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PEACOCK PREMIUM BECOMES EXCLUSIVE STREAMING HOME OF NBC SPORTS’ SPEED SKATING COVERAGE FOR 2021 INTERNATIONAL SKATING SEASON

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Speed Skating on Peacock Premium Includes Live, Commercial-Free Coverage of ISU World Cup Events, ISU World Short Track Championships & More

STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 14, 2021 – NBC Sports’ exclusive speed skating streaming coverage, offering fans extensive live and commercial-free events, will move from NBC Sports Gold’s “Speed Skating Pass” to Peacock Premium beginning with the start of the 2021 season this Saturday, Jan. 16. Peacock Premium is available for $4.99 per month.

Speed skating on Peacock Premium features comprehensive coverage of major 2021 international competitions, including the World Speed Skating Championships and World Short Track Championships. Coverage begins with European Speed Skating Championships this Saturday and culminates with the 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships from March 6-7.

Coverage includes access to 75 hours of live, commercial-free speed skating events. Click here for more information.

Following is the schedule for Peacock Premium’s 2021 Speed Skating coverage:

    • European Speed Skating Championships: January 16-17
    • World Cup Speed Skating: January 23-24 and January 30-31
    • European Short Track Speed Skating Championships: January 23-24
    • World Speed Skating Championships: February 11-14
    • World Short Track Speed Skating Championships: March 6-7

 

Speed skating is the most recent addition to live sports on Peacock. Upcoming live sports on Peacock includes coverage of Premier League, Supercross, Pro Motocross, and select events from the upcoming Tokyo and Beijing Olympics. Fans can also watch on demand replays of events like Triple Crown horse races, daily highlights from NBC Sports, and hundreds of hours of sports series, documentaries and films such as Tiger Woods: Chasing History; 1968; I Am Ali; Dream Team; Being Evel; Feherty; Willie; and Peacock Originals Lost Speedways and In Deep with Ryan Lochte.

Viewers can sign up for Peacock at peacocktv.com. Peacock is currently available on the Roku platform; Apple devices including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD; Google platforms and devices including Android™, Android TV™ devices, Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices; Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X; Sony PlayStation4 and PlayStation 4 Pro; and VIZIO SmartCast™ TVs and LG Smart TVs. Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers, as well as eligible Cox Contour customers, enjoy Peacock Premium included with their service at no additional cost.

NATHAN CHEN STARS IN NBC SPORTS’ LIVE COVERAGE OF 2021 TOYOTA U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEK, PART OF 2021 TEAM USA CHAMPIONS SERIES, PRESENTED BY XFINITY

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15+ Hours of Live Event Programming Across NBC and NBCSN; TV Coverage Begins Tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 14 at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN

 Two-Time Defending U.S. Champion Alysa Liu Takes on Talented Field in Ladies’ Free Skate Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC

Nathan Chen Headlines Live Men’s Short Program Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on NBC and Men’s Free Skate Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC

Every Skater in Every Discipline Streamed Live on Peacock Premium

STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 13, 2021 – Two-time reigning world champion Nathan Chen headlines NBC Sports’ 15+ hours of live coverage of the 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships, part of the 2021 Team USA Champions Series, presented by Xfinity, beginning tomorrow, January 14. The event will be contested at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

Live television coverage kicks off tomorrow on NBCSN with the pairs’ (6-8 p.m. ET) and ladies’ (10 p.m. – midnight ET) short programs. On Friday, Jan. 15, the rhythm dance will be televised live on NBCSN (4-6 p.m. ET), and the ladies’ free skate will air live on NBC (8-11 p.m. ET/PT).

Weekend coverage begins on Saturday, Jan. 16, with the men’s short program live on NBC (4-6 p.m. ET), followed by the free dance and pairs’ free skate live on NBCSN (9 p.m. – midnight ET). Live U.S. Championships coverage concludes on Sunday, Jan. 17 on NBC with the men’s free skate (3:30-6 p.m. ET).

Headlining the men’s field is Chen, who seeks his fifth consecutive U.S. title and is undefeated since placing fifth at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang. With a victory, Chen would be the first to win five national titles since Todd Eldredge and the first to win five straight since two-time Olympic gold medalist Dick Button, who won seven in a row from 1946 to 1952. 2015 U.S. champion Jason Brown and 2019 world bronze medalist Vincent Zhou are also expected to contend in the men’s field.

The ladies’ field features two-time defending champion Alysa Liu, who won a bronze medal at the world junior championships last season, as well as 2020 U.S. silver medalist Mariah Bell and 2018 U.S. champion and Olympic team bronze medalist Bradie Tennell, who finished first and second, respectively, at Skate America in October. Bell, Tennell, and 2017 U.S. champion Karen Chen are expected to be the top contenders in the ladies’ event.

Two-time U.S. champions Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue aim for a third title in the ice dance event in a showdown with their training mates, two-time champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who won national titles last year and in 2015.

The U.S. Championships serve as the final qualifying event for the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships, which are scheduled for late March in Stockholm, Sweden.

