Tokyo Olympics: NBC Olympics Exec Producer Molly Solomon Points Out Silver (And Gold) Linings Amid Covid-19 As Comcast Touts Wider Streaming Reach

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this year's Tokyo Olympics nearly a week ago, Tom Daley stirred up his fan base when he came out to cheer on fellow Olympic athletes — and get some knitting in.Daley, 27, was spotted in the stands during the Women's 3m Springboard Final on Day 9 of this year's Olympic Games, and he passed the time between dives knitting something out of pink and purple yarn.It's hard to tell if it's a scarf, a beanie or some other item of clothing, but the very fact that the accomplished gold medalist busted out

World class gymnasts including the United States’ very own Suni Lee weren’t the only ones bouncing up Thursday night as NBC’s coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics saw a slight increase in viewership and ratings.

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Dominique Moceanu is showing her support for Simone Biles' decision to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics by reflecting on her own struggles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.The former gymnast was just 14 years old when she competed as part of the «Magnificent 7,» the iconic gymnastics group that won the first-ever team gold medal for the United States.

Simone Biles will not defend her all-around Olympic gold medal. A day after the superstar gymnast left the team final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo to focus on mental health, she also has withdrawn from the individual all-around competition.

UPDATE, 06:03AM: Russia caused an upset in the Olympic Gymnastics Team Final by scooping the gold medal ahead of favorites the U.S., who lost star Simone Biles to an injury earlier today. The result ends a decade of dominance in the event for the American team, which won golden in 2012 and 2016. Great Britain took the bronze, its first medal in the competition since 1928, finishing narrowly ahead of Italy.

Olympic athletes weren’t the only ones with a strong showing in Sunday as NBC’s coverage of the global sporting event keep its momentum going. NBC’s 2020 Olympics coverage was the highest rated and most-watched program Sunday, per Nielsen Live + Same Day Day fast affiliates.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBCUniversal’s Olympics coverage is putting a spotlight not only on the world’s top athletes, but on the way American viewers are choosing to watch them.In decades past, fans of swimming competitions and gymnastic feats would tune in to a single network showing the Summer Olympics, and giant audiences would follow. In recent years, however, as U.S.

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Michael Phelps hung up his swimming cap after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

Showing their pride! Since women’s gymnastics was first introduced to the Summer Olympics at the 1936 Berlin Games, the athletes’ uniforms have become intertwined with the sport. 

As the world’s athletes gather in Japan for the Summer Olympics the country is experiencing a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections. Country-wide, case numbers have risen 20% in the past week, with 4,204 new infections reported on Friday.

She may be one of the most decorated gymnasts in Olympics history, but when Simone Biles‘ boyfriend, Jonathan Owens, first met her, he had no idea who she was.

they’ve been instructed to keep the condoms and take them home as souvenirs instead. But the gag elides that context, instead beginning with a news clip of a report on just how many condoms get distributed at the average Olympic games — and then cuts to a non sequitur reference to Tokyo games’ two mascots: Miraitowa, repping the Summer Olympics, and Someity, repping the Paralympic games.

WNBA superstar Sue Bird will perform a special honor during the opening ceremony of the 2021 Summer Olympics. The 40-year-old athlete has been selected as one of two flag bearers, the other being MLB star Eddy Alvarez, to lead Team USA during the kick off of the Tokyo Games. Sue — who will also be competing at the Olympics in women’s basketball — called her selection “an incredible honor” after it was announced on July 21.

Selma Blair has shared the incredible news with fans that she is horseback riding again, as she continues to "recover and learn and focus" amid a multiple sclerosis flare-up.The Cruel Intentions actress shared video of her riding the horse, Mr Nibbles.She captioned it: "I did it. I stayed still and riding.

Selma Blair is sharing a positive update following her multiple sclerosis diagnosis.