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Where to Watch, Event Timings (GMT) & British Medal Hopes
The 2026 Winter Olympics return to Europe after a 12-year absence since Sochi 2014, with Milano Cortina hosting the Games. The opening ceremony takes place on 6 February, kicking off a full month of winter sport action. Whether you’re a fan of alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon or freestyle skiing, we’ve created a complete guide to the snowsport schedule, where to watch in the UK, and British medal contenders.
Photographed: Dave Ryding - Credit: Erich Spiess / Red Bull Content Pool
Where to Watch the 2026 Winter Olympics in the UK
UK viewers can watch the 2026 Winter Olympics live on:
BBC
• 450 hours of free-to-air coverage
• Alpine coverage hosted by Ski Club Honorary President Chemmy Alcott
• Live streams and highlights on BBC iPlayer
TNT Sports
• 850+ hours of live coverage
• TNT Sports 2 acts as the main 24/7 Olympics channel
• Stream live events or catch up via Discovery+
2026 Winter Olympics Snowsport Timings (GMT)
Here is the full Winter Olympics snowsport schedule in GMT. Please note that timings may change due to weather or IOC updates.
- 7 Feb – Men’s Downhill – 10:30 GMT
- 8 Feb – Women’s Downhill – 10:30 GMT
- 9 Feb – Men’s Team Combined Downhill – 09:30 GMT
- 9 Feb – Men’s Team Combined Slalom – 13:00 GMT
- 10 Feb – Women’s Team Combined Downhill – 10:00 GMT
- 10 Feb – Women’s Team Combined Slalom – 14:00 GMT
- 11 Feb – Men’s Super-G – 10:30 GMT
- 12 Feb – Women’s Super-G – 10:30 GMT
- 14 Feb – Men’s Giant Slalom Run 1 – 09:00 GMT
- 14 Feb – Men’s Giant Slalom Run 2 – 12:30 GMT
- 15 Feb – Women’s Giant Slalom Run 1 – 09:00 GMT
- 15 Feb – Women’s Giant Slalom Run 2 – 12:30 GMT
- 16 Feb – Men’s Slalom Run 1 – 09:00 GMT
- 16 Feb – Men’s Slalom Run 2 – 12:30 GMT
- 18 Feb – Women’s Slalom Run 1 – 09:00 GMT
- 18 Feb – Women’s Slalom Run 2 – 12:30 GMT
- 8 Feb – Mixed Relay 4x6km – 12:05 GMT
- 10 Feb – Men’s 20km Individual – 12:30 GMT
- 11 Feb – Women’s 15km Individual – 13:15 GMT
- 13 Feb – Men’s 10km Sprint – 13:00 GMT
- 14 Feb – Women’s 7.5km Sprint – 13:45 GMT
- 15 Feb – Men’s 12.5km Pursuit – 10:15 GMT
- 15 Feb – Women’s 10km Pursuit – 13:45 GMT
- 17 Feb – Men’s 4×7.5km Relay – 13:30 GMT
- 18 Feb – Women’s 4x6km Relay – 13:45 GMT
- 20 Feb – Men’s 15km Mass Start – 13:15 GMT
- 21 Feb – Women’s 12.5km Mass Start – 13:15 GMT
- 7 Feb – Women’s 10km + 10km Skiathlon – 12:00 GMT
- 8 Feb – Men’s 15km Skiathlon – 11:30 GMT
- 10 Feb – Women’s Sprint Classic Final – 12:13 GMT
- 10 Feb – Men’s Sprint Classic Final – 12:25 GMT
- 12 Feb – Women’s 10km Interval Start Free – 12:00 GMT
- 13 Feb – Men’s 10km Interval Start Free – 10:45 GMT
- 14 Feb – Women’s 4×7.5km Relay – 11:00 GMT
- 15 Feb – Men’s 4×7.5km Relay – 11:00 GMT
- 18 Feb – Women’s Team Sprint Free Final – 10:45 GMT
- 18 Feb – Men’s Team Sprint Free Final – 11:15 GMT
- 21 Feb – Men’s 50km Mass Start Classic – 10:00 GMT
- 22 Feb – Women’s 50km Mass Start Classic – 09:00 GMT
- 9 Feb – Women’s Freeski Slopestyle Final – 11:30 GMT
- 10 Feb – Men’s Freeski Slopestyle Final – 11:30 GMT
- 11 Feb – Women’s Moguls Final – 13:15 GMT
- 12 Feb – Men’s Moguls Final – 11:15 GMT
- 14 Feb – Women’s Dual Moguls Big Final – 10:46 GMT
- 15 Feb – Men’s Dual Moguls Big Final – 10:48 GMT
- 16 Feb – Women’s Freeski Big Air Final – 18:30 GMT
- 17 Feb – Men’s Freeski Big Air Final – 18:30 GMT
- 18 Feb – Women’s Aerials Final – 11:30 GMT
- 19 Feb – Men’s Aerials Final – 11:30 GMT
- 20 Feb – Men’s Freeski Halfpipe Final – 18:30 GMT
- 21 Feb – Mixed Team Aerials Final – 10:45 GMT
- 21 Feb – Women’s Freeski Halfpipe Final – 18:30 GMT
- 11 Feb – Individual Gundersen NH/10km – Ski Jump – 09:00 GMT
- 11 Feb – Individual Gundersen NH/10km – Cross-Country – 12:45 GMT
- 17 Feb – Individual Gundersen LH/10km – Ski Jump – 09:00 GMT
- 17 Feb – Individual Gundersen LH/10km – Cross-Country – 12:45 GMT
- 19 Feb – Team Sprint – Ski Jump – 09:00 GMT
- 19 Feb – Team Sprint – Cross-Country – 13:00 GMT
- 12 Feb – Men’s Snowboard Cross Final – 14:01 GMT
