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The 2022 Olympics kick off Friday in Beijing, promising top-tier athletics and plenty of national pride, despite the 

Some of us armchair athletes may still feel like we're in recovery mode from the last Olympics, since the Tokyo Games just took place over the summer. But the Winter Olympics beckon, with hundreds of 

 participating in a record 109 sporting events (including 

It all officially  starts with Friday's opening ceremony, which will take place beginning at 7 a.m. ET at Beijing's National Stadium and include speeches, performances, artistic spectacles and a lengthy-but-spirited parade featuring athletes from every participating country. 

So how exactly can you get in on the action?

NBCUniversal, which has a lock on Olympics coverage, will be broadcasting the opening ceremony on NBC and Peacock beginning at 6:30 a.m. ET (keep in mind, Beijing is 13 hours ahead of ET). 

It will also offer an "enhanced primetime presentation" of the ceremony, with a special focus on Team USA, from 8 to 11 p.m. ET. 

You can also follow along with NPR's opening ceremony live blog, on NPR.org on Friday morning, and find more of our Olympics coverage on the NPR One app. 

Once the Games begin, competitions will run for a little over two weeks. Keep up with the full 

NBC says it will televise nearly 200 hours of live coverage, including 18 nights in primetime (starting at 8 p.m. ET). And it's promising thousands of hours of streaming Olympics content across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, CNBC, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. 

Here's how you can follow along with NPR:

The closing ceremony is set for Feb. 20. And, before you know it, it'll be time for the Winter Paralympics to kick off on March 4. 

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Rachel Treisman

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The 2022 Olympics kick off in Beijing on Friday. Here's how to watch the opening ceremony and follow NPR's coverage for the next two weeks. 

The Winter Olympics start Friday. Here's how to follow along

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