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LIVE DIAMOND LEAGUE COVERAGE FROM MONACO THIS FRIDAY & BEST OF 2019 TODAY HEADLINE NBC SPORTS’ TRACK & FIELD THIS WEEK

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Americans Noah Lyles & Donavan Brazier Highlight Competition from Monaco on Friday, Aug. 14 Live at 2 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

Coverage Live Streamed on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app and NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass”

Brazier, Dalilah Muhammad & Grant Holloway Highlight Best of 2019: Track & Field Today at 4:30 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

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

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 12, 2020 – NBC Sports begins track & field coverage this week on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA with the Diamond League’s first non-exhibition event of the season in Monaco, live this Friday, August 14, at 2 p.m. ET, while also presenting Best of 2019: Track & Field today, Wednesday, August 12 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The Monaco competition will also stream live Friday on NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass and NBCSN will present encore coverage this Saturday, August 15 at 10 p.m. ET.

Americans expected to compete in Friday’s Monaco competition are reigning world champions Noah Lyles (200m), Donavan Brazier (800m), Grant Holloway (110m hurdles), and pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, who also won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. All four athletes plan on competing in the events in which they won world titles last fall.

Paul Swangard handles the call, joined by four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon and two-time Olympian Amy Cragg as analysts.

Today’s special, hosted by NBC Sports play-by-play announcer Leigh Diffey, highlights five world titles, two world records, and two American records among six U.S. track & field stars during the 2019 season. Featured athletes include Brazier, Holloway, reigning Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad (400m hurdles), 2016 Olympic silver medalist Joe Kovacs (shot put), and 2016 Olympians Shelby Houlihan (5000m) and DeAnna Price (hammer throw).

Coverage of Olympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. 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. NBC and NBCSN coverage will also stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

NBC SPORTS GOLD: NBC Sports Gold — NBC Sports Digital’s direct-to-consumer live streaming product — gives fans access to major marathons, and top U.S. and international track and field events with its “Track and Field Pass.” The direct-to-consumer pass offers fans unprecedented coverage — including some exclusive coverage beyond what is available on linear TV in the United States — live and on-demand, online, on mobile, tablets and connected TV devices.

NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass,” is available for $74.99 (originally $99.99) and can be purchased by visiting NBCSportsGold.com. NBC Sports Gold is available on Apple iOS & tvOS, Android, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Chromecast and NBCSportsGold.com, and also on Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex.

NBC SPORTS APP: The NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will stream coverage via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox.

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MICHAEL PHELPS, SIMONE BILES & USAIN BOLT HEADLINE TWO WEEKS OF OLYMPIC PROGRAMMING ON NBCSN AND OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA TO MARK ONE YEAR UNTIL THE TOKYO GAMES COMMENCE

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More Than 100 Hours of Top Olympic Moments, Olympic Classics, and Olympic Films Starring Phelps, Biles, Bolt, Katie Ledecky and More; July 24-August 9

NBCSN to Spotlight 2016 Rio Games and Original Programs; Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA to Present Four Memorable Olympic Opening Ceremonies on Friday, July 24

Return to the Olympic Games Presented by Toyota to Feature Daily Primetime Olympic Archival Programming for Two-Plus Weeks on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

Ahmed Fareed to Introduce Nightly Coverage of Return to the Olympic Games Presented by Toyota

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 20, 2020 – Beginning Friday, July 24, NBC Sports will present more than two weeks of nightly Olympic Games programming across NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, reliving more than 100 hours of historic Olympic Games moments from the past 25+ years, featuring the 2008 Beijing Games, 2012 London Games, 2016 Rio Games, as well as Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

On Friday, July 24, NBCSN will present over six hours of Olympic programming, including a look back at the 2016 Rio Games in track & field and gymnastics as well as several original programs, including Dreams Live On: Countdown to Tokyo and Lighting the Olympic Flame: Iconic Ceremony Moments. On what would have been the day of the Tokyo Opening Ceremony, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will feature 12 hours of coverage from four memorable Olympic Opening Ceremonies, beginning at 2 p.m. ET: Barcelona in 1992, Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004.

During programming from July 24 through Sunday, August 9, as part of Return to the Olympic Games presented by Toyota, NBC Sports will present nightly primetime programming highlighting memorable Olympic moments and athletes, including Michael Phelps, Simone Biles, Usain Bolt, Katie Ledecky, Allyson Felix, Kerri Walsh Jennings, and many others.

