The studio hosts will be joined by some of the most recognisable names in Team GBs Winter Olympics history. Theyre stuck with it, it was too far down the road to change it and its the same for us. Brian Boucher, Analyst Here are the line-ups for each event: Alpine skiing Commentator: Matt Chilton Expert pundits: Graham Bell, Chemmy Alcott Curling Commentators: Steve Cram, Rhona Howie, Jackie Lockhart, Logan. Worthington is joined by analyst Hannah Kearney, a two-time Olympic moguls medalist. Andy Swiss. OLYMPIC CORRESPONDENTS: SPORTS DESK:NBC NewsSam Brock, who returns for his second Olympic assignment,andAnne Thompson, making her fourth Olympic assignment, will serve as correspondents on the sports desk. Katherine Adamek, Analyst Steve Schlanger, Play by Play After a troubled and controversial build-up, the 2022 . Kikkan Randall, Analyst Lewis Johnson, working his 12th Olympic Games for NBC, will be the reporter for all three disciplines. 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. STAMFORD, Conn. Jan. 31, 2022 The Winter Olympics begin this week, withMike Tiricoleading 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. 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. Most of the Fifa committee are either in jail, have been banned from football or fined. 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. Sir Bradley Wiggins, Greg Rutherford and Joanna Rowsell will headline Eurosport's team of UK experts, bringing with them a wealth of Olympic experience . BIATHLON:Bill Dolemanserves as the play-by-play commentator for biathlon coverage, after handling curling play-by-play at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. Candidates: Olympic snowboarding judges Known for: Issuing oddly low scores, issuing oddly high scores, angering the Todds Why they might be jerks: On Friday morning in Beijing, Japanese. HOSTS, CORRESPONDENTS, AND REPORTERS: Team NBC would have finished first in the PyeongChang medal count. Kevin Martin, who skipped Team Canada to gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, 2018 Olympic gold medalistTyler George, and three-time national championJaime Sinclairwill serve as analysts. The former world and European champion did not win a medal in three Winter Olympic appearances, missing out in 2014 and 2018 after . Mleczko,Dom Moore,Eddie Olczyk,Angela Ruggiero. 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. Managed his country to a semi-final place in the 2006 tournament on home soil. 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. 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. Veteran American snowboarder Shaun White is back for a fifth Games, while 49-year-old German speed skater Claudia Pechstein will be competing at her eighth. Tina Dixon, a four times X Games medalist, will serve as an analyst/reporter, her fifth NBC Olympics assignment. Hassan, who won the 5,000m and 10,000m at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, appeared out of the women's race after dropping back early on with a hip problem, but somehow fought back. 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. 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. Ad Choices. CA Notice.Powered by WordPress.com VIP. 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. Ted Ligety, one of U.S. Skiings most-decorated athletes and two-time Olympic gold medalist, makes his NBC Olympics debut as an analyst. He opened the BBCs coverage by calling the tournament the most controversial World Cupin history, ahead of host nation Qatars 2-0 defeat against Ecuador in the opening game. Welcoming viewers from 6am until 9am on BBC Two, Jeanette Kwakye will take over to bring the latest live events from the slopes and arenas. The roster includes Olympians who have won a combined total of 40 Olympic . 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. NBCUniversal will provide coverage of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games from Feb. 2-20. 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, andChris Vosters,in his third Olympic assignment,will combine to provide play-by-play hockey commentary. Andy Browne NBC, USA NETWORK & CNBC HOSTS: PEACOCK COMMENTATORS:Peacocks Winter Olympics coveragefeatures hostMatt Isemanwith 1998 Olympic moguls gold medalistJonny Moseley, hostAdnan Virk, 1988 Olympic figure skating gold medalistBrian Boitano, Olympic figure skating gold medalistScott Hamilton, and2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event and three-time U.S. figure skating championAshley Wagner. Anson Carter, Analyst SPORT-BY-SPORT RUNDOWN: Confirmed for BBC One on 4 February at 11.30am to 2.15pm. Now combines punditry roles with BBC and BT Sport and co-presents The One Show. perhaps they could transfer him to the World Service afterwards amnnd Eurosport could find a new cycling commentator or promote a man from the lower ranks. NBCUniversal will provide coverage of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games from Feb. 2-20. CONTRIBUTORS:Andy Browne, the Editorial Director of Bloomberg New Economy Forum, andJing 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. Tom Wallisch, Analyst Any use, reproduction, modification, distribution, display or performance of this