Katherine Adamek, Analyst Winter Olympics opening ceremony coverage, BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app, But these are already controversial Olympics, with protests and diplomatic boycotts over. You need one to watch live TV on any channel or device, and BBC programmes on iPlayer. . Their keeper had to make a couple of saves. We will do our best to deliver to the world a streamlined, safe and splendid Games," Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday. Randy Moss,making his fifth Olympic assignment,andHailey Hunter, making her debut with NBC Olympics, will serve as the freestyle skiing and snowboarding reporters. Artificial snow has been used across all venues - although there was some natural snowfall in Zhangjiakou in the week leading up to the Games. But Covid isn't the only shadow looming over these Games. He will be joined by former U.S. Biathlon Team memberChad Salmela, who returns for his sixth Games as a biathlon and cross-country analyst. It is estimated that. Adnan Virk Peacock Former U.S. China will be aiming for a good showing at their home Games, with freestyle skier Eileen Gu leading their hopes in three events for a country whose best winter Olympics showing is 11 medals at Vancouver 2010. The event takes place across three clusters. The roster includes Olympians who have won a combined total of 40 Olympic . Hailey Hunter, Reporter SHORT TRACK There will also be extended highlights on BBC Two and all programmes will be available to watch on, Explore the origins of this mass gang movement, Louis Theroux meets the movement's key figures. REPORTERS:NBC Olympics reporters will cover various venues and locations throughout the Games, and will contribute tofeatures on a variety of platforms. Sam Brockwill serve as the big air reporter. BIATHLON:Bill Dolemanserves as the play-by-play commentator for biathlon coverage, after handling curling play-by-play at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. Many of the venues in Beijing from the 2008 Games have been repurposed, including swimming's Water Cube, which has been renovated to become the home of curling, and the Bird's Nest stadium, which will host the opening and closing ceremonies. Ted Ligety, Analyst NBCUniversal will provide coverage of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games from Feb. 2-20. The ceremony will mark the start of over 300 hours of live coverage across BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and the Red Button, as well as extensive highlights, for the 16-day duration of the highly anticipated Winter Games. Tara Lipinski, Analyst Zora Stephenson (Twitter) Chad Salmela, Analyst He will be helped out over the course of the 64-game tournament by a few of British sports most experienced and respected presenters in Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates. Ted Ligety, one of U.S. Skiings most-decorated athletes and two-time Olympic gold medalist, makes his NBC Olympics debut as an analyst. 2006 U.S. Olympic ice dance silver medalistTanith Whitewillserve as an analyst in her fifth overall Olympic assignment with NBC Sports, andAndrea Joyce, who returns for her 12th Olympic assignment with NBC (16thoverall), will serve as a figure skating and short track speed skating reporter. RadioTimes.com brings you the full round-up of BBC presenters, commentators and pundits covering the Winter Olympics 2022. [1][2], In China, domestic rights to these Games are owned by China Central Television (CCTV), with live rights being sublicensed by China Mobile's Migu streaming service. Yanqing, located 75km (47 miles) out of Beijing, is the home of the sliding sports - bobsleigh, skeleton and luge - and alpine skiing, while the mountains of Zhangjiakou, 180km (111 miles) away from the Chinese capital, host the freestyle skiing and snowboarding events, ski jumping, biathlon and cross-country. Muirhead, Dave Ryding (alpine skiing), Andrew Musgrave and Andrew Young (both cross-country skiing) are set to compete at their fourth Olympics, while 29 athletes will make their debuts. Terry Gannon, Play by Play Richards is a pundit for both Sky Sports and the BBC. Will they make the start line in Beijing? Join BBC Sport this February for all of the best moments from the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games across TV, radio and online. From the Salford based studio a range of guests and experts will offer their analysis including the most successful British Winter Olympian and most successful Olympic skeleton athlete of all time, Lizzy Yarnold; Olympic short track speed skater and 10-time British Champion Sarah Lindsay; figure skating legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean; Graham Bell and Chemmy Alcott. Sir Bradley Wiggins, Greg Rutherford and Joanna Rowsell will headline Eurosport's team of UK experts, bringing with them a wealth of Olympic experience . Ski Team downhill racerSteve Porinoserves as an analyst, his eighth assignment with NBC Olympics, while reporterTodd Lewismarks his third overall NBC Olympics assignment. Aimee Fuller. In a sport where mistakes can have catastrophic consequences, nothing is certain. Kikkan Randall, Analyst The Opening Ceremony will be presented on Friday, Feb. 4, live in the morning and again in primetime on NBC and Peacock. FREESTYLE SKIING/SNOWBOARDING:Trace Worthingtonreturns for his fifth Winter Olympics assignment and will be the freestyle skiing play-by-play commentator. The Match of the