Alaska's Olympians: dispatches, schedule

For the first time since the opening day of competition, no Alaskans are competing today at the Winter Olympics. So what's a loyal AK fan to do? A few suggestions:

• Watch Canada's hockey team try to rebound from its soul-sucking loss to the United States by beating Germany at 3:30 p.m. (if you can find it on TV then);

• Watch the women collide in midair in skicross in the noon finals (if you can find it on TV then);

• Watch Bode Miller try to win another medal, this time in the giant slalom, with runs at 8:30 a.m. and noon ( if you can find it on TV then);

• Watch the women's short program in figure skating at 3:30 p.m. (if you can find it on TV then).

Alaskans at the Olympics

(all times AST)

TODAY

No Alaskans competing

WEDNESDAY

Men's cross-country, relay, 10:15 a.m. (James Southam, pending coaches' decision)

THURSDAY

Women's cross country, relay, 10 a.m (Kikkan Randall, Holly Brooks, pending coaches' decision)

Women's hockey, gold-medal game, 2:30 p.m. (Kerry Weiland)

FRIDAY

Men's biathlon, relay, 10:30 a.m. (Jay Hakkinen, Jeremy Teela)

SATURDAY

Women's cross country, 30-K classic, 10:45 a.m. (Holly Brooks, Kikkan Randall, pending coaches' decision)

Sunday

Men's cross country, 50-K classic, 8:30 a.m. (Southam, pending coaches' decision)

Closing ceremonies, 5 p.m.

Must-see TV

Sunday's hockey clash between Canada and the United States was the most-watched sports program in Canadian history, according to a press release from CTV network in Canada. It drew an average of 10.6 million viewers, surpassing the previous most-watched sports program -- the 2002 Olympic gold-medal game between the same two countries, which drew 10.2 million viewers, according to CTV.

By comparison, last month's Super Bowl on NBC drew 106.5 million viewers, becoming the most watched program of any kind in U.S. history. There are 308.7 million people in the United States. There are 33.3 million in Canada. Do the math, and you'll see the percentage of Canadians who watched the hockey game was about the same as the percentage of Americans who watched the Super Bowl.

Vancouver Olympics 411

Ghana, Bahamas, Gabon and The Cayman Islands made their Winter Olympic debuts in Vancouver.

Dispatch Alaska

James Southam, Anchorage cross-country skier, on the scene at the Olympic Village after the United States beat the Canadian hockey team on Sunday:

"The Canadians in the dining hall were really quiet tonight... Atta way USA."

-- tweet at nbcolympics.com

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Compiled by Anchorage Daily News sports editor Beth Bragg. Daily News wire services contributed to this report.