Winter Olympics on TV Today (Wednesday, Feb. 16)
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics begins and ends with important hockey games on Wednesday, Feb. 16. The men's quarterfinals will conclude in the morning, with Team USA playing Slovakia in the first matchup very early, while the women will go for their second straight gold medal late in the evening, looking to avenge an earlier loss to archrival Canada. Other medals are scheduled to be awarded in short track, freestyle skiing, biathlon, and cross-country skiing.
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The 2022 Winter Olympics, which will take place Feb. 2-20, are being broadcast by NBC Sports with linear coverage on NBC, USA Network, and CNBC. Every single event also will be streamed on Peacock. The time difference between Beijing and the United States (Eastern Time Zone) is 13 hours, so this means you will have to get up pretty early (or stay up late) if your intent is to catch some of these events/matchups "live."
So if you're wondering "What Winter Olympic events/matchups are on today?" here's what is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 16.
Note: All times are ET and the schedule is subject to change.
2022 Winter Olympics Events/Matchups on TV Today
Men's Ice Hockey: Quarterfinal (U.S. vs. Slovakia) (LIVE)
11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. on USA Network
Two-Man Bobsled: Third & Final Runs
Men's Freestyle Skiing: Aerials Qualifying
Men's Alpine Skiing: Slalom Final Run
12:05-2 a.m. on NBC
Men's Ice Hockey: Quarterfinal (Russian Olympic Committee vs. Denmark) (LIVE)
1:30-3:20 a.m. on USA Network
Women's Figure Skating: Short Program
Men's Freestyle Skiing: Slopestyle Finals
Two-Man Bobsled: Third Run
2-4:30 a.m. on NBC
Men's Ice Hockey: Quarterfinal (Finland vs. Switzerland) (LIVE)
3:40-6 a.m. on USA Network
Men's Cross-Country Skiing: Team Sprint Finals (LIVE)
Women's Cross-Country Skiing: Team Sprint Finals (LIVE)
6-6:30 a.m. on USA Network
Women's Short Track: 1500m Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final (LIVE)
Men's Short Track: 5000m Relay Final (LIVE)
6:30-8:30 a.m. on USA Network
Men's Ice Hockey: Quarterfinal (Sweden vs. Canada) (LIVE)
8:30-11 a.m. on USA Network
Women's Biathlon: 4x6km Relay
11 a.m.-12 p.m. on USA Network
Men's Freestyle Skiing: Aerials Final
12-1 p.m. on USA Network
Women's Ice Hockey: Bronze Medal Game (Finland vs. Switzerland)
1-3 p.m. on USA Network
Men's Curling: Great Britain vs. Russian Olympic Committee
2-5 p.m. on USA Network
Men's Cross-Country Skiing: Team Sprint Finals
Women's Cross-Country Skiing: Team Sprint Finals
Women's Biathlon: 4x6km Relay
2-5 p.m. on NBC
Women's Curling: U.S. vs. Japan
5-7 p.m. on CNBC
Men's Cross-Country Skiing: Team Sprint Finals
Women's Cross-Country Skiing: Team Sprint Finals
7:30-8:30 p.m. on USA Network
Women's Alpine Skiing: Combined Downhill Run (LIVE)
Women's Freestyle Skiing: Halfpipe Qualifying (LIVE)
Men's Freestyle Skiing: Aerials Final
Women's Short Track: 1500m Final
Men's Short Track: 5000m Relay Final
8-10:30 p.m. on NBC
Men's Curling: U.S. vs. Denmark (LIVE)
8-11 p.m. on CNBC
Women's Freestyle Skiing: Halfpipe Qualifying (LIVE)
8:30-10:10 p.m. on USA Network
Women's Freestyle Skiing: Ski Cross Qualifying
10:30-11:30 p.m. on USA Network
Women's Ice Hockey: Gold Medal Game (U.S. vs. Canada) (LIVE)
11:05 p.m.-2 a.m. on NBC
Men's Freestyle Skiing: Halfpipe Qualifying
11:30 p.m.-1 a.m. on USA Network
