The Winter Olympics in Beijing ignited late last week, inspiring memories, incredible athtletic moments ... and more than a few questions.

Did that Russian ice skater really just land a quad, in processs making history and locking up a gold medal for her country ... and still look disappointed in herself? Is that big ski jump in an abandoned nuclear facility? How hard is it to perform to the sounds of empty echoing silence? Who invented skeleton, and did they have a death wish? And why is curling so addictive despite the fact that I still don't understand how scoring happens?

But the most common question throughout it all thus far: How and when can I watch these darn things?!

While thing are a little less confusing than last year's Summer Olympics debacle, it can still be tricky to figure out when the games are on and where you can watch them live. To help, here's a guide to the channels where you can find the Olympics – as well as a sport-by-sport guide to when the individual games will take to the ice or snow between now and the closing ceremony on Feb. 20.

Where are the games on

NBC

The golden days of clean and easy Olympics coverage may be gone, but one constant remains: NBC is your home base. The broadcast network this year mainly features the Winter Olympics in three blocks: a daytime block, starting usually around 1 p.m.; a primetime block, starting at 7 p.m.; and a late night block beginning after the local news. As a basic broadcast network, NBC is available over the air with simply a cheap antenna – no cabin necessary – but if you're away from a television, you can also stream some of the games via NBC's Olympics website, though you only have about a 30-minute free pass before you'll have to sign in with a TV provider. 

USA

In past years, the Olympics have been spread across all of NBC-Universal's family of networks – a little Bravo, a little Telemundo, a little all over the place. Somehow that was less confusing than last year's summer games. This year's Winter Olympics, that's not the case: Basically all of their cable-based Olympics coverage has been honed in on USA Network, which features the games throughout the day. Watching the network does require cable – but you can stream the games on the NBC Olympics website with someone else's cabin provider information. 

Peacock

After botching its Olympics debut last year with confusing menus and a seemingly limited selection, NBC's official streaming service is doing much better in its sophomore season as the network's main Olympics streaming hub. Basically, if you want to watch any of the games – live or on replay at whatever time you'd like – you can find them on Peacock and find them fairly easily thanks to the service's sport-by-sport organized interface. Whether you'd like to watch the NBC coverage as it stands, an individual sport live, highlights for a particular day or athlete, or whatever your preference, Peacock has a stream designed for your method of watching the Winter Olympics. 

Peacock is available on just about all streaming devices – Roku, Firestick, Apple TV, etc. – for free, though for access to everything (particularly live broadcasts and sporting events) you'll have to pay for a premium account. There are two paid levels – Premium, which offers all of the service's content but with ads for $4.99 a month, and Premium Plus, which offers all of the service's content with no ads for $9.99 a month. Yes, it's ANOTHER streaming service to pay for – but for hardcore Olympics fans, it's the gold medal option.

CNBC

The first C in CNBC stands for curling during the Winter Olympics as the cult favorite game takes over the financial network's airwaves after the stock market bell just about every day. CNBC is only available with cable, so the best way to watch any of the channel's curling matches if you've cut the cord is on Peacock (or – one last time – on the NBC Olympics website with the help of someone else's cable log-in information). 

When are the games on

Looking for when you can find a specific sport? Here's a sport-by-sport schedule of when the games are on live. The airtimes listed are all based on Peacock, but if (for some odd reason) you don't want to be up at 3 a.m. watching luge, many of the competitions replay during the main Olympic blocks on NBC and USA, and Peacock allows you to watch the events anytime after they air live.

So, with no further ado, here's the schedule. For more information, check out the NBC Olympics website. 

