Winter Olympics 2026 Live Stream Schedule, Predictions for Friday's Events

The 2026 Winter Olympics kicked off Friday and fans of the games will be able to tune in throughout the day, thanks to live streaming of the event, and check out all of the action from Milano Cortina.

What can sports can they expect, when and where?

Find out with this complete look at the streaming schedule and predictions for the United States' jam-packed figure skating team.

Friday Streaming Schedule

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7:35 a.m. EST: Women's Figure Skating Short Team Program (USA Network, Peacock)

8:35 a.m. EST: Mixed Doubles Curling, Czechia vs. USA (Peacock)

8:35 a.m. EST: Mixed Doubles Curling, Italy vs. Estonia (Peacock)

8:35 a.m. EST: Mixed Doubles Curling, South Korea vs. Great Britain (Peacock)

8:35 a.m. EST: Mixed Doubles Curling, Sweden vs. Norway (Peacock)

8:40 a.m. EST: Women's Hockey Group A, Czechia vs. Switzerland (Peacock)

8:55 a.m. EST: Mixed Doubles Curling, Czechia vs. United States (USA Network, Peacock)

10:15 a.m. EST: Opening Ceremony Red Carpet (Peacock)

10:30 a.m. EST: Women's Hockey Group A, United States vs. Czechia (re-airing) (USA Network)

12:00 p.m. EST: Figure Skating, Team Rhythm Dance (NBC, Peacock)

12:30 p.m. EST: Figure Skating, Team Pairs Short (NBC, Peacock)

12:30 p.m. EST: Men's Snowboarding, Big Air Qualifying (re-airing) (USA Network)

1:00 p.m. EST: Figure Skating, Women's Short (NBC, Peacock)

1:40 p.m. EST: 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony (NBC, Peacock)

6:00 p.m. EST: Best of Milan Cortina Highlights (Peacock)

Figure Skating Takes Center Stage

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The United States figure skating team jumped out to an early advantage Friday with a stellar start from Madison Chock and Evan Bates in the Team Event.

Chock and Bates tallied a 91.06 performance, putting them ahead of France and setting up the Americans for a potentially prolific 2026 Olympics in Milan Cortina.

The United States has one of the best teams in the games and sent 16 skaters to the games (three men, three women, two pairs, and ice dance teams). One more pair and they would have been the first nation to send a full team since the 1984 games, per Lisa Costantini for Team USA.

Ilia Malinin is arguably the best skater in the world. Nicknamed the "Quad God" because of his ability to land one of the most difficult moves in the sport, the Quadruple Axel, he has dominated in recent competition and should be favored to take home the gold.

It has been a long two decades since a women's figure skater has taken home a medal in the Winter Olympics, with 2006 being the last time. With Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu leading the way, that should change this year.

Add in an eventful start for Chock and Bates, the most prolific duo in United States ice dance history, and you have the setup for a fruitful games for the American figure skating team.

Prediction: Malinin dominates on his way to gold, Glenn ends the American women's medal drought, and Chock and Bates add Olympic gold to their impressive resume