NBC's 2026 Olympics coverage in the U.S. (NBC, USA Network, Peacock for figure skating)

[Sylvia]

Published January 21, 2026:

MILAN CORTINA WINTER OLYMPICS LISTINGS

NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports Digital Platforms, and Versant’s CNBC and USA Network

www.nbcsports.com

NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports Digital Platforms, and Versant’s CNBC and USA Network
– Subject to Change –
All times listed below are in Eastern Time.

All Figure Skating listings are excerpted below; * = Replay:

THURSDAY, FEB. 5 (DAY -1)
NBC 8 p.m.-9 p.m. Ice, Snow & Glory: The Winter Olympics (Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Preview Show)

FRIDAY, FEB. 6 (DAY 0)
USA NETWORK
4 a.m.-5:15 a.m. Figure Skating – Team Event, Rhythm Dance (LIVE)
5:35 a.m.-7:15 a.m. Figure Skating – Team Event, Pairs’ Short Program (LIVE)
7:35 a.m.-8:55 a.m. Figure Skating – Team Event, Women’s Short Program (LIVE)

NBC
12 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Figure Skating – Team Event, Rhythm Dance
12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. Figure Skating – Team Event, Pairs’ Short Program
1 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Figure Skating – Team Event, Women’s Short Program

2 p.m.-5 p.m. Opening Ceremony (LIVE)

SATURDAY, FEB. 7 (DAY 1)
NBC
1:45-3:05 p.m. Figure Skating – Team Event, Men’s Short Program (LIVE)
4:05 p.m.-4:55 p.m. Figure Skating – Team Event, Free Dance (LIVE)

PRIMETIME IN MILAN 8 p.m.-11 p.m. will include highlights from:
Figure Skating – Team Event, Men’s Short Program
Figure Skating – Team Event, Free Dance

SUNDAY, FEB. 8 (DAY 2)
USA NETWORK
2 a.m.-3 a.m. Figure Skating – Team Event, Free Dance*

1:30 p.m.-2:25 p.m. Figure Skating – Team Event, Pairs’ Free Skate (LIVE)
2:45 p.m.-3:35 p.m. Figure Skating – Team Event, Women’s Free Skate (LIVE)
3:55 p.m.-5 p.m. Figure Skating – Team Event Final, Men’s Free Skate (LIVE)

1:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Figure Skating – Team Event Final (Pairs’, Women’s, and Men’s Free Skates)*

NBC
PRIMETIME IN MILAN 10:45 p.m.-12 a.m. will include highlights from:
Figure Skating – Team Event Final, Men’s Free Skate

MONDAY, FEB. 9 (DAY 3)
USA NETWORK
2 a.m.-4:30 a.m. Figure Skating – Team Event Final (Pairs’, Women’s, and Men’s Free Skates)*
1:20 p.m.-2:40 p.m. Figure Skating – Ice Dance, Rhythm Dance (LIVE)

NBC
2:40 p.m.-4:55 p.m. Figure Skating – Ice Dance, Rhythm Dance (LIVE)

PRIMETIME IN MILAN 8 p.m.-11 p.m. will include highlights from:
Figure Skating – Ice Dance, Rhythm Dance

MONDAY, FEB. 10 (DAY 4)
USA NETWORK
2 a.m.-3:15 a.m. Figure Skating – Ice Dance, Rhythm Dance*
12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. Figure Skating – Men’s Short Program (LIVE)

NBC
1:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Figure Skating – Men’s Short Program (LIVE)

PRIMETIME IN MILAN 8 p.m.-11 p.m. will include highlights from:
Figure Skating – Men’s Short Program

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11 (DAY 5)
USA NETWORK
1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Figure Skating – Ice Dance, Free Dance (LIVE)

NBC
2:15 p.m.-4:55 p.m. Figure Skating – Ice Dance, Free Dance (LIVE)

PRIMETIME IN MILAN 8 p.m.-11 p.m. will include highlights from:
Figure Skating – Ice Dance, Free Dance

USA NETWORK
2 a.m.-4 a.m. Figure Skating – Men’s Short Program*
1:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Figure Skating – Ice Dance, Free Dance*

THURSDAY, FEB. 12 (DAY 6)
USA NETWORK
2 a.m.-4 a.m. Figure Skating – Ice Dance, Free Dance*

FRIDAY, FEB. 13 (DAY 7)
USA NETWORK
1 p.m.-2:50 p.m. Figure Skating – Men’s Free Skate (LIVE)

NBC
3:05 p.m.-5 p.m. Figure Skating – Men’s Free Skate (LIVE)

