Winter Olympics 2026 figure skating on TV: Channel, schedule, live stream

Many of the events at the Winter Olympics are all about speed but in figure skating, it's elegance, precision, and creativity that matter above all else.

The competitors gliding around the rink at the Milano Ice Skating Arena are more than just athletes; they're performers who will jump, spin, step, throw, lift, and spiral in a bid to impress the judges.

It's been 22 years since the iconic Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won Team GB's last figure skating medal but the feeling is that the Brits could be back on the podium this year.

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The United States are tipped to be the dominant force across all categories, however, and all eyes will be on the Olympic debut of American star Ilia Malinin – nicknamed Quad God because he is able to land skating's toughest jump, the quadruple axel.

RadioTimes.com brings you our guide to figure skating at the Winter Olympics 2026.

When is Winter Olympics 2026 figure skating?

Figure skating at the Winter Olympics starts on Thursday 6th February, with the beginning of the team event.

The competition concludes with the Women's free skating on Thursday 19th February, before the figure skating at Milano-Cortina 2026 concludes with the exhibition gala (a non-competitive performance from a number of the top skaters) on Saturday 21st February.

Team GB figure skating at the Winter Olympics 2026

There is optimism that Milano-Cortina 2026 could deliver Team GB's first figure skating medal since 1994.

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, who are eight-time British champions and won World Championship bronze last year, will hope to follow in the skate marks of legendary British duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean when they compete in the ice dance.

Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez are also competing in the ice dance for Team GB, while Kristen Spours is going in the Women's singles, Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby are in the pairs event, and Edward Appleby is part of the group for the team event.

Winter Olympics 2026 figure skating on TV

BBC and TNT Sports will each broadcast coverage of the Winter Olympics in 2026.

TNT Sports – and streaming platform discovery+ – will show every single minute of Winter Olympics action, with TNT Sports 2 showing 24/7 coverage and viewers able to pick between live streams of events.

The BBC also boasts TV rights throughout the Games, but is restricted to one live channel, plus one live stream online.

The corporation will broadcast over 450 hours of action with BBC One or BBC Two to broadcast the best of the live action each day, with that coverage plus an extra online feed to be made available on BBC iPlayer.

Winter Olympics 2026 figure skating schedule

All UK time. Subject to change. Sessions involving Team GB in bold, medal moments in italics.

Friday 6th February

Team event: Ice dance rhythm dance (8:55am)
Team event: Pairs short program (10:35am)
Team event: Women's short program (12:35pm)

Saturday 7th February

Team event: Men's short program (6:45pm)
Team event: Ice dance free dance (9:05pm)

Sunday 8th February

Team event: Pairs free skating (6:30pm)
Team event: Women's free skating (7:45pm)
Team event: Men's free skating (8:55pm)

Monday 9th February

Ice dance rhythm dance (6:20pm)

Tuesday 10th February

Men's short program (5:30pm)

Wednesday 11th February

Ice dance free dance (6:30pm)

Friday 13th February

Men's free skating (6pm)

Sunday 15th February

Pairs short program (6:45pm)

Monday 16th February

Pairs free skating (7pm)

Tuesday 17th February

Women's short program (5:45pm)

Thursday 19th February

Women's free skating (6pm)

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