On the NBC and NBCSN shows, Terry Gannon handles play-by-play for all disciplines, joined by 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski and recently-elected U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Famer and three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir on men’s, ladies’, and pairs’ programs. 2006 Olympic ice dance silver medalist Tanith White serves as the analyst on ice dance and Andrea Joyce will be the on-site reporter.

The Skating Spectacular will air on NBC from 1-3 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 14. Additionally, a U.S. Figure Skating “Best Of” show will air on Sunday, Jan. 31 on NBC from Noon-2 p.m. ET. The 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships competitions, including every skater in every discipline, can be streamed live and on-demand on NBCUniversal’s digital streaming platform Peacock Premium.

Coverage on NBC and NBCSN is live streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships
All times Eastern. Check local listing. Subject to change.

Date Event Time Network
Thurs., Jan. 14 Pairs’ Short 6 – 8 p.m. NBCSN (Live)
Thurs., Jan. 14 Ladies’ Short 10 p.m. – Midnight NBCSN (Live)
Fri., Jan. 15 Rhythm Dance 4 – 6 p.m. NBCSN (Live)
Fri., Jan. 15 Ladies’ Free 8 – 11 p.m. NBC (Live ET)
Sat., Jan. 16 Men’s Short 4 – 6 p.m. NBC (Live)
Sat., Jan. 16 Free Dance / Pairs’ Free 9 p.m. – Midnight NBCSN (Live)
Sun, Jan. 17 Men’s Free 3:30 – 6 p.m. NBC (Live)
Sun., Jan. 24 Free Dance 5 – 6 p.m. NBC
Sun., Jan. 31 U.S. Championships – Best Of 12 – 2 p.m. NBC
Sat, Feb. 14 U.S. Championships Skating Spectacular 1 – 3 p.m. NBC

 

– NBC SPORTS –

2020-21 FIS ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP SEASON CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND FROM ST. MORITZ, SWITZERLAND, AND SANTA CATERINA VALFURVA, ITALY, ACROSS NBC SPORTS AND PEACOCK PREMIUM

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Women’s Super-G and Men’s Giant Slalom Live this Saturday and Sunday on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA; Encore Presentation of Women’s Super-G on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC

Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, and World Ski Flying Championships Coverage Also Featured This Month

Peacock Premium is New Streaming Home of Winter Olympic Sports, Including Exclusive Rights to Austria Events

STAMFORD, Conn. – Dec. 2, 2020 – NBC Sports’ extensive coverage of Winter Olympic sports continues this month with the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup women’s Super-G from St. Moritz, Switzerland, this Saturday and Sunday at 5:30 a.m. ET live on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports digital platforms and Peacock Premium. An encore presentation of Sunday’s race will be presented later in the afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

Several members of a strong American women’s speed team, including two-time Olympians Alice McKennis and Jackie Wiles and 2018 Olympian Breezy Johnson, are making their season debuts this weekend in St. Moritz.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety, two-time Olympian Tommy Ford and 2018 Olympian Ryan Cochran-Siegle are expected to compete in the men’s giant slalom this weekend in Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy. Live coverage will begin Saturday at 7 a.m. ET and Sunday at 7:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports digital platforms and Peacock Premium.

NBC Sports’ Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) will call the alpine skiing action alongside former U.S. ski team racer Steve Porino (analyst).

In addition to alpine skiing, NBC Sports and Peacock Premium offer extensive coverage of six additional skiing and snowboarding sports in December, including cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, Nordic combined, ski jumping and biathlon. Complete schedules can be accessed here.

Last month, it was announced that NBC Sports’ exclusive streaming of winter Olympic sports has moved from NBC Sports Gold’s “Snow Pass” to Peacock Premium, which is available at https://www.peacocktv.com/snow. Peacock Premium is also the exclusive home to all FIS events held in Austria.

In addition to live alpine skiing coverage this weekend, NBCSN will air encore presentations of the 2019 Xfinity Birds of Prey men’s giant slalom (Friday at 1 p.m. ET) and men’s downhill events (Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET) that took place in Beaver Creek, Colo., last year. Tommy Ford earned his first-ever World Cup victory in the giant slalom.

Below is NBC Sports’ December telecast schedule for its 2020-21 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup coverage (times and networks are subject to change):

