Browse our new catalogue to inspire you with homeware, gardening tools, books and more! 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 . NBCUniversal is presenting its 18thOlympic Games, 12thconsecutive overall, and sixth straight Winter Games, all the most by any U.S. media company. Why are China's Winter Olympics so controversial? After a troubled and controversial build-up, the 2022 Winter Olympics are about to get under way in Beijing. Bill Spaulding, Play by Play Won 14 major honours with Chelsea, including the Champions League in 2012. Sam Brock, Reporter (Big Air) --NBC Olympics-- 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. Tyler George, Analyst In France and the United Kingdom, these are the first Games where Eurosport will be the main rightsholder; the BBC will sub-license a limited amount of coverage on free-to-air television, as part of a deal in which the BBC sold the pay-TV rights to the 2018 and 2020 Games to Eurosport. SPORT-BY-SPORT RUNDOWN: A twisted psychological thriller uncovering the dark side of our obsession with social media, The definitive story of how the Suez Canal crisis triggered global panic. But were stuck with it and the new Fifa incumbents while they might make mistakes I dont think theyre corrupt. Sir Bradley Wiggins, Greg Rutherford and Joanna Rowsell will headline Eurosport's team of UK experts, bringing with them a wealth of Olympic experience . Tom Abbott will report from the course. How to get into ice skating - find a rink near you and start gliding across the ice. Waless fifth-most capped player ever with 86. Steve Kornacki Paul Burmeister, Play by Play Katherine Adamek, Analyst . Zora Stephenson (Twitter) Lineker has plenty of World Cup pedigree from his playing days too, scoring 10 goals an England record in the 1986 and 1990 tournaments. Jing Tsu Ad Choices. Naoko Funayama, in her second NBC Olympics assignment, is the reporter. 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. 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. BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast with Rachel Burden and Rick Edwards will also bring all of the overnight news from Beijing, with special guests from Team GB joining them throughout the show. Australias all-time most capped player with 109, spanning across a 20-year international career. Here are the line-ups for each event: Alpine skiingCommentator: Matt Chilton Expert pundits: Graham Bell, Chemmy Alcott CurlingCommentators: Steve Cram, Rhona Howie, Jackie Lockhart, Logan Gray. Alpine skiingCommentator: Matt ChiltonExpert pundits: Graham Bell, Chemmy Alcott, CurlingCommentators: Steve Cram, Rhona Howie, Jackie Lockhart, Logan Gray, Figure skatingCommentators: Katherine Downes, Robin CousinsExpert pundits: Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, David King, Biathlon/Cross-country skiing/nordic combined/ski jumpingCommentators: Rob Walker, Ollie Williams, Speed skatingCommentators: Simon Brotherton, Wilf OReillyExpert pundit: Sarah Lindsay, Bobsleigh/Luge/SkeletonCommentators: John Hunt, John JacksonExpert pundits: Lizzy Yarnold, Shelley Rudman, Nicola Minichiello, Snowboarding/freestyle skiingCommentators: Ed Leigh, Tim WarwoodExpert pundits: Aimee Fuller, Zoe Gillings, Ed Drake, Ice hockeyCommentators: Seth Bennett, Kent Simpson. Chris Vosters, Play by Play Winter Olympics day six - as it happened | Winter Olympics Beijing 2022 | The Guardian Day six of XXIV Olympic Winter Games Skip to main contentSkip to navigationSkip to key events. ALPINE SKIING:Dan Hickswill serve as lead play-by-play for alpine skiing, marking his 13thOlympics overall with NBC Sports. Ted Robinson, Play by Play Winter Olympics 2022 schedule - daily list of events and expert analysis Team GB boast plenty of high hopes going into the Games. In most regions, broadcast rights to the 2022 and 2024 Olympics were packaged together, but some broadcasters obtained rights to further games as well. As a result, many countries, including the UK, United States and Canada, have declared a diplomatic boycott of the Games. 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. 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. 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? 