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when is mikaela shiffrin skiing

Mikaela Shiffrin is scheduled to ski multiple times this February at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, with her first event on February 10, 2026.

🏁 Key dates: When is Mikaela Shiffrin skiing?

Here are her current Olympic race days and (U.S.) TV times:

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Date (2026)EventTime (ET)Where to watch (US)
Feb 10 Women’s team combined slalom 8:00 a.m. ET USA Network, Peacock
Feb 15 Women’s giant slalom – Run 1 4:00 a.m. ET USA Network, Peacock
Feb 15 Women’s giant slalom – Run 2 7:30 a.m. ET NBC, Peacock
Feb 18 Women’s slalom – Run 1 4:00 a.m. ET USA Network, Peacock
Feb 18 Women’s slalom – Run 2 7:30 a.m. ET USA Network, Peacock
NBC’s Olympic coverage notes that Alpine skiing runs from February 7–18, 2026, with Shiffrin highlighted on February 10, 15, and 18.

⛷️ Quick scoop on the 2025–26 season

Before and after the Olympics, Shiffrin is lined up for a busy World Cup season with a heavy focus on technical events (slalom and giant slalom). A provisional FIS calendar shows up to 16 technical World Cup races for her in the 2025–26 Olympic season before the February Games break.

Some notable planned stops where she’s expected to race include:

  • SĂślden, Austria – Giant slalom season opener on October 25, 2025.
  • Levi, Finland – Slalom on November 15.
  • Copper Mountain, USA – GS and slalom on November 29–30 (home-snow appearances).
  • Mont-Tremblant, Canada – Two GS races on December 6–7.
  • Ĺ pindlerĹŻv MlĂ˝n, Czechia – Final pre-Olympic tech races on January 24–25, 2026.

These dates are provisional and can shift with weather or FIS calendar changes.

🧊 Latest news & form

  • A recent feature framed this as her “Olympic season,” emphasizing that at 30 she has more races behind her than ahead and is chasing another gold after the heartbreak of 2022.
  • Coverage of the 2026 Games notes she is entered in three events (team combined, GS, slalom) at what will be her fourth Olympics.

On skiing forums, fans are still dissecting everything from her occasional off-podium results to the insane skill gap between World Cup athletes and everyday skiers, with posts describing how even ex-Olympians utterly dominate local races.

“It’s difficult to grasp just how much more skilled these athletes are compared to the average person… when it came to the sport he dedicated himself to… it was on another level entirely.”

🌍 How and where to watch

If you’re in the U.S., here’s the simple viewing game plan for “when is Mikaela Shiffrin skiing” during the 2026 Olympics:

  1. Circle the dates: Feb 10, Feb 15, Feb 18.
  2. Early alarms: Many races are in the European morning, which is pre-dawn in the U.S. (4:00 a.m. ET for some runs).
  3. Channels: NBC, USA Network, and live streams on Peacock and NBC’s Olympic platforms.

If you’re outside the U.S., your local broadcaster will vary, but the event dates in Milan–Cortina are the same worldwide: Alpine skiing runs February 7–18, 2026.

🧩 Forum chatter & trending angle

In ski and sports communities, “when is Mikaela Shiffrin skiing” is trending around:

  • Speculation about which events she should prioritize to maximize medal chances.
  • Debates over whether she should keep adding speed events or stick to tech dominance.
  • Nostalgia posts comparing her to past greats and arguing she’s already the greatest World Cup racer ever, especially after surpassing the all-time wins mark.

A recurring sentiment in fan threads is that even when she finishes as low as 15th in a World Cup race, people remind each other that this is still world- elite performance far beyond what even top local racers can touch.

Bottom note: Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.