NBC will air extensive coverage of the 2026 Winter Games from Milan and Cortina, including a mix of live daytime events and same-day replays, all available free over-the-air with a TV antenna.
Because the Games are taking place in Italy, many of the competitions occur overnight U.S. time. NBC’s broadcast schedule reflects that time difference by combining live morning and afternoon coverage with replays during primetime and late night.
If you’re watching with an Antennas Direct TV antenna, you’ll need to know exactly what’s live and what’s replayed ahead of time, so you don’t miss the games you want to watch.
What to Expect From NBC’s Over-the-Air Winter Game Coverage:
–Live coverage of select medal events, preliminaries, and team competitions during U.S. daytime hours
–Replay coverage of major games and medal events during primetime and late-night
-Dedicated programming such as Primetime in Milan and Olympic Late Night
The full NBC over-the-air schedule (ET) is listed below so you can see when each event airs and whether it is live or replayed.
Why an Antenna Is Ideal for Winter Game Coverage
Watching the Olympics over-the-air offers advantages that cable and streaming can’t always match, especially for live sports.
With a TV antenna you get:
-Access to your local NBC station in HD
-Live broadcasts with no delay from internet buffering
-No subscriptions or monthly fees; it’s all free over-the-air
This is especially useful during events like the figure skating finals, medal races, and gold medal hockey games, when timing really matters.
Choose the Right Antenna Before the Games Begin
Reception quality depends on location, distance from broadcast towers, and your installation. Antennas Direct offers indoor, attic, and outdoor antennas engineered for dependable reception of local broadcast channels like NBC.
Whether you’re watching early morning live events or evening replays, a strong antenna setup ensures consistent picture quality throughout the games.
If you don’t already have an Antennas Direct antenna, now is a great time to get one. Get ready before Opening Ceremony so you’re all set for every NBC broadcast.
Note: All times are Eastern Time (ET). Events labeled LIVE as they happen; REPLAY events originally aired earlier due to the time difference between the U.S. and Italy.
Thursday, February 5
8 PM – PRIMETIME (LIVE)
2026 Olympics Preview Show
Friday, February 6
12 PM – FIGURE SKATING (REPLAY)
Team Event: Rhythm Dance
12:45 PM – FIGURE SKATING (REPLAY)
Team Event: Women’s Short Program
1:15 PM – FIGURE SKATING (REPLAY)
Team Event: Women’s Short Program
2 PM – OPENING CEREMONY (LIVE)
from San Siro Olympic Stadium in Milan
8 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Opening Ceremony
Saturday, February 7
7 AM – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (LIVE)
🏅 Women’s 10km Skiathlon
8 AM – FREESTYLE SKIING (LIVE)
Men’s Slopestyle Qualification
10 AM – SPEED SKATING (LIVE)
🏅 Women’s 3000m
11:30 AM – FREESTYLE SKIING (REPLAY)
Women’s Slopestyle Qualification
12:45 AM – LUGE (LIVE)
Men’s Singles: Run 2
1:30 PM – 2026 Winter Olympics Coverage (LIVE)
1:45 PM – FIGURE SKATING (LIVE)
Team Event: Men’s Short Program
3:15 PM – SNOWBOARDING (REPLAY)
🏅 Men’s Big Air Final
4 PM – FIGURE SKATING (LIVE)
Team Event: Free Dance
5 PM – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅 Women’s 10km Skiathlon
8PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Figure Skating, Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding
11:30 PM – OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
Freestyle Skiing and more
Sunday, February 8
7 AM – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (LIVE)
🏅 Men’s 10km Skiathlon
7:30 AM – SNOWBOARDING (LIVE)
🏅 Women’s, Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Final
8:45 AM – BIATHLON (LIVE)
🏅 Mixed Relay 4x6km
9:20 AM – ALPINE SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Women’s Downhill
10 AM – SPEED SKATING (LIVE)
🏅 Men’s 5000m
11:45AM – 2026 Winter Olympics Coverage (LIVE)
10:45 PM PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Alpine Skiing, Figure Skating
Monday, February 9
12:35 AM – OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
SNOWBOARDING and more
12 PM – SPEED SKATING (REPLAY)
🏅Women’s 1000m
12:45 PM – ALPINE SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅 Men’s Team Combined: Downhill & Slalom
1:30 PM – SNOWBOARDING (LIVE)
🏅Women’s Big Air Final
2:40 PM – FIGURE SKATING (LIVE)
Rhythm Dance
8 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Alpine Skiing
11:35 PM – OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
Snowboarding, Speed Skating, and more
Tuesday, February 10
