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ESPN’s presentation of collegiate gymnastics sticks the landing with NCAA Championship coverage, April 16-18

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ESPN’s unparalleled production of collegiate gymnastics reaches its peak in the postseason, as the top teams in the country tumble into trophy contention at the NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships and NCAA National Collegiate Men’s Gymnastics Championships. The high-flying competition will air back-to-back on ESPN networks, with the women’s trophy being raised on ABC on Saturday, April 18, and the men’s title on the line on ESPN2 following the action from Fort Worth.

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ESPN Events tumbles to the Palmetto State with the 2027 Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad set for Greenville’s Bon Secours Wellness Arena

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ESPN Events’ owned-and-operated gymnastics invitational, the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad, heads to a new location as ESPN’s 2027 gymnastics season will flip to Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC, with two quad meets in one weekend. Session I will air live on ABC on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2027, with Session II following on ESPN on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2027. Sprouts Farmers Market returns as the event’s title sponsor.

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Where champions are crowned: ESPN networks deliver comprehensive 2025-26 NCAA Winter Championships coverage in March and April

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ESPN will present more than 650 hours of live championship coverage surrounding 20 NCAA Winter Championships this March and April, including men’s & women’s indoor track & field, men’s & women’s swimming & diving, men’s & women’s wrestling, men’s & women’s basketball across all divisions – including international rights for Division I men’s basketball, plus fencing, men’s & women’s ice hockey, bowling, and men’s & women’s gymnastics. Various rounds of these championships are set for ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and ESPN+, with all games available on the ESPN App.

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ESPN networks set to showcase 2026 NCAA Gymnastics season across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, SEC Network, ACC Network and ESPN+

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ESPN networks will once again serve as the home of college gymnastics, delivering wall-to-wall coverage of the 2026 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics season across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, SEC Network, ACC Network and ESPN+. Returning this year is semifinal and championship coverage of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship. All meets will be available to stream on the ESPN App via ESPN DTC or Pay TV authentication, with hundreds more live on ESPN+.

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NCAA Gymnastics Reaches New Heights on ESPN Platforms in 2025, with Nearly 100 Hours of High-Flying Action and NCAA Women’s and Men’s Championships Set for the Spotlight

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ESPN soars to new heights in its NCAA Gymnastics coverage across ESPN platforms, with 2025 boasting the most programming hours in ESPN history dedicated to flips, full-outs and all-around action. Nearly 100 hours leap across ESPN platforms this winter, and collegiate gymnastics will shine in the spotlight once again with the NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth on broadcast television for the fifth consecutive season.

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Second Annual ESPN Events’ Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad Sets Session Schedules and Coverage

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The full programming schedule and session showdowns have been announced for ESPN Events’ owned-and-operated gymnastics invitational, the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad. Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center welcomes 12 teams to the floor with all three quad meets presented on ESPN platforms, Jan 10-11.

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Three-Time Olympic Champion Aly Raisman Joins ESPN as Gymnastics Analyst

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Three-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time U.S. Olympian Aly Raisman joins ESPN this season as a gymnastics analyst, her first foray into television commentary. Raisman’s first meet will be alongside fellow U.S. Olympian John Roethlisberger on Friday, Jan. 19, when No. 6 Kentucky and No. 8 LSU tumble into action on SEC Network at 9 p.m. ET.

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SIMONE BILES AND DEFENDING CHAMPION U.S. WOMEN’S TEAM HEADLINE COVERAGE OF 2023 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGINNING TOMORROW, OCT. 3, LIVE ON PEACOCK

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Six Consecutive Days of Live Coverage on Peacock Begins with the Men’s Team Final Tomorrow, Oct. 3, at 1:30 p.m. ET and Continues Through Sunday, Oct. 8

Peacock To Present Live Coverage of All Final Events

Biles, a 25-Time World Medalist, is Expected to Compete in Her First World Championships Since 2019

Encore Presentations on CNBC on Sun., Oct. 8, at 2 p.m. ET and NBC on Sat., Oct. 14, at Noon ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 2, 2023 – Seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles headlines NBC Sports’ presentation of the 2023 World Gymnastics Championships, with six consecutive days of live coverage on Peacock beginning tomorrow, Oct. 3, at 1:30 p.m. ET from the Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium.

Peacock will present live coverage of all final events throughout the week, concluding with Day 2 of live apparatus finals on Sunday, Oct. 8, at 8 a.m. ET.

The U.S. women’s team is led by Biles, competing in her first World Championships since 2019 and a U.S. record sixth overall. The most decorated gymnast in World Championships history, she has 25 world medals, including 19 gold. A five-time world all-around champion, she is expected to contend for her record sixth championship in that event in Antwerp.

The U.S. women’s team also includes defending world all-around silver medalist Shilese Jones, 2022 world team champions Skye Blakely and Leanne Wong, and 2023 U.S. vault champion Joscelyn Roberson. The team will look to extend its record streak to seven consecutive world team titles.

The U.S. men’s team is comprised of Tokyo Olympian and 2017 U.S. all-around champion Yul Moldauer, 2023 U.S. all-around champion Asher Hong, three-time NCAA champion Fred Richard, and two-time NCAA champions Khoi Young and Paul Juda. Richard and Juda are currently teammates at the University of Michigan, while Hong and Young are teammates at Stanford.

The top nine countries in the team qualifications, not including teams that qualified at last year’s World Championships, will earn team quota places for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The U.S. men will look to qualify for Paris at this event (the U.S. women have already qualified). The gymnasts representing the U.S. in Paris will be chosen following the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials next June.

Steve Schlanger serves as play-by-play alongside analysts 1984 Los Angeles Olympic team gold medalist Tim Daggett and 2008 Beijing Olympic team silver medalist Samantha Peszek. Three-time U.S. Olympian John Roethlisberger serves as reporter.

CNBC will present an encore presentation of the women’s team final on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. ET while NBC will present an encore presentation of the women’s all-around final on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Noon ET.

Peacock, NBC, & CNBC Commentators

    • Play-by-Play: Steve Schlanger
    • Analysts: Tim Daggett / Samantha Peszek
    • Reporter: John Roethlisberger

How To Watch – Tuesday, October 3 – Saturday, October 14 (all times ET)

    • Streaming – Peacock (LIVE), NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
    • TV – NBC, CNBC

 

2023 World Gymnastics Championships LIVE Schedule
All times Eastern, check local listings, subject to change.

Date Event Time (ET) Platform
Tues., Oct. 3 Men’s Team Final 1:30 p.m. Peacock (LIVE)
Wed., Oct. 4 Women’s Team Final 1:30 p.m. Peacock (LIVE)
Thurs., Oct. 5 Men’s All-Around Final 1:30 p.m. Peacock (LIVE)
Fri., Oct. 6 Women’s All-Around Final 1:30 p.m. Peacock (LIVE)
Sat., Oct. 7 Apparatus Finals – Day 1 8 a.m. Peacock (LIVE)
Sun., Oct. 8 Apparatus Finals – Day 2 8 a.m. Peacock (LIVE)
  Women’s Team Final 2 p.m. CNBC*
Sat., Oct. 14 Women’s All-Around Final Noon NBC*

*Encore presentation

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