Expected to exceed $50 billion in total cost, the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games are going to be big, and NBC is following suit with its coverage.
With more than 1,000 hours of live streaming coverage, NBCOlympics.com is going to broadcast all Winter Games competition online as it happens. That's not "some" or "most," but all. When combined with the 539 hours scheduled to be televised on NBC and its affiliate stations, the coverage of the 2014 Olympics will total more than the prior two Winter Olympics combined.
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For anyone preparing a two week-long Olympic viewing binge, there will be many ways to watch and follow the games online. Below, we've listed several ways in which you can bring Sochi to your computer and smartphone this February.
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If you're planning to watch a live stream of the competition online, you'll need to first register your satellite or cable TV subscription with NBC on its Live Extra site. After registration, you'll be free to start streaming.
Unfortunately for cable dissidents, a pay-TV subscription package (with access to NBC networks) is the only way to watch to your heart's content. Those without a subscription will still have access to limited live streaming of certain events, though NBC has not yet released which events will make the cut.
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For those with a pay-TV subscription, the Live Extra app works as a second screen for live streaming and full event replays on the go. The free app is available for both iOS and Android devices.
The #Sochi2014 Olympic torch went for a hot air balloon ride today: http://t.co/AEUJa4w0mA pic.twitter.com/fen8XQx8Jq
— NBCOlympics (@NBCOlympics) January 3, 2014
The NBCOlympics Twitter handle will be a source for Olympic news and athlete interviews once the games begin on Feb. 6. For more inside access on Twitter, follow your favorite athletes as they arrive in Sochi.

NBCOlympics also has an Instagram account, which will be posting behind-the-scenes photos and video recaps of the games as they happen, like the one seen above showing Sochi's Bolshoy Ice Dome.

You'll want to keep an eye on NBCOlympics' Vine account while you're at it. Though it doesn't have much account activity yet, we expect things to pick up once the games begin.
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