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. Ski Team downhill racerSteve Porinoserves as an analyst, his eighth assignment with NBC Olympics, while reporterTodd Lewismarks his third overall NBC Olympics assignment. Kenny Rice, Play by Play Clare Balding will bring viewers a daily highlights show on BBC Two, and Aimee Fuller will present BBC Three Extra - a daily one-hour show with extended highlights. PRIME PLUS HOST: Eve Muirhead led the womens curling team that won bronze in Sochi in 2014. Viewers watching live programmes on BBC iPlayer can make use of the live restart function to watch events from the beginning. By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. Reed and his commentating partner, the British Olympian and former Dancing on Ice judge Nicky Slater, laughed after the expletive. Almost 3,000 athletes from 91 nations will compete to get their hands on one of 109 gold medals on offer across seven sports. Kenny Albert, Play by Play Learn how to get involved in ice hockey to put your skating and hand-eye co-ordination to the test. Read about our approach to external linking. BBC Sport to broadcast more than 300 hours of live coverage across BBC One and BBC Two, with even more on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport website, New for 2022, Britains greatest Winter Olympian Lizzy Yarnold will join the BBC TV team, Hazel Irvine, Jeanette Kwakye, Ayo Akinwolere and JJ Chalmers to present the live action with Clare Balding fronting daily highlights show, Special BBC iPlayer documentary, Free Spirits, follows group of Team GB Olympians as they prepare for the biggest sporting event of their lives, Olympian Aimee Fuller to present BBC Three Extra and host new Olympic Mile Podcast on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Live, Daily coverage and updates on BBC Radio 5 Live. Brian Boitano, Peacock In 2015, Discovery acquired Europe-wide rights until 2024, including the UK post-2020 rights. 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. FREESTYLE SKIING/SNOWBOARDING/BIG AIR If youre looking for something else to watch check out our TV Guide. Anne Thompson (Sports Desk) 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. 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. There will be daily extensive coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live with Andy Stevenson, Gigi Salmon and Rob Hatch. We will do our best to deliver to the world a streamlined, safe and splendid Games," Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday. This article contains offensive language. Visit our dedicated hub for more Sports news. Corey Robinson, Reporter Won six major honours with Manchester City, including two Premier League titles. (222.8m litres) of water have been used to produce the fake snow in Yanqing alone. Both Ireen Wust and Ariana Fontana have moved up the all-time Winter Olympic medal table today, winning their 12th and 11th medals respectively. How to get into curling - an intricate, tactical back-and-forth game on a sheet of ice, accessible to all ages. BIATHLON 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. 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. Naoko Funayama, Reporter If you want to watch every moment live, you will need to have a Discovery+ subscription. PRIMETIME HOST: Savannah Guthrie, NBC Sam Brockwill serve as the big air reporter. The BBC will show live coverage and highlights of all the major events across BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, Red Button and the BBC Sport website throughout the Winter Games. Rebecca Lowe, NBC Mleczko,Dom Moore,Eddie Olczyk,Angela Ruggiero. 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. "We are confident we are taking a more competitive team across more disciplines than ever before. Logan was the BBCs lead anchor for last summers UefaEuropean Womens Championship, which enjoyed record-breaking viewership in the UK. Jamie Sinclair, Analyst The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is officially well underway. The ceremony will be overseen by Oscar-nominated film director Zhang Yimou, who was also behind the opening and closing ceremonies for the summer Olympics. In 2012, the BBC acquired UK rights running up to and including Tokyo 2020. There are three sets of siblings in the team - Izzy and Zoe Atkin, and Leonie and Makayla Gerken Schofield, will compete in freestyle skiing, while brothers Farrell and Niall Treacy race in the short track speed skating. NBCUniversal is presenting its 18th Olympic Games, 12th consecutive overall, and sixth straight Winter Games, all the most by any U.S. media company. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. Beijing is the first city to host both the summer and winter Games, 14 years after it hosted the 2008 summer Olympics. The roster includes Olympians who have won a combined total of 40 Olympic medals, including 18 gold medals. Won 12 major honours with Manchester City, including four Premier League titles, and is currently the manager of Burnley in the Championship. Tom Abbottwill report from the course. BOBSLED/LUGE/SKELETON He is also tipped to challenge Switzerland's Beat Feuz in the blue riband men's downhill, while the Norwegian's American girlfriend Mikaela Shiffrin needs one more gold to set a record for the most Olympic wins by an American alpine skier. 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. REPORTERS:NBC Olympics reporters will cover various venues and locations throughout the Games, and will contribute tofeatures on a variety of platforms. 