2026 Winter Olympics Milano Cortina Schedule of Dates, USA and UK TV Coverage
The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will officially kick off with the Opening Ceremony in Milan on February 6. However, competitions begin earlier, with the first events on February 4.
There are 16 sports on the schedule for the Milano Cortina Games, including alpine skiing; biathlon; bobsleigh; cross-country skiing; curling; figure skating; freestyle skiing; ice hockey; luge, Nordic combined; short track speed skating; skeleton; ski jumping; ski mountaineering; snowboard and speed skating.
The Closing Ceremony is February 22, which is also the final day of competition. There are medal events each day between February 7 and 22.
Below you'll find a schedule of every medal event at the 2026 Games, as well as TV and streaming information for the United States and the United Kingdom.
Milano Cortina 2026 Schedule and Medal Events
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View the full schedule for every sport, including training and qualification rounds, here.
Friday, February 6
Opening Ceremony (2:30 p.m. ET)
Saturday, February 7
Alpine Skiing: Men's Downhill (5:30 a.m. ET)
Speed Skating: Women's 3000m (10:00 a.m. ET)
Ski Jumping: Women's Normal Hill (1:57 p.m. ET)
Snowboarding: Men's Big Air (1:30 p.m. ET)
Sunday, February 8
Alpine Skiing: Women's Downhill (5:30 a.m. ET)
Snowboarding: Women's and Men's Parallel Giant Slalom (7:00 a.m. ET)
Biathlon: Mixed Relay 4x6km (8:05 a.m. ET)
Speed Skating: Men's 5000m (10:00 a.m. ET)
Luge: Men's Singles Runs 3 & 4 (11:00 a.m. ET)
Figure Skating: Team Event (1:30 p.m. ET)
Monday, February 9
Freestyle Skiing: Women's Slopestyle Final (6:30 a.m. ET)
Alpine Skiing: Men's Team Combined Slalom (8:00 a.m. ET)
Speed Skating: Women's 1000m (11:30 a.m. ET)
Ski Jumping: Men's Normal Hill (12:00 p.m. ET)
Snowboarding: Women's Big Air (1:30 p.m. ET)
Tuesday, February 10
Freestyle Skiing: Men's Slopestyle Final (6:30 a.m. ET)
Short Track Speed Skating: Mixed Relay Final (6:56 a.m. ET)
Biathlon: Men's 20km Individual (7:30 a.m. ET)
Cross-Country Skiing: Women's Sprint Classic Final (7:13 a.m. ET)
Cross-Country Skiing: Men's Sprint Classic Final (7:25 a.m. ET)
Alpine Skiing: Women's Team Combined Slalom (8:00 a.m. ET)
Luge: Women's Singles Runs 3 & 4 (11:00 a.m. ET)
Ski Jumping: Mixed Team Finals (11:30 a.m. ET)
Curling: Mixed Doubles Gold Medal (12:05 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, February 11
Nordic Combined: Normal Hill Jump & 10km Cross-Country (4:00 a.m. & 7:45 a.m.)
Alpine Skiing: Men's Super-G (5:30 a.m.)
Biathlon: Women's 15km Individual (8:15 a.m. ET)
Freestyle Skiing: Women's Moguls Final 1 & 2 (8:15 a.m.)
Luge: Men's and Women's Doubles Runs 1 & 2 (11:00 a.m. ET)
Speed Skating: Men's 1000m (12:30 p.m. ET)
Figure Skating: Ice Dance - Free Dance (1:30 p.m. ET)
Thursday, February 12
Alpine Skiing: Women's Super-G (5:30 a.m. ET)
Freestyle Skiing: Men's Moguls Final Runs 1 & 2 (6:15 a.m. ET)
Snowboarding: Men's Snowboard Cross (7:45 a.m. ET)
Speed Skating: Women's 5000m (10:30 a.m. ET)
Luge: Team Relay (12:30 p.m. ET)
Snowboarding: Women's Halfpipe Final (1:30 p.m. ET)
Short Track Speed Skating: Women's 500m Final A (3:31 p.m. ET)
Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 1000m Final A (3:43 p.m. ET)
Friday, February 13
Snowboarding: Women's Snowboard Cross (7:30 a.m. ET)
Biathlon: Men's 10km Sprint (8:00 a.m. ET)
Speed Skating: Men's 10,000m (10:00 a.m. ET)
Figure Skating: Men's Free Skate (1:00 p.m. ET)
Skeleton: Men's Heats 3 & 4 (1:30 p.m. ET)
Snowboard: Men's Halfpipe Final (1:30 p.m. ET)
Saturday, February 14
Freestyle Skiing: Women's Dual Moguls (4:30 a.m. ET)
Cross-Country Skiing: Women's 4 x 7.5km Relay (6:00 a.m. ET)
Alpine Skiing: Men's Giant Slalom Run 2 (7:30 a.m. ET)
Biathlon: Women's 7.5km Sprint (8:45 a.m. ET)
Speed Skating: Men's 500m (11:00 a.m. ET)
Skeleton: Women's Heats 3 & 4 (12:00 p.m. ET)
Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 1500m Final A (4:34 p.m. ET)
Sunday, February 15
Alpine Skiing: Women's Giant Slalom Run 1 (4:00 a.m. ET)
Freestyle Skiing: Men's Dual Moguls (4:30 a.m. ET)
Biathlon: Men's 12.5km Pursuit (5:15 a.m. ET)
Cross-Country Skiing: Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay (6:00 a.m. ET)
Alpine Skiing: Women's Giant Slalom Run 2 (7:30 a.m. ET)
Snowboard Cross: Mixed Team (7:45 a.m. ET)
Biathlon: Women's 10km Pursuit (8:45 a.m. ET)
Speed Skating: Women's 500m (11:03 a.m. ET)
Ski Jumping: Women's Large Hill (11:30 a.m. ET)
Skeleton: Mixed Team (12:00 p.m. ET)
Monday, February 16
Short Track Speed Skating: Women's 1000m Final A (6:42 a.m. ET)
Alpine Skiing: Men's Slalom Run 2 (7:30 a.m. ET)
Ski Jumping: Men's Super Team (12:00 p.m. ET)
Bobsled: Women's Monobob Heats 3 & 4 (1:00 p.m. ET)
Freestyle Skiing: Women's Big Air (1:30 p.m. ET)
Figure Skating: Pairs' Free Skate (2:00 p.m. ET)
Tuesday, February 17
Nordic Combined: Men's Large Hill Jump & 10km Cross-Country (4:00 a.m. & 7:45 a.m.)
