OLN's Olympic preview show kicks off Sunday

OLN's Olympic preview show kicks off Sunday{mosimage}OLN, the leader in action sports and adventure programming, hits the slopes this winter with the hottest Olympic hopefuls on the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding on Sunday, Nov. 27, with "10 Weeks to Torino," a weekly show dedicated to the races and the athletes to watch in this pre-Olympic season.

Airing Sundays at 5 p.m. ET, "10 Weeks to Torino" will feature same-day coverage of many of skiing and snowboarding's biggest events beginning with the men's alpine World Cup races from Lake Louise, Alberta.

OLN's "10 Weeks to Torino" programming coincides with the most aggressive domestic event schedule ever for the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding, as U.S. athletes begin their march to the Olympics. The U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding '10 Weeks to Torino' schedule features 10 domestic events leading up to the Games. Athletes' performances at all "10 Weeks to Torino' events will factor into qualifying for U.S. Olympic teams.

'This is a pivotal year for the USSA' said Gavin Harvey, president of OLN. 'The U.S. Olympic team could be one of the strongest in years and OLN will be on the mountains and in the halfpipes so viewers can follow these athletes every step of the way to Torino.'

In addition to race coverage, "10 Weeks to Torino" will include weekly features on some of the top U.S. Olympic prospects, such as snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis, alpiner Bode Miller and moguls skier Jeremy Bloom. The show also will highlight some of the top ski locations in the world as OLN travels the globe to follow the top races and athletes on the circuit. A complete schedule follows (subject to change):

Nov. 27
Lake Louise, Alberta – men's alpine World Cup

Dec. 4
Beaver Creek, Colorado – VISA Birds of Prey, men's alpine World Cup;
Lake Louise, Alberta – women's alpine World Cup

Dec. 11
Aspen, Colorado – Sirius Satellite Radio Aspen Winternational, women's alpine World Cup;
Val D'Isere, France – men's alpine World Cup

Dec. 18
Val Gardena/Alta Badia, Italy – men's alpine World Cup

Dec. 25*
Breckenridge, Colorado – Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix;
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia – men's alpine World Cup

Jan. 1
Steamboat, Colorado – U.S. Olympic Team Trials (freestyle moguls/aerials);
Bormio, Italy – men's alpine World Cup

Jan. 8
Adelboden, Switzerland – men's alpine World Cup

Jan. 15
Mount Bachelor, Oregon – Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix;
Deer Valley, Utah – Chevrolet Freestyle International (moguls/aerials);
Wengen, Switzerland – men's alpine World Cup

Jan. 22
Mountain Creek, New Jersey – Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix;
Kitzbuehel, Austria – men's alpine World Cup

Jan. 29
Lake Placid, New York – Nature Valley Freestyle Cup (moguls/aerials);
Schladming, Austria – men's alpine World Cup;
Garmisch, Germany – men's alpine World Cup

Feb. 5
Chamonix, France – men's alpine World Cup;
Mountain Creek, New Jersey – Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix;
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** OLYMPIC BREAK **

March 19**
Lake Placid, New York – State Farm Snowboard Cup;
Are, Sweden – alpine World Cup Finals

April 1 (Sat.)
Sugarloaf, Maine – U.S. Alpine Championships;
Killington, Vermont – Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships

*Show will begin at 4 p.m. ET
**Show will begin at 3 p.m. ET

– Courtesy USSA News Bureau