Roughly 2,900 athletes competed across figure skating, hockey, luge, speed skating, curling, snowboarding, Nordic combined, and more winter sports for the 2026 Winter Olympics this month. Now, it’s time for the Winter Games to come to an end. Today’s Closing Ceremony is airing on NBC and streaming live on Peacock. Here are a few ways to watch free.
How to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics for free
Dates: Feb. 6 – Feb. 22
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TV channel: NBC, USA
Streaming: Peacock
What channel are the Olympics on?
The 2026 Winter Olympics will primarily air on NBC. Every event will stream live on Peacock. Select coverage will also air on USA Network.
How to get Peacock for free
Don’t want to add another subscription to your roster for the month of February? Here’s a few ways to watch the Olympics on Peacock for free, plus some ways to grab NBC and USA coverage free.
Winter Olympics sports
The 2026 Winter Games feature many sports: among them, figure skating, hockey, luge, speed skating, Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, curling, freestyle skiing, bobsled, biathlon, skeleton, ski mountaineering, ski jumping, snowboarding and Nordic combined.
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Where are the Winter Olympics this year?
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in Northern Italy, primarily in Milan and also the Alpine mountain resort town of Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Winter Olympics time difference
This year’s Olympic Games are in Italy, which is six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time. This means that some events will start bright and early for U.S. viewers, and live coverage will likely wrap up around 4 p.m. ET each day. NBC will have primetime replays of the biggest moments each night.
2026 Winter Olympics TV/streaming schedule:
(All times Eastern)
Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 (Day 16)
Bobsled
Four-man
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4 a.m.: Runs 3, 4 (airs on USA Network at 6:30 a.m.; airs on NBC at 11 a.m.)🏅
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Cross-Country Skiing
50 kilometer mass start
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4 a.m.: Women’s final (USA Network; airs on NBC at 11:45 a.m.)🏅
Curling
Women’s
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5:05 a.m.: Gold-medal game (airs on NBC and USA Network at 7 a.m.) 🏅
Hockey
Men’s
8:10 a.m.: Gold-medal game (NBC)🏅
Closing Ceremony
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2:30 p.m.: Verona Arena (NBC)
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