Ahmed Fareed will introduce nightly coverage of Return to the Olympic Games presented by Toyota on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. Programming on NBCSN will also stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app, and 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.

On Thursday, July 23, at 6:55 a.m. ET, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present live coverage of a ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, to mark one year until the start of the Tokyo Olympics.

For a complete schedule and descriptions on programming for Friday, July 24-Sunday, August 2, click here.

For a complete schedule and descriptions on programming for Monday, August 3-Sunday, August 9, click here.

Below is highlighted programming for Friday, July 24, and Sunday, July 26, on NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

FRIDAY, JULY 24

On the day that was the originally scheduled date for the 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, over 18 hours of programming will be presented on NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

EVENT TIME (ET) NETWORK
Olympic Ceremonies: Barcelona 1992: Opening Ceremony 2 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Olympic Ceremonies: Atlanta 1996: Opening Ceremony 5 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Track & Field: Men’s Sprint Events 6 p.m. NBCSN
Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Best of Team USA 7 p.m. NBCSN
Olympic Ceremonies: Sydney 2000: Opening Ceremony 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Dreams Live On: Countdown to Tokyo 9 p.m. NBCSN
Lighting the Olympic Flame: Iconic Ceremony Moments 10 p.m. NBCSN
Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Women’s Gymnastics: Team Final 10:30 p.m. NBCSN
Olympic Ceremonies: Athens 2004: Opening Ceremony 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

OLYMPIC CEREMONIES: BARCELONA 1992: OPENING CEREMONY AT 2 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

The Olympic cauldron was lit by a flaming arrow shot by Spanish Paralympic archer Antonio Rebollo opening ceremony at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

OLYMPIC CEREMONIES: ATLANTA 1996: OPENING CEREMONY AT 5 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

The Centennial Olympic Stadium hosted the opening ceremony of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Ga. and featured gold medalist and boxing champion Muhammad Ali lighting the Olympic cauldron.

RETURN TO RIO: 2016 RIO GAMES – TRACK & FIELD: MEN’S SPRINT EVENTS AT 6 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

In Rio, Usain Bolt’s triple farewell act included wins in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay events. The first athlete to win the 100m and 200m three times at the Olympics, Bolt ended his illustrious career with eight Olympic gold medals. Finishing second in the 100m, five-time Olympic medalist Justin Gatlin was the first man in history to win a medal of every color (gold, silver and bronze) in the 100m.

RETURN TO RIO: 2016 RIO GAMES – BEST OF TEAM USA AT 7 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The program highlights some of the most memorable American moments and performances in Rio. At the 2016 Games, the U.S. topped the medal chart with 121 medals, including 46 gold. The U.S. also surpassed 1,000 all-time gold medals at the summer Olympics.

OLYMPIC CEREMONIES: SYDNEY 2000: OPENING CEREMONY AT 8 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

Regarded as an artistic spectacle that highlighted Australian culture and history, the 2000 Olympics opening ceremony took place at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia.

DREAMS LIVE ON: COUNTDOWN TO TOKYO AT 9 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

When the Tokyo Olympics were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Olympic athletes and hopefuls didn’t stop training. This hour-long special examines the journey of star athletes, such as Simone Biles and Allyson Felix, preparing for next year’s Tokyo Olympics, which will be a celebration unlike any other.

LIGHTING THE OLYMPIC FLAME: ICONIC CEREMONY MOMENTS AT 10 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

This 30-minute program chronicles memorable moments from the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games, which oftentimes are the defining moment of an Olympics and always set the stage for the world-class competition to follow.

RETURN TO RIO: 2016 RIO GAMES – WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS: TEAM FINAL AT 10:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The U.S. ‘Final Five,’ as they became known, captured gold in dominating fashion, defending their 2012 gold medal from London. Led by Simone Biles and Aly Raisman, Team USA became the first to win back-to-back women’s team titles since Romania earned gold in 2000 and 2004. Members of the U.S. women’s team included Biles, Raisman, 2012 Olympic all-around champion Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, and Madison Kocian.

OLYMPIC CEREMONIES: ATHENS 2004: OPENING CEREMONY AT 11 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

The 2004 Olympics Opening Ceremony in Athens, Greece, featured over 10,000 athletes from 201 countries in a spectacle that harped on Greek culture and history at Olympic Stadium.

