From its 1998 debut at Japan’s Nagano Winter Olympics to the 11-event sports spectacle set to sweep the slopes at Mila Cortina, Snowboard has earned a swooshy place of prominence as a fan-favorite event series at the Winter Olympic Games.

The 2026 Winter Olympics will feature 11 events across five disciplines, each with its unique format: Halfpipe: Athletes perform tricks in a U-shaped structure, judged on difficulty and execution. Parallel Giant Slalom: Two snowboarders race down parallel tracks, combining times from qualifying rounds.

After covering four Winter Games, our correspondent relishes the moments of “weak-kneed awe” that skiers, skaters, lugers, and snowboarders have inspired.

All of the 2026 Winter Olympics will be available to stream on Peacock, while NBC and USA will show Snowboarding on TV. If you want to watch snowboarding online, you can subscribe to Peacock or get a live TV streaming service that carries NBC and USA.

Hiroto Ogiwara of Japan has topped qualifying for men’s big air as snowboarding kicked off at the 2026 Winter Olympics