Set your alarm clocks if you want to see Mikaela Shiffrin compete at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics.
The first runs of the giant slalom and slalom, where Shiffrin will be favored to win a third Olympic gold medal, begin at 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 10. But don’t worry! The second runs, where medals are determined, aren’t until 7:30 a.m. ET.
Peacock and USA Network will have live coverage, and NBC will have live coverage of the second run of the giant slalom.
Here’s all you need to know:
When does Mikaela Shiffrin compete at the Milano Cortina Olympics?
Shiffrin will race the slalom and giant slalom, as well as the team combined. There is also a possibility she will do super-G, though she’s only raced it once in the last two seasons. The four races are spread out over nine days in the middle of the Games.
Tuesday, February 10 is the team’s combined date. At 4:30 a.m. ET, the downhill run starts, and at 8 a.m. ET, Shiffrin will do the slalom.
The February 15th is Giant Slalom Day. At 4 a.m. ET, the first run starts, then at 7:30 a.m. ET, the second.
February 18 is the slalom. At 4 a.m. ET, the first run starts, then at 7:30 a.m. ET, the second.
If Shiffrin races the super-G, that’s at 5:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 12.
All of this is weather-dependent, of course.
Is Mikaela Shiffrin a medal contender?
Yes. And in more than one race.
Shiffrin has won seven of the eight slalom World Cups this season, and was second in the one she didn’t win. She also won gold with Breezy Johnson when the team combined made its debut at the world championships last season.
Though it’s taken Shiffrin longer to get her form back in giant slalom after last year’s crash that left her with a puncture wound in her oblique muscles, she’s been making progress and has been in the top six in five of her six GS starts this season.
The question is whether Shiffrin will race super-G. Because of the crash last year, she hasn’t trained it much. And in her only super-G race in the last two seasons, she DQd right before the finish line in St. Moritz.
But Shiffrin has said if her GS racing is solid, she can do super-G.
What is the format for slalom and giant slalom races?
Unlike downhill and super-G, which are only one run, there are two runs in both slalom and giant slalom. The fastest skiers go first for the first run, and the order is reversed for the second run. That means Shiffrin will be at or near the top of the order in the first run and at the bottom for the second.
What is the team combined?
The team combined replaces the individual combined, which Shiffrin has a silver medal in from the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang.
