2026 Olympics: General Info and Pregame Chat

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2026 Winter Olympics | Figure Skating​

The Figure Skating events for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be held February 6-21, 2026, in at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy. All four disciplines will take part, including the Team Event.

Results​

Schedule | All times are CET (UTC+1)​

Friday, February 6th
9:55 - Team event - Ice dance rhythm dance
11:35 - Team event - Pairs short program
13:35 - Team event - Women's short program

Saturday, February 7th
19:45 - Team event - Men's short program
22:05 - Team event - Ice dance free dance

Sunday, February 8th
19:30 - Team event - Pairs free skating
20:45 - Team event - Women's free skating
21:55 - Team event - Men's free skating

Monday, February 9th
19:20 - Ice dance rhythm dance

Tuesday, February 10th
18:30 - Men's short program

Wednesday, February 11th
19:30 - Ice dance free dance

Friday, February 13th
19:00 - Men's free skating

Sunday, February 15th
19:45 - Pairs short program

Monday, February 16th
20:00 - Pairs free skating

Tuesday, February 17th
18:45 - Women's short program

Thursday, February 19th
19:00 - Women's free skating

Quota and Qualification​

A total of 142 quota spots are available for athletes to compete at the Games. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter up to 18 athletes, with a maximum of 9 men and 9 women. Additionally, an "Additional Athletes Quota" allows for up to 5 extra skaters, potentially increasing the total to 147. These extra spots prioritize the host nation, Italy, ensuring they have representation in each individual event—excluding the team event—if they meet the minimum standards. If any of these five quotas remain unused, they may be allocated to nations needing just one more discipline to qualify for the team event.

• Qualification System
• Entries/Quotas for 2026 Olympics
• Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN) Eligibility

There is no individual athlete qualification for the Olympics; each country's National Olympic Committee (NOC) has full discretion in selecting which athletes to send. A country can enter a maximum of three skaters per discipline, allowing for up to 18 athletes (nine men and nine women) per nation.

To be eligible to participate, athletes must be born on or before July 1, 2008.

Per ISU regulations, selected skaters must have achieved the minimum combined total technical elements score (TES) at an ISU-recognized international competition by January 26, 2026.

Related Info:

• Official Site
• Schedule
• ISU Event page
• Results

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

The Milano/Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games medals are out:
https://nationaljeweler.com/articles/14108-2026-winter-olympic-medal-design-symbolizes-unity

 

[Kiki5375]

This will be my first time ever at Olympic games. Does anyone know what kind of cameras and bags are allowed? The ticket confirmation email doesn't say anything about this. Maybe there will be more info once we get the real tickets but I am thinking about buying a better lens for my camera and I am not sure if I will be able to take it inside

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

This will be my first time ever at Olympic games. Does anyone know what kind of cameras and bags are allowed? The ticket confirmation email doesn't say anything about this. Maybe there will be more info once we get the real tickets but I am thinking about buying a better lens for my camera and I am not sure if I will be able to take it inside

I'm waiting for information on this too. But I think the rules there will be more strict than at other events. I read somewhere that for some events at other Olympics cameras were allowed but they weren't allowed to be too "professional" (whatever that's supposed to mean)...and the lens was not allowed to be bigger than 200mm.
What are you going to see at the Olympics btw? I'll be there for the women's free skate and of course to cheer for Deanna and Max in pairs.

 

[Kiki5375]

I will be at men's short and free

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

The English event website already has information on what is allowed to bring to the arena and what isn't. Camera lenses smaller than 200mm are allowed apparently. No word on banners yet, just flags...
https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-...rena#important-Information-for-ticket-holders

 

[skatesofgold]

This may be a stupid question, but is there a particular reason why the organizers decided to alternate the schedule for men and ice dance, but not women and pairs? I honestly just noticed the other day.

 

[Kiki5375]

What did they alternate??? I can see no changes
Edit: sorry error in translation. Now I got it

 

[maofan]

This may be a stupid question, but is there a particular reason why the organizers decided to alternate the schedule for men and ice dance, but not women and pairs? I honestly just noticed the other day.

This was baffling me also: why have the men with 2 days rest between SP and FS, dance and women with one day rest, but pairs no day rest between SP and FS?

 

[Kiki5375]

Maybe schedule problems? Isn't the shorttrack on that rink too?

 

[skatesofgold]

Maybe schedule problems? Isn't the shorttrack on that rink too?

Yeah, I was thinking something like that, but there is at least one day that both are scheduled. Short track also has a clear every other day schedule. Maybe it's just to avoid medal events on the same day.

 

[pearly]

This may be a stupid question, but is there a particular reason why the organizers decided to alternate the schedule for men and ice dance, but not women and pairs? I honestly just noticed the other day.

I would expect it is because men and dance are so close to the team event. This gives them a bit of rest in between as opposed to doing, for example, two dance events back to back which would only give them one day off (Feb 8).

 

[Kiki5375]

For next Olympics they should think about putting the teams competition at the end of all. This way nobody would have to worry about their individual competition

 

[viennaskater]

For next Olympics they should think about putting the teams competition at the end of all. This way nobody would have to worry about their individual competition

I personally think the team event is a waste of time.

 

[pearly]

For next Olympics they should think about putting the teams competition at the end of all. This way nobody would have to worry about their individual competition

People have been saying this for a while. And also that the scoring system needs to change in order to make it more interesting and make the free program weigh more.

But I agree with @viennaskater, fake vent.

 

[Bluediamonds09]

Are we able to watch the entire Olympics on peacock? Or is there a second paywall behind just getting a regular subscription?
Also, does anyone know if replays will stay up for at least a day after?

 

[Kiki5375]

Olympic Live Streams, TV Listings & Schedule | NBC Olympics https://share.google/ICwpLXZZ6VqHNdjWV

Maybe this can help?

 

[ladyjane]

I am looking forward to the team event, and don't think it's a waste of time at all. I would like to see it at the end of all the FS events, but it has always (well that sounds strange, it's only incorporated since 2014) been at the start. That, to me, doesn't make it a waste of time, but it does put extra pressure on everyone. Sure, the scoring system isn't ideal either (with SP/RD counting as much as FS/FD) but the only comparable team event is the World Team Trophy, which while a lot of fun, is biased towards the points gathered by single skaters. Do we want that then? I don't know. I am just going to enjoy it.

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

So...we finally got the ticket information this week...and I've seen a lot of people who are not happy with where they're sitting (there isn't a proper seating chart provided by the ticketing site but there are a few online for the venue, so I guess these are valid for the Olympics too). Especially people who bought tickets in the most expensive category are complaining that they're not in the A section, but in the B section (for reference, sections A and B are category A tickets, section C is category B and C tickets...a bit confusing tbh), or that they're mostly at the short side of the ice or near the short side. And with some people I feel like they're complaining because they want their favourite skaters to see them...as if the whole point of being there was this instead of seeing and cheering for your favourites...but that's another story.
I'm quite happy with mine. I'm doing three events and I'm in the middle of a long side for one, next to the corner section for the second, and short side for the third. The only question I have is which will be the judges' side
Have you bought tickets and if so, how do you like your seats?

 

[Kiki5375]

I have C7 row 8 for men SP. Which is ok since I knew cat B would be far up. For mens freeskate we decided to go all in with cat a and ended up in row 2 b29 which is short side but that's ok. Block A infront of us is only 6 rows and it seems to be mobile and not installed at all events so maybe it's not even there for olympics