PRIMETIME IN MILAN 8 p.m.-11 p.m. will include highlights from:
Figure Skating – Men’s Free Skate

SATURDAY, FEB. 14 (DAY 8)
USA NETWORK
2 a.m.-4 a.m. Figure Skating – Men’s Free Skate*

SUNDAY, FEB. 15 (DAY 9)
USA NETWORK
1:45 p.m.-3 p.m. Figure Skating – Pairs’ Short Program (LIVE)

NBC
3 p.m.-4:55 p.m. Figure Skating – Pairs’ Short Program (LIVE)

PRIMETIME IN MILAN 8 p.m.-11 p.m. will include highlights from:
Figure Skating – Pairs’ Short Program

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 (DAY 10)
USA NETWORK
2 a.m.-4 a.m. Figure Skating – Pairs’ Short Program*
2 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Figure Skating – Pairs’ Free Skate (LIVE)

NBC
3:55 p.m.-4:55 p.m. Figure Skating – Pairs’ Free Skate (LIVE)

PRIMETIME IN MILAN 8 p.m.-11 p.m. will include highlights from:
Figure Skating – Pairs’ Free Skate

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 (DAY 11)
USA NETWORK
12:45 p.m.-3 p.m. Figure Skating – Women’s Short Program (LIVE)

NBC
2:40 p.m.- 5 p.m. Figure Skating – Women’s Short Program (LIVE)

PRIMETIME IN MILAN 8 p.m.-11 p.m. will include highlights from:
Figure Skating – Women’s Short Program

USA NETWORK
2 a.m.-4 a.m. Figure Skating – Pairs’ Free Skate*
(overnight into Wednesday?) 1:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Figure Skating – Women’s Short Program*

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18 (DAY 12)
USA NETWORK
2 a.m.-4 a.m. Figure Skating – Women’s Short Program*

THURSDAY, FEB. 19 (DAY 13)
NBC
1 p.m.-5 p.m. Figure Skating – Women’s Free Skate (LIVE)

PRIMETIME IN MILAN 8 p.m.-11 p.m. will include highlights from:
Figure Skating – Women’s Free Skate

USA NETWORK
(overnight into Friday?) 1:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Figure Skating – Women’s Free Skate*

FRIDAY, FEB. 20 (DAY 14)
USA NETWORK
2 a.m.-4 a.m. Figure Skating – Women’s Free Skate*

SATURDAY, FEB. 21 (DAY 15)
NBC
2:55 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Figure Skating – Gala (LIVE)
3:50 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Figure Skating – Gala (LIVE)

PRIMETIME IN MILAN 8 p.m.-11 p.m. will include highlights from:
Figure Skating – Gala

USA NETWORK
1:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Figure Skating – Gala*

SUNDAY, FEB. 22 (DAY 16)
NBC
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*

*Replay

 

[Sylvia]

From NBC Sports' January 6, 2026 press release: https://www.nbcsports.com/pressbox/...f-the-milan-cortina-2026-olympic-winter-games

OPENING CEREMONY (NBC AND PEACOCK):

• TERRY GANNON: A veteran of the past four Olympic Closing Ceremonies, Gannon will host his first Opening Ceremony. Handles figure skating play-by-play for fourth consecutive Winter Games alongside Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir. Milan Cortina marks Gannon’s ninth Olympic assignment.

GOLD ZONE HOSTS:

• ASHLEY WAGNER: Second NBC Olympics assignment, previously serving as a commentator on Peacock’s coverage of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. 2014 Sochi Olympic bronze medalist in the team event and three-time U.S. figure skating champion (2015, 2013, 2012) and 14-time Grand Prix Series medalist.
• Note: "Not Olympic Champion (NOC)" Sarah Hughes is a producer of Gold Zone, which will be based at NBC Sports' headquarters in Stamford, CT.

SPORTSDESK REPORTERS:

• ADAM RIPPON (MILAN): Third NBC Olympics assignment, previously serving as a correspondent for 2024 Paris Olympics, and Twitter host for Tokyo Olympics. A figure skating bronze medalist in the team event at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games, Rippon was the 2016 U.S. national champion, the 2010 Four Continents champion, and the only man to win back-to-back world junior titles (2008-09).

OLYMPIC CORRESPONDENTS:

• SCOTT HAMILTON: 1984 Olympic figure skating gold medalist serving as a host in his 10th Olympics overall, and his seventh with NBC Sports. Previously, was a correspondent on Peacock in Beijing, a contributor and analyst at the 2018 Winter Games, and served as a figure skating analyst from 2002 to 2018. A member of both the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. A four-time world champion, Hamilton also won five Grand Prix titles and four U.S. Championships during his career.

