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DAVID BOUDIA, KATRINA YOUNG, & MICHAEL HIXON HIGHLIGHT 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEK – DIVING, BEGINNING TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

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U.S. Women’s Diving Ends 14-Year Individual Medal Drought with Performances by Sarah Bacon & Delaney Schnell

Boudia Transitions to Springboard in First Major International Meet Since the 2016 Rio Olympics

NBC Sports’ Dan Hicks Will Introduce Coverage Throughout This Week’s Diving Competitions

2019 World Championships Week – Diving Features Nearly 40 Hours of 2019 World Diving Championships

All Olympic Sports Coverage Televised and Streamed Across NBC Sports Platforms is Presented by Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 1, 2020 – Beginning tonight at 8 p.m. ET, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA presents some of the most memorable moments from the world’s best divers during this week’s primetime 2019 World Championships Week – Diving. This week’s diving competitions continue the network’s 2019 World Championships Week coverage, which spans a multitude of Olympic and Paralympic sports over the next several weeks.

From tonight through Saturday, June 6 (starting at 8 p.m. ET), and Sunday, June 7 (starting at 6:30 a.m. ET), 2019 World Championships Week – Diving features nearly 40 hours of programming from the 2019 World Diving Championships from Gwangju, South Korea. Four-time Olympic medalist David Boudia, 2016 Olympic silver medalist Michael Hixon, 2016 Olympian Katrina Young, and newcomers Sarah Bacon and Delaney Schnell highlight the competition.

China finished the 2019 World Diving Championships atop the medal table, totaling 17 medals. Chinese divers won all 12 diving events that they entered at the world championships, skipping the mixed-gender springboard event, as well as the high diving competition. In addition, Chinese divers finished 1-2 in each of the four individual Olympic events.

The U.S. diving team had its best world championships showing in a decade, collecting four medals in the indoor diving events, plus one in the high diving competition. In addition, the U.S. grabbed seven Olympic quota spots for the Tokyo Olympics.

NBC Sports host and play-by-play announcer Dan Hicks will introduce coverage each day throughout this week’s diving competitions. Bill Doleman, along with Olympic diving bronze medalist Cynthia Potter, called the event.

All coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app, in addition to NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Coverage of Olympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

 

TONIGHT, MONDAY, JUNE 1 – 2019 WORLD DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS: MIXED SYNCHRONIZED PLATFORM, WOMEN’S SPRINGBOARD, & MEN’S SYNCHRONIZED SPRINGBOARD FINALS

Sarah Bacon became the first U.S. woman since 2005 to win an individual diving medal at an Olympics or world championships when she won a silver medal in the 1-meter springboard final. The last American woman to win an individual world championship medal was Laura Wilkinson, who claimed gold on platform in 2005, while the last U.S. woman to finish on the podium in the 1-meter springboard was Wendy Lucero, who won silver in 1991.

Other notable performances from the U.S. include: Olivia Rosendahl and Zach Cooper with a fifth-place finish in the mixed synchronized platform final; and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Michael Hixon and Andrew Capobianco finishing eighth in the men’s synchronized springboard final.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Mixed Synchronized Platform Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s 1m Springboard Final 9 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Synchronized Springboard Final 10 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

TOMORROW, TUESDAY, JUNE 2 – 2019 WORLD DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S SPRINGBOARD & WOMEN’S SYNCHRONIZED FINALS

Murphy Bromberg and 2016 Olympian Katrina Young won bronze in the women’s synchronized platform, securing the U.S. a quota spot in the event for the Tokyo Olympics. Bromberg and Young came from behind to finish with 304.86 points, edging the Canadian pair of Meaghan Benfeito and Caeli McKay for a spot on the podium. This also marked the first time since 2009 that the U.S. women have won a world championship medal in the women’s synchronized platform event.

Other U.S. performances for the night include: Briadam Herrera’s sixth-place finish in the men’s 1-meter springboard and Alison Gibson and Krysta Palmer finishing 10th overall in the women’s synchronized springboard final.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Men’s 1m Springboard Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Synchronized Platform Final 9:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Synchronized Springboard Final 10:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 – 2019 WORLD DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S SYNCHRONIZED PLATFORM FINAL & MIXED TEAM EVENT

Americans Steele Johnson and Ben Bramley finished eighth in the men’s synchronized platform final. The top three teams in the event qualified their countries for the Tokyo Olympic Games: China’s Chen Aisen and Cao Yuan (gold), Russia’s Viktor Minibayev and Aleksandr Bondar (silver) and Great Britain’s Tom Daley and Matty Lee (bronze).

2016 Olympian Katrina Young and Andrew Capobianco won bronze in the mixed team event. This marked the second consecutive world championships the U.S. has won a medal in this event, with Krysta Palmer and David Dinsmore also placing third two years ago in Budapest, Hungary.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Men’s Synchronized Platform Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Mixed Team Event 9:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 4 – 2019 WORLD DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN’S PLATFORM & SPRINGBOARD FINALS

In her first world championships final, Delaney Schnell edged Australian Melissa Wu to earn a bronze medal in the women’s platform competition. Schnell became the first American woman to win a world championship medal in the event since Laura Wilkinson won gold at the 2005 World Diving Championships. The U.S.’ Amy Cozad Magana also participated in the event final, placing 11th overall.

After taking a break from the sport following a concussion in early 2018, four-time Olympic medalist David Boudia made the switch from platform to 3-meter springboard. All five of Boudia’s world medals come from platform events. The 2019 World Championships marked Boudia’s first real test in his new event, where he finished fifth. American Michael Hixon also finished seventh overall.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Women’s Platform Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s 3m Springboard Final 9 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s 3m Springboard Final 10 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 5 – 2019 WORLD DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS: MIXED SYNCHRONIZED SPRINGBOARD & MEN’S PLATFORM FINALS

Friday’s coverage wraps up diving competition in Olympic events at the 2019 World Diving Championships. Americans Brandon Loschiavo finished eighth and David Dinsmore was 12th in the men’s platform final. China’s Yang Jian and Yang Hao went 1-2, followed by Russia’s Aleksandr Bondar for the bronze.

In the mixed synchronized springboard competition, Maddison Keeney and Matthew Carter of Australia earned gold, followed by reigning world bronze medalists in the event, Canadians Jennifer Abel and Francois Imbeau-Dulac, who finished second. Germans Tina Punzel and Lou Massenberg claimed bronze after finishing off the podium at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The U.S. duo of Maria Coburn and Briadam Herrera finished fifth.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Mixed Synchronized Springboard Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Platform Final 10 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 – 2019 WORLD DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS: HIGH DIVING FINALS

Competition from Gwangju concludes with the men’s high diving competition (contested from 27-meters in the air) and the women’s high diving event (from 20-meters).

