This year's Winter Olympics will showcase some of the world's best athletes across 116 events in various sports, attempting to ski, skate, snowboard, curl and sleigh their way to a gold medal. The US has already won gold in four different events, split between skiing and skating.
The Olympics are being held in Milan and Cortina, Italy, running through Feb. 22. But you may be disappointed by the lack of options to catch all of the Olympic action this winter if you don't have access to the right services.
In the US, you can find TV broadcasts of the Winter Olympic Games on your local NBC affiliate, the USA Network and on CNBC. Peacock is the primary streaming option for viewers in the US, with streaming also available through the NBC Sports app, nbc.com and nbcolympics.com.
While your local NBC station is available for free if you have an OTA TV antenna or DVR, you may not be able to catch all of what you want to watch on NBC alone. And because the cable and streaming options require a paid subscription, you'd need to pay to get the most out of your Olympics viewing experience in the US.
However, with a VPN, or virtual private network, you can access free online streams from other countries -- potentially letting you watch all of the events you want without having to pay a cent. You can download the app to your computer, mobile device or streaming device to spoof your virtual location, making it appear as though you're connecting to the internet from a different country and enabling you to access geographically restricted streaming content.
So even if you're in the US, you may still be able to expand your Winter Olympic streaming options and catch all the action you want for free. Because with a VPN, you can unblock free region-restricted Olympics streams.
Which countries offer free streaming of the Winter Olympics?
Many countries around the world offer free ways to stream the Olympics. Bear in mind that the majority of these international streams are broadcast in a foreign language, so some sites may be difficult to navigate, and the commentary could be indecipherable to you if you don't understand the language.
Also, some of these sites might require you to create an account and/or enter a valid postal code in the country to access the content. If that's the case for the site you want to stream on, simply do a quick internet search for postal codes in the applicable country to plug in and get started.
For English-speaking Olympic broadcasts from other countries, you can turn to:
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