2022 Paralympic Winter Games: Day-by-day viewing guide to the Beijing Winter Paralympics

By Mary OmatigaMar 8, 2022, 8:00 AM EST

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The 2022 Paralympic Winter Games take place on Friday, March 4 through Sunday, March 13 in Beijing, China. NBC Universal will provide over 230 hours of Paralympic programming across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, Olympic Channel, NBCOlympics.com, and the NBC Sports App. See below for a day-by-day viewing guide to the Beijing Winter Paralympics.

The 2022 Winter Paralympics will feature approximately 564 athletes competing across six sports (78 total medal events). Here are just a few of the U.S. stars to watch by sport. In Alpine Skiing, Laurie Stephens (Wenham, MA) is the second most decorated winter sport athlete on the team with seven Paralympic medals in alpine skiing: two golds, two silvers and three bronzes. Two-time Paralympic medalist Andrew Kurka (Palmer, AK) also returns to competition. Kurka became the first Alaskan Paralympic medalist when he won a gold medal in downhill and a silver medal in super-G in 2018. Five-time Paralympian and 10-time Paralympic medalist Oksana Masters (Louisville, KY)–the most decorated athlete on the U.S. roster–returns to compete in cross-country skiing and biathlon. For Masters, it’s been just six months since she competed at the Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, taking home road cycling gold medals in time trial and road race.

Mike Schultz (St. Cloud, MN), Noah Elliott (St. Charles, MO), Brittani Coury (Durango, CO) will represent the U.S. in snowboarding. Coury previously won a Paralympic silver medal in banked slalom back in 2018. In Sled Hockey, Rico Roman (Portland, OR), Josh Pauls (Greenbrook, NJ), and Declan Farmer (Tampa, FL) begin their quest to help the U.S. win a fourth straight gold in Beijing.

Lastly, Matthew Thums (Weston, WI), Steve Emt (Hebron, CT), David Samsa (Suamico, WI), and Bat-Oyun ‘Oyuna’ Uranchimeg (Burnsville, MN) are some of the names that will represent Team USA in wheelchair curling.

Day-by-day TV viewing guide to the Beijing Winter Paralympics

(All times are listed as ET and are subject to change)

Friday, March 4

Paralympic Preview Show – 6:30 a.m. -7:00 a.m. on USA Network and Peacock
The Opening Ceremony – 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. on USA Network and Peacock
Alpine Skiing, Sled Hockey, Biathlon – 9:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m. on USA Network and Peacock
Wheelchair Curling – 1:30 a.m.-4:00 a.m. on Olympic Channel and Peacock

Saturday, March 5

Wheelchair Curling – 6:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. on Olympic Channel and Peacock
Primetime Paralympics Show – 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Snowboarding, Sled Hockey, Cross-Country Skiing – 9:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m. on USA Network and Peacock
Wheelchair Curling – 1:30 a.m. – 4:00 a.m. on Olympic Channel and Peacock

Sunday, March 6

Daytime Paralympics Show – 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Wheelchair Curling – 8:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. on Olympic Channel and Peacock
Snowboarding, Cross-Country Skiing – 9:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. on USA Network and Peacock

Monday, March 7

Wheelchair Curling – 6:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. on Olympic Channel and Peacock
Snowboarding*, Sled Hockey*, Cross-Country Skiing* – 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. on USA Network and Peacock
Sled Hockey, Wheelchair Curling, Biathlon, Alpine Skiing* – 8:30 p.m. – 3:00 a.m. on Olympic Channel and Peacock

Tuesday, March 8

Wheelchair Curling – 6:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. on Olympic Channel and Peacock
Alpine Skiing*, Sled Hockey*, and Biathlon – 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. on USA Network and Peacock
Cross-Country Skiing Semifinals and Final, Wheelchair Curling – 11:00 p.m. – 4:00 a.m. on Olympic Channel and Peacock

Wednesday, March 9

Wheelchair Curling – 6:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. on Olympic Channel and Peacock
Cross-Country Skiing* – 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. on USA Network and Peacock
Wheelchair Curling – 8:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. on Olympic Channel and Peacock
Alpine Skiing, Wheelchair Curling – 9:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m. on USA Network and Peacock
Wheelchair Curling – 1:30 a.m. – 4:00 a.m. on Olympic Channel and Peacock

Thursday, March 10

Alpine Skiing* – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on USA Network and Peacock
Sled Hockey Semifinal, Alpine Skiing*, Biathlon – 11:00 p.m. – 9:00 a.m. on USA Network and Peacock
Wheelchair Curling Semifinals – 1:30 a.m. – 4:00 a.m. on Olympic Channel and Peacock