The men’s event was highlighted by a silver-medal performance from Steven LoBue, who earned his second consecutive world championships podium finish after winning gold in the same event two years earlier in Budapest. The U.S. high divers have won at least one medal in every world championships since FINA added the discipline to the world championships in 2013.

In the women’s high diving final, Genevieve Bradley led the U.S. with a fourth-place finish, while Ellie Smart was 10th overall.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Women’s High Diving Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s High Diving Final 9 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

SUNDAY, JUNE 7 – 2019 WORLD DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS (ENCORES)

An all-day marathon of the 2019 World Diving Championships begins this Sunday with encore presentations of all six days of finals competition. Nearly 20 hours of coverage begins at 6:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Mixed Synchronized Platform Final 6:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s 1m Springboard Final 7:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Synchronized Springboard Final 8:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s 1m Springboard Final 10 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Synchronized Platform Final 11:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Synchronized Springboard Final 12:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Synchronized Platform Final 1:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Mixed Team Event 3 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Platform Final 5 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s 3m Springboard Final 6 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s 3m Springboard Final 7 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Mixed Synchronized Springboard Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Platform Final 10 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s High Diving Final 11:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s High Diving Final 12:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

World Championships Week continues in the coming weeks with nightly primetime coverage from the 2019 World Championships in a variety of Olympic and Paralympic sports. Below is highlighted sports content for the next few weeks, with more to follow:

    • Week of June 1: Diving
    • Week of June 8: Beach Volleyball
    • Week of June 15: Wrestling

–NBC SPORTS–

DAVID BOUDIA, KATRINA YOUNG, & MICHAEL HIXON HIGHLIGHT 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEK – DIVING, BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 1, AT 8 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

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U.S. Women’s Diving Ends 14-Year Individual Medal Drought with Performances by Sarah Bacon & Delaney Schnell

Boudia Transitions to Springboard in First Major International Meet Since the 2016 Rio Olympics

NBC Sports’ Dan Hicks Will Introduce Coverage Throughout the Week’s Diving Competitions

2019 World Championships Week – Diving Features Nearly 40 Hours of 2019 World Diving Championships

All Olympic Sports Coverage Televised and Streamed Across NBC Sports Platforms is Presented by Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 29, 2020 – Beginning Monday, June 1, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA presents some of the most memorable moments from the world’s best divers during next week’s primetime 2019 World Championships Week – Diving. Next week’s diving competitions continue the network’s 2019 World Championships Week coverage, which spans a multitude of Olympic and Paralympic sports over the next several weeks.

From Monday, June 1, through Saturday, June 6 (starting at 8 p.m. ET), and Sunday, June 7 (starting at 6:30 a.m. ET), 2019 World Championships Week – Diving features nearly 40 hours of programming from the 2019 World Diving Championships from Gwangju, South Korea. Four-time Olympic medalist David Boudia, 2016 Olympic silver medalist Michael Hixon, 2016 Olympian Katrina Young, and newcomers Sarah Bacon and Delaney Schnell highlight the competition.

China finished the 2019 World Diving Championships atop the medal table, totaling 17 medals. Chinese divers won all 12 diving events that they entered at the world championships, skipping the mixed-gender springboard event, as well as the high diving competition. In addition, Chinese divers finished 1-2 in each of the four individual Olympic events.

The U.S. diving team had its best world championships showing in a decade, collecting four medals in the indoor diving events, plus one in the high diving competition. In addition, the U.S. grabbed seven Olympic quota spots for the Tokyo Olympics.

NBC Sports host and play-by-play announcer Dan Hicks will introduce coverage each day throughout the week’s diving competitions. Bill Doleman along with Cynthia Potter, called the event.

All coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app, in addition to NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Coverage of Olympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

MONDAY, JUNE 1 – 2019 WORLD DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS: MIXED SYNCHRONIZED PLATFORM, WOMEN’S SPRINGBOARD, & MEN’S SYNCHRONIZED SPRINGBOARD FINALS

Sarah Bacon became the first U.S. woman since 2005 to win an individual diving medal at an Olympics or world championships when she won a silver medal in the 1-meter springboard final. The last American woman to win an individual world championship medal was Laura Wilkinson, who claimed gold on platform in 2005, while the last U.S. woman to finish on the podium in the 1-meter springboard was Wendy Lucero, who won silver in 1991.

Other notable performances from the U.S. include: Olivia Rosendahl and Zach Cooper with a fifth-place finish in the mixed synchronized platform final; and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Michael Hixon and Andrew Capobianco finishing eighth in the men’s synchronized springboard final.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Mixed Synchronized Platform Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s 1m Springboard Final 9 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Synchronized Springboard Final 10 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

TUESDAY, JUNE 2 – 2019 WORLD DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S SPRINGBOARD & WOMEN’S SYNCHRONIZED FINALS

Murphy Bromberg and 2016 Olympian Katrina Young won bronze in the women’s synchronized platform, securing the U.S. a quota spot in the event for the Tokyo Olympics. Bromberg and Young came from behind to finish with 304.86 points, edging the Canadian pair of Meaghan Benfeito and Caeli McKay for a spot on the podium. This also marked the first time since 2009 that the U.S. women have won a world championship medal in the women’s synchronized platform event.

Other U.S. performances for the night include: Briadam Herrera’s sixth-place finish in the men’s 1-meter springboard and Alison Gibson and Krysta Palmer finishing 10th overall in the women’s synchronized springboard final.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Men’s 1m Springboard Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Synchronized Platform Final 9:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Synchronized Springboard Final 10:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 – 2019 WORLD DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S SYNCHRONIZED PLATFORM FINAL & MIXED TEAM EVENT

Americans Steele Johnson and Ben Bramley finished eighth in the men’s synchronized platform final. The top three teams in the event qualified their countries for the Tokyo Olympic Games: China’s Chen Aisen and Cao Yuan (gold), Russia’s Viktor Minibayev and Aleksandr Bondar (silver) and Great Britain’s Tom Daley and Matty Lee (bronze).

2016 Olympian Katrina Young and Andrew Capobianco won bronze in the mixed team event. This marked the second consecutive world championships the U.S. has won a medal in this event, with Krysta Palmer and David Dinsmore also placing third two years ago in Budapest, Hungary.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Men’s Synchronized Platform Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Mixed Team Event 9:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 4 – 2019 WORLD DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN’S PLATFORM & SPRINGBOARD FINALS

In her first world championships final, Delaney Schnell edged Australian Melissa Wu to earn a bronze medal in the women’s platform competition. Schnell became the first American woman to win a world championship medal in the event since Laura Wilkinson won gold at the 2005 World Diving Championships. The U.S.’ Amy Cozad Magana also participated in the event final, placing 11th overall.