1 AM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Alpine Skiing
12 PM – FREESTYLE SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s Slopestyle Final
12:45 PM – LUGE (LIVE)
🏅Women’s Singles: Run 4
1:30 PM – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Women’s, Men’s Sprint Classic Final
1:45 PM – FIGURE SKATING (LIVE)
Men’s Short Program
8 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Alpine Skiing, Figure Skating, and more
11:35 PM OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
Freestyle Skiing, Luge, and more
Wednesday, February 11
1 AM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Alpine Skiing, Figure Skating, and more
12 PM – FREESTYLE SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅 Women’s Moguls Final
12:30 PM – SPEED SKATING (LIVE)
🏅Men’s 1000m
12:55 PM – LUGE (LIVE)
Women’s Doubles: Run 2
1:15 PM – SPEED SKATING (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s 1000m
1:40 PM – SNOWBOARDING (LIVE)
Men’s Halfpipe Qualification
2:15 PM – FIGURE SKATING (LIVE)
🏅Free Dance
8 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Snowboarding, Figure Skating, Speed Skating, and more
11:35 PM OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
Freestyle Skiing, Luge, and more
Thursday, February 12
1 AM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Snowboarding, Figure Skating, Speed Skating, and more
12 PM – FREESTYLE SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s Moguls Final
12:45 PM – LUGE (LIVE)
🏅Team Relay Final
1:30 PM – SNOWBOARDING (LIVE)
🏅Women’s Halfpipe Final
2:55 PM – SHORT TRACK (LIVE)
🏅Women’s 500m & Men’s 1000m Prelims, Final
4 PM – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Women’s 10km Interval Start Free
8 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Luge, Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, and more
11:30 PM – OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
Snowboarding, Freestyle Skiing, and more
Friday, February 13
1 AM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Luge, Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, and more
12 PM – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s 10km Interval Start Free
1 PM – SNOWBOARDING (REPLAY)
🏅Women’s Cross Final
1:30 PM – SNOWBOARDING (LIVE)
🏅Men’s Halfpipe Final
3 PM – FIGURE SKATING (LIVE)
🏅Men’s Free Skate
8 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Figure Skating, Snowboarding, Skeleton, and more
11:35 PM – OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
Biathlon, Skeleton, and more
Saturday, February 14
1 AM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Figure Skating, Snowboarding, Skeleton, and more
7 AM – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (LIVE)
🏅Women’s 4×7.5km Relay
7:30 AM – ALPINE SKIING (LIVE)
🏅Men’s Giant Slalom: Run 2 Final
8:30 AM – 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS COVERAGE (LIVE)
8:45 AM – BIATHLON (LIVE)
🏅Women’s 7.5km Sprint
10 AM – FREESTYLE SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Women’s Dual Moguls Final
11 AM – SPEED SKATING (LIVE)
🏅Men’s 500m
11:45 AM – 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS COVERAGE (LIVE)
12 PM – SKELETON (LIVE)
Women’s Heat 3
12:30 PM – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Women’s 4×7.5km Relay
1:30 PM – Freeski & Skeleton (LIVE)
3:45 PM – SPEED SKATING (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s 500m
8 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Cross-Country Skiing, Alpine Skiing, Speed Skating
11:30 PM – OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
Freestyle Skiing, Biathlon, and more
Sunday, February 15
1 AM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Cross-Country Skiing, Alpine Skiing, Speed Skating
7 AM – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s 4×7.5km Relay
7:30 AM – ALPINE SKIING (LIVE)
🏅Women’s Giant Slalom: Run 2 Final
8:30 AM – SNOWBOARDING (REPLAY)
🏅Mixed Team Cross Final
8:45 AM – BIATHLON (LIVE)
🏅Women’s 10km Pursuit
9:30 AM – BOBSLED (REPLAY)
Women’s Singles: Heat 1
10 AM – SPEED SKATING (LIVE)
Men’s Team Pursuit Qualification, Women’s 500m
10:30 AM – BOBSLED (REPLAY)
Women’s Singles: Heat 2
11 AM – SPEED SKATING (LIVE)
🏅Women’s 500m
11:45 AM – BIATHLON (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s 12.5km Pursuit
12:30 PM – FREESTYLE SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s Dual Moguls Final
1:15 PM – SKELETON (LIVE)
🏅Mixed Team
1:30 PM – FREESTYLE SKIING (LIVE)
Men’s Big Air Qualification
3 PM – FIGURE SKATING (LIVE)
Pairs’ Short Program
8 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Speed Skating, Alpine Skiing, Figure Skating, and more
