The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics are officially underway and here’s how you can watch all of your favorite Winter Olympics sports on TV or Peacock.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22

One of the greatest rivalries in sports will be reignited when the USA and Canada face off in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics men’s hockey gold medal game this Sunday, Feb. 22, at 8 a.m. ET/5 a.m. PT on NBC and Peacock. The two nations have combined for 27 Olympic medals (Canada 16, USA 11), first and third all time, respectively, and have met two times this century in the gold medal game (2002 and 2010). Sunday’s Milan Cortina Olympic coverage begins at 7 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Team USA, led by captain and five-time NHL All-Star Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs), Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes (Vancouver Canucks), four-time NHL All-Star Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Senators), and two-time NHL All-Star Matthew Tkachuk (Florida Panthers) are undefeated in these Games. After defeating Latvia, Denmark, and Germany in Preliminary Play, USA beat Sweden, 2-1, in the quarterfinal in dramatic fashion thanks to Quinn Hughes’ overtime game-winner. On Friday, the Americans defeated Slovakia 6-2 to advance to their first gold medal game since 2010.

Canada, led by three-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers), six-time NHL All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins), and 2024 NHL No. 1 overall pick Macklin Celebrini (San Jose Sharks), also enter Sunday undefeated. The Canadians beat Czechia, Switzerland, and France in Preliminary Play, and similar to USA, had a dramatic overtime 4-3 win over Czechia in the Quarterfinals. On Friday, Canada overcame a late 2-0 deficit to beat Finland, 3-2, with Nathan MacKinnon scoring the game-winner with less than a minute left in regulation.

Since Canada’s overtime win against the USA at the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off international tournament in February 2025, the longstanding rivalry between the two countries has only intensified. The rivalry dates to the first-ever Olympic hockey tournament at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, where the Canadians beat USA, 2-0, in the semifinals en route to the first-ever Olympic hockey gold medal. Since then, Canada has won eight more Olympic men’s hockey gold medals (1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952, 2002, 2010, 2014) and a total of 16 Olympic medals, the most of any country.

The USA men have not been on the podium since the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, in which they earned the silver medal in an overtime final which Canada won, 3-2, thanks to Crosby’s game-winning goal seven minutes and forty seconds into OT. It remains the most-watched hockey game in the U.S. (27.6 million viewers) since the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Canada also defeated USA, 5-2, in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic gold medal game. Team USA defeated Canada in 1960 for its first ever gold medal and won another gold in 1980.

Sunday will see the same matchup as Thursday’s women’s gold medal game, which saw the USA overcome a late 1-0 deficit to win 2-1 and take home its first gold medal since 2018. Captain Hilary Knight scored the game-tying goal with 2:04 left in regulation, with Megan Keller scoring the “Golden Goal” in overtime.

Sunday’s gold medal game will be called by veteran play-by-play commentator Kenny Albert, 1994 Stanley Cup champion and 1984 U.S. Olympian Eddie Olczyk (analyst), NHL veteran goaltender Brian Boucher (“Inside the Glass” reporter) and Kathryn Tappen (reporter).

The women’s cross-country skiing 50km will feature four-time Olympic medalist Jessie Diggins live at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock and USA Network. This race will most likely serve as the last of Diggins’ Olympic career as she is set to retire at the end of March following the World Cup Finals.

Other events include the women’s curling gold medal match live at 5:05 a.m. ET live on Peacock and four-man bobsled third run live at 4 a.m. ET and final run live at 6:15 p.m. ET on Peacock.

NBC Sports’ Olympic figure skating trio of critically-acclaimed commentator Terry Gannon, 1998 Nagano Olympic figure skating gold medalist Tara Lipinski, and two-time Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir will host NBCUniversal’s presentation of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony, featuring a must-see “handoff” to French Alps 2030, as well as the Parade of Athletes highlighted by Team USA, beginning this Sunday, Feb. 22, live at 2:30 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and Peacock, with primetime coverage later that day at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and Peacock.

