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when is the bobsled in the olympics

Bobsled at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan–Cortina is scheduled for February 15–22, 2026.

Key dates (Milan–Cortina 2026)

  • Overall bobsled competition window: February 15–22, 2026.
  • Venue: Cortina Sliding Centre, Cortina d’Ampezzo (Italy).

Event-by-event schedule (local dates)

  • Women’s monobob:
    • Heats 1–2: Feb 15.
* Heats 3–4 and medals: **Feb 16**.
  • Two-man bobsled:
    • Heats 1–2: Feb 16.
* Heats 3–4 and medals: **Feb 17**.
  • Two-woman bobsled:
    • Heats 1–2: Feb 20.
* Heats 3–4 and medals: **Feb 21**.
  • Four-man bobsled:
    • Heats 1–2: Feb 21.
* Heats 3–4 and medals: **Feb 22**.

TV and streaming (United States example)

  • Broadcasters: NBC and USA Network ; streaming on Peacock and NBC’s digital platforms.
  • First medal event viewers can watch in the U.S. is women’s monobob on Sunday, Feb 16 (ET).

Quick HTML table of main competition days

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<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Date (2026)</th>
      <th>Event</th>
      <th>Stage</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Feb 15</td>
      <td>Women’s monobob</td>
      <td>Heats 1–2 [web:5]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Feb 16</td>
      <td>Women’s monobob</td>
      <td>Heats 3–4, medals [web:1][web:5]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Feb 16</td>
      <td>Two-man</td>
      <td>Heats 1–2 [web:5]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Feb 17</td>
      <td>Two-man</td>
      <td>Heats 3–4, medals [web:1][web:5]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Feb 20</td>
      <td>Two-woman</td>
      <td>Heats 1–2 [web:5]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Feb 21</td>
      <td>Two-woman</td>
      <td>Heats 3–4, medals [web:5]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Feb 21</td>
      <td>Four-man</td>
      <td>Heats 1–2 [web:5]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Feb 22</td>
      <td>Four-man</td>
      <td>Heats 3–4, medals [web:1][web:5]</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

Forum-style note and context

On sports forums, fans are already circling Feb 15–16 for the first medals in women’s monobob and Feb 22 for the big four-man finale, expecting packed viewing parties and lots of late-night replays.

  • Bobsled is trending as one of the headline sliding events of Milan–Cortina 2026, especially with strong German programs and a U.S. push to end its medal drought in the men’s events.
  • The discipline remains a core Winter Games sport , featured at almost every Winter Olympics since 1924, which keeps interest and online discussion high every cycle.

TL;DR: If you just want to tune in, mark Feb 15–22, 2026 on your calendar for Olympic bobsled, with the first medals on Feb 16 and the four-man finale on Feb 22.

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