The Beijing Winter Olympics technically started on Wednesday, February 2, with some matches in the curling competition taking place. Some other sports have also started already, including ice hockey and ski jumping.
However, the Winter Olympics officially kicks off today, Friday, February 4 with the much-anticipated Opening ceremony.
Olympics fans may remember Beijing's stunning opening ceremony in 2008. The Oscar-nominated Zhang Yimou will be directing China's latest chance to show itself off to the world.
The iconic Bird's Nest Stadium which hosted the Summer Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies in 2008 will do so again in 2022.
Here's how to watch the opening ceremony live for free.
How to watch the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony
The Opening Ceremony will be shown live on BBC One, so it'll be free to watch for anyone with a TV licence.
Coverage of the event will start at 11.30am on Friday, February 4, but the ceremony itself will start at 12pm. Coverage will run until 2.15pm.
It will also be available to watch live on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
Eurosport also have the rights to broadcast the Games, and it will be shown the channel Eurosport 1.
Eurosport subscribers can also watch via Discovery+, which is available for £6.99 a month, or you can pick up a free three-day trial.
How to watch the Winter Olympic Games
If you want to watch every moment of the games live, you will need a subscription to Discovery+.
Discovery promises its subscribers access to 15 simultaneous events and special "pop up channels" for the most popular sports, such as ice hockey.
The BBC will also be broadcasting plenty from the Olympic Games, with more than 300 hours of live coverage across BBC One and BBC Two.
Additional coverage will be available on the BBC iPlayer, as well as the red button and the BBC Sport website.
Remember that Beijing is eight hours ahead of the UK, which means many of the events will be taking place at night.
Which sporting events will take place?
There are 15 disciplines in total, running from Wednesday February 2 to Sunday, February 20.
The sporting events taking place are:
- Alpine skiing
- Biathlon
- Bobsleigh
- Cross-country skiing
- Curling
- Figure skating
- Freestyle skiing
- Ice hockey
- Luge
- Nordic combined
- Short track speed skating
- Skeleton
- Ski jumping
- Snowboard
- Speed skating
The first medal will be handed out on Saturday, February 5 in biathlon, cross-country, skiing, freestyle skiing, short track and speed skating, ski jumping and speed skating.
If you want to see the full schedule for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, you can check the website.