SUNDAY, JULY 26

NBCSN will showcase six hours of Journey to Tokyo and the premiere of What Moves Me, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The evening’s programming will begin with the premiere of What Moves Me Presented by Toyota, which will highlight inspirational lessons from Olympic athletes, such as 2012 Olympic Games gold medalist David Boudia, about how they overcame obstacles and reached personal and professional goals.

Journey to Tokyo Presented by United Airlines is a 30-minute miniseries that follows Team USA athletes as they prepare for next summer’s Tokyo Olympics. Featured athletes include Simone Biles, Allyson Felix, Noah Lyles and Nyjah Huston.

EVENT TIME (ET) NETWORK
What Moves Me (PREMIERE) 7 p.m. NBCSN
Journey to Tokyo 7:30 p.m. NBCSN
Journey to Tokyo 8 p.m. NBCSN
Return to London: 2012 London Games – Women’s Swimming 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Journey to Tokyo 8:30 p.m. NBCSN
Journey to Tokyo 9 p.m. NBCSN
Return to London: 2012 London Games – Women’s Swimming 9 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Journey to Tokyo 9:30 p.m. NBCSN
Journey to Tokyo 10 p.m. NBCSN
Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Women’s Swimming 10 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Journey to Tokyo 10:30 p.m. NBCSN
Journey to Tokyo 11 p.m. NBCSN
Journey to Tokyo 11:30 p.m. NBCSN
Journey to Tokyo Midnight NBCSN
What Moves Me (Encore) 12:30 p.m. NBCSN

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2019 WORLD PARA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS FEATURED ON THIS WEEK’S EDITION OF 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEK ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

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Two Consecutive Weeks of Paralympic Programming on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA Continues as Part of 2019 World Championships Week

NBC Sports’ Jimmy Roberts to Introduce Coverage Throughout the Week

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

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 6, 2020 – Two consecutive weeks of Paralympic programming continues on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA tonight as the 2019 World Para Track & Field Championships will be featured as part of 2019 World Championships Week. More than 25 hours of 2019 World Para Track & Field Championships programming from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will be presented. Two-time Paralympic gold medalists Deja Young and Roderick Townsend, and seven-time Paralympic medalist Amanda McGrory will spotlight the competition.

China finished atop the 2019 World Para Track & Field Championships medal table, totaling 59 medals. Team USA collected 34 medals at the competition — 12 gold, 10 silver, and 12 bronze medals.

NBC Sports’ Jimmy Roberts will introduce each night of coverage of the 2019 World Para Track & Field Championships.

Below is the programming schedule for the 2019 World Para Track & Field Championships:

2019 WORLD PARA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

DATE DAY TIME (ET) NETWORK
Mon., July 6 Day 1: World Para Track & Field Championships 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Tues., July 7 Day 2: World Para Track & Field Championships 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Wed., July 8 Day 3: World Para Track & Field Championships 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  Day 4: World Para Track & Field Championships 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Thurs., July 9 Day 5: World Para Track & Field Championships 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Fri., July 10 Day 6: World Para Track & Field Championships 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Sat., July 11 Day 7: World Para Track & Field Championships 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  Day 8: World Para Track & Field Championships 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Sun., July 12 Day 9: World Para Track & Field Championships 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

TONIGHT, MONDAY, JULY 6: DAY 1 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The opening night of the Championships featured several U.S. athletes advancing through the opening round of competition to the finals. Jaryd Clifford of Australia set a world record in the men’s 1500m T13 final.

TUESDAY, JULY 7: DAY 2 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Team USA won its first medal of the Championships, when Cheri Madsen earned the bronze medal in the women’s 100m T54 and several more Americans advanced to the finals on the second day of competition.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8: DAY 3 AND 4 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Night 3 in Dubai featured the first career World Championship medal for American Daniel Romanchuk. Romanchuk claimed gold in the men’s 800m T54 less than a week after winning the New York City Marathon.

Amanda McGrory returned from injury to finish runner-up in the women’s 800m T54, while teammate Susannah Scaroni earned bronze.

THURSDAY, JULY 9: DAY 5 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

On the fifth night of competition, the U.S. continued to earn medals following the team’s world-record performance by Deja Young in the women’s 100m T47 heats and Roderick Townsend’s silver medal in the men’s long jump T47 earlier in the day.