Day host has been part of the BBCs broadcasting team for the competition since France 98, and the main presenter since the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea. After a thrilling summer in Tokyo last year, focus shifts to the Winter Olympics, with Beijing 2022 just weeks away. A former Wales international defender who earned 49 caps for his country across a 12-year international career. The BBC will broadcast more than 300 hours of live coverage across BBC One and BBC Two, with even more coverage available on a second live digital stream on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and the BBC Sport website, to bring fans all the unmissable moments and hotly anticipated events as the Games unfold in host city Beijing. BIG AIR: Shane Bacon will serve as play-by-play commentator for big air events, alongside 2013 freestyle world ski champion Tom Wallisch and three-time Olympic medalist and 2002 halfpipe gold medalist Kelly Clark. Chapman is the regular host on the BBCs Match of the Day Two and is synonymous with the corporations 5 Live coverage. Todd Lewis, Reporter 20:00-20:55: Winter Olympics Extra - BBC . ALPINE SKIING:Dan Hickswill serve as lead play-by-play for alpine skiing, marking his 13thOlympics overall with NBC Sports. Capped 188 times by Frances Womens team, helping her country win the She Believes Cup in 2017. After a troubled and controversial build-up, the 2022 Winter Olympics are about to get under way in Beijing. Although live sport started on Wednesday with mixed doubles curling, the opening ceremony takes place on Friday, marking the official start of the 24th Winter Games. As with previous years, Olympic Broadcasting Services will produce the world feed provided to local broadcasters for use in their coverage. CROSS-COUNTRY:Steve Schlanger reprises his role as a play-by-play commentator for cross-country skiing, his sixth Olympics assignment. Ted Ligety, one of U.S. Skiings most-decorated athletes and two-time Olympic gold medalist, makes his NBC Olympics debut as an analyst. Published: Thursday, 3rd February 2022 at 9:35 am, Winter Olympics 2022 presenters on BBC: Meet the commentators and pundits, Clare Balding (Today At The Games highlights show). Live coverage will be led by Hazel Irvine, Jeanette Kwakye, Ayo Akinwolere and JJ Chalmers from Friday 4 February. Home BBC Sport BBC Olympics Presenters, Pundits & Commentators. U.S. Olympian and multi-time X Games medalistTodd Richards,2013 freestyle world ski championTom Wallischand two-time snow cross gold medalistSeth Wescottwill serve as analysts. They include Lizzy Yarnold, the most successful skeleton athlete of all time at the Games thanks to golds in 2014 and 2018, and Britains greatest ever Winter Olympian. With a collective reach of around 30 million, BBC Sports social media channels will post some of the best moments of the Winter Games as they happen, straight to mobile. But these are already controversial Olympics, with protests and diplomatic boycotts over alleged human rights abuses, while the Covid-19 pandemic continues to have an impact with strict control measures in place. [3], In the United States, these Games will once again be broadcast by NBCUniversal properties, as part of its US$7.75billion contract[4] to air the Olympics through 2032. China has consistently denied allegations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, insisting camps were not detention camps, but "vocational educational and training centres". Chad Salmela, Analyst CROSS COUNTRY SKIING Regular faces such as Hazel Irvine and Clare Balding will feature heavily throughout the weeks, while a number of gold medal-winning superstars will join them and others in the studio to analyse events in Beijing. Lewis Johnson, working his 12th Olympic Games for NBC, will be the reporter for all three disciplines. Robin Cousins, a British ice skating legend turned Olympic commentator broke down in tears while watching a replay of Kamila Valieva's disastrous free skate routine at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Keith Jones, Analyst Keeping a close eye on the technical detail of the athletes as they compete for glory in Beijing, the team will offer unique insight on key performances. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been heavily criticised for awarding the Olympics to China because of the country's alleged human rights abuses. CROSS-COUNTRY:Steve Schlangerreprises his role as a play-by-play commentator for cross-country skiing, his sixth Olympics assignment. Scott is the fourth-most capped player in Englands Womens history, earning 140 over a 13-year international career and winning a bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup. In figure skating Japan's Hanyu Yuzuru is set to attempt to become the first person to land a quadruple axel in competition as he seeks a third men's title in a row in what promises to be an intriguing duel with American Nathan Chen. Fans can also visit the website or app in advance of the Games for a comprehensive day-by-day guide, sport guides and the low-down on Team GB and global medal hopes. CONTRIBUTORS: Andy Browne, the Editorial Director of Bloomberg New Economy Forum, and Jing Tsu, the John M. Schiff Professor of East Asian Studies & Comparative Literature at Yale University, will contribute to coverage of the Opening Ceremony on NBC and Peacock, as well as NBCs first night of primetime coverage on Thursday, Feb. 3. Lipinski and Weir are working their fifth Olympic assignments together and third Winter Games on figure skating coverage. Jamie Sinclair, Analyst They will be accompanied by an expert line up of former Olympians and international Winter sports athletes to offer insight and analysis of all the daily events over the 16-day duration of the Winter Games. That's a great place to be in," chef de mission Georgina Harland told BBC Sport. CONTRIBUTORS: The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing televised by a number of broadcasters throughout the world. Brian Boucher, Analyst At the opposite end of the scale, 15-year-old Russian Kamila Valieva is the hot favourite for gold in the women's figure skating. 