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Beijing 2022: how and where to watch the Winter Olympics | Digital Trends Spanish


The sports world is partying again: between February 4 and 20, 2022, the XXIV Winter Olympic Games will be held. So that you do not miss any details of the event, we tell you how and where to watch the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

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Under the slogan “Together for a shared future”, the competition will take place after overcoming a series of controversies due to the fears of more than a dozen delegations, who warned of the risk of espionage and possible acts of censorship by the authorities. Chinese.

Due to COVID-19, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Organizing Committee have established strict security measures to prevent contagion. In this way, there will be a “health bubble”, which will last until March 13, when the Winter Paralympic Games end.

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The “health bubble” will cover all the stadiums and competition venues, as well as accommodation, catering and the opening and closing ceremonies, as happened with Tokyo 2020. However, the events will be able to count on the public, although the capacity will be limited to citizens of mainland China.

What tests are held in Beijing 2022

A woman participates in a monobob competition, which debuts at the 2022 Winter Olympics
The women’s monobob is one of the events that will debut at Beijing 2022. Getty Images

With the aim of increasing women’s participation and attracting a younger audience, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has added seven new events for Beijing 2022.

Among them, acrobatic skiing (big air freestyle) masculine and feminine; the monobob feminine; mixed team competitions in freestyle skiing, ski jumping and snowboarding; and the mixed relay in speed skating.

Nordic combined (ski jumping and cross-country) remains the only winter Olympic sport contested only by men.

In this way, 15 disciplines of seven sports will be carried out, which will award 109 gold medals:

  • Ice Hockey
  • Speed ​​skating
  • Biathlon
  • Acrobatic ski
  • luge
  • Sky jump
  • Bobsleigh
  • Alpine ski
  • Figure skating
  • skeleton
  • nordic combined
  • Cross country ski
  • snowboarding
  • Curling
  • short track speed skating

Which countries participate in Beijing 2022

Mascots of the 2022 Winter Olympics
Shuey Rhon Rhon, an anthropomorphic Chinese lantern, and Bing Dwen Dwen, a giant panda, are the mascots of Beijing 2022. Getty Images

The event will feature the participation of 91 local Olympic committees, including the debuts of Haiti and Saudi Arabia, which will have a representative. Kenya, who had also qualified an athlete, withdrew.

The United States arrives with a delegation of 222 athletes, but will be led by the powerful Norway (83 representatives), Germany (148) and Canada (215), who occupied the first three places in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games, South Korea .

Latin America, meanwhile, will be represented by Argentina (6 athletes), Bolivia (2), Brazil (11), Chile (4), Colombia (3), Ecuador (1), Mexico (4), Peru (1) and Puerto Rico (2).

Historical medal table of the Winter Olympics

A Norwegian curling pair at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Norway is one of the favorites to win the Beijing 2022 games. Getty Images

Norway and the United States, which have participated in 23 of the 24 editions of the Winter Olympics, lead the historical medal table with 132 and 105 gold medals, respectively. In addition, they are the countries that have won the most medals.

Russia, which will compete under the name of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), appears in ninth place in history with 47 medals, although some of them were won by the Soviet Union.

Place Country medals Games
disputed
Gold Silver Bronze Total
one Norway 132 125 111 368 23
two U.S 105 112 88 305 23
3 Germany 92 88 60 240 12
4 Soviet Union 78 57 59 194 9
5 Canada 73 64 62 199 23
6 Austria 64 81 87 232 23
7 Sweden 57 46 55 158 23
8 Swiss 56 Four. Five 52 153 23
9 Russia 47 39 35 121 6
10 Netherlands Four. Five 44 41 130 twenty-one

Where to watch Beijing 2022 via streaming

Women's ice hockey at Beijing 2022
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Like Tokyo 2020, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics can be followed live via streaming services or free platforms, depending on where you live.

Other alternatives to follow the opening of the Olympic Games are the applications of Beijing 2022 or the official Web sitewhich will also deliver information online.

U.S

In the United States, NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service is the number one choice for following the Winter Olympics, promising more than 2,800 hours of event programming through February 20, 2022.

The platform broadcasts each of the events of the event live, even if they are broadcast by other NBCUniversal channels, such as the open signals NBC and CNBC or the cable channel USA Network, which will also offer some events.

In addition, it is possible to follow the competitions live through the NBCOlympics.com site or the NBC Sports application (iOS, Android).

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Spain

In Spain, the event comes through the open television channel Dmax, which is also available on multiple cable operators.

In cable television, the option is EuroSport, in its signals Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2. But if you prefer streaming, you can do it with the Eurosport mobile application (iOS, Android).

Latin America

In Latin America, the event is broadcast live and free on YouTube, thanks to an exclusive agreement with Marca Claro. Alternatively, the content will also be available on the Marca Claro mobile app (iOS, Android).

Other alternatives to follow Beijing 2022

American Travis Ganong in ski training at Beijing 2022
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The traditional or cable channels that transmit the Winter Olympics are the following:

  • Argentina: Sure Sports.
  • Bolivia: Sure, Bolivision Network
  • Brazil: TV Globe
  • Canada: CBC, Radio Canada, Bell Media (TSN or RDS), Rogers Media (Sportsnet), Telelatino Network.
  • chili: Sure, TVN.
  • Colombia: Sure, Caracol TV.
  • Costa Rica: Sure, Reptel
  • Dominican Republic: Sure, Latin Antenna
  • Ecuador: Clear RTS TVC
  • The Savior: Claro, Salvadoran Media Network
  • Spain: Dmax, Eurosport.
  • U.S: Peacock, NBC, USA, CNBC
  • Guatemala: Sure, Guatemalan Television
  • Honduras: Sure, VTV
  • Mexico: Clear
  • Nicaragua: Sure, Ratensa
  • Panama: Clear
  • Paraguay: Sure, SNT.
  • Peru: sure, ATV
  • Puerto Rico:NBC
  • Uruguay: Claro Sports, Channel 5
  • Venezuela: Clear

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