Defender Emirates Team New Zealand and Challenger Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team Vie for Oldest Trophy in International Sport
“America’s Cup Pass” on NBC Sports Gold Features Live, Commercial-Free and On-Demand Coverage of All America’s Cup Races
Commentators: Paul Burmeister, Tom Burnham
STAMFORD, Conn. – March 8, 2021 – Coverage of the most prestigious sailing competition in the world, the America’s Cup, begins tomorrow from Auckland, New Zealand, live across NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold. The 36th edition features Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand, taking on Challenger, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team, vying for the oldest trophy in international sport. The 36th America’s Cup, presented by Prada, is a best-of-13/first to seven points event.
NBC Sports’ live coverage begins tomorrow at 10 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Gold’s “America’s Cup Pass.” NBCSN will present an encore at 11:30 p.m. ET. Throughout the event, NBCSN will present select races live, while “America’s Cup Pass” will offer live, commercial-free and on-demand coverage of all races. Click here for more details.
Emirates Team New Zealand acts as Defender after defeating Oracle Team USA in the 2017 America’s Cup. Italian Challenger Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team advanced to the America’s Cup after defeating INEOS Team UK in the Prada Cup challenger series last month.
COMMENTATORS
- Studio Host: Paul Burmeister
- Analyst: Tom Burnham, four-time America’s Cup challenger member
HOW TO WATCH
- TV – NBCSN
- Streaming – com, NBC Sports app and NBC Sports Gold
| Date | Event | Time (ET) | Network/Streaming |
| Tues., March 9 | America’s Cup Races 1-2 | 10 p.m. | NBC Sports Gold |
| America’s Cup Races 1-2* | 11:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Thurs., March 11 | America’s Cup Races 3-4 | 10 p.m. | NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold |
| Fri., March 12 | America’s Cup Races 5-6 | 10 p.m. | NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., March 13 | America’s Cup Races 7-8 | 10 p.m. | NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold |
| Sun., March 14 | America’s Cup (if necessary) | 11 p.m. | NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold |
| Mon., March 15 | America’s Cup (if necessary) | 11 p.m. | NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold |
*same day-delay
Note: schedule subject to change
AMERICA’S CUP COVERAGE NOTES
- Coverage will feature the Emmy Award-winning AC LiveLine graphics package to provide viewers real-time on-course information throughout the event. Created by the same Emmy Award-winning team that developed the yellow first-down line widely used in football broadcasts, this revolutionary graphics system enables embedded technical aids for viewers, such as ahead-behind lines, so audiences can clearly see who is leading the race.
- Exclusively on NBC Sports Gold’s “America’s Cup Pass,” three unique camera feeds will be available to access: a 3D data stream and two on-boat streams;
- 3D Data Feed: Features real-time 3D graphics event coverage, complemented by live on-boat cameras from the two competing yachts and a race-related live data set.
- On-Boat Feeds: Each of the two feeds consists of one isolated camera (stern camera) from the yacht with related ambient sound and the same live data set provided within the 3D data feed.
ABOUT NBC SPORTS GOLD
NBC Sports Gold is NBC Sports’ direct-to-consumer live streaming product that provides sports fans with access to exclusive premium sports events and content, live and on-demand, at an affordable price. Launched in 2016 with a single cycling product, NBC Sports Gold currently offers seven individual sports “passes” – four domestic (PGA TOUR LIVE, TrackPass, America’s Cup, Cycling), two regional (Blazers and Philly) and one international-only (Premier Lacrosse League). Find NBC Sports Gold in the NBC Sports app available in the U.S. on Apple iOS & tvOS, Android, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Chromecast and NBCSportsGold.com, and also on Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex.
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