I 2026 Winter Olympics they continue after the glow opening ceremony and with a full competition schedule coming up, American viewers will have to be aware of the time difference between the US and Italy, where Milano Cortina Games they happen.
The competition started on Feb. 4 with the first games and the events will continue with the closing ceremony on Feb. 22. The Paralympics will be held next month, from March 6 to March 15.
Areas in Italy are six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time and nine hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time.
A few days into the Olympic Games, Norway is leading the way number of medals, followed by the United States and Italy.
Here’s what you need to know about the schedule for the Winter Games.
What is today’s schedule for the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Sunday, February 15, brings the first heats of women’s monobob bobsleigh, women’s curling and an additional round-robin, women’s giant slalom in alpine skiing and men’s ice hockey, the US will face Germany in its final Group C match.
There will be medal events in men’s biathlon 12.5km, women’s biathlon 10km, men’s 4×7.5km relay skiing, men’s double freestyle skiing, women’s giant ski hill, skeleton ska mixed and women’s speed 50m event.
What is the future schedule for the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Monday, Feb. 16, we will see US women’s ice hockey team will face Sweden in the semi-finals of the playoffs.
And in the women’s curling round robin, the US will face Italy.
Medal events include the women’s 1,000-meter speed track final, the men’s alpine skiing slalom run, the women’s freeski big air final, pair skating, the men’s figure skating team and the women’s bobsleigh monobob.
When are the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2026 Olympics?
The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games on Friday, Feb. 6, featured performances from Mariah Carey, Laura Pausini and Andrea Bocelli, as well as a folk dance. The Parade of Nations and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.
The event, produced by Balich Wonder Studio, was mainly held at the Milano San Siro Olympic Stadium, with additional events around Milan and athletes’ exhibitions in Predazzo, Livigno and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Look all the highlights here.
The Verona Arena will host the closing ceremony of this year’s Winter Olympics on Feb. 22.
What is the figure skating schedule for the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Figure skating events began on Feb. 6 and continued daily until Feb. 11. There was a break on Feb. 12, again men’s singles finals happened on Feb. 13. There is another break on Feb. 14 before additional skiing events continue on Feb. 15, 16, 17 and 19.
The Olympics website details where the team, pair and individual events are for water skiing.
What is the snowboarding schedule for the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Snowboarding events at the Winter Olympics began on Feb. 5, and continues from Feb. 7-9, 11-13 and 15-18.
Olympics information website where qualifying events and finals are for men and women.
Overview of the 2026 Olympics schedule
While the Olympic opening ceremony was on Friday, Feb. 6, the Winter Games events actually started two days earlier on Feb. 4. The closing ceremony, along with many award ceremonies, will be held on Feb. 22.
Although the full schedule is available online, organizers of the Milano Cortina Games note that it is subject to change.
Wednesday, February 4
Thursday, Feb. 5
Friday, February 6
Saturday, February 7
Sunday, February 8
Monday, February 9
Tuesday, February 10
Wednesday, February 11
Thursday, February 12
Friday, February 13
Saturday, February 14
Sunday, February 15
Monday, February 16
Tuesday, February 17
Wednesday, February 18
Thursday, February 19
Friday, February 20
Saturday, February 21
Sunday, February 22
Will the Olympics TV schedule be live or delayed?
There will be both live and tape-delayed telecasts of the Olympics. US viewers can watch on NBC and Peacock. According to the NBC Olympics website, NBC will have at least five hours of live coverage of the event beginning each morning and continuing into the afternoon. Viewers can check NBC’s local listings here.
