Overview
They’re here! The Winter Olympic games are kicking off this weekend, Friday, February 4th in Beijing. They are scheduled to end on Sunday, February 20. With the last summer Olympic games being shut down due to the pandemic, I think a lot of people are excited to see this type of event back in action.
Here’s what you need to know as a quick viewing guide. We picked out the most anticipated performances for you in the schedule below.
Schedule
*All time is listed as ET. Times are subject to change.
Thursday, February 3 (Day -1):
2018 Olympic team bronze medalist Nathan Chen (Salt Lake City, Utah) is expected to make his Beijing debut as the figure skating team event commences. When: 8 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Friday, February 4 (Day 0):
The Opening Ceremony begins at 6:30 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. There will be a full day of unprecedented coverage, click here for the full schedule of events. When: 6:30 a.m on NBC and Peacock
Saturday, February 5 (Day 1):
Two-time Olympic slopestyle gold medalist Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, California) could become the first snowboarder to win 3 straight Olympic gold medals. When: 8:30 p.m. on NBC and USA Network
Sunday, February 6 (Day 2):
Three-time Olympic medalist Mikaela Shiffrin (Edwards, Colorado) will have her first medal chance in Beijing competing in Women’s Giant Slalom. Shiffrin is the defending Olympic gold medalist in this event and may be competing in as many as five events in Beijing. When: 9:15 p.m. ET on USA Network
Red Gerard (Silverthorne, Colorado) looks to go back-to-back in snowboard slopestyle. Gerard became snowboarding’s youngest Olympic gold medalist in this event at the 2018 PyeongChang Games. When: 11:00 p.m. on NBC
Monday, February 7 (Day 3):
The U.S. women’s hockey team takes on Canada in the preliminary round for a new chapter in one of the biggest rivalries in winter sports (of six gold medals ever awarded in women’s hockey, five have been won by either the U.S. or Canada). When: 12:15 a.m. on USA Network
Tuesday, February 8 (Day 4):
Mikaela Shiffrin (Edwards, Colorado) will race in one of her signature events: Women’s Slalom. This could be Shiffrin’s 2nd of as many as 5 opportunities to win an individual medal in Beijing. When: 9:15 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Chloe Kim (Torrance, California) and three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White (Carlsbad, California) compete in snowboard halfpipe qualifying. Kim is the defending Olympic gold medalist and two-time reigning world champion in the women’s event. When: 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Wednesday, February 9 (Day 5):
Chloe Kim (Torrance, California) looks for the repeat gold in the women’s halfpipe final. Nathan Chen (Salt Lake City, Utah), competing in the Men’s Free Skate, will look for redemption in Beijing after finishing 5th in PyeongChang. When: 8:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Thursday, February 10 (Day 6)
35-year-old Shaun White (Carlsbad, California) looks to compete in the men’s halfpipe final, attempting to become the first athlete in any sport at the Olympic Winter Games to win 4 gold medals in the same individual event (although two other athletes competing in Beijing also have the chance to hit that milestone). When: 8:30 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Mikaela Shiffrin (Edwards, Colorado) will have another possible medal opportunity in the Women’s Super-G. When: 10:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Saturday, February 12 (Day 8)
At 37-years-old, Katie Uhlaender (Breckenridge, Colorado) will compete in Women’s Skeleton. Sunday, February 13 (Day 9)
Speed skater Erin Jackson (Ocala, Florida) will compete in the Women’s 500m. In 2018, Jackson became the first Black woman to make the U.S. Olympic long track speed skating team after just four months of serious on-ice training. When: 8:55 a.m. on NBC and Peacock
Monday, February 14 (Day 10)
Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, California) and Mikaela Shiffrin (Edwards, Colorado) are medal contenders in Women’s Big Air and Women’s Downhill, and a trio of U.S. men–Colby Stevenson (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), Nick Goepper (Fort Wayne, Indiana), and Alex Hall (Fairbanks, Alaska) all have shots at a medal in Men’s Slopestyle. When: 8:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Tuesday, February 15 (Day 11)
Women’s Figure Skating begins with the short program featuring a group of teenagers from Russia–including 15-year-old Kamila Valiyeva–who could sweep the podium after transforming what’s possible in the world of figure skating. When: 8:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Wednesday, February 16 (Day 12)
Mikaela Shiffrin (Edwards, Colorado) will have her final medal opportunity in Women’s Combined. When: 9:30 p.m. on NBC
One of the fiercest rivalries in sports could continue as the U.S. and Canada are predicted to face off again for the gold medal. The two nations have met in the gold medal game in five of the six Olympic tournaments where Women’s hockey has been contested. When: 11:05 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Friday, February 18 (Day 14)
The Figure Skating pairs event commences as China looks to continue its tradition of dominance at home with Sui Wenjing and Han Cong. China has more pairs medals than another nation in this century. When: 8:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Saturday, February 19 (Day 15)
The final day of primetime competition takes place as U.S. bobsledder Kaillie Humphries (Calgary, Alberta) competes for her fourth medal in the two-woman event. The men’s hockey final will also take place as well as the Figure Skating Pairs’ Free Skate–the most anticipated event for the host county. When: 8:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Sunday, February 20 (Day 16)
The Closing Ceremony takes place officially brings the Games to an end. When: 8:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
How To Watch
You can watch all of Team USA’s stars and much more on Peacock, the streaming home of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Peacock will provide live stream coverage of every single event.
