The design of the medals is a nod to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, while embracing elements of winter sports.
Looking to cheer on your favorite hometown or Midwest athlete in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing?
Here's a look at when Chicago-area and Midwest athletes will be competing during the Games.
(Note: Some lineups have yet to be finalized so this schedule may change as the Games get underway)
*= medal event
Curling
Local athletes to watch: Becca Hamilton, Matt Hamilton, Nina Roth, John Shuster
Men’s Tournament:
Feb. 9 6:05 a.m. USA vs. ROC
Feb. 10 12:05 a.m. USA vs. Sweden
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Feb. 10 7:05 p.m. Great Britain vs. USA
Feb. 12 12:05 a.m. USA vs. Norway
Feb. 12 7:05 p.m. USA vs. Canada
Feb. 13 6:05 a.m. China vs. USA
Feb. 14 7:05 p.m. Switzerland vs. USA
Feb. 15 6:05 a.m. Italy vs. USA
Feb. 16 7:05 p.m. Denmark vs. USA
Feb. 17 6:05 a.m. Men’s Semifinals
Feb. 18 12:05 a.m. Men’s Bronze Medal Game*
Feb. 19 12:05 a.m. Men’s Gold Medal Game*
Women’s Tournament:
Feb. 9 7:05 p.m. ROC vs. USA
Feb. 10 6:05 a.m. USA vs. Denmark
Feb. 11 12:05 a.m. USA vs. China
Feb. 12 6:05 a.m. Great Britain vs. USA
Feb. 13 12:05 a.m. USA vs. Sweden
Feb. 13 7:05 p.m. USA vs. Republic of Korea
Feb. 15 12:05 a.m. USA vs. Switzerland
Feb. 15 7:05 p.m. Canada vs. USA
Feb. 16 6:05 a.m. Japan vs. USA
Feb. 18 6:05 a.m. Women’s Semifinals
Feb. 19 6:05 a.m. Women’s Bronze Medal Game*
Feb. 19 7:05 p.m. Women’s Gold Medal Game*
Ice Dance
Local athletes to watch: Jean-Luc Baker, Evan Bates, Madison Chock, Kaitlin Hawayek, Madison Hubbell
Feb. 3 9:41 p.m.-10:54 p.m. Rhythm Dance (Team)
Feb. 6 8:36-9:15 p.m. Free Dance (Team)
Feb. 12 5:07-8:38 a.m. Rhythm Dance (Single)
Feb. 13 7:22-10:36 p.m. Free Dance (Single)*
Men’s Biathlon
Local athletes to watch: Paul Schommer
Feb. 5 3-4:15 a.m. Mixed Relay 4x6km
Feb. 8 2:30-4:15 a.m. Men’s 20km Individual
Feb. 12 3-4:15 a.m. Men’s 10km Sprint
Feb. 13 4:45-5:25 a.m. Men’s 12.5km Pursuit
Feb. 15 3-4:15 a.m. Men’s 4x7.5km Relay
Feb. 18 3-4:45 a.m. Men’s 15km Mass Start
Men’s Bobsled
Local athletes to watch: Jimmy Reed
Feb. 18 7:30-8:30 p.m. Four-Man Heat 1
Feb. 18 9:05-10:05 p.m. Four-Man Heat 2
Feb. 19 7:30-8:30 p.m. Four-Man Heat 3
Feb. 19 9:20-10:10 p.m. Four-Man Heat 4
Men’s Figure Skating
Local athletes to watch: Jason Brown
Feb. 3 8:02-9:15 p.m. Short Program (Team)
Feb. 5 9:57-10:36 p.m. Free Skating (Team)
Feb. 7 7:22-11:30 p.m. Short Program (Single)
Feb. 9 7:37-11:27 p.m. Free Skating (Single)*

Pairs Figure Skating
Local athlete to watch: Alexa Knierim
Feb. 3-4 11:22 p.m. – 12:55 a.m. Short Program (Team)
Feb. 6 7:22-8:09 p.m. Free Skating (Team)
Feb. 18 4:38-7:43 a.m. Short Program (Single)
Feb. 19 5:08-7:53 a.m. Free Skating (Single)*
Men’s Ice Hockey
Local athletes to watch: Drew Commesso, Steven Kampfer, Andy Miele, Pat Nagle
Preliminary Games:
Feb. 10 7:10 a.m. USA vs. China
Feb. 11 10:10 p.m. Canada vs. USA
Feb. 13 7:10 a.m. USA vs. Germany
Feb. 14-15: Men’s Qualification Playoff
Feb. 15-16: Men’s Playoff Quarterfinals
Feb. 17-18: Men’s Playoff Semifinals
Feb. 19 7:10 a.m. Men’s Bronze Medal Game*
