Updated on: February 10, 2026 / 3:00 AM EST / CBS News

The 2026 Winter Olympics are underway after a dazzling opening ceremony and with a packed schedule of competition ahead, American viewers tuning in will need to take note of the time difference between the U.S. and Italy, where the Milano Cortina Games are taking place.

Competition began on Feb. 4 with some preliminary matches and events are set to continue through the closing ceremony on Feb. 22. The Paralympics will take place the following month, from March 6 to March 15.

The venues in Italy are six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time and nine hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time.

Here's what you need to know about the schedule for these Winter Games.

On Tuesday, Feb. 10, medal events in skiing will include the men's and women's cross-country sprint classic, the men's 20km biathlon, the men's freeski slopestyle final, the women's team combined slalom and mixed team ski jumping.

Also taking place is the curling mixed doubles gold medal game, and the luge women's singles run final.

In short track speed skating, the mixed team relay finals will happen as well.

There will be medal events on the ice and the slopes on Wednesday, Feb. 11, including men's super-G Alpine skiing, 10km cross-country Nordic combined, women's 15km individual biathlon, women's moguls finals in freestyle skiing, men's 1,000m speed skating, ice dance - free dance in figure skating, and both the men's and women's doubles run in luge.

Curling round robin matches will continue, including a match between the U.S. and Czechia.

Also taking place will be qualifications for both men's and women's snowboard halfpipe and women's moguls in freestyle skiing.

The opening ceremony for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games on Friday, Feb. 6, featured performances from Mariah Carey, Laura Pausini and Andrea Bocelli, as well as the traditional Parade of Nations and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.

The ceremony, produced by Balich Wonder Studio, primarily took place at the Milano San Siro Olympic Stadium, with additional events around Milan and athlete parades in Predazzo, Livigno and Cortina d'Ampezzo. See all the highlights here.

The Verona Arena will host the closing ceremony for this year's Winter Olympics on Feb. 22.

Figure skating events began on Feb. 6. Competition will continue daily through Feb. 11. There will be a break on Feb. 12, but there will be additional figure skating events on Feb. 13, 15, 16, 17 and 19.

The website for the Olympics details when team, pair and singles events are for figure skating.

Snowboarding events at the Winter Olympics started on Feb. 5, then continue from Feb. 7-9, 11-13 and 15-18.

The website for the Olympics details when qualifying events and final runs are for both men's and women's events.

While the Olympics opening ceremony was on Friday, Feb. 6, events for the Winter Games actually started two days earlier on Feb. 4. The closing ceremony, along with several medal events, will be on Feb. 22.

While a full schedule is available online, the Milano Cortina Games organizers note that it is subject to change.

There will be both live and tape-delayed coverage of the Olympics airing on TV. Viewers in the U.S. can watch on NBC and Peacock. According to the NBC Olympics website, NBC will have a minimum of five hours of live event coverage starting each morning and continuing on through the afternoon. Viewers can check NBC local listings here.

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