The fastest skaters in the world compete for gold in the men’s 1000-meter speed skating final Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. ET. Three Americans will compete for medals in the 29-man field. The men’s 100m speed skating final will air on NBC, and streams live on DIRECTV (free trial).

Viewership for the “Today” show has jumped 23% amid the search for host Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother, Nancy, and the Winter Olympics in Milan. Nielsen ratings show the NBC morning staple held its position last week as the country’s top morning show in both total viewers and the demographic of adults aged 25-54,

After Hoda Kotb stepped away from the Olympics due to search for Savannah Guthrie's mom, Nancy, NBC landed a replacement for her amid the games.

Executives at ABC are worried the ratings shift will be permanent.

For the five-day period ending in Feb. 6, Today 's total viewership increased by 23% (624,000) over that period a year earlier, per Nielsen data. Today's average audience in that stretch of time was nearly 3.32 million viewers, versus almost 2.91 million for Good Morning America and approximately 1.84 million for CBS Mornings.

"TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie will not host the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony as Arizona authorities continue to investigate her mother’s possible abduction.“Savannah will not be joining us at the Olympics as she focuses on being with her family during this difficult time,

Day 4 at the 2026 Winter Olympics ended with a statement from the U.S. women's hockey team. In the most anticipated game of the preliminary round, Team USA dominated Canada from start to finish, rolling to a 5-0 win and handing the Canadians their first shutout loss in Olympic history.