After taking a break from the sport following a concussion in early 2018, four-time Olympic medalist David Boudia made the switch from platform to 3-meter springboard. All five of Boudia’s world medals come from platform events. The 2019 World Championships marked Boudia’s first real test in his new event, where he finished fifth. American Michael Hixon also finished seventh overall.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Women’s Platform Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s 3m Springboard Final 9 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s 3m Springboard Final 10 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 5 – 2019 WORLD DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS: MIXED SYNCHRONIZED SPRINGBOARD & MEN’S PLATFORM FINALS

Next Friday’s coverage wraps up diving competition in Olympic events at the 2019 World Diving Championships. Americans Brandon Loschiavo finished eighth and David Dinsmore was 12th in the men’s platform final. China’s Yang Jian and Yang Hao went 1-2, followed by Russia’s Aleksandr Bondar for the bronze.

In the mixed synchronized springboard competition, Maddison Keeney and Matthew Carter of Australia earned gold, followed by reigning world bronze medalists in the event, Canadians Jennifer Abel and Francois Imbeau-Dulac, who finished second. Germans Tina Punzel and Lou Massenberg claimed bronze after finishing off the podium at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The U.S. duo of Maria Coburn and Briadam Herrera finished fifth.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Mixed Synchronized Springboard Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Platform Final 10 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 – 2019 WORLD DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS: HIGH DIVING FINALS

Competition from Gwangju concludes with the men’s high diving competition (contested from 27-meters in the air) and the women’s high diving event (from 20-meters).

The men’s event was highlighted by a silver-medal performance from Steven LoBue, who earned his second consecutive world championships podium finish after winning gold in the same event two years earlier in Budapest. The U.S. high divers have won at least one medal in every world championships since FINA added the discipline to the world championships in 2013.

In the women’s high diving final, Genevieve Bradley led the U.S. with a fourth-place finish, while Ellie Smart was 10th overall.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Women’s High Diving Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s High Diving Final 9 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

SUNDAY, JUNE 7 – 2019 WORLD DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS (ENCORES)

An all-day marathon of the 2019 World Diving Championships begins next Sunday, June 7, with encore presentations of all six days of finals competition. Nearly 20 hours of coverage begins at 6:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Mixed Synchronized Platform Final 6:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s 1m Springboard Final 7:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Synchronized Springboard Final 8:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s 1m Springboard Final 10 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Synchronized Platform Final 11:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Synchronized Springboard Final 12:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Synchronized Platform Final 1:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Mixed Team Event 3 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Platform Final 5 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s 3m Springboard Final 6 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s 3m Springboard Final 7 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Mixed Synchronized Springboard Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Platform Final 10 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s High Diving Final 11:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s High Diving Final 12:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

World Championships Week continues in the coming weeks with nightly primetime coverage from the 2019 World Championships in a variety of Olympic and Paralympic sports. Below is highlighted sports content for the next few weeks, with more to follow:

  • Week of June 1: Diving
  • Week of June 8: Beach Volleyball
  • Week of June 15: Wrestling

–NBC SPORTS–

SIMONE BILES, SAM MIKULAK, JADE CAREY, SUNI LEE, & YUL MOLDAUER HEADLINE 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEK – GYMNASTICS, BEGINNING TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

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Biles Sets All-Time Medal Record at World Gymnastics Championships

NBC Sports’ Terry Gannon Will Introduce Nightly Coverage Throughout This Week’s Gymnastics Competitions

2019 World Championships Week – Gymnastics Features 30+ Hours of Historic Moments From the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships

All Olympic Sports Coverage Televised and Streamed Across NBC Sports Platforms is Presented by Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 25, 2020 – Beginning tonight at 8 p.m. ET, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA presents some of the most unforgettable moments from the world’s best gymnasts during this week’s primetime 2019 World Championships Week – Gymnastics, continuing the network’s 2019 World Championships Week coverage, which spans a multitude of Olympic and Paralympic sports over the next several weeks.

From today, Monday, May 25, through Saturday, May 30 (starting at 8 p.m. ET), and Sunday, May 31 (starting at 10 a.m. ET), 2019 World Championships Week – Gymnastics features over 30 hours of programming from the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships from Stuttgart, Germany. Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, two-time Olympian Sam Mikulak, four-time world medalist Jade Carey, three-time world medalist Suni Lee, and 2017 world bronze medalist (floor exercise) Yul Moldauer highlight the competition. Based on the current apparatus World Cup standings, Carey has mathematically clinched an individual spot for next year’s Tokyo Olympics.

The U.S. women’s team finished the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships atop the medal table with eight medals. Considered by many as the greatest gymnast of all time, Biles brought her career total to 25 world medals (including 19 gold), which is the most in gymnastics history for a male or female. Biles also became the first gymnast since 1958 to earn five gold medals at a single world championships. In qualifying, Biles made history debuting two new skills for the first time on the international stage – a double-twisting double back dismount off balance beam and triple-twisting double back on floor exercise.

NBC Sports host and play-by-play announcer Terry Gannon will introduce coverage throughout this week’s gymnastics competitions. Gannon called the event, joined by analysts Tim Daggett (two-time Olympic medalist) and Nastia Liukin (five-time Olympic medalist and 2008 Olympic all-around champion), and reporter Andrea Joyce.

All coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app, in addition to NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Coverage of Olympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

TONIGHT, MONDAY, MAY 25 – 2019 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN’S TEAM FINAL

During the women’s team final, the U.S. women won their fifth consecutive team title, which ties a record set by Romania. The USA amassed a total score of 172.330, with margin of victory of nearly six points ahead of Russia (166.529). Italy won the bronze medal (164.796) – its first world medal in the women’s team event since 1950.

The American women have also won every Olympic and world championship title since 2011. The 2019 U.S. women’s world team included Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Suni Lee, and members of the gold medal-winning team at the 2018 World Championships – Grace McCallum and Kara Eaker.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Women’s Team Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

TOMORROW, TUESDAY, MAY 26 – 2019 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S TEAM FINAL

Rebounding from a disappointing seventh-place ranking in the qualification round, the U.S. men turned in a solid performance to finish fourth in the men’s team final (254.578). Russia earned its first world men’s gymnastics team title since the breakup of the Soviet Union with 261.726 points, nearly one point ahead of China (260.729), who won 11 of the last 14 world team titles. Japan rounded out the top three with 258.159.

