or know of an event that could be featured in The Heartbeat, please contact me: suzanne[at]sportcafe[dot]ca or via Twitter @olympichearts.

Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
December 13-16, 2012
Canmore, Alberta
More info
Competitors include: Alex Harvey, Devon Kershaw, Len Valjas, Ivan Babikov, Chandra Crawford, Perrianne Jones and Dasha Gaiazova
Click here for full list of Canadian competitors.

Alpine Skiing Nor-Am Cup
Dec 10-17, 2012
Panorama, BC
Monday, Dec. 10 - Ladies' super-G
Tuesday, Dec. 11 - Ladies' super combined, ladies' super-G
Wednesday, Dec. 12 - Men's slalom, ladies' giant slalom
Thursday, Dec. 13 - Men's slalom, ladies' giant slalom
Friday, Dec. 14 - Men's giant slalom, ladies' slalom
Saturday, Dec. 15 - Men's giant slalom, ladies' slalom
Sunday, Dec. 16 - Men's super-G, men's super combined
Monday, Dec. 17 - Men's super-G
More info

Olympic Sports On Television/Internet

World Cup Cross-Country Skiing
CBC Bold (and cbcsports.ca)
Thursday December 13 12:50pm Women's 10km from Canmore
Thursday December 13 2:20pm Men's 15km from Canmore
Saturday December 15 2:20pm Men's and Women's Sprint Finals - Canmore
Sunday December 16 12:50pm Women's 15km Skiathlon - Canmore
Sunday December 16 2:20pm Men's 30km Skiathlon - Canmore

CBC
Saturday December 15 3:00pm Women's 10km and Men's 15 km
Saturday December 15 5:00pm Men's and Women's Sprint Finals

Biathlon World Cup 3

Live stream
Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km Relay
December 13, 2012 11:00 from Italy (UTC+1) 5:00am EST (UTC-5)
Men 10 km Sprint 
December 15, 2012 10:00 (UTC+1)
Women 7.5 km Sprint
December 15, 2012 13:00 (UTC+1)
Men 12.5 km Pursuit 
December 16, 2012 10:00 (UTC+1)
Women 10 km Pursuit
December 16, 2012 13:00 (UTC+1)

Alpine Skiing
Snowtime
Highlighting latest news from World Cup skiing circuit every week
Friday 1:30pm; replay
Saturday 12:00am; replay
Sunday 3:30pm CBC Bold

Men's Downhill from Val Gardena
Saturday December 15, 2012 4pm CBC
Men's Super-G from Val Gardena
Friday December 14, 2012 2pm EST Sportsnet
Saturday December 15, 2012 3pm EST Sportsnet ONE
Men's Giant Slalom from Alta Badia, ITA
Sunday December 16, 2012 9pm EST Sportsnet (check local listings)
Ladies' Downhill from Val D'Isère
Saturday December 15, 2012 4pm EST Sportsnet ONE
(rebroadcast on Sportsnet in the evening)
 Follow live results here.

Bobsleigh/Skeleton

Men's Skeleton
Friday December 14, 2012 2:00pm EST Sportsnet ONE
Women's Bobsleigh
Friday December 14, 2012 3:00pm EST Sportsnet ONE
Women's Skeleton
Saturday December 15, 2012 5:00pm EST Sportsnet ONE
Men's Bobsleigh
Saturday December 15, 2012 6:00pm EST Sportsnet ONE
Sunday December 16, 2012 3:00pm and 4pm EST Sportsnet ONE
(rebroadcast later in the evening on Sportsnet)

Dew Tour from Breckenridge- Snowboard/Freeski

Ski Big Air
Saturday December 15, 2012 2:30pm
Sportsnet Saturday 9:00pm Sportsnet ONE
Monday 3:00pm Sportsnet ONE
Ski Slopestyle
Sunday December 16, 2012 1:00pm Sportsnet ONE
Ski Super-Pipe
Tuesday December 18, 2012 2:00pm and 8:00pm Sportsnet ONE
Snowboard Big Air
Thursday December 20, 2012 2:00pm Sportsnet

Swimming Short Course World Championships
Instanbul, Turkey
More info
Live streaming

Grand Slam of Curling
December 13-16, 2012
Various times Sportsnet and Sportsnet ONE (check local listings)

Women's Soccer
FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Emblem Launch
December 14, 2012 2pm TSN

London 2012 Olympics

Women's Soccer Bronze Medal Match - Canada vs France
December 13, 2012 7:30pm TSN2
Canadian Medal Performances
December 14, 2012 9:00pm TSN2
December 15, 2012 5:30am TSN2
Women's Soccer Semi-Final - Canada vs USA
December 15, 2012 2:30am TSN2
Canada's 4x100m relay
December 15, 2012 6:30am TSN2

FIS Snowboard Magazine
Monday 8:30pm EST Sportsnet ONE
repeated Thursday 8pm EST Sportsnet ONE

Meet/Support Canada's Athletes
Olympic Bronze Women's Soccer Melissa Tancredi
December 22, 2012 - hour long playing session for boys and girls age 9-14
December 23, 2012 - speech and autograph/photo session Ancaster, Ontario
More Info