Speed skating at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will air on NBC and USA Network, and stream live on Peacock and NBC Olympics platforms starting on Saturday, February 7.
- Dates: February 7 - 21
- Medal events: Team pursuit, men's and women's 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, mass start, and men's 10,000m
- Venue: Milano Speed Skating Stadium
- TV channels: NBC and USA Network
- Streaming: Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, NBC app, NBC Sports app
Visit NBCOlympics.com/FAQ for more information on watching the 2026 Winter Olympics, including links to download the NBC, NBC Sports and Peacock apps.
When does speed skating start and end at the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Speed skating competition will take place from Saturday, February 7 to Saturday, February 21:
- Women's 3000m: Saturday, February 7
- Men's 5000m: Sunday, February 8
- Women's 1000m: Monday, February 9
- Men's 1000m: Wednesday, February 11
- Women's 5000m: Thursday, February 12
- Men's 10,000m: Friday, February 13
- Men's 500m: Saturday, February 14
- Women's team pursuit: Saturday, February 14 and Tuesday, February 17
- Men's team pursuit: Sunday, February 15 and Tuesday, February 17
- Women's 500m: Sunday, February 15
- Men's 1500m: Thursday, February 19
- Women's 1500m: Saturday, February 20
- Men's mass start: Sunday, February 21
- Women's mass start: Sunday, February 21
How do I stream speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics?
The complete speed skating schedule, including TV listings, also is available on the NBC Olympics schedule page.
All live streams also are available to watch on mobile, tablet and connected TV devices via the Peacock, NBC and NBC Sports apps.
| Date/Time | Event | Stream |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, 2/7 10-11:35a |
Women's 3000m 🏅 | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Sun, 2/8 10a-12p |
Men's 5000m 🏅 | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Mon, 2/9 11:30a-12:55p |
Women's 1000m 🏅 | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Weds, 2/11 12:30-1:55p |
Men's 1000m 🏅 | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Thurs, 2/12 10:30a-12p |
Women's 5000m 🏅 | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Fri, 2/13 10a-12:05p |
Men's 10,000m 🏅 | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Sat, 2/14 10-10:30a |
Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Sat, 2/14 11-11:55a |
Men's 500m 🏅 | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Sun, 2/15 10-10:30a |
Men's Team Pursuit Qualifying | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Sun, 2/15 11-11:55a |
Women's 500m 🏅 | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Tues, 2/17 8:30-11:15a |
Men's & Women's Team Pursuit Finals 🏅 | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Thurs, 2/19 10:30a-12:05p |
Men's 1500m 🏅 | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Fri, 2/20 10:30a-12:05p |
Women's 1500m 🏅 | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Sat, 2/21 9-11:50p |
Men's & Women's Mass Start 🏅 | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
You can watch every event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics LIVE by subscribing to Peacock. After subscribing and logging in, either go to PeacockTV.com/Olympics in your web browser or download the Peacock app to your phone, tablet, or connected TV device and navigate to the Olympics section.
Users also can authenticate with their cable subscription, which allows access to watch live streams of every Olympic event on NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, the NBC app or the NBC Sports app. All streams can be viewed in web browsers or on phones, tablets or connected TV devices.
How do I watch speed skating on TV at the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Live and tape-delayed coverage of speed skating will be shown on the following TV channels: NBC and USA Network
The full TV listings for speed skating can be found on the NBCOlympics.com schedule page by clicking the toggle at the top to “TV Only.”
How can I watch replays of speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics?
If you missed any of the live action, you can catch up by watching the full event replays on the NBCOlympics.com Replays hub. The stream links above also will take you directly to the full replay of each live stream.
What to know about speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics
The Netherlands long have dominated the Olympic speed skating world, and this year promises to be no different. The Dutch, who lead the all-time Olympic medal count with 133, have won at least one medal in each event featured on this year’s World Cup circuit except the men’s long distances (5000m, 10,000m).
Despite the retirement of speed skating legends Ireen Wust and Irene Schouten following the 2022 Beijing Games, the deep Dutch field heading to Milan Cortina is driven by three women: Femke Kok, who this season smashed a world record in the women’s 500m and owns a 23-month-long unbeaten streak in the distance; Joy Beune, who is undefeated in the women’s 1500m and 3000m this season; and seven-time world champion and Beijing silver medalist Jutta Leerdam. Poised to make her Olympic speed skating debut is Suzanne Schulting, a skater who made history in the short track competitions in PyeongChang and Beijing. Schulting, 28, will compete in both disciplines in Italy. Jenning de Boo and Joep Wennemars headline a men’s roster which also includes Olympic gold medalists Kjeld Nuis and Jorrit Bergsma.
But one country could foil the Netherlands’ plans in many events: the United States.
The Netherlands’ biggest challenge singlehandedly could come from the United States’ Jordan Stolz, the fastest man on ice. As the 2023 and 2024 world champion in all three sprint distances (500m, 1000m, 1500m), Stolz has seen an unprecedented level of World Cup success over the last two seasons and recently has become a threat in a fourth event, the mass start. In February, he could become the second American to win three gold medals in any sport at one Winter Olympics (the first was fellow Wisconsinite Eric Heiden, who won all five speed skating events at the 1980 Lake Placid Games). He and de Boo, who won the 500m world title ahead of Stolz last year, are the sport’s biggest rivals.
Stolz, 21, spearheads an American contingent which could be the country’s most prolific since the 2006 Games, also held in Italy, where the U.S. men landed on every speed skating podium except the team pursuit. The team features Olympic gold medalist Erin Jackson, who will look to defend her 500m Olympic title against Kok; four-time Olympian and 1000m world record holder Brittany Bowe; and a men’s team pursuit trio (Casey Dawson, Emery Lehman, and Ethan Cepuran) who completely have rewritten the team pursuit manual over the last five seasons.