Date Event Time (ET) Network
12/5/2020 Women’s Super-G – St. Moritz, Switzerland 5:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Giant Slalom – Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy 7:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
12/6/2020 Women’s Super-G – St. Moritz, Switzerland 5:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Giant Slalom – Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy 7 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Super-G – St. Moritz, Switzerland* 4:30 p.m. NBC
12/12/2020 Men’s Downhill – Val d’Isere, France 4:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Giant Slalom – Courchevel, France 6:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
12/13/2020 Men’s Super-G – Val d’Isere, France 4:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Giant Slalom – Courchevel, France 6:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Giant Slalom – Courchevel, France* 10 p.m. NBCSN
12/18/2020 Women’s Downhill – Val d’Isere, France 4:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Super-G – Val Gardena, Italy 5:45 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
12/19/2020 Women’s Downhill – Val d’Isere, France 4:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Downhill – Val Gardena, Italy 5:45 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Downhill – Val d’Isere, France* 5 p.m. NBC
Women’s Downhill – Val d’Isere, France* 9:30 p.m. NBCSN
Men’s Downhill – Val Gardena, Italy* 10:30 p.m. NBCSN
12/20/2020 Women’s Super-G – Val d’Isere, France 5 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Giant Slalom – Alta Badia, Italy 7:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Women’s Super-G – Val d’Isere, France* 11 p.m. NBCSN
Men’s Giant Slalom – Alta Badia, Italy* 12:30 a.m. NBCSN
12/21/2020 Men’s Slalom – Alta Badia, Italy 7 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
12/22/2020 Men’s Slalom – Madonna di Campiglio, Italy 2:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
12/26/2020 Women’s Giant Slalom – Courchevel, France^ 3 p.m. NBC
12/28/2020 Men’s Downhill – Bormio, Italy 5:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Men’s Downhill – Bormio, Italy* 3 p.m. NBCSN
12/29/2020 Men’s Super-G – Bormio, Italy 5:30 a.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

*Same-day delay

^Taped from Dec. 13, 2020

Note: In addition to streaming on Peacock Premium, all television coverage will stream on NBC Sports digital platforms.

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Following are NBC Sports’ television schedules for other FIS and IBU disciplines in December:

For the World Ski Flying Championships schedule, click here.

For the freestyle skiing schedule, click here.

For the cross-country skiing schedule, click here.

For the biathlon schedule, click here.

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Following is the 2020-21 winter Olympic sports schedule in December on Peacock Premium (organized by discipline, subject to change):

EVENT DATE
 

ALPINE SKIING
Santa Caterina Valfurva, ITA Dec. 5 – 6
St. Mortiz, SUI Dec. 5 – 6
Courchevel, FRA Dec. 12 – 13
Val d’Isere, FRA Dec. 12 – 13
Val d’Isere, FRA Dec. 18 – 20
Val Gardena, ITA Dec. 18 – 20
Alta Badia, ITA Dec. 20 – 21
Madonna, ITA Dec. 22
Semmering, AUT Dec. 28 – 29
Bormio, ITA Dec. 28 – 29
 
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Davos, SUI Dec. 12 – 13
Dresden, GER Dec. 19 – 20
 
FREESTYLE SKIING
Ruka, FIN Dec. 5 – 6
Idre Fjall, SWE Dec. 12 – 13
Arosa, SUI Dec. 15
Val Thorens, FRA Dec. 19 – 20
 
SNOWBOARD
Cortina, ITA Dec. 12
Carezza, ITA Dec. 17
 
NORDIC COMBINED
Ramsau, AUT Dec. 19 – 20
BIATHLON EVENTS
Kontiolahti, FIN Nov. 28 – Dec. 6
Hochfilzen, AUT Dec. 11 – 20
SKI JUMPING
Nizhny Tagil, RUS Dec. 4 – 6
Engelberg, SUI Dec. 18 – 20
Oberstdorf, GER Dec. 28 – 29
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER Dec. 31 – Jan. 1

 

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC SPORTS GROUP & WORLD ATHLETICS PARTNER ON LONG-TERM MEDIA RIGHTS AGREEMENT FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TRACK AND FIELD

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NBC Sports Continues as the Long-Term U.S. Home of Global Track and Field through 2029; Partnership Features Next Five World Athletics Championships 

NBC Sports’ to Present First-Ever World Athletics Championships Held in U.S. – July 2022 in Eugene, Oregon

STAMFORD, Conn. & MONACO – November 23, 2020 – NBC Sports Group and World Athletics have partnered on a media rights agreement that provides NBC Sports Group with exclusive multi-platform media rights to World Athletics Series events through 2029, both parties announced today.

The new agreement extends the previous World Athletics-NBC Sports partnership, which now includes the next five installments of the World Athletics Championships, the sport’s marquee track and field event.

The 2022 competition will take place in the U.S. for the first time, from July 15-24, 2022, at the iconic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon. NBC Sports has also televised most of the previous World Athletics Championships, beginning with the inaugural event in Helsinki in 1983.

“The World Athletics Championships Oregon22 will be an historic occasion for our sport and we are delighted to have such a trusted broadcast partner by our side to showcase our sport in the United States,’’ said World Athletics president Sebastian Coe. “The next decade presents a tremendous opportunity for us to build our American fanbase for track and field by highlighting the amazing athletes the U.S. produces, and telling their stories as they take on the greatest athletes from around the globe. NBC Sports’ ability to take fans inside those must-watch moments will be vital to our efforts.”

“We are thrilled to extend our long-term partnership with World Athletics,” said Gary Zenkel, President, NBC Olympics. “Track & Field is a cornerstone of the Olympic program, and with the World Championships coming to the U.S. for the first time ever in Eugene in 2022 and a group of young and talented American stars on the rise, we couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity to deliver these events and tell their stories for years to come.”

The new agreement, delivered with the support of World Athletics’ global commercial partner, Dentsu Inc, covers every official world championship in track and field, road and cross-country events until 2029.

