THE 25th Winter Olympics sees us head to Milan Cortina in Italy.
Legends like Mikaela Shiffrin, Eileen Gu and Francesco Friedrich are looking to add more gold medals to their collection this year.
Team GB are bringing 53 athletes to northern Italy and they have some genuine medal hopes via Matt Weston in the men’s skeleton and in the curling.
A record 116 medal events will feature at the Games, three of which can be won in the brand new sport ski mountaineering.
Team GB are hoping to add to their total of 34 medals won at the Winter Olympics, while the Americans are looking to close the gap on Norway at the top of the all-time medal table.
Here is all you need to know about the event.
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When is the Winter Olympics 2026?
- The Winter Olympics officially runs from Friday, February 6 to Sunday, February 22 – though the first action begins on Wednesday February 4 with the mixed doubles curling
- Events are taking place across northern Italy around Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
- The iconic football stadium San Siro hosts the opening ceremony and the closing is at the historic Arena di Verona.
How can I watch the Winter Olympics 2026, what TV channel and is there a live stream?
- British viewers can watch via the BBC and TNT Sports.
- The BBC will have free coverage from from 9am to 10pm each day across BBC One and BBC Two.
- US based viewers can watch on NBC and Peacock including the apps and websites of both huge broadcasters.
- Coverage will start in the US at 2pm ET everyday with a prime time broadcast panned for 8pm ET.
- There will also be a free second stream of other action called Olympics Extra on the iPlayer.
- TNT Sports is the place to go for coverage of every event.
- Streams are available on Discovery+.
What events are at the Winter Olympics 2026?
There are a total of 16 sports at the Games.
There are medal events every day from Saturday, February 7.
- Alpine skiing – Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre and Stelvio Ski Centre
- Biathlon – Anterselva Biathlon Arena
- Bobsleigh – Cortina Sliding Centre
- Cross-country skiing – Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium
- Curling – Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium
- Figure skating – Milano Ice Skating Arena
- Freestyle skiing – Livigno Snow Park and Livigno Aerials & Moguls Park
- Ice hockey – Milano Santa Giulia Ice Hockey Arena
- Luge – Cortina Sliding Centre
- Nordic combined – Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium and Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium
- Short-track speed skating – Milano Ice Skating Arena
- Skeleton – Cortina Sliding Centre
- Ski jumping – Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium
- Ski mountaineering – Stelvio Ski Centre
- Snowboarding – Livigno Snow Park
- Speed skating – Milano Speed Skating Stadium
Winter Olympic 2026 schedule
Day -2 (Wednesday, February 4)
Curling
