The Winter Olympics are officially underway, and if you’re trying to catch as many games as possible over the next two weeks, there’s only one streaming subscription you need.
That’s right, we’re talking about the official broadcast home of the Olympic Games: The Peacock.
The NBCUniversal broadcaster will broadcast thousands of hours of live event coverage between now and Feb. 22, and the only place you can be sure to see the events you want as they happen.
Below, check out everything you need to know about watching the Milano-Cortina Olympics on Peacock.
When are the Winter Olympics?
The Winter Olympics began with the opening ceremonies on Feb. 6, and will continue daily until Feb. 22.
Where are the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Ice hockey, speed skating and speed skating events will be hosted in Milan, Italy, while all other events will take place in clusters around Cortina d’Ampezzo.
How to watch the Winter Olympics in Peacock:
The peacock is the only place you can watch every minute of the Winter Olympics. Although NBC, USA, and other cable channels will broadcast events every day throughout the two-week tournament, the best way to make sure you get to watch everything you want is to subscribe to Peacock. You will also be able to play full events that you cannot miss out of necessity.
On Peacock, the Olympics have a place in the top navigation bar and in there, you’ll find everything from live events now to upcoming events to look forward to. You can also follow specific athletes to see when they will be competing.
Peacock program values
Peacock has two subscription plans: Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus. The main difference between the two plans is that Premium Plus is ad-free.
| Peacock Premium (ads) | Peacock Premium Plus (without ads) | |
|---|---|---|
| Program of the Month | $10.99/month | $16.99/month |
| Annual Program | $109.99/year | $169.99/year |
Peacock also offers discounted Premium plans for students ($5.99/month for 12 months), members of the armed forces, medical professionals, first responders and teachers ($6.99/month).
Since the Olympics are live, there are inevitable commercials; we’d recommend sticking with the lower-priced Premium plan if you’re only signing up for the 2026 Olympics. You will only need one month of subscription to watch the entire Olympics.
Does peacock have a free trial?
Unfortunately, Peacock does not offer a free trial. However, those who want to try Peacock for free can get it with a two-week free trial of Instacart+.
Olympic schedule in Peacock:
As we noted above, Peacock will broadcast thousands of hours of live sports during the 2026 Winter Olympics, including all 116 medal events. The NBC Olympics website has an easy-to-navigate system to find out when events are happening and when medals will be awarded.
In addition to streaming the entire event live, Peacock will also introduce several new features to make watching the Winter Olympics even more exciting.
‘Golden Place’
First introduced during the 2024 Paris Olympics, the “Gold Zone” is the “NFL Red Zone” of the Olympic Games. Live surround programming will show a selection of must-see Olympics moments as they unfold with up to eight games on screen at once.
“Gold Zone” is hosted by “Red Zone” anchors Scott Hanson and Andrew Siciliano and “American Ninja Warrior” hosts Matt Iseman and Jac Collinsworth.
“Gold Zone” will air daily from 8 a.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET starting Feb. 7.
Multiview
Can’t choose between several games that are all streaming at the same time? This is where multiview comes in handy!
Discovery multiview is a new feature in which the NBC Sports team will select the view of four events with the most exciting and important events, but the usual detailed view is available to show all the action within one game (eg, wrap, when several games are going on at the same time).
Rinkside Live
Peacock’s new Olympic innovation is Rinkside Live, which will run during the skating and ice hockey events.
Rinkside Live puts cameras, just outside the rink, bringing you closer to the action than ever before.
What sports are part of the 2026 Winter Olympics?
This year’s Winter Olympics will feature 116 medal events in 16 different sports. Ski mountaineering, a combination of skiing and downhill skiing with elements of mountaineering, is the newest sport to make its Olympic debut. Men’s and women’s singles, mixed team skeleton, women’s double luge and women’s ice skating giant jump are other new events this year.
Here is the full list of the 16 sports in the Winter Olympics, along with how many medal events each has:
- Alpine skiing (10)
- Biathlon (11)
- Bobsleigh (4)
- Cross-country skiing (12)
- Wrapping (3)
- Figure skating (5)
- Freestyle skiing (15)
- ice hockey (2)
- Nothing (5)
- Nordic combined (3)
- Short-track speed skating (9)
- Skeleton (3)
- Ski jumping (6)
- Skiing (3)
- Snowboarding (11)
- Speed skating (14)
What else can I watch on Peacock?
If you signed up for Peacock to watch the Olympics and are wondering… now what? Here are a few things you will find at Peacock.
- “The Traitors” (Season 4 currently airing)
- All things Bravo network (“Real Housewives,” “Summer House,” “Below Deck,” etc.)
- Next-day NBC premieres of One Chicago universe, “Law and Order” and more
- “Love Island USA” and “Love Island All Stars”
- “It’s All His Fault”
- “Ponies”
- “Danger!” and “Wheel of Fortune”
- “Saturday Night Live”
- All the Harry Potter movies
- Best picture nominated “Bugonia”
- “Jurassic World: Rebirth”
- “Black Phone 2”
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