OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES MILANO CORTINA 2026 OPENING CEREMONY AND DAY 1 ON 9NETWORK, 9NOW & STAN SPORT
The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony will ignite the competition with a Parade of Athletes at San Siro Stadium in Milan, and across other Olympic Winter venues in Livigno, Predazzo and Cortina.
In the evening, Day 1 of competition will see Australia’s Ellen Soehol Lie, Phoebe Cridland, Rosie Fordham and Maddie Hooker in the Women’s 10km + 10km Skiathlong event at 11.00pm AEDT, then Alexander Ferlazzo takes on Luge on Sunday, February 8, at 3.00am AEDT.
| TIME (AEDT) | EVENT |
| SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7 | |
| 5.30AM | OPENING CEREMONY |
| 8.05PM | CURLING – Mixed Doubles Great Britain vs. Canada Switzerland vs. Sweden |
| 8.30PM | FREESTYLE SKIING – Women’s Freeski Slopestyle Qualification |
| 9.30PM | ALPINE SKIING – Men’s Downhill |
| 10.10PM | ICE HOCKEY – Women’s Prelim Round Germany vs. Japan |
| 11.00PM | CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING – Women’s 10km + 10km Skiathlon Featuring Australian’s Ellen Soehol Lie, Phoebe Cridland, Rosie Fordham & Maddie Hooker |
| SUNDAY FEBRUARY 8 | |
| 12.00AM | FREESTYLE SKIING – Men’s Freeski Slopestyle Qualification |
| 12.35AM | CURLING – Mixed Doubles Estonia vs. Norway Korea vs. Czechia Great Britain vs. United States |
| 12.40AM | ICE HOCKEY – Women’s Prelim Sweden vs. Italy |
| 2.00AM | SPEED SKATING – Women’s 3000m |
| 2.40AM | ICE HOCKEY – Women’s Prelim United States vs. Finland |
| 3.00AM | LUGE – Men’s Singles Featuring Australia’s Alexander Ferlazzo |
| 4.45AM | SKI JUMPING – Women’s NH Individual |
*Schedules subject to change
THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES MILANO CORTINA 2026 – LIVE AND FREE ON 9NETWORK, STREAMED ON 9NOW, AND EVERY SPORT – WITH EVERY MEDAL MOMENT IN 4K ULTRA HD ON STAN SPORT
Saturday 7 February, 2026
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