material without NBC Universal's prior written consent is prohibited.Use of the Website signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Artificial snow has been used across all venues - although there was some natural snowfall in Zhangjiakou in the week leading up to the Games. For the best experience, turn your mobile device portrait mode. Kelly Clark, Analyst Commentary comes from John Hunt and Gigi Salmon. Former U.S. Dan Hicks, Play by Play Read about our approach to external linking. Lipinski and Weir are working their fifth Olympic assignments together and third Winter Games on figure skating coverage. Hockey analysts include Brian Boucher,Anson Carter, Keith Jones, Monique Lamoureux-Morando, A.J. Beijing is eight hours ahead of the UK, meaning many of the events will take place late at night in UK time. Jac Collinsworth, USA Network (following Super Bowl) After a troubled and controversial build-up, the 2022 Winter Olympics are about to get under way in Beijing. Todd Harris, Play by Play Angela Ruggiero, Analyst Ted Ligety, one of U.S. Skiings most-decorated athletes and two-time Olympic gold medalist, makes his NBC Olympics debut as an analyst. Scott Hamilton, Peacock And the 2014 ski slopestyle silver medallist Gus Kenworthy is also competing for Britain, after switching from the United States. Athletes will compete across 15 disciplines, from alpine skiing to speed skating. As with last years Tokyo Summer Games, the BBC will be restricted to two live feeds, due to being outpriced in the bidding. 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. Capped 21 times by England from 2003 until 2009 and was a non-playing member of the squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He is one of only two Englishmen along with Harry Kane in 2018 to win a World Cup golden boot, doing so with six goals at the 1986 edition in Mexico. CROSS-COUNTRY:Steve Schlangerreprises his role as a play-by-play commentator for cross-country skiing, his sixth Olympics assignment. PRIMETIME HOST: 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. REPORTERS: NBC Olympics reporters will cover various venues and locations throughout the Games, and will contribute tofeatures on a variety of platforms. In some countries, broadcast rights to the 2022 Winter Olympics are already agreed upon through existing long-term deals. Johnny Weir, Analyst The event takes place across three clusters. From in-studio presenters and pundits to ex-Olympians to iconic commentators, BBC's coverage boasts a massive team and broad range of experienced voices in the mix. For a complete archive of 2022 Winter Olympics press releases,click here. BIG AIR:Shane Baconwill serve as play-by-play commentator for big air events, alongside 2013 freestyle world ski championTom Wallischand three-time Olympic medalist and 2002 halfpipe gold medalistKelly Clark. ON-SITE & PRIME PLUS HOST (middle weekend): Jac Collinsworth, USA Network (following Super Bowl). ITV1 will air Manchester City v Sheffield United on Saturday (22nd April . 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. 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. The Olympic Cauldron is seen alongside the flags of the competing countries right before it is extinguished during the 2022 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony, Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. In hosting these Games, China becomes the first nation to stage both a summer and Winter Olympics. Brendan Burke, Play by Play Played at end of afternoon's coverage of Closing Ceremony (13:56. How to get into skiing - a full-body workout, guaranteed to get you fitter, with slopes and centres across the UK. After a thrilling summer in Tokyo last year, focus shifts to the Winter Olympics, with Beijing 2022 just weeks away. The BBC will be providing exclusive coverage from the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics right through until the end and, as ever, they have a host of big names from the world of sport signed up . 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. CURLING [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. Join BBC Sport this February for all of the best moments from the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games across TV, radio and online. Read Marks interview with Gary Lineker here. BIATHLON:Bill Doleman serves as the play-by-play commentator for biathlon coverage, after handling curling play-by-play at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. If you want to watch every moment live, you will need to have a Discovery+ subscription. But that isn't a concern for GB's athletes, with snowboarder Katie Ormerod telling BBC Sport: "I grew up in the UK so it's all artificial snow.". Several England stars offered year-round IPL contracts, ICC warned nations cant compete with this wealth, Harry Kane transfer: Why Tottenham striker should move to Man Utd and learn from Alan Shearers mistake, Frank Lampard can become a great manager if he learns from his 15-year-old self at West Ham, The next LeBron James could be in UK right now - but theyre never going to play basketball, Elite sport needs to take everyone at face value, says ex-hockey star, Orcs at the Olympics? 