Winter Olympics 2026 skeleton on TV: Channel, schedule, live stream

Some Winter Olympic events have viewers watching with envy but others, like skeleton, are clearly best left to the athletes.

Competitors launch themselves down an ice track on a glorified oven tray, with nothing but a lyrca suit and a helmet for protection, in pursuit of the fastest possible time. It's not for the faint of heart.

Beyond the thrills and spills, skeleton is a rare event where Team GB have thrived at past Winter Olympics – winning more medals (three golds, one silver and five bronzes) than any other nation since its introduction.

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There is hope that success can continue and get the Brits back on track after a difficult start to Milano Cortina 2026, with all eyes on Matt Weston.

Whoever comes out on top, it promises to be high-octane action. Fans can tune in via BBC and TNT Sports' coverage.

Radio Times brings you our guide to skeleton at the Winter Olympics 2026.

When is Winter Olympics 2026 skeleton?

Skeleton gets under way at the Winter Olympics on Thursday 12 February, with the first two heats of the men's event.

It wraps up on Sunday 15 February with the mixed team event.

Team GB skeleton at the Winter Olympics 2026

Matt Weston headed into Milano-Cortina 2026 as one of Team GB's big medal hopes.

Weston, the reigning world champion and winner of three back-to-back World Cup crowns, goes into the decisive day of the men's event in first place.

There was optimism that Marcus Wyatt could podium as well, having finished second behind Weston at both the World Championships and World Cup, but he is seventh with two heats remaining.

Amelia Coltman, Freya Tarbit and Tabitha Stoecker will all be looking to make a splash at their first Winter Olympics.

Stoecker won Team GB's first women's World Cup medal in more than a decade earlier this year, Coltman finished fourth in the World Cup standings in 2024/25, while Tarbit has two top 10 finishes in the first four events of the Olympic season.

The Brits will be eyeing medals in the mixed team events as well as the individuals.

Winter Olympics 2026 skeleton 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 skeleton schedule

All UK time. Subject to change. Medal moments in italics.

Thursday 12 February

• Skeleton: Men's Heat 1 (8:30am)
• Skeleton: Men's Heat 2 (10:08am)

Friday 13 February

• Skeleton: Women's Heat 1 (3pm)
• Skeleton: Women's Heat 2 (4:48pm)
• Skeleton: Men's Heat 3 (6:30pm)
• Skeleton: Men's Heat 4 (8:05pm)

Saturday 14 February

• Skeleton: Women's Heat 3 (5pm)
• Skeleton: Women's Heat 4 (6:35pm)

Sunday 15 February

• Skeleton: Mixed Team (5pm)

When is Matt Weston sliding next at the Winter Olympics 2026?

Matt Weston will be back in action at Milano Cortina 2026 from 6:30pm on Friday 13 February in Men's Heat 3. As the British medal hope is in the lead, he will go last.

Weston will go for gold later that evening, with the fourth and final men's heat getting under way at 8:05pm on Friday 13 February.

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