S. Spunky skater Danielle is one of five children, and is coping with
her parents' recent divorce and attempting to adjust to a new life in a
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Freeman are the executive producers for TWI-IMG, and
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coverage.
"'Olympic Ice,' is a unique program with an incredible roster of talent , that
will give viewers and the legions of loyal figure skating fans an
unprecedented, all-access pass behind the scenes of skating's biggest stage.

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East Coast and Italy, and will feature the most high
definition coverage in Olympic television history. He will anchor NBC's daytime and late night Olympic
telecasts in his sixth Olympics with NBC. All of the biggest
athletes will compete in primetime, including Salt Lake short track star Apolo
Anton Ohno, snowboarding champions Shaun White and Lindsay Jacobellis, 2005
alpine skiing world champions Daron Rahlves and Bode Miller and the stars of
the Winter Olympics' most popular sport - figure skating.
(Photo: http: //www. In her career she has won an unprecedented
43 championships, including five World Championships , eight consecutive and
nine overall U.

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team.
But the physical demands are not the only sacrifice these skaters have
made to make it to the top.
NBCOlympics. East West
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DCI's ownership consists of four
shareholders: Discovery Holding Company (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB), Cox
Communications , Inc. Network primetime coverage, hosted by Costas, begins on
Friday, Feb.m. ET on weekdays, with special expanded
coverage on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb."
The extended family of NBC Universal cable networks will present a total
of 233. "We believe the communities we serve will value our relationship with
Michelle. I come from a Chinese-American
family. It is also one of the largest financial
institutions in the nation focusing on the Chinese-American community.

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NEW YORK, NBC Universal's unprecedented coverage
of the Torino Olympic Winter Games features the most coverage - including the
most live coverage - across the most platforms of any Winter Olympics in
history when the XX Olympic Winter Games from Torino, Italy commence one month
from today, Feb. Jamie Sale and David Pelletier will serve as analysts on "Olympic Ice.

Michelle Kwan - New East West Bank Spokesperson

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Skating is an expensive sport, from coaches to
lessons to costumes, and paying for it proves to be a struggle for Danielle
and her family.press.5 hours of coverage (121. history, Michelle Kwan 's skating
brilliance and accomplishments have earned her a place among the all-time
greats of the sport.

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5 hours of Olympic
coverage per day. 10 with the Opening Ceremony, and will feature the Winter Games'
marquee sports, including figure skating, alpine skiing, speed skating, short
track , snowboarding, ski jumping and freestyle skiing. SAN MARINO, Calif., East West Bank -
one of the nation's premier community banks and a leading institution focused
on Chinese American and other niche markets - proudly announces figure skating
champion Michelle Kwan as its new spokesperson.

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"Michelle Kwan represents the best of East and West and we are honored to
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her to our family," said Dominic Ng, Chairman President and CEO of East West
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Sandy, Alissa, Bebe and Danielle immerse
themselves in competition, but mastering salchows and camel-spins in twice-
daily sessions on the ice is only part of their training to become world-class
skaters."
"Olympic Ice" will be hosted by Mary Carillo, her eighth Olympic
assignment and fifth with NBC, with Button and Hamilton alternating as co-
hosts.

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Kwan commented, "I see in East West Bank the same values that I
cherish and have been taught by my own family.

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How will Sandy cope with being on her own- and with facing
her last chance for the Gold?
Off the ice, audiences will witness the girls' attempt to integrate
average teenage activities into their busy worlds, and deal with real-life
issues.com. The Networks of NBC Universal, NBC, USA, MSNBC, CNBC,
NBC HD and Universal HD will provide 416 total hours of coverage, an increase
over the 375.com, America 's online home of the Torino Games, will provide
live results, up-to-the-minute TV listings, breaking news, feature stories and
a video intensive digital media experience never before offered by an American
television network
The NBC network schedule is divided into three dayparts: daytime,
primetime and late night, totaling 182.
Over 16 days of the Torino Games, the cable networks of NBC Universal will
average 14 hours of Olympic coverage per day. "Olympic
Ice" launches the day of the Opening Ceremony, Friday, Feb. 10 and airs
nightly through the Games' figure skating competition, 6-7 p.newscom .0 billion in
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Figure Skating Championships on January 16, and with only three spots open on
the U. Discovery has grown from its core property, the
Discovery Channel, first launched in the United States in 1985, to current
global operations in more than 160 countries and territories with 1. Hendricks,
the Company's Founder and Chairman.

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3 billion
cumulative subscribers. DCI's other properties consist of Discovery Education and Discovery
Commerce, which operates 120 Discovery Channel Stores. 10-26."
NBC's Olympic broadcast team has won a combined 19 Olympic medals (11
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Discovery Communications, Inc.5 original
hours) over 17 days. She and East West Bank strive for excellence and reflect the same
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Ms. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, East West Bank, is one of the
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S. The NBC Olympic figure skating team alone
has won six (five gold and one bronze). My parents arrived here with nothing, and through hard work and
determination they made a life for themselves.