Feb. 19 10:10 p.m. Men’s Gold Medal Game*
Women’s Ice Hockey
Local athletes to watch: Megan Bozek, Alex Cavallini, Jesse Compher, Kendall Coyne-Schofield, Brianna Decker, Savannah Harmon, Megan Keller, Amanda Kessel, Abbey Murphy, Abby Roque
Preliminary Games:
Feb. 3 7:10 a.m. Finland vs. USA
Feb. 5 7:10 a.m. USA vs. ROC
Feb. 6 7:10 a.m. Switzerland vs. USA
Feb. 7 10:10 p.m. USA vs. Canada
Feb. 10-12: Women’s Quarterfinals
Feb. 13-14: Women’s Semifinals
Feb. 16 5:30 a.m. Women’s Bronze Medal Game*
Feb. 16 10:10 p.m. Women’s Gold Medal Game*

Men’s Nordic Combined
Local athlete to watch: Ben Loomis
Feb. 9 2 a.m. Men’s Individual Normal Hill
Feb. 9 5 a.m. Men’s Individual 10km Cross-Country Skiing*
Feb. 15 2 a.m. Men’s Individual Large Hill
Feb. 15 5 a.m. Men’s Individual 10km Cross-Country Skiing*
Feb. 17 2 a.m. Men’s Team Large Hill
Feb. 17 5 a.m. Men’s Team Relay 4x5km*
Men’s Ski Jumping
Local athletes to watch: Kevin Bickner, Patrick Gasienica, Casey Larson
Feb. 4-5 11:15p.m. – 12 a.m. Men’s Normal Hill Trial Round
Feb. 5 12:20-1:26 a.m. Men’s Normal Hill Individual Qualifying Round
Feb. 6 4-4:35 a.m. Men’s Normal Hill Individual Trial Round for Competition
Feb. 6 5-5:45 a.m. Men’s Normal Hill Individual 1st Round
Feb. 6 6-6:33 a.m. Men’s Normal Hill Individual Final Round*
Feb. 7 4:28-5:07 a.m. Mixed Team Trial Round for Competition
Feb. 7 5:45-6:36 a.m. Mixed Team First Round
Feb. 7 6:51-7:27 a.m. Mixed Team Final Round*
Feb. 11 3:45-4:30 a.m. Men’s Large Hill Individual Trial Round
Feb. 11 5-6:06 a.m. Men’s Large Hill Individual Qualification Round
Feb. 12 4-4:35 a.m. Men’s Large Hill Individual Trial Round for Competition
Feb. 12 5-5:45 a.m. Men’s Large Hill Individual First Round
Feb. 12 6-6:33 a.m. Men’s Large Hill Individual Final Round*
Feb. 14 4:10-4:49 a.m. Men’s Team Trial Round for Competition
Feb. 14 5-5:51 a.m. Men’s Team First Round
Feb. 14 6-6:42 a.m. Men’s Team Final Round*

Women’s Ski Jumping
Local athletes to watch: Anna Hoffman, Zoe Kalapos
Feb. 4 3:45 a.m. Women’s Normal Hill Trial Round
Feb. 4 4:45 a.m. Women’s Normal Hill Individual 1st Round
Feb. 4 5:35 a.m. Women’s Normal Hill Individual Final Round *
Feb. 7 4:28-5:07 a.m. Mixed Team Trial Round for Competition
Feb. 7 5:45-6:36 a.m. Mixed Team First Round
Feb. 7 6:51-7:27 a.m. Mixed Team Final Round*
Men’s Snowboard Cross
Local athlete to watch: Nick Baumgartner
Feb. 9 9:15-10 p.m. Snowboard Cross Seeding Run 1
Feb. 9 10:10-10:40 p.m. Snowboard Cross Seeding Run 2
Feb. 10 12-12:34 a.m. Snowboard Cross Quarterfinals
Feb. 10 12:37-12:55 a.m. Snowboard Cross Quarterfinals
Feb. 10 12:58-1:08 a.m. Snowboard Cross Semifinals
Feb. 10 1:15 a.m. Snowboard Cross Small Final
Feb. 10 Snowboard Cross Big Final*
Men’s Short Track Speed Skating
Local athlete to watch: Ryan Pivirotto
Feb. 5 5:38-6:10 a.m. Men’s 1000m Heats
Feb. 7 5:44-6 a.m. Men’s 1000m Quarterfinals
Feb. 7 6:20-6:28 a.m. Men’s 1000m Semifinals
Feb. 7 6:52-6:58 a.m. Men’s 1000m Final B
Feb. 7 6:58 a.m.-7:04 a.m. Men’s 1000m Medal Final*
Feb. 9 5-5:30 a.m. Men’s 1500m Quarterfinals
Feb. 9 6:29-6:44 a.m. Men’s 1500m Semifinals
Feb. 9 7:13-7:20 a.m. Men’s 1500m Final B
