MILAN, Lombardy — It's another action-packed Friday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, as Team USA men's hockey looks to secure a place in the gold medal game.
There are seven medal events on Friday's schedule, including women's ski cross; men's aerials; men's biathlon 15km; women's speed skating 1500m; men's ski halfpipe; women's short track 1500m and men's short track 5000m relay.
In the women’s speed skating 1500m, Team USA’s Brittany Bowe will face off against 10-time Olympic medalist Miho Takagi (Japan), who has yet to win gold in this event.
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Two-time Olympic medalist Alex Ferreira, along with three-time Olympic medalist Nick Goepper, are expected to compete in the men’s freestyle skiing halfpipe final. Kristen Santos-Griswold and Corinne Stoddard aim for the podium in the women’s short track 1500m.
In the men’s biathlon 15km mass start, Campbell Wright is expected to challenge Eric Perrot (France), who has already won three medals at these Games.
Additionally, we will see a U.S. men's hockey semifinal double header, with the two winners advancing to Sunday's final and the losers playing for bronze. The U.S. looks to claim their first gold medal since 1980.
HOW TO WATCH BROADCAST COVERAGE
Every day, Gulf Coast NBC will provide Olympic fans with at least five hours of daytime coverage of the Winter Games’ most exciting events, including live finals coverage of skiing, snowboarding, hockey, speed skating, figure skating and more.
If that isn't enough Olympic coverage, return to Gulf Coast 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 FRIDAY: DIGITAL COVERAGE
MILAN CORTINA 2026 ONGOING COVERAGE: Live coverage on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and USA Network.
- Olympic Sports | Best of Milan Cortina | 1 a.m. until 9 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 | Olympic Late Night (February 19) | 2:35 a.m. until 4 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Coverage of qualifying for the men's and women's freeski halfpipe event, sprint finals in ski mountaineering and more from the 2026 Winter Olympics.
- Figure Skating | Figure Skating: Training | 3 a.m. until 6 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Athletes take the ice at the Milano Ice Skating Arena ahead of Olympic Figure Skating events.
- Freestyle Skiing | Women's Ski Cross: Qualifying | 4 a.m. until 5:05 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | All riders in the women's ski cross field take at least one run through the course to determine seeding for the elimination rounds. World feed.
- Olympic Sports | Milan Cortina 2026 Coverage | 4 a.m. until 11 a.m. ET | Click here to watch| Ongoing coverage on USA Network, featuring women's ski cross, speed skating, the men's 15km mass start in biathlon and a women's curling semifinal.
- Freestyle Skiing | Women's Ski Cross: Finals, Medal round | 5:55 a.m. until 7:35 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Four athletes at a time race down the ski cross course as the women's field starts with 32 riders and ends with one Olympic champion. World feed.
- 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.
- Olympic Sports | Gold Zone: Day 14 | 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Gold Zone delivers live whip-around coverage of key events as they unfold during the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games. Audio description available.
- Curling| Women's Semifinal | 8:05 a.m. until 11:05 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | The women's curling tournament continues with a semifinal game at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.
- Curling| Women's Semifinal | 8:05 a.m. until 11:05 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | The women's curling tournament continues with a semifinal game at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.
- Biathlon| Men's 15km Mass Start, Medal round | 8:15 a.m. until 9:15 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | In the men's 15km mass start, 60 biathletes start the race simultaneously in pursuit of the Olympic podium. World feed.
- Speed Skating | Women's 1500m, Medal round | 10:30 a.m. until 12:05 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Brittany Bowe skates in the women’s 1500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics. World feed.
- Hockey| Men's Semifinal | 10:40 a.m. until 1:10 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Four countries remain in the men's Olympic hockey tournament. The puck drops in the first game of the semifinals. World feed.
- Olympic Sports | Milan Cortina 2026 Coverage | 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. ET | Click here to watch| Ongoing Olympic coverage on USA Network, featuring speed skating, a men's hockey semifinal, freestyle skiing, short track, bobsled and more.
- Bobsled| Two-Woman Bobsled: Run 1 | 12 p.m. until 12:55 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Kaysha Love takes center stage as the two-women bobsled event gets underway with athletes taking their first run at the Cortina Sliding Centre. World feed.
- Olympic Sports | On NBC: Biathlon & more | 12 p.m. until 3:10 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Coverage of the first run in two-woman bobsled, the men's 15km mass start in biathlon, speed skating, the men's freeski halfpipe final and more.
- Curling| Men's Bronze Final, Medal round | 1:05 p.m. until 4:05 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Teams face off in the bronze medal game of the men's curling tournament at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.
- Freestyle Skiing | Men's Freeski Halfpipe: Final, Medal round | 1:30 p.m. until 3:05 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Each skier takes three runs as the top athletes from around the world compete for medals in the men's freeski halfpipe final. World feed.
- Bobsled| Two-Woman Bobsled: Run 2 | 1:50 p.m. until 2:50 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Elana Meyers Taylor goes for another Olympic medal as athletes take their second run in the two-woman event at the Cortina Sliding Centre. World feed.
- Short Track | Women's 1500m & Men's Relay Finals, Medal round | 2:15 p.m. until 4:40 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Kristen Santos-Griswold takes the ice one final time in the women's 1500m, and competition concludes with the men's 5000m relay finals. World feed.
- Short Track | Women's 3000m Relay & Men's 500m Finals, Medal round | 2:15 p.m. until 4:15 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Kristen Santos-Griswold takes the ice one final time in the women's 1500m, and competition concludes with the men's 5000m relay finals.
- Hockey| Men's Semifinal | 3:10 p.m. until 5:40 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | The puck drops in the second game of the men's Olympic hockey semifinals. World feed.
- Hockey| On NBC: Hockey | 3:10 p.m. until 5 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Four countries remain in the men's Olympic hockey tournament. The puck drops in the first game of the semifinals.
- Curling| Best of Curling (Feb. 20), Medal round | 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. ET | Click here to watch| Teams face off for the bronze medal in the men's curling tournament at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.
- 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 | Primetime Run-Up (February 20) | 6 p.m. until 6:15 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | As NBC's Primetime in Milan approaches, get an early look at some of the athletes and storylines to be featured in the coverage.
- Olympic Sports | Milan Cortina 2026 Coverage | 6 p.m. until 1 a.m. ET | Click here to watch| Ongoing Olympic coverage on USA Network, featuring the semifinals in men's hockey, a women's curling semifinal and more.
- Olympic Sports | Primetime In Milan (February 20) | 8 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Coverage of the women's 1500m in speed skating, finals in short track, the men's freeski halfpipe final, runs in the two-woman bobsled event and more.
- Olympic Sports | Primetime In Milan (February 20) | 9 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. ET | Click here to watch | Coverage of the women's 1500m in speed skating, finals in short track, the men's freeski halfpipe final, runs in the two-woman bobsled event and more.
- Olympic Sports | Primetime In Milan (February 20) | 11 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Coverage of the women's 1500m in speed skating, finals in short track, the men's freeski halfpipe final, runs in the two-woman bobsled event and more.
- Olympic Sports | Olympic Late Night (February 20) | 11:35 p.m. until 1 a.m. ET | Click here to watch | Coverage of the men's 15km mass start race in biathlon, the women's ski cross final and more from the Winter Olympics.
