The four-man biathlon relay race scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday has been moved to 2:30 p.m. due to exceptionally cold temperatures at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Stadium.
During the relay biathletes ski three laps and shoot twice, meaning they will spend about 20 to 30 minutes out in the cold on the track — in addition to the time they spend waiting for their turn. They also risk frostbite on their hands, since their trigger fingers are exposed while shooting.
At 11 a.m., the temperature at the stadium was 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit and was expected to drop to minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit by 6 p.m. That means the racers would face dangerous conditions.
Those were air temperatures and did not take into consideration the wind, which was blowing at almost 5 mph. The wind chill makes the actual temperature feel closer to minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit.
Team USA finally has one gold medal, but Wednesday night will bring some of its biggest chances to add to that count, with snowboarding star Chloe Kim hitting the slopes and skating sensation Nathan Chen taking the ice.
Here’s what to watch in the next 24 hours in Beijing and how you can watch it live.
Men’s skeleton heats one and two will begin at 7:30 pm CST. South Korea’s defending gold medalist Yun Sung-bin, and Latvia’s six-time world champion and double Olympic silver medalist Martins Dukuers, are ones to look out for. However, at the last three Olympics, the skeleton gold has gone to the host nation, so keep an eye on China’s Yan Wengang and Chen Wenhao.
Men’s combined slalom for alpine skiing, another medal event, takes place at 12:15 a.m. CST.
Curling
The men’s round-robin matchup between USA and Sweden will begin at 12:05 a.m. CST. Watch Team USA defend its gold medal, led by captain John Schuster, Chris Plys, Matt Hamilton, John Landsteiner and Colin Hufman.
The women’s round-robin between USA and Denmark will begin at 6:05 a.m. CST, featuring Tabitha Peterson, Nina Roth, Becca Hamilton, Tara Peterson and Aileen Geving.
Some of the biggest names on Team USA will be competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics Tuesday night.
Stars like Shaun White, Chloe Kim, Mikaela Shiffrin, John Shuster and more will take to the slopes and ice as they begin their quests for an Olympic medal.
Team USA still has not won gold in Beijing, but could that soon change? There are seven medal events coming up.
Here’s what to watch in the next 24 hours in Beijing and how you can watch it live.
Snowboarding
The women’s halfpipe qualifying event will begin at 7:30 p.m. CST and the men’s halfpipe qualifying event will begin at 10:30 p.m. CST. For the women, USA’s Chloe Kim is one to look out for, as she is trying to defend her 2018 gold medal. And for the men, three-time gold medalist Shaun White, is the highest on our radar.
Snowboarding fans can stream snowboarding events on NBCOlympics.com and on Peacock or watch live on NBC primetime and USA.
Women’s snowboard cross qualifying will also begin at 9 p.m. CST. Women’s snowboard cross finals start at 12:30 a.m. CST.
Alpine Skiing
Mikaela Shiffrin will look to rebound after exiting the women’s giant slalom faster than anyone expected. Shiffrin’s next event is the slalom, which begins Tuesday night in the United States.
Freestyle Skiing
The medal events begin with men’s big air final in freestyle skiing. That event begins at 9 p.m. CT.
Three Americans have qualified for the big air final, including Alex Hall, Mac Forehand and Colby Stevenson. At this point, all the athletes are ones to watch. Watch live on NBC primetime and Peacock or stream below.
Nordic Combined
The men’s individual normal hill for Nordic combined will take place at 1 a.m. CST with the final set to begin at 5 a.m. Germany’s Eric Frenzel is the defending gold medalist, so he is definitely the one to keep an eye on.