The following events will be presented across NBC Sports platforms:

    • Five World Athletics Championships
    • Five World Athletics Indoor Championships
    • Five World Athletics Cross Country Championships
    • Five World Athletics Relays
    • Five World Athletics Half Marathon / Road Running Championships
    • Five World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
    • Five World Athletics Under 20 Championships

 

In addition to the complete suite of World Athletics Series events, NBC Sports currently holds the long-term U.S. media rights to the Wanda Diamond League series and elite USA Track and Field events.

–NBC Sports–

NBC OLYMPICS AND TWITTER EXTEND CONTENT PARTNERSHIP TO INCLUDE BOTH TOKYO AND BEIJING OLYMPICS

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Innovative Content Collaboration Includes Postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and Beijing Olympic Winter Games in 2022

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 6, 2020 – NBC Olympics and Twitter have extended the innovative content partnership both parties announced in 2019 to include the postponed Tokyo Olympics set for the summer of 2021 and the Beijing Olympic Winter Games in February 2022. Most elements of the extension mirror the original agreement, which was announced solely for Tokyo 2020 in July 2019.

Now, both parties will work together to amplify NBC Olympics’ vast coverage of both Tokyo and Beijing by creating daily, original programming on Twitter live from the host city, a daily poll that will allow fans on Twitter to choose one live look-in to NBC’s Primetime or Primetime Plus broadcasts each night, and real-time video highlights throughout each competition day.

Through these initiatives, NBC Olympics and Twitter will connect Twitter’s engaged audience in the United States to the Olympic athletes, the host city, and the Games’ most unforgettable moments while simultaneously driving them to NBC Olympics’ massive multi-platform presentation of the Summer and Winter Games.

As with the original agreement, NBC Olympics will lead the sales process for this unique two-Games content, with Twitter providing sales resources, giving advertisers another avenue to connect to its coverage of the Games and to Twitter’s valuable audience. All content will live on the @NBCOlympics handle, sold as Twitter in-stream sponsorships by NBC Olympics.

Highlights of the agreement include:

  • Original Live Studio Program: Every morning from Tokyo, NBC Olympics will produce a 20-minute original studio program live from the host city, exclusively on Twitter, that will focus on highlights, athlete interviews, and the happenings in and around the host city, as well as some of the best reactions to the Games on Twitter. NBC Olympics will also produce a similar daily program for Twitter, with elements live from Beijing.
  • Daily Live Look–Ins Powered by Twitter Vote: For the first time, Olympic fans will have the opportunity to watch a daily live look-in of NBC Olympics’ Primetime or Primetime Plus coverage on Twitter — and even decide which athlete, sport or moment they’d like to watch by voting in a daily Twitter poll announced during the morning’s live show.
  • Real-Time Highlights: During the both Summer and Winter Games, NBC Olympics will clip many of the most memorable and engaging moments of the day and publish them on Twitter throughout each competition day, including some Spanish-language clips. Highlights will include medal-winning moments as well those from the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
  • Pre-Games Content: Beginning in June 2021 and counting down until the Tokyo Opening Ceremony on July 23, 2021, NBC Olympics will provide Twitter with real-time highlights of its Olympic sport coverage, including the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. A similar countdown will be used for Beijing 2022.

 

“Extending our now multi-Games relationship with Twitter to Tokyo for the Summer Games in 2021 and Winter Games in 2022 from Beijing will again put NBC Olympics’ coverage in front of the vast and very active Twitter audience with great Olympic moments, great Olympic programming and a nightly peek into our primetime broadcast for those not yet in front of their televisions,” said Gary Zenkel, President, NBC Olympics. “This agreement also allows us to extend the reach of our Olympic advertisers to those audiences that view the content we have custom produced for Twitter.”

“Few events bring to the world together like the Olympics and we truly anticipate that both the upcoming Summer Games and Winter Games will be massive global celebrations like no other,” says TJ Adeshola, head of sports partnerships, Twitter. “We can’t wait to join forces with a fantastic content partner like NBC Olympics to pair real-time Twitter conversation with premium sports action to give fans a unique real-time Olympics experience they won’t find anywhere else.”

About NBC Olympics

A division of NBC Sports Group, NBC Olympics is responsible for producing, programming and promoting NBCUniversal’s Olympic Games coverage. It is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage, award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest audiences in U.S. television history. NBC Olympics has produced every Summer Games since 1998 and every Winter Games since 2002. NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights on all platforms to all Olympic Games through 2032. At the conclusion of the 2032 Games, NBCUniversal will have presented 23 total Olympic Games and 17 consecutive, the most for a U.S. media company in both categories.

About Twitter, Inc.

Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is what’s happening in the world and what people are talking about right now. On Twitter, live comes to life as conversations unfold, showing you all sides of the story. From breaking news and entertainment to sports, politics and everyday interests, when things happen in the world, they happen first on Twitter. Twitter is available in more than 40 languages around the world. The service can be accessed at twitter.com, on a variety of mobile devices and via SMS. For more information, visit about.twitter.com or follow @twitter. For information on how to download the Twitter and Periscope apps, visit twitter.com/download and periscope.tv.

