2022 Olympic Women’s Hockey Guide: Full schedule, Team USA roster for Beijing Winter Games

The Opening Ceremony for the 2022 Winter Olympics takes place on Friday, February 4 but the competition begins as early as Wednesday, February 2 with early rounds of curling. The Beijing Winter Games will take place over the course of 19 days and end on Sunday, February 20 with the Closing Ceremony.

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Women’s hockey kicks off on Wednesday, February 2 (Thursday afternoon in Beijing) as the Czech Republic takes on China in the Preliminary Round (11:10 p.m. ET on Peacock). The U.S. women take the ice on Friday, February 3 in a match-up against Finland (8:10 a.m. ET on USA Network). See below for the 2022 Winter Olympics Women’s Hockey TV schedule with additional information on how to watch/live stream every game.

Hockey will be contested at two venues in Beijing: The Wukesong Sports Centre and National Indoor Stadium. The Wukesong Sports Centre currently serves as the home arena for HC Kunlun Red Star of the KHL in addition to Beijing’s basketball and arena football teams. The venue was also the home for basketball at the 2008 Games. National Indoor Stadium previously hosted rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline, and handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The venue is nicknamed “The Fan” because of its design that resembles a traditional Chinese folding fan.

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Both the U.S. and Canada are expected to meet in the gold medal game in Beijing. The U.S. is the defending Olympic gold medalist, while Canada is the reigning World Champion. The two nations have met in the gold medal game in five of the six Olympic tournaments where Women’s hockey has been