Winter Olympics Women's Hockey - Russia Vs Germany Live Stream: Watch Online Free 8:00 AM ET - Russia Looks To Defend Its Turf At Home

Winter Olympics women's hockey - Russia vs Germany live stream: Watch online free 8:00 a.m. ET as group B gets under way Sunday on US television.

Russia will indeed have one important thing in its corner vs Germany, Japan, Sweden and others as the 2014 Winter Olympics gets underway - homefield advantage as the Olympics are hosted by Sochi, Russia. Watch the free live stream online to see if the homefield advantage could put them over the edge with a tough matchup to start the opening round of pool-play for women's hockey.

According to the International Ice Hockey Federation, Russia is the fourth ranked team in the world while Germany is ranked seventh.

Watch the free live stream online of the Sweden vs Japan game or any other women's hockey game for the Winter OlympicsL

Date: Sunday, Feb. 9
Start Time: 8 a.m. ET
TV Info: NBCSN
Live Stream: NBC Olympics Live Extra