A montage of photos, including Donovan Dent, an NFL referee, the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team, Manny Pacquiao and Pat Riley. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Jamie Squire, Melina Pizano, Luiza Moraes, Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images, Robert Hanashiro / Imagn Images
The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics Games are over, and they appear to have been a massive success.
They were the most-watched Games in the U.S. since 2014, and the men’s gold medal hockey game — despite starting at 8 a.m. ET on a Sunday — drew an average of 18.6 million throughout the broadcast, including a peak of 26 million who tuned in to see the winning goal in overtime.
We’ll have more on that in this week’s quiz, along with some news from the NFL Scouting Combine, a tidbit on the fast-approaching World Baseball Classic and much more.
So we hope you enjoy it, and feel free to post your score in the comments below. And while you’re at it, be sure to check out our daily Connections: Sports Edition as well.
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Bob Harkins is a deputy managing editor on the Daily Desk at The Athletic. Before joining The Athletic, Bob held multiple roles at FOX Sports, including editorial manager of live events and senior editor for colleges. He also spent 13 years at NBC Sports, where he was senior editor for MLB.