FRIDAY, JULY 10: DAY 6 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

In the first international Paralympic meet of her career, Brittni Mason set a world record, breaking Young’s record-setting performance the day before, in the women’s 100m T47. Young earned the silver medal, as Team USA finished 1-2 in the event.

SATURDAY, JULY 11: DAY 7 AND 8 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The U.S. won six medals on the penultimate day of competition, highlighted by Sam Grewe defending his title and tying the championship record in the men’s high jump T63.

Team USA also captured the gold in the 4x100m universal relay, which featured Noah Malone, Jaleen Roberts, Erik Hightower and Young.

SUNDAY, JULY 12: DAY 9 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

On the ninth and final day of the Championships, Josh Cinnamo set a world record in the men’s shot put F46 to claim gold and his first-ever medal, to bring the total American medal count to 34.

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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 Paralympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

World Championships Week continues next week with nightly primetime coverage from the 2019 FINA World Water Polo Championships, beginning on Monday, July 13.

–NBC SPORTS–

2019 WORLD PARA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS FEATURED ON NEXT WEEK’S EDITION OF 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEK ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

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2019 World Para Swimming Kicks Off Two Consecutive Weeks of 2019 World Para Championships on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA; World Para Track & Field Championships Begin Monday, July 6

NBC Sports to Present 50 Hours of Paralympic Programming Over 14 Days as Part of 2019 World Championships Week

NBC Sports’ Jimmy Roberts to Introduce Coverage Throughout the Week

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

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 26, 2020 – Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present 14 consecutive days of 2019 World Para Championships, starting on Monday, June 29, as part of 2019 World Championships Week. The opening week will feature 25 hours of 2019 World Para Swimming Championships programming from London, England. 13-time Paralympic gold medalist Jessica Long, three-time Paralympic gold medalist Becca Meyers and three-time Paralympic gold medalist McKenzie Coan highlight the competition.

Ukraine finished atop the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships medal table, totaling 55 medals. Team USA collected 35 medals at the competition — 14 gold, 16 silver, and five bronze medals.

NBC Sports’ Jimmy Roberts will introduce each night of the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships.

Beginning on Monday, July 6, the 2019 World Para Track & Field Championships will be featured as part of 2019 World Championships Week on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. More than 20 hours of 2019 World Para Track & Field Championships programming from Dubai, United Arab Emirates will be presented. Two-time Paralympic gold medalist Roderick Townsend, two-time Paralympic gold medalist Deja Young and seven-time Paralympic medalist Amanda McGrory will spotlight the competition.

Below is the programming schedule for the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships:

2019 WORLD PARA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

DATE DAY TIME (ET) NETWORK
Mon., June 29 Day 1: World Para Swimming Championships 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Tues., June 30 Day 2: World Para Swimming Championships 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Wed., July 1 Day 3: World Para Swimming Championships 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Thurs., July 2 Day 4: World Para Swimming Championships 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Fri., July 3 Day 5: World Para Swimming Championships 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Sat., July 4 Day 6: World Para Swimming Championships 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Sun., July 5 Day 7: World Para Swimming Championships 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

MONDAY, JUNE 29: DAY 1 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The opening day of the Championships was headlined by two athletes that own more than 20 Paralympic medals: American Jessica Long (23 medals) and Daniel Dias of Brazil (24 medals). Six-time Paralympic medalist Becca Meyers of the U.S. set a world record in the women’s 400m freestyle S13. In addition, Americans Mallory Weggemann and Julia Gaffney finished first and second in the women’s 50m butterfly S7.

TUESDAY, JUNE 30: DAY 2 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The U.S. won five medals on the second day of the Championships, bringing the team’s total to 10. Three-time Paralympic gold medalist McKenzie Coan and Paralympic bronze medalist Robert Griswold both defended their 2017 world titles, in the women’s 400m freestyle S7 and men’s 100m backstroke S8, respectively.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1: DAY 3 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Day 3 in London featured the first career World Championship medal for American Leanne Smith, who won gold in the women’s 150m individual medley SM4.

THURSDAY, JULY 2: DAY 4 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Elizabeth Marks won her first-ever world title, when she earned gold in the women’s 100m backstroke S7. On the men’s side, Robert Griswold won his third medal in as many days, with a second-place finish in the men’s 400m freestyle S8.

