2022 Winter Olympics: Info & Streaming
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After a difficult few seasons with many ups and downs, the Olympics have finally arrived. The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China will begin on February 4th with the Figure Skating Team Event! Here’s how you can watch the figure skating competitions online.
Please be aware that we are not responsible for any of these streams, we only provide the links. We will not list every broadcast in every country, only enough so that most people have options to watch. Some broadcast schedules in this post are still incomplete; more information will be added as it appears.
For new figure skating fans, don’t forget to check out our Introduction to Figure Skating Competitions and other guides for an overview of how the sport works!
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SCHEDULE
China Standard Time, UTC+8. Subscribe to our Google calendar to get all competition times converted directly into your own time zone.
Opening Ceremony: Feb. 4, 20:00
Team Event:
Feb. 4
Team Men’s SP 9:55-11:15
Team Rhythm Dance 11:35-12:55
Team Pairs’ SP 13:15-14:55
Feb. 6
Team Women’s SP 9:30-10:50
Team Men’s FS 11:50-12:36
Feb. 7
Team Pairs’ FS 9:15-10:09
Team Free Dance 10:30-11:15
Team Women’s FS 11:35-12:21
Individual Events:
Feb. 8: Men’s SP 9:15-13:30
Feb. 10: Men’s FS 9:30-13:27
Feb. 12: Rhythm Dance 19:00-22:38
Feb. 14: Free Dance 9:15-12:36
Feb. 15: Women’s SP 18:00-22:25
Feb. 17: Women’s FS 18:00-21:57
Feb. 18: Pairs’ SP 18:30-21:43
Feb. 19: Pairs’ FS 19:00-21:53
Feb. 20: Gala 12:00-14:30
Closing Ceremony: Feb. 20, 20:00
HOW TO WATCH
Please see here for a full list of official Olympic broadcasters. Many live streams for the Olympics are geoblocked to their respective countries. Although some non-blocked streams are available online, if you would like to access other countries’ high quality streams and replays, we recommend buying a subscription for a VPN.
General:
Fan streams: These fan-run streams may or may not livestream the competition: 房中有片林子, 主播花花. Check the streams when the events are on. The streams should be available worldwide.
Stream2Watch: Free, unblocked streams for TV channels that may show the Winter Olympics are available here.
Olympic Channel: The Olympic Youtube channel will livestream and archive all of the figure skating events in countries that have access. These include: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
2/4: Team Men’s SP; Team Rhythm Dance; Team Pairs’ SP; Opening Ceremony
2/6: Team Women’s SP; Team Men’s FS
2/8: Men’s SP
2/10: Men’s FS
2/12: Rhythm Dance
2/14: Free Dance
2/15: Women’s SP
2/17: Women’s FS
2/18: Pairs’ SP
2/19: Pairs’ FS
2/20: Gala, Closing Ceremony
North America:
Peacock: Viewers in the US can subscribe to Peacock Premium to stream all of the figure skating events live. Peacock Premium is available only in the US for $4.99/month.
NBC: USA’s NBC will stream all of the figure skating events live online on NBC Olympics and the NBC Sports app. Streams are blocked outside of the United States and sign-in with a TV provider is required. The full TV and streaming schedule can be found here. NBC will air highlights of the figure skating events in their primetime TV coverage every night, along with other sports. TV broadcast schedule in EST:
2/3: Team Men SP 8:55PM (NBC, live); Team Rhythm Dance 10:35PM (NBC, live),
2/4: Team Pairs SP 12:35PM (NBC, live)
2/5: Team Women SP 7:30 (NBC, live); Team Men FS 11:00PM (NBC, live)
2/6: Team Event Day 3 (online streaming only)
2/7: Men’s SP 8:15PM (USA, live); Men’s SP [Group 4-5] 11:00PM (NBC, live)
2/9: Men’s FS 8:30PM (USA, live); Men’s FS [Group 3-4] 10:40PM (NBC, live)
2/12: Rhythm Dance 6:00AM (USA, live); Rhythm Dance 8:45PM (NBC, taped)
2/13: Free Dance 7:45PM (USA, live); Free Dance 10:45PM (NBC, live)
2/15: Women’s SP 5:00AM (USA, live); Women’s SP 8:30PM (NBC, taped)
2/17: Women’s FS 5:00AM (USA, live); Women’s FS 8:30PM (NBC, taped)
2/18: Pairs’ SP 5:30AM (USA, live); Pairs’ SP 8:30PM (NBC, taped)
2/19: Pairs’ FS 6:00AM (USA, live); Pairs’ FS 8:30PM (NBC, taped); Gala 11:30PM (NBC, live)
2/20: Gala 3:00PM (NBC, taped)
Unblocked USA Network streams: Stream 1
CBC: Canada’s CBC will stream all of the figure skating events live online. The streams are blocked outside of Canada. It is not necessary to sign in with a TV provider. CBC will air highlights of figure skating, as well as other sports, on primetime TV every night. The TV schedule is available here. Streaming schedule in EST:
2/3: Team Event Day 1 8:55PM (live)
2/5: Team Event Day 2 8:30PM (live)
2/6: Team Event Day 3 8:15PM (live)
2/7: Men’s SP 8:15PM (live)
2/9: Men’s FS 8:30PM (live)
2/12: Rhythm Dance 6:00AM (live)
2/13: Free Dance 8:15PM (live)
2/15: Women’s SP 5:00AM (live)
2/17: Women’s FS 5:00AM (live)
2/18: Pairs’ SP 5:30AM (live)
2/19: Pairs’ FS 6:00AM (live); Gala 11:00PM (live)
Official streams (geoblocked)
Russia:
Channel One: Russia’s Channel One will stream and air some of the Olympic figure skating events on TV. Videos and livestreams will be available here. The streams are blocked outside of Russia.