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With the U.
Horowitz and Mark R. is the leading global real-world media and
entertainment company. The announcement was made today by Dick Ebersol, Chairman,
NBC Universal Sports + Olympics and Executive Producer of NBC's Olympic
coverage.com and NBCOlympics. National Championships and two Olympic medals .

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TLC followed four young skaters -- Alissa Czisny, Sandy Rucker, Beatrisa
(Bebe) Liang and Danielle Kahle -- with exclusive access over the past several
months as they trained and competed in preparation for the U.
In addition to the extensive primetime coverage, NBC will also provide
daily daytime and late night programming, hosted by Lampley, from Torino.
The most decorated figure skater in U.

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Olympic team, these elite athletes will put years of training to the
test as they strive for perfection and compete against each other. Alissa, the unexpected rising star whose style
and grace is compared to that of Nancy Kerrigan and Peggy Fleming, travels
four hours each day to Detroit for training while Bebe, a superb athlete who
works on jumps usually reserved for male competitors, wakes up early each
morning to weight train and run on the treadmill alongside her mother. Browde is the executive producer for TLC.
Seventeen-time Emmy Award winner Bob Costas returns as primetime host for
the Torino Winter Games, his seventh with NBC Sports and his sixth as
primetime host.

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Kwan will represent East West Bank throughout the communities it serves
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S. Over the 17 days of the
Torino Games the Networks of NBC Universal will average 24.5 hours on USA, MSNBC and CNBC, more than 75 percent of which is live
coverage, an increase from the 207 hours on CNBC and MSNBC from Salt Lake.
"Figure skating is a sport with its own subculture filled with behind-the-
scenes intrigue, fashion, glamour and tremendous drama," said Ebersol.

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Championships
and a possible slot on Team USA. These young women also endure dance and Pilates classes and spend
long hours at the gym to keep their bodies in peak physical condition.
From failures and pain to success and victory , TLC captures all of the
jitters and exhilaration as Danielle, Bebe, Alissa and Sandy axel, lutz and
toe-loop their way to victory!
ICE DIARIES is produced by TWI-IMG for TLC. The Torino coverage will include the most
live coverage ever of a Winter Games, despite the six-hour time difference
between the U.
"I am thrilled that we have expanded our Olympic coverage and have
assembled the best collection of winter sports broadcasters to tell the many
great stories that are expected to unfold in Torino," Ebersol said. The one-hour
program, dedicated to an entertaining mix of breaking news, in-depth analysis
and exclusive athlete interviews, will provide the most comprehensive coverage
ever of the sport. The show will utilize the unparalleled experience of NBC's
skating experts and the unique resources of NBC's production team to provide
viewers an inside look into the world of Olympic figure skating. ET, on USA
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TLC's ICE DIARIES Profiles the Long Hard Road to Gold for Top Competitive Figure Skaters

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BBC America in the United States.discovery .5 hours of coverage on NBC, CNBC and MSNBC from Salt Lake, the
previous record for a Winter Games . Costas has won the Emmy Award for each Olympics he has served
as primetime host. The always-entertaining Olympic late night show will blend
additional competition, medal ceremonies, musical performances and, on
weekdays, special Olympic editions of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
The newest addition to the NBC Olympic schedule is "Olympic Ice," a unique
programming concept on USA Network providing a daily all-access pass inside
the Olympic Winter Games' most popular sport - figure skating .

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- New Ten-Part Series Provides Exclusive Access as Four Young Women Compete
for a Slot on Team USA in Pursuit of Their Olympic Dreams -

SILVER SPRING, Md. In ten
hour-long episodes with exclusive access behind-the-scenes, TLC follows their
trials and tribulations as they face off in the hopes of making the U. In
addition to struggling with an injury, reigning champion Sandy recently moved
away from her family in California to train with a world-renowned coach in
Colorado Springs. DCI's over 90 networks of distinctive programming
represent 25 network entertainment brands including TLC, Animal Planet, Travel
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Meet their family and friends, tutors and teachers that
motivate our skaters and shape their worlds, and see how the girls' dedication
to the sport distinguishes them from their peers."
Check NBCUMV. Listings updates will be available on NBCOlympics.S.

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They taught me the importance
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, In the new series ICE DIARIES,
premiering on Friday, January 6 at 10 PM (ET /PT), TLC chronicles the lives of
four young women on the brink of success as they make the final push toward
achieving the seemingly unattainable: going for gold at Torino.

Artwork is available at http://www.S. Jim Lampley will work his 13th Olympics, surpassing ABC's
legendary Jim McKay with the most-ever Olympic broadcast assignments for any
television commentator.
For the first time, legendary skating analyst Dick Button joins NBC
Universal's Winter Games coverage , co-hosting the newest addition to the NBC
Olympic schedule, "Olympic Ice," a unique show on USA Network providing a
daily all-access pass inside the Olympic Winter Games' most popular sport -
figure skating.