Winter Olympics 2022: Day 1 schedule, what to watch, results as Beijing Games begin

A breakdown of what is happening on the opening day of the 2022 Olympics

By Chris Bengel

Feb 4, 2022 at 9:55 am ET • 1 min read

The Winter Olympics are officially underway. With the opening ceremony complete, the events of the 2022 Games have begun just months after the 2020 Summer Olympics took place in Tokyo due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following the opening ceremony, which began at 7 a.m. ET Friday, there is a large break in the action from Beijing due to the 13-hour time difference. There will be an encore presentation of the opening ceremony that will be shown on NBC at 8 p.m.

Following that encore presentations, the events will resume on Friday (Saturday morning in China). Women's snowboarding slopestyle qualifying will be the first even once the action resumes. Every day CBS Sports will be with you for coverage of the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Below are some highlights from the opening ceremonies, followed by the entire schedule for the first day of the games.

The moment has finally arrived.

Athletes from all over the world have trained for years, overcome countless obstacles and worked together to reach this moment.

The XXIV Olympic Winter Games have been officially declared open! #OpeningCeremony | #Beijing2022 pic.twitter.com/i9BwGwcqia
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 4, 2022

Alright, everybody in! #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/W6VT8FmzCy
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 4, 2022

We have arrived! 🇺🇸#WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/PlcDhP7Wja
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 4, 2022

The Olympic cauldron is lit by Dinigeer Yilamujiang and Zhao Jiawen! 🔥
#StrongerTogether | #OpeningCeremony | #Beijing2022 pic.twitter.com/ATJjZVx3yQ
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 4, 2022