Andrea Joyce, in her 18th overall Olympic assignment (14th with NBCUniversal), and Lewis Johnson, in his 10th NBC Olympic assignment, will serve as reporters.

Five-time Olympic hockey medalist Hilary Knight, who scored the game-tying goal in the United States’ thrilling overtime win over Canada in the women’s hockey gold medal game on Thursday, was selected to serve as a Flag Bearer for the United States alongside three-time Olympic medalist Evan Bates, who won the gold medal as part of the figure skating team event and the silver medal in ice dance with his partner, Madison Chock.

Set in historic Verona Olympic Arena – originally built in 30 CE to host gladiator battles – the Closing Ceremony is set to weave together music, art, and sport, while also paying tribute to all of the Games’ participants, with the backdrop of the iconic arena showcasing Italy’s rich heritage and culture for this final event. Sunday’s Ceremony will also see performances from popular Italian singer-songwriter Achille Lauro and famed Italian DJ Gabry Ponte, as well as an appearance by actress Benedetta Porcaroli.

Less than two weeks later, the historic Verona Olympic Arena will light up with Paralympic spirit as it serves as the site of the Opening Ceremony for the XIV Paralympic Winter Games on Friday, March 6, at 1:30 p.m. ET, live on Peacock and USA Network, with a primetime highlights presentation later that night at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Gannon, Lipinski, and Weir – who called the past four Olympic Winter Games figure skating competitions along with NBC Sports’ top figure skating events – previously served as NBCU’s Closing Ceremony hosts for the Paris, Beijing, Tokyo, and PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Gannon also called the Opening Ceremony for Milan Cortina 2026.

From game-winning shots to surprise victories, relive some of the most riveting moments of the 2026 Winter Olympics following live coverage of the Closing Ceremony at 5 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

NBC

DAYTIME

7 a.m.-7:15 a.m.

Women’s Curling – Gold Medal Game – Sweden vs. Switzerland (LIVE)

7:15 a.m.-7:45 a.m.

Bobsled – Four-Man, Final Run

8:10 a.m.-11 a.m.

Men’s Hockey – Gold Medal Game – United States vs. Canada (LIVE)

11 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

Bobsled – Four-Man, Third and Final Runs

11:45 a.m.-2:20 p.m.

Cross-Country Skiing – Women’s 50km

2:30 p.m.-5 p.m.

Closing Ceremony (LIVE)

5 p.m.-6 p.m.

“Best of Milan Cortina 2026”

PRIMETIME IN MILAN

9 p.m.-11 p.m.

Closing Ceremony

USA NETWORK

2 a.m.-4 a.m.

Figure Skating – Gala*

4 a.m.-6:35 a.m.

Cross-Country Skiing – Women’s 50km (LIVE)

6:35 a.m.-7 a.m.

Bobsled – Four-Man Final Run (LIVE)

7 a.m.-7:45 a.m.

Women’s Curling – Gold Medal Game – Sweden vs. Switzerland (LIVE)

7:45 a.m.-9 a.m.

Cross-Country Skiing – Women’s 50km*

1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Women’s Curling – Gold Medal Game – Sweden vs. Switzerland*

4:30 p.m.-7 p.m.

Men’s Hockey – Gold Medal Game – United States vs. Canada*

*Replay

*Replay

In February 2025, NBCU announced that the NBC broadcast network and streaming service Peacock will be the company’s primary platforms for its coverage of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, scheduled for Feb. 6-22, 2026.

NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights to the Olympic Games through 2036, which are scheduled for Milan Cortina (2026), Los Angeles (2028), French Alps (2030), Brisbane (2032), Salt Lake City (2034), and the 2036 Summer Olympics.

The Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics takes place February 6-22, 2026 and air or stream across NBC, Peacock, NBCSN, NBCUniversal’s digital platforms, and Versant’s CNBC and USA Network.

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