Summary
NBC reported high viewer numbers for the 2026 Winter Olympics coverage, which was significantly higher than the viewership for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The United States had its most successful Winter Olympics performance, finishing second in the medal count.
Key Facts
- Norway topped the medal count with 18 gold medals and 41 in total.
- The United States finished second with 33 medals, including a record 12 golds for Team USA.
- Johannes Høsflot Klæbo from Norway won six gold medals in cross-country skiing.
- American speed skater Jordan Stolz won two gold medals and one silver, setting Olympic records.
- Team USA's men’s hockey team won gold against Canada, their first in 46 years.
- NBC averaged 23.5 million viewers for the Milan-Cortina coverage, a 96% increase from the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.
- NBC reported 16.7 billion minutes of Olympic content watched across its platforms.
- The higher viewership supports NBC's rights and plans for future Olympic coverage through 2036.
