When is the Beijing 2022Winter Olympics and how to watch it on TV

The 2022 Winter Olympic games will be going underway soon, despite previous concerns that the pandemic could delay it.

Taking place in Beijing this year, the games will see some of the world's top athletes compete for the gold medal in a variety of winter sports.

Starting on February 4, the game will run for just over two weeks and will conclude on February 20.

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Team GB will be sending a total of 55 athletes to Beijing who have all been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

The team is built up by some major athletes such as Billy Major, who achieved multiple victories on the second-tier Europa Cup circuit and Mica McNeill, who won a silver medal at the 2012 Youth Olympics.

Here's a breakdown of how you can watch the Winter Olympics in 2022.

There's hundreds of hours of the Winter Olympics to watch this year (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

How to watch the Winter Olympics on TV

For UK viewers, the Winter Games will be aired on BBC and Eurosport.

The BBC has announced it will have over 300 hours of live coverage across BBC One and BBC Two - while the BBC will have plenty of live coverage, it won't have access to every event.

Meanwhile, Eurosport and Discovery Plus has announced they will show every live event.

When it comes to programme schedule, it's important to note that Beijing is eight hours ahead of UK time which means some games could be broadcast seemingly randomly.

The BBC has announced its TV line-up for every event it is covering:

Alpine Skiing

Commentator: Matt Chilton

Experts: Graham Bell and Chemmy Alcott

Curling

Commentators: Steve Cram, Rhona Howie, Jackie Lockhart and Logan Gray

Figure Skating

Commentators: Katherine Downes and Robin Cousins

Experts: Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, David King

Biathlon/Cross-Country Skiing/ Nordic Combined/ Ski Jumping

Commentators: Rob Walker and Ollie Williams

Speed Skating

Commentators: Simon Brotherton and Wilf O’Reilly

Experts: Sarah Lindsay

Bobsleigh/Luge/Skeleton

Commentators: John Hunt and John Jackson

Experts: Lizzy Yarnold, Shelley Rudman, Nicola Minichiello

Snowboarding and Freestyle Skiing

Commentators: Ed Leigh and Tim Warwood

Experts: Aimee Fuller, Zoe Gillings, Ed Drake