Winter Olympics 2026 Figure Skating Schedule: How to Watch

Lace up your skates, because it’s nearly time to hit the ice at the 2026 Winter Olympics — and you can catch all of the action live from Italy on NBC and Peacock. The oldest sport at the winter Olympic games remains enormously popular, and we can’t wait to watch Team USA’s figure skating champions-in-the-making do their thing.

The Milan Cortina games begin on Friday, February 6, with the Opening Ceremony airing live at 2 p.m. and again at 8 p.m. But the events, including figure skating, start even earlier than that. You can tune in to watch figure skating as early as 4 a.m. ET on Peacock, though if you don’t want to wake up quite that early, you don’t have to miss a second of it.  

Between NBC and Peacock, there’s round-the-clock coverage of the competitions. Below, we’ve got everything you need to know about every figure skating event, including how to watch live and how to watch a replay in primetime. 

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What to know about Team USA’s 16 figure skaters 

This year, the USA is sending 16 figure skaters to the Olympics. That includes three women, three men, two pairs, and three ice dance teams. 

Women: Amber Glenn, Isabeau Levito, Alysa Liu 

Men: Ilia Malnin, Maxim Naumov, Andrew Torgashev

Pairs: Emily Chan and Spencer Akira How; Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea

Ice Dance: Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko; Madison Chock and Evan Bates; Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik

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How to watch 2026 winter Olympics Figure Skating on NBC

Friday, February 6

12 p.m. ET: Team Event: Rhythm Dance 

12:30 p.m. ET: Team Event: Pairs Short Program

1:00 p.m. ET: Team Event: Women’s Short Program

Saturday, February 7

1:45 p.m. ET: Team Event: Men’s Short Program

4 p.m. ET: Team Event: Free Dance 

8 p.m. ET: Primetime in Milan, featuring Men’s Short and Free Dance

Sunday, February 8

10:45 p.m. ET: Primetime in Milan, featuring Men’s Free Skate

Monday, February 9

2:40 p.m. ET: Rhythm Dance

8 p.m. ET: Primetime in Milan, featuring Rhythm Dance

Tuesday, February 10

1:45 p.m. ET: Men’s Short Program (LIVE)

8:00 p.m. ET: Primetime in Milan, featuring Men’s Short Program

Wednesday, February 11

2:15 p.m. ET: Free Dance (MEDAL EVENT)

8 p.m. ET: Primetime in Milan, featuring Free Dance

Friday, February 13

3:05 p.m. ET: Men’s Free Skate (LIVE) (MEDAL EVENT)

8 p.m. ET: Primetime in Milan, featuring Men’s Free Skate

Sunday, February 15

3 p.m. ET: Pairs Short Program (LIVE) 

8 p.m. ET: Primetime in Milan, featuring Pairs Short Program 

Monday, February 16

3:55 p.m. ET: Pairs Free Skate (LIVE) (MEDAL EVENT)

8 p.m. Primetime in Milan, featuring Pairs Free Skate

Tuesday, February 17

2:40 p.m. ET: Women’s Short Program (LIVE) 

8 p.m. ET: Primetime in Milan, featuring Women’s Short Program 

Thursday, February 19

1:00 p.m. ET: Women’s Free Skate (LIVE) (MEDAL EVENT)

8 p.m. ET: Primetime in Milan, featuring Women’s Free Skate

Saturday, February 21

2:55 p.m. ET: Exhibition Gala (LIVE) 

3:50 p.m. ET: Exhibition Gala (LIVE) 

8 p.m. ET: Primetime in Milan, featuring Exhibition Gala

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Stream these Milan Cortina Olympic figure skating events on Peacock

Friday, February 6

3:55 a.m. ET: Team Event Day 1: Rhythm Dance, Pairs Short Program, Women’s Short Program 

Saturday, February 7

1: 45 p.m. ET: Team Event Day 2: Mens Short Program, Free Dance 

Sunday, February 8

1:30 p.m. ET: Team Event Day 3: Pairs Free, Women’s Free, Men’s Free Skate (MEDAL EVENT)

Monday, February 9

11:20 a.m. ET: Rhythm Dance: Warm-Up

1:20 p.m. ET: Rhythm Dance 

Tuesday, February 10

11:05 a.m. ET: Men’s Short Program: Warm-Up

12:30 p.m. ET: Men’s Short Program

Wednesday, February 11

11:00 a.m. ET: Free Dance: Warm-Up

1:30 p.m. ET: Free Dance (MEDAL EVENT)

Friday, February 13

10:45 a.m. ET: Men’s Free Skate

1:00 p.m. ET: Men’s Free Skate (MEDAL EVENT)

Sunday, February 15

11:20 a.m. ET: Pairs Short Program: Warm-Up

1:45 p.m. ET: Pairs Short Program 

Monday, February 16

11:30 a.m. ET: Pairs Free Skate: Warm-Up

1:00 p.m. ET: Pairs Free Skate (MEDAL EVENT)

Tuesday, February 17

10:20 a.m. ET: Women’s Short Program: Warm-Up

12:45 p.m. ET: Women’s Short Program

Thursday, February 19

10:30 a.m. ET: Women’s Free Skate: Warm-Up

1:00 p.m. ET: Women’s Free Skate (MEDAL EVENT)

Saturday, February 21

1:00 p.m. ET: Exhibition Gala

3:50 p.m. ET: Exhibition Gala