Olympics on CBC commentators
Hosts[]
| Year | Prime-Time Host | Daytime Host(s) | Late-Night Host(s) | Cable Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer | Doug Smith | |||
| 1964 Summer | Ted Reynolds | |||
| 1968 Summer | Lloyd Robertson | |||
| 1972 Summer | ||||
| 1976 Summer | Lloyd Robertson Ernie Afaganis | |||
| 1984 Summer | Brian Williams | John Wells | ||
| 1988 Summer | Ron MacLean | Terry Leibel | ||
| 1992 Winter | ||||
| 1992 Summer | ||||
| 1996 Summer | ||||
| 1998 Winter | Dave Randorf (on TSN) | |||
| 2000 Summer | ||||
| 2002 Winter | ||||
| 2004 Summer | ||||
| 2006 Winter | ||||
| 2008 Summer | Ron MacLean | Scott Russell Diana Swain |
Ian Hanomansing | |
| 2014 Winter | Scott Russell Diana Swain David Amber |
Andrew Chang Andi Petrillo | ||
| 2016 Summer | Scott Russell | Ron MacLean Andi Petrillo David Amber |
Scott Russell | |
| 2018 Winter | Andi Petrillo Alexandre Despatie |
Craig McMorris Kelly VanderBeek | ||
| 2020 Summer | Andi Petrillo (Morning) Perdita Felicien Andrew Chang |
Alexandre Despatie Heather Hiscox | ||
| 2022 Winter | Harnarayan Singh, P. J. Stock, (CBC/TSN/SNET (Hockey Show)) | |||
Additional notes[]
- Ron MacLean was the main sportscaster and host for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics until the death of his mother; Scott Russell assumed the post.[1]
By event[]
Winter Olympics[]
1992[]
| Sport | Play-by-play | Colour commentator |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | ||
| Biathlon | ||
| Cross country skiing | ||
| Figure skating | Chris Cuthbert | Paul Martini and Barbara Underhill |
| Men's hockey | Don Wittman | Jim Peplinski |
| Ski jumping | ||
| Speed skating | Steve Armitage |
1998[]
| Sport | Play-by-play | Colour commentator |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | Scott Oake | |
| Biathlon | Scott Russell | |
| Cross country skiing | ||
| Curling | Don Wittman | Don Duguid |
| Figure skating | Chris Cuthbert | Paul Martini and Sandra Bezic |
| Men's hockey | Bob Cole Mark Lee |
Harry Neale John Garrett |
| Women's hockey | Mark Lee | |
| Ski jumping | Brenda Irving | Ron Richards |
| Speed skating | Steve Armitage | |
| Luge | Chris Wightman |
2002[]
| Sport | Play-by-play | Colour commentator |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | Scott Oake | Kerrin Lee-Gartner |
| Bobsleigh Skeleton |
David MacEachern | |
| Cross country skiing Biathlon |
Scott Russell | |
| Curling | Don Wittman | Mike Harris and Joan McCusker |
| Figure skating | Chris Cuthbert | Paul Martini and Barbara Underhill |
| Freestyle skiing | Vic Rauter | |
| Men's hockey | Bob Cole Chris Cuthbert Mark Lee |
Harry Neale Greg Millen |
| Women's hockey | Mark Lee | |
| Luge | Chris Wightman | |
| Ski jumping | Ron Richards | |
| Snowboarding | Brenda Irving | |
| Speed skating | Steve Armitage | Neal Marshall |
2006[]
| Sport | Play-by-play | Colour commentator | Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | Scott Oake | Kerrin Lee-Gartner | Mark Kelley |
| Biathlon | Scott Russell | ||
| Bobsleigh Skeleton |
Dave MacEachern | ||
| Cross country skiing | Scott Russell | Mark Kelley | |
| Curling | Don Wittman | Mike Harris and Joan McCusker | Bruce Rainnie (semis & finals) |
| Figure skating | Mark Lee | Paul Martini and Barbara Underhill | |
| Freestyle skiing | Brenda Irving | Veronica Brenner | Mark Kelley |
| Men's hockey | Bob Cole Jim Hughson |
Harry Neale Greg Millen |
Elliotte Friedman |
| Women's hockey | Bruce Rainnie | Elliotte Friedman | |
| Luge | Mark Connolly | Chris Wightman | |
| Short track | Steve Armitage | Catriona Le May Doan | |
| Ski jumping | Scott Russell | ||
| Snowboarding | Brenda Irving | Mark Kelley | |
| Speed skating | Steve Armitage | Catriona Le May Doan |
2014[2][]
| Sport | Play-by-play | Colour commentator | Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | Scott Oake | Kerrin Lee-Gartner | |
| Biathon | Beckie Scott | ||
| Bobsleigh Skeleton |
Helen Upperton | ||
| Cross country skiing | Karin Larsen | ||
| Curling | Bruce Rainnie | Mike Harris and Joan McCusker | Colleen Jones |
| Figure skating | Brenda Irving | Kurt Browning and | |
