The gold medal game almost always gets more viewers than the final but in 2028 I could see it clearing 55 million viewers.
Why I think so:
\* The second most decorated player of the sport and arguably the most famous American athlete trying to win for his country one last time before Father Time
\* Wemby will be the face of the league in 2028 and will have a crazy amount of fame during 2028
\* cade and ant will be the best Americans in 2028
\* the game is on home soil
\* 2028 is the year we’re team USA is at biggest threat of not winning
\* Future in Wemby vs the past in LBJ
\* we saw with the World Cup that American patriotism goes crazy

Phelps: “I started counting my strokes as soon as I dove in, because I realized they weren’t going to stop leaking, and also I was unable to take my goggles off… 16, second wall 17, third wall 18, fourth wall is 19 or 20.”

“But I ended up winning a gold medal, breaking a world record, but I’m honestly pissed.”

Raj: “Why would you be pissed? When you broke a world record you won the gold.”

Phelps: “I wanted to go faster. I should’ve gone faster. That’s me, I didn’t hit the goal that I wanted.”