Winter Olympics 2022 live stream: How to watch Beijing Games for FREE on TV and online in UK today

It’s just six month since the Summer Games wrapped up in Tokyo but the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing have arrived, with the early action getting under way this afternoon.

The Chinese city will make history by becoming the first host of both Summer and Winter Olympics, having staged the latter only 14 years ago.

The iconic Bird’s Nest Stadium which hosted the opening and closing ceremonies in 2008 will do so again this time around.

In total, the Games will feature 109 events across 15 disciplines in seven different sports, including seven events which will see their first ever Olympic champions crowned.

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