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. Read about our approach to external linking. Eurosport's UK coverage will be led by presenters Orla Chennaoui, Reshmin Chowdhury and Radzi Chinyanganya, who will bring every inspiring story and unmissable moment of the Games to fans. Played a significant role as Ivory Coast qualified for its first-ever World Cup in 2006 and also featured in the 2010 and 2014 editions of the tournament. Terry Gannon, Play by Play 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. Carolyn Manno, CNBC 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. Barbara Slater, Director of BBC Sport said: We are delighted to bring audiences the very best action and medal moments from Beijing. 14:32 10 Feb Luge team relay John Hunt Sliding commentator on BBC TV Latvia are. Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards discuss the art of punditry and rank the best analysts, Three single Kiwi women are in search of the man of their dreams in FBoy Island NZ. Beijing itself will host the indoor events - curling, speed skating, figure skating and ice hockey - as well as the big air and the opening and closing ceremonies. As with previous years, Olympic Broadcasting Services will produce the world feed provided to local broadcasters for use in their coverage. Lewis Johnson, Reporter NBC Olympics commentator notes: Team NBC total combined medals vs. top countries in 2018 PyeongChang Olympics: FOLLOWING IS A RUNDOWN OF NBC OLYMPICS ON-AIR & DIGITAL TEAM: Waless fifth-most capped player ever with 86. In most regions, broadcast rights to the 2022 and 2024 Olympics were packaged together, but some broadcasters obtained rights to further games as well. Won 14 major honours with Chelsea, including the Champions League in 2012. You go back to 1934 and Mussolini tried to use the World Cup to promote fascism. (222.8m litres) of water have been used to produce the fake snow in Yanqing alone. It is estimated that 49m gallonsexternal-link (222.8m litres) of water have been used to produce the fake snow in Yanqing alone. CORRESPONDENTS: The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Broadcasting Thread . Valieva is one of the 212 athletes competing under the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee, with Russia still banned from international competition because of doping sanctions. Action is coming thick and fast from the capital after the Opening Ceremony and first handful of events. Ahmed Fareed, USA Network BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Live will host Aimee Fullers Olympic Mile Podcast. Coverage begins on Wednesday, Feb. 2, on USA Network and Peacock. Why are China's Winter Olympics so controversial? Leila Rahimimakes her NBC Olympics debut as a reporter in Beijing. Australias all-time most capped player with 109, spanning across a 20-year international career. CROSS COUNTRY SKIING BIATHLON Both Ireen Wust and Ariana Fontana have moved up the all-time Winter Olympic medal table today, winning their 12th and 11th medals respectively. Corey Robinsonserves as the curling reporter for the first time in his second overall Olympic assignment. Jimmy Roberts, USA Network 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. A Liverpool and Wales legend, Rush won 20 trophies with the former and was the all-time leading goalscorer for the latter before being surpassed by Gareth Bale. I remember the military junta in 1978 which was awful and a terrible backdrop to that World Cup. 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. BOBSLED/LUGE/SKELETON Watch live coverage of two streams and follow text updates from day 10 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. CONTRIBUTORS: 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. Last updated on 24 March 202224 March 2022.From the section Winter Sports. About NBC Olympics Bill Doleman, Play by Play Brian Boitano, Peacock You can sign up for Discovery+ here. The Sports Desk podcast: Beijing 2022 - human rights and athlete activists. Bill Spaulding, Play by Play Trace Worthington, Play by Play A host of world-class athletes will be on hand to provide commentary including figure skating Olympic gold medallist Robin Cousins, ex-World Champion speed skater Wilf O'Reilly, Olympic bobsleigh. Alpine SkiingCommentator: Matt ChiltonExperts: Graham Bell and Chemmy Alcott, CurlingCommentators: Steve Cram, Rhona Howie, Jackie Lockhart and Logan Gray, Figure SkatingCommentators: Katherine Downes and Robin CousinsExperts: Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, David King, Biathlon/Cross-Country Skiing/Nordic Combined/Ski JumpingCommentators: Rob Walker and Ollie Williams, Speed SkatingCommentators: Simon Brotherton and Wilf OReillyExperts: Sarah Lindsay, Bobsleigh/Luge/SkeletonCommentators: John Hunt and John JacksonExperts: Lizzy Yarnold, Shelley Rudman, Nicola Minichiello, Snowboarding and Freestyle SkiingCommentators: Ed Leigh and Tim WarwoodExperts: Aimee Fuller, Zoe Gillings, Ed Drake, Ice HockeyCommentators: Seth Bennett, Kent Simpson. 