How and where to watched the real Heated Rivalry this Winter Olympics

Obsessed with Heated Rivalry? Same.

If you want to watch the show play out in real life minus the drama, but plus the sweaty, speedy skating and bodies flying into the boards… here are the key dates and when to watch for the Winter Olympics starting this week. 

Here are the exact ice hockey dates to stick straight into your calendar:

Women’s Ice Hockey (Feb 5 – 19, 2026)

Format: Group play → Quarterfinals → Semifinals → Medal games

Teams (10):

Group A: United States, Canada, Czechia, Finland, Switzerland

Group B: Sweden, Japan, Germany, Italy, France

Prelims:

Thu, Feb 5

• USA vs Czechia (Women’s Group A)

• Finland vs Canada (Women’s Group A; rescheduled to Feb 12 due to illness)

• Switzerland vs Italy (Women’s Group B)

Sat, Feb 7

• USA vs Finland (Group A)

• Switzerland vs Canada (Group A)

• Sweden vs Italy (Group B)

Sun, Feb 8

• Czechia vs Finland (Group A)

• France vs Sweden (Group B)

Feb 10–11 (top eight teams) Quarterfinals

Feb 14 (Approx) Semifinals

Medal Games:

Feb 18 Bronze Medal

Feb 19 Gold Medal

Men’s Ice Hockey (Feb 11 – 22, 2026)

Format: Group play → Qualification play-offs → Quarterfinals → Semis → Medal games

Teams (12):

Group A: Canada, Switzerland, Czechia, France

Group B: Sweden, Finland, Slovakia, Italy

Group C: USA, Germany, Latvia, Denmark

Prelims

Wed, Feb 11

• Slovakia vs Finland (Group B)

• Sweden vs Italy (Group B)

Thu, Feb 12

• Latvia vs United States (Group C)

• Czechia vs Canada (Group A)

Sat, Feb 14

• USA vs Denmark (Group C)

• Sweden vs Slovakia (Group B)

• Switzerland vs Canada (Group A)

Sun, Feb 15

• USA vs Germany (Group C)

• Canada vs France (Group A)

• Switzerland vs Czechia (Group A)

• Denmark vs Latvia (Group C)

Feb 17 Playoff round

Feb 18 Quarterfinals

Feb 20 Semifinals

Medal Games:

Feb 21 Bronze Medal

Feb 22 Gold Medal

If you only mark a few

• Women’s Gold – 17 Feb

• Men’s Semi-finals – 21 Feb

• Men’s Gold – 22 Feb

Where to watch in Brighton

These spots reliably show major international sport and will almost certainly have Olympic coverage on:

• The King and Queen – big screens, loud crowd, proper match atmosphere

• Walkabout Brighton – loads of TVs, early openings for big events

• The Font Brighton – solid food + sport-friendly screens

TV & streaming

Coverage typically across:

• BBC Sport – BBC iPlayer + selected live TV

• Eurosport – full tournament coverage

• discovery+ – every game live/on-demand