FRIDAY, JULY 3: DAY 5 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

On the fifth day of competition, the U.S. women won six medals in a memorable performance. Becca Meyers set her second world record at the Championships racing in the women’s 200m individual medley SM13 (the record was for the SM12 class) and earned another medal in the women’s 100m freestyle S12, all within a 20-minute span.

Alice Tai, of host nation Great Britain, won her fifth individual gold medal of the event, en route to winning seven golds over the course of the Championships which led the women’s individual medal chart.

SATURDAY, JULY 4: DAY 6 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Six world records were set on the penultimate day of competition and the U.S. won two gold medals. One of the world titles was won by Robert Griswold in the men’s 200m individual medley SM8. Following the win Griswold was disqualified, but upon a successful protest by Team USA, his victory was reinstated.

SUNDAY, JULY 5: DAY 7 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Team USA earned six medals on the final day of the Championships, including two gold medals by Leanne Smith, to bring the total American medal count to 35. Ihar Boki of Belarus won a gold medal to bring his individual gold medal total to 6, which topped the men’s gold medal count throughout the competition.

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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 Paralympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of 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 over the next two weeks:

  • Week of July 6: Para Track & Field
  • Week of July 13: Water Polo

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2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEK – ROAD CYCLING BEGINS TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

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Coverage to Feature Watch-Alongs With Champions Chloe Dygert & Rohan Dennis

NBC Sports’ Paul Burmeister Speaks with Women’s Time Trial Champion Chloe Dygert, Men’s Time Trial Champion Rohan Dennis, and American Cyclist Lawson Craddock In Special Editions of Each Race

Burmeister To Introduce Coverage Throughout the Week’s Races

2019 World Championships Week – Road Cycling Features 50+ Hours of 2019 UCI Road Cycling World Championships Coverage

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

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 22, 2020 – Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA presents every memorable moment, new interviews and ‘watch-alongs’ with the world’s top cyclists during this week’s 2019 World Championships Week – Road Cycling, beginning tonight at 8 p.m. ET. 2019 World Championships Week – Road Cycling is presented by Zwift and continues 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, June 22, through Sunday, June 28, 2019 World Championships Week – Road Cycling features more than 50 hours of programming from the 2019 UCI Road Cycling World Championships from Yorkshire, England.

In addition to full race replays, NBC Sports’ Paul Burmeister will host special editions of the men’s and women’s individual time trials and road races, and speak with cyclists throughout each event to gain their insight into the race. Burmeister will speak with American world champion Chloe Dygert throughout special editions of the women’s individual time trial and women’s road race, Australian world champion Rohan Dennis throughout the men’s individual time trial, and American Lawson Craddock in the men’s road race.

Burmeister will introduce coverage each day throughout the week’s races. NBC Sports’ Steve Schlanger called the races, joined by two-time Olympian Christian Vande Velde.

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.

TODAY – 2019 UCI ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL

2019 World Championships Week – Road Cycling begins tonight at 8 p.m. ET with a special edition of the women’s individual time trial, featuring Burmeister’s watch-along and conversation with champion Chloe Dygert.

The full women’s individual time trial event will follow the special edition, airing at 9:30 p.m. ET.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Special Edition: Women’s Individual Time Trial 8 – 9:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Individual Time Trial 9:30 – Midnight Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

TUESDAY, JUNE 23 – 2019 UCI ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S JUNIOR ROAD RACE & WOMEN’S ROAD RACE

Tuesday’s coverage gets underway at 1 p.m. ET with the men’s junior road race.

At 8 p.m. ET, Burmeister hosts a special edition of the women’s road race and speaks with Dygert, who finished fourth in the event. The complete race follows the special edition at 9:30 p.m. ET.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Men’s Junior Road Race 1 – 5 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Special Edition: Women’s Road Race 8 – 9:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Road Race 9:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 – 2019 UCI ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN’S JUNIOR ROAD RACE & MEN’S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL

The women’s junior road race begins at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, with the evening’s programming highlighted by the men’s individual time trial.

The special edition of the men’s individual time trial, which begins at 8 p.m. ET, features Burmeister speaking with Rohan Dennis, who won his second-consecutive title in 2019. The full replay of the men’s individual time trial starts at 9:30 p.m. ET following the special edition.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Women’s Junior Road Race 1 – 4 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Special Edition: Men’s Individual Time Trial 8 – 9:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Individual Time Trial 9:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 25 – 2019 UCI ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S U23 ROAD RACE & MEN’S ROAD RACE

Thursday’s coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET with the men’s U23 road race. At 8 p.m. ET, Burmeister hosts a special edition of the men’s road race and speaks with American Lawson Craddock, who led for 23 kilometers, but was unable to finish the race.