Telesport: Russia’s Telesport will livestream the Olympic figure skating events. Livestreams and videos are available here and on ok.ru. The streams might be blocked outside of Russia.
Russia 1: Russia 1 will air some of the figure skating events on TV. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:
Europe:
Eurosport Player: Viewers in Europe can subscribe to Eurosport Player to watch the Beijing Olympics live. Eurosport Player is only available in countries that have Eurosport. Please check your local Eurosport schedules for exact event times.
British Eurosport: British Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 will air parts of the figure skating competition live on TV. Other Eurosport channels may have different schedules. Broadcast schedule in GMT:
2/4: Team Men SP 02:30 (ESP1, live); Team Pairs SP 09:30 (ESP1, taped)
2/6: Team Women SP 01:30 (ESP1, live); Team Men FS 03:00 (ESP2, live)
2/7: Team Pairs FS 01:15 (ESP1, live); Team Women’s FS? 03:55 (ESP1, live)
2/8: Men’s SP 01:15 (ESP1, live)
2/10: Men’s FS 01:30 (ESP1, live)
2/12: Rhythm Dance 12:45 (ESP1, live)
2/14: Free Dance 01:15 (ESP1, live)
2/15: Women’s SP 11:50 (ESP1, live)
2/17: Women’s FS 10:00 (ESP1, live)
2/18: Pairs’ SP 10:30 (ESP1, live)
2/19: Pairs’ FS 11:00 (ESP1, live)
BBC: UK’s BBC will also cover the Winter Olympics. Schedule of the coverage is available here. Viewers in the UK can access streams on BBC iPlayer. The streams are not available outside of the UK.
France TV: France TV will livestream all of the figure skating events. Streams are available here. A free account is required to access videos. They are blocked outside of France.
YLE: Finland’s YLE will stream most of the figure skating events live. The streams are blocked outside of Finland. Stream links and schedule in EET:
2/4: Team Event Day 1 04:00 (live)
2/6: Team Event Day 2 04:00 (live)
2/7: Team Event Day 3 08:55 (taped)
2/8: Men’s SP 04:00 (live)
2/10: Men’s FS 04:00 (live)
2/12: Rhythm Dance 12:55 (live)
2/14: Free Dance 04:00 (live)
2/15: Women’s SP 11:55 (live)
2/17: Women’s FS 11:55 (live)
2/18: Pairs’ SP 12:55 (live)
2/19: Pairs’ FS 12:55 (live)
2/20: Gala 05:55 (live)
Sportschau: Germany’s Sportschau will stream the figure skating events live. The streams are blocked outside of Germany. Schedule and streaming links are available here. ARD/ZDF will also air highlights on TV. The TV schedule is available here.
