The 2026 Winter Olympics are finally here!
Officially known as the XXV Olympic Winter Games, the Games are taking place in two Italian cities this year: Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, from Feb. 6 to Feb. 22, where approximately 2,900 athletes will compete for gold.
A total of 207 Canadians have been selected to take part in the games, and this is the first time the number of Canadian athletes in Women’s events will exceed those competing in Men’s events.
Fun fact: This will be the first time since 2006 that Italy has hosted the Olympics, and the first time since the Alpine ski resort of Cortina hosted Olympic events in 1956. Interestingly, the Milano/Cortina bid narrowly beat a late bid from Stockholm at the IOC’s 134th session in 2019.
With that in mind, here is how you could watch the games in action:
Canada’s national public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada, holds the broadcast rights, while TSN and Sportsnet will also hold rights, with talent from both networks contributing to the coverage.
If you want to subscribe to TSN+ to catch the Olympics (alongside other sporting events happening around the same time), the streaming service is available for only $8/mo. For the best value, bundle Crave and TSN. Essentially, you can pair TSN with the Standard With Ads package for $26.99/mo, or the Premium package for $32.99/mo.
If you prefer Rogers, Sportsnet+ is also a solid option for catching all the events. The Standard package is $29.99/mo, and Premium is $42.99/mo. Similar to TSN, Sportsnet also offers a bundle package with CityTV+ for only $31.99
If you have a cable subscription, CBC’s TV channels are available throughout Canada and are a must-carry station for providers. Regardless of your provider (Bell, Rogers, Shaw, etc.) or package, you can tune in to CBC to watch Canada compete. CBC’s French-language Ici Radio-Canada will also carry all of the games in French.
Alternatively, if you don’t have cable, you can livestream the 2026 Winter Olympic Games for free on CBC Gem, the CBC Olympics website, and the dedicated mobile apps.
CBC Gem also offers a dedicated app for smart TVs and streaming devices, providing a larger-screen experience.
The mobile apps can be found here:
As a small note: while CBC Gem is free and allows you to watch the Winter Olympics at no additional cost, it does include ads. You can subscribe to CBC Gem Premium to reduce the number of ads you see, but it costs about $5.99/mo. According to the CBC Gem website, you get a seven-day free trial before the subscription price kicks in, which is technically half of what it was at the last Winter Olympics in 2022.
Here is a rundown of the events with Canadian athletes:
Wednesday, February 4th
Curling: Mixed Doubles Round Robin – Canada v. Czechia
Thursday, February 5th
Curling: Mixed Doubles Round Robin – Canada v. Norway
Curling: Mixed Doubles Round Robin – Canada v. Italy
Ice Hockey: Women’s Group A – Canada v. Finland
Friday, February 6th
Opening Ceremony
Curling: Mixed Doubles Round Robin – Canada V. United States
Saturday, February 7th
Curling: Mixed Doubles Round Robin – Canada v. Great Britain
Curling: Mixed Doubles Round Robin – Canada v. Estonia
Ice Hockey: Women’s Group A – Canada v. Switzerland
Speed Skating: Women’s 300M Gold
Sunday, February 8th
Curling: Mixed Doubles Round Robin – Canada v. Sweden
Curling: Mixed Doubles Round Robin – Canada V. Republic of Korea
Speed Skating: Men’s 500m Gold
Monday, February 9th
Curling: Mixed Doubles Round Robin – Canada v. Switzerland
Ice Hockey: Women’s Group A – Canada v. Czechia
Speed Skating: Women’s 1000m Gold
Tuesday, February 10th
Ice Hockey: Women’s Group A – Canada v. United States
Wednesday, February 11th
Curling: Men’s Round Robin – Canada v. Germany
Speed Skating: Men’s 1000m Gold
Thursday, February 12th
Curling: Women’s Round Robin – Canada v. Denmark
Ice Hockey: Men’s Group A – Canada v. Czechia
Speed Skating: Women’s 5000m Gold
Friday, February 13th
Curling: Men’s Round Robin – Canada v. United States
Curling: Women’s Round Robin – Canada v. United States
Curling: Men’s Round Robin – Canada v. Sweden
Ice Hockey: Men’s Group A – Canada v. Switzerland
Speed Skating: Men’s 10,000m Gold
Saturday, February 14th
Curling: Women’s Round Robin – Canada v. Great Britain
Curling: Men’s Round Robin Canada v. Switzerland
Curling: Women’s Round Robin Canada v. Switzerland
Speed Skating: Men’s 500m Gold
Sunday, February 15th
Curling: Men’s Round Robin – Canada v. China
Ice Hockey: Men’s Group A – Canada v. France
Skeleton: Mixed Team Competition Gold
Speed Skating: Women’s 500m Gold
Monday, February 16th
Curling: Women’s Round Robin – Canada v. China
Curling: Men’s Round Robin – Canada v. Czechia
Curling: Women’s Round Robin – Canada v. Japan
Tuesday, February 17th
Curling: Women’s Round Robin – Canada v. Sweden
Curling: Men’s Round Robin – Canada v. Great Britain
Wednesday, February 18th
Curling: Men’s Round Robin: Canada v. Italy
Curling: Women’s Round Robin: Canada v. Italy
Thursday, February 19th
Ice Hockey: Women’s Bronze and Gold Medal games
Curling: Men’s Round Robin – Canada v. Norway
Curling: Women’s Round Robin – Canada v. Republic of Korea
Speed Skating: Men’s 1500m Gold
Friday, February 20th
Speed Skating: Women’s 1500m Gold
Curling: Men’s Bronze Medal game
Saturday, February 21st
Curling: Women’sBronze Medal game
Curling: Men’s Gold Medal game
Ice Hockey: Men’s Bronze Medal game
Sunday, February 22nd
Curling: Women’s Gold Medal game
Ice Hockey: Men’s Gold Medal game
Closing Ceremony
You can find the full event schedule here.
Image credit: International Olympic Committee
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