The 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will run from March 4-13, and each day, NBCOlympics.com will provide a rundown of what to watch in every sport. All events listed below will stream live on NBCOlympics.com and Peacock, and all times indicated are in Eastern Time. USA Network and Olympic Channel will also provide television coverage throughout the Paralympics. Visit the schedule page for listings sorted by sport and TV network.
Para Cross-Country Skiing
Event | Time (ET) | How to Watch |
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Men's 18km Sitting | 9:00 p.m. | NBCOlympics.com, USA |
Women's 15km Sitting | 10:45 a.m. | NBCOlympics.com, USA |
The first cross-country skiing events of the Paralympic Games will be long-distance sitting races (18km for men, 15km for women) and will feature many of the same athletes from yesterday's biathlon competition, including U.S. medalists Oksana Masters and Kendall Gretsch.
Masters, who won her first-ever biathlon gold at the Paralympics yesterday, is the reigning world champion in this event, while Gretsch, yesterday's bronze medalist, is the defending Paralympic champion.
In the men's sitting event, U.S. skiers Dan Cnossen and Josh Sweeney could contend for medals. Cnossen finished fourth in yesterday's biathlon sprint, while Sweeney — a member of the 2014 sled hockey team that won gold — is making his cross-country debut at the Paralympics.
Sled Hockey
Event | Time (ET) | How to Watch |
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South Korea vs USA | 12:05 a.m. | NBCOlympics.com, USA |
Italy vs Slovakia | 3:35 a.m. | NBCOlympics.com |
China vs Czech Republic | 7:05 a.m. | NBCOlympics.com |
After a 5-0 dismantling of Canada in a rematch of the 2018 final to start preliminary round play, the United States sled hockey team now sizes up South Korea with hopes of moving to 2-0.
The Americans are already guaranteed a spot in the quarterfinals, but a win would clinch them the No. 1 seed and a bye into the semifinals.
Among the Americans who’ll look to maintain good form is 19-year-old Malik Jones, who scored in his Paralympic debut against Canada. Jones is just the second Black athlete to compete for the U.S. sled hockey team at the Paralympics.
“I definitely feel pride. That’s a big accomplishment to be a Black athlete on the world’s largest stage,” Jones said. “I love being on this team, representing my country and wearing the red, white and blue.”
The U.S. and South Korea square off at 12:05 a.m. ET.
Para Snowboarding
Event | Time (ET) | How to Watch |
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M/W Snowboard Cross Qualifying | 10:00 p.m. | NBCOlympics.com |
Para snowboarding gets underway with the qualifying round for men's and women's snowboard cross. In this round, each athlete will take two runs through the course, and their best time will be used to seed them for the knockout rounds.
There's only one classification for women this year, the LL2. Brittani Coury, the 2018 banked slalom silver medalist, is one of three Americans in the field alongside Brenna Huckaby and Katlyn Maddry.
Huckaby, a double gold medalist in the LL1 classification at the last Paralympics, did not know for sure until just a few weeks ago if she'd even be able to compete at the Paralympics after her classification was removed from the Games due to a lack of athletes. But because of a January court ruling, she'll be allowed to race in the LL2 classification in a practice known as "competing up." Athletes in the LL2 classification have a lower level of impairment, such as a below-the-knee amputation, while athletes in the LL1 classification, such as Huckaby, often have an above-the-knee amputation.
On the men's side, there are three classifications: LL1, LL2, and a UL classification for athletes with upper-limb impairments. Americans Mike Schultz, Noah Elliott, Keith Gabel and Mike Minor are all back this year after winning snowboard cross medals at the 2018 Paralympics.
The snowboard cross finals will be held on Day 3 of the Games (Monday in Beijing, Sunday night in the United States).
Para Alpine Skiing
Event | Time (ET) | How to Watch |
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M/W Super-G | 9:00 p.m. | NBCOlympics.com |
Day 2 of Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics features six races, all in the fast-paced discipline of super-G.
In the sitting events, 2021 world champion Anna-Lena Foster of Germany will be in search of her first Paralympics podium finish, while the men’s event could come down to a battle between Dutchman Jeroen Kampschreur and Norway’s Jesper Pedersen.
The men’s standing event has plenty of intrigue as defending gold medalist Theo Gmur of Switzerland will look to hold off a talented field of contenders, including world champion Markus Slacher of Austria.
In the vision impaired events, the big story centers on Slovakia’s legend Henrieta Farkasova. She’s in search of a third super-G Paralympic title in her fourth appearance. A pair of Brits, Menna Fitzpatrick and Millie Knight, have the best chance of dethroning her.
Wheelchair Curling
Event | Time (ET) | How to Watch |
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Estonia vs USA | 1:35 a.m. | NBCOlympics.com, Olympic Channel |
After beginning round-robin play with two losses yesterday, the United States will look to turn things around when it plays Estonia on Day 2 of wheelchair curling. This will be Estonia's first game of the tournament.
The U.S. has yet win a Paralympic medal in wheelchair curling since it was added in 2006. Its best finish so far was fourth in 2010.