–NBC OLYMPICS–

PEACOCK FEATURES “ROAD TO TOKYO” CHANNEL, ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARIES AND EXCLUSIVE SPECIALS TO CELEBRATE ONE YEAR UNTIL THE TOKYO GAMES

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Dedicated Pop-Up Peacock Channel Features Olympic and Paralympic Classic Moments, Documentaries and Studio Programming, featuring Simone Biles, Michael Phelps, the Dream Team and U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and More

Peacock Originals In Deep with Ryan Lochte and Kamome Among 10 Documentaries Available Now

NEW YORK, N.Y. – July 22, 2020 – With just over one year until the Tokyo Olympics begin on July 23, 2021, Peacock has created its first pop-up channel: “Road to Tokyo,” a 24/7 stream dedicated to Olympic and Paralympic classic moments, documentaries and studio programming, Peacock and NBC Olympics announced today.

Peacock will also feature a collection of on demand content that includes 10 documentaries produced by NBC Olympics, highlighted by Peacock Originals In Deep with Ryan Lochte and Kamome (detail below). Additionally, Olympic Classics replays revisit the most inspirational events of recent Games, including Simone Biles’ gold-medal winning performance at the Rio 2016 Olympics, gold medal victories from Team USA in men’s basketball by the ‘Dream Team’ at Barcelona 1992 and LeBron James and Kobe Bryant at Beijing 2008, as well as Carli Lloyd’s two-goal performance to propel women’s soccer to a gold medal at London 2012.

Additionally, three exclusive, new specials to prepare fans for what could be the most meaningful Olympics ever will be featured. Dreams Live On: Countdown to Tokyo examines the journey of star athletes, such as Simone Biles and Allyson Felix, preparing for next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Lighting the Olympic Flame: Iconic Ceremony Moments looks back at past Opening Ceremonies with interviews with participants like Michael Phelps and composer John Williams. The Olympics & Paralympics: Inspirational Moments presents moments of courage and sportsmanship from recent past Olympics.

Peacock constantly updates Trending with the latest in sports, news and pop culture, so viewers can expect to find current interviews with athletes preparing for Tokyo this week. Also, viewers can watch numerous short-form video clips on demand on Peacock, including athlete profiles on Tokyo Olympic hopefuls and memorable events that took place on specific dates in Olympic history.

Featured Peacock Originals

In Deep with Ryan Lochte

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Ryan Lochte was at the center of a scandal that has since overshadowed a decorated swimming career that includes 12 Olympic medals. Now a 35-year-old husband and father of two young children, Lochte is hoping for one more chance to make Team USA and prove he’s not the same man he was four years ago.

Kamome

Brought together under unfortunate circumstances, the towns of Rikuzentakata, Japan and Crescent City, California now have a special bond made possible by a fishing boat named Kamome. The vessel washed up in Crescent City after the deadly 2011 tsunami that struck Japan and devastated Rikuzentakata. To the people of Crescent City, it brought back memories of the 1964 tsunami that devastated their own hometown. Now, the two communities have built a close connection that provides a welcome reminder of the best of humanity.

Olympic Documentaries

1968

Narrated by four-time Olympic gold medalist and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams, 1968 tells the story of a defining year in American history. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated, and 1968 would prove to be the deadliest year of the Vietnam War. Against that backdrop, the Mexico City Olympics became a stage for the collision of sport and politics, immortalized by the Black Power salute of Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos.

Calgary ‘88

Voiced by iconic actor and acclaimed author Rob Lowe, the men’s and ladies figure skating competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics are in the spotlight, featuring Americans Debi Thomas and Brian Boitano as they faced their rivals Katarina Witt and Brian Orser on the highest stage of competition.

Jessica Long

The remarkable story of 13-time Paralympic gold medal swimmer Jessica Long details how she discovered her birth family and embarked on a journey through a past she never knew, all the way from her adopted parents’ home in Baltimore, Md. to Bratsk, Russia. In the end, it leads Long to a profound personally discovery; how her two halves have helped make her the whole individual that she is.

More Than Gold: Jesse Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics

This hour-long documentary, narrated by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, chronicles Jesse Owens’ historic four-gold-medal performance at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, and explores the context and historical impact of those Games.

Dream Team

Featuring footage and interviews from arguably the greatest basketball team ever assembled, this documentary looks at the formation and success of Team USA at the 1992 Summer Olympics, including interviews with Hall of Fame players Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley.

Miracle on Ice: 40th Anniversary

NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico and Al Michaels, who called men’s hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics, engage in a wide-ranging conversation about the U.S. Olympic men’s ice hockey team’s gold-medal run at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y., highlighted by the Americans’ improbable semifinal victory against the Soviet Union.

Mikaela’s Masterpiece

The special gives viewers an all-access look at Mikaela Shiffrin and her team during the 2018-19 campaign and highlights one of the greatest years in the history of alpine ski racing, when Shiffrin won 17 World Cup races, four crystal globes, and her third straight overall globe.

Lokomotiv

A documentary, narrated by Liev Schreiber, that examines the 2011 plane crash that killed every member of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavol hockey team of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), and how the team was rebuilt in the wake of tragedy.

