Winter Olympics Figure Skating 2022: Updated Odds, NBC Live-Stream Schedule

Will Nathan Chen back up his three consecutive World Figure Skating Championship wins with an Olympic gold medal in Beijing?

More importantly, perhaps, can he overcome the nightmare of his 17th-place finish at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games?

Arguably the best skater of his generation, the American will be the centerpiece of the men's figure skating coverage, with all odds in his favor.

The pairs skating will be more open, though, with no obvious favorite for the gold medal emerging ahead of the February 7 start of the event.

Men's Singles Odds (via DraftKings Sportsbook)

Nathan Chen (USA, -400)

Yuzuru Hanyu (Japan, +550)

Shoma Uno (Japan, +1000)

Yuma Kagiyama (Japan, +1200)

Mark Kondratiuk (Russian Olympic Committee, +1200)

Vincent Zhou (USA, +2500)

Jin Boyang (China, +5000)

Daniel Grassi (Italy, +5000)

Jason Brown (USA, +6500)

Evegeni Semenenko (Russian Olympic Committee, +6500)

Cha Jun-hwan (Korea, +6500)

Andrei Mozalev (Russian Olympic Committee, +6500)

Keegan Messing (Canada, +10000)

Deniss Vasiljevs (Latvia, +10000)

Roman Sadovsky (Canada, +15000)

Kevin Aymoz (France, +15000)

Morisi Kvitelashvili (Georgia, +20000)

Michal Brezina (Czech Republic, +20000)

Matteo Rizzo (Italy, +20000)

      

Streaming Schedule

Monday, February 7: Men's singles short program (8:15 p.m., USA Network, Peacock)

Wednesday, February 9: Men's singles free skate (8:30 p.m., USA Network, Peacock)

Chen is the favorite to add a gold medal to his list of accomplishments.

The 22-year-old downplayed the significance of the Olympics in an 2021 interview with Christine Brennan of USA Today:

"Of course I would love to be able to win the next Olympics, but if that doesn't happen, it's not like my legacy or who I am is ultimately diminished.

"I'm still happy with everything that I've done. I'm proud of everything that I've already accomplished in skating. I still would love to improve and be better, but truthfully, I'm really happy with where I am and what I've already done, so whether or not I get that title at the Olympics is not going to define me as a person."

Chen is a quad-jump specialist whose history in ballet is key to his program. A three-time world champion, five-time consecutive national champion and two-time juniors champion, he is the measuring stick for excellence in the sport.

If the Salt Lake City native again disappoints at this year's Games, questions about his ability to perform on the biggest stage will inevitably follow, although it doesn't appear that his own confidence has been shaken.

The 2018 gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan has yet to appear in Beijing, creating questions as to where he is and potentially opening up the chance for another skater to seize the spotlight.

Pairs Skating Odds (via DraftKings Sportsbook)

Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov (Russian Olympic Committee, +100)

Sui Wenjing and Han Cong (China, +175)

Evegenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov (Russian Olympic Committee, +400)

Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitri Kozlovskii (Russian Olympic Committee, +600)

Vanessa James and Eric Radford (Canada, +2000)

Peng Cheng and Jin Yang (China, +2500)

      

Streaming Schedule

Friday, February 18: Pair skating short program (5:30 a.m., USA Network, Peacock)

Saturday, February 19: Pair skating free skate (6 a.m., USA Network, Peacock)

      

Preview

Unlike the men's singles competition, the pairs skating has no obvious favorites, though the Russian Olympic Committee is expected to dominate.

Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov were most recently successful at the European Championships in January, but Sui Wenjing and Han Cong could prevent them from repeating their success in Beijing.

Americans Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier will look to create buzz despite only training together since 2020 and being major underdogs.

They were forced to pull out of U.S. Championships in January due to a positive COVID-19 test for Frazier, lessening the amount of time they had on the ice together in major competition.

That could prove costly in what is already a tough field.