Snowboarding at Winter Olympics 2026 Free Streams: TV Channels, Medal Events & Preview

• Winter Olympics Snowboarding: Thurs, Feb 5 - Wed, Feb 18
• FREE streams: BBC iPlayer (UK) / CBC Gem (Canada) / 9Now (Australia)
• Stream on Peacock (US)
• Unlock your stream with Norton VPN

When snowboarding debuted at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, in 1998, it consisted of just four events: men's and women's halfpipe and giant slalom. Since then, the sport has grown substantially in popularity to the point that the snowboarding program at Milano Cortina 2026 will consist of 11 events across five disciplines.

For those hoping to witness huge jumps and complicated tricks, the Big Air, Slopestyle and Halfpipe events are not to be missed. In these, athletes compete in a best-of-three runs competition, throwing down their best moves to get the highest score from the judges. Athletes to watch out for include Austria’s Anna Gasser, Japan’s Hirano Ayumu and Australia's Scotty James.

In contrast to these technical disciplines, Snowboard Cross and Parallel Giant Slalom are speed events where it’s all about crossing the line in the fastest time possible. Athletes can reach speeds of 110kph as they tackle challenging courses where one wrong move can end their medal dreams. In the slalom, Italy will be hoping Maurizio Bormolini can deliver gold in the men’s event, while the team event in Snowboard Cross, the likes of Great Britain, Austria and France will all be battling for victory.

Here's where to watch Winter Olympics Snowboarding live streams online from anywhere, potentially for FREE.

Watch Winter Olympics Snowboarding 2026 for FREE

Snowboarding at the 2026 Winter Olympics will be available to stream for free in a number of countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland.

🇬🇧 UK: BBC iPlayer
🇨🇦 Canada: CBC Gem
🇦🇺 Australia: 9Now
🇮🇪 Ireland: RTÉ Player

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How to watch any Winter Olympics Snowboarding stream using a VPN

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How to watch Winter Olympics Snowboarding live streams in the US

In the US, Winter Olympics coverage is available through Peacock, NBC, USA Network and CNBC.

The Peacock streaming service should be your first port of call, as it's showing every single event live. You need at least a Peacock Premium subscription for access, with the Peacock price starting at $10.99 per month or $109.99 per year.

Alternatively you can stream through the linear channels on Sling TV or YouTube TV. Do not that not all snowboarding coverage will be provided on linear TV.

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How to watch Winter Olympics Snowboarding live streams in the UK

In the UK, Winter Olympics coverage, including the snowboarding, is shared between the BBC and TNT Sports.

One feed will run on BBC One or BBC Two, with live streaming available via BBC iPlayer, while a separate, digital-only feed will be available on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.

Just bear in mind that the BBC's free-to-air coverage will not cover every minute of snowboarding.

TNT Sports and Discovery+ are providing the most comprehensive coverage with prices starting at just £3.99/month.

Travelling away from the UK? Use a VPN to watch BBC iPlayer or Discovery+ from abroad.

How to watch Winter Olympics Snowboarding live streams in Canada

In Canada, CBC has the rights to broadcast snowboarding at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

You can watch select events on TV via free-to-air CBC Sports or, for much more comprehensive live and on-demand coverage of Milano Cortina 2026, head to its online CBC Gem streaming platform where more than 2,000 hours of action will be shown over the course of the Games, including every all the snowboarding action.

If you aren't in Canada for all the snowboarding action, simply use a VPN to tune in from overseas.

How to watch Winter Olympics Snowboarding live streams in Australia

In Australia, the Winter Olympics, including the snowboarding, are being shown on 9Now and Stan Sport.

9Now is home to select free-to-air coverage of Milano Cortina 2026 coverage, but that won't include all the snowboarding action.

For comprehensive, you'll need to subscribe to Stan Sport. It costs $20 a month on top of a regular Stan subscription, which itself costs from $12 a month.

Away from Australia right now? Use a VPN to watch 9Now or Stan Sport from abroad.

How to watch Winter Olympics Snowboarding live streams in New Zealand

In New Zealand, Sky Sport NZ is showing snowboarding at the Winter Olympics.

You can access Sky Sport through satellite TV or get a live stream with the Sky Sport Now subscription service, starting at $29.99 per day or $54.99 per month.

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