The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics offered hockey fans something they had been craving for over a decade: a true best-on-best tournament featuring the planet’s elite talent. While the sweaters said USA,

Red Wings prospect Sebastian Cossa eyes a Team Canada Olympic roster spot. Canada aims to reclaim dominance, and Cossa could be their future netminder.

Viewers also tuned in for Thursday's U.S. women's gold medal conquest over Canada. According to NBC, the 2-1 overtime victory drew an average of 5.3 million viewers on USA Network and Peacock, peaking at 7.7 million viewers in overtime before Megan Keller's winning goal. It was the most-watched women's hockey game on record, per the network.

Sidney Crosby's status for the gold-medal game at the Winter Olympics between Team Canada and the U.S. was updated Sunday.

Jack Hughes is the poster boy after he scored one of the most dramatic goals in Olympic hockey history, 1:41 into overtime to give Team USA a 2-1 win against Team Canada in the gold medal game of the men's hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 at Santaguilia Arena on Sunday.

Jack Hughes’ overtime goal, which gave the United States its first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since 1980, drew an average audience of 26 million viewers on NBC and Peacock in the U.S., according to Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel ratings and Adobe Analytics digital data.

Jarvis recounts his dream Olympic debut, unexpected role, and the emotional journey, even after a heartbreaking overtime loss to rivals.

Canada has beaten Switzerland 2-1 in the semifinals of the women’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics, advancing to Thursday’s gold medal game against the United States. Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice in the second period,

Team USA’s 2-1 OT Win Averaged a Combined 20.7 Million Viewers and 18.6 Million Live (8:15-11 a.m. ET) on NBC & Peacock, Marking the Most-Watched Pre-9 a.m. ET Sporting Event on Record in U.S.