The figure skating medals have all been handed out, and it’s time to celebrate.
Today, February 21, all medalists from the various figure skating events, along with many prominent skaters, are set to perform at the Olympic Gala, which will run for two and a half hours.
It’s a tradition that almost every major figure skating competition concludes with an exclusive exhibition gala. Here, skaters can showcase their own unique styles and creativity, breaking free from the usual competition rules. Expect dimmed lights, creative props, and perhaps even a few fresh routines at today’s event.
Event Details:
- What: Exhibition gala
- When: February 20th, 2:00 PM ET
- Where: Milan Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy
- Channel: NBC (coverage starts at 2:55 PM ET)
- Streaming: DIRECTV (Free trial available)
Even though they didn’t make it to the podium, Team USA’s Amber Glenn and Ilya Marin will perform an exhibition program. You’ll also see Ellie Kamm and Danny O’Shea, who contributed to the team’s gold medal victory.
Don’t miss ice dance silver medalists Madison Chock and Evan Bates, representing the U.S. alongside new gold medalist Alisa Liu.
Carolina Kostner, an Italian figure skating legend and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, will kick off the gala with a special program. All the Italian figure skating teams from the Milan-Cortina Games will also grace the stage.
Gala Start Time
The exhibition is set to begin today at 2:00 PM Eastern Time.
How to Watch
If you’re keen on catching the entire gala live, streaming is a good option. A Peacock subscription would be a great way to do it.
Peacock offers two types of subscriptions: Premium with ads and Premium Plus without ads. The Premium plan costs $10.99 per month, while Premium Plus is available for $16.99 per month. You might even consider their annual plan, which gives you 12 months for the price of 10—$109.99 with ads or $169.99 without.
You can also catch the Women’s Curling Semifinals on USA Network with a DIRECTV five-day free trial.
Participants in the Gala
Here’s the list of skaters performing today, ordered by the sequence they’ll skate along with their standings in the respective events:
- Carolina Kostner (Italy) – Opening number
- Daniel Grassle – ITA (Men’s Singles, 9th place)
- Olivia Smart and Tim Deke – ESP (Ice Dance, 9th place)
- Ami Nakai – JPN (Women’s Singles, 3rd place)
- Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin – GER (pair, 3rd place)
- Shun Sato – JPN (Men’s Singles, 3rd place)
- Italian Olympic figure skating team
- Amber Glenn – USA (Women’s Singles, 5th place)
- Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier – CAN (Ice Dance, 3rd place)
- Maria Pavlova and Alexei Svyachenko – HUN (pair, 4th place)
- Cha Jun-hwan – South Korea (men’s singles, 4th place)
- Alison Reed and Saulius Ambulevicius – LTU (Ice Dance, 6th place)
- Adelia Petrosyan – AIN (Women’s Singles, 6th place)
- Anastasia Metelkina and Luka Berlava – GEO (pair, 2nd place)
- Team USA (team competition, 1st place)
- Nina Petrokina – EST (Women’s Singles, 7th place)
- Adam Hsiao Him Fa – FRA (Men’s Singles, 7th place)
- Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri – ITA (Ice Dance, 4th place)
- Hain Lee – South Korea (women’s singles, 8th place)
- Yuma Kagiyama – JPN (Men’s Singles, 3rd place)
- Madison Chock and Evan Bates – USA (Ice Dance, 2nd place)
- Sarah Conti and Niccolò Maci – ITA (pair, 6th place)
- Kaori Sakamoto – JPN (Women’s Singles, 2nd place)
- Ilya Marinin – USA (Men’s Singles, 8th place)
- Laurence Fournier Baudry and Guillaume Cizeron – FRA (Ice Dance, 1st place)
- Mikhail Shaidlov – KAZ (Men’s Singles, 1st place)
- Riku Miura, Ryuichi Kihara – JPN (Pair, 1st place)
- Alisa Liu – USA (Women’s Singles, 1st Place)
- Finale
2026 Winter Olympics
Closing Ceremony
The 2026 Winter Olympics will wrap up with a closing ceremony on February 22 at 2:30 PM ET.
