Winter Olympics 2026 Today: Full Wednesday schedule, times and medal events as Scottish curlers face must-win games - and how to watch

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

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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.

Last week there was heartbreak for Scottish curlers Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds as they lost a mixed doubles curling bronze match for the second Olympics in succession - this time to home favourites Italy.

But there’s been no time for them to contemplate that loss as they are now reaching the business end of the men’s and women’s curling competitions.

They’ll be hoping to add to the record gold medal tally for Team GB - with Matt Weston winning two golds in the skeleton, both solo and alongside Tabitha Stoecker in the team event, and Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale combing to top the podium in the mixed team snowboard cross gold.

Here’s everything you need to know about who the curlers are facing today - and everything else happening .

What events are taking place at the Winter Olympics today?

Here’s the full schedule for Wednesday, February 18. Gold medal events are in bold.

8.05am

Curling Women's Round Robin

• Sweden v Korea
• United States v Great Britain
• China v Denmark

8.45am

Cross-Country Skiing

• Women's Team Sprint Free Qualification

9am

Alpine Skiing

• Women's Slalom Run 1

9.15am

Cross-Country Skiing

• Men's Team Sprint Free Qualification

10.30am

Freestyle Skiing

• Women's Aerials Final

10.45am

Cross-Country Skiing

• Women's Team Sprint Free Final Gold medal event

11.10am

Ice Hockey Men's Play-offs

• Slovakia v Germany

11.15am

Cross-Country Skiing

• Men's Team Sprint Free Final Gold medal event

11.30am

Freestyle Skiing

• Women's Aerials Final 2 Gold medal event

11.30am

Snowboard

• Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Final Runs

12.30pm

Alpine Skiing

• Women's Slalom Run 2 Gold medal event

1.05pm

Curling Men's Round Robin Session

• China v Czechia
• Italy v Canada
• United States v Great Britain
• Norway v Switzerland

1.45pm

Biathlon

• Women's 4 x 6km Relay Gold medal event

3.40pm

Ice Hockey Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals

• Canada v TBC

5.10pm

Ice HockeyMen's Play-offs Quarterfinals

• Finland v Switzerland

6.05pm

Curling Women's Round Robin Session

• Great Britain v Japan
• Canada v Italy
• China v Sweden
• Switzerland v Denmark

7.15pm

Short Track Speed Skating

• Men's 500m - Quarterfinals

7.44pm

Short Track Speed Skating

• Men's 500m - Semifinals

7.51pm

Short Track Speed Skating

• Women's 3000m Relay - Final B

8pm

Short Track Speed Skating

• Women's 3000m Relay - Final A Gold medal event

8.10pm

Ice Hockey Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals

• United States v TBC

8.27pm

Short Track Speed Skating

• Men's 500m - Final B

8.32pm

Short Track Speed Skating

• Men's 500m - Final A Gold medal event

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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