The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games continue with thrilling, must-see events. Here's what you can expect on primetime for Sunday, Feb. 22.

STAMFORD, Conn. – January 6, 2026 – Mike Tirico leads a roster of 84 commentators for NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, scheduled for Feb. 6-22 across NBC, Peacock, NBCSN, NBCUniversal’s digital platforms, and Versant’s CNBC and USA Network.

According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, NBC averaged 24 million viewers across its prime afternoon coverage (2-5 p.m. EST) and Primetime in Milan (8-11 p.m. EST and PST) through Friday.

From hockey to ski mountaineering, here's everything you need to know to watch every event at the 2026 Winter Games.

There really is an unspoken language between Olympians…The happiness, the tears they don't need an explanation. Representing peace, love and unity all over the world.” – Tara Lipinski

On Sunday, February 22, NBC aired the Milan Cortina Winter Games Closing Ceremony from Verona's ancient Roman arena, as the athletes were celebrated for their skills

The themes for NBC’s Olympics telecasts have been well-established: 1) Don’t miss what’s coming up next, to the exclusion what’s going on now; 2) In sustaining the theme of its Super Bowl telecast, purchase NBC’s Peacock — immediately.

Inside NBC’s Studio A in Milan -- where millions of viewers around the world tune in each night -- Ann Arbor’s own Mike Tirico is once again at the center of it all as NBC’s primetime host.

Samantha Guthrie pulled out of Olympic opening ceremony hosting duties in the wake of her mother's disappearance, and she will not play a role in the closing ceremony on Sunday