| Freestyle skiing | Mitch Peacock | Jeff Bean Jennifer Heil (moguls) |
|
| Men's hockey | Jim Hughson | Craig Simpson and Glenn Healy | Elliotte Friedman |
| Women's hockey | Mark Lee | Cassie Campbell-Pascall | Jennifer Botterill |
| Luge | Mark Connolly | Jeff Christie | |
| Short track | Steve Armitage | Kristina Groves | |
| Ski jumping | Scott Oake | ||
| Snowboarding | Craig McMorris | ||
| Speed skating | Steve Armitage | Kristina Groves |
2018[3][]
| Sport | Play-by-play announcer | Colour commentator | Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | Todd Brooker Kerrin Lee-Gartner |
Brian Stemmle | |
| Biathlon | Justin Wadsworth | ||
| Bobsleigh | Helen Upperton | Karina LeBlanc | |
| Skeleton | Jon Montgomery | ||
| Cross country skiing | Beckie Scott and Justin Wadsworth | ||
| Curling | Bruce Rainnie | Mike Harris and Joan McCusker | Colleen Jones |
| Figure skating | Brenda Irving | Kurt Browning and | Paul Martini |
| Freestyle skiing | (slopestyle) Deidra Dionne (aerials) Jennifer Heil (moguls) Ashleigh McIvor (ski cross) TJ Schiller (halfpipe) |
||
| Men's hockey | Chris Cuthbert | Ray Ferraro Craig Button P.J. Stock Alexei Yashin |
and Cheryl Pounder |
| Women's hockey | Mark Lee | Cassie Campbell-Pascall | and Cheryl Pounder |
| Luge | Mark Connolly | Jeff Christie | Karina LeBlanc |
| Short track | Mitch Peacock | Michael Gilday | |
| Ski jumping | |||
| Snowboarding | |
||
| Speed skating | Steve Armitage | Kristina Groves |
2022[4][]
| Sport | Play-by-play announcer | Colour commentator | Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | Brian Stemmle | Kelly VanderBeek | |
| Biathlon | Karin Larsen | Roddy Ward | |
| Bobsleigh | Mark Lee | Helen Upperton | |
| Luge | Arianne Jones | ||
| Skeleton | |||
| Cross-country skiing | Beckie Scott | ||
| Curling | Bruce Rainnie | Mike Harris and Joanne Courtney | Colleen Jones |
| Figure skating | Brenda Irving | Kurt Browning Kaetlyn Osmond Meagan Duhamel Tessa Virtue Scott Moir |
Elladj Baldé |
| Freestyle skiing | (Aerials) (Big Air, Moguls, Halfpipe) (Slopestyle) (Ski cross) |
Deidra Dionne (Aerials) (Moguls and Halfpipe) Alex Beaulieu-Marchand (Big Air and Slopestyle) Kelsey Serwa (Ski cross) |
|
| Men's Hockey | Chris Cuthbert | Mike Johnson | James Duthie (host) |
| Women's Hockey | Bryan Mudryk | Cheryl Pounder | Kate Beirness (host) |
| Luge | Mark Lee | Arianne Jones | |
| Nordic combined | |||
| Ski jumping | |||
| Snowboarding | (Big Air, Halfpipe, Slopestyle) (PGS and SBX) |
Craig McMorris (Big Air, Halfpipe, Slopestyle) (PGS and SBX) |
(Halfpipe and Slopestyle) |
| Speed skating | Steve Armitage | Kristina Groves | Anastasia Bucsis |
| Short track speed skating | Mitch Peacock | Michael Gilday | Roseline Filion |
Summer Olympics[]
1976[]
| Sport | Play-by-play |
|---|---|
| Basketball | |
| Boxing | |
| Cycling | |
| Canoeing | |
| Diving | Irene MacDonald |
| Gymnastics | |
| Rowing | |
| Swimming | |
| Track and field | |
| Volleyball | Vic Lindal |
| Equestrian | |
| Field Hockey | |
| Soccer | Graham Leggat |
| Weightlifting | |
| Wrestling | Brian Williams |
1984[]
| Sport | Play-by-play | Colour commentator |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball | Brian Heaney | |
| Boxing | Vic Rauter | |
| Cycling | Gordon Singleton | |
| Canoeing | John Wood | |
| Diving | Irene MacDonald | |
| Gymnastics | Ernie Afaganis | Keith Russell |
| Rowing | ||
| Swimming | Ted Reynolds | Byron MacDonald |
| Tennis | ||
| Track and field | Don Wittman | Geoff Gowan |
| Volleyball | Vic Lindal | |
| Equestrian | Terry Leibel | |
| Field Hockey | ||
| Graham Leggat | ||
| Weightlifting | Aldo Roy | |
| Wrestling | Ole Sorensen |
1988[]
| Sport | Play-by-play |
|---|---|
| Baseball (demonstration sport) | |
| Basketball | Ron Lancaster |
| Boxing | |
| Canoeing | |
| Diving | Irene MacDonald |
| Gymnastics | Elfi Schlegel |
| Rowing | |
| Swimming | Steve Armitage |
| Synchronized swimming | Chris Cuthbert |
| Tennis | |
| Track and field | Don Wittman |
| Volleyball | Vic Lindal |
2008[5][]
| Sport | Play-by-Play | Colour commentator | Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | Mark Lee Elliotte Friedman |