In addition to this Olympic and Paralympic content, Peacock will feature a range of sports content: exclusive Premier League matches, coverage of the U.S. Open Championship and Women’s Open Championships, an NFL Wild Card Playoff Game, the Tour de France, La Vuelta and select events from the upcoming Tokyo and Beijing Olympics. In addition, sports fans can enjoy on demand replays of events like Triple Crown horse racing, daily highlights from NBC Sports, and hundreds of hours of sports series, documentaries and films such as Tiger Woods Chasing History, I Am Ali, Being Evel, Feherty and Willie.

About Peacock

Peacock is NBCUniversal’s new streaming service. Peacock delivers a world-class slate of exclusive originals, on-demand libraries of hit TV shows, plus critically acclaimed films from the vaults of Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination and Hollywood’s biggest studios. In addition, Peacock taps into NBCUniversal’s unmatched ability to deliver a broad range of compelling topical content across news, sports, late-night, Spanish-language and reality. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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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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MIKAELA SHIFFRIN TO PROVIDE SPECIAL COMMENTARY DURING LIVESTREAM OF MIKAELA’S MASTERPIECE ON NBC OLYMPICS’ FACEBOOK PAGE THIS FRIDAY AT 8 P.M. ET

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Stream of Documentary on Shiffrin’s Dominant 2018-19 Season Will Allow Viewers to Personally Engage with Three-Time Olympic Medalist

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

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 20, 2020 – The winningest slalom skier in World Cup history and three-time Olympic medalist Mikaela Shiffrin will provide commentary and personally engage with fans in a special digital viewing experience of Mikaela’s Masterpiece on NBC Olympics’ Facebook page on Friday, May 22, at 8 p.m. ET. During the half-hour program that showcases her biggest World Cup moments throughout 2018 and 2019, Shiffrin will comment and interact with fans on her memories surrounding the historic season.

The special, which premiered late last year on NBCSN, gives viewers an all-access look at Team Shiffrin during the 2018-19 campaign. The program highlights one of the greatest years in the history of alpine ski racing, when Shiffrin won 17 World Cup races, four crystal globes, and her third straight overall globe. A trailer can be viewed here.

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

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CARLY PATTERSON, KERRI STRUG & U.S. ‘MAGNIFICENT SEVEN’ RETURN TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ON NBCSN, HEADLINING 14 HOURS OF OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS PROGRAMMING THIS WEEKEND

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Weekend Highlights U.S. Gymnastics Performances From the 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004, 1996, and 1988 Olympic Games; Featuring Strug, Patterson, Simone Biles, Nastia Liukin, Gabby Douglas and More

Carly Patterson Became the First American Woman in 20 Years to Win the Olympic All-Around Title in 2004

Kerri Strug and 1996 ‘Magnificent Seven’ Won First U.S. Women’s Team Gold Medal in Olympic History

Sunday’s Olympic Films Highlighted by 1968, Narrated by Serena Williams, and Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory, Starting at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 24, 2020 – NBC Sports’ Olympic Games Week concludes this weekend, highlighted by nearly 30 years of U.S. women’s gymnastics and two Olympic Films. Coverage continues tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Some of the most iconic gymnastics teams and athletes in history will be on display, including Kerri Strug and the U.S. ‘Magnificent Seven,’ Carly Patterson, Simone Biles, Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson, Gabby Douglas and more.

NBC Olympics primetime host Mike Tirico will introduce nightly coverage, which concludes this Sunday, April 26. Programming will also stream on 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.

In addition, 1996 ‘Magnificent Seven’ team member Shannon Miller, 2004 Olympic all-around gold medalist Patterson, and 2017 world all-around champion Morgan Hurd will provide commentary on Instagram Live.

Tonight, starting at 8 p.m. ET, Miller will add her insights on the historic U.S. victory in the 1996 women’s team final, followed by Patterson at 10 p.m. ET providing social commentary during the 2004 Athens all-around final. Then on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, Hurd will commentate on the 2012 London women’s team final.

Below is each night’s highlighted content this weekend:

    • Friday, April 24: Olympic Classics: Women’s Gymnastics – 1996 Team Final; 1988, 2004 and 2008 All-Around Finals
    • Saturday, April 25: Olympic Classics: Women’s Gymnastics – 2004 and 2012 Team Finals; 2012 and 2016 All-Around Finals
    • Sunday, April 26: Olympic Films – 1968, Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory; and Olympic Adventures with Mary Carillo: Summer Olympics (encore)

 

TONIGHT, FRIDAY, APRIL 24 – OLYMPIC CLASSICS: WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS

NBC Sports presents nearly 30 years of U.S. women’s gymnastics coverage beginning Friday on NBCSN with the ‘Magnificent Seven’ winning the first American team gold medal in Olympic history in 1996. An all-around triple-header features Patterson becoming the first American woman in 20 years to win the all-around in 2004, while Liukin and Johnson followed in 2008 as the first U.S. women to go 1-2 in the all-around at an Olympic Games.