- 6.05pm–8.05pm: Mixed doubles round robin
Day -1 (Thursday, February 5)
Curling
- 9.05am–11.05am: Mixed doubles round robin
- 1.35pm-3.35pm: Mixed doubles round robin
- 6.05pm–8.05pm: Mixed doubles round robin
Ice hockey
- 11.10am–1.40pm: Women’s preliminary round
- 1.40pm–4.10pm: Women’s preliminary round
- 4.40pm–6.10pm: Women’s preliminary round
- 8.10pm–10.40pm: Women’s preliminary round
Snowboarding
- 6.30pm–8.45pm: Men’s snowboard big air qualification
Day 0 (Friday, February 6)
Curling
- 9.05am–11.05am: Mixed doubles round robin
- 1.35pm-3.35pm: Mixed doubles round robin
Figure skating
- 8.55am–1.55pm: Team event (ice dance rhythm dance, pairs short program, women’s singles short program)
Ice hockey
- 11.10am–1.40pm: Women’s preliminary round
- 1.40pm–4.10pm: Women’s preliminary round
OPENING CEREMONY
- 7pm-10pm: Opening ceremony at the San Siro in Milan and at Cortina d’Ampezzo
Day 1 (Saturday, February 7) – 5 gold medal events
Alpine skiing
- 10.30am–12.50pm: Men’s downhill 🏅
Cross-country skiing
- 12pm–1.50pm: Women’s 10km+10km skiathlon 🏅
Curling
- 9.05am–11.05am: Mixed doubles round robin
- 1.35pm-3.35pm: Mixed doubles round robin
- 6.05pm–8.05pm: Mixed doubles round robin
Figure skating
- 6.45pm–9.55pm: Team event (men’s singles short program, ice dance free dance)
Freestyle skiing
- 9.30am–11.45am: Women’s freeski slopestyle qualification
- 1pm–3.15pm: Men’s freeski slopestyle qualification
Ice hockey
- 11.10am–1.40pm: Women’s preliminary round
- 1.40pm–4.10pm: Women’s preliminary round
- 3.40pm–6.10pm: Women’s preliminary round
- 8.10pm–10.40pm: Women’s preliminary round
Luge
- 4pm–6.20pm: Men’s singles runs 1 and 2
Ski jumping
- 5.45pm–8pm: Women’s normal hill individual 🏅
Snowboarding
- 6.30pm–8.05pm: Men’s snowboard big air final 🏅
Speed skating
- 3pm–4.50pm: Women’s 3000m 🏅
Day 2 (Sunday, February 8) – 8 gold medal events
Alpine skiing
- 10.30am–12.50pm: Women’s downhill 🏅
Biathlon
- 1.05pm–2.40pm: Mixed relay 4x6km 🏅
Cross-country skiing
- 11.30am–1pm: Men’s 10km+10km skiathlon 🏅
Curling
- 9.05am–11.05am: Mixed doubles round robin
- 1.35pm-3.35pm: Mixed doubles round robin
- 6.05pm–8.05pm: Mixed doubles round robin
Figure skating
- 6.30pm–10.05pm: Team event (pairs free skating, women’s singles free skating, men’s singles free skating) 🏅
Ice hockey
- 3.40pm–6.10pm: Women’s preliminary round
- 8.10pm–10.40pm: Women’s preliminary round
Luge
- 4pm–6.40pm: Men’s singles runs 3 and 4 🏅
Snowboarding
- 8am–10am: Men’s parallel giant slalom qualification, Women’s parallel giant slalom qualification
- 12pm–1.40pm: Men’s parallel giant slalom final 🏅 Women’s parallel giant slalom final 🏅
- 6.30–8.45pm: Women’s snowboard big air qualification
Speed skating
- 3pm–5.20pm: Men’s 5000m 🏅
Day 3 (Monday, February 9) – 5 gold medal events
Alpine skiing
- 9.30am–11.15am: Men’s team combined (downhill)
- 1pm–2.20pm: Men’s team combined (slalom) 🏅
Curling
- 9.05am–11.05am: Mixed doubles round robin
- 5.05pm–7.05pm: Mixed doubles semi-finals
Figure skating
