The 2022 Winter Olympics will begin on Friday, February 4, and end on Sunday, February 20, at one of the venues in Beijing, China, the National Stadium. 

The Winter Olympics are scheduled to include a record 109 events in the seven main sports of the games. 

The major sports are biathlon, bobsledding, curling, ice hockey, luge, skating, and skiing. 

The new events include: the Women’s Monobob, Men’s and Women’s Big Air (Freestyle Skiing), Mixed Team Snowboard Cross, Mixed Team Aerials, Mixed Team Short Track Relay, and Mixed Team Ski Jumping.

Preparations are still underway due to new participants joining and a recent dilemma. 

The National Hockey League (NHL) has not played in the Olympics since 2014 because of disagreements with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) about player participation, this is their first year back in the games. 

The new dilemma that has transpired is a diplomatic boycott led by the United States. 

There was a genocide to kill Muslims in the northwestern Xinjiang region in China.

The US government declared there will be no representative or official in China because of ongoing crimes against humanity. 

However, US athletes will still be allowed to participate in the games. 

Countries such as Canada, Britain, and New Zealand are supporting the boycott against the Winter Olympics. 

Since China has strict COVID-19 restrictions, the only spectators allowed to watch, in person, are those who live on the mainland, and those who meet the vaccination requirements. 

Live broadcasting will be held by NBCSports and Peacock. 

Although the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, has not been reported in China yet, precautions are being taken. 

Until more research on Omicron is done, no postponements or cancellations for the 2022 Winter Olympics have been announced.