How to watch the Beijing Olympic Games on CBCSports.ca

It was an Olympic morning few Canadians will soon forget.

The women's soccer team realized a near decade-old dream of winning a gold medal last Aug. 6 in Tokyo. On the track, Moh Ahmed captured silver in the 5,000 metres for his first Olympic medal. And fellow runner Andre De Grasse capped a three-medal performance in Japan, helping the men's 4x100 relay team to bronze.

All of it accomplished within one hour or so, and all the action viewed by millions of Canadians on CBC TV or digitally through live streaming at CBC Gem, and on phones via the CBC Sports app. Those who didn't watch live read the breaking news and how the story unfolded at CBC's Olympic website.

This week, the Olympic experience returns at the Winter Games in Beijing, where CBC/Radio-Canada — Canada's Olympic Network — will provide around-the-clock coverage on all platforms with over 2,400 hours of live content along with broadcast partners Sportsnet and TSN.

Nineteen days of competition across 15 sports begin Wednesday with curling, women's hockey and freestyle skiing.

The opening ceremony will be broadcast live Friday on CBC TV and CBC News Network beginning with the pre-show at 6:30 a.m. ET. Full coverage will be streamed on CBC Gem and the CBC Olympic website.

CBC is offering multiple live streams, including those with commentary in East Cree, dedicated Descriptive Video, and American Sign Language. If you miss the event, CBC TV will air an encore broadcast at 8 p.m. ET.

For those following the Winter Games on the website, you will have access to breaking news of the Canadian medal winners, other news, live streaming of all the broadcasts and non-TV events, replays of all competitions and video highlights.

The site also offers a full streaming