Becky Marsh figures shesa国际传媒檚 slept an average of two hours a night since the Pyeongchang Olympics started.

The diehard Olympics enthusiast from Spruce Grove, Alta., watches the Games daily from the time they start airing live in late afternoon until the wee hours of the morning, when she pulls the couch right in front of the TV and turns the volume down so she doesnsa国际传媒檛 wake up her husband or three kids.

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With Korean Standard Time over a dozen hours ahead of this countrysa国际传媒檚 times zones (in Alberta, itsa国际传媒檚 a 16-hour time difference), Olympics junkies in Canada have to stay up late or get up at the crack of dawn to catch events live.

Citing data from ratings tracker Numeris, the CBC said Monday that almost two-thirds of all Canadians (65 per cent) have tuned in to CBC/Radio-Canadasa国际传媒檚 coverage of PyeongChang 2018, with a total of 23.4 million in Canada watching at least part of broadcasts across all English and French television network partners and digital streaming simulcasts on the CBCsa国际传媒檚 Olympics websites and its apps. The data was from Feb. 7-11.

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The 33-year-old says shesa国际传媒檚 watched every Games since she was a toddler and buys official Olympic clothing for her family to wear during the competition.

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Lauren Simpson of Toronto is also a lifelong Olympics fan who has been juggling the odd Games hours with her day job and motherhood.

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On Sunday night and early Monday morning, Simpson had an added reason to tune in live: Her niece, Gabrielle Daleman of Newmarket, Ont., won the gold medal in the team figure skating competition.

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Shireen Jeejeebhoy of Toronto is equally enthusiastic about the Games but is feeling the fatigue, noting sa国际传媒渢he odd hours are just really confusing and tiring.sa国际传媒�

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Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press