Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme… it's finally bobsleigh time at the 2026 Winter Olympics. With the luge sessions all done and dusted at the Cortina Sliding Centre, the bobsleigh — or, if you prefer, bobsled — can now commence. In this guide, we explain how to watch Olympic bobsled from anywhere you are in the world.
It's hard to pinpoint why Germany is so good at the sliding events, but (just like the luge and skeleton), the country is the dominant force in recent bobsleigh history at the Winter Olympics. It has picked up six of the eight available golds at the last two games and, between Johannes Lochner and Laura Nolte, will be hoping for more podium placements in this year's four disciplines.
Lochner had to settle for two silvers in Beijing last time around, finishing behind — you guessed it — other sledders from Germany. It's hard to see a world where that's repeated this time around. But the women's competition feels much more wide open to possible winners from around the planet. The likes of Bree Walker of Australia, Katrin Beierl of Austria, and Melissa Lotholz and Cynthia Appiah, both of Canada, have all shown terrific form in World Cup events this season. And 40-year-old Kaillie Humphries will be desperate to add to her three previous golds. She made history four years ago by becoming the first woman in Olympic history to win gold medals for two different countries, the US and Canada.
Thanks to being popularized by the movie Cool Runnings, bobsleigh doesn't need much more of an introduction. But if you're still working out your options for how to stream this year's action, follow our guide below to watch Olympic bobsled. You'll also find information on where to find free streams and what to do if you're overseas when it's on.
- See also: How to watch Olympic ice hockey | How to watch Olympic skiing|How to watch Olympic curling
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How to watch Olympic bobsled in the US
NBC has the rights to show the 2026 Winter Olympics, with coverage of the bobsleigh going out across its main channel and USA Network. To watch every second of every run, however, you'll need access to NBC's Peacock streaming service, which can be viewed online or through its apps on all major devices. You'll need a subscription to Peacock Premium, which starts at $11 a month or $110 a year.
If you're a cord-cutter who wants to watch NBC and USA on a more comprehensive cable replacement service, it's worth considering DirecTV, which you can try for free now thanks to its five-day trial. The necessary channels appear among the channel lineup of DirecTV's MySports plan, which currently costs $70 a month (although new users can get $10 a month off their first two months of service).
Or, for something a little more affordable, there's Sling TV. NBC (in selected US cities) and USA are both included in the Sling Blue plan alongside 40+ channels. You can get Sling Blue for $46 a month ($50 a month in regions with local channel availability).
How to watch Olympic bobsled in the UK
The BBC has broadcast free coverage of the Winter Olympics for a long time now, and the 2026 games are no exception. Key events are going out on its BBC One and Two channels on TV, and the BBC website and BBC iPlayer streaming platform online. All you need is a valid TV Licence in order to watch the live action.
For more comprehensive coverage of the bobsleigh and beyond, Brits need a Discovery Plus subscription. Prices start from as little as £4 a month, with the Discovery Plus Entertainment plan offering feeds of every single event at Milano Cortina 2026.
How to watch Olympic bobsled in Australia
Australians get to watch Olympics 2026 action for free thanks to the 9Now streaming platform, which is available on web browsers, Android, iOS, Apple TV, Chromecast, Fetch TV, and more. With legitimate medal prospects in the women's events, some of the key bobsleigh runs should be shown on the free-to-air service. For everything else, you'll need a Stan Sport subscription, which starts from $32 a month.
How to watch Olympic bobsled in Canada
Canadian fans of winter sports get a fantastic deal when it comes to watching Milano-Cortina 2026, as every minute of every event — including the bobsleigh — is being streamed exclusively by CBC Gem. You can watch on web browsers and on apps for Android, iOS, Android TV, Fire TV, Apple TV, Xfinity, Roku, Xbox (One, Series S/X), Chromecast, and selected Smart TVs.
How to watch Olympic bobsled from anywhere
It's fantastic that the 2026 Winter Olympics is available to watch on such an array of free streaming providers, but that doesn't help you very much if you're overseas this month. Try to watch your domestic stream and you'll soon discover that you can't because of geo-blocking. Your way around this is using a VPN (Virtual Private Network), which fools your device into thinking it's in another part of the world altogether — specifically, your home country.
NordVPN is the best provider out there right now and is brilliant at unblocking all of the regional streaming services mentioned above that are showing the 2026 games. As we explain in our dedicated NordVPN review, it's very fast, beautifully easy to use, super secure, and relatively affordable. If you're still a little unsure, you can take advantage of its no-quibble guarantee that lets you get your money back within the first 30 days.
Note: The use of VPNs is illegal in certain countries and using VPNs to access region-locked streaming content might constitute a breach of the terms of use for certain services. Business Insider does not endorse or condone the illegal use of VPNs.
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