The Pairs Skating Free Skate is the penultimate figure skating gold medal event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and after world champions and red-hot favorites Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi had a wobble in last night’s Short Program, we’re potentially looking at another shock.
However, all is not lost. The Japanese duo are fifth in the standings with 73.11 before the final, 6.9 points clear of leaders Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany. The Olympic debutants, who took silver at the world championships, set a personal best of 80.01, comfortably clear of European champions Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava, who are within touching distance of securing Georgia’s first ever Winter Olympic silverware.
Canada’s Lia Pereira and Trent Michaud are currently in bronze position, 0.73 points ahead of Hungary’s Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko.
The top 16 pairs will perform their Free Skate routines in reverse order, with Hase and Volodin last. Each routine must not exceed four minutes and must include a trio of pair lifts, including a twist lift, two separate throw jumps, a solo jump, a jump combination or sequence, a pair spin combination, a death spiral and a choreographed sequence.
It is these technical components that separate Pairs Skating from Ice Dancing. If you’ve caught the figure skating bug and fancy more of a deep dive before the pairs figure skating finals and upcoming women’s singles, the three-part Netflix docu-series Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing have you covered.
Here’s where to watch Pairs Figure Skating Final live streams online anywhere, potentially FREE. Scroll down for the Free Skate running order.
Watch the 2026 Pairs Figure Skating Final for FREE
The Pairs Figure Skating Final at the 2026 Winter Olympics will be streamed live for free in several locations around the world, including Great Britain, Canada, Australia and Ireland.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: BBC iPlayer
🇨🇦 Canada: CBC Save
🇦🇺 Australia: 9 Now
🇮🇪 Ireland: RTÉ is playing
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How to watch the Pairs Figure Skating final live streams in the US
In the US, the Pairs Figure Skating Final will be shown live on Peacock, USA Network and NBC.
The Peacock streaming service shows every event live. You must have at least one Peacock Premium subscription to gain access, with Peacock pricing starting at $10.99 per month or $109.99 per year.
USA Network’s live coverage runs from 2:00 PM to 4:15 PM ET, with NBC showing the action from 4:00 PM to 4:55 PM ET.
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How to watch the Pairs Figure Skating final live streams in the UK
In the UK, at least some of the Pairs Figure Skating finals will be free BBC iPlayer.
The BBC runs up to two feeds at once – one on BBC Two (with live streaming available via BBC iPlayer), and a second digital-only feed on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
Just bear in mind that the BBC’s free-to-air coverage will likely only include selected Free Skate routines.
Discovery Plus, meanwhile, is showing the entire Pairs figure skating final. Prices start at £3.99/month.
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How to watch Pairs Figure Skating final live streams in Canada
In Canada, CBC is showing the Pairs Figure Skating final for free.
You can watch selected events on TV via free CBC Sports or, for much more comprehensive live and on-demand coverage of Milano Cortina 2026, go to its online CBC Gem streaming platform.
If you are not in Canada right now, simply use a VPN to tune in from abroad.
How to watch Pairs Figure Skating final live streams in Australia
In Australia, both 9Now and Stan Sport Pairs Figure Skating finals coverage.
9 Now is home to selected free Milano Cortina coverage, but it does not include all Free Skate routines.
Stan Sports has comprehensive coverage, with prices starting at £32/month with both the Basic and Sports plans included.
Away from Australia right now? Use a VPN to watch 9Now from abroad.
How to watch the Pairs Figure Skating final live streams in New Zealand
In New Zealand, Sky Sports NZ shows the pair figure skating final.
You can access Sky Sport via satellite TV or get a live stream with the Sky Sport Now subscription service, which starts at $29.99 per day or $54.99 per month.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Pair Figure Skating
What is the Winter Olympics figure skating final schedule?
Starting at 2:00 PM ET
1. Camille Kovalev & Pavel Kovalev (France)
2. Ioulia Chtchetinina & Michal Wozniak (Poland)
3. Deanna Stellato-Dudek & Maxime Deschamps (Canada)
4. Anastasia Vaipan-Law & Luke Digby (GBR)
5. Karina Akopova & Nikita Rakhmanin (Armenia)
6. Annika Hocke & Robert Kunkel (Germany)
7. Rebecca Ghilardi & Filippo Ambrosini (Italy)
8. Emily Chan & Spencer Akira Howe (USA)
9. Sara Conti & Niccolo Macii (Italy)
10. Ellie Kam & Daniel O’Shea (USA)
11. Sui Wenjing & Han Cong (China)
12. Riku Miura & Ryuichi Kihara (Japan)
13. Maria Pavlova & Alexei Sviatchenko (Hungary)
14. Lia Pereira & Trent Michaud (Canada)
15. Anastasiia Metelkina & Luka Berulava (Georgia)
16. Minerva Fabienne Hase & Nikita Volodin (Germany)
Can I watch the Pairs Figure Skating Final for free?
Yes! As we’ve outlined above, free coverage is available at BBC iPlayer in Great Britain, CBC Save in Canada, 9 Now in Australia and RTÉ is playing in Ireland.
In the US, NBC, USA Network and CNBC coverage is available via a free trial for YouTube TV.
Other non-English language Olympic streams can be found on ORF (Austria), RTBF (Belgium), VRT (Belgium), DR (Denmark), France TV (France), RAI (Italy), Yle (Finland), ZDF (Germany), RUV (Iceland), NOS (Netherlands), NOS (Netherlands), NOS (Netherlands), NOS (Netherlands), NURK (Norway), TVPRTVE (Norway), TVPVE (Mexico) and SRF RTS channels (Switzerland).
Fans away from home can use a VPN to watch the free coverage from abroad.
Can I watch the Pairs Figure Skating final on my mobile?
Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access via mobile apps or via your phone’s browser.
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