EVENT TIME (ET) NETWORK
Atlanta 1996: Women’s Team Final 8 p.m. NBCSN
Athens 2004: Women’s All-Around Final 10 p.m. NBCSN
Beijing 2008: Women’s All-Around Final Midnight NBCSN
Seoul 1988: Women’s All-Around Final 2 a.m. NBCSN

 

ATLANTA 1996: WOMEN’S TEAM FINAL AT 8 P.M. ET

In front of the home crowd in Atlanta, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team, known as the ‘Magnificent Seven,’ won the United States’ first Olympic women’s gymnastics team gold medal. In one of the most iconic moments of the Atlanta Games, Strug landed an unforgettable vault on an injured ankle as the U.S. won a memorable gold medal.

ATHENS 2004: WOMEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL AT 10 P.M. ET

Patterson earned gold in Athens to become the first U.S. woman to win the Olympic all-around title since Mary Lou Retton in 1984. Three-time world champion and 25-year-old Svetlana Khorkina of Russia won her first Olympic all-around medal (silver), becoming the oldest medalist in the women’s Olympic all-around since Vera Caslavska (26) in 1968.

BEIJING 2008: WOMEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL AT MIDNIGHT ET

In Beijing, Liukin and teammate Johnson, who came in as the reigning world all-around champion, had a 1-2 finish, becoming the first U.S. women to claim the top two spots on the podium in the women’s Olympic all-around competition.

Liukin joined Retton (1984) and Patterson (2004) as the only U.S. women’s gymnasts to win an Olympic all-around title. Russian-born and Texas-raised, Liukin trained at the same gym as Patterson, and was coached by her father, Valeri, a four-time Olympic gymnastics medalist.

SEOUL 1988: WOMEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL AT 11 P.M. PT/2 A.M. ET

In one of the closest women’s all-around finals in Olympic history, the late Yelena Shushunova of the Soviet Union scored a perfect 10 on her final vault to overtake Romanian rival, Daniela Silivas, and win the gold. Brandy Johnson was the highest finishing U.S. woman in the all-around in 10th place.

 

TOMORROW, SATURDAY, APRIL 25 – OLYMPIC CLASSICS: WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS

More historic U.S. gymnastics performances will be presented from the 2016, 2012, and 2004 Olympic Games. Highlighted events include the ‘Fierce Five’ team final in London, Biles and Aly Raisman finishing 1-2 in the Rio all-around, and the U.S. capturing a silver medal in the team final at the 2004 Games.

EVENT TIME (ET) NETWORK
London 2012: Women’s Team Final 8 p.m. NBCSN
London 2012: Women’s All-Around Final 10 p.m. NBCSN
Rio 2016: Women’s All-Around Final 11:30 p.m. NBCSN
Athens 2004: Women’s Team Final 1:30 a.m. NBCSN

 

LONDON 2012: WOMEN’S TEAM FINAL AT 8 P.M. ET

At the 2012 London Olympics, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team, known as the ‘Fierce Five,’ won its first women’s gymnastics team title since the ‘Magnificent Seven’ at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Members of the U.S. women’s team in London included Douglas, who went on to win the all-around title in London, Raisman in her Olympic debut, 2011 world all-around champion Jordyn Wieber, vault specialist McKayla Maroney, and Kyla Ross, who would go on to become the first female gymnast to win Olympic, world and NCAA titles.

LONDON 2012: WOMEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL AT 10 P.M. ET

Douglas earned all-around gold in London to become the fourth Olympic all-around champion in U.S. history, following Retton (1984), Patterson (2004) and Liukin (2008). Russia’s Viktoria Komova and Aliya Mustafina earned silver and bronze, respectively, while Raisman finished fourth on a tiebreaker.

RIO 2016: WOMEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL AT 11:30 P.M. ET

In the Rio all-around final, the U.S. women had a 1-2 finish with Biles winning gold and Raisman earning silver.

This marked only the second time in history the U.S. claimed the top two spots on the podium in the women’s all-around competition, after Liukin and Johnson did so in 2008. Biles also gave the U.S. a fourth consecutive gold medal in the women’s all-around, following Patterson (2004), Liukin (2008) and Douglas (2012).

ATHENS 2004: WOMEN’S TEAM FINAL AT 10:30 P.M. PT/1:30 A.M. ET

Entering the competition as the reigning world champions, the U.S. team finished with a silver medal behind defending Olympic champion Romania. Members of the U.S. women’s team included Patterson, who went on to win the all-around title in Athens, and 2004 Olympic uneven bars bronze medalist Courtney Kupets.

 

SUNDAY, APRIL 19 – OLYMPIC FILMS – 1968, SYDNEY 2000: STORIES OF OLYMPIC GLORY; AND OLYMPIC ADVENTURES WITH MARY CARILLO: SUMMER OLYMPICS

Olympic Games Week concludes this Sunday at 10:30 p.m. ET with two films: 1968 and Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory; and an encore of Olympic Adventures with Mary Carillo: Summer Olympics.

