The Winter Olympics are officially underway, and if you’re trying to catch as much of the games as you can over the next two weeks, there’s only one streaming subscription you need.
Of course, we’re talking about the official streaming home of the Olympic Games: Peacock.
The NBCUniversal streamer will broadcast thousands of hours of live event coverage between now and Feb. 22, and it’s the only place you can ensure you’ll see the events you want as they’re happening.
Below, check out everything you need to know about watching the Milano-Cortina Olympics on Peacock.
When are the Winter Olympics?
The Winter Olympics kicked off with the opening ceremonies on Feb. 6, and will continue daily through Feb. 22.
Where are the Winter Olympics 2026?
Ice hockey, figure 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 on Peacock:
Peacock is the only place where you can watch every single minute of the Winter Olympics. While NBC, USA, and other cable channels will broadcast events daily throughout the two-week competition, the best way to ensure you get to watch everything you want to is with a Peacock subscription. You’ll also be able to play full events that you missed on demand.
On Peacock, the Olympics have a place in the top navigation bar and in there, you’ll find everything from events live now to upcoming events to look forward to. You can even follow specific athletes to see exactly when they’ll be competing.
Peacock plan prices
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 (ad-free) | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Plan | $10.99/month | $16.99/month |
| Annual Plan | $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 unavoidable ads; we’d recommend sticking with the lower-priced Premium plan if you’re only subscribing for the 2026 Olympics. You’ll only need one month of a subscription to watch the entire Olympics.
Does Peacock have a free trial?
Unfortunately, Peacock doesn’t offer a free trial. However, those wanting to try Peacock for free can get it through Instacart+’s two-week free trial.
Olympics schedule on 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 schedule to find out when events are happening and when medals will be awarded.
In addition to broadcasting every single event live, Peacock will also be presenting a handful of innovations to make watching the Winter Olympics more exciting.
‘Gold Zone’
First introduced during the 2024 Paris Olympics, “Gold Zone” is “NFL Red Zone” for the Olympic Games. The live whip-around show will showcase a curated view of the Olympics’ must-see moments as they’re happening with up to eight sports on screen at once.
“Gold Zone” is hosted by “Red Zone” anchor Scott Hanson alongside Andrew Siciliano and “American Ninja Warrior” co-hosts Matt Iseman and Jac Collinsworth.
“Gold Zone” will air daily from 8 a.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET beginning Feb. 7.
Multiview
Can’t choose between a few sports all airing at the same time? That’s where multiview comes in handy!
Discovery multiview is a new feature where the NBC Sports team will curate a four-event view with the most exciting and crucial events, but traditional multiview is also available to showcase all of the action within a single sport (e.g., curling, where multiple games go on at once).
Rinkside Live
Peacock’s newest innovation for the Olympics is Rinkside Live, which will be active during figure skating and ice hockey events.
Rinkside Live places cameras, well, right 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 across 16 different sports. Ski mountaineering, a combination of uphill and downhill skiing with hiking elements, is the newest sport to make its Olympic debut. Men’s and women’s dual moguls, mixed team skeleton, women’s doubles luge and women’s large hill ski jumping are the other new events this year.
Here is a full list of the 16 sports at the Winter Olympics, along with how many medal events each has:
- Alpine skiing (10)
- Biathlon (11)
- Bobsleigh (4)
- Cross-country skiing (12)
- Curling (3)
- Figure skating (5)
- Freestyle skiing (15)
- Ice hockey (2)
- Luge (5)
- Nordic combined (3)
- Short-track speed skating (9)
- Skeleton (3)
- Ski jumping (6)
- Ski mountaineering (3)
- Snowboarding (11)
- Speed skating (14)
What else can I watch on Peacock?
If you signed up for Peacock to watch the Olympics and you’re wondering… now what? Here are just a few things you’ll find on Peacock.
- “The Traitors” (Season 4 currently airing)
- All things Bravo network (“Real Housewives,” “Summer House,” “Below Deck,” etc.)
- Next-day NBC premieres of the One Chicago universe, “Law and Order” and more
- “Love Island USA” and “Love Island All Stars”
- “All Her Fault”
- “Ponies”
- “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune”
- “Saturday Night Live”
- Every Harry Potter movie
- Best picture nominee “Bugonia”
- “Jurassic World: Rebirth”
- “The Black Phone 2”
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