Not able to wake up at 3 a.m. to watch your favorite figure skater take to Olympic ice live? You’re not alone.
Figure skating saw an exciting start at the 2026 Winter Olympics Friday, with U.S. skaters looking for their first shot at a medal — and the competition was fierce. One fall could make or break a team’s medal chances.
The first three team event competitions kicked off with rhythm dance and pair’s and women’s short programs, bringing some of the biggest medal contenders on the U.S. figure skating team to the ice for the first time these Games.
The events took place during the overnight and early morning hours in the U.S. so if you weren’t able to watch them live, you’ll have another chance before the Opening Ceremony Friday afternoon.
Here’s how to watch and what to know:
How to watch figure skating?
Tape-delayed coverage of figure skating will be shown at 11 a.m. CT on NBC, just before the Opening Ceremony begins.
You can stream that coverage below:
STREAM: Figure Skating team events on NBC
See the full tv schedule here:
Who competed Friday?
For Team USA, Madison Chock and Michigan-native Evan Bates skated in the rhythm dance.
Chicago-area skating star Danny O’Shea competed with his partner Ellie Kam in the pair’s short program.
For the women’s short program, Alysa Liu took the ice for the first time these Winter Olympics.
To see how they performed, click here.
What to know about Team USA
The U.S. is entering the games with one of its strongest figure skating teams in history, anchored by world champions Ilia Malinin and the ice dance duo of Chock and Bates.
Malinin, fresh off his fourth straight national title, will be the prohibitive favorite to follow in the footsteps of Nathan Chen by delivering another men’s gold medal for the American squad when he steps on the ice at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.
Bates, a Midwest native, and Chock also will be among the Olympic favorites, as will world champion Liu and women’s teammate Amber Glenn, fresh off her third consecutive national title.
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