Feb. 9 7:20-7:28 a.m. Men’s 1500m Medal Final*
Feb. 11 5:18-5:42 a.m. Men’s 500m Heats
Feb. 13 5-5:12 a.m. Men’s 500m Quarterfinals
Feb. 13 5:27-5:33 a.m. Men’s 500m Semifinals
Feb. 13 6:09-6:14 a.m. Men’s 500m Final B
Feb. 13 6:14-6:19 a.m. Men’s 500m Medal Final*
Men’s Speed Skating
Local athletes to watch: Ethan Cepuran, Austin Kleba, Emery Lehman, Ian Quinn, Jordan Stolz
Feb. 6 2:30-4:15 a.m. Men’s 5000m (Cepuran, Lehman)*
Feb. 8 4:30-5-50 a.m. Men’s 1500m (Lehman)*
Feb. 12 2:53-3:34 a.m. Men’s 500m (Kleba, Stolz)*
Feb. 13 7-7:26 a.m. Men’s Team Pursuit Quarterfinals (Cepuran, Lehman)
Feb. 15 12:52-1:04 a.m. Men’s Team Pursuit Semifinals (Cepuran, Lehman)
Feb. 15 1:43 a.m., 1:49 a.m., 2:41 a.m., 2:47 a.m. Men’s Team Pursuit Final Races*
Feb. 18 2:30-3:40 a.m. Men’s 1000m (Stolz)*
Feb. 19 1-1:30 a.m. Men’s Mass Start Semifinal (Cepuran, Quinn)
Feb. 2:30-2:45 a.m. Men’s Mass Start Final (Cepuran, Quinn)*

Women’s Biathlon
Local athletes to watch: Deedra Irwin, Joanne Reed
Feb. 5 3-4:15 a.m. Mixed Relay 4x6km*
Feb. 7 3-4:40 a.m. Women’s 15km Individual*
Feb. 11 3-4:10 a.m. Women’s 7.5km Sprint*
Feb. 13 3-3:40 a.m. Women’s 10km Pursuit*
Feb. 16 1:45-3 a.m. Women’s 4x6km Relay*
Reg. 19 3-3:45 a.m. women’s 12.5km Mass Start*
Cross-Country Skiing
Local athletes to watch: Kevin Bolger, Gus Schumaker
Feb. 6 1 a.m. Men's 15km + 15km Skiathlon Results*
Feb. 8 2:50 a.m. Men's Sprint Free Qualification
Feb. 8 4:55 a.m. Men’s Sprint Free Quarterfinals
Feb. 8 5:35 a.m. Men’s Sprint Free Semifinals
Feb. 8 6 a.m. Men’s Sprint Free Final*
Feb. 11 1 a.m. Men’s 15km Classic*
Feb. 13 1 a.m. Men’s 4x10km Relay*
Feb. 16 4 a.m. Men’s Team Sprint Classic Semifinals
Feb. 16 5:30 a.m. Men’s Team Sprint Classic Final*
Feb. 18 11 p.m. Men’s 50km Mass Start Free*
Men's Big Air
Local athlete to watch: Nick Goepper
Feb. 6-7 11:30 p.m.- 1 a.m. Men’s Freeski Big Air Qualification Runs
Feb. 8 9-9:45 p.m. Men’s Freeski Big Air Final Runs*
Men's Slopestyle
Local athlete to watch: Nick Goepper
Feb. 13 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. Men’s Freeski Slopestyle Qualifications
Feb. 14 7:30 p.m. Men’s Freeski Slopestyle Final Runs 1-3*
Men’s Aerials
Local athletes to watch: Justin Schoenefeld
Feb. 10 5-5:45 a.m. Mixed Team Aerials Final 1
Feb. 10 5:50-6:15 a.m. Mixed Team Aerials Final 2
Feb. 13 5-5:40 a.m. Aerials Qualification 1
Feb. 13 5:45-6:15 a.m. Aerials Qualification 2
Feb. 16 5-5:55 a.m. Aerials Final 1
Feb. 16 6-6:15 a.m. Aerials Final 2
Women’s Aerials
Local athlete to watch: Winter Vinecki, Kaila Kuhn
Feb. 10 5-5:45 a.m. Mixed Team Aerials Final 1
Feb. 10 5:50-6:15 a.m. Mixed Team Aerials Final 2*
Feb. 13 5-5:40 a.m. Aerials Qualification 1
Feb. 13 5:45-6:15 a.m. Aerials Qualification 2
Feb. 14 5-5:55 a.m. Aerials Final 1
Feb. 14 6-6:15 a.m. Aerials Final 2*
Women's Big Air
Local athlete to watch: Courtney Rummel
Feb. 6 7:30 – 9 p.m. Women’s Freeski Big Air Qualification Runs
Feb. 7 8-8:45 p.m. Women’s Freeski Big Air Final Runs*
Women's Slopestyle
Local athlete to watch: Courtney Rummel
Feb. 12 8-9:01 p.m. Women’s Freeski Slopestyle Qualifications
Feb. 13 7:30-8:24 p.m. Women’s Freeski Slopestyle Final Runs*