How to watch Olympics Thursday: Snowboarding, hockey, curling underway in Milan Cortina

MILAN, Lombardy —

The Milan Cortina 2026 opening ceremony hasn’t even started, but competition is already heating up in Italy.

Snowboarding, hockey and curling are all in action Thursday—one day before the opening ceremony.

FLORIDA ROOTS

Florida native Ben Richardson, 27, whose hometown is Miami, will participate in Thursday's Olympic action as a part of Team USA's Men's Curling Team.

Andrew Torgashev, 24, of Coral Springs, Florida, will participate in training on Thursday as a part of Team USA's Figure Skating Single Men's team.

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THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS

SNOWBOARDING: Snowboarders take their first runs of the 2026 Winter Games in the men’s big air qualifying round at Livigno Snow Park.

HOCKEY: Women’s hockey is underway, including USA vs. Czechia. Captain Hilary Knight leads Team USA as it begins its quest for Olympic gold in a Group A matchup against Czechia.

CURLING: Mixed doubles curling also begins with round-robin matchups. Team USA will play both Norway and Switzerland on Thursday morning.

HOW TO WATCH BROADCAST COVERAGE

Starting Friday, NBC will have a minimum of five hours of live event coverage each morning and continuing on through the afternoon.

If that isn't enough Olympic coverage, return to NBC at night for Primetime in Milan, where all of the best moments of the day will be presented. Primetime in Milan will combine competition highlights with behind-the-scenes access to athletes, their families and the iconic Olympic host cities.

HOW TO WATCH THURSDAY: DIGITAL COVERAGE

MILAN CORTINA 2026 ONGOING COVERAGE: Live coverage on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and USA Network.

Curling | Czechia vs. Sweden (MD Round-Robin) | 4:05 a.m. until 6:05 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Mixed doubles curling continues with Czechia vs. Sweden in round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.
Curling | Great Britain vs. Estonia (MD Round-Robin) | 4:05 a.m. until 6:05 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Mixed doubles curling continues with Great Britain vs. Estonia in round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.
Curling | Norway vs. USA (MD Round-Robin) | 4:05 a.m. until 6:05 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Mixed doubles curling continues with Norway vs. United States in round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.
Curling | South Korea vs. Italy (MD Round-Robin) | 4:05 a.m. until 6:05 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Mixed doubles curling continues with South Korea vs. Italy in round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.
Alpine Skiing | Men's Downhill: Training | 5:30 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Athletes hit the slopes in Bormio for training ahead of the men's downhill competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.
Alpine Skiing | Women's Downhill: Training | 5:30 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Athletes hit the slopes at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre for training ahead of the women's downhill competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.
Olympic Sports | Best of Milan Cortina | 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Sit back and stream the top moments of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games including highlights, interviews and more.
Hockey | Sweden vs. Germany (Women's Group B) | 6:10 a.m. until 8:40 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Sweden and Germany kick off the women's hockey tournament with a Group B game at the 2026 Winter Olympics. World feed.
Olympic Sports | Milan Cortina 2026 Coverage | 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics kicks off on USA Network, featuring curling and the U.S. women's hockey team facing Czechia in Group A.
Figure Skating | Figure Skating: Training | 8:10 a.m. until 1:40 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Athletes take the ice at the Forum di Milano ahead of Olympic Figure Skating events.
Curling | Norway vs. Canada (MD Round-Robin) | 8:35 a.m. until 10:35 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Mixed doubles curling continues with Norway vs. Canada in round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.
Curling | USA vs. Switzerland (MD Round-Robin) | 8:35 a.m. until 10:40 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Mixed doubles curling continues with United States vs. Switzerland in round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.
Hockey | Italy vs. France (Women's Group B) | 8:40 a.m. until 11:10 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Host nation Italy takes on France in a Group B game of the women's hockey tournament at the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. World feed.
Hockey | USA vs. Czechia (Women's Group A) | 10:40 a.m. until 1 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Captain Hilary Knight leads Team USA as it begins the quest for Olympic gold against Czechia in a women's hockey Group A match-up.
Olympic Sports | Milan Cortina 2026 Coverage | 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Ongoing Olympic coverage on USA Network, featuring curling, snowboard big air qualifying, Canada's opening game in women's hockey and more.
Curling | Canada vs. Italy (MD Round-Robin) | 1:05 p.m. until 3:05 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Mixed doubles curling continues with Canada vs. Italy in round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.
Curling | Czechia vs. Great Britain (MD Round-Robin) | 1:05 p.m. until 3:05 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Mixed doubles curling continues with Czechia vs. Great Britain in round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.
Curling | Estonia vs. Sweden (MD Round-Robin) | 1:05 p.m. until 3:05 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Mixed doubles curling continues with Estonia vs. Sweden in round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.
Curling | Switzerland vs. South Korea (MD Round-Robin) | 1:05 p.m. until 3:05 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Mixed doubles curling continues with Switzerland vs. South Korea in round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.
Snowboarding | Men's Snowboard Big Air: Qualifying | 1:30 p.m. until 3:45 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Snowboarders take their first runs of the 2026 Winter Games with the qualifying round of the men's big air contest at Livigno Snow Park. World feed.
Hockey | Finland vs. Canada (Women's Group A) | 3:10 p.m. until 5:40 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Finland takes on 2022 Olympic champion Canada and Marie-Philip Poulin in a women's hockey Group A game at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena. World feed.
Curling | Best of Curling (Feb. 5) | 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Olympic curling continues on CNBC with the day's best action in mixed doubles, including the U.S. facing Norway and Switzerland.
Olympic Sports | Best of Milan Cortina | 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Sit back and stream the top moments of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games including highlights, interviews and more.
Olympic Sports | Ice, Snow & Glory: The Winter Olympics | 8 p.m. until 9 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Previewing the 2026 Winter Olympics, which will stretch from the metropolitan city of Milan to Cortina in an Alpine valley.
Olympic Sports | Ice, Snow & Glory: The Winter Olympics | 9 p.m. until 10 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Previewing the 2026 Winter Olympics, which will stretch from the metropolitan city of Milan to Cortina in an Alpine valley.
Olympic Sports | Ice, Snow & Glory: The Winter Olympics | 11 p.m. until 12 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Previewing the 2026 Winter Olympics, which will stretch from the metropolitan city of Milan to Cortina in an Alpine valley.