NBCmetrics: The Most-Mentioned Athlete On Monday Night Was Not American

During the Olympics, we'll be analyzing NBC's primetime coverage sort of the way we analyze SportsCenter in Bristolmetrics. We'll break down what countries the Peacock is talking about, and which athletes are getting the most attention.

Data for Monday, August 6; 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.

20 most-mentioned athletes: Martins Plavins (Latvia, beach volleyball): 39 Jacob Gibb (USA, beach volleyball): 36 Sean Rosenthal (USA, beach volleyball): 33 Kirani James (USA Grenada, track): 26 Felix Sanchez (Dominican Republic, track): 23 Lashinda Demus (USA, track): 20 Allyson Felix (USA, track): 17 Troy Dumais (USA, diving): 17 Janis Smedins (Latvia, beach volleyball): 17 Grégory Baugé (France, track cycling): 15 Georganne Moline (USA, track): 13 Sanya Richards-Ross (USA, track): 13 Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia, pole vault): 11 Usain Bolt (Jamaica, track): 10 Chris Colwill (USA, diving): 10 Jenn Suhr (USA, pole vault): 10 Javier Culson (Puerto Rico, track): 9 Ilya Zakharov (Russia, diving): 9 He Chong (China, diving): 8 He Kexin (China, gymnastics): 8

Countries, by number of mentions: USA: 177 Latvia: 42 Great Britain: 30 Grenada: 21 China: 16 Russia: 12 Jamaica: 11 Dominican Republic: 10 Brazil: 8 Australia: 7 Trinidad & Tobago: 7 Bahamas: 6 Belgium: 4 France: 4 Germany: 4 Puerto Rico: 4 Chile: 3 Cuba: 3 Japan: 3 Nigeria: 2 Belgium: 1 Bulgaria: 1 Canada: 1 Czech Republic: 1 South Korea: 1 Morocco: 1 Poland: 1 Ukraine: 1 Venezuela: 1

Cumulative prime-time mentions and number of Olympic medals won, through August 6

USA: 1149 mentions, 66 medals China: 231 mentions, 71 medals Great Britain: 163 mentions, 47 medals Russia: 125 mentions, 45 medals Australia: 110 mentions, 24 medals Brazil: 69 mentions, 8 medals Jamaica: 68 mentions, 4 medals France: 67 mentions, 28 medals Japan: 61 mentions, 29 medals Canada: 49 mentions, 10 medals Netherlands: 44 mentions, 10 medals Latvia: 42 mentions, 0 medals Ukraine: 31 mentions, 9 medals Germany: 27 mentions, 26 medals Austria: 26 mentions, 0 medals Mexico: 24 mentions, 5 medals Italy: 22 mentions, 17 medals Romania: 22 mentions, 8 medals Grenada: 21 mentions, 1 medal South Africa: 17 mentions, 4 medals Dominican Republic: 15 mentions, 2 medals Trinidad & Tobago: 14 mentions, 1 medal Hungary: 12 mentions, 9 medals South Korea: 11 mentions, 23 medals Serbia: 10 mention, 2 medals Cuba: 8 mentions, 7 medals Denmark: 7 mentions, 8 medals Nigeria: 7 mentions, 0 medals Belgium: 8 mentions, 3 medals Bahamas: 6 mentions Lithuania: 6 mentions, 2 medals Poland: 6 mentions, 8 medals Botswana: 4 mentions, 0 medals Bulgaria: 4 mentions, 0 medals Czech Republic: 4 mentions, 5 medals Puerto Rico: 4 mentions, 1 medal Tunisia: 4 mentions, 2 medals Chile: 3 mentions, 0 medals Turkey: 3 mentions, 1 medal Malaysia: 2 mentions, 1 medal Belarus: 2 mentions, 8 medals Argentina: 2 mentions, 1 medal Morocco: 2 mention, 0 medals Switzerland: 2 mentions, 2 medals Uzbekistan: 2 medals, 1 mention Algeria: 1 mention, 0 medals Bahrain: 1 mention, 0 medals Colombia: 1 mention, 4 medals Ecuador: 1 mention, 0 medals Finland: 1 mention, 0 medals Greece: 1 mention, 2 medals Saudi Arabia: 1 mention, 1 medal Spain: 1 mention, 3 medals Sweden: 1 mention, 6 medals Tanzania: 1 mention, 0 medals Venezuela: 1 mention, 1 medal