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. 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: 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. Team GB have taken 50. "We also saw that in some peoples' minds the boycott ghosts of the past were rearing their ugly heads again," Bach said. Ashley Wagner, Peacock All rights reserved. Since retiring in 2018 she has been a consistent presence on UK television and has a degree in professional sports writing and broadcasting. It feels like its heading that way, says esports expert, Team GB have taken 50 athletes to Beijing, However, the BBC will still screen more than 300 hours, FA launches probe into Jurgen Klopp's altercation with referee Paul Tierney, Russian tennis player wears logo of sponsor sanctioned for supplying Russian army, Tottenham's 'sinking ship', Newcastle hunt Arsenal and Alvarez shines for Man City, F1 is boring again - and Red Bull are about to make it even worse, Sunderland have found their identity by investing in the future and scouring Europe for talent, Luca Brecel writes name into Crucible folklore with rare remember when triumph, Tennis star wears logo of sponsor sanctioned for supplying Russian army, Harry Kane should learn from Alan Shearer's mistake and move to Man Utd, Frank Lampard says Chelsea should copy Arsenals successful model and ditch current approach, Frank Lampard can become a great manager - if he learns from his 15-year-old self at West Ham, Labour will not scrap tuition fees, Keir Starmer says, Keir Starmer accuses Government of 'resurrecting' Sue Gray row ahead of elections, Do not sell or share my personal information, Midnight-6am overnight action presented by Ayo Akinwolere, BBC One, 6am-9am Jeanette Kwakye hosts live action, BBC Two, 9.15am-1pm Hazel Irvine presents the main morning show, with live events and highlights, BBC One on weekdays, BBC Two on weekends, 3pm-6pm JJ Chalmers presents extended replays, BBC Two, 8pm-8.55pm Aimee Fuller presents another extended highlights package, BBC Three. Carolyn Manno, CNBC Lewis Johnson, Reporter 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. Todd Harris, Play by Play Beijing Olympics 2022: Presenters, Reporters & Pundits . Car finance with Flow Car -Configure multiple finance quotations in seconds - Manage your application entirely online - Finance a car without receiving unwanted sales calls - Get the best available rate Feed with access to over 380,000+ available vehicles nationwide for you to choose from. 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. SKI JUMPING It is estimated that 49m gallonsexternal-link (222.8m litres) of water have been used to produce the fake snow in Yanqing alone. She said on Thursday that she had received personal apologies from both Reed and the ISU. Joining Burmeister are three-time Olympic medalistJohnny Spillaneas analyst, andNaoko Funayama, who will report on ski jumping in addition to cross-country skiing. Working as analysts alongside Diffey will be four-time OlympianErin Hamlin(luge); former U.S. National Bobsled Team memberJohn Morgan, a bobsled analyst for his 11th consecutive Winter Olympics, and 2010 Olympic bobsledder and former skeleton racerBree Schaaf(skeleton and bobsled). Currently the secretary general of the French Football Federation. The event takes place across three clusters. NBCUniversal will provide coverage of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games from Feb. 2-20. But this is not a one-off, it has happened before. Corey Robinson serves as the curling reporter for the first time in his second overall Olympic assignment. 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. ON-SITE & PRIME PLUS HOST (middle weekend): 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. 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. 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. Lipinski and Weir are working their fifth Olympic assignments together and third Winter Games on figure skating coverage. The roster includes Olympians who have won a combined total of 40 Olympic . Will they make the start line in Beijing? 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. CROSS COUNTRY SKIING All rights reserved. Todd Richards, Analyst Working as analysts alongside Diffey will be four-time OlympianErin Hamlin(luge); former U.S. National Bobsled Team memberJohn Morgan, a bobsled analyst for his 11th consecutive Winter Olympics, and 2010 Olympic bobsledder and former skeleton racerBree Schaaf(skeleton and bobsled). 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. DAYTIME HOST: After a thrilling summer in Tokyo last year, focus shifts to the Winter Olympics, with Beijing 2022 just weeks away. John Walton, Play by Play The overall talent lineup features the return of many of the networks signature Olympic hosts, play-by-play commentators and analysts with Olympic experience. 