Members of the 2019 U.S. men’s world team included Sam Mikulak, Yul Moldauer, 2019 U.S. vault champion Shane Wiskus, 2018 U.S. still rings champion Trevor Howard, and 2018 world team member Akash Modi.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Men’s Team Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 – 2019 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL

From Stuttgart, Simone Biles won her fifth world all-around title, extending her record for most world all-around titles by a woman. Biles is also just one title behind Kohei Uchimura of Japan, who has six men’s all-around titles.

With 58.999 points, Biles finished 2.1 points ahead of silver medalist Tang Xijing of China (56.899). Biles also had the highest score on three events (vault, balance beam, and floor exercise) with the third-best score on the uneven bars. Russia’s Angelina Melnikova was third at 56.399, while 2019 world team gold medalist Suni Lee finished eighth with 55.632.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Women’s All-Around Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

THURSDAY, MAY 28 – 2019 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL

In the men’s all-around final, Americans Sam Mikulak finished seventh (85.691) and Yul Moldauer placed 16th overall (82.330) in Stuttgart. Russia’s Nikita Nagornyy and Artur Dalaloyan went 1-2, respectively, at 88.772 and 87.165, while reigning Olympic silver medalist Oleg Vernyayev won Ukraine’s first world medal in the men’s all-around, taking bronze with 86.973.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Men’s All-Around Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

FRIDAY, MAY 29 – 2019 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: INDIVIDUAL EVENT FINALS – DAY 1

Kicking off the first day of individual event finals, five-time world vault medalist Simone Biles and 2017 world vault silver medalist Jade Carey finished 1-2 in the women’s vault final. Great Britain’s Ellie Downie rounded out the top three. At this point, Biles’ 23rd world medal tied six-time Olympic gold medalist Vitaly Scherbo en route to breaking the all-time world gymnastics championships medal record. Meanwhile, Suni Lee claimed the bronze on the uneven bars. Belgium’s Nina Derwael successfully defended her 2018 world bars title, while Great Britain’s Becky Downie earned silver.

On the men’s side, Filipino Carlos Yulo and Turkey’s Ibrahim Colak each won their nation’s first world titles with golds on floor exercise and still rings, respectively. Reigning Olympic pommel horse champion Max Whitlock of Great Britain earned his third world pommel horse title.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Individual Event Finals – Day 1 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

SATURDAY, MAY 30 – 2019 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: INDIVIDUAL EVENT FINALS – DAY 2

The U.S. women’s gymnastics team dominated individual event finals in Stuttgart with six world medals. With a total of five world titles in Stuttgart, Simone Biles became the first gymnast since 1958 to earn five gold medals at a single world championships. Biles ended the 2019 World Championships with a career total of 25 world medals (19 gold), which is the most in gymnastics history for a male or female.

Adding to her team, all-around, and vault titles, Biles led the historic day with a pair of gold medals on balance beam and floor exercise. Following Biles in the balance beam final were China’s Liu Tingting and Li Shijia earning second and third, respectively, while American Kara Eaker just missed the podium with a fourth-place finish. In the floor exercise final, the U.S. women went 1-2 with Biles a full point ahead of teammate Suni Lee, who won silver. Russia’s Angelina Melnikova completed the medal podium with a bronze medal.

On the men’s side, Sam Mikulak took fifth on high bar with a routine that included the tricky Liukin release. Brazil’s Arthur Mariano took the title, followed by 2017 world high bar champion Tin Srbic (Croatia) in second and nine-time world medalist Artur Dalaloyan of Russia in third. Rounding out the men’s world champions were Russia’s Nikita Nagornyy on vault and Great Britain’s Joe Fraser on parallel bars, a first world title for his nation on this event.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Individual Event Finals – Day 2 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

SUNDAY, MAY 31 – 2019 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: TEAM FINALS, ALL-AROUND FINALS, & EVENT FINALS (ENCORES)

An all-day marathon of the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships begins this Sunday with encore presentations of all six days of finals competition. 16 hours of coverage begins at 10 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

Arguably the greatest gymnast of all time, Simone Biles highlights the day with her record-breaking five world gold medals en route to a career total of 25 world medals, which is the most in gymnastics history for a male or female.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Women’s Team Final (encore) 10 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Team Final (encore) Noon Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s All-Around Final (encore) 3 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s All-Around Final (encore) 5 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Individual Event Finals – Day 1 (encore) 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Individual Event Finals – Day 2 (encore) 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

World Championships Week continues in the coming weeks with nightly primetime coverage from the 2019 World Championships in a variety of Olympic and Paralympic sports. Below is highlighted sports content for the next few weeks, with more to follow:

    • Week of May 25: Gymnastics
    • Week of June 1: Diving
    • Week of June 8: Beach Volleyball

–NBC SPORTS–

SIMONE BILES, SAM MIKULAK, JADE CAREY, SUNI LEE, & YUL MOLDAUER HEADLINE 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEK – GYMNASTICS, BEGINNING MONDAY, MAY 25, AT 8 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

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Biles Sets All-Time Medal Record at World Gymnastics Championships

NBC Sports’ Terry Gannon Will Introduce Nightly Coverage Throughout the Week’s Gymnastics Competitions

2019 World Championships Week – Gymnastics Features 30+ Hours of Historic Moments From the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships

All Olympic Sports Coverage Televised and Streamed Across NBC Sports Platforms is Presented by Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 22, 2020 – Beginning Monday, May 25, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA presents some of the most unforgettable moments from the world’s best gymnasts during next week’s primetime 2019 World Championships Week – Gymnastics, continuing the network’s 2019 World Championships Week coverage, which spans a multitude of Olympic and Paralympic sports over the next several weeks.

From Monday, May 25, through Saturday, May 30 (starting at 8 p.m. ET), and Sunday, May 31 (starting at 10 a.m. ET), 2019 World Championships Week – Gymnastics features over 30 hours of programming from the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships from Stuttgart, Germany. Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, two-time Olympian Sam Mikulak, four-time world medalist Jade Carey, three-time world medalist Suni Lee, and 2017 world bronze medalist (floor exercise) Yul Moldauer highlight the competition. Based on the current apparatus World Cup standings, Carey has mathematically clinched an individual spot for next year’s Tokyo Olympics.

The U.S. women’s team finished the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships atop the medal table with eight medals. Considered by many as the greatest gymnast of all time, Biles brought her career total to 25 world medals (including 19 gold), which is the most in gymnastics history for a male or female. Biles also became the first gymnast since 1958 to earn five gold medals at a single world championships. In qualifying, Biles made history debuting two new skills for the first time on the international stage – a double-twisting double back dismount off balance beam and triple-twisting double back on floor exercise.

