Biathlon | Nordic skiing: the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games are only 20 days away
The countdown to the start of the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games has finally begun. This Saturday, we are exactly 20 days away from the opening ceremony of the XXV Olympic Winter Games at the legendary San Siro stadium in Milan (Italy).
With the Olympic Torch Relay in full swing and the 2025/2026 winter season now well under way, this D-20 is a chance for athletes to look ahead to the big event of the season, scheduled for 6 to 22 February 2026.
The biathlon events will take place in Antholz (Italy), while the Olympic medals for cross-country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined will be awarded in Val di Fiemme (Italy), between the Predazzo ski jumps and the slopes of Lake Tesero.
The full programme for biathlon, cross-country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined at the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games
Saturday 7 February
- 1.00 pm – Cross-country skiing : women’s 10 km CT + 10 km FT skiathlon
- 6.45pm – Ski jumping : women’s HS109 individual competition
Sunday 8 February
- 12.30pm – Cross-country skiing: men’s 10 km CT + 10 km FT skiathlon
- 2.05pm – Biathlon : 4×6 km mixed relay
Monday 9 February
- 19h00 – Ski jumping: men’s HS109 individual competition
Tuesday 10 February
- 9.15am – Cross-country skiing: women’s CT sprint qualifiers
- 9.55am – Cross-country skiing: men’s CT sprint qualifiers
- 11:45 – Cross-country skiing: men’s and women’s CT sprint finals
- 13:30 – Biathlon : men’s 20 km individual
- 18:45 – Ski jumping: HS109 mixed team competition
Wednesday 11 February
- 10.00 – Nordic Combined: Men’s Gundersen HS109 ski jumping competition
- 1.45pm – Nordic Combined: Men’s Gundersen 10km FT cross-country ski pursuit
- 2.15pm – Biathlon : women’s 15 km individual
Thursday 12 February
- 13:00 – Cross-country skiing: individual women’s 10 km FT
Friday 13 February
- 12.00 – Cross-country skiing: individual 10 km FT men
- 2.00 pm – Biathlon : men’s 10 km sprint
Saturday 14th February
- 12.00 – Cross-country skiing: women’s 4×7.5 km CT/FT relay
- 2.45pm – Biathlon : women’s 7.5km sprint
- 6.45pm – Ski jumping: men’s HS143 individual competition
Sunday 15 February
- 11:15 – Biathlon : men’s 12.5 km pursuit
- 12.00 – Cross-country skiing: men’s 4×7.5 km CT/FT relay
- 2.45pm – Biathlon : women’s 10 km pursuit
- 6.45pm – Ski jumping: women’s HS143 individual competition
Monday 16th February
- 19h00 – Ski jumping: Men’s Super Team HS143
Tuesday 17th February
- 10h00 – Nordic Combined: Men’s Gundersen HS143 ski jumping competition
- 1.45pm – Nordic Combined: Men’s Gundersen 10km FT cross-country ski pursuit
- 2.30pm – Biathlon : Men’s 4×7.5 km relay
Wednesday 18 February
- 9.45am – Cross-country skiing: women’s FT team sprint qualifiers
- 10:15 – Cross-country skiing: men’s FT team sprint qualifiers
- 11:45 – Cross-country skiing: women’s FT team sprint final
- 12.15pm – Cross-country skiing: men’s FT team sprint final
- 2.45pm – Biathlon : women’s 4×6 km relay
Thursday 19 February
- 10.00 – Nordic combined: HS143 men’s team sprint ski jumping competition
- 2.00 pm – Nordic Combined: cross-country ski pursuit 2×7.5 km FT of the men’s team sprint
Friday 20 February
- 2.15pm – Biathlon : men’s 15km mass-start
Saturday 21 February
- 11.00 – Cross-country skiing: men’s 50 km TC mass-start
- 2.15pm – Biathlon : women’s 12.5 km mass-start
Sunday 22 February
- 10.00 – Cross-country skiing: women’s 50 km CT mass-start
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