Viewers Guide For #OlympicBuffs At #Beijing2022
February 03, 2022 | Skiing, Olympians
BEIJING, China--The Opening Ceremonies are upon us! Eight University of Colorado Buffaloes, including six current or former members of the CU Buffs Ski Team, are ready for the XXIV Winter Olympic Games to begin.
The eight Buffs in action represent five countries and will compete four different sports: Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross Country Skiing, and Snowboarding. They are: Alvar Alev (Estonia, Cross Country Skiing), Stacy Gaskill (USA, Snowboard), Taylor Gold (USA, Snowboard), Cass Gray (Canada, Alpine Skiing), Petra Hyncicova (Czech Republic, Cross Country Skiing), Weronika Kaleta (Poland, Cross Country Skiing), Magdalena Luczak (Poland, Alpine Skiing), Joanne Reid (USA, Biathlon).
Below is a tentative competition schedule for the eight Buffs. Some athletes many not compete in all events within their sport. Both local Beijing and Mountain time are listed below. Bejing is 15 hours AHEAD of mountain time. So the Opening Ceremonies will begin at Friday at 9:30 p.m. in Beijing, which is 6:30 a.m. Friday morning here in Colorado.
NBCUniversal will provide over 2,800 hours of live coverage from the Winter Olympics across NBC, Peacock, USA, CNBC, NBCOlympics.com and the NBCSports app. Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app will cover every event of the Olympics live and have full replays available immediately. NBC will have nightly coverage during primetime in the U.S. (6 p.m. MT every evening, 5 p.m. on Sunday's) and will produce four shows daily that begin at 5 a.m. MT.
Viewers Guide
The eight Buffs in action represent five countries and will compete four different sports: Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross Country Skiing, and Snowboarding. They are: Alvar Alev (Estonia, Cross Country Skiing), Stacy Gaskill (USA, Snowboard), Taylor Gold (USA, Snowboard), Cass Gray (Canada, Alpine Skiing), Petra Hyncicova (Czech Republic, Cross Country Skiing), Weronika Kaleta (Poland, Cross Country Skiing), Magdalena Luczak (Poland, Alpine Skiing), Joanne Reid (USA, Biathlon).
Below is a tentative competition schedule for the eight Buffs. Some athletes many not compete in all events within their sport. Both local Beijing and Mountain time are listed below. Bejing is 15 hours AHEAD of mountain time. So the Opening Ceremonies will begin at Friday at 9:30 p.m. in Beijing, which is 6:30 a.m. Friday morning here in Colorado.
NBCUniversal will provide over 2,800 hours of live coverage from the Winter Olympics across NBC, Peacock, USA, CNBC, NBCOlympics.com and the NBCSports app. Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app will cover every event of the Olympics live and have full replays available immediately. NBC will have nightly coverage during primetime in the U.S. (6 p.m. MT every evening, 5 p.m. on Sunday's) and will produce four shows daily that begin at 5 a.m. MT.
