2026 Winter Olympics schedule and day-by-day events
The 2026 Winter Olympics are less than a year away as Milano Cortina gears up to host the quadrennial festival of snow and ice-based sports.
The last Winter Olympics in Beijing saw Norway top the medal table with 16 golds, ahead of Germany, USA and hosts China, while Team GB claimed just two medals – both in curling, right at the end of the Games, with Eve Muirhead skipping the women's team to gold and Bruce Mouat skipping the men's team to silver. Hopes are higher for more British medals this time around, not only in the curling rink but in a number of the snow events, with regular World Cup wins coming in disciplines such as snowboarding, snowboard cross and freestyle skiing from British competitors
Milano Cortina 2026 will get underway on 4 February, with the opening ceremony two days later on 6 February, and will run until the closing ceremony on 22 February, with 116 medal events across the 19 days in Italy.
The events are split up into four main geographical zones: Milano (hosting the ceremonies and sports such as ice hockey, speed skating and figure skating), Valtellina (hosting freestyle skiing and snowboard events among others), Cortina (home of the women's Alpine skiing and ice sports such as curling , skeleton and luge) and Val di Fiemme (where the ski jumping and cross-country skiing will take place).
Full day-by-day Winter Olympic schedule (all times GMT)
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Day -2 (Wednesday 4 February 2026)
Curling
6.05pm–8.05pm: Mixed doubles round robin
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Day -1 (Thursday 5 February 2026)
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
.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
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Day 0 (Friday 6 February 2026)
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
Time TBC
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Day 1 (Saturday 7 February 2026) – 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 🏅
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Day 2 (Sunday 8 February 2026) – 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 🏅
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Day 3 (Monday 9 February 2026) – 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 🏅
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Day 4 (Tuesday 10 February 2026) – 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 🏅
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Day 5 (Wednesday 11 February 2026) – 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 🏅
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Day 6 (Thursday 12 February 2026) – 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 🏅
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Day 7 (Friday 13 February 2026) – 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 🏅
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Day 8 (Saturday 14 February 2026) – 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 4x7.5km 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 🏅
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Day 9 (Sunday 15 February 2026) – 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 4x7.5km 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 🏅
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Day 10 (Monday 16 February 2026) – 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
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Day 11 (Tuesday 17 February 2026) – 7 gold medal events
Biathlon
1.30pm–3.10pm: Men's 4x7.5km 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 🏅
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Day 12 (Wednesday 18 February 2026) – 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 🏅
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Day 13 (Thursday 19 February 2026) – 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 2x7.5km 🏅
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 🏅
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Day 14 (Friday 20 February 2026) – 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 🏅
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Day 15 (Saturday 21 February 2026) – 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 🏅
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Day 16 (Sunday 22 February 2026) – 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 🏅
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