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. Hockey analysts includeBrian Boucher,Anson Carter,Keith Jones,Monique Lamoureux-Morando,A.J. The Winter Olympics 2022 are off and running with a host of events gearing up to dazzle fans around the world. Lindsey Vonn We will do our best to deliver to the world a streamlined, safe and splendid Games," Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday. Monique Lamoureux-Morando, Analyst As a result, many countries, including the UK, United States and Canada, have declared a diplomatic boycott of the Games. Visit our dedicated hub for more Sports news. Read about our approach to external linking. Former U.S. Gary Lineker spoke to is northern football correspondent Mark Douglas about his thoughts about the World Cup before the tournament got under way: I havent felt quite the same about this one. Tom Abbott, Reporter Tyler George, Analyst Coverage begins on Wednesday, Feb. 2, on USA Network and Peacock. 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. Lindsay Czarniak, USA Network Snowboard cross world champion Charlotte Bankes is a favourite for gold in her event, in what will be her third Games overall but first for Team GB, having switched from France in late 2018. Steve Kornacki Corey Robinson serves as the curling reporter for the first time in his second overall Olympic assignment. But this is not a one-off, it has happened before. Human rights groups say the Chinese government has gradually stripped away the religious and other freedoms of Uighur Muslims - a minority group which lives mostly in the Xinjiang province in north-west China - culminating in an oppressive system of mass surveillance, detention, indoctrination, and even forced sterilisation. Viewers watching live programmes on BBC iPlayer can make use of the live restart function to watch events from the beginning. HIGHLIGHTS: Were going there to broadcast it, journalists are going too but were there to report on it not support it. Beijing Olympics 2022: Presenters, Reporters & Pundits . Reed and his commentating partner, the British Olympian and former Dancing on Ice judge Nicky Slater, laughed after the expletive. Paul Burmeister, Play by Play 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. BBC Sport online, the UKs biggest digital sport service, will offer a live stream of the action from Beijing as well as offer on-demand video clips, medal tables, live text commentaries, reports and features. SKI JUMPING Laurie Hernandez (TikTok) 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. The World Championships continue until Sunday. The 2022/23 FA Cup semi finals take place this weekend with live TV coverage on the BBC and ITV. 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. However, the BBC will still screen more than 300 hours of live coverage across BBC One and BBC Two, with additional coverage available on a second live digital stream on BBC iPlayer, the red button and the BBC Sport website. Most medals at Winter Olympics: 15 - Marit. 20:00-20:55: Winter Olympics Extra - BBC . "We also saw that in some peoples' minds the boycott ghosts of the past were rearing their ugly heads again," Bach said. 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. Norway, who topped the medal table four years ago in Pyeongchang, are again expected to dominate the cross-country skiing events and will also hope for alpine skiing success through Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who is favourite in the super-G. BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast with Rachel Burden and Rick Edwards will bring all of the overnight news from Beijing and they will be joined by members of Team GB throughout the show. Browne and Tsu, making their NBC Olympics debuts, will provide a broader context of what the U.S. audience is watching in the opening days of the Games. 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. Browse our new catalogue to inspire you with homeware, gardening tools, books and more! Learn how to get involved in ice hockey to put your skating and hand-eye co-ordination to the test. Hailey Hunter, Reporter Almost 3,000 athletes from 91 nations will compete to get their hands on one of 109 gold medals on offer across seven sports. Ahead of the main event starting, BBC iPlayer launches Free Spirits on Tuesday 1 February. British commentator Simon Reed called the 36-year-old the "bitch from Canada" at the end of Wednesday's pairs event in Montpellier, France, apparently thinking their microphones were turned off. 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. Steve Porino, Analyst Sam Brock (Sports Desk) Dom Moore, analyst 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. The Sports Desk podcast: Can GB become a top-5 snowsport nation? CROSS-COUNTRY:Steve Schlanger reprises his role as a play-by-play commentator for cross-country skiing, his sixth Olympics assignment. Andrea Joyce, Reporter Read about our approach to external linking. 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. The International Skating Union has replaced its World Championships commentators after they made offensive remarks about Canadian former world champion Meagan Duhamel. She will talk to some of the biggest names taking part in the Winter Games and some of the best UK medal prospects, delving into their training plans, diet, mindset and their Olympic goals.

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