NBC Sports host and play-by-play announcer Terry Gannon will introduce coverage throughout the week’s gymnastics competitions. Gannon called the event, joined by analysts Tim Daggett (two-time Olympic medalist) and Nastia Liukin (five-time Olympic medalist and 2008 Olympic all-around champion), and reporter Andrea Joyce.

All coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app, in addition to NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Coverage of Olympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

MONDAY, MAY 25 – 2019 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN’S TEAM FINAL

During the women’s team final, the U.S. women won their fifth consecutive team title, which ties a record set by Romania. The USA amassed a total score of 172.330, with margin of victory of nearly six points ahead of Russia (166.529). Italy won the bronze medal (164.796) – its first world medal in the women’s team event since 1950.

The American women have also won every Olympic and world championship title since 2011. The 2019 U.S. women’s world team included Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Suni Lee, and members of the gold medal-winning team at the 2018 World Championships – Grace McCallum and Kara Eaker.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Women’s Team Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

TUESDAY, MAY 26 – 2019 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S TEAM FINAL

Rebounding from a disappointing seventh-place ranking in the qualification round, the U.S. men turned in a solid performance to finish fourth in the men’s team final (254.578). Russia earned its first world men’s gymnastics team title since the breakup of the Soviet Union with 261.726 points, nearly one point ahead of China (260.729), who won 11 of the last 14 world team titles. Japan rounded out the top three with 258.159.

Members of the 2019 U.S. men’s world team included Sam Mikulak, Yul Moldauer, 2019 U.S. vault champion Shane Wiskus, 2018 U.S. still rings champion Trevor Howard, and 2018 world team member Akash Modi.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Men’s Team Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 – 2019 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL

From Stuttgart, Simone Biles won her fifth world all-around title, extending her record for most world all-around titles by a woman. Biles is also just one title behind Kohei Uchimura of Japan, who has six men’s all-around titles.

With 58.999 points, Biles finished 2.1 points ahead of silver medalist Tang Xijing of China (56.899). Biles also had the highest score on three events (vault, balance beam, and floor exercise) with the third-best score on the uneven bars. Russia’s Angelina Melnikova was third at 56.399, while 2019 world team gold medalist Suni Lee finished eighth with 55.632.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Women’s All-Around Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

THURSDAY, MAY 28 – 2019 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL

In the men’s all-around final, Americans Sam Mikulak finished seventh (85.691) and Yul Moldauer placed 16th overall (82.330) in Stuttgart. Russia’s Nikita Nagornyy and Artur Dalaloyan went 1-2, respectively, at 88.772 and 87.165, while reigning Olympic silver medalist Oleg Vernyayev won Ukraine’s first world medal in the men’s all-around, taking bronze with 86.973.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Men’s All-Around Final 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

FRIDAY, MAY 29 – 2019 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: INDIVIDUAL EVENT FINALS – DAY 1

Kicking off the first day of individual event finals, five-time world vault medalist Simone Biles and 2017 world vault silver medalist Jade Carey finished 1-2 in the women’s vault final. Great Britain’s Ellie Downie rounded out the top three. At this point, Biles’ 23rd world medal tied six-time Olympic gold medalist Vitaly Scherbo en route to breaking the all-time world gymnastics championships medal record. Meanwhile, Suni Lee claimed the bronze on the uneven bars. Belgium’s Nina Derwael successfully defended her 2018 world bars title, while Great Britain’s Becky Downie earned silver.

On the men’s side, Filipino Carlos Yulo and Turkey’s Ibrahim Colak each won their nation’s first world titles with golds on floor exercise and still rings, respectively. Reigning Olympic pommel horse champion Max Whitlock of Great Britain earned his third world pommel horse title.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Individual Event Finals – Day 1 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

SATURDAY, MAY 30 – 2019 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: INDIVIDUAL EVENT FINALS – DAY 2

The U.S. women’s gymnastics team dominated individual event finals in Stuttgart with six world medals. With a total of five world titles in Stuttgart, Simone Biles became the first gymnast since 1958 to earn five gold medals at a single world championships. Biles ended the 2019 World Championships with a career total of 25 world medals (19 gold), which is the most in gymnastics history for a male or female.

Adding to her team, all-around, and vault titles, Biles led the historic day with a pair of gold medals on balance beam and floor exercise. Following Biles in the balance beam final were China’s Liu Tingting and Li Shijia earning second and third, respectively, while American Kara Eaker just missed the podium with a fourth-place finish. In the floor exercise final, the U.S. women went 1-2 with Biles a full point ahead of teammate Suni Lee, who won silver. Russia’s Angelina Melnikova completed the medal podium with a bronze medal.

On the men’s side, Sam Mikulak took fifth on high bar with a routine that included the tricky Liukin release. Brazil’s Arthur Mariano took the title, followed by 2017 world high bar champion Tin Srbic (Croatia) in second and nine-time world medalist Artur Dalaloyan of Russia in third. Rounding out the men’s world champions were Russia’s Nikita Nagornyy on vault and Great Britain’s Joe Fraser on parallel bars, a first world title for his nation on this event.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Individual Event Finals – Day 2 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

SUNDAY, MAY 31 – 2019 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: TEAM FINALS, ALL-AROUND FINALS, & EVENT FINALS (ENCORES)

An all-day marathon of the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships begins next Sunday, May 31, with encore presentations of all six days of finals competition. 16 hours of coverage begins at 10 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

Arguably the greatest gymnast of all time, Simone Biles highlights the day with her record-breaking five world gold medals en route to a career total of 25 world medals, which is the most in gymnastics history for a male or female.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Women’s Team Final (encore) 10 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Team Final (encore) Noon Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s All-Around Final (encore) 3 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s All-Around Final (encore) 5 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Individual Event Finals – Day 1 (encore) 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Individual Event Finals – Day 2 (encore) 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

World Championships Week continues in the coming weeks with nightly primetime coverage from the 2019 World Championships in a variety of Olympic and Paralympic sports. Below is highlighted sports content for the next few weeks, with more to follow:

    • Week of May 25: Gymnastics
    • Week of June 1: Diving
    • Week of June 8: Beach Volleyball

–NBC SPORTS–

ALLYSON FELIX, CHRISTIAN COLEMAN, NOAH LYLES, & DALILAH MUHAMMAD HIGHLIGHT DEBUT OF 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEK, BEGINNING TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

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Felix Breaks Tie With Usain Bolt for Most Gold Medals in World Championships History

NBC Sports Play-by-Play Announcer Leigh Diffey Will Introduce Nightly Coverage Throughout This Week’s Track & Field Shows

2019 World Championships Week – Track & Field Features 50 Hours of Historic Moments From the 2019 World Track & Field Championships

Track & Field Kicks Off 11 Weeks of Memorable Moments From 2019 World Championships, Covering Many Olympic & Paralympic Sports

All Olympic Sports Coverage Televised and Streamed Across NBC Sports Platforms is Presented by Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 11, 2020 – Beginning tonight at 8 p.m. ET, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present 11 weeks of 2019 World Championships Week coverage, reliving some of the most unforgettable moments from 2019 World Championships, covering a multitude of Olympic and Paralympic sports.

