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Highlights of Day 16 Events
NBC Olympics’ commentators Terry Gannon, Tara Lipinski, and Johnny Weir will host NBC’s primetime coverage of the Closing Ceremony for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad from Tokyo Olympic Stadium. Coverage begins in primetime, Sunday, August 8 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC.
Gannon, Lipinski, and Weir previously served as hosts for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics Closing Ceremony.
Sunday’s Closing Ceremony will also feature interviews, profiles, a countdown of the top five moments of the games, and more. In addition, the Jonas Brothers will debut an Olympics inspired edition of their hit single “Remember This” recounting unforgettable moments of the Tokyo Olympics, and Dwayne Johnson introduces athletes in the upcoming Paralympics.
Lewis Johnson, who worked the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony, will serve as a reporter for the Closing Ceremony for the third time (2002 Salt Lake, 2016 Rio).
Kara Winger, who in Tokyo competed in her fourth Summer Games in javelin, was selected by her teammates to serve as the flag bearer for the United States.
Mike Tirico will open Sunday’s primetime coverage on NBC at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT with Tokyo Gold, a look back at the Games’ most memorable performances, including Steve Kornacki with some of the Games’ most unique stories.
Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila, the hosts of Peacock’s Tokyo LIVE throughout the Games, will host live Closing Ceremony coverage at 7 a.m. ET/4 a.m. PT across Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. Sunday’s Closing Ceremony is the fifth consecutive that NBCUniversal will stream live.
NBC Olympics.com and the NBC Sports app will also stream NBC’s fully-produced presentation of the Closing Ceremony at 8 p.m. ET. Following the broadcast, NBC’s primetime presentation of the Closing Ceremony will be available on-demand on Peacock.
The following are the events including dates, start times, TV networks and announcers. All times Eastern unless otherwise noted.
NBC
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball — Final: U.S. vs. Brazil — Announcers: Paul Sunderland (play-by-play), Kevin Barnett (analyst), Amy Gant (analyst), Heather Cox (reporter)
Men’s Water Polo — Final: Greece vs. Serbia — Announcers: Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Julie Swail (analyst), Tony Azevedo (analyst)
Cycling — Track Finals — Announcers: Steve Schlanger (play-by-play), Bob Roll (analyst), Christian Vande Velde (analyst), Todd Harris (play-by-play), Chris Doyle (analyst), Steve Porino (reporter)
Gymnastics — Rhythmic Group Final — Announcers: Andrea Joyce (play-by-play), Nastia Liukin (analyst)
Women’s Handball — Final: France vs. Russian Olympic Committee — Announcers: Matt Winer (play-by-play), Dawn Lewis (analyst)
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Tokyo Gold — Host: Mike Tirico
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Closing Ceremony — Hosts: Terry Gannon, Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir
USA Network
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 2 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball — Final: U.S. vs. Brazil (LIVE) — Announcers: Paul Sunderland (play-by-play), Kevin Barnett (analyst), Amy Gant (analyst), Heather Cox (reporter)
Women’s Basketball — Final: U.S. vs. Japan — Announcers: Bob Fitzgerald (play-by-play), Kara Lawson (analyst), Corey Robinson (reporter)
Men’s Water Polo — Final: Greece vs. Serbia (LIVE) — Announcers: Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Julie Swail (analyst), Tony Azevedo (analyst)
Men’s Water Polo — Bronze Medal: Hungary vs. Spain — Announcers: Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Julie Swail (analyst), Tony Azevedo (analyst)
Women’s Handball — Final: France vs. Russian Olympic Committee — Announcers: Matt Winer (play-by-play), Dawn Lewis (analyst)
Track & Field — Men’s Marathon — Announcers: Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Kara Goucher (analyst) (distance), Steve Porino (reporter)
“End of Olympics” Programming
CNBC
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 2 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Boxing — Finals (LIVE) — Announcers: Kenny Rice (play-by-play), Shawn Porter (analyst)
NBCSN
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 2 a.m. – 3:30 a.m.
Men’s Basketball — Final: U.S. vs. France — Announcers: Bob Fitzgerald (play-by-play), Vince Carter (analyst), Zora Stephenson (reporter)
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 3:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Baseball — Final: U.S. vs. Japan — Announcers: Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Eduardo Perez (analyst)
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer — Final: Brazil vs. Spain — Announcers: Arlo White (play-by-play), Robbie Earle (analyst), Tim Howard (analyst), Robbie Mustoe (analyst), Marissa Pilla (reporter)
Golf Channel
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 6 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Women’s Golf — Final Round — Announcers: Rich Lerner (play-by-play), Paige Mackenzie (analyst), Jim “Bones” Mackay (on-course reporter), Kay Cockerill (on-course reporter) Todd Lewis (host/reporter), Steve Sands (reporter), Shane Bacon (host/play-by-play), Tom Abbott (tower) and Karen Stupples (tower)
Peacock
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 7 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Closing Ceremony (LIVE) — Host: Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila
Telemundo
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 5 a.m. – 6 a.m.
Track & Field — Men’s Marathon — Announcer: Mara Montero
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 6 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Women’s Volleyball — Bronze Medal: South Korea vs. Serbia — Announcer: Yendy Cortinas
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Gymnastics — Rhythmic Group Final — Announcers: Mara Montero
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Women’s Volleyball — Final: U.S. vs. Brazil — Announcer: Yendy Cortinas
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Boxing — Finals — Announcers: Raul Marquez, Rene Giraldo
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
“End of Olympics” Programming
