Watch Colorado Athletes in the 2026 Winter Olympics
Watch Colorado Athletes in the 2026 Winter Olympics: Your guide to local Colorado athletes, TV schedules and the best ways to watch the Olympics.
Colorado is the “Winter Sports Capital” of the US, so it makes sense that it has the most 2026 Winter Olympic Athletes. The Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy, run from February 6–22, 2026.
2026 Winter Olympics TV Schedule
Milan is 8 hours ahead of MST. Morning Viewing: Most live events will happen between 1:00 AM and 10:00 AM MST. Primetime Replays: NBC uses the 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM MST slot for top coverage. Daily live coverage featuring key events like figure skating, skiing, and hockey, with primetime shows on NBC.
- Opening Ceremony: Friday, Feb 6, 2 p.m. (Live) & 8 p.m. (Primetime).
- Alpine Skiing: Men’s Downhill (Feb 7) and Women’s Downhill (Feb 8).
- Figure Skating: Starting Feb 7, team events (Feb 6–9), pairs & singles.
- Ice Hockey: Women’s games begin Feb 7, USA vs. Switzerland (Feb 9).
- Snowboarding: Big Air finals (Feb 9).
- Closing Ceremony: Sunday, Feb 22.
See the 2026 Winter Olympics TV Schedule by day and sport
2026 Winter Olympics Broadcast TV Channels
The Winter Olympics will be broadcast on local Denver channel 9 NBC, Peacock, USA Network, and CNBC.
- NBC: Daily morning live coverage and nightly prime-time, including all of the key medal events.
- USA Network & CNBC: Dedicated to event coverage, including hockey, curling, and skiing.
- Peacock: Live stream every event. Peacock is the streaming home for every single event live.
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The Best Ways to Stream Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics will be broadcast on local Denver channel 9 NBC, Peacock, USA Network, and CNBC. As long as you have good Internet and WiFi, you can pay to stream any TV channel you like.
- $0/mo. local networks (NBC)
- $17/mo. Peacock Premium+ (all channels)
- $35/mo. DTVS Ent pack (CNBC)
- $46/mo. Sling Blue TV (USA) + news (for CNBC)
- $83/mo. YouTube TV (all channels)
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2026 Winter Olympics – Colorado Athletes to Watch
Colorado will have approximately 30 athletes representing Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, leading all U.S. states in athlete representation. The roster is headlined by veteran alpine stars Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn, as well as gold medalist snowboarder Red Gerard.
Below is a list of Colorado athletes confirmed for the 2026 Winter Games, organized by sport:
Alpine Skiing
- Mikaela Shiffrin (Edwards): Three-time Olympic medalist; recently became the first skier to record 100 World Cup wins.
- Lindsey Vonn (Vail): Returning for her fifth Olympic Games; current World Cup downhill leader heading into 2026.
- River Radamus (Edwards): Returning for his second Olympics after competing in 2022.
- Kyle Negomir (Littleton): First-time Olympian; top finisher at multiple World Cup speed races in 2025–26.
- Ryder Sarchett: CU Boulder student-athlete representing Team USA.
Hockey
The Colorado Avalanche will have 8 players representing their respective countries at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina. This marks a significant presence for the franchise as NHL players return to Olympic competition for the first time since 2014.
The list of Avalanche players on Olympic rosters includes:
- Nathan MacKinnon Forward Canada
- Cale Makar Defenseman Canada
- Devon Toews Defenseman Canada
- Brock Nelson Forward United States
- Artturi Lehkonen Forward Finland
- Joel Kiviranta Forward Finland
- Gabriel Landeskog Forward Sweden
- Martin Nečas Forward Czechia
- Jaccob Slavin Carolina Hurricanes Defense United States (Erie, CO)
Snowboarding
Notable snowboarders from Colorado include Olympic champion Red Gerard (Silverthorne), five-time Olympian Faye Thelen, Stacy Gaskill (Golden), Chase Blackwell (Longmont), Jake Canter (Silverthorne), Lily Dhawornvej (Frisco), Oliver Martin (Vail), and Maddy Schaffrick (Steamboat Springs).
Freestyle & Freeski
The freestyle and freeski team includes two-time Olympic medalist Alexander Ferreira (Aspen), Birk Irving (Winter Park), his sister Svea Irving (Winter Park), Riley Jacobs (Oak Creek), first-time Olympian Elizabeth Lemley (Vail), returning Olympian Tess Johnson (Vail), Landon Wendler (Steamboat Springs), and Charlie Mickel (Durango).
Figure Skating
Figure skaters representing Colorado include Amber Glenn, and pairs skaters Ellie Kam (Colorado Springs) and Daniel O’Shea (Colorado Springs).
Other Winter Sports
Colorado athletes in other winter sports include Cam Smith (Crested Butte) in the debut of Ski Mountaineering (Skimo), three-time Olympian Joanne Reid (Boulder) in Biathlon, Hailey Swirbul (El Jebel) and Lauren Jortberg (Boulder) in Cross-Country Skiing, Annika Belshaw and Jason Colby (both Steamboat Springs) in Ski Jumping, Niklas Malacinski (Steamboat Springs) in Nordic Combined, and Hunter Powell (Fort Collins) in Bobsled.
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