NBC Olympics in Mainland China: Where to Find Events and Replays

01Find the event instead of searching for the NBC channel

For the February 2026 Winter Games, open CCTV’s Milano Cortina coverage. Search 花样滑冰 for figure skating, 短道速滑 for short-track speed skating, or 自由式滑雪 for freestyle skiing. Add the athlete’s name and the specific round. A search for figure skating alone can return everything from a team-event recap to a women’s free-skate clip.

Once you find a result, read its running time and description. An athlete profile, a medal presentation and an entire competition session are different programmes. Look for 完整回放 or 全场回放 if you want the full session. Availability of a past replay can change even though the event remains in the archive.

02Read the clock printed on the Chinese schedule

CCTV lets you filter its Olympic schedule by date, venue, discipline or the Chinese team. The schedule explicitly labels event times as local to the competition venue. For Milano Cortina in February, Italy used UTC+1 and Beijing used UTC+8. An 8 p.m. start in Italy was 3 a.m. the following day in Beijing. If the event seems absent on one date, check both sides of midnight before assuming the archive is incomplete.

03What the IOC agreement actually covers

The IOC announcement expressly names mainland China and Macau. This is one case in which Macau is in the same rights grant. The sentence does not assign Hong Kong or Taiwan to that grant. It also concerns Olympic Games, not every world championship featuring an Olympic sport. For a World Cup skiing event outside the Games, look up the organiser’s broadcast partners for that event.

04If you want NBC’s own commentary

NBC’s U.S. primetime presentation selects events, interviews and commentary. Even when CCTV covers the same competition, the camera choices, studio segments and commentators can differ. NBC’s Winter Games FAQ explains the U.S. viewing options and television-provider authentication. A participating-provider password and a Peacock subscription are different ways of obtaining eligible American content. Neither is included with a mainland hotel television or a USip plan. Check whether you need that exact programme before spending money.