Beijing 2022 preview for 16 February: Key events not to miss at the Olympic Winter Games

Eight gold medals will be decided on 16 February, in addition to a bronze-medal match in women's ice hockey (19:30 local time), on another packed day of events at Beijing 2022.

The curling teams are nearing the end of the round-robin stage, while the men's ice hockey playoffs reach the last eight.

Still stuck for ideas on what to watch? Here are a few selected events you should pay attention to today:

Oleksandr Abramenko of Ukraine is the reigning Olympic champion and will try to defend the title. At 33, these are his fifth Olympic Winter Games, having made his debut aged 17 at Torino 2006. However, Abramenko will have fierce contenders for the gold medal.

People's Republic of China's Qi Guangpu and Jia Zongyang, a two-time Olympic medallist, qualified with the first and second-best scores respectively and will aim to win the gold on home soil. And with ROC's two-time reigning world champion Maxim Burov already out, his older brother Ilya Burov, the PyeongChang 2018 bronze medallist, will try to reach the podium again.

In the men's slopestyle final, there is also the intriguing possibility that Nicholas Goepper, Alexander Hall and Colby Stevenson can sweep the podium for Team USA. One thing's for sure - you won't want to miss a moment.

As well as the women’s bronze medal game, the top four teams from the men's preliminary round are back in action along with the four winners from the playoff qualification round, as the hunt for gold reaches the last eight.

Expect some great hockey across the day with the following duels: USA vs Slovakia, ROC vs Denmark, Finland vs Switzerland and Sweden vs Canada.

With reigning Olympic champions Hungary in Final B, who will claim gold in the men's short track relay? People's Republic of