The first events at the 2026 Winter Olympics are already underway, with a packed schedule of competition ahead, American viewers tuning in will need to take note of the time difference between the U.S. and Italy, where the Milano Cortina Games are taking place. The opening ceremony is set for Friday, Feb. 6, but some early rounds of competition began two days earlier. Events are set to continue through the closing ceremony on Feb. 22. The Paralympics will take place the following month, from March 6 to March 15.The venues in Italy are six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time and nine hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time.Here's what you need to know about the schedule for these Winter Games.What is today's schedule for the 2026 Winter Olympics?Friday, Feb. 6, features both the opening ceremony and competitions across several sports. The day kicks off with men's and women's training events for Alpine skiing. That's followed by several round robin sessions of curling, with the U.S. scheduled to face Canada in one round. There are also team events in ice dancing, pair skating and women's single skating. Also on the ice, there will be several women's preliminary rounds of ice hockey.
Training runs are scheduled for luge and ski jumping.Live coverage of the opening ceremony begins on NBC at 2 p.m. ET and is expected to last for about three hours. There will also be an encore later Friday at 8 p.m. ET. What is tomorrow's schedule for the 2026 Winter Olympics?The schedule for Saturday, Feb. 7, features several types of skiing: Alpine, cross-country, freestyle and ski jumping.There will also be several round robin sessions of curling, including a matchup between the U.S. and Great Britain. Viewers can also catch men's single skating and ice dance, along with ice hockey, luge, snowboarding and speed skating
When are the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2026 Olympics?The opening ceremony for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games is on Friday, Feb. 6, two days after sporting events began. The event will feature performances from Mariah Carey, Laura Pausini and Andrea Bocelli.The ceremony, produced by Balich Wonder Studio, will take place at the Milano San Siro Olympic Stadium, with additional events around Milan and athlete parades in Predazzo, Livigno and Cortina d'Ampezzo.The ceremony will start at 8 p.m. Central European Time (2 p.m. EST).The Verona Arena will host the closing ceremony for this year's Winter Olympics on Feb. 22.What is the 2026 Winter Olympics figure skating schedule? Figure skating events begin on Feb. 6. Competition will continue daily through Feb. 11. There will be a break on Feb. 12, but there will be additional figure skating events on Feb. 13, 15, 16, 17 and 19.The website for the Olympics details when team, pair and singles events are for figure skating.What is the 2026 Winter Olympics snowboarding schedule?Snowboarding events at the Winter Olympics start on Feb. 5, then continue from Feb. 7-9, 11-13 and 15-18.
The website for the Olympics details when qualifying events and final runs are for both men's and women's events.An overview of the Olympics schedule for 2026While the Olympics opening ceremony is on Friday, Feb. 6, events for the Winter Games actually started two days earlier on Feb. 4. The closing ceremony, along with several medal events, will be on Feb. 22.While a full schedule is available online, the Milano Cortina Games organizers note that it is subject to change.Wednesday, Feb. 4Alpine skiing CurlingLugeThursday, Feb. 5Alpine skiing CurlingIce hockeyLugeSki jumpingSnowboardFriday, Feb. 6Opening CeremonyAlpine skiing CurlingFigure skatingIce hockeyLugeSki jumpingSaturday, Feb. 7Alpine skiing Cross-country skiingCurlingFigure skatingFreestyle skiingIce hockeyLugeSki jumpingSnowboardSpeed skatingSunday, Feb. 8Alpine skiingBiathlon Cross-country skiingCurlingFigure skatingIce hockeyLugeSki jumpingSnowboardSpeed skatingMonday, Feb. 9Alpine skiing CurlingFigure skatingFreestyle skiingIce hockeyLugeNordic combinedSkeletonSki jumpingSnowboardSpeed skatingTuesday, Feb. 10Alpine skiing BiathlonCross-country skiingCurlingFigure skatingFreestyle skiingIce hockeyLugeNordic combinedShort track speed skatingSkeletonSki jumpingWednesday, Feb. 11Alpine skiing BiathlonCurlingFigure skatingFreestyle skiingIce hockeyLugeNordic combinedSkeletonSnowboardSpeed skatingThursday, Feb. 12Alpine skiing BobsleighCross-country skiingCurlingFreestyle skiingIce hockeyLugeShort track speed skatingSkeletonSki jumpingSnowboardSpeed skatingFriday, Feb. 13BiathlonBobsleighCross-country skiingCurlingFigure skatingIce hockeyNordic combinedSkeletonSki jumpingSnowboardSpeed skatingSaturday, Feb. 14Alpine skiing BiathlonBobsleighCross-country skiingCurlingFreestyle skiingIce hockeyShort track speed skatingSkeletonSki jumpingSpeed skatingSunday, Feb. 15Alpine skiing BiathlonBobsleighCross-country skiingCurlingFigure skatingFreestyle skiingIce hockeyNordic combinedSkeletonSki jumpingSnowboardSpeed skatingMonday, Feb. 16Alpine skiing BobsleighCurlingFigure skatingFreestyle skiingIce hockeyNordic combinedShort track speed skatingSki jumpingSnowboardTuesday, Feb. 17BiathlonBobsleighCurlingFigure skatingFreestyle skiingIce hockeyNordic combinedSnowboardSpeed skatingWednesday, Feb. 18Alpine skiing BiathlonBobsleighCross-country skiingCurlingFreestyle skiingIce hockeyNordic combinedShort track speed skatingSnowboardThursday, Feb. 19BobsleighCurlingFigure skatingFreestyle skiingIce hockeyNordic combinedSki mountaineering Speed skatingFriday, Feb. 20BiathlonBobsleighCurlingFreestyle skiingIce hockeyShort track speed skatingSpeed skatingSaturday, Feb. 21BiathlonBobsleighCross-country skiingCurlingFreestyle skiingIce hockeySki mountaineering Speed skatingSunday, Feb. 22Closing Ceremony BobsleighCross-country skiingCurlingIce hockeyWill the Olympics TV schedule be live or delayed?There will be both live and tape-delayed coverage of the Olympics airing on TV. Viewers in the U.S. can watch on NBC and Peacock. According to the NBC Olympics website, NBC will have a minimum of five hours of live event coverage starting each morning and continuing on through the afternoon. Viewers can check NBC local listings here.
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