- 6.20pm–9.55pm: Ice dance rhythm dance
Freestyle skiing
- 11.30am–1.20pm: Women’s freeski slopestyle final 🏅
Ice hockey
- 11.10am–1.40pm: Women’s preliminary round
- 3.40pm–6.10pm: Women’s preliminary round
- 7.10pm–9.40pm: Women’s preliminary round
- 8.10pm–10.40pm: Women’s preliminary round
Luge
- 4pm–6.20pm: Women’s singles runs 1 and 2
Ski jumping
- 6pm–8.15pm: Men’s normal hill individual 🏅
Snowboarding
- 6.30pm–8.05pm: Women’s snowboard big air final 🏅
Speed skating
- 4.30pm–6.05pm: Women’s 1000m 🏅
Day 4 (Tuesday, February 10) – 9 gold medal events
Alpine skiing
- 9.30am–11.15am: Women’s team combined (downhill)
- 1pm–2.20pm: Women’s team combined (slalom) 🏅
Biathlon
- 12.30pm–2.30pm: Men’s 20km individual 🏅
Cross-country skiing
- 8.15am–9.45am: Women’s sprint classic qualification, Men’s sprint classic qualification
- 10.45am–12.50pm: Women’s sprint classic finals 🏅 Men’s sprint classic finals 🏅
Curling
- 1.05pm–3.05pm: Mixed doubles bronze medal match 🥉
- 5.05pm–7.25pm: Mixed doubles gold medal match 🏅
Figure skating
- 5.30pm–9.45pm: Men’s singles short program
Freestyle skiing
- 10.15am–11.15am: Men’s moguls qualification first round
- 11.30am–1.20pm: Men’s freeski slopestyle final 🏅
- 1.15pm–2.15pm: Women’s moguls qualification first round (depending on light situation)
Ice hockey
- 11.10am–1.40pm: Women’s preliminary round
- 3.40pm–6.10pm: Women’s preliminary round
- 7.10pm–9.40pm: Women’s preliminary round
- 8.10pm–10.40pm: Women’s preliminary round
Luge
- 4pm–6.50pm: Men’s singles runs 3 and 4 🏅
Ski jumping
- 5.45pm–8.10pm: Mixed team 🏅
Short track speed skating
- 9.30am–12.15pm: Women’s 500m qualification; Men’s 1000m qualification; Mixed team relay quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals 🏅
Day 5 (Wednesday, February 11) – 8 gold medal events
Alpine skiing
- 10.30am–12.50pm: Men’s super-G 🏅
Biathlon
- 1.15pm–3.10pm: Women’s 15km individual 🏅
Curling
- 6.05pm–9.05pm: Men’s round robin 1
Figure skating
- 6.30pm–10.15pm: Ice dance free dance 🏅
Freestyle skiing
- 10am–10.45am: Women’s moguls qualification second round
- 1.15pm–2.35pm: Women’s moguls final (depending on light situation) 🏅
Ice hockey
- 3.40pm–6.10pm: Men’s preliminary round
- 8.10pm–10.40pm: Men’s preliminary round
Luge
- 4.30pm–7.40pm: Men’s doubles runs 1 and 2 🏅 Women’s doubles runs 1 and 2 🏅
Nordic combined
- 9am–9.45am: Men’s individual Gundersen normal hill ski jumping
- 12.45pm–1.35pm: Men’s individual Gundersen normal hill 10km 🏅
Snowboarding
- 9.30am–11.30am: Women’s snowboard halfpipe qualification
- 6.30pm–8.30pm: Men’s snowboard halfpipe qualification
Speed skating
- 5.30pm–7pm: Men’s 1000m 🏅
Day 6 (Thursday, February 12) – 9 gold medal events
Alpine skiing
- 10.30am–12.50pm: Women’s super-G 🏅
Cross-country skiing
- 12pm–1.55pm: Women’s 10km interval start free 🏅
Curling
- 8.05am–11.05am: Women’s round robin 1
- 1.05pm–4.05pm: Men’s round robin 2
- 6.05pm–9.05pm: Women’s round robin 2
Freestyle skiing
- 9am–9.45am: Men’s moguls qualification second round
