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Olympic Sabre Television Listings

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

PLEASE READ ALL THE WAY DOWN FOR UPDATES.

As usual, Fencing.net has the scoop:

Women’s Individual Sabre: USA network on Friday, August 8 9; 2-3pm and again at 9:45-10:30 pm*

Women’s Team Sabre: USA network on Wednesday, August 13 14; 2-3:30pm and again at 10-11pm*

Men’s Team Sabre: MSNBC on Saturday, August 16 17; 10-11:30pm.*

Times are subject to change so please check your local listings for updates. Also watch NBCOlympics.com for possible streaming video options.

I downgraded my cable over a year ago because I wasn’t watching that much tv. So, do I upgrade for the Olympics? It’s very tempting….

*UPDATE 1:  I’ve found conflicting information on the dates and times. Another source lists August 9, 14, and 17, and it’s not clear what time zone the broadcast is listed in. I will keep this post updated with the latest information.

*UPDATE 2:  Yay! Cable’s back on, and the schedule pages at NBC have been updated. I think it’s clear that fencing will be broadcast in the U.S. on August 9th, 14th, and 17th. What is not clear are the times. For Women’s Individual Sabre, a window between 2:00 am and 2:00 pm EST is listed on USA Network, and 10:00 am EST to 6:00 pm EST for NBC. ARRRRGGH! How am I supposed to watch TV all day just to see fencing? Grrrrr.

*UPDATE 3: Dsapery over at Fencing.net has posted the times for the fencing events. The following are the times posted, in EST:

Women’s Saber - Fri Aug 8 to Sat Aug 9
10:00pm-1:45am Round of 64 through quarterfinals
7:00am Semifinals
7:50am Bronze Medal Match
8:10am Gold Medal Match

Women’s Saber Team - Wed Aug 13 to Thu Aug 14
9:30pm Quarterfinals
10:40pm Losers bracket
11:40pm Semifinals
12:50am 5th place and 7th place matches
6:00am Bronze Medal Match
7:00am Gold Medal Match

Men’s Saber Team - Sat Aug 16 to Sun Aug 17
9:30pm Quarterfinals
10:40pm Losers bracket
11:40pm Semifinals
12:50am 5th place and 7th place matches
6:00am Bronze Medal Match
7:00am Gold Medal Match

I’ve only listed these events because they are the only ones to be broadcast live in the U.S. You can catch the other times over at Dsapery’s post at Fencing.net.

MDR

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Fencing TV Schedule Update

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

David Sapery over at Fencing.net has posted the actual times for the fencing events. I’ve combined that information with the schedule posted on NBCOlympics.com. It’s likely that only the gold medal matches will be broadcast, the first time live and the second time as a replay in an afternoon window, but NBC lists such a large broadcast window that I included the entire schedule for these events. All times are U. S. Eastern Standard:

Women’s Saber - Sat Aug 9, USA Network 2am-2pm and NBC 10am-6pm
10:00pm-1:45am Round of 64 through quarterfinals
7:00am Semifinals
7:50am Bronze Medal Match
8:10am Gold Medal Match

Women’s Saber Team - Thu Aug 14, USA Network 2am-12pm
9:30pm Quarterfinals
10:40pm Losers bracket
11:40pm Semifinals
12:50am 5th place and 7th place matches
6:00am Bronze Medal Match
7:00am Gold Medal Match

Men’s Saber Team - Sun Aug 17, Universal HD 12am-12 am, MSNBC 5am-5 pm
9:30pm Quarterfinals
10:40pm Losers bracket
11:40pm Semifinals
12:50am 5th place and 7th place matches
6:00am Bronze Medal Match
7:00am Gold Medal Match

I’ve only listed these events because they are the only ones to be broadcast on U.S. television. Webcasts are still a possibility over at NBC’s website, so I’ll stay tuned there as well. For updates and the full event schedule, please check the links above, and stay tuned!!!

MDR

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Watching Fencing Live is a Blast

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Wow. I’ve had a great time keeping up with the fencing over at NBCOlympics.com. I’ve gotten up early almost every morning to catch the finals broadcast live. Much of the video is available just hours after the broadcast for those who work or sleep during those times, but watching Olympic Fencing live when you have no idea who is going to win is just amazing. There’s still time! While the individual events have ended, you can catch the team events starting with Women’s Sabre tonight at 9:30 ET!

One other thing I’ve discovered is that I will need to make a few changes to my previous panels. The foilists used the visor masks this year (a surprise to me as they did not use them at Worlds), and there are a few other smaller details I need to correct. I’ll get around to that eventually, but for now I need to remain consistent with my panels. I’ll have some more time soon so expect to see a little more experimentation in upcoming weeks. The details tend to really annoy me, but my end goal is to simplify my artwork so that it just gets the point across. The story and the characters are the most important things to me right now. Hopefully you’ll stick with me to see how things turn out!

MDR

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