US-Canada gold medal thriller becomes most-watched women's hockey game
New York Post • • sports
Key Points:
- The U.S. and Canada women's hockey gold medal match at the Milan Olympics became the most-watched women's hockey game ever, averaging 5.3 million viewers on USA Network and Peacock, with a peak of 7.7 million during overtime.
- Team USA won the thrilling final 2-1 in overtime, with Hilary Knight tying the game late in the third period and Megan Keller scoring the game-winner in overtime.
- This viewership surpassed the previous record set by the 2010 Vancouver Olympics women's hockey final, which averaged 7.5 million viewers in Canada.
- The women's hockey final, combined with Alysa Liu’s gold medal performance in figure skating, helped NBC achieve its highest Winter Olympics weekday view
