Another Team Minnesota takes on the world in another global sporting event. Here's how you can track Minnesotans in the Beijing Paralympics:
Minnesotans in Paralympics: How and when to watch our athletes in Beijing
Here's your tracker for Minnesotans in the Paralympics:
March 5, 2022 at 11:00PM
HOW TO WATCH
- TV: Replays and some live coverage on NBC (Ch. 11), USA Network and Olympic Channel.
- Livestreaming and replays: Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app.
SATURDAY
Cross-country skiing: Men's 18km sitting, 8 p.m.: Aaron Pike (Park Rapids) takes part in his second competition of the Games and the longest distance cross-country ski event.
Wheelchair curling: U.S. vs. Slovakia, 12:35 a.m.; vs. Great Britain, 5:35 a.m.: Oyuna Uranchimeg (Burnsville) leads a mixed-gender team into round-robin play with two matches. The U.S. went 2-9 in 2018, tied for last place with Finland.
SUNDAY
Cross-country skiing: Women's 15km standing classic, 10:15 p.m.: Sydney Peterson (Lake Elmo) sets off on her first Paralympic event.
Snowboarding: Men's snowboard cross, 9:30 p.m.: Qualification for the event Mike Schultz (St. Cloud) won gold during the Pyeongchang Games.
Wheelchair curling: U.S. vs. Estonia, 12:35 a.m.; vs. Canada, 7:35 p.m.: Biggest early test for U.S., Canada won the bronze medal in the 2018 Paralympics.
MONDAY
Biathlon: Men's 10km sitting, 8 p.m.: Third event for Aaron Pike in what is considered the middle distance event.
Wheelchair curling: U.S. vs. Norway, 5:35 a.m.; vs. Russia, 7:35 p.m.: U.S. faces a Norway team that won the silver medal in Pyeongchang.
TUESDAY
Cross-country skiing: Men's sprint sitting, 8 p.m.: Qualifications and potential semifinals and finals for Aaron Pike, his fourth event; Classic sprint vision-impaired, 8 p.m.: Max Nelson (Grant) participates in his first event.
Wheelchair curling: U.S. vs. China, 5:35 a.m.: Oyuna Uranchimeg (Burnsville) and the Americans face the defending Paralympic champions.
WEDNESDAY
Wheelchair curling: U.S. vs. Switzerland, 12:35 a.m.; vs. Latvia, 5:35 a.m.; vs. Sweden, 7:35 p.m.: Busiest day for Oyuna Uranchimeg and Team USA, with three matches in less than 24 hours.
THURSDAY
Biathlon: Men's 12.5km sitting, 8 p.m.: Aaron Pike's fifth and final event; he aims to improve on a seventh-place showing in Pyeongchang.
Wheelchair curling: U.S. vs. Korea, 12:35 a.m.: Final match of pool play for Americans.
FRIDAY, MARCH 11
Cross-country skiing: Women's 10km freestyle standing, 9:35 p.m.: Second event for Lake Elmo's Sydney Peterson; Men's 12.5km freestyle vision-impaired, 8 p.m.: Race No. 2 for Mahtomedi High's Max Nelson.
Snowboarding: Men's banked slalom, 10 p.m.: Mike Schultz looks to improve upon his silver medal from the 2018 Paralympics.
Wheelchair curling: Semifinals, 12:35 a.m.; bronze medal match, 5:35 a.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 12
Wheelchair curling: Gold medal match, 12:35 a.m.
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