From today, Monday, May 11, through Friday, May 15 (starting at 8 p.m. ET), and Saturday, May 16, through Sunday, May 17 (starting at 1 p.m. ET), 2019 World Championships Week – Track & Field features 50 hours of programming from the 2019 World Track & Field Championships from Doha, Qatar. Nine-time Olympic medalist Allyson Felix, Rio Olympian Christian Coleman (100m), U.S. champions Noah Lyles (200m) and Donavan Brazier (800m), two-time Olympic gold medalist Christian Taylor (triple jump), and reigning Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad (400m hurdles) highlight the competition.

NBC Sports play-by-play announcer Leigh Diffey will introduce nightly coverage throughout the week. Diffey called the event, joined by four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, Olympic decathlon silver medalist Trey Hardee, distance analyst Craig Masback, and reporters Paul Swangard and Lewis Johnson. 2016 Olympic steeplechaser Colleen Quigley also joined the team as a guest analyst on opening day.

All coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app, in addition to NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Coverage of Olympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

TONIGHT, MONDAY, MAY 11 – 2019 WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAYS 1 & 2

Featured athletes from the opening day of competition include: Rio Olympian Christian Coleman and five-time Olympic medalist Justin Gatlin competing in heat of the 100m, two-time Olympic gold medalist Christian Taylor and two-time Olympic silver medalist Will Claye in men’s triple jump, Rio Olympic bronze medalist and 2017 world champion Emma Coburn (women’s steeplechase), Rio Olympic silver medalist Sandi Morris (women’s pole vault), and Rio Olympic gold medalist Jeff Henderson (men’s long jump).

On the second day of competition, Coleman and Gatlin gave the U.S. a 1-2 finish in the men’s 100m. In a dominant race, Coleman earned his first world title and lowered his own world-leading time that year to 9.76 seconds. Henderson won his first world medal after finishing second in the men’s long jump. DeAnna Price won the women’s hammer for the first ever world medal for the U.S. in the event (men or women).

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Day 1 – Afternoon Session 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 2 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

TOMORROW, TUESDAY, MAY 12 – 2019 WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAYS 3 & 4

Allyson Felix headlines the third day of competition in Doha, winning her 17th career world championship medal as the U.S. earned the world title in the debut of the 4x400m mixed relay. Already the most decorated athlete in world track and field championships history, Felix earned her 12th world title, breaking the tie with Usain Bolt for the most gold medals in world championships history.

American Sandi Morris earned her second straight world silver medal in the women’s pole vault, while Christian Taylor and Will Claye went 1-2 in the men’s triple jump. It was Taylor’s fourth straight world or Olympic title and Claye’s second straight world silver medal.

Five medal performances from the U.S. team highlighted the fourth day of competition. After a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a 2017 world title, Emma Coburn finished second in the women’s steeplechase. In the women’s 800m, Americans Raevyn Rogers and Ajee Wilson finished second and third, respectively. Meanwhile, 2016 Rio Olympian Vashti Cunningham won bronze in women’s high jump.

2019 U.S. champion Rai Benjamin won his first world medal after finishing second in a thrilling men’s 400m hurdles final. Norway’s Karsten Warholm earned his second straight world title in the event.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Day 3 – Evening Session 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 4 – Evening Session 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 – 2019 WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAYS 5 & 6

On the fifth day of competition in Doha, the U.S. claimed three gold medals, all within 30 minutes. Noah Lyles became world champion in the men’s 200m, capturing the first title for the U.S. in the event since 2007. Donavan Brazier won the men’s 800m final, setting both an American and world championship record and becoming the first American (man or woman) to win a world title in the event. Sam Kendricks won his second consecutive pole vault title.

Grant Holloway headlines the sixth day of competition by winning the men’s 110m hurdles, two years after the U.S. missed the podium in this event in 2017.  Holloway also became the third American sprinter age 23 or younger to win a world title the week of Sept. 29, 2019. Previous victories came from Christian Coleman (23) in the 100m on Sunday, Sept. 29 and Lyles (22) in the 200m on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Dina Asher-Smith became the first female British sprinter to win a 200m title, while American Brittany Brown claimed the silver medal.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Day 5 – Evening Session 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 6 – Afternoon & Evening Sessions 10:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

THURSDAY, MAY 14 – 2019 WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAYS 7 & 8

The seventh day of competition was highlighted by the women’s 400m, where the top five women all ran personal bests. In the event, Americans Wadeline Jonathas and Phyllis Francis (2017 world champion), finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser took the gold medal, while Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas was second, and Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson finished third.

On the eighth day of competition, the U.S. dominated the women’s 400m hurdles final. Reigning Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad set a world record (52.16 seconds) for the second time in the 2019 season and claimed the gold medal in the event. Muhammad’s U.S. teammate, Sydney McLaughlin, won the silver medal, becoming the second fastest woman of all-time in this event with a personal best time of 52.23 seconds. In the men’s 400m final, 2019 U.S. champion Fred Kerley won the bronze medal.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Day 7 – Afternoon & Evening Sessions 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 8 – Evening Session 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

FRIDAY, MAY 15 – 2019 WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAYS 9 & 10

The ninth day of competition in Doha featured both the men’s and women’s U.S. 4x100m relay teams. The U.S. men won the gold medal in the 4x100m relay for the first time in 12 years, setting an American record of 37.10 seconds in the process. The U.S. men’s team included the newly-crowned 100m and 200m world champions, Christian Coleman and Noah Lyles, along with Justin Gatlin and Mike Rodgers. Meanwhile, the U.S. women claimed the bronze medal in the 4x100m relay; they have won seven medals in the last seven global championships.

The 2019 World Track & Field Championships offered one of the greatest men’s shot put competitions in history, wherein American Joe Kovacs won the world title with a 20.91-meter throw, tied for the fourth-best of all time. Kovacs won the title by just one centimeter, topping his American teammate and the reigning Olympic champion Ryan Crouser as well as 2017 world champion Tom Walsh of New Zealand, who finished second and third, respectively.

