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Although there has already been a day of events in , the 2014 Winter Olympics really kick into high gear on Saturday. With the opening ceremony now out of the way, it's going to be wall-to-wall action.
Because NBC loves to tape-delay many events, it can be difficult to keep track of what's on and when. You can count on the high-profile events to come later in the night if you're watching in the United States, but with NBC using its family of networks, you can still get your fill of Olympic action across multiple channels.
Here's the television schedule for Saturday's action.
Women's Ice Hockey-USA vs. Finland
NBCSN
Women's Skiathlon
NBCSN
Women's Ice Hockey-Canada vs. Switzerland
MSNBC
Team Ice Dance Short Dance
NBCSN
Figure Skating-Team Women's Short Program & Pairs' Free Skate
NBCSN
2:30 p.m. ET (Tape Delay)
Men's Normal Hill Ski Jumping; Men's Biathlon 10km Sprint; Women's Biathlon
NBC
8 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Men's Snowboarding Slopestyle; Women's Freestyle Skiing Moguls; Women's Team Figure Skating
NBC
NBCOlympics.com Note: All Olympic events are streamed live on NBC Olympics Live Extra.
With so much on, it's smart to figure out which events should get high priority. No human being can watch every single second of the Olympics. Like any top athlete, you need to pace yourself and not attack it with too much, too early.
With that in mind, here are the top three events on Saturday.
Men's Snowboard Slopestyle 
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You can't talk about men's snowboard slopestyle without discussing Shaun White's decision to step out and focus on . Canadians Max Parrot and Sebastien took to Twitter to call out the American star, per Yahoo! Sports' .
It added a bit more intrigue to what looked like one of the most entertaining events already.
Both and Parrot have qualified for the final, with the latter posting an absurd 97.5 on Thursday. Parrot was nearly flawless during his second run and will be the man to beat on Saturday. He made sure to dig the knife into White that much more, as well, per :
I just think me and 'Seb' said something all the other riders would have loved to tell, but maybe are scared to tell," Parrot told on Thursday. "He choked a couple contests this year with not really good reasons. With him here he has the potential to be...Why choke on it for nothing?
The battle for gold will likely include Finland's , Sweden's Sven and Norway's . All four had great qualifying runs, while took home bronze in snowboard slopestyle at in Aspen at the Winter X Games.
Women's Moguls 
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Since it's so early in the Olympics, there aren't a ton of chances to see medals won and lost on Saturday. One such competition, though, is women's moguls. The competition will wrap up with the second qualifying run and the finals to come on the first day of action.
Reigning gold medalist Hannah Kearney of the USA is sitting pretty so far. She had the highest score in the first round of qualifying, posting a 23.05.
Two of Canada's -Lapointe sisters managed to crack the top three, with taking second and Justine taking third.
Eliza of the USA could be the one to watch, as she stepped up well in the absence of Heidi . The 28-year-old earned a fourth-place finish.
Women's Team Short Program 
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There's no medal on the line in this one, but you can't look past the sheer amount of star power that will be on the ice.
Ashley Wagner is a two-time United States champion who won silver at the 2012 Grand Final and bronze at the 2013 Grand Final, and she's probably the fourth-best skater on show Saturday.
Nancy Armour of USA Today thinks that Wagner is the United States' last hope when it comes to winning a medal in team figure skating after the men's earlier struggles:
With Jeremy Abbott melting down in epic proportions and Marissa and Simon struggling, the Americans need a strong showing from Wagner on Saturday to revive their hopes for a medal in the inaugural Olympic team competition.
It will be tough for the 22-year-old, as she'll be facing off with Italy's Carolina , Japan's Mao and Russia's Julia Lipnitskaya , all of whom are the best in the world.
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