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. The Winter Olympics 2022 are off and running with a host of events gearing up to dazzle fans around the world. CROSS-COUNTRY:Steve Schlangerreprises his role as a play-by-play commentator for cross-country skiing, his sixth Olympics assignment. 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. Among the Olympians on Team NBC: three-time medalist, including gold in the downhill at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010. 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. Hannah Kearney, Analyst Team GB have taken 50 athletes to Beijing, including three former medallists. The former world and European champion did not win a medal in three Winter Olympic appearances, missing out in 2014 and 2018 after . Dan Hicks, Play by Play Tina Dixon, a four times X Games medalist, will serve as an analyst/reporter, her fifth NBC Olympics assignment. ON-SITE & PRIME PLUS HOST (middle weekend): Jac Collinsworth, USA Network (following Super Bowl). Read about our approach to external linking. 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). Natalie Geisenberger, a nine-time world champion and five-time Olympic champion, gets the Germans under way. Chapman is the regular host on the BBCs Match of the Day Two and is synonymous with the corporations 5 Live coverage. 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. Former U.S. while the Covid-19 pandemic continues to have an impact with strict control measures in place. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been heavily criticised for awarding the Olympics to China because of the country's alleged human rights abuses. 2023 NBC Universal, All rights reserved. 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. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. CONTRIBUTORS: Team NBC would have finished first in the PyeongChang medal count. The reporters include:Tom Abbott,Naoko Funayama,Hailey Hunter,Lewis Johnson,Andrea Joyce,Todd Lewis,Randy Moss,Leila Rahimi, andCorey Robinson. How to get into skiing - a full-body workout, guaranteed to get you fitter, with slopes and centres across the UK. Here is the full list of BBC presenters, pundits, commentators and co-commentators in Qatar: Captained England at the 1998 World Cup, scoring twice in four games against Tunisia in the group stage and Argentina in the last 16. BBC Sport's coverage of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games features familiar faces. Erin Hamlin, Luge Analyst Norway came out on top four years ago after an impressive run at PyeongChang . A former Wales international defender who earned 49 caps for his country across a 12-year international career. Day-by-day guide; Coverage guide; Results; Medals. Andrea Joyce, Reporter BBC Radio 5 Live coverage of the Winter Games will be led by Andy Stevenson, Gigi Salmon and Rob Hatch as they bring fans daily updates and reports. [emailprotected], Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook instagram. He is also his countrys top scorer with 42 goals. Barbara Slater, Director of BBC Sport said: We are delighted to bring audiences the very best action and medal moments from Beijing. Mike Tirico, NBC SHORT TRACK Artificial snow has been used across all venues - although there was some natural snowfall in Zhangjiakou in the week leading up to the Games. Two countries are making their Winter Olympics debuts - Haiti and Saudi Arabia - both in alpine skiing. 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. 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. 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. Ski Team downhill racerSteve Porinoserves as an analyst, his eighth assignment with NBC Olympics, while reporterTodd Lewismarks his third overall NBC Olympics assignment. Anson Carter, Analyst Winter Olympics opening ceremony coverage. Tina Dixon, a four times X Games medalist, will serve as an analyst/reporter, her fifth NBC Olympics assignment. He has been part of BBC 5 Lives coverage since retiring and is a regular guest on the BBC Welsh Football podcast. Its the law. Trace Worthington, Play by Play Mleczko, Dom Moore, Eddie Olczyk, Angela Ruggiero. The Sports Desk podcast: Beijing 2022 - human rights and athlete activists. Among the Olympians on Team NBC: three-time medalist, including gold in the downhill at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are underway after the dazzling opening ceremony lit up the Chinese capitals national arena on Friday. BIATHLON:Bill Dolemanserves as the play-by-play commentator for biathlon coverage, after handling curling play-by-play at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. Similar to recent Winter Games, NBCs primetime Olympic coverage begins the night before the Opening Ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 3.
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