On the final day of competition, the U.S. won a pair of 4x400m relay gold medals. The U.S. women’s 4x400m relay team of Phyllis Francis, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad, and Wadeline Jonathas dominated with a 2.97-second lead over Poland to give the American women their ninth world title in this event. Allyson Felix ran in the preliminary heats of the 4x400m relay and won her 13th world title as a result. On the men’s side, Fred Kerley, Michael Cherry, Wil London, and Rai Benjamin won the gold medal with a 1.21-second lead over second-place Jamaica.

In the women’s 100m hurdles, the Americans went 1-2 with Nia Ali winning her first world title in this event, while 2019 U.S. champion Keni Harrison, the world record holder, claimed the silver medal. Ali’s win marked the first time since 2013 that the U.S. has won the event.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Day 9 – Evening Session 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 10 – Evening Session 9 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

SATURDAY, MAY 16 – 2019 WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAYS 1-5 (ENCORES)

This weekend’s marathon coverage of the 2019 World Track & Field Championships begins Saturday with encore presentations of the first five days of competition. More than 12 hours of coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET, featuring top gold-medal-winning performances from the U.S. team: Christian Coleman (men’s 100m), Christian Taylor (men’s triple jump), Noah Lyles (men’s 200m) and Donavan Brazier (men’s 800m).

On the third day of competition, Allyson Felix helped the U.S. earn the world title in the debut of the 4x400m mixed relay. Felix’s win marked her 12th gold medal at the world championships, surpassing Usain Bolt for the most world championship gold medals overall.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Day 1 – Afternoon Session (encore) 1 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 2 (encore) 4 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 3 – Evening Session (encore) 5 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 4 – Evening Session (encore) 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 5 – Evening Session (encore) 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

SUNDAY, MAY 17 – 2019 WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAYS 6-10 (ENCORES)

Coverage of the 2019 World Track & Field Championships concludes this Sunday with encore presentations of the last five days of competition. More than 12 hours of coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET, featuring top U.S. gold-medal-winning performances: Grant Holloway (men’s 110m hurdles), Dalilah Muhammad (women’s 400m hurdles), Joe Kovacs (men’s shot put) and Nia Ali (women’s 100m hurdles).

The U.S. men’s and women’s relay teams highlighted the last two days of competition. The U.S. men won the gold medal in the 4x100m relay for the first time in 12 years, setting an American record of 37.10 seconds in the process.

On the final day of competition, the U.S. won a pair of 4x400m relay gold medals. The U.S. women’s victory in the 4x400m relay was their ninth world title in the event, while the American men topped Jamaica for the gold medal.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Day 6 – Afternoon & Evening Sessions (encore) 1 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 7 – Afternoon & Evening Sessions (encore) 4:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 8 – Evening Session (encore) 7:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 9 – Evening Session (encore) 10 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 10 – Evening Session (encore) 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

World Championships Week continues in the coming weeks with nightly primetime coverage from the 2019 World Championships in a variety of Olympic and Paralympic sports. Below is highlighted sports content through the end of May, with more to follow:

    • Week of May 11: Track & Field
    • Week of May 18: Swimming
    • Week of May 25: Gymnastics

–NBC SPORTS–

ALLYSON FELIX, CHRISTIAN COLEMAN, NOAH LYLES, & DALILAH MUHAMMAD HIGHLIGHT DEBUT OF 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEK, BEGINNING MONDAY, MAY 11, AT 8 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

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Felix Breaks Tie With Usain Bolt for Most Gold Medals in World Championships History

NBC Sports Play-by-Play Announcer Leigh Diffey Will Introduce Nightly Coverage Throughout the Week’s Track & Field Competition

2019 World Championships Week – Track & Field Features 50 Hours of Historic Moments From the 2019 World Track & Field Championships

Track & Field Kicks Off 11 Weeks of Memorable Moments From 2019 World Championships, Covering Many Olympic & Paralympic Sports

All Olympic Sports Coverage Televised and Streamed Across NBC Sports Platforms is Presented by Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 8, 2020 – Beginning Monday, May 11, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present 11 weeks of 2019 World Championships Week coverage, reliving some of the most unforgettable moments from 2019 World Championships, covering a multitude of Olympic and Paralympic sports.

From Monday, May 11, through Friday, May 15 (starting at 8 p.m. ET), and Saturday, May 16, through Sunday, May 17 (starting at 1 p.m. ET), 2019 World Championships Week – Track & Field features 50 hours of programming from the 2019 World Track & Field Championships from Doha, Qatar. Nine-time Olympic medalist Allyson Felix, Rio Olympian Christian Coleman (100m), U.S. champions Noah Lyles (200m) and Donavan Brazier (800m), two-time Olympic gold medalist Christian Taylor (triple jump), and reigning Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad (400m hurdles) highlight the competition.

NBC Sports play-by-play announcer Leigh Diffey will introduce nightly coverage throughout the week’s track & field competition. Diffey called the event, joined by four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, Olympic decathlon silver medalist Trey Hardee, distance analyst Craig Masback, and reporters Paul Swangard and Lewis Johnson. 2016 Olympic steeplechaser Colleen Quigley also joined the team as a guest analyst on opening day.

All coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app, in addition to NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Coverage of Olympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

MONDAY, MAY 11 – 2019 WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAYS 1 & 2

Featured athletes from the opening day of competition include: Rio Olympian Christian Coleman and five-time Olympic medalist Justin Gatlin competing in heat of the 100m, two-time Olympic gold medalist Christian Taylor and two-time Olympic silver medalist Will Claye in men’s triple jump, Rio Olympic bronze medalist and 2017 world champion Emma Coburn (women’s steeplechase), Rio Olympic silver medalist Sandi Morris (women’s pole vault), and Rio Olympic gold medalist Jeff Henderson (men’s long jump).

On the second day of competition, Coleman and Gatlin gave the U.S. a 1-2 finish in the men’s 100m. In a dominant race, Coleman earned his first world title and lowered his own world-leading time that year to 9.76 seconds. Henderson won his first world medal after finishing second in the men’s long jump. DeAnna Price won the women’s hammer for the first ever world medal for the U.S. in the event (men or women).

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Day 1 – Afternoon Session 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 2 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

TUESDAY, MAY 12 – 2019 WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAYS 3 & 4

Allyson Felix headlines the third day of competition in Doha, winning her 17th career world championship medal as the U.S. earned the world title in the debut of the 4x400m mixed relay. Already the most decorated athlete in world track and field championships history, Felix earned her 12th world title, breaking the tie with Usain Bolt for the most gold medals in world championships history.

American Sandi Morris earned her second straight world silver medal in the women’s pole vault, while Christian Taylor and Will Claye went 1-2 in the men’s triple jump. It was Taylor’s fourth straight world or Olympic title and Claye’s second straight world silver medal.

