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Winter Olympics 2026 in Full Swing: Australia’s Live Viewing Guide and Saturday Medal Events

Comprehensive schedule, broadcast information and key medal competitions for Saturday February seventh as the Milano-Cortina Winter Games unfold
The 2026 Winter Olympics are underway in the Milano-Cortina region of northern Italy, drawing global attention as elite athletes compete across snow and ice disciplines.

Australians can follow the action live on free-to-air and subscription platforms, with multiple medal events scheduled for Saturday February seventh, the first full day of competition following the opening ceremony.

Coverage in Australia will be led by the Nine Network and its streaming service 9Now, with extended live and on-demand content available via Stan Sport, delivering comprehensive broadcasts across major events and medal moments tailored for Australian audiences.

Australians will be able to watch key moments live or on demand from early morning Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT), as time differences place much of the action in the evening and overnight hours in Italy.

Australia has dispatched a strong team of athletes across winter sports, and the schedule on Saturday features medal finals in Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, speed skating, and snowboarding, among others, offering early opportunities for podium success.

On Saturday February seventh, the Winter Games schedule includes the men’s downhill in Alpine skiing, women’s skiathlon in cross-country skiing, women’s three-thousand-metre speed skating, and men’s big air snowboarding, all medal events slated throughout the day.

Other competitions such as mixed doubles curling, preliminary women’s ice hockey matches, and men’s singles luge heats will also take place, providing fans with a full slate of sport from dawn to dusk.

The Games continue through February twenty-second with a broad range of disciplines and ongoing live worldwide broadcasting across multiple networks and streaming services, ensuring that every medal contest and defining moment is accessible to viewers around the globe.
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