How to Watch the 2022 Winter Olympics – WIRED

Hey, did you know its time for the Olympics again? Thats right, just seven months after the 2021 (ne 2020) Summer Olympics, the 2022 Winter Games will be held in Beijing starting on February 2.

Attendance will be sparse, as fans have largely been barred from attending, and diplomats from some countries, including the US, are boycotting the event over concerns about human rights violations in Chinas Xinjiang region. (US athletes are still competing in the events.) Crowds or not, theres still an eye-popping number of events.

If you want to catch many of them, youll need to find a way to pay tithe to the Olympian gods at NBC Universal. That means a TV subscription with NBC in it, or you can watch it on the NBC Olympics website or Sports app. The official Olympics channel will also be streaming live, provided you have an account with one of its many streaming partners like Xfinity, Dish, Spectrum, Verizon, and YouTubeTV, to name just a few.

You can also watch the games on NBCs Peacock streaming platform. Its $10 a month, or $5 a month if youre willing to deal with ads. (If youve forgotten what its like to watch TV with ads, believe me, they are infuriating.) If you want to watch each and every event (all 2,800 hours of them), check the official official schedule or NBCs schedule for times in your time zone. ESPNs also got a handy schedule, if you prefer that.

Collected below are a smattering of the big events, mainly the final matches that determine who gets medals. Depending on where you are, some of the times will be at odd hours, but rest assured that NBC will replay the highlights ad nauseum.

(Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all the times are Eastern Standard Time.)

Opening/Closing Ceremonies

Opening ceremony is February 4, starting at 6:30 am ET.

Closing ceremony is Feb. 20 at 7 am.

Bobsled

Finals for womens monoboba new event this yearare Feb. 13 at 9 pm. Two-person finals are Feb. 19 at 7:30 am.

Mens two-person finals are Feb. 15 at 7:50 am. Mens four-person run is Feb. 19 at 9:20 pm.

Biathlon

Relay for the mixed 6 kilometer medals is Feb. 5 at 3 am.

Womens 15 km individual finals are Feb. 7 at 3 am. Womens 7.5 km sprint is Feb. 11 at 3 am. Womens 10 km pursuit finals are Feb. 13 at 3 am. Womens 6 km relay finals are Feb. 16 at 1:45 am. Womens mass start 12.5 km finals are Feb. 19. at 3 am.

Mens 20 km individual finals are Feb. 8 at 2:30 am. Mens 10 km sprint finals are Feb. 12 at 3 am. Mens 12.5 km pursuit finals are Feb. 13 at 4:45 am. Mens 7.5 km relay finals are Feb. 15 at 3 am. Mens 15 km finals are Feb. 18 at 3 am.

Curling

Curling starts on Feb. 2 at 7 am and goes through the 19th.

Mens curling bronze medal finals are Feb. 18 at 1 am. Gold finals are Feb. 19 at 1 am.

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How to Watch the 2022 Winter Olympics - WIRED