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Since retiring from competitive gymnastics after the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Daggett has become a prominent television commentator, serving as the primary commentator for NBC's gymnastics coverage at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, Rio, Tokyo, and Paris.
He was the weekend afternoon host for ABC's final Olympics in 1988 from Calgary. [170] Erich Segal was a color commentator for Olympic marathons during telecasts of both the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. [171] His most notable broadcast was in 1972, when he and Jim McKay called Frank Shorter's gold-medal-winning performance.
After Johnson retired from gymnastics, her career focus turned to television; less than a year after her Olympic win she appeared as a guest star on the children's show Kids Incorporated. Johnson was a sports commentator for ABC-TV Sports and ESPN , covering multiple gymnastics events.
The other night, my wife, my parents, and I were watching the individual gymnastics finals for the women's vault. ... but when the commentators gave their "expert" opinion on how things
He has covered five Olympic Games, including serving as studio host and play-by-play commentator for figure skating, short track, rowing, canoeing, and golf. [11] In 2014, Gannon was enlisted as a play-by-play commentator for figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
The other night, my wife, my parents, and I were watching the individual gymnastics finals for the women's vault. I'm not sure why it bothered me so much, but when the commentators gave their ...
Vic Lindal was a colour commentator in the Sport of Volleyball at four Olympic Games; Montreal, Quebec in 1976 with CBC, Los Angeles, USA in 1984 with CBC, Seoul, Korea in 1988 with CBC, and Barcelona in 1992 with CTV. Graham Leggat began a second career as an analyst on soccer telecasts for the CBC at the 1976 Summer Olympics and at the World Cup.
In 1984, Schlegel began her television career as a gymnastics commentator for CTV's Wide World of Sports. [7] She covered the Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics for CBC. [8] Schlegel was a gymnastics analyst on NBC's Olympic broadcasts from 1992 to 2012. [9] [10] She also covered the Breeders Cup and Olympic curling for the network. [11] [12]