- 11.15am–12.35pm: Men’s moguls final 🏅
Ice hockey
- 11.10am–1.40pm: Men’s preliminary round
- 3.40pm–6.10pm: Men’s preliminary round
- 8.10pm–10.40pm: Men’s preliminary round (2 games)
Luge
- 5.30pm–6.55pm: Team relay 🏅
Short track speed skating
- 7.15pm-9.20pm: Women’s 500m quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals 🏅 Men’s 1000m quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals 🏅
Skeleton
- 3pm-5.40pm: Men’s heats 1 and 2
Snowboarding
- 9am–10.30am: Men’s snowboard cross qualification
- 12.45pm–2.25pm: Men’s snowboard cross finals 🏅
- 6.30pm–8.20pm: Women’s snowboard halfpipe final 🏅
Speed skating
- 3.30pm–5.15pm: Women’s 5000m 🏅
Day 7 (Friday, February 13) – 7 gold medal events
Biathlon
- 1pm–2.40pm: Men’s 10km sprint 🏅
Cross-country skiing
- 11am–12.55pm: Men’s 10km interval start free 🏅
Curling
- 8.05am–11.05am: Men’s round robin 3
- 1.05pm–4.05pm: Women’s round robin 3
- 6.05pm–9.05pm: Men’s round robin 4
Figure skating
- 6pm–10.15pm: Men’s singles free skating 🏅
Ice hockey
- 11.10am–1.40pm: Men’s preliminary round (2 games)
- 3.40pm–6.10pm: Men’s preliminary round, Women’s quarter-final
- 8.10pm–10.40pm: Men’s preliminary round, Women’s quarter-final
Skeleton
- 3pm–5.40pm: Women’s heats 1 and 2
- 6.30pm–9.20pm: Men’s heats 3 and 4 🏅
Snowboard
- 9am–10.30am: Women’s snowboard cross qualification
- 12.30am–2.10pm: Women’s snowboard cross finals 🏅
- 6.30pm–8.20pm: Men’s snowboard halfpipe final 🏅
Speed skating
- 3pm–5.15pm: Men’s 10000m 🏅
Day 8 (Saturday, February 14) – 8 gold medal events
Alpine skiing
- 9am–11am: Men’s giant slalom run 1
- 12.30pm–2.20pm: Men’s giant slalom run 2 🏅
Biathlon
- 1pm–2.35pm: Women’s 7.5km sprint 🏅
Cross-country skiing
- 11am–1pm: Women’s 4×7.5km relay 🏅
Curling
- 8.05am–11.05am: Women’s round robin 4
- 1.05pm–4.05pm: Men’s round robin 5
- 6.05pm–9.05pm: Women’s round robin 5
Freestyle skiing
- 9.30am–11.05am: Women’s dual moguls final 🏅
- 6.30pm–8.45pm: Women’s freeski big air qualification
Ice hockey
- 11.10am–1.40pm: Men’s preliminary round (2 games)
- 3.40pm–6.10pm: Men’s preliminary round, Women’s quarter-final
- 8.10pm–10.40pm: Men’s preliminary round, Women’s quarter-final
Short track speed skating
- 7.15pm–10.05pm: Women’s 1000m qualification; Men’s 1500m quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals 🏅 Women’s 3000m relay semi-finals
Skeleton
- 5pm–7.50pm: Women’s heats 3 and 4 🏅
Ski jumping
- 5.45pm–8.05pm: Men’s large hill individual 🏅
Speed skating
- 3pm–5.05pm: Women’s team pursuit qualification, Men’s 500m 🏅
Day 9 (Sunday, February 15) – 9 gold medal events
Alpine skiing
- 9am–11am: Women’s giant slalom run 1
- 12.30pm–2.20pm: Women’s giant slalom run 2 🏅
Biathlon
- 10.15am–11am: Men’s 12.5km pursuit 🏅
- 1.45pm–3pm: Women’s 10km pursuit 🏅
Bobsleigh
- 9am–11.50am: Women’s monobob heats 1 and 2
Cross-country skiing
- 11am–1pm: Men’s 4×7.5km relay 🏅
Curling
- 8.05am–11.05am: Men’s round robin 6
- 1.05pm–4.05pm: Women’s round robin 6
