CBC/Radio-Canada unveils programming details, broadcast team for 2022 Winter Paralympics

Canadian Paralympic fans can prepare for nearly 150 hours of television coverage from Beijing, starting with Friday's opening ceremony at 6:30 a.m. ET.

CBC/Radio-Canada announced its broadcast and digital plans for the March 4-13 event on Wednesday, including live streaming on multiple platforms of all five sports — alpine skiing, hockey, Nordic skiing (biathlon and cross-country), snowboard and wheelchair curling.

"Coverage of the Paralympics has improved and increased with every Games, and this is no exception," Martin Richard, Canadian Paralympic Committee executive director of communications and brand, said in a statement.

Josh Dueck, Team Canada's chef de mission at these Games, told CBC Sports having "a quality, robust live coverage plan" is important to growing Paralympic sport.

"This is going to be such an exciting, compelling Games with extraordinary athletes," he added, "and the performances of our team will resonate with Canadians."

Along with Sportsnet, CBC/Radio-Canada is partnering with AMI, a multi-platform media company made for Canadians of all abilities. Each morning, CBC's coverage will be re-broadcast on Sportsnet One, while AMI will offer regular coverage of key competitions.

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Included as part of the basic digital cable package from most TV providers across Canada, AMI is the world's first network to broadcast all programs with open format described video for those who are blind or partially sighted. Described video will also be provided by Descriptive Video Works on all of CBC's daytime television coverage of the Beijing Paralympics.

A team of 49 athletes will represent Canada, including 25 Paralympic medallists and