Watch 2018 Winter Olympics On NYC Streets

NEW YORK, NY — Why watch the 2018 Winter Olympics indoors when you can see them outside, in the actual winter? The city's LinkNYC kiosks — known for providing free WiFi and, previously, unsavory entertainment — will screen videos fresh from the games in PyeongChang, South Korea, which start Friday.

NBC Olympics and Intersection, a technology and media company, will broadcast a special package of Olympics-themed features to New York's more than 1,200 Link screens, as well as displays in Chicago and Philadelphia.

The kiosks will show highlights from the games each morning, previews of events during primetime, athlete profiles, medal counts and other videos showcasing the world's favorite winter sports.

The goal is to get some of America's urbanites to watch the Olympics in "entirely new ways," said Intersection's CEO, Ari Buchalter. That means New Yorkers could catch up on curling while walking to the subway or learn about your favorite bobsledder while getting a bagel.

"Emerging media platforms like the LinkNYC network in New York City represent another way for NBCUniversal to reassemble the television audience by extending the reach of our Olympic coverage, content and promotion to spaces where the American audience now consumes media," Gary Zenkel, the president of NBC Olympics, said in a statement.

Eighteen athletes from New York State will be part of the U.S. team at this year's Olympics. Coincidentally, the LinkNYC kiosks will be plastered with cute couple photos on Valentine's Day, about five days after the opening ceremonies.

(Lead image: Moguls skier Joon Seo Myung of South Korea in action during training session ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 7, in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)