Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 Broadcasting

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2 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Woah, Peacock has official training for both downhill and luge on their schedule :O

 

(I know this usually gets broadcast in Europe, but I don't remember ever seeing luge official training available in Canada or the US before)

Luge trainings are a premiere also in Europe, DH trainings instead are very common (sometimes are shown also for world cup races, like Kitz)

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1 hour ago, NearPup said:

Woah, Peacock has official training for both downhill and luge on their schedule :O

They were picked up by NBC Olympics (website streaming) during Beijing 2022.

 

I also remember NBC showing some downhill training runs on broadcast during PyeongChang 2018.

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OBS broadcast the training runs for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton at Beijing 2022 too.

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Now if only the shooting qualifications could be broadcast during the summer games...

 

(Hundreds of Olympians never shown on camera!)

[Josh 13,529]

1 hour ago, NearPup said:

Woah, Peacock has official training for both downhill and luge on their schedule :O

 

(I know this usually gets broadcast in Europe, but I don't remember ever seeing luge official training available in Canada or the US before)

None of the trainings or qualifications in some sports like shooting are ever shown. 

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1 minute ago, Josh said:

None of the trainings or qualifications in some sports like shooting are ever shown. 

Shooting qualification not being broadcast is a bit of a joke imo, especially in the team events (where qualification has such a high importance)

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1 hour ago, NearPup said:

Woah, Peacock has official training for both downhill and luge on their schedule :O

 

(I know this usually gets broadcast in Europe, but I don't remember ever seeing luge official training available in Canada or the US before)

I don't think CBC ever has... for very unfortunate reasons I do recall CTV did in 2010

Peacock is really good for showing all the secondary feeds/courts/apparatus. I wish CBC would. All too often we only get the main event feed for stuff like tennis, gymnastics, etc. 

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1 minute ago, JockCartier said:

I don't think CBC ever has... for very unfortunate reasons I do recall CTV did in 2010

Peacock is really good for showing all the secondary feeds/courts/apparatus. I wish CBC would. All too often we only get the main event feed for stuff like tennis, gymnastics, etc. 

I sent CBC a email asking if it’s possible, we’ll see what response I get. 

HBO Max is another one

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2 minutes ago, JockCartier said:

I don't think CBC ever has... for very unfortunate reasons I do recall CTV did in 2010

Peacock is really good for showing all the secondary feeds/courts/apparatus. I wish CBC would. All too often we only get the main event feed for stuff like tennis, gymnastics, etc. 

My hot take is that now that Peacock is showing everything (and that we have Gold Zone) the US is a better country to watch the Olympics from than Canada. Which was not the case in the 2000s and 2010s.

 

I'll be in Canada for days -2 to 1 (ski trip at Sun Peaks :D ) and I plan to VPN to use Peacock xD

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8 minutes ago, NearPup said:

My hot take is that now that Peacock is showing everything (and that we have Gold Zone) the US is a better country to watch the Olympics from than Canada. Which was not the case in the 2000s and 2010s.

 

I'll be in Canada for days -2 to 1 (ski trip at Sun Peaks :D ) and I plan to VPN to use Peacock xD

Peacock is WAAAAY better than CBC Gem and/or their website. I don't care about the celebrities and ancellary programming, but just that they seem to show all the feeds and alternates live, as well as it's far better organized and searchable. And it has it all live and replays. 

I gave up entirely on Gem during Paris 2024, cause you couldn't fast forward/skip ahead on replays. It was ridiculous, and they didn't fix it the entire games, so it. much have been intentional. The website video at least worked properly

The NBC TV coverage has gotten much better, and isn't tape delaying everything... but their insistence on shoving narratives and storylines down your throat is still there on the main network. I still remember how they spend an hour hyping up Shriffrin and her big redeption race in the 2022 slalom... then when she wiped out again, focused on her briefly, then cut away and never came back. Nothing else mattered! lol

Edited January 28 by JockCartier