NBC’s Olympic coverage skates away with Canadian talent

  Eight Canadian broadcasters will work on NBC’s Vancouver Olympics coverage. Included among the network’s 53 on-air people are Sandra Bezic and Tracy Wilson in figure skating; Tim Ryan and Todd Brooker for alpine skiing; Don Duguid, Colleen Jones and Elfi Schlegel for curling; and Pierre McGuire in hockey.

   NBC’s prime time host will continue to be Bob Costas. Al Michaels will be the daytime host and Mary Carillo will work the late night show. Cris Collinsworth will provide special reports, as will Dick Button.

   A new feature that should bring a different reporting sensibility to the Olympics will be a daily roundtable of print journalists called Meet the Olympic Press.

  Anchored by Jimmy Roberts, the roundtable will be made up of the following panelists: Alan Abrahamson, NBCOlympics.com; Brian Cazeneuve, Sports Illustrated; Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times; Tracee Hamilton, Washington Post; Phil Hersh, Chicago Tribune; Vicki Michaelis, USA Today; John Powers, Boston Globe; Amy Shipley, Washington Post.

NBC’s venue broadcasters:

Alpine skiing:
Play-by-Play: Tim Ryan
Analysts: Todd Brooker and Christin Cooper
Reporter: Steve Porino
Biathlon/cross country:
Play-by-Play: Al Trautwig
Analyst: Chad Salmela
Bobsled:
Play-by-Play: Bob Papa
Analyst: John Morgan
Reporter: Lewis Johnson
Curling:
Host: Fred Roggin
Play-by-Play: Andrew Catalon
Analysts: Don Duguid and Colleen Jones
Reporter: Elfi Schlegel
Figure skating:
Play-by-Play: Tom Hammond
Analysts: Scott Hamilton, Sandra Bezic and Tracy Wilson
Reporter: Andrea Joyce
Freestyle skiing:
Play-by-Play: Todd Harris
Analyst: Jonny Moseley
Reporter: Tina Dixon
Men’s hockey:
Host: Bill Patrick
Play-by-Play: Mike Emrick and Kenny Albert
Game Analysts: Ed Olczyk and Joe Micheletti
Studio Analysts: Mike Milbury and Jeremy Roenick
Reporters: Pierre McGuire, Joe Micheletti and Mike Milbury
Women’s hockey:
Host: Bill Patrick
Play-by-Play: Mike Emrick and Kenny Albert
Game Analysts: AJ Mleczko
Studio Analysts: Cammi Granato
Reporter: Joe Micheletti
Luge:
Play-by-play: Bob Papa
Analyst: Duncan Kennedy
Reporter: Lewis Johnson
Short track:
Play-by-Play: Ted Robinson
Analyst: Andy Gabel
Reporter: Andrea Joyce
Skeleton:
Play-by-Play: Bob Papa
Analyst: Lea Ann Parsley
Reporter: Lewis Johnson
Ski jumping:
Play-by-Play: Matt Vasgersian
Analyst: Jeff Hastings
Snowboarding:
Play-by-Play: Pat Parnell
Analyst: Todd Richards
Reporter: Tina Dixon
Speed skating:

Play-by-Play: Dan Hicks
Analyst: Dan Jansen
Reporter: Andrea Kremer