Winter Olympics viewing primer

You don’t have to possess the stamina, quick reflexes and strategic savvy of an Olympic athlete to navigate your way through the blizzard of coverage of the Winter Games. But those traits certainly wouldn’t hurt.

From alpine skiing to speed skating and everything in between, NBC doesn’t plan to miss any of the action from PyeongChang, South Korea. In order to keep up, you’ll need a decisive plan of attack.

That’s where we come in. Here are the answers to all your burning questions about the 18-day marathon. Let the games begin.

The 2,400 hours are the most ever for a Winter Olympics. If you can possibly watch all of that, you deserve a jumbo-sized stack of gold medals and your own endorsement deal.

Will I again be groaning about ridiculous tape delays?: Let’s hope not. PyeongChang is 14 hours ahead of the U.S. Eastern time zone, so morning events can be shown live in prime time in the

United States.

This, in fact, will mark NBC’s first Winter Games with live prime-time telecasts in all U.S. time zones, creating what Jim Bell, president of NBC Olympics, calls “a unique national collective experience.”

Translation: “Our ratings are going to blow everyone else away.”

Does coverage begin with the Feb. 9 opening ceremony? Psych! There are a couple of events — figure skating and freestyle skiing — that get started early and will be covered in prime time on NBC on Feb. 8.

Then, yes, Feb. 9 brings the opening ceremony, with all its pomp and glitz and fashion misfires. Former “Today” show personality Katie Couric is returning to the network to help cohost the festivities, along with Mike Tirico.