Snowboard: Women's Slopestyle Final (7:00 a.m.)
Biathlon: Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay (8:30 a.m. ET)
Speed Skating: Men's & Women's Team Pursuit (8:30 a.m. ET)
Bobsleigh: Two-man Heats 3 & 4 (1:00 p.m. ET)
Freestyle Skiing: Men's Big Air (1:30 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, February 18
Cross-Country Skiing: Women's and Men's Team Sprint Free (3:45 a.m. ET)
Freestyle Skiing: Women's Aerials Finals 1 & 2 (5:30 a.m. ET)
Snowboard: Men's Slopestyle Final (6:30 a.m. ET)
Alpine Skiing: Women's Slalom Run 2 (7:30 a.m. ET)
Biathlon: Women's 4 x 6km Relay (8:45 a.m. ET)
Short Track Speed Skating: Women's 3000m Relay Finals B & A (2:50 p.m. ET)
Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 500m Finals B & A (3:24 p.m. ET)
Thursday, February 19
Ski Mountaineering: Men's & Women's Sprint (3:50 a.m. ET)
Nordic Combined: Team Sprint (4:00 a.m. & 8:00 a.m. ET)
Freestyle Skiing: Men's Aerials Finals 1 & 2 (5:30 a.m. ET)
Speed Skating: Men's 1500m (10:30 a.m. ET)
Figure Skating: Women's Free Skate (1:00 p.m. ET)
Ice Hockey: Women's Gold Medal Game (1:10 p.m. ET)
Friday, February 20
Biathlon: Men's 15km Mass Start (8:15 a.m. ET)
Speed Skating: Women's 1500m (10:30 a.m. ET)
Freestyle Skiing: Men's Halfpipe (1:30 p.m. ET)
Short Track Speed Skating: Women's 1500m, Men's 5000m Relay (2:15 p.m. ET)
Saturday, February 21
Freestyle Skiing: Mixed Team Aerials (4:45 a.m. ET)
Freestyle Skiing: Men's Ski Cross (6:00 a.m. ET)
Ski Mountaineering: Mixed Relay (7:30 a.m. ET)
Biathlon: Women's 12.5km Mass Start (8:15 a.m. ET)
Speed Skating: Men's & Women's Mass Start (9:00 a.m. ET)
Curling: Men's Gold Medal Game (1:05 p.m. ET)
Freestyle Skiing: Women's Halfpipe Final (1:30 p.m. ET)
Sunday, February 22
Bobsleigh: Four-Man Runs 3 & 4 (4:00 a.m. ET)
Curling: Women's Gold Medal Game (5:05 a.m. ET)
Ice Hockey: Men's Gold Medal Game (8:10 a.m. ET)
Closing Ceremony (2:30 p.m. ET)
USA TV Coverage
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NBC and Peacock will have live coverage of the Opening Ceremony on Friday, February 6, beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET, with primetime coverage beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
NBCU will also broadcast the Opening and Closing Ceremonies live in the U.S.
Every Olympic event can be streamed live on Peacock, with full replays also available.
NBC will carry at least five hours of daily coverage for select events, including live finals coverage of skiing, snowboarding, hockey, speed skating, figure skating and more. NBCU's live coverage of qualifying and medal rounds coverage can be viewed on USA Network and CNBC. CNBC will provide coverage on the weekends and weekdays once its business day programming concludes.
The full Olympic competition schedule with times and TV channels/streaming information for U.S. viewers can be found here.
UK TV Coverage
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In the UK, live coverage and highlights of all major events will be broadcast across BBC One (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. local time with Hazel Irvine; 2:00 p.m. to 5.15 p.m. with Jeanette Kwakye), BBC Two (1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. with Jeanette Kwakye; 5.15 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. with Clare Balding) and BBC iPlayer.
Olympics Extra will carry a live digital stream from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily.
The BBC Sport website and app will have day‑by‑day guides, sport explainers, medal tables, live text, features and on‑demand clips. The full list of broadcasters in every country can be found here.
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