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NBCSports.com, in conjunction with MediaZone and the U.S. Ski Team, will bring exclusive coverage of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Feb. 3-18 in �re, Sweden. Coverage available to the USA will include live web streaming daily, plus televised coverage of the men�s and women�s downhill, airing Feb. 17 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports. The International Ski Federation�s World Championships are held every two years, with world champion Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) and Olympic champion Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) headlining the action. Miller has medaled in the last three World Championships, winning double gold at the 2003 and 2005 championships. The U.S. Ski Team is enjoying one of its best seasons ever this winter and Miller, Mancuso and Lindsey Kildow (Vail, CO) are challenging for World Cup titles. Newcomer Steven Nyman (Provo, UT) also picked up his first World Cup win. �NBC Sports and NBCSports.com is committed to delivering the excitement and passion of Olympic sports on all of our platforms,� said Perkins Miller, Senior Vice President, Digital Media, NBC Sports & Olympics. �Through our partnership with the USSA, we can use the Internet to deliver these events to a passionate fan base that otherwise would not be able to watch them.� The broadcasts are a partnership with the FIS and European Broadcast Union, along with NBCSports.com, MediaZone and the U.S. Ski Team. NBC�s Olympic broadcast team of Tim Ryan, Todd Brooker and Steve Porino will call the action for NBC�s coverage of the men�s and women�s downhill airing on Feb. 17. New this year is NBCSports.com�s daily live coverage with partner MediaZone. Every race will be webcast live with natural sound, plus will be available on-demand after the competitions. �Our fans have the chance to really follow the World Championships from start to finish with live coverage from NBC and MediaZone,� said U.S. Ski Team Vice President of Marketing Communications Tom Kelly. �The Team has captured a lot of attention this year with great World Cup results across nearly every discipline going into the Championships in Sweden.� Night events and later daytime start times for the Championships in Sweden bring the daily webcasts into very reasonable daytime airtimes in the USA. No finals begin earlier than 6:30 a.m. ET, and four of the 11-event finals start mid-morning to early-afternoon ET. The entire two-week package is only $19.99, providing both live daily coverage and on-demand access to all the World Championship races. Single day coverage is $4.99. Fans can check out the coverage at www.nbcsports.com or www.mediazone.com. 2007 FIS ALPINE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS ON NBCSports.com (all times ET) Saturday, Feb. 3 Men's super G (6:30 a.m.) Sunday, Feb. 4 Women's super G (6:30 a.m.) Thursday, Feb. 8 Men's super-combined (6:30 a.m. downhill, 10:30 a.m. slalom) Friday, Feb. 9 Women's super-combined (6:30 a.m. downhill, 10:30 a.m. slalom) Saturday, Feb. 10 Men's downhill (6:30 a.m.) Sunday, Feb. 11 Women's downhill (6:30 a.m.) Tuesday, Feb. 13 Women's giant slalom (11 a.m. 1st run, 2 p.m. 2nd run) Wednesday, Feb. 14 Men's giant slalom (4 a.m. 1st run, 7 a.m. 2nd run) Friday, Feb. 16 Women's slalom (11 a.m. 1st run, 2 p.m. 2nd run) Saturday, Feb. 17 Men's slalom (4 a.m. 1st run, 7 a.m. 2nd run) Men's and Women's downhill (2:30 p.m., on NBC Sports) Sunday, Feb. 18 Nations team event (4 a.m. 1st run, 7 a.m. 2nd run) About MediaZone Social TV pioneer MediaZone is a leading global online broadcaster specializing in professionally-produced sports, international and entertainment video programming. MediaZone has established lasting partnerships with leading media brands including AOL, NBC Sports and the Shanghai Media Group and is the official online broadcast partner for major events such as Wimbledon, FIBA Basketball and SANZAR rugby. Through its next generation Social TV platform, MediaZone links premier content with unprecedented interactivity for a completely new user experience. The company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in China and Europe. MediaZone is a division of MIH Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Naspers (Nasdaq:NPSN). For more information, please visit: MediaZone.com.