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  Who will light the Olympic cauldron? Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

Let the Games begin

NBC kicks off 375 1/2 hours of Olympic Games television Friday at 8 p.m. ET with coverage of the star-studded Opening Ceremonies. More than 3.5 billion television viewers are expected to watch as 2,000 of the best athletes in the world march into Salt Lake City's Rice-Eccles Stadium and performers like Sting, the Dixie Chicks, LeAnn Rimes, Yo-Yo Ma and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir entertain the crowd. But the most anticipated moment of the evening will be the lighting of the Olympic cauldron. Who will get the honor?

  • Printable schedule: Olympic TV Coverage
  • Today's full schedule: Feb. 8


    TOTAL NBC HOURS: 3 1/2
    TOTAL CABLE HOURS: 3 1/2
    (All coverage listed at Eastern Times.)

    NBC: 8-11:30
    Featured sports:
    Opening Ceremony
    Ski Jumping (K90 individual)


    A LOOK AHEAD

    SATURDAY:
    Figure Skating:
    Pairs short program

    Freestyle skiing:
    Women's moguls finals



    Jacques Rogge
    IOC president Jacques Rogge has attended 14 Olympic Games as either a competitor or an official. This time around he's in charge. Rogge's task may be the toughest ever, as he oversees an Olympic movement surrounded by talk of scandal and security.

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