The Winter Olympics was already on track to make viewership history. However, the U.S.-Canada gold medal men's hockey game on Sunday pushed everything over the top.

Team USA prevailed over Canada in overtime in both the men's and women's Olympic hockey tournaments, igniting the nation's first-ever double-gold celebration.

The 11th gold broke the record set at the last Olympics on U.S. soil — in Salt Lake City in 2002, which has long stood as a turning point for a Winter sports program that had struggled over previous decades. Team USA took home 10 gold medals at those Games.

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Team USA finally defeated Canada in overtime on a goal by Jack Hughes. The win comes 46 years to the day since the last US Olympic gold.

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The United States stunned Canada with a 2–1 overtime victory to win men’s Olympic hockey gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics, delivering one of the most memorable moments in modern U.S. hockey history. It marks the Americans’ first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since the legendary “Miracle on Ice” in 1980 and just

Hockey star Jack Hughes sent a two-word message about the Winter Olympics after celebrating Team USA's win in the United States.

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.