FILM TIME (ET) NETWORK
1968 10:30 p.m. NBCSN
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory Midnight NBCSN
Olympic Adventures with Mary Carillo: Summer Olympics (encore) 2:30 a.m. NBCSN

 

1968 AT 10:30 P.M. ET

Narrated by four-time Olympic gold medalist and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams, the film originally premiered during NBC Olympics’ coverage of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics and tells the story of how the Mexico City Games became a stage for the collision of sport and politics, as evidenced by the iconic Black Power salute by U.S. Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos.

SYDNEY 2000: STORIES OF OLYMPIC GLORY AT MIDNIGHT ET

The official film of the 2000 Sydney Games, directed by the late Bud Greenspan, profiles stories from the Games of the XXVII Olympiad.

OLYMPIC ADVENTURES WITH MARY CARILLO: SUMMER OLYMPICS AT 11:30 P.M. PT/2:30 A.M. ET (ENCORE)

Olympic Adventures with Mary Carillo: Summer Olympics features longtime NBC Olympics correspondent Mary Carillo traveling around the world, visiting different nations, people and cultures. Carillo visits Beijing, London, and more in this half-hour special.

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DIANA TAURASI, SUE BIRD & LISA LESLIE HEADLINE U.S. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL GAMES TONIGHT AT 7 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

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Tonight’s Programming Features Four (1996, 2000, 2004, and 2016) of Six Consecutive Olympic Gold Medal Performances

Taurasi, Bird, Leslie, Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes, Tina Thompson, Breanna Stewart, and Teresa Edwards Among Players Featured Tonight

More than Gold: Jesse Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics Documentary Highlights Owens’ Four-Gold-Medal Performance at the 1936 Olympic Games at 2 a.m. ET/11 p.m. PT

Olympic Games Week Features 50+ Hours of Historic Olympic Moments From 2008 Beijing Games and Team USA Dynasties Throughout the Week

Content to Stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 23, 2020 – NBC Sports’ Olympic Games Week continues tonight at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN, highlighted by the U.S. women’s basketball team’s Olympic dominance. Four (1996, 2000, 2004 and 2016 Olympic Games) of their six consecutive gold medal victories will be presented and feature stars Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Lisa Leslie, and more.

NBC Olympics primetime host Mike Tirico will introduce nightly coverage throughout the week. Programming will also stream on 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.

Below is more information on tonight’s Olympic Games Week programming:

OLYMPIC CLASSICS: WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

EVENT TIME (ET) NETWORK
1996 Gold Medal Game: USA vs. Brazil 7 p.m. NBCSN
2000 Gold Medal Game: USA vs. Australia 8:30 p.m. NBCSN
2004 Gold Medal Game: USA vs. Australia 10 p.m. NBCSN
2016 Gold Medal Game: USA vs. Spain 12 a.m. NBCSN
More Than Gold: Jesse Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2 a.m. NBCSN

1996 GOLD MEDAL GAME: USA VS. BRAZIL AT 7 P.M. ET

Following a bronze medal performance at the Barcelona Games in 1992, the U.S. women’s basketball team has captured gold at each of the past six Olympics. This historic streak began at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, where the U.S. won all eight of its games, including the gold medal game against Brazil, 111-87. The team was led by Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes and Dawn Staley. All three are members of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

2000 GOLD MEDAL GAME: USA VS. AUSTRALIA AT 8:30 P.M. ET

Similar to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the U.S. women’s team went undefeated at the Sydney Olympics behind the play of Leslie, Swoopes, Staley and Teresa Edwards. In the gold medal game, the U.S. defeated host nation Australia, 76-54.

2004 GOLD MEDAL GAME: USA VS. AUSTRALIA AT 10 P.M. ET

For a third consecutive Olympics, the U.S. won all eight games in Athens on their way to a gold medal, again defeating Australia in the final. Leslie led the team in scoring, and was joined by fellow Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Tina Thompson, as well as eventual four-time Olympic gold medalists Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird.

2016 GOLD MEDAL GAME: USA VS. SPAIN AT 12 A.M. ET

At the Rio Olympics in 2016, the U.S. women’s basketball team continued its Olympic dominance. The Americans defeated Spain to win their sixth straight gold medal and 49th consecutive Olympic game. The team was led by Taurasi, Bird, and Breanna Stewart, who were coached in Rio by their University of Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma, who won his second gold medal with the team.

MORE THAN GOLD: JESSE OWENS AND THE 1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS AT 2 A.M. ET

More Than Gold: Jesse Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics, narrated by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, chronicles Jesse Owens’ historic four-gold-medal performance at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. The documentary follows Owens’ journey during the Berlin Games and explores the context and historical impact of the 1936 Olympics.

Below is each night’s highlighted content throughout the week:

  • Thursday, April 23: Olympic Classics: Women’s Basketball – 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2016 Gold Medal Games; More Than Gold: Jesse Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics
  • Friday, April 24: Olympic Classics: Women’s Gymnastics – 1996 Team Final; 1988, 2004 and 2008 All-Around Finals
  • Saturday, April 25: Olympic Classics: Women’s Gymnastics – 2004 and 2012 Team Finals; 2012 and 2016 All-Around Finals
  • Sunday, April 26: Olympic Films – 1968, Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory and Olympic Adventures with Mary Carillo: Summer Olympics (encore)

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