FIGURE SKATING: Terry Gannon, working his ninth Olympics, will reprise his role as lead play-by-play commentator for Olympic figure skating alongside lead analysts Tara Lipinski, the 1998 Olympic gold medalist, and three-time U.S. figure skating champion Johnny Weir. Lipinski and Weir are working their seventh Olympic assignments together and fourth Winter Games on figure skating coverage. Andrea Joyce, in her 14th Olympic assignment with NBC (18th overall), will serve as a figure skating and short track speed skating reporter.

FIGURE SKATING
Terry Gannon, Play-by-Play [Lead]
Bill Spaulding, Play-by-Play
Tara Lipinski, Analyst
Johnny Weir, Analyst
Andrea Joyce, Reporter

 

[Sylvia]

NBC Sports' press release published today (Jan. 22) HOW TO WATCH THE MILAN CORTINA 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES ACROSS NBCUNIVERSAL:

HOW TO WATCH THE MILAN CORTINA 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES ACROSS NBCUNIVERSAL

NBC and Peacock to Lead NBCU’s Coverage of the XXV Winter Olympic Games from Northern Italy

www.nbcsports.com

Excerpts:

NBC DAYTIME

• With Milan six hours ahead of the United States’ eastern time zone (identical to Paris 2024), the daytime takeover will feature that day’s most popular events live on NBC in the morning and afternoon. Milan Cortina 2026 will have more programming hours on the NBC broadcast network (over 230) than any previous Winter Olympics, and more total linear hours (over 700), including cable telecasts (over 475).
• Every day, the NBC broadcast network will provide Olympic fans with at least five hours of daytime coverage of the Winter Games’ most exciting events, including live finals coverage of skiing, snowboarding, hockey, speed skating, figure skating, and more.
• The stars of the U.S. Figure Skating team begin their Olympics in the team event, beginning Friday, Feb. 6, at 12 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, leading into live coverage of the Opening Ceremony.

PEACOCK

• Peacock will be the U.S. streaming home of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, providing fans with the most comprehensive Winter Olympic destination in U.S. media history. The service will once again stream every sport and event live -- including all 116 medal events -- and will feature full-event replays; all linear programming, including the NBC broadcast network; curated video clips; virtual channels; exclusive original programming; cutting-edge technology; and more.
• Peacock’s viewing experience for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will introduce interactive features that help fans navigate more than 6,500 hours of live coverage throughout the Games, including all 116 medal events. New features include:
• Rinkside Live: Optimized for mobile and also available on TV, Rinkside Live will allow fans to choose from multiple curated feeds of immersive, never-before-seen views, while still keeping track of the main action for select hockey and figure skating events. During these select events, curated camera angles on Peacock on mobile will give fans the unique vantage point of live, behind-the-scenes footage of athletes’ Olympics moments. On TV and web, fans will be able to view these same curated angles in a Multiview experience.
  ...
• Gold Zone: The comprehensive and all-encompassing whip-around show will stream live on Peacock during NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. With hosts Scott Hanson, Andrew Siciliano, Matt Iseman and Jac Collinsworth, Gold Zone will stream live on Peacock and NBCSN daily, taking viewers throughout the mountains, slopes, rinks, and podiums to the best live action, medal moments, pageantry, and emotion from Italy. 2014 Olympic bronze medalist and three-time U.S. Figure Skating champion Ashley Wagner joins as the first-ever Gold Zone analyst, offering insight into the figure skating competition. This will be the first time a Winter Games Gold Zone will stream on Peacock.

AUDIO

• My New Favorite Olympian: Olympic figure skating medalist and media figure Adam Rippon and Emmy-winning journalist Chase Cain will host the new season of the multiplatform podcast My New Favorite Olympian. The award-winning series returns Jan. 15 to showcase Team USA’s most inspiring athletes expected to participate in the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games.
  • My New Favorite Olympian provides in-depth narratives profiling established and emerging American stars who have overcome adversity, broken barriers, and committed to helping others as they pursue Olympic glory. Each 15 to 20-minute audio and video episode focuses on a different Olympic hopeful and includes interviews with the athletes, experts, and those closest to them, including family members.

Amber Glenn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QUbQ_E_hIo

 

[A.H.Black]

As always, Sylvia, your work is appreciated. Going through that first Press release and picking out all the relevant Figure Skating broadcasts is so helpful. Now I just need to get enough space on my DVR to record it.