Viewers Guide
| Sport | Event | Beijing Time | Mountain Time | Buffs Competing |
| Opening Ceremonies | Friday, Feb. 4, 9:30 p.m. | Friday, Feb. 4, 6:30 a.m. | ||
| Cross Country Skiing | Women's 7.5k/7.5k Skiathlon | Saturday, Feb. 5, 3:45 p.m. | Saturday, Feb. 5, 12:45 a.m. | Petra Hyncicova |
| Cross Country Skiing | Men's 15k/15k Skiathlon | Sunday, Feb. 6, 3 p.m. | Sunday, Feb. 6, Midnight | Alvar Alev |
| Alpine Skiing | Women's Giant Slalom (first run) | Monday, Feb. 7, 10:15 a.m. | Sunday, Feb. 6, 7:15 p.m. | Cass Gray, Magdalena Luczak |
| Alpine Skiing | Women's Giant Slalom (second run) | Monday, Feb. 7, 1:45 p.m. | Sunday, Feb. 6, 10:45 p.m. | Cass Gray, Magdalena Luczak |
| Biathlon | Women's 15K Individual | Monday, Feb. 7, 5 p.m. | Monday, Feb. 7, 2 a.m. | Joanne Reid |
| Cross Country Skiing | Women's Sprints | Tuesday, Feb. 8, 4-8 p.m. | Tuesday, Feb. 8, 1-5 a.m. | Petra Hyncicova, Weronika Kaleta |
| Alpine Skiing | Women's Slalom (first run) | Wednesday, Feb. 9, 10:15 a.m. | Tuesday, Feb. 8, 7:15 p.m. | Magdalena Luczak |
| Snowboard | Women's Cross | Wednesday, Feb. 9, 11 a.m. | Tuesday, Feb. 8, 8 p.m. | Stacy Gaskill |
| Snowboard | Men's Halfpipe Qualifying | Wednesday, Feb. 9, 12:30 p.m. | Tuesday, Feb. 8, 9:30 p.m. | Taylor Gold |
| Alpine Skiing | Women's Slalom (second run) | Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1:45 p.m. | Tuesday, Feb. 8, 10:45 p.m. | Magdalena Luczak |
| Cross Country Skiing | Women's 10K Classic | Thursday, Feb. 10, 3 p.m. | Thursday, Feb. 10, Midnight | Petra Hyncicova |
| Snowboard | Men's Halfpipe Final | Friday, Feb. 11, 9:30 a.m. | Thursday, Feb. 10, 6:30 p.m. | Taylor Gold |
| Cross Country Skiing | Men's 15K Classic | Friday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m. | Friday, Feb. 11, Midnight | Alvar Alev |
| Biathlon | Women's 7.5K Sprint | Friday, Feb. 11, 5 p.m. | Friday, Feb. 11, 2 a.m. | Joanne Reid |
| Snowboard | Cross Mixed Team | Saturday, Feb. 12, 10 a.m. | Friday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. | Stacy Gaskill |
| Cross Country Skiing | Women's 4x5K Relay | Saturday, Feb. 12, 3:30 p.m. | Saturday, Feb. 12, 12:30 a.m. | Petra Hyncicova, Weronika Kaleta |
| Cross Country Skiing | Men's 4x10K Relay | Sunday, Feb. 13, 3 p.m. | Sunday, Feb. 13, Midnight | Alvar Alev |
| Biathlon | Women's 10K Pursuit | Sunday, Feb. 13, 5 p.m. | Sunday, Feb. 13, 2 a.m. | Joanne Reid |
| Biathlon | Women's 4x6K Relay | Wednesday, Feb. 16, 3:45 p.m. | Wednesday, Feb. 16, 12:45 a.m. | Joanne Reid |
| Cross Country Skiing | Women's Team Classic Sprints | Wednesday, Feb. 16, 5-7:30 p.m. | Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2-4:30 a.m. | Petra Hyncicova |
| Cross Country Skiing | Men's Team Classic Sprints | Wednesday, Feb. 16, 5-7:30 p.m. | Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2-4:30 a.m. | Alvar Alev |
| Alpine Skiing | Mixed Team Parallel | Saturday, Feb. 19, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Friday, Feb. 18, 8-10 p.m. | Cass Gray |
| Cross Country Skiing | Men's 50K Mass Start | Saturday, Feb. 19, 2 p.m. | Friday, Feb. 18, 11 p.m. | Alvar Alev |
| Biathlon | Women's 12.5K Mass Start | Saturday, Feb. 19, 5 p.m. | Saturday, Feb. 19, 2 a.m. | Joanne Reid |
| Cross Country Skiing | Women's 30K Mass Start | Sunday, Feb. 20, 2:30 p.m. | Saturday, Feb. 19, 11:30 p.m. | Petra Hyncicova |
| Closing Ceremonies | Sunday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m. | Sunday, Feb. 20, 5 a.m. | ||