Winter Olympics Rinkside Live on Peacock: Ice Skating, Hockey Schedule and How to Watch
Here's how you can use one of Peacock's coolest new Olympics viewing features.
The 2026 Winter Olympics are in full swing, and just like previous games, Peacock is making your viewing experience more fun with a host of cool streaming features that keep you close to the action. Everyone knows by now about Gold Zone, the Olympics streaming channel where you can watch every medal victory live, but if you're one of those fans who just can't get enough of skating, there's another very cool feature you'll want to check out.
Introduced for the 2026 Milan Cortina Game, Rinkside Live offers viewers on Peacock unprecedented access to the ice in figure skating and hockey, including key skates leading up to the podium. Here's how to take advantage.
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What is Rinkside Live?
When you watch a typical Olympics broadcast, like the ones airing on NBC, you get exactly what the program's director wants to you see. If a figure skater's coming in for a jump, you'll likely get a side view camera, while if they're gliding across the ice in preparation for a pass, you might get a wider view of the whole rink. With Rinkside Live, you the viewer get to make those decisions.
If you're watching on your phone and you activate Rinkside Live, you'll get a vertical view of the action complete with highlights and alternate camera angles to enhance the experience. If you're watching on a TV, tablet, or computer, you'll see every camera angle on the rink at once. So if you want to see Ilia Malanin or Evan Bates land a jump from a new angle, or catch a closer look at the latest Team USA hockey save, you can catch it from new camera angles. It's the next best thing to literally being rinkside.
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How to Use Rinkside Live
To access Rinkside Live coverage, head to the Olympics hub on Peacock, and scroll down until you find the "Enhanced Viewing Experience" section, featuring Gold Zone and Multiview options. The Rinkside Live tile will be there, so you're just a click away from the experience. That said, Rinkside Live is only available for select events, so you'll need to keep an eye on what's upcoming. You can also add Rinkside Live to "My Stuff" to make it easier to access from your Peacock homepage.
When is Rinkside Live on?
Rinkside Live is only available at this time for select events in figure skating and ice hockey. As of February 10, these are the upcoming confirmed events with Rinkside Live coverage, subject to change and additions.
- February 11 - Pairs Ice Dance Free Dance - 2:15-5:00 p.m. Eastern
- February 13 - Men's Free Skate Gold - 3:00-5:00 p.m. Eastern
