The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics became the most-watched Winter Games in the U.S. since 2014, with 23.5 million average viewers — a 96% increase from Beijing 2022.

Team USA finished with an impressive 12 gold medals, its most ever at the Winter Games. Meanwhile, NBC broke its viewership records, making the 17-day event its most-watched Winter Olympics since 2014. The coverage averaged 23.5 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, NBCUniversal’s digital platforms and Versant’s USA Network and CNBC.

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Snowboarder Jake Canter claims an unexpected bronze in slopestyle, while Mikaela Shiffrin has the upper hand entering final run of the women's slalom.

The men’s ice hockey final between the USA and Canada. at the 2026 Winter Olympics takes place today. The past three winners of the gold medal have been Finland, Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) and Canada, in 2014. Four years before that, in 2010, Canada took home the gold once more, after beating the US in the final in Vancouver.

This marked the first time since 2006 that the Winter Games were held in Europe, and the tradition continues: during the closing ceremony, the Olympic flag is passed to the next host country. For 2030,