Halfway between Sochi and South Korea, Canada’s figure skaters go for gold

What’s on:

TODAY, JAN. 22

BASKETBALL: Miami Heat at Toronto Raptors, 5 p.m., SNOne; San Antonio Spurs at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m., SNOne.

GOLF: PGA, CareerBuilder Challenge, noon; Champions, Mitsubishi Electric, 4 p.m.; Abu Dhabi Championship, 1 a.m. (Sat.); all on GOLF.

HARNESS RACING: Fraser Downs, 7 p.m. HOCKEY: QMJHL, Cape Breton at Saint John, 4 p.m., SNP; NCAA, MinnesotaDuluth at Denver, 6:30 p.m., TSN2; WHL, Kamloops at Prince George, 7 p.m.; Tri-City at Kelowna, 7 p.m.; Medicine Hat at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m., Pacific Coliseum, TSN 1040.

RUGBY: Challenge Cup, Harlequins vs. Montpellier, 11:30 a.m., SNWORLD.

SKATING: National Championship: women’s short and ice dance short, 11 a.m., TSN; men’s short and pairs short, 4 p.m., TSN.

SOCCER: Germany, Hamburger vs. Bayern Munich, 11 a.m., SNOne.

TENNIS: Australian Open, 4 p.m., TSN2, TSN3; 7 p.m., TSN, TSN4; midnight, TSN, TSN3, TSN4.

WINTER SPORTS: Bobsleigh and skeleton World Cup, Whistler Sliding Centre, 2-9 p.m.

SATURDAY, JAN. 23

BASKETBALL: Georgetown at Connecticut, 9 a.m., CBS; Providence at Villanova, 9 a.m., FOX; Boston College at Notre Dame, 9 a.m., WSBK; Duke at North Carolina State, 11 a.m., CBS; Texas at Kansas, 11 a.m., TSN2; UCLA at Oregon, 1 p.m., CBS; Gonzaga at Pacific, 1 p.m., NBC; Vanderbilt at Kentucky, 1 p.m., TSN2; Pittsburgh at Florida State, 1 p.m., WSBK; Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers, 5:30 p.m., ABC, TSN2.

BOXING: Premier Champions, Garcia vs. Guerrero, 5 p.m., FOX, SN360.

CURLING: Manitoba Tournament of Hearts, Page Playoff, 4 p.m., SNOne.

GOLF: CareerBuilder Challenge, noon; Mitsubishi Electric, 4 p.m.; Abu Dhabi, 12:30 a.m. (Sun.); all on GOLF.

HOCKEY: Vancouver Canucks at Pittsburgh Penguins, 9:30 a.m., SNP, TSN 1040; Sledge Hockey World Challenge, gold medal, Canada vs. USA, 1 p.m., TSN; Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 p.m., CBC; Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings, 4 p.m., CITY; New Jersey Devils at Winnipeg Jets, 4 p.m., SNP; Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, 7 p.m., CBC; WHL, Kamloops at Prince George, 7 p.m.; Medicine Hat at Kelowna, 7 p.m.; Vancouver at Victoria, 7 p.m., TSN 1040.

LACROSSE: NLL, Colorado Mammoth at Vancouver Stealth, 7 p.m., Langley Events Centre, TSN 1410.

RUGBY: Champions Cup, Oyonnax vs. Ulster, 5 a.m., SNWORLD; Toulon vs. Bath, 7 a.m., SNWORLD.

SKATING: Nationals: women’s free and ice dance free, 10:30 a.m., CTV; pairs free and men’s free, 7 p.m., CTV; U.S. Championship, 3 p.m., NBC.

SKIING: Alpine skiing, women’s, 1 p.m. CBC; World Cup, moguls, 2 p.m. CBC.

SOCCER: England, Norwich City vs. Liverpool, 4:40 a.m., TSN; Crystal Palace vs. Tottenham, 6:30 a.m., SNP; West Brom vs. Aston Villa, 6:30 a.m., SNOne; Leicester City vs. Stoke City, 7 a.m., TSN4; Manchester United vs. Southampton, 7 a.m., TSN, TSN 1410; Sunderland vs. Bournemouth, 7 a.m., TSN5; West Ham vs. Manchester City, 9:30 a.m., SNOne, NBC; Germany, Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Borussia Dortmund, 9:15 a.m., SNWORLD.

TENNIS: Australian Open, 4 p.m., 6 p.m., midnight, TSN, TSN3, TSN4, TSN5.

WINTER SPORTS: Bobsled/skeleton World Cup, Whistler Sliding Centre, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (11 a.m., CBC); Ski Jumping, women’s World Cup, noon, CBC.

SUNDAY, JAN. 24

CURLING: B.C. Tournament of Hearts, semifinal, 11 a.m., SNP; final, 4 p.m., SNOne; Poirier Complex, Coquitlam.

FOOTBALL: AFC Championship, New England Patriots at Denver Broncos, noon, CBS, TSN 1410; NFC Champ., Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers, 3:30 p.m., FOX, TSN 1410.

HARNESS: Fraser Downs, 12:45 p.m. HOCKEY: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, 9:30 a.m., NBC, SN360; Calgary Flames at Carolina Hurricanes, 3 p.m., SNP; St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, 4 p.m., WGN; Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, 7 p.m., SNP.

SOCCER: England, Everton vs. Swansea, 5:30 a.m., TSN, TSN 1410; Arsenal vs. Chelsea, 7:30 a.m., SNW, TSN 1410.