The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics enter their final week as elite athletes compete for medals across a diverse programme on Friday, February twentieth, with Australian viewers able to follow the action live through free-to-air and subscription services.

Coverage in Australia is provided by Channel Nine and its streaming platform 9Now, with broader live action and on-demand content available via Stan Sport for subscribers.

Australia’s team continues to perform strongly, having already surpassed its previous best Winter Games medal haul with multiple gold and silver medals to date.

Competition on Friday features several medal events and critical qualification rounds as the Games approach their climax.

The biathlon programme culminates in the men’s fifteen-kilometre mass start, a medal race that promises high drama and tactical precision.

In freestyle skiing, the women’s ski cross final is scheduled as a medal event, testing speed and agility over a challenging course.

The men’s freeski halfpipe final also awards Olympic medals as athletes showcase aerial skills and technical mastery.

Ice hockey reaches a pivotal phase with the men’s semifinal matches, where four teams will vie for places in the medal games.

Curling continues with the women’s semifinals and the men’s bronze medal match, highlighting the strategic depth of this long-running Olympic discipline.

Short-track speed skating on Friday includes both women’s fifteen-hundred metre events through to finals and the men’s five-thousand metre relay final, both offering podium places in Milan’s Forum di Milano.

Speed skating features the women’s fifteen-hundred metre race, another event set to conclude with medal presentations.

For Australian viewers, the day’s schedule spans from early morning into the evening, allowing fans to tune into live competitions and key medal moments.

Channel Nine and 9Now provide extensive live coverage tailored to Australian audiences, while Stan Sport offers comprehensive streams of events, including those later in the day not covered on free-to-air television.

Athletes from Australia continue to turn in strong performances across disciplines, contributing to the nation’s most successful Winter Games to date.