Alpine skiing

• Friday, Feb. 11 at 9 p.m. – Women's downhill training
• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 8:15 p.m. – Men's giant slalom run 1
• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 11:45 p.m. – Men's giant slalom run 2
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 9 p.m. – Women's downhill training
• Monday, Feb. 14 at 9 p.m. – Women's downhill
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 8:15 p.m. – Men's slalom run 1
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 11:45 p.m. – Men's slalom run 2
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 8:30 p.m. – Women's combined downhill
• Thursday, Feb. 17 at midnight – Women's combined slalom
• Friday, Feb. 18 at 9 p.m. – Team event

Biathalon

• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 3 a.m. – Men's 10km sprint
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 3 a.m. – Women's 10km and men's 12.5km pursuits
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 3 a.m. – Men's 4x7.5km relay
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 1:45 a.m. – Women's 4x6km relay
• Friday, Feb. 18 at 3 a.m. – Men's 15km mass start
• Saturday, Feb. 19 at 3 a.m. – Women's 12.5km mass start

Bobsled

• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. – Monobob heats 1 and 2
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. – Monobob heats 3 and 4
• Monday, Feb. 14 at 6:05 a.m. – Two-man heats 1 and 2
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 6:15 a.m. – Two-man heats 3 and 4
• Friday, Feb. 18 at 6 a.m. – Two-woman heats 1 and 2
• Friday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. – Four-man heats 1 and 2
• Saturday, Feb. 19 at 6 a.m. – Two-woman heats 3 and 4
• Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. – Four-man heats 3 and 4

Cross-country

• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 1:30 a.m. – Women's 4x5km relay
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 1 a.m. – Men's 4x10km relay
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 3 a.m. – Men's and women's team sprint classical
• Saturday, Feb. 19 at midnight – Men's 50km freestyle
• Sunday, Feb. 20 at 12:30 a.m. – Women's 30km freestyle

Curling

• Friday, Feb. 11 at 7:05 p.m. – Women's round robin matches
• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 12:05 a.m. – Men's round robin matches
• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 6:05 a.m. – Women's round robin matches
• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 7:05 p.m. – Men's round robin matches
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 12:05 a.m. – Women's round robin matches
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6:05 a.m. – Men's round robin matches
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 7:05 p.m. – Women's round robin matches
• Monday, Feb. 14 at 12:05 a.m. – Men's round robin matches
• Monday, Feb. 14 at 6:05 a.m. – Women's round robin matches
• Monday, Feb. 14 at 7:05 p.m. – Men's round robin matches
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 12:05 a.m. – Women's round robin matches
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 6:05 a.m. – Men's round robin matches
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 7:05 p.m. – Women's round robin matches
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 12:05 a.m. – Men's round robin matches
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 6:05 a.m. – Women's round robin matches
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 7:05 p.m. – Men's round robin matches
• Thursday, Feb. 17 at 12:05 a.m. – Women's round robin matches
• Thursday, Feb. 17 at 6:05 a.m. – Men's semifinals
• Friday, Feb. 18 at 12:05 a.m. – Men's bronze medal match
• Friday, Feb. 18 at 6:05 a.m. – Women's semifinals
• Saturday, Feb. 19 at 12:05 a.m. – Men's gold medal match
• Saturday, Feb. 19 at 6:05 a.m. – Women's bronze medal match
• Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7:05 p.m. – Women's gold medal match

Figure skating

• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 2:50 a.m. – Rhythm dance warmup
• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 5 a.m. – Rhythm dance
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 7:15 p.m. – Free dance
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 4 a.m. – Women's short program
• Thursday, Feb. 17 at 4 a.m. – Women's free skate
• Friday, Feb. 18 at 4:30 a.m. – Pairs short program
• Saturday, Feb. 19 at 5 a.m. – Pairs free skate
• Saturday, Feb. 19 at 10 p.m. – Exhibition gala

