The Winter Olympics 2022 are now underway, with the opening ceremony taking place today (Friday, February 4).
Whilst the opening ceremony marks the official beginning of the Games, events have been taking place in the last couple of days, such as curling.
Team GB have sent a 50-strong team to Beijing, where they will be joined by countries from around the world.
Due to the eight hour time difference with Bejing some events will be broadcast very late at night/early in the morning in the UK, but there will be some live coverage at normal hours.
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Here's what will be broadcast on Saturday, February 5 and Sunday, February 6 in the UK.
Winter Olympics 2022 TV schedule fot the weekend
Saturday, February 5
Starting off past midnight at 12.55am and going on until 4am BBC One will be covering qualifying for the women's slopestyle final amongst other sports.
From 4am to 6am on the same channel they will be showing women's ice hockey between Switzerland and Canada.
From 6am intil 10am on BBC Two will show the Games, with medals to be won in cross country skiing and Team GB's mixed doubles curling team facing Czech Republic. There will also be medals to be won in the women's 15km skiathlon.
Going back to BBC One breifly up until 11.45am there will be a whole host of sports being shown, including biathlon, speed skating, curling and women's ski jumping.
On BBC Two there will be live coverage of the Games from 11.45am to 4.30pm.
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This will show events like the final of the mixed relay short track speed skating, Great Britain v Italy in the mixed doubles curling, plus freestyle skiing action in the form of the men's moguls final from Genting Snow Park.
Sunday, February 6
On BBC One from 12.30am to 4am there will coverage of the Games, including the women's slopestyle final at Genting Snow Park, the men's alpine skiing's blue riband event and Great Britain taking on hosts China in the curling mixed doubles.
Coverage will continue on BBC One from 4am to 6am with the conclusion of the men's alpine skiing downhill, as well as figure skating and men's slopestyle action.
Aftee that it switches over to BBC Two from 6am to 9.15am with coverage of curling, cross country skiing and speed skating.
Broadcasting will stay on BBC Two until 12.15pm where events such as speed skating, ice hockey, luge, ski jumping and freestyle skiing are all taking place.
The day's concluding coverage from China will switch back over to BBC One until 3.05pm as the medals are decided in the women's moguls final and the men's luge final.
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