- 6.05pm–9.05pm: Men’s round robin 7
Figure skating
- 6.45pm–9.25pm: Pairs short program
Freestyle skiing
- 9.30am–11.05am: Men’s dual moguls final 🏅
- 6.30pm–8.45pm: Men’s freeski big air qualification
Ice hockey
- 11.10am–1.40pm: Men’s preliminary round
- 3.40pm–6.10pm: Men’s preliminary round
- 6.10pm–8.40pm: Men’s preliminary round
- 8.10pm–10.40pm: Men’s preliminary round
Skeleton
- 5pm–7pm: Mixed team 🏅
Ski jumping
- 5.45pm–8.05pm: Women’s large hill individual 🏅
Snowboard
- 10am–11.30am: Mixed team snowboard cross qualification
- 12.45pm–2.05pm: Mixed team snowboard cross finals 🏅
Speed skating
- 3pm–5.05pm: Men’s team pursuit qualification, Women’s 500m 🏅
Day 10 (Monday, February 16) – 6 gold medal events
Alpine skiing
- 9am–11am: Men’s slalom run 1
- 12.30pm–2.20pm: Men’s slalom run 2 🏅
Bobsleigh
- 9am–12pm: Two-man heats 1 and 2
- 6pm–9.15pm: Women’s monobob heats 3 and 4 🏅
Curling
- 8.05am–11.05am: Women’s round robin 7
- 1.05pm–4.05pm: Men’s round robin 8
- 6.05pm–9.05pm: Women’s round robin 8
Figure skating
- 7pm–10.10pm: Pairs free skating 🏅
Freestyle skiing
- 6.30pm–8.05pm: Women’s freeski big air final 🏅
Ice hockey
- 3.40pm–6.10pm: Women’s semi-finals
- 8.10pm–10.40pm: Women’s semi-finals
Short track speed skating
- 10am–12.15pm: Men’s 500m qualification; Women’s 1000m quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals 🏅 Men’s 5000m relay semi-finals
Ski jumping
- 6pm–8.05pm: Men’s super team 🏅
Snowboarding
- 9.30am–11.45am: Women’s snowboard slopestyle qualification
- 1pm–3.15pm: Men’s snowboard slopestyle qualification
Day 11 (Tuesday, February 17) – 7 gold medal events
Biathlon
- 1.30pm–3.10pm: Men’s 4×7.5km relay 🏅
Bobsleigh
- 6pm–9.10pm: Two-man heats 3 and 4 🏅
Curling
- 8.05am–11.05am: Men’s round robin 9
- 1.05pm–4.05pm: Women’s round robin 9
- 6.05pm–9.05pm: Men’s round robin 10
Figure skating
- 5.45pm–10pm: Women’s singles short program
Freestyle skiing
- 10am–11.15am: Women’s aerials qualification
- 12.30pm–1.45pm: Men’s aerials qualification
- 6.30pm–8.05pm: Men’s freeski big air final 🏅
Ice hockey
- 11.10am–1.40pm: Men’s qualification playoffs (2 games)
- 3.40pm–6.10pm: Men’s qualification playoffs
- 8.10pm–10.40pm: Men’s qualification playoffs
Nordic combined
- 9am–9.45am: Men’s individual Gundersen large hill ski jumping
- 12.45pm–1.35pm: Men’s individual Gundersen large hill 10km 🏅
Snowboarding
- 12pm–1.50pm: Women’s snowboard slopestyle final 🏅
Speed skating
- 1.30pm–4.25: Men’s team pursuit finals 🏅 Women’s team pursuit finals 🏅
Day 12 (Wednesday, February 18) – 8 gold medal events
Alpine skiing
- 9am–11am: Women’s slalom run 1
- 12.30pm–2.20pm: Women’s slalom run 2 🏅
Biathlon
- 1.45pm–3.20pm: Women’s 4x6km relay 🏅
Cross-country skiing
- 8.45am–9.45am: Men’s team sprint free qualification, Women’s team sprint free qualification
- 10.45am–12.15pm: Men’s team sprint free finals 🏅 Women’s team sprint free finals 🏅
Curling
- 8.05am–11.05am: Women’s round robin 10
- 1.05pm–4.05pm: Men’s round robin 11
