Where to see the Winter Olympics? The Winter Olympics Milan Cortina 2026 they will be one of the most followed sporting events of the year and will be able to count on unprecedented television and streaming coverage in Italy. Between paid platforms, thematic channels and free-to-air TV, fans will be able to choose different ways to follow races, medals and ceremonies. Here’s where to see the Games in full, partially or for free.
Where to see the Winter Olympics? Full coverage of the event
Complete coverage of all live races will be guaranteed exclusively by HBO Max e discovery+the streaming platforms of Warner Bros. Discovery, official broadcaster of the Games.
Here they will be available:
- 865 hours of live racing
- over 1000 hours in total with studies and insights
- feeds dedicated to each discipline (alpine skiing, biathlon, curling, hockey, skating, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, freestyle, skeleton, luge, short track and others)
- live from February 4th to February 22nd
In practice, they are the only platforms in Italy where you can see every event without interruption, even at the same time thanks to the 16 thematic channels.
Where to see the Winter Olympics? Partial coverage (pay TV and platforms)
Those who have a subscription to Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 will be able to follow:
- all 116 medal events live
- Olympic programming continues from morning to evening
- daily studios such as Mountain Zone, Half-Time Livigno and Notte Bianca Milano
Eurosport is visible via:
In particular, regarding DAZN, the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics they will be visible live thanks to the Eurosport channels, also included with the plan DAZN Sports. DAZN Sports is the package dedicated to multisport that includes all the best national and international volleyball, the basketball World Cup, the NFL, great boxing, the UFC and the best of international fighting.
With the monthly plan, you pay from month to month in installments of €14.99 per month, while with the annual plan with payment spread over 12 months, you pay from month to month in installments of €11.99 per month. The annual one-off plan, however, costs €99.
With the DAZN Sports plan you can watch at the same time DAZN on two of these devicesif both are connected to the same internet network in your home. This means for example that you can watch DAZN simultaneously on your Smart TV and your mobile phone, but both devices must be connected to the same internet network in your home.
Where to see the Winter Olympics? Free-to-air coverage (how to watch them for free)
The Rai will broadcast the Olympics for free on TV and streaming, even if the available programming will only be partial:
- Rai 2 and RaiSport: daily live broadcasts from around 9am until the evening
- Rai 1: opening ceremony (6 February)
- RaiPlay: free streaming of the races broadcast on TV
- evening program “Olympic Nights” with highlights and comments
Rai coverage will be extensive but will not include all competitions at the same time, so some competitions may not be visible live.