11:35 PM – OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
Snowboarding, Freestyle Skiing, and more
Monday, February 16
1 AM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Speed Skating, Alpine Skiing, Figure Skating, and more
10 AM – SNOWBOARDING (REPLAY)
Women’s Slopestyle Qualification
10:40 AM – ICE HOCKEY: __________ vs __________ (LIVE)
Women’s Semifinal #1
1 PM – BOBSLED (LIVE)
🏅Women’s Singles: Heat 3 and 4 Final
1:30 PM – FREESTYLE SKIING (LIVE)
🏅Women’s Big Air Final
2:45 PM – ALPINE SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s Slalom: Run 1 & 2 Final
3:30 PM – BOBSLED (LIVE)
🏅Women’s Singles: Heat 4 Final
3:55 PM – FIGURE SKATING (LIVE)
Pairs’ Free Skate
8 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Bobsled, and more
11:35 PM – OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
Snowboarding and more
Tuesday, February 17
1 AM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Bobsled, and more
12 PM – FREESTYLE SKIING (REPLAY)
Men’s, Women’s Aerials Qualification
12:45 PM – SNOWBOARDING (REPLAY)
🏅Women’s Slopestyle Final
1:30 PM – FREESTYLE SKIING (LIVE)
🏅Men’s Big Air Final
2:40 PM – FIGURE SKATING (LIVE)
Women’s Short Program
8 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Snowboarding, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, and more
11:35 PM – OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
Freestyle Skiing, Bobsled, and more
Wednesday, February 18
1 AM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Snowboarding, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, and more
12 PM – BIATHLON (REPLAY)
🏅Women’s 4x6km Relay
12:45 PM – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Women’s, Men’s Team Sprint Free Final
1:30 PM – FREESTYLE SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Women’s Aerials Final
3:10 PM – ICE HOCKEY: __________ vs __________ (LIVE)
Men’s Quarterfinal #4
8 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Freestyle Skiing, and more
11:35 PM – OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
Biathlon, Short Track, and more
Thursday, February 19
12 PM – FREESTYLE SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s Aerials Final
12:30 PM – SPEED SKATING (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s 1500m
1 PM – FIGURE SKATING (LIVE)
🏅Women’s Free Skate
8 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Figure Skating, Speed Skating, Freestyle Skiing, and more
11:35 PM – OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
Freestyle Skiing, Ski Mountaineering, and more
Friday, February 20
12 PM – BOBSLED (LIVE)
Women’s Doubles: Heat 1
12:15 PM – BIATHLON (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s 15km Mass Start
1 PM – SPEED SKATING (REPLAY)
🏅Women’s 1500m
1:30 PM – FREESTYLE SKIING (LIVE)
🏅Men’s Halfpipe Final
3:10 PM – ICE HOCKEY: __________ vs __________ (LIVE)
Men’s Semifinal #2
8 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Speed Skating, Short Track, Freestyle Skiing, Bobsled
11:35 PM – OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
Saturday, February 21
1 AM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Speed Skating, Short Track, Freestyle Skiing, Bobsled
10 AM – SPEED SKATING (LIVE)
🏅Men’s, Women’s Mass Start
11:30 AM – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s 50km Mass Start Classic
1 PM – BOBSLED (LIVE)
Women’s Doubles: Heat 3
1:30 PM – FREESTYLE SKIING (LIVE)
🏅Women’s Halfpipe Final
2:55 PM – FIGURE SKATING (LIVE)
Exhibition Gala
3:15 PM – BOBSLED (LIVE)
🏅Women’s Doubles: Heat 4
3:50 PM – FIGURE SKATING (LIVE)
Exhibition Gala
4:30 PM – FREESTYLE SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Mixed Team Aerials Final
5:15 PM – BOBSLED (REPLAY)
Men’s Quads: Heat 1-2
8 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Speed Skating, Bobsled, Freestyle Skiing, Figure Skating
11:30 PM – OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY)
Freestyle Skiing, Speed Skating, and more
Sunday, February 22
1 AM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY)
Speed Skating, Bobsled, Freestyle Skiing, Figure Skating
7 AM – CURLING: _________ vs _________ (REPLAY)
🏅Women’s Gold Medal Match
7:15 AM – BOBSLED (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s Quads: Heat 4 Final
7:45 AM – HOCKEY PREVIEW (LIVE)
8:10 AM – ICE HOCKEY: __________ vs __________ (LIVE)
🏅Men’s Gold Medal Game
11 AM – BOBSLED (REPLAY)
🏅Men’s Quads: Heat 3 & 4 Final
11:45 AM – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (REPLAY)
🏅Women’s 50km Mass Start Classic
2:30 PM – CLOSING CEREMONY (LIVE)
from Verona Olympic Arena in Verona
5 PM – BEST OF MILAN CORTINA 2026 (LIVE)
9 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY) Closing Ceremony