Beijing Winter OlympicsHere & Now's coverage of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.First-time Paralympian readies for Beijing Games at age 48USA wheelchair curler Batoyun 'Oyuna' Uranchimeg discusses how she's preparing for the Paralympics in Beijing.Resume09:30Mar 7, 2022Olympic skeleton racer Andrew Blaser on LGBTQ representation at the gamesAmerican broadcasters were quiet on LGBTQ representation at the Olympics — even with a record number of openly LGBTQ Olympic athletes.Resume09:34Feb 22, 2022Doping and the fall of 15-year-old Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva dominate OlympicsThe president of the International Olympic Committee weighed in on the situation. Resume05:26Feb 18, 2022What life is like inside the Winter Olympics quarantine bubble in BeijingThe Beijing Olympics are playing out inside a massive quarantine bubble because of the pandemic. Resume03:34Feb 16, 2022Tennis player Peng Shuai's sexual assault allegations and China's #MeToo movementLast year, Peng made sexual assault allegations against a former Chinese party leader and then went missing for weeks.Resume05:42Feb 15, 2022AdvertisementThe Philippines is warming to winter sports this OlympicsThe Philippines has only one athlete in the Beijing Olympics.Resume03:14Feb 14, 2022Russian figure skater allowed to compete despite positive drug test; American women win goldA sports panel ruled 15-year-old Kamila Valieva can compete in Tuesday's individual figure skating event, where she's the gold medal favorite.Resume05:38Feb 14, 2022Nathan Chen wins gold as Olympic officials stay largely mum on reports of Russian skater dopingAmerican figure skater Nathan Chen won the individual gold medal that eluded him four years ago, skating to a medley of Elton John tunes.Resume05:55Feb 10, 2022Olympic athletes confront free speech issues in BeijingAthletes are confronting a dilemma: stay silent or speak out on human rights issues in China.Resume05:42Feb 10, 2022What the record number of LGBTQ Olympic athletes in Beijing means around the worldIn China, there are no discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community.Resume03:22Feb 9, 2022Beijing Winter Olympics off to an historic startTwo young figure skaters make history for their gravity-defying jumps and record-breaking scores.Resume09:35Feb 8, 2022The history — and future — of Olympic boycottsThe U.S. is engaging in a diplomatic boycott at the Winter Olympics, along with a handful of other countries, to call attention to China's alleged human rights abuses. Resume09:33Feb 8, 2022The legacy of Taffy Abel, the first Indigenous athlete to carry the American flag at the OlympicsFeb. 4 is known as Taffy Abel Day after hockey player Clarence “Taffy” Abel.Resume04:12Feb 4, 2022Chinese app required at Olympics has security flawsAthletes and other attendants are required to use an app to track their health and travel data.Resume05:34Feb 4, 2022What you need to know as the Beijing Winter Olympics begin — athletically and politicallyPolitics and strict COVID-19 protocols threaten to overshadow the games. Resume10:44Feb 3, 2022At Beijing Olympics, speedskater Erin Jackson looks for her second chanceThe top-ranked speedskater slipped in a 500m qualifying race and almost missed the Beijing Olympics. But her friend and teammate Brittany Bowe gave Jackson her spot. Resume09:40Feb 2, 2022The Olympics are days away. Here's what to watch forDespite a series of logistical challenges and the ever-present threat of COVID-19, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is set to begin this Friday as planned.Resume05:26Feb 2, 2022Is NBC facing pressure from China to forgo human rights coverage during Olympics?Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee raised questions about whether the network's coverage could be compromised by pressure from the Chinese Communist Party.Resume05:23Feb 2, 2022Ice dancers Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-luc Baker on the cusp of their first OlympicsJean-luc Baker and Kaitlin Hawayek are partners in the event called ice dance, known as a cross between figure skating and ballroom dancing.Resume09:22Feb 1, 2022Soon, Beijing will be the first city to host both the Summer and Winter OlympicsTo China, it's a big deal — even if a handful of countries are protesting China's human rights record.Resume03:46Jan 27, 2022Next Page