Freestyle skiing

• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. – Women's slopestyle qualifying
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 5 a.m. – Women's aerials qualifying
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. – Women's slopestyle finals
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 10:30 p.m. – Men's slopestyle qualifying
• Monday, Feb. 14 at 5 a.m. – Women's aerials finals
• Monday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. – Men's slopestyle finals
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 5 a.m. – Men's aerials qualifying
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 5 a.m. – Men's aerials finals
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. – Women's halfpipe qualifying
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 9:30 p.m. – Women's ski cross qualifying
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 10:30 p.m. – Men's halfpipe qualifying
• Thursday, Feb. 17 at midnight – Women's ski cross finals
• Thursday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. – Women's halfpipe finals
• Thursday, Feb. 17 at 9:45 p.m. – Men's ski cross qualifying
• Friday, Feb. 18 at midnight – Men's ski cross finals
• Friday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. – Men's halfpipe finals

Hockey

• Friday, Feb. 11 at 7:10 a.m. – Men's prelim (Latvia vs. Finland)
• Friday, Feb. 11 at 7:10 a.m. – Women's quarterfinal
• Friday, Feb. 11 at 10:10 p.m. – Men's prelim (USA vs. Canada)
• Friday, Feb. 11 at 10:10 p.m. – Women's quarterfinal
• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 2:40 a.m. – Men's prelim (Germany vs. China)
• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 2:40 a.m. – Women's quarterfinal
• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 7:10 a.m. – Men's prelim (ROC vs. Czech Republic)
• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 7:10 a.m. – Men's prelim (Switzerland vs. Denmark)
• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 10:10 p.m. – Men's prelim (Slovakia vs. Latvia)
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 2:40 a.m. – Men's prelim (Finland vs. Sweden)
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 7:10 a.m. – Men's prelim (China vs. Canada)
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 7:10 a.m. – Men's prelim (USA vs. Germany)
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 10:10 p.m. – Women's semifinal
• Monday, Feb. 14 at 7:10 a.m. – Women's semifinal
• Monday, Feb. 14 at 10:10 p.m. – Men's qualifying playoff matches
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 2:40 a.m. – Men's qualifying playoff matches
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 7:10 a.m. – Men's qualifying playoff matches
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 10:10 p.m. – Men's quarterfinal
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at midnight – Men's quarterfinal
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 2:40 a.m. – Men's quarterfinal
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 5:30 a.m. – Women's bronze medal match
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 a.m. – Men's quarterfinal
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 10:10 p.m. – Women's gold medal match
• Thursday, Feb. 17 at 10:10 p.m. – Men's semifinal
• Friday, Feb. 18 at 7:10 a.m. – Men's semifinal
• Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7:10 a.m. – Men's bronze medal match
• Saturday, Feb. 19 at 10:10 p.m. – Men's gold medal match

Nordic combined

• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 1 a.m. – Men's individual large hill
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 5 a.m. – Men's individual 10km (LH)
• Thursday, Feb. 17 at 1 a.m. – Men's team large hill
• Thursday, Feb. 17 at 5 a.m. – Men's team 4x5 10km

Short track

• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 5 a.m. – Relay finals and men's 500m
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 5:30 a.m. – Relay finals and women's 1500m

Skeleton

• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 6:20 a.m. – Women's heats 3 and 4

Ski jumping

• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 4 a.m. – Men's large hill final
• Monday, Feb. 14 at 3:40 a.m. – Men's team final

Snowboarding

• Friday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. – Mixed team snowboard cross
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. – Women's big air qualifying
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 11:30 p.m. – Men's big air qualifying
• Monday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. – Women's big air finals
• Monday, Feb. 14 at 11 p.m. – Men's big air finals

Speed skating

• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 2 a.m. – Women's team pursuit qualifying
• Saturday, Feb. 12 at 2:50 a.m. – Men's 500m
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 7 a.m. – Men's team pursuit qualifying
• Sunday, Feb. 13 at 7:50 a.m. – Women's 500m
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 12:30 a.m. – Team pursuit finals
• Thursday, Feb. 17 at 2:30 a.m. – Women's 1000m
• Friday, Feb. 18 at 2:30 a.m. – Men's 1000m
• Saturday, Feb. 19 at 1 a.m. – Men's and women's mass start