- 6.05pm–9.05pm: Women’s round robin 11
Freestyle skiing
- 10.30am–12.05pm: Women’s aerials final 🏅
Ice hockey
- 11.10am–1.40pm: Men’s quarter-finals
- 1.10pm–3.40pm: Men’s quarter-finals
- 3.40pm–6.10pm: Men’s quarter-finals
- 8.10pm–10.40pm: Men’s quarter-finals
Short track speed skating
- 7.15pm–9.05pm: Men’s 500m quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals 🏅 Women’s 3000m relay 🏅
Snowboarding
- 11.30am–1.20pm: Men’s snowboard slopestyle final 🏅
Day 13 (Thursday, February 19) – 7 gold medal events
Curling
- 8.05am–11.05am: Men’s round robin 12
- 1.05pm–4.05pm: Women’s round robin 12
- 6.05pm–9.05pm: Men’s semi-finals
Figure skating
- 6pm–10.15pm: Women’s singles free skating 🏅
Freestyle skiing
- 9.30am–11.30am: Men’s freeski halfpipe qualification
- 10.30am–12.05pm: Men’s aerials final 🏅
- 6.30pm–8.30pm: Women’s freeski halfpipe qualification
Ice hockey
- 1.40pm–4.10pm: Women’s bronze medal final 🥉
- 6.10pm–9.10pm: Women’s gold medal final 🏅
Nordic combined
- 9am–9.50am: Men’s team sprint large hill
- 1pm–2pm: Men’s team sprint 2×7.5km 🏅
Ski mountaineering
- 8.50am–10.10am: Men’s sprint heats, Women’s sprint heats
- 11.55am–1.45pm: Men’s sprint final 🏅 Women’s sprint final 🏅
Speed skating
- 3.30pm–5.10pm: Men’s 1500m 🏅
Day 14 (Friday, February 20) – 6 gold medal events
Biathlon
- 1.15pm–2.20pm: Men’s 15km mass start 🏅
Bobsleigh
- 6pm-9.10pm:Two-woman heats 1 and 2
Curling
- 1.05pm–4.05pm: Women’s semi-finals
- 6.05pm–9.05pm: Men’s bronze medal match 🥉
Freestyle skiing
- 9am–10.30am: Women’s ski cross qualification
- 11am–12.40pm: Women’s ski cross finals 🏅
- 6.30pm–8.20pm: Men’s freeski halfpipe final 🏅
Ice hockey
- 3.40pm–6.10pm: Men’s semi-finals
- 8.10pm–10.40pm: Men’s semi-finals
Short track speed skating
- 7.15pm–9.40pm: Women’s 1500m quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals 🏅 Men’s 5000m relay finals 🏅
Speed skating
- 3.30pm–5.10pm: Women’s 1500m 🏅
Day 15 (Saturday, February 21) – 10 gold medal events
Biathlon
- 1.15pm–2.15pm: Women’s 12.5km mass start 🏅
Bobsleigh
- 9am–12pm: Four-man heats 1 and 2
- 6pm–9.10pm: Two-woman heats 3 and 4 🏅
Cross-country skiing
- 10am–1.05pm: Men’s 50km mass start classic 🏅
Curling
- 1.05pm–4.05pm: Women’s bronze medal match 🥉
- 6.05pm–9.25pm: Men’s gold medal match 🏅
Figure skating
- 7pm–9.30pm: Exhibition gala
Freestyle skiing
- 9am–10.30am: Men’s ski cross qualification
- 9.45am–11.35am: Mixed team aerials final 🏅
- 11am–12.40pm: Men’s ski cross finals 🏅
- 6.30pm–8.20pm: Women’s freeski halfpipe final 🏅
Ice hockey
- 7.40pm–10.40pm: Men’s bronze medal match 🥉
Ski mountaineering
- 12.30pm–1.50pm: Mixed relay finals 🏅
Speed skating
- 2pm–5pm: Men’s mass start 🏅 Women’s mass start 🏅
Day 16 (Sunday, February 22) – 4 gold medal events
Bobsleigh
- 9am–12.20pm: Four-man heats 3 and 4 🏅
Cross-country skiing
- 9am–12.35pm: Women’s 50km mass start classic 🏅
Curling
- 10.05am–1.25pm: Women’s gold medal match 🏅
Ice hockey
- 12.40pm–3.40pm: Men’s gold medal match 🏅
CLOSING CEREMONY