Michael Smith David Moorcroft |
Scott Oake |
| Synchronized Swimming | Karin Larsen | ||
| Swimming | Steve Armitage | Scott Oake | |
| Diving | Anne Montminy | ||
| Basketball | Paul Romanuk | ||
| Baseball | Jim Van Horne | Warren Sawkiw | |
| Softball | Hayley Wickenheiser | ||
| Football | Jason DeVos | ||
| Weightlifting | Aldo Roy | ||
| Gymnastics | Brenda Irving | ||
| Rowing | Barney Williams | ||
| Canoeing (flatwater) |
Scott Logan | ||
| Canoeing (slalom) |
|||
| Volleyball | Erminia Russo |
||
| Boxing | Vic Rauter | Russ Anber | |
| Cycling | Clara Hughes (Track, Road Mountain) Kevin O'Brien (BMX) |
||
| Water Polo | |
||
| Field Hockey | Hari Kant | ||
| Tennis | Karin Larsen | ||
| Triathlon | |||
| Wrestling | Chris Wilson | ||
| Sailing | |||
| Equestrian | Beth Underhill (Show Jumping) (Dressage) |
||
| Judo | Jeff Marek | ||
| Taekwondo |
2016[6][]
| Sport | Play-by-Play Announcer | Colour commentator | Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | Mark Lee | Michael Smith and David Moorcroft | Scott Oake |
| Basketball | Matt Devlin (Men) Bruce Rainnie (Women) |
Jack Armstrong (Men) (Women) | |
| Beach Volleyball | Mark Heese | ||
| Cycling | Mark Connolly (Track) Mitch Peacock (BMX) (Mountain Biking) |
(Track) Kevin O'Brien (BMX) Lesley Tomlinson (Mountain Biking) | |
| Canoeing | Karen Furneaux | ||
| Diving | Elliotte Friedman Mark Lee (Synchronized Diving) |
Blythe Hartley | Andrew Chang David Amber |
| Equestrian | Bruce Rainnie | Ian Allison | |
| Football | Clare Rustad | ||
| Gymnastics | Brenda Irving | Kyle Shewfelt | Andrew Chang |
| Rowing | Barney Williams | Karin Larsen | |
| Rugby sevens | Mitch Peacock | Andrea Burk | |
| Swimming | Elliotte Friedman | Andrew Chang David Amber | |
| Tennis | Rob Faulds | Robert Bettauer | |
| Triathlon | Brenda Irving | ||
| Volleyball | and Paul Duerden |
2020[7][]
| Sport | Play-by-play announcers | Colour commentator | Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | Mark Lee | Michael Smith and David Moorcroft | Devin Heroux Rob Snoek |
| Basketball | Dan Shulman | Meghan McPeak | |
| (3x3) | Michael Linklater (3x3) | ||
| Beach Volleyball | Mark Heese | ||
| Canoeing | (Slalom) Steve Armitage (Sprint) |
(Slalom) Karen Furneaux (Sprint) | |
| Cycling | Lesley Tomlinson (Road & Mountain Bike) (Road & Track) | ||
| Diving | Mitch Peacock | Blythe Hartley | |
| Equestrian | Bruce Rainnie | ||
| Field Hockey | Scott Sandison | ||
| Football | Clare Rustad | ||
| Golf | |||
| Gymnastics (Artistic & Trampoline) | Brenda Irving | Kyle Shewfelt | |
| Judo | Karin Larsen | ||
| Karate | TBC | ||
| Marathons | Scott Russell | Krista DuChene | |
| Marathon Swimming | Lisa Bentley | ||
| Race Walks | TBC | ||
| Rowing | Steve Armitage | Adam Kreek | |
| Rugby Sevens | Andrea Burk and Phil Mackenzie | ||
| Softball | Alison Bradley | ||
| Sport Climbing | Brenda Irving | ||
| Swimming | Byron MacDonald | Summer Mortimer | |
| Tennis | Bruce Rainnie | Robert Bettauer | |
| Triathlon | |||
| Volleyball | Paul Duerden | ||
| Water Polo | |||
| Wrestling | Karin Larsen | Carol Huynh |
References[]
- ^ olympics-ron-maclean
- ^ http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/10/cbc-unveils-broadcast-coverage-of-sochi-2014-olympic-games/ CBC unveils broadcast coverage of Sochi 2014 Olympic Games
- ^ "CBC ANNOUNCES ALL-STAR ROSTER OF EXPERT COMMENTATORS AND ANALYSTS FOR ITS COVERAGE OF THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES". The Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ "CBC'S OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES BEIJING 2022 BROADCAST TEAM". CBC Media Centre. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "CBC announces complete HD Olympic coverage". CBC Sports. July 15, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "CBC ANNOUNCES ALL-STAR ROSTER OF EXPERT COMMENTATORS AND ANALYSTS FOR ITS COVERAGE OF THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES". The Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ "CBC'S TOKYO 2020 BROADCAST TEAM - CBC Media Centre". Retrieved 2021-04-15.
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