Friday, March 11

Wheelchair Curling Bronze Medal Game – 6:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. on Olympic Channel and Peacock
Primetime Paralympics Show – 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Sled Hockey Bronze Medal Game, Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Cross-Country Skiing – 11:00 p.m. – 9:30 a.m. on USA Network and Peacock
Wheelchair Curling Gold Medal Game – 1:30 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. on Olympic Channel and Peacock

Saturday, March 12

Daytime Paralympics Show – 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Alpine Skiing*, Snowboarding*, Cross-Country Skiing – 3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on USA Network and Peacock
Primetime Paralympics Show – 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Sled Hockey Final, Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing – 9:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. on USA Network and Peacock

Sunday, March 13

Closing Ceremony – 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on USA Network and Peacock
Daytime Paralympics Show – 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
Sled Hockey Final – 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. on USA Network and Peacock

*indicates an encore presentation

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2023 French Open men’s singles draw

By OlympicTalkJun 6, 2023, 5:16 PM EDT

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The French Open men’s singles draw is missing injured 14-time champion Rafael Nadal for the first time since 2004, leaving the Coupe des Mousquetaires ripe for the taking.

The tournament airs live on NBC Sports, Peacock and Tennis Channel through championship points in Paris.

Novak Djokovic is not only bidding for a third crown at Roland Garros, but also to lift a 23rd Grand Slam singles trophy to break his tie with Nadal for the most in men’s history.

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But the No. 1 seed is Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who won last year’s U.S. Open to become, at 19, the youngest man to win a major since Nadal’s first French Open title in 2005.

Now Alcaraz looks to become the second-youngest man to win at Roland Garros since 1989, after Nadal of course.

Alcaraz missed the Australian Open in January due to a right leg injury, but since went 30-3 with four titles. Notably, he has not faced Djokovic this year. They meet in Friday’s semifinals.

Russian Daniil Medvedev, the No. 2 seed, was upset in the first round by 172nd-ranked Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild. It marked the first time a men’s top-two seed lost in the first round of any major since 2003 Wimbledon (Ivo Karlovic d. Lleyton Hewitt).

All of the American men lost before the fourth round. The last U.S. man to make the French Open quarterfinals was Andre Agassi in 2003.

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2023 French Open Men’s Singles Draw

Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz set French Open semifinal showdown

By OlympicTalkJun 6, 2023, 4:45 PM EDT

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will play in the French Open semifinals on Friday in the most anticipated match of the tournament.

Each man advanced with a quarterfinal win on Tuesday.

Djokovic, eyeing a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam men’s singles title, rallied past 11th-seeded Russian Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-4. The Serb reached his 45th career major semifinal, one shy of Roger Federer‘s men’s record.

Later Tuesday, top seed Alcaraz crushed fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (5) to consolidate his status as the favorite in Friday’s showdown.

Alcaraz, who at last year’s U.S. Open became the first male teen to win a major since Rafael Nadal in 2005, is at this event the youngest man to be the top seed at a major since Boris Becker at 1987 Wimbledon.

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The Djokovic-Alcaraz semifinal will produce the clear favorite for Sunday’s final given left-handed 14-time French Open champion Nadal is out this year with a hip injury and No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev lost in the first round. Djokovic and Nadal share the record 22 men’s major titles.

Djokovic and Alcaraz met once, with Alcaraz winning last year on clay in Madrid 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5).

“[Alcaraz] brings a lot of intensity on the court,” Djokovic said, before breaking into a smile. “Reminds me of someone from his country that plays with a left hand.”

Alcaraz and Djokovic were set to be on opposite halves of the draw — and thus not able to meet until the final — until Medvedev won the last top-level clay event before the French Open to move ahead of Djokovic in the rankings. That meant Djokovic had a 50 percent chance to wind up in Alcaraz’s half, and that’s what the random draw spit out two weeks ago.

Earlier Tuesday in the first two women’s quarterfinals, No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and 43rd-ranked Czech Karolina Muchova advanced to face off in Thursday’s semifinals.

Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion, swept Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-4 to complete her set of semifinals in all four Grand Slams. Sabalenka will take the No. 1 ranking from Iga Swiatek if Swiatek loses before the final, or if Sabalenka makes the final and Swiatek does not win the title.

Svitolina, a former world No. 3, returned to competition in April from childbirth.

Muchova took out 2021 French Open runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 6-2, to make her second major semifinal after the 2021 Australian Open.