- 13 Feb – Women’s Snowboard Cross Final – 13:46 GMT
- 15 Feb – Mixed Team Snowboard Cross Big Final – 13:40 GMT
- 20 Feb – Women’s Ski Cross Final – 12:15 GMT
- 21 Feb – Men’s Ski Cross Final – 12:15 GMT
- 7 Feb – Women’s NH Individual Final – 18:57 GMT
- 9 Feb – Men’s NH Individual Final – 19:12 GMT
- 10 Feb – Mixed Team Final – 19:00 GMT
- 14 Feb – Men’s LH Individual Final – 18:57 GMT
- 15 Feb – Women’s LH Individual Final – 18:57 GMT
- 16 Feb – Men’s Super Team Final – 19:20 GMT
New for 2026, ski mountaineering combines uphill and downhill skiing with mountaineering skills. Medals will be contested in men’s sprint, women’s sprint and mixed relay.
- 19 Feb – Women’s Sprint Final – 12:55 GMT
- 19 Feb – Men’s Sprint Final – 13:15 GMT
- 21 Feb – Mixed Relay – 12:30 GMT
- 7 Feb – Men’s Snowboard Big Air Final – 18:30 GMT
- 8 Feb – Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom Final – 13:19 GMT
- 8 Feb – Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Final – 13:29 GMT
- 9 Feb – Women’s Snowboard Big Air Final – 18:30 GMT
- 12 Feb – Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe Final – 18:30 GMT
- 13 Feb – Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe Final – 18:30 GMT
British Medal Hopes at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Alpine Skiing
- Dave Ryding is competing in his final season and could end his career with an Olympic medal. With one World Cup slalom win under his belt, he remains a strong contender in a competitive field.
- Laurie Taylor (Ski Club Sponsored), who placed 4th in Levi, Finland at the opening World Cup slalom.
Freestyle Skiing
- Kirsty Muir – 2026 X games slopestyle gold medallist. Muir was also a silver medallist at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, Muir will be hoping to add an Olympic medal in 2026. Muir also has two bronze medals in X Games and is a World Cup winner in both Slopestyle and Big Air. Muir is definitely a firm favourite for a podium in Italy.
- Zoe Atkin – Atkin is the current Halfpipe World Champion and 2026 X Games Superpipe champion. She also has a silver and gold X Games medal in Superpipe from 2024 and 2023. In Beijing, Atkin placed 9th in half pipe but is a firm favourite for the podium this year.
Freestyle Snowboarding
- Mia Brookes – Brookes is the 2026 X Games Slopestyle champion and two other X Games medals in previous years. A hot favourite in Italy to medal!
Snowboard Cross
- Charlotte Bankes is Britain’s standout medal hope in snowboard cross. A world silver medallist and multiple World Cup winner, she returns from injury with strong form and high expectations.
Photographed: Laurie Taylor - Credit: Erich Spiess / Red Bull Content Pool
GB Snowsport Full Olympic Squad
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Laurie TaylorÂ
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Billy Major Â
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Freestyle SkiingÂ
Gus KenworthyÂ
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Zoe AtkinÂ
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Liam RichardsÂ
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Kirsty Muir Â
- Slopestyle/ Big AirÂ
Chris McCormickÂ
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Park and Pipe – Snowboard Â
Mia BrookesÂ
- Slopestyle/ Big Air Â
Maisie Hill Â
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Txema Mazet-BrownÂ
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Cross CountryÂ
Andrew Musgrave
James Clugnet
Joe Davies
Anna Pryce
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Snowboard CrossÂ
Charlotte Bankes
Huw Knightingale
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Ski Cross Â
Ollie Davies
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Moguls Â
Makayla Gerken Schofield
Mateo Jeannesson
Biathlon
Jacques Jefferies
Shawna Pendry
Ski Club will be sharing regular updates across social media throughout the Games, along with weekly roundups in the Ski Club news section.
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