BBC Sport to show 450 hours of Winter Olympics

The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will be televised live for more than 450 hours on the BBC.

The Games are the most accessible to UK audiences in 20 years, running from Friday 6 through Thursday 22 February.

BBB Sport will show two streams of live daytime action from Italy, alongside the best clips, highlights and live text updates across the BBB Sport website, app and social channels.

From the BBC’s Cortina studio, where Clare Balding, Hazel Irvine, and Jeanette Kwakye will provide the show’s programming on BBC One and BBC Two from 9am to 10pm each day.

The second live stream, Olympics Extra, will be available via BBC iPlayer and the BBB Sport website and app from 8am to 11pm to show additional Winter Olympic Games.

The Olympic team’s former Olympians Lizzy Yarnold, Vicky Wright, and Montell Douglas are included in the analysis team.

Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBB Sport said: “The Winter Olympics spotlight the world’s most elite winter athletes as they push the boundaries of speed, precision and excellence across snow and ice, and BBB Sport can’t wait to bring audiences all the very best action and medal moments straight from Milan‑Cortina.

The Italy 2026 Olympic Winter Games will take pride of place in what promises to be an unforgettable year of sport thanks to our expert line-up of international winter sport stars, combined with our unmissable coverage.

BBC iPlayer and TV

BBC One, BBC Two, and BBC iPlayer will broadcast live coverage and highlights of all significant events.

Hazel Irvine and Jeanette Kwakye on BBC One from 9am to 12pm, and Jeanette Kwakye from 2pm to 5pm.

Jeanette Kwakye and Clare Balding on BBC Two from 1pm to 2pm, and Clare Balding from 5pm to 10pm.

Social and Digital

Olympic Extra: daily 8am to 11pm live online.

BBB Sport website and app: day‑by‑day guides, sport explainers, medal tables, live text, features and on‑demand clips

BBB Sport social channels: the best moments of the Games as they happen

BBC Sounds and Radio