How To Watch Opening Ceremony Of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Feb 3, 2022, 4:49 PM

People take photos of a countdown clock displaying one-day countdown to the opening of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on February 2, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province of China. (Photo by Chen Xiaodong/VCG via Getty Images)

(Photo by Chen Xiaodong/VCG via Getty Images)

BY KSL SPORTS

Sports Producer

SALT LAKE CITY – The opening ceremony for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games will take place in Beijing and will feature the lighting of the Olympic cauldron and the parade of nations.

Beijing 2022 – Opening Ceremony

Enhanced Primetime Coverage:

Where: Beijing National Stadium (Capacity: 80,000)

When: 6 p.m. (MDT) on Friday, February 4

TV: KSL TV

Streaming: NBCOlympics.com, the NBC Sports app, and Peacock.

How To Watch Live:

Where: Beijing National Stadium (Capacity: 80,000)

When: 4:30 a.m. (MDT) on Friday, February 4

TV: KSL TV

Streaming: NBCOlympics.com, the NBC Sports app, and Peacock.

Dwayne @TheRock Johnson will star in the opening film for NBC Olympics’ enhanced primetime presentation of the Opening Ceremony for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games.

MORE: https://t.co/AklPBOoN02 pic.twitter.com/6656GMsHQ7

— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 2, 2022

USA Flag Bearers

Elana Meyers Taylor (Bobsledding) and John Shuster (Curling) were chosen to represent Team USA as flag bearers for the opening ceremony.

Brittany Bowe (Speedskating) will walk alongside Shuster instead of Meyers Taylor, who is currently in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 following her arrival in Beijing.

Three-time Olympian @BrittanyBowe, the first runner-up in the flag bearer election, will walk on behalf of Meyers Taylor, who recently shared she tested positive for COVID-19 and is unable to attend the Opening Ceremony. pic.twitter.com/zx06UxtYiO

— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 2, 2022

You can watch events from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on KSL TV.

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Just a year after Japan’s summer Olympics, the Games are back for a winter show in Beijing, China. The unusually short gap between Games is due to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Strict precautions and enforced virus prevention protocol are in place to help keep athletes, coaches and personnel safe.

Beijing is the capital of China, with a population of more than 20 million people and the first city to host both a Summer and Winter Olympic games. It is one of the largest cities in the world and 15 hours ahead of Mountain Time. There are 13 different venues in and around Beijing that will be used for the Winter Olympics. A total of 109 events will be held in 15 different sports, and there will be a lot of Utah locals competing for medals. Keep up to date with them at our Olympic headquarters.

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