Asia:
CCTV: China’s CCTV will air some of the figure skating events live. Schedule in China Standard Time:
2/4: Team Event Day 1 09:00 (CCTV5, live)
2/6: Team Event Day 2 09:00 (CCTV5, live)
2/7: Team Event Day 3 09:00 (CCTV5, live)
2/12: Rhythm Dance 18:30 (CCTV5, live)
2/14: Free Dance 09:15 (CCTV5+, live)
2/15: Women’s SP 18:00 (CCTV5, live)
2/17: Women’s FS 17:20 (CCTV5, live)
2/18: Pairs’ SP 18:30 (CCTV5, live)
2/19: Pairs’ FS 18:30 (CCTV5, live)
Tencent: China’s Tencent will stream all of the figure skating events live. Streams are blocked outside of China. Links and schedule in China Standard Time:
2/4: Team Men’s SP 09:55 (live); Team Rhythm Dance 11:35 (live); Team Pairs’ SP 13:15 (live)
2/6: Team Women’s SP 09:30 (live); Team Men’s FS 11:50 (live)
2/7: Team Pairs’ FS 09:15 (live); Team Free Dance 10:30 (live); Team Women’s FS 11:35 (live)
2/8: Men’s SP 09:15 (live)
2/10: Men’s FS 09:30 (live)
2/12: Rhythm Dance 19:00 (live)
2/14: Free Dance 09:15 (live)
2/15: Women’s SP 18:00 (live)
2/17: Women’s FS 18:00 (live)
2/18: Pairs’ SP 18:30 (live)
2/19: Pairs’ FS 19:00 (live)
ELTA: Taiwan’s ELTA Sports will stream some of the figure skating events live. Streams and schedules are available here. The streams are not available outside of Taiwan.
SBS: South Korea’s SBS and related channels will air some of the figure skating events live. Broadcast schedule in KST:
2/4: Team Event Day 1 10:30 (SBS, live)
2/6: Team Event Day 2 10:15 (SBS, live)
2/7: Team Event Day 3 09:55 (SBS, live)
2/8: Men’s SP 09:55 (SBS, live)
2/10: Men’s FS 10:30 (SBS, live)
2/15: Women’s SP 19:00 (SBS, live)
2/17: Women’s FS 19:00 (SBS, live)
2/20: Gala 13:00 (live)
Official streams (geoblocked)
NHK: Japan’s NHK channels will air all of the figure skating events live. Streams are available for members of NHK Plus, restricted to Japan. Broadcast schedule in JST:
2/4: Team Event Day 1 10:15 (NHKG, live)
2/6: Team Event Day 2 10:20 (NHKBS1, live)
2/7: Team Event Day 3 10:05 (NHKBS1, live)
2/8: Men’s SP 10:05 (NHKBS1, live)
2/10: Men’s FS 10:15 (NHKG, live)
2/12: Rhythm Dance 19:25 (NHKBS1, live)
2/14: Free Dance 10:15 (NHKBS8K, live)
2/15: Women’s SP 19:30 (NHKG, live)
2/17: Women’s FS 18:50 (NHKBS1, live)
2/18: Pairs’ SP 19:30 (NHKG, live)
2/19: Pairs’ FS 19:30 (NHKG, live)
2/20: Gala 12:50 (NHKBS1, live)
Gorin: Japan’s Gorin.jp will stream some of the figure skating events live. The streams are not available outside of Japan. Many TV channels in Japan will also air the figure skating events on TV. A compiled schedule of all TV broadcasts is available here. Streaming schedule in JST:
2/6: Team Event Day 2 10:25 (live)
2/7: Team Event Day 3 10:10 (live)
2/8: Men’s SP 10:10 (live)
2/12: Rhythm Dance 19:55 (live)
2/17: Women’s FS 18:55 (live)
2/18: Pairs’ SP 19:25 (live)
Oceania:
Seven Plus: Australia’s Channel 7 will cover the Beijing Olympics and may show some figure skating events live on TV. Seven+ will stream TV coverage as well as individual events live on their website. The stream is available here and can be accessed with a free account. The stream is not available outside of Australia.
Sky Sports: New Zealand’s Sky Sports will stream figure skating online as well as limited TV coverage. TV subscribers can watch events on the Sky Go and anyone can subscribe to Sky Sports Now streaming platform for $19.99/week after a 7-day free trial.
Central/South America:
Marca Claro: Marca Claro will cover the Beijing Olympics in many Central and South American countries, including: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. All of the figure skating events will be livestreamed on Youtube, with geo-restrictions.
Other TV channels: Many other broadcasters will also air and/or stream the Olympics. See here for an official list of Beijing 2022 broadcasters. Please check your local TV channels for figure skating broadcasts.
On demand: Most official broadcasters will archive their livestreams for a limited amount of time. The Olympic Channel website may upload videos after the event. Olympic videos uploaded by fans are unlikely to be found, due to strict copyright enforcement.