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Men’s U23 Road Race 1 – 6:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Special Edition: Men’s Road Race 8 – 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 26 – 2019 UCI ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S ROAD RACE & WOMEN’S JUNIOR ROAD RACE (ENCORES)

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Men’s Road Race 12:30 – 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Special Edition: Men’s Road Race 8 – 11 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Junior Road Race 11 p.m. – 2 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

SATURDAY, JUNE 27 – 2019 UCI ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S U23 ROAD RACE (ENCORE)

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Men’s U23 Road Race 8 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

 

SUNDAY, JUNE 28 – 2019 UCI ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN’S ROAD RACE & MEN’S ROAD RACE (ENCORES)

SESSION TIME (ET) NETWORK
Special Edition: Women’s Road Race 8 – 9:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Special Edition: Men’s Road Race 9:30 p.m. – 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 over the next three weeks, with more to follow:

    • Week of June 29: Para Swimming
    • Week of July 6: Para Track & Field

 

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TEAM USA’S SEVEN-MEDAL PERFORMANCE AT UWW WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS HIGHLIGHTS 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEK, BEGINNING TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

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U.S. Women, Led by Adeline Gray, Had Most Dominant World Championship Performance in History, Winning Three World Titles

U.S. Men Claimed Two World Titles and Four Total Championship Medals at 2019 World Championships

NBC Sports’ Ahmed Fareed Will Introduce Coverage Throughout the Week

2019 World Championships Week – Wrestling Features 20 Hours of 2019 World Wrestling Championships

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

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 15, 2020 – Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA presents nearly every medal match from the 2019 World Wrestling Championships during this week’s 2019 World Championships Week – Wrestling, beginning tonight at 8 p.m. ET. The wrestling competition continues the network’s 2019 World Championships Week coverage, which spans a multitude of Olympic and Paralympic sports over the next several weeks.

2019 World Championships Week – Wrestling features 20 hours of 2019 World Wrestling Championships programming from Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan throughout the week. 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs, 2016 Olympian and five-time world champion Adeline Gray, 2016 Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist J’Den Cox and two-time world medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock highlight the competition.

Russia finished atop the 2019 World Wrestling Championships medal table, totaling 19 medals. The U.S. wrestling team collected seven medals, including five gold medals. The U.S. women’s freestyle team had their most dominant showing in world championship history, claiming three world titles.

NBC Sports host Ahmed Fareed will introduce coverage each day throughout the week.

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.

DATE DAY AND EVENT TIME (ET) NETWORK
Mon., June 15 Day 2: Greco-Roman Finals 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Tues., June 16 Day 3: Greco-Roman Finals 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  Day 4: Greco-Roman Finals 10 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Wed., June 17 Day 5: Women’s Freestyle Finals 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Thurs., June 18 Day 6: Women’s Freestyle Finals 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Fri., June 19 Day 7: Women’s & Men’s Freestyle Finals 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Sat., June 20 Day 8: Men’s Freestyle Finals 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Sun., June 21 Day 9: Men’s Freestyle Finals 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

WOMEN’S FREESTYLE HIGHLIGHTS

The U.S. women had their most dominant showing in world championship history at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships, as Adeline Gray, Tamyra Mensah-Stock and Jacarra Winchester claimed three titles. Gray became the first U.S. wrestler, male or female, to win five career world championships titles when she claimed the gold at 76kg and defended her title win from 2018.

Mensah-Stock, who narrowly missed the Rio Olympics, won the 68kg title by beating Olympic bronze medalist Jenny Fransson of Sweden. Winchester won the gold medal in the non-Olympic 55kg weight class.

MEN’S FREESTYLE HIGHLIGHTS

2012 Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs won his seventh world championship medal in the 74kg weight class in his seventh world championship appearance. He lost in the semifinal round to Russia’s Zaurbek Sidakov before defeating Japan’s Mao Okui for bronze.

2016 Olympic bronze medalist J’Den Cox won his second straight world title at the non-Olympic 92kg weight class. He became the second U.S. man to win an Olympic or world title without surrendering a point in more than 30 years, joining Kyle Dake who achieved the feat in 2018.

