Despite the opening ceremonies not happening until 3:30 a.m. tomorrow, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are officially underway with events—mostly hockey and curling—kicking off on Wednesday.
But with nearly 20 local athletes competing in more than 10 different events, not to mention a 16-hour time difference between Whistler and Beijing, keeping up to date with everyone can be a tall task.
Hopefully this can serve as your one-stop-shop for all the dates, times, and events our local athletes will be competing in, so you won't miss a single Sea to Sky Olympic moment.
(All times shown are PST.)
Friday, Feb. 4
At 6:45 p.m. Whistler residents Jasmine Baird and Brooke Voigt kick things off with the qualifying round of the women's Snowboard Slopestyle event.
Saturday, Feb. 5
The pace begins to pick up on Saturday with multiple Sea to Sky athletes getting underway.
The action starts bright and early when Reid Watts and the Canadian Luge team hit the track for their first and second runs at 3:10 and 4:50 a.m.
Just a little over 12 hours later, Baird and Voigt will be back in action for the Slopestyle finals and Sea to Sky's first chance at a medal.
Following that, Whistler Mountain Ski Club alums Broderick Thompson, Brodie Seger and Jack Crawford will be hitting the slopes for the men's Downhill at 7 p.m.
Each skier is coming off some recent success and look to translate that into an Olympic medal. Thompson took home a World Cup Super-G bronze in Beaver Creek, Colo. this season, while Crawford and Seger each skied to a fourth-place finish at the 2021 World Championships in Alpine Combined and Super-G, respectively.
Capping off the day is the men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualification round at 8:30 p.m., which will feature Whistler's Mark McMorris and Darcy Sharpe.
If you are looking for a place to cheer on Sharpe and his sister Cassie, Garfinkel's will be hosting the Sharpes' Olympic Viewing Party for each of their events.
Sunday, Feb. 6
At 2 a.m. on Sunday, Sofiane Gagnon takes to the slopes for her Freestyle Skiing Moguls qualification run. If she advances, she will be returning for the final at 3:30 a.m.
Also getting going at 3:30 a.m. is the third run of men's Luge where Watts will be looking to book his ticket to the fourth and final run at 5:15 a.m.
Capping off your Sunday, McMorris and Sharpe will be competing for the podium in the Slopestyle Finals at 8 p.m., followed by Teal Harle putting down his Big Air qualifying run in men's Freestyle Skiing at 9:30.
Monday, Feb. 7
First-time Olympians Trinity Ellis of Pemberton and Whistler's Natalie Corless, as well second-time Olympian Veronica Ravenna—who grew up in Whistler but will be competing for her home country of Argentina—will be hitting the track for their first two Luge runs at 3:50 and 5:30 a.m.
Any Pemberton resident looking to show support for Ellis—and Ethan Hess who will be competing at the Paralympic Games in March—are encouraged to go to the Pemberton Secondary School Field at 10 a.m. this Saturday, where you will be able to be a part of a video cheering on the Village's athletes.
On Monday night, Thompson, Seger and Crawford will be returning to the slopes for the men's Super-G event at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 8
Ellis, Corless and Ravenna will be back at it early on Tuesday for their third runs taking place at 3:50 a.m., and, if qualified, their fourth and final run at 5:35.
Teal Harle will also be returning for his chance at the podium with the Freestyle Skiing Big Air final taking place at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 9
Broderick Thompson and Jack Crawford will be back in action on Wednesday when they try their hands at Alpine Combined with the Downhill run at 6:30 p.m. and the Slalom run at 10:15.
Also competing on Wednesday will be Whistler resident Liam Moffatt, who will be stepping up to the start gate for the men's Snowboard Cross seeding run at 7:15 p.m., with subsequent rounds taking place at 10, 10:37 and 10:58, and the finals going at 11:15.
Thursday, Feb. 10
At 5:30 a.m. Reid Watts and Trinity Ellis will be taking to the track for their final Olympic event in the Luge Team Relay.
Friday, Feb. 11
Moffatt will be returning for the Mixed Team Snowboard Cross, which has heats happening at 6, 6:30, and 6:50 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 13
Baird and Voigt will be back for the women's Snowboard Big Air qualification round at 5:30 p.m.
Following that up, Harle will be back for the Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle qualification round at 8:30, followed by McMorris and Sharpe taking flight in the Men's Big Air qualifiers at 9:30.
Monday, Feb. 14
Baird, Voigt, Harle, McMorris and Sharpe will all be closing out their Olympic appearances on Monday with the women's Snowboard Big Air and Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle finals both taking place at 5:30 p.m. and men's Snowboard Big Air finals rounding out the day at 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 16
Coming up on the end of the Games, reigning Olympic gold medal halfpipe skier, Cassie Sharpe will be looking to punch her ticket to the finals and a chance to defend her gold in the women's Freestlye Skiing Halfpipe qualifying round at 5:30 p.m.
Three hours later, Whistler's Simon d'Artois will be dropping in to his qualifying run for the men's Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe event.
And in Wednesday's finale, Whistler's Marielle Thompson—one of Whistler's most decorated born-and-bred athletes—will look to add to her already impressive medal collection when women's Ski Cross gets underway with heats running at 10:35, 10:54, and 11:10 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 17
Cassie Sharpe will be the lone athlete with Sea to Sky connections competing on Thursday when she drops in for the women's Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe Finals at 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 18
With a chance to cap off the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games on a high note, Simon d'Artois, if qualified, will be dropping in for the men's Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe final.
