As Team USA ended the Milan Cortina Olympics with 12 gold medals - the best performance ever at a Winter Games - NBCUniversal is also touting a shiny performance for its coverage of the 17-day event.

Recapping from the final day of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, which included a historic gold medal victory for the U.S. men's hockey team.

With over 3,200 hours and 116 events of coverage across NBC's platforms, the Milan Cortina Olympics became the most-watched Winter Games since Sochi in 2014 and delivered a 96% increase from the 2022 Beijing Games.

The most geographically spread-out Olympics in history have concluded in Italy, leaving behind triumphs and controversies in Milan and Cortina.

The twin Olympic cauldrons in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo have been extinguished, signaling the end of the most spread-out Winter Games.

Italy was beautiful, the fans were wonderful and the volunteers made everything better. This was my 2026 Winter Olympic Games experience.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Goodbye Milan Cortina. See you in Rome in 2040? Now that the just-concluded Winter Olympics have been hailed for setting “a new, very high standard” by IOC President Kirsty Coventry,

Diggins arrived at the Milan Cortina Games ready for the podium, but suffered a fall during the skiathlon event, severely bruising her ribs. She went on to compete in the 10km race, collapsing with pain and exhaustion after crossing the finish line. Yet she was still so happy to take home the bronze in the event.