Saturday at the Winter Olympics 2026 Schedule: All of today's action from curling to luge, gold medal events - and how to watch

Today is the first day proper of the Winter Olympics 2026.

The mixed doubles curling may have been going since Wednesday, but the Winter Olympics officially got underway yesterday evening with the official opening ceremony.

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There's plenty happening at the Winter Olympics today. | Getty Images

Taking place across Lombardy and Northeast Italy until February 22, the Milano Cortina games are the 25th time the event has taken place.

A total of 2,871 athletes from 92 countries will compete in 116 events across eight sports and 16 disciplines, including the debut of ski mountaineering.

Here’s what’s happening today and when it’s happening - including two games for Scottish curlers Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds in the Mixed Doubles curling.

What events are taking place at the Winter Olympics today?

Here’s the full schedule for Saturday, February 7. Gold medal events are in bold.

9.05am

Curling Mixed Doubles

  • Great Britain v Canada
  • Switzerland v Sweden

9.30am

Freestyle Skiing

  • Women's Freeski Slopestyle Qualification Run 1

10.30am

Alpine Skiing

  • Men's Downhill Gold medal event

10.35am

Freestyle Skiing

  • Women's Freeski Slopestyle Qualification Run 2

11.10am

Ice Hockey Women's Preliminary Round

  • Germany v Japan

12noon

Cross-Country Skiing

  • Women's 10km + 10km Skiathlon Gold medal event

1pm

Freestyle Skiing

  • Men's Freeski Slopestyle Qualification Run 1

1.35pm

Curling Mixed Doubles

  • Great Britain v United States
  • Sweden v Italy
  • Estonia v Norway
  • Korea v Czechia

1.40pm

Ice HockeyWomen's Preliminary Round

  • Sweden v Italy

2.05pm

Freestyle Skiing

  • Men's Freeski Slopestyle Qualification Run 2

3pm

Speed Skating

  • Women's 3000m Gold medal event

3.40pm

Ice Hockey Women's Preliminary Round

  • United States v Finland

4pm

Luge

  • Men's Singles Run 1

4.45pm

Ski Jumping

  • Women's Normal Hill Individual - Trial Round

5.32pm

Luge

  • Men's Singles Run 2

5.45pm

Ski Jumping

  • Women's Normal Hill Individual - 1st Round

6.05pm

Curling Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session

  • Czechia v Switzerland
  • Canada v Estonia
  • Korea v United States
  • Norway v Italy

6.30pm

Snowboard

  • Men's Snowboard Big Air Final Run 1

6.45pm

Figure Skating

  • Team Event - Men Single Skating - Short Program

6.53pm

Snowboard

  • Men's Snowboard Big Air Final Run 2

5.57pm

Ski Jumping

  • Women's Normal Hill Individual - Final Round Gold medal event

7.17pm

Snowboard

  • Men's Snowboard Big Air Final Run 3 Gold medal event

8.10pm

Ice Hockey Women's Preliminary Round

  • Switzerland v Canada

9.05pm

Figure Skating

  • Team Event - Ice Dance - Free Dance

How can I watch the 2026 Winter Olympics?

All the action will be available to watch on the BBC - with coverage across BBC One, BBC Two, the iPlayer and the Red Button.

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