Olympic ratings keep climbing

VANCOUVER – Ratings for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games continue to skyrocket.According to data from Canada’s Olympic broadcast media consortium, 6.2 million watched Team Canada defeat Norway on day 5 of the Games, with viewership rocketing to nearly 9 million in the final minute of the 8-0 rout.The mid-afternoon audience watching Maëlle Ricker win Canada’s second gold medal peaked at 5.9 million viewers as she crossed the finish line in ladies' snowboard cross, while an average audience of 3.7 million watched the event itself. 2.9 million watched on CTV as she received her medal.The day 6 recap reported that 3.5 million Canadians...