2016 Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder won his fourth straight world championship medal in the 97kg weight class. After losing in the semifinal round against Azerbaijan’s Sharif Sharifov, he rallied to win bronze. Snyder has reached the podium in every world championship or Olympic Games since 2015.

In the non-Olympic 79kg weight class, Kyle Dake won a second straight world title. He defeated Azerbaijan’s Jabrayil Hasanov in the final, a rematch of the 2018 gold-medal match.

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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:

  • Week of June 22: Road Cycling
  • Week of June 29: Para Swimming
  • Week of July 6: Para Track & Field

–NBC SPORTS–

TEAM USA’S SEVEN-MEDAL PERFORMANCE AT UWW WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS HIGHLIGHTS 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 15, AT 8 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

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U.S. Women, Led by Adeline Gray, Had Most Dominant World Championship Performance in History, Winning Three World Titles

U.S. Men Claimed Two World Titles and Four Total Championship Medals at 2019 World Championships

NBC Sports’ Ahmed Fareed Will Introduce Coverage Throughout the Week

2019 World Championships Week – Wrestling Features 20 Hours of 2019 World Wrestling Championships

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

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 12, 2020 – Beginning Monday, June 15, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA presents nearly every medal match from the 2019 World Wrestling Championships during next week’s 2019 World Championships Week – Wrestling daily at 8 p.m. ET. The wrestling competition continues 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 15, through Sunday, June 21, 2019 World Championships Week – Wrestling features 20 hours of 2019 World Wrestling Championships programming from Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs, 2016 Olympian and five-time world champion Adeline Gray, 2016 Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist J’Den Cox and two-time world medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock highlight the competition.

Russia finished atop the 2019 World Wrestling Championships medal table, totaling 19 medals. The U.S. wrestling team collected seven medals, including five gold medals. The U.S. women’s freestyle team had their most dominant showing in world championship history, claiming three world titles.

NBC Sports host Ahmed Fareed will introduce coverage each day throughout the week.

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.

DATE DAY AND EVENT TIME (ET) NETWORK
Mon., June 15 Day 2: Greco-Roman Finals 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Tues., June 16 Day 3: Greco-Roman Finals 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  Day 4: Greco-Roman Finals 10 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Wed., June 17 Day 5: Women’s Freestyle Finals 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Thurs., June 18 Day 6: Women’s Freestyle Finals 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Fri., June 19 Day 7: Women’s & Men’s Freestyle Finals 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Sat., June 20 Day 8: Men’s Freestyle Finals 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Sun., June 21 Day 9: Men’s Freestyle Finals 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

WOMEN’S FREESTYLE HIGHLIGHTS

The U.S. women had their most dominant showing in world championship history at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships, as Adeline Gray, Tamyra Mensah-Stock and Jacarra Winchester claimed three titles. Gray became the first U.S. wrestler, male or female, to win five career world championships titles when she claimed the gold at 76kg and defended her title win from 2018.

Mensah-Stock, who narrowly missed the Rio Olympics, won the 68kg title by beating Olympic bronze medalist Jenny Fransson of Sweden. Winchester won the gold medal in the non-Olympic 55kg weight class.

MEN’S FREESTYLE HIGHLIGHTS

2012 Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs won his seventh world championship medal in the 74kg weight class in his seventh world championship appearance. He lost in the semifinal round to Russia’s Zaurbek Sidakov before defeating Japan’s Mao Okui for bronze.

2016 Olympic bronze medalist J’Den Cox won his second straight world title at the non-Olympic 92kg weight class. He became the second U.S. man to win an Olympic or world title without surrendering a point in more than 30 years, joining Kyle Dake who achieved the feat in 2018.

2016 Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder won his fourth straight world championship medal in the 97kg weight class. After losing in the semifinal round against Azerbaijan’s Sharif Sharifov, he rallied to win bronze. Snyder has reached the podium in every world championship or Olympic Games since 2015.

In the non-Olympic 79kg weight class, Kyle Dake won a second straight world title. He defeated Azerbaijan’s Jabrayil Hasanov in the final, a rematch of the 2018 gold-medal match.

***

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:

  • Week of June 22: Road Cycling
  • Week of June 29: Para Swimming
  • Week of July 6: Para Track & Field

–NBC SPORTS–

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

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