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BOBSLED/LUGE/SKELETON:Leigh Diffeyreprises his role as bobsled/luge/skeleton play-by-play commentator, which marks his fifth overall NBC Olympics assignment after calling track & field in Tokyo. ON-SITE & PRIME PLUS HOST (middle weekend): Bill Doleman, Play by Play In 2012, the BBC acquired UK rights running up to and including Tokyo 2020. Brian Boitano, Peacock SKI JUMPING:Paul Burmeisterreprises his role as the ski jumping play-by-play commentator after making his Winter Olympics debut in 2018. It is estimated that 49m gallonsexternal-link (222.8m litres) of water have been used to produce the fake snow in Yanqing alone. CURLING:Reprising their curling play-by-play roles are Jason Knapp in his sixth Olympic assignment and third consecutive Winter Olympics, Jim Kozimor in his sixth Olympic assignment, and Kenny Rice in his sixth Olympic assignment. CA Notice.Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Commentators: Steve Cram, Rhona Howie, Jackie Lockhart and Logan Gray, Commentators: Katherine Downes and Robin Cousins, Experts: Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, David King, Commentators: Rob Walker and Ollie Williams, Commentators: Simon Brotherton and Wilf OReilly, Experts: Lizzy Yarnold, Shelley Rudman, Nicola Minichiello, Experts: Aimee Fuller, Zoe Gillings, Ed Drake. Mike Tirico, NBC Mixed doubles curling: GB's Jen Dodds & Bruce Mouat lose 7-5 to Italy after earlier beating Czechs, Hosts China win short track speed skating mixed team relay for their first gold, Brothers Farrell & Niall Treacy fail to qualify in men's 1000m heats, GB's Kathryn Thomson crashes out in women's 500m heats, Luge: Rupert Staudinger 24th after first two runs in men's event, Snowboard slopestyle: GB's Katie Ormerod fails to qualify for final, Freestyle skiing: Will Feneley 27th in moguls qualifying so does not make final, Women's 15km skiathlon: Norway's Therese Johaug wins first gold of Games. The likes of long-time presenters such as Hazel Irvine and Clare Balding present live and highlight. In 2015, Discovery acquired Europe-wide rights until 2024, including the UK post-2020 rights. Viewers watching live programmes on BBC iPlayer can make use of the live restart function to watch events from the beginning. Anson Carter, Analyst Live coverage as the 24th Winter Olympic Games officially begin with the lighting of the flame in the opening ceremony at the Beijing International Stadium, also known as the Birds Nest. Lindsay Czarniak, USA Network Coverage: BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app. He has been part of BBC 5 Lives coverage since retiring and is a regular guest on the BBC Welsh Football podcast. 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Tom Abbottwill report from the course. The former Manchester United defender represented his country at two World Cups in 2002 and 2006 and is now a pundit on BT Sport for their Premier League and Champions League coverage. The 2022/23 FA Cup semi finals take place this weekend with live TV coverage on the BBC and ITV. The Opening Ceremony will be presented on Friday, Feb. 4, live in the morning and again in primetime on NBC and Peacock. Schwarzer, who played for Bradford, Middlesbrough, Fulham, Chelsea and Leicester in England, represented his country at two World Cups. Watch live coverage of two streams and follow text updates from day 10 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. SPORT-BY-SPORT RUNDOWN: Clare Balding will present Today At The Games every night on BBC Two at 7pm to bring the best of the days action, before coverage switches to BBC Three at 8pm, where Aimee Fuller presents extended highlights from some of the days most exciting events. FREESTYLE SKIING/SNOWBOARDING/BIG AIR You can sign up for Discovery+ here. Williams captained his country at Euro 2016 and scored during the memorable victory against Belgium in the quarter-final. SPEED SKATING Mleczko, Dom Moore, Eddie Olczyk, Angela Ruggiero. NBCUniversal is presenting its 18th Olympic Games, 12th consecutive overall, and sixth straight Winter Games, all the most by any U.S. media company. OPENING CEREMONY: Todd Harriswill return for his sixth consecutive Winter Games, serving as the play-by-play commentator for mens and womens snowboarding, which includes halfpipe, slopestyle, snowboard cross, and parallel giant slalom. Jing Tsu Managed his country to a semi-final place in the 2006 tournament on home soil. The United States have sent a 224-strong team to Beijing, making them the biggest squad at the Games, while 17 nations have sent just one athlete, including India and Ecuador. From 9.15am-12pm on BBC One Hazel Irvine leads the coverage, before JJ Chalmers takes over at 3pm on BBC Two to show extended replays