All eyes will be on the ice at the 2026 Winter Games as Ilia “Quad God” Malinin competes in his Olympic debut.

Malinin enters these games as arguably the top men’s skater in the world. At just 21 years old, he has claimed four consecutive U.S. national championships and remains the only skater ever to land a quadruple axel in competition. 

Heading into Milan, Malinin is surely not shying away from the opportunity. The phenom is planning to execute an unprecedented seven quadruple jumps during his free skate, making it the most difficult attempted routine in history. 

Whether you’re a fan of figure skating or not, you’ll want to tune in for this.

Here’s how to watch Ilia Malinin at the 2026 Winter Olympics, including TV channel and streaming options for his events at the Milan Games.

Ilia Malinin figure skating events at Winter Olympics

Malinin is expected to compete in two events in his first Olympic appearance. He should be part of the team competition to open the Games in addition to the men’s individual event. 

See Malinin’s day-by-day schedule for Milan below. 

How to watch Ilia Malinin at 2026 Olympics

• TV channels: NBC | USA Network
• Live streams: Peacock

NBC and its family of networks will offer daily coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Figure skating events will also be available to stream on Peacock.

Peacock will carry every event of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics live. The NBC-owned streaming service’s sports programming features live coverage of NFL Sunday Night Football, the NBA, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Premier League soccer, Big Ten football and basketball, Notre Dame football, Big East and Big 12 basketball, PGA Tour golf, and more.

Ilia Malinin figure skating schedule day-by-day

Here is the full schedule for Malinin’s events at the 2026 Winter Olympics:

Saturday, Feb. 7

Sunday, Feb. 8

Tuesday, Feb. 10

Friday, Feb. 13

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