USA TODAY Sports
Amid coronavirus surges and political controversy, the opening ceremony is slated for Friday night (Beijing time) and Friday morning (6:30 a.m. ET) in the United States -- add 13 hours for the ET-to-Beijing conversion -- but events began Wednesday and will continue through Feb. 20 with the closing ceremony. On Thursday, the action continued with mixed doubles curling, men's alpine skiing and women's ice hockey, with the U.S. women's team playing Finland.
Thursday will also bring primetime television coverage of figure skating and freestyle skiing.