NBC Sports has announced its SportsDesk reporters for the XXV Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Cortina, and Livigno, led by veteran journalist and commentator Mary Carillo, marking her 14th NBC Olympics assignment and 17th overall.
Carillo will be based in Milan, which hosts figure skating, speed skating, short track, and ice hockey events. She will be joined by NBC News chief White House correspondent and “Weekend TODAY” co-anchor Peter Alexander. Also joining are two-time Paralympic gold medalist Ezra Frech, Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Adam Rippon, and NBC News correspondent Anne Thompson.
Reporting from Livigno, home to freestyle skiing and snowboarding competitions, will be NBC News correspondent Sam Brock.Meanwhile, NBC News NOW anchors Gadi Schwartz and Savannah Sellers will cover Cortina. Alpine skiing, curling, bobsled, skeleton, and luge competitions are scheduled there. The Opening Ceremony is set for Feb. 6, 2026, on NBC and Peacock.
The SportsDesk team will cover events across multiple venues throughout northern Italy and contribute to features across NBCUniversal’s platforms. This coverage coincides with Italy hosting the Winter Olympics in Cortina for the second time. Overall, Italy has hosted four Winter Games: Rome (1960), Turin (2006), and Cortina (1956).
Alexander, reporting from Milan, is on his fifth Olympic assignment, having covered Beijing (2008, 2022), Vancouver (2010), and Rio (2016). A Walter Cronkite Award recipient, he celebrated 20 years at NBC News in 2024.
Sam Brock returns for his third Olympics assignment. A national correspondent based in New York, Brock has been with NBCUniversal since 2012 and won an Emmy for his work in local news.
Carillo brings decades of Olympic experience. She hosted the 2010 Vancouver and 2008 Beijing Games. She also called tennis gold medal matches and produced a 20-year figure skating retrospective at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Recently, she was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the Contributor category.
Ezra Frech, making his NBC Olympics debut, will become the first Paralympian to serve as a Winter Games commentator for NBC. Frech won two gold medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympics and continues his track and field career at USC.
Adam Rippon returns for his third Olympics assignment with NBC, having previously contributed at the 2024 Paris and 2020 Tokyo Games. Rippon won bronze in figure skating at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics.
Cortina reporters Schwartz and Sellers bring extensive experience across NBC News platforms. Schwartz is covering his fourth Olympics, while Sellers is covering her second. Anne Thompson, a seven-time Emmy winner, completes the Milan team with her seventh Olympics assignment.
NBCUniversal, which holds U.S. media rights through 2036, will broadcast the Winter Games on NBC and Peacock, with the Paralympics scheduled for March 6-15, 2026.
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