Today’s Winter Olympics Predictions: Team GB seek to build on record-breaking games (21 February)
General overview
When are the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics taking place? The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics is taking take place between 6th February, 2026 and 22nd February 2026, although some preliminary events in sports such as Curling and Ice Hockey have already got underway.
Where are the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics taking place? The Opening Ceremony for the games will be held at San Siro in Milan with the Closing Ceremony being held at the Verona Arena in Verona. There are events taking place across Lombardy and the north west of Italy with Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Alps hosting a lot of skiing events.
How to watch the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: In the UK, the BBC and TNT Sports are the main broadcasters. In USA, NBCUniversal and Versant are the main broadcasters for the games.
What’s on today (21 February) at the Winter Olympics?
The penultimate day of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics sees the final few events still going come to a conclusion ahead of the final day and the Closing Ceremony.
Medal events
Biathlon: Women’s mass start | 1.15pm (UK)
In the women’s Biathlon, the French and Swedes have found themselves regularly competing for gold and that is expected to be the case once again with Lou Jeanmonnot seeking another Olympic gold.
Prediction: Lou Jeanmonnot (FRA) to win
Bobsleigh: Two-woman | 8.05pm (UK)
In the penultimate Bobsleigh medal event of the Winter Olympics, the two-woman Bobsleigh event has a very heavy favourite with Laure Nolte expected to come out on top.
Prediction: Laura Nolte (GER) to win
Curling: Men’s | 6.05pm (UK)
The men’s Curling tournament concludes on Saturday evening with a final between Team GB and the Canadians, who have been embroiled in a row during these games with the Swedes. Great Britain are the dominant force in men’s Curling and, after a slow start, are now peaking and should continue a brilliant, record-breaking games for the Brits.
Prediction: GBR to win
Freestyle Skiing: Mixed team cross | 1.55pm (UK)
With the star of the show, Sandra Naeslund, on their side, it is expected that Sweden come out on top in Freestyle Skiing’s mixed team cross on Saturday afternoon.
Prediction: SWE to win
Freestyle Skiing: Men’s ski cross | 12.15pm (UK)
In the men’s ski cross, there are a couple of leading contenders but the favourite for the gold medal remains 27-year-old Canadian Reece Howden, searching for his first major gold medal.
Prediction: Reece Howden (CAN) to win
Freestyle Skiing: Women’s halfpipe | 7.28pm (UK)
Zoe Atkin has started her Freestyle Skiing women’s halfpipe final very well, coming out on top after the first run before falling on her second and now the ever brilliant Eileen Gu is favourite for another gold medal.
Prediction: Zoe Atkin (GBR) to medal
Ski Mountaineering: Mixed relay | 12.30pm (UK)
Spain took their first medals of the games with the gold in the men’s and bronze in the women’s Ski Mountaineering, but it is the French who are the heavy favourites to take gold.
Prediction: FRA to win & ESP to take silver
Speed Skating: Men’s mass start | 5.30pm (UK)
The men’s mass start in the Speed Skating will be a thrilling event on Saturday afternoon and, after a shock defeat in the men’s 1500m on Thursday, Jordan Stolz is expected to get back on track here.
Prediction: Jordan Stolz (USA) to win
Speed Skating: Women’s mass start | 4.15pm (UK)
The women’s mass start is slightly closer with a few key contenders but one fellow heavy favourite, unsurprisingly coming out of the Netherlands, who have dominated the women’s Speed Skating, being Marijke Groenewoud.
Prediction: Marijke Groenewoud (NED) to win
Other events
Bobsleigh: Four-man | 10.57am (UK)
One of the final medal events of the games will be the famous four-man bobsleigh on Sunday and the first two runs of the final take place on Saturday morning.
Curling: Women’s bronze medal match | 1.05pm (UK)
In a dramatic women’s Curling tournament, the semi-final positions were still yet to be decided until the final draw with Sweden taking on Canada and Team USA having faced Switzerland on Friday afternoon.
Ice Hockey: Men’s bronze medal match | 7.40pm (UK)
In the men’s Ice Hockey, the star studded Canadians faced Finland in the semi-finals on Friday afternoon, while Team USA, chasing their fellow North Americans, faced Slovakia.
