2026 Winter Olympics Guide: How to Watch, Schedule, and Top Events
Nytimes reports that the 2026 Winter Olympics will be staged primarily in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, with additional sites including Antholz-Anterselva, Bormio, Livigno, Predazzo and Tesero. The Games officially open with a ceremony at San Siro Stadium in Milan, scheduled for 8 p.m.
local time (2 p.m. Eastern). Broadcasting in the United States is exclusive to NBC, with evening broadcasts often delayed for East Coast prime time. Peacock, NBC’s streaming service, will stream every event live. International broadcasters named by the report include Nine, CBC, RAI, TelevisaUnivision, NRK and the BBC.
The report highlights figure skating, alpine skiing and ice hockey as marquee events for American audiences, naming Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn, Isabeau Levito, Alysa Liu, Kaori Sakamoto and Mone Chiba among the figure skating contenders. Mikaela Shiffrin is a leading Alpine favorite; Lindsey Vonn’s participation is uncertain after a recent knee injury.