The 2026 Winter Olympics are underway in Italy, and a range of events are scheduled for today.
Day eight kicked off on Saturday with alpine skiing and the men’s giant slalom, where Brazil took gold (Lucas Pinheiro Braathen is from Norway but competes for Brazil), and Switzerland clinched silver and bronze. In women’s cross-country skiing, medals went to Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Jaelin Kauf nabbed silver for the US in women’s dual moguls after winning gold earlier this week.
2026 Winter Olympics Schedule for Feb. 14: Must-Watch Events
Right now, the biathlon and men’s curling competitions are underway, with more curling, ice hockey, speed skating, freestyle skiing, and more on tap for later today.
Women’s preliminary curling competitions pick back up at 1:05 p.m. EST today; matchups include the US vs. Japan. Then, at 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3 p.m. EST, we’ll see the freestyle skiers face off in the women’s big air competition.
For the ice hockey fans, it’s Finland vs. Italy for the men’s preliminaries at 10:40 p.m. EST, and then the US vs. Denmark at 3:10 p.m. EST. The women hit the ice at the same time for the quarter finals, with Canada vs. Germany up first, followed by Finland vs. Switzerland.
There are several short-track speed skating events scheduled throughout the day, starting at 2:15 p.m. EST. The Men’s 1500m at 4:42 p.m. EST is a medal event. The Men’s 500m final, meanwhile, is at 11 a.m. EST.
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Other medal events on the schedule today include women’s skeleton at 1:35 p.m. EST, and Men’s large hill individual ski jumping at 1:57 p.m. The full schedule is available on Olympics.com.
How to Watch the 2026 Winter Olympics With a Streaming Service
Getting a streaming subscription is the easiest and most reliable way to watch the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games. However, if you’re against the idea of paying for a full month just to catch a few events, a VPN can help. We will explain both options below, starting with streaming.
In the US, the Winter Games are streaming live on Peacock. Ad-supported plans start at $7.99 per month, while the ad-free Premium Plus costs $16.99 per month. One of the biggest perks of subscribing to Peacock is multi-view, which lets you watch up to four events on a single screen at once. It’s also the cheapest streaming option. YouTube TV and Hulu offer live TV streaming services with many of the same channels you would get with cable, but over the internet instead of a cable box. YouTube TV’s Base Plan usually is $82.99 per month, but the platform is currently running a promo that allows first-time subscribers to get two months for $59.99 per month. Hulu, on the other hand, costs $89.99 per month.
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How to Stream the 2026 Winter Olympics With a VPN
In the US, NBC signed a $3 billion deal to air the Olympics through 2036, so it’s not going to make it easy to watch online for free. They mostly throw you a bone on NBCOlympics.com with highlights from the 16 disciplines and the opening, closing, and medal ceremonies.
If you have an active VPN subscription, however, you can access some sites streaming the Games for free in other countries. That includes Australia’s 9Now, Canada’s CBC Gem, Ireland’s RTE Player, New Zealand’s Sky Go, and the UK’s BBC iPlayer for English speakers and France TV, Germany’s ZDF, Japan’s NHK One, and Mexico’s Claro Sports for non-English speakers.
Proton VPN is our top-rated VPN provider, though ExpressVPN also earns high marks for its location-spoofing capabilities. For other options, check out our picks for top VPN services.
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