Before Bündchen had even finished her trip down the catwalk, Rio already had its first instance of a media personality defining a woman based on her husband. It’s not how most people would first describe a woman who was once the highest paid model in the world, and whose career earnings exceed US$430 million (that’s compared to her football-playing husband’s career paycheque of roughly US$162 million). It took only a few steps from Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen during the Opening Ceremony for the CBC’s Peter Mansbridge to quickly recognize who was doing the walking. In addition to NBC Sports Group’s unprecedented coverage, the USOC will provide live online coverage at ’s Meaghan Benfeito (left) and Roseline Filion perform a dive on their way to a bronze medal win in women’s synchronized 10-metre platform diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. On most days, NBCSN primetime programming will air from 7 - 9 p.m. Coverage of the 2016 Games will feature an increase of 20 hours from NBC Olympics’ presentation of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games (50), and an increase of 64 hours from the London 2012 Paralympic Games (6).Ĭoverage begins on Wednesday, September 7, and concludes on Sunday, September 18, with the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, respectively. NBC Olympics will combine to present more than 70 hours of coverage of the Rio Paralympic Games across NBC, NBCSN, and the NBC Sports app.
World feed coverage of select events will feature OBS commentators. Coverage will be produced by OBS and will include the sports of Cycling, Judo, Football, Powerlifting, Wheelchair Tennis, and more. In addition to Track & Field, Swimming, Wheelchair Basketball, Sitting Volleyball and Wheelchair Rugby, NBC Olympics will also present world feed coverage of many other Rio 2016 Paralympic Games events. The 2016 Rio Paralympic Games will be Johnson’s second Paralympic Games for NBC Olympics, and first for Purdy and Cox. Paralympic medalist Amy Purdy, Heather Cox and Lewis Johnson will serve as reporters for individual sports as well as the overall event. Quad Rugby Association President Gary Pate (Wheelchair Rugby), and two-time Olympian Kevin Barnett (Sitting Volleyball), will also serve as analysts. Three-time paralympic gold medalist Justin Zook will join Knapp for coverage of Swimming, 2012 Paralympian Katy Sullivan will join Harris for Track & Field, and two-time paralympic medalist Paul Schulte will join Schlanger for Wheelchair Basketball.ġ3-time paralympic medalist and Paralympic Hall of Fame member Chris Waddell (Track & Field), as well as former U.S. In addition, three Paralympians will make their debut as NBC Olympics analysts. Ed Cohen makes his NBC Olympics debut and will serve as play-by-play announcer for coverage of Wheelchair Rugby. Play-by-play commentators Todd Harris, Jason Knapp and Steve Schlanger will also return for their second Paralympic Games and will call Track & Field, Swimming and Wheelchair Basketball, respectively. Manno, who returns for her second consecutive assignment as host of NBC Olympics’ coverage of the Paralympic Games, will be joined by 13 play-by-play commentators, analysts and reporters. NBC Olympics’ coverage of the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games begins Wednesday, September 7, at 7 p.m. Carolyn Manno leads an experienced roster of commentators as NBC Olympics presents more than 70 hours of coverage of the 2016 Paralympic Games from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, across NBC, NBCSN, and the NBC Sports app.
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