How to watch the Beijing Olympic Games on CBCSports.ca
Around-the-clock TV, live streaming coverage highlight digital experience
It was an Olympic morning few Canadians will soon forget.
The women's soccer team realized a near decade-old dream of winning a gold medal last Aug. 6 in Tokyo. On the track, Moh Ahmed captured silver in the 5,000 metres for his first Olympic medal. And fellow runner Andre De Grasse capped a three-medal performance in Japan, helping the men's 4x100 relay team to bronze.
All of it accomplished within one hour or so, and all the action viewed by millions of Canadians on CBC TV or digitally through live streaming at CBC Gem, and on phones via the CBC Sports app. Those who didn't watch live read the breaking news and how the story unfolded at CBC's Olympic website.
This week, the Olympic experience returns at the Winter Games in Beijing, where
. Full coverage will be streamed on
CBC is offering multiple live streams, including those with commentary in East Cree, dedicated Descriptive Video, and American Sign Language. If you miss the event, CBC TV will air an encore broadcast at 8 p.m. ET.
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On its Olympic site, scroll to event guide and select a date to see what is scheduled to stream or use the sport filters in the menu on the left of the screen to select a specific sport — a white dot will appear on days that events are scheduled in that sport. Gem also uses the medal icon to indicate medal competitions and a torch icon to signal special programming.
The app can be downloaded from the respective app stores.
Within the app, the schedule will showcase a bell for each sporting event. Click the bell and an automatic reminder will be implemented notifying you, direct to your device, when the selected event will begin.
What should I do before streaming on the app?
Make sure you are running the latest version of the app. Go to Google Play or Apple App Store, find the app in question, and then use the built-in features to ensure you have the most recent version (if the app is in need of an update, you will be presented with an "update" option. If not, you will instead see the "installed" / "uninstall" options instead).
To achieve a full update, you can also delete the app from your device and then reinstall.
If I'm not in Canada, can I still access CBC's coverage?
CBC Sports app or access our coverage via cbc.ca/beijing2022 if you are outside Canada. If you are in the northern United States or other international regions, such as Bermuda, that regularly offer CBC TV, you can watch CBC's coverage of the Olympic Games on CBC Television.
, hosted by Scott Russell, brings audiences into the action as the day begins in Beijing and events get underway.
features overnight updates, medal talk and athlete interviews.
The Hockey Show will be co-hosted by Harnarayan Singh, PJ Stock and Hailey Salvian from noon to 1 p.m. ET live on CBC, TSN, Sportsnet and repeating nightly. The magazine format will take Canadians through the day's biggest Olympic hockey stories, with a mix of women's and men's coverage.
Beijing Today, hosted by Perdita Felicien and Andrew Chang, airs from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET and brings viewers up to speed on the major storylines of the day in Beijing while offering athlete profiles and previewing upcoming events.
