CBS SPORTS NETWORK AIRS 10 DAYS OF WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES COVERAGE BEGINNING TUESDAY, DEC. 10

Coverage Includes Hockey, Snowboarding, Skiing, Figure Skating and Curling

December 9, 2013- Seattle, WA-  CBS Sports Network airs the 2013 World University Games from Trentino, Italy beginning on Tuesday, Dec. 10 (9:00 PM, ET) featuring the world’s best college-aged athletes, many of whom are bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, competing in hockey, snowboarding, skiing, figure skating and curling. CBS Sports Network’s schedule features nine men’s hockey games including the Bronze and Gold Medal games on Saturday, Dec. 21 (4:30 and 7:00 PM, ET), as well as the Gold Medal finals in various snowboarding and skiing events.

Trentino is located in the heart of the Alps, on a mountainous territory that has always been a link between the Mediterranean area and Central Europe.

The complete World University Games schedule on CBS Sports Network is listed below.

CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158.  For more information, including a full programming schedule and how to get CBS Sports Network, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.

Find out more info, results, and behind the scenes at the World University Games and USA Teams at wugusa.com.

The Winter Universiade is an international sporting and cultural festival, which is staged every two years in a different city. It is only second to the Olympic Games. The program of the Winter Universiade currently includes 6 compulsory sports (10 compulsory disciplines) and 1 or 2 optional sports chosen by the host country. It gathered a record of 2,511 participants in Torino, Italy, in 2007 and a record number of 52 countries in Erzurum, Turkey, in 2011.

Embracing FISU’s motto of ‘Excellence in Mind and Body’, the Winter Universiade incorporates educational and cultural aspects into 11 days of sports competitions, allowing university student-athletes worldwide to celebrate with the host city in a true spirit of friendship and sportsmanship.

 

CBS SPORTS NETWORK WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES SCHEDULE

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