First-time Paralympian readies for Beijing Games at age 48USA wheelchair curler Batoyun 'Oyuna' Uranchimeg discusses how she's preparing for the Paralympics in Beijing.Resume09:30Mar 7, 2022
Olympic skeleton racer Andrew Blaser on LGBTQ representation at the gamesAmerican broadcasters were quiet on LGBTQ representation at the Olympics — even with a record number of openly LGBTQ Olympic athletes.Resume09:34Feb 22, 2022
Doping and the fall of 15-year-old Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva dominate OlympicsThe president of the International Olympic Committee weighed in on the situation. Resume05:26Feb 18, 2022
What life is like inside the Winter Olympics quarantine bubble in BeijingThe Beijing Olympics are playing out inside a massive quarantine bubble because of the pandemic. Resume03:34Feb 16, 2022
Tennis player Peng Shuai's sexual assault allegations and China's #MeToo movementLast year, Peng made sexual assault allegations against a former Chinese party leader and then went missing for weeks.Resume05:42Feb 15, 2022
The Philippines is warming to winter sports this OlympicsThe Philippines has only one athlete in the Beijing Olympics.Resume03:14Feb 14, 2022
Russian figure skater allowed to compete despite positive drug test; American women win goldA sports panel ruled 15-year-old Kamila Valieva can compete in Tuesday's individual figure skating event, where she's the gold medal favorite.Resume05:38Feb 14, 2022
Nathan Chen wins gold as Olympic officials stay largely mum on reports of Russian skater dopingAmerican figure skater Nathan Chen won the individual gold medal that eluded him four years ago, skating to a medley of Elton John tunes.Resume05:55Feb 10, 2022
Olympic athletes confront free speech issues in BeijingAthletes are confronting a dilemma: stay silent or speak out on human rights issues in China.Resume05:42Feb 10, 2022
What the record number of LGBTQ Olympic athletes in Beijing means around the worldIn China, there are no discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community.Resume03:22Feb 9, 2022
Beijing Winter Olympics off to an historic startTwo young figure skaters make history for their gravity-defying jumps and record-breaking scores.Resume09:35Feb 8, 2022
The history — and future — of Olympic boycottsThe U.S. is engaging in a diplomatic boycott at the Winter Olympics, along with a handful of other countries, to call attention to China's alleged human rights abuses. Resume09:33Feb 8, 2022
The legacy of Taffy Abel, the first Indigenous athlete to carry the American flag at the OlympicsFeb. 4 is known as Taffy Abel Day after hockey player Clarence “Taffy” Abel.Resume04:12Feb 4, 2022
Chinese app required at Olympics has security flawsAthletes and other attendants are required to use an app to track their health and travel data.Resume05:34Feb 4, 2022
What you need to know as the Beijing Winter Olympics begin — athletically and politicallyPolitics and strict COVID-19 protocols threaten to overshadow the games. Resume10:44Feb 3, 2022
At Beijing Olympics, speedskater Erin Jackson looks for her second chanceThe top-ranked speedskater slipped in a 500m qualifying race and almost missed the Beijing Olympics. But her friend and teammate Brittany Bowe gave Jackson her spot. Resume09:40Feb 2, 2022
The Olympics are days away. Here's what to watch forDespite a series of logistical challenges and the ever-present threat of COVID-19, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is set to begin this Friday as planned.Resume05:26Feb 2, 2022
Is NBC facing pressure from China to forgo human rights coverage during Olympics?Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee raised questions about whether the network's coverage could be compromised by pressure from the Chinese Communist Party.Resume05:23Feb 2, 2022
Ice dancers Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-luc Baker on the cusp of their first OlympicsJean-luc Baker and Kaitlin Hawayek are partners in the event called ice dance, known as a cross between figure skating and ballroom dancing.Resume09:22Feb 1, 2022
Soon, Beijing will be the first city to host both the Summer and Winter OlympicsTo China, it's a big deal — even if a handful of countries are protesting China's human rights record.Resume03:46Jan 27, 2022