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Alpine Skiing – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics –Men’s Downhill Training – Jeongseon Alpine Centre – Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 9, 2018 – Manuel Osborne-Paradis of Canada trains. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

7:20 PM 02/09/2018

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The ratings for NBC’s coverage of the pre-Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, dropped by nearly 40 percent in the key demographic compared to the 2014 games, according to The Hollywood Reporter Friday.

A three-hour block Thursday night featuring free-style skiing and men’s figure skating averaged a 3.7 rating among adults ages 18-49 with 16 million viewers on NBC. That includes a live telecast and an encore on the West Coast.

Erin Hamlin of U.S. carries the national flag. REUTERS/Phil Noble

And while those numbers sound rather impressive, compared to the pre-Opening Day coverage in 2014 for the winter games in Sochi, Russia, the coverage in the key demographic dropped by 38 percent an..

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Alpine Skiing – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics –Men’s Downhill Training – Jeongseon Alpine Centre – Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 9, 2018 – Manuel Osborne-Paradis of Canada trains. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

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The ratings for NBC’s coverage of the pre-Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, dropped by nearly 40 percent in the key demographic compared to the 2014 games, according to The Hollywood Reporter Friday.

A three-hour block Thursday night featuring free-style skiing and men’s figure skating averaged a 3.7 rating among adults ages 18-49 with 16 million viewers on NBC. That includes a live telecast and an encore on the West Coast.

Erin Hamlin of U.S. carries the national flag. REUTERS/Phil Noble

And while those numbers sound rather impressive, compared to the pre-Opening Day coverage in 2014 for the winter games in Sochi, Russia, the coverage in the key demographic dropped by 38 percent an..

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7:53 PM 02/09/2018

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The 2018 Winter Olympics are here, and the best way to get into the patriotic mood is with this video of President Ronald Reagan meeting the 1988 U.S. Winter Olympic team.

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The Olympics are already political this year, as Vice President Mike Pence has been criticized by figure skater Adam Rippon, an openly gay man for his stances on LGBT issues.

Pence responded to these criticisms on his Twitter page:

Headed to the Olympics to cheer on #TeamUSA. One reporter trying to distort 18 yr old nonstory to sow seeds of division. We won’t let that happen! #FAKENEWS. Our athletes are the best in the world and we are for ALL of them! #TEAMUSA

— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) February 8, 2018

.@Adaripp I want you to know we are FOR YOU. Don’t let fake news distract you. I am proud of you and ALL OF OUR GREAT athletes and my only hope for you and all of #TeamUSA is to bring home the gold. Go..

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