of the action. Read about our approach to external linking. Norway came out on top four years ago after an impressive run at PyeongChang . Nielsen Gracenote predicts three will be won, with golds for Bankes and the mixed curling duo of Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds, while the men's curling rink are predicted to win silver. Steve Porino, Analyst For the best experience, turn your mobile device portrait mode. You can unsubscribe at any time. SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING:Ted Robinson,at his 13th Olympics overall and 12th for NBC, will be the short track speed skating play-by-play commentator. Action is coming thick and fast from the capital after the Opening Ceremony and first handful of events. FIGURE SKATING:Terry Gannon, working his sixth Olympics, will reprise his role as lead play-by-play commentator for Olympic figure skating alongside lead analystsTara Lipinski, the 1998 Olympic gold medalist, and three-time U.S. figure skating championJohnny Weir. Most of the Fifa committee are either in jail, have been banned from football or fined. Carolyn Manno, CNBC Ashley Wagner, Peacock BOBSLED/LUGE/SKELETON:Leigh Diffeyreprises his role as bobsled/luge/skeleton play-by-play commentator, which marks his fifth overall NBC Olympics assignment after calling track & field in Tokyo. HOCKEY:Kenny Albert, who has called hockey for every Olympic Winter Games since 2002, Brendan Burke, in his second Olympics assignment, John Walton, in his second Olympics assignment, and Chris Vosters, in his third Olympic assignment, will combine to provide play-by-play hockey commentary. The roster includes Olympians who have won a combined total of 40 Olympic medals, including 18 gold medals. Duhamel, who won two world titles and Olympic bronze with fellow Canadian Eric Radford, as well as Olympic gold and silver in the team events, before retiring in 2018, had criticised the duo's commentaries on Twitter. Randy Moss, Reporter "The world is turning its eyes to China and China is ready. Sam Brock will serve as the big air reporter. Natalie Geisenberger, a nine-time world champion and five-time Olympic champion, gets the Germans under way. Barbara Slater, Director of BBC Sport said: We are delighted to bring audiences the very best action and medal moments from Beijing. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Broadcasting Thread . As ever, the BBC is providing FREE coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics, and with Team GB veteran Dave Ryding on a high from his World Cup gold, there's a good bet there will be live coverage. [emailprotected], Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook instagram. The reporters include:Tom Abbott, Naoko Funayama, Hailey Hunter, Lewis Johnson, Andrea Joyce, Todd Lewis, Randy Moss, Leila Rahimi, and Corey Robinson. Mike Tirico, NBC Heres how to watch them, as well as Team GBs other hopefuls, on the BBC, and who will be leading the coverage. Ahead of the main event starting, BBC iPlayer launches Free Spirits on Tuesday 1 February. This special documentary follows a group of Team GB freestyle skiers and snowboarders around the world as they prepare for the biggest sporting event of their lives. But were stuck with it and the new Fifa incumbents while they might make mistakes I dont think theyre corrupt. STAMFORD, Conn. - Jan. 31, 2022 - The Winter Olympics begin this week, with Mike Tirico leading 85 NBC Olympics commentators as NBCUniversal presents more than 2,800 hours of coverage of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games from Beijing, China, across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, CNBC, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. Tina Dixon, a four times X Games medalist, will serve as an analyst/reporter, her fifth NBC Olympics assignment. Angela Ruggiero, Analyst Tanith White, Analyst It comes as an update on a review into the circumstances surrounding the partygate investigators departure from the Civil Service to join the Labour Party is due to be presented to MPs. Currently the secretary general of the French Football Federation. Anne Thompson (Sports Desk) The studio hosts will be joined by some of the most recognisable names in Team GBs Winter Olympics history. SPEED SKATING:Olympic gold medalistJoey Cheekreturns for his second NBC Olympics assignment as a speed skating analyst alongside speed skating play-by-play commentatorBill Spaulding. Kathryn Tappen (following Super Bowl) A virtual-reality studio, based at Media City UK, will provide a ski lodge setting to bring viewers their favourite events, must-see moments and live reports from the host city. Browse our new catalogue to inspire you with homeware, gardening tools, books and more! With unique and intimate access to the athletes and those closest to them, BBC Sport follows their story on and off the slopes in the build-up to the Games. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are underway after the dazzling opening ceremony lit up the Chinese capitals national arena on Friday. Kelly Clark, Analyst STAMFORD, Conn. - Jan. 31, 2022 - The Winter Olympics begin this week, with Mike Tirico leading 84 NBC Olympics commentators as NBCUniversal presents more than 2,800 hours of coverage of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games from Beijing, China, across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, CNBC, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app.