The figure skating competition at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics concluded this week with the women’s singles free skate. On Thursday, the winner of the best female skater will be crowned after the free skate or long program. At the end of the women’s short program, Ami Nakai of the Japanese team won the first place in the women’s singles, followed closely by Kaori Sakamoto of the Japanese team, and Aishu Liu of the American team finished third. Also representing Team USA are Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito; the three women, collectively known as the “Blade Angels,” will compete in the free skate.
You can tune in to the women’s free skate on Thursday, February 19, starting at 1pm ET on Peacock and NBC, and the show will also air again in the US at 1:30am ET.
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For a complete schedule of every figure skating event at this year’s competition, who will be on Team USA, and how to watch, keep scrolling. If you want to know more about every event at this year’s Winter Olympics, here’s your guide to everything you need to know about the Games in Cortina, Milan.
How to watch the women’s figure skating free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics
date: Thursday, February 19
time: 1 p.m. ET
Place: Milan ice rink
TV channel: nbc
Streaming media: Peacock, DirecTV, etc.
Where to watch the women’s figure skating free skate live stream at the 2026 Winter Olympics
The entire women’s free skate will be streamed live on Peacock. You can also tune in to watch the women’s free skate warm-up at 10:30am.
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Where to watch the women’s figure skating free skate on TV
The women’s free skate will air on NBC at 1 p.m. ET. The free skate will rebroadcast in the United States at 1:30 a.m. ET. You can stream on DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV, and more.
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How to watch Olympic figure skating without cable:
Who are the members of the U.S. Figure Skating Team?
Here are the sixteen skaters on the U.S. Figure Skating Team:
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Amber Glenn (women’s singles)
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Isabeau Levito (women’s singles)
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Alyssa Liu (women’s singles)
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Ilya Marinin (men’s singles)
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Maxim Naumov (men’s singles)
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Andrew Togashev (men’s singles)
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Madison Chalk and Evan Bates (Ice Dance)
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Christina Carrera and Antoni Ponomarenko (Ice Dance)
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Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik (Ice Dance)
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Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea (double)
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Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe (double)
2026 Olympic figure skating schedule:
Thursday, February 19
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Women’s free skate: 1 p.m. (replay at 1:30 a.m. on NBC, Peacock, USA)
Saturday, February 21st
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Exhibition Evening: 2pm (Peacock only)
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Exhibition Evening: 2:55 p.m. (NBC, Peacock)
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Exhibition Evening: 3:50 p.m. (NBC, Peacock)