Five medal performances from the U.S. team highlighted the fourth day of competition. After a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a 2017 world title, Emma Coburn finished second in the women’s steeplechase. In the women’s 800m, Americans Raevyn Rogers and Ajee Wilson finished second and third, respectively. Meanwhile, 2016 Rio Olympian Vashti Cunningham won bronze in women’s high jump.

2019 U.S. champion Rai Benjamin won his first world medal after finishing second in a thrilling men’s 400m hurdles final. Norway’s Karsten Warholm earned his second straight world title in the event.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Day 3 – Evening Session 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 4 – Evening Session 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 – 2019 WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAYS 5 & 6

On the fifth day of competition in Doha, the U.S. claimed three gold medals, all within 30 minutes. Noah Lyles became world champion in the men’s 200m, capturing the first title for the U.S. in the event since 2007. Donavan Brazier won the men’s 800m final, setting both an American and world championship record and becoming the first American (man or woman) to win a world title in the event. Sam Kendricks won his second consecutive pole vault title.

Grant Holloway headlines the sixth day of competition by winning the men’s 110m hurdles, two years after the U.S. missed the podium in this event in 2017.  Holloway also became the third American sprinter age 23 or younger to win a world title the week of Sept. 29, 2019. Previous victories came from Christian Coleman (23) in the 100m on Sunday, Sept. 29 and Lyles (22) in the 200m on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Dina Asher-Smith became the first female British sprinter to win a 200m title, while American Brittany Brown claimed the silver medal.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Day 5 – Evening Session 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 6 – Afternoon & Evening Sessions 10:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

THURSDAY, MAY 14 – 2019 WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAYS 7 & 8

The seventh day of competition was highlighted by the women’s 400m, where the top five women all ran personal bests. In the event, Americans Wadeline Jonathas and Phyllis Francis (2017 world champion), finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser took the gold medal, while Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas was second, and Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson finished third.

On the eighth day of competition, the U.S. dominated the women’s 400m hurdles final. Reigning Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad set a world record (52.16 seconds) for the second time in the 2019 season and claimed the gold medal in the event. Muhammad’s U.S. teammate, Sydney McLaughlin, won the silver medal, becoming the second fastest woman of all-time in this event with a personal best time of 52.23 seconds. In the men’s 400m final, 2019 U.S. champion Fred Kerley won the bronze medal.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Day 7 – Afternoon & Evening Sessions 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 8 – Evening Session 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

FRIDAY, MAY 15 – 2019 WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAYS 9 & 10

The ninth day of competition in Doha featured both the men’s and women’s U.S. 4x100m relay teams. The U.S. men won the gold medal in the 4x100m relay for the first time in 12 years, setting an American record of 37.10 seconds in the process. The U.S. men’s team included the newly-crowned 100m and 200m world champions, Christian Coleman and Noah Lyles, along with Justin Gatlin and Mike Rodgers. Meanwhile, the U.S. women claimed the bronze medal in the 4x100m relay; they have won seven medals in the last seven global championships.

The 2019 World Track & Field Championships offered one of the greatest men’s shot put competitions in history, wherein American Joe Kovacs won the world title with a 20.91-meter throw, tied for the fourth-best of all time. Kovacs won the title by just one centimeter, topping his American teammate and the reigning Olympic champion Ryan Crouser as well as 2017 world champion Tom Walsh of New Zealand, who finished second and third, respectively.

On the final day of competition, the U.S. won a pair of 4x400m relay gold medals. The U.S. women’s 4x400m relay team of Phyllis Francis, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad, and Wadeline Jonathas dominated with a 2.97-second lead over Poland to give the American women their ninth world title in this event. Allyson Felix ran in the preliminary heats of the 4x400m relay and won her 13th world title as a result. On the men’s side, Fred Kerley, Michael Cherry, Wil London, and Rai Benjamin won the gold medal with a 1.21-second lead over second-place Jamaica.

In the women’s 100m hurdles, the Americans went 1-2 with Nia Ali winning her first world title in this event, while 2019 U.S. champion Keni Harrison, the world record holder, claimed the silver medal. Ali’s win marked the first time since 2013 that the U.S. has won the event.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Day 9 – Evening Session 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 10 – Evening Session 9 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

SATURDAY, MAY 16 – 2019 WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAYS 1-5 (ENCORES)

The weekend marathon coverage of the 2019 World Track & Field Championships begins Saturday, May 16 with encore presentations of the first five days of competition. More than 12 hours of coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET, featuring top gold-medal-winning performances from the U.S. team: Christian Coleman (men’s 100m), Christian Taylor (men’s triple jump), Noah Lyles (men’s 200m) and Donavan Brazier (men’s 800m).

On the third day of competition, Allyson Felix helped the U.S. earn the world title in the debut of the 4x400m mixed relay. Felix’s win marked her 12th gold medal at the world championships, surpassing Usain Bolt for the most world championship gold medals overall.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Day 1 – Afternoon Session (encore) 1 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 2 (encore) 4 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 3 – Evening Session (encore) 5 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 4 – Evening Session (encore) 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 5 – Evening Session (encore) 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

SUNDAY, MAY 17 – 2019 WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAYS 6-10 (ENCORES)

Coverage of the 2019 World Track & Field Championships concludes next Sunday, May 17 with encore presentations of the last five days of competition. More than 12 hours of coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET, featuring top U.S. gold-medal-winning performances: Grant Holloway (men’s 110m hurdles), Dalilah Muhammad (women’s 400m hurdles), Joe Kovacs (men’s shot put) and Nia Ali (women’s 100m hurdles).

The U.S. men’s and women’s relay teams highlighted the last two days of competition. The U.S. men won the gold medal in the 4x100m relay for the first time in 12 years, setting an American record of 37.10 seconds in the process.

On the final day of competition, the U.S. won a pair of 4x400m relay gold medals. The U.S. women’s victory in the 4x400m relay was their ninth world title in the event, while the American men topped Jamaica for the gold medal.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Day 6 – Afternoon & Evening Sessions (encore) 1 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 7 – Afternoon & Evening Sessions (encore) 4:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 8 – Evening Session (encore) 7:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 9 – Evening Session (encore) 10 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Day 10 – Evening Session (encore) 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

World Championships Week continues in the coming weeks with nightly primetime coverage from the 2019 World Championships in a variety of Olympic and Paralympic sports. Below is highlighted sports content through the end of May, with more to follow:

    • Week of May 11: Track & Field
    • Week of May 18: Swimming
    • Week of May 25: Gymnastics

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