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	Lloyd Robertson
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	Ron MacLean	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		Andi Petrillo (Morning) Perdita Felicien Andrew Chang		Harnarayan Singh, P. J. Stock, Hailey Salvian (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	Kerrin Lee Gartner
Biathlon	Scott Russell	Jack Sasseville
Cross country skiing	Scott Russell	Jack Sasseville
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	Kylie Richardson
Ski jumping	Brenda Irving	Ron Richards
Speed skating	Steve Armitage	Cathy Allinger
Luge	Mark Connolly	Chris Wightman

2002

Sport	Play-by-play	Colour commentator
Alpine skiing	Scott Oake	Kerrin Lee-Gartner
Bobsleigh Skeleton	Mark Connolly	David MacEachern
Cross country skiing Biathlon	Scott Russell	Jack Sasseville
Curling	Don Wittman	Mike Harris and Joan McCusker
Figure skating	Chris Cuthbert	Paul Martini and Barbara Underhill
Freestyle skiing	Vic Rauter	Anna Fraser-Sproule
Men's hockey	Bob Cole Chris Cuthbert Mark Lee	Harry Neale Greg Millen
Women's hockey	Mark Lee	Margot Page
Luge	Mark Connolly	Chris Wightman
Ski jumping	Mark Connolly	Ron Richards
Snowboarding	Brenda Irving	Rob Stevens
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	Jack Sasseville
Bobsleigh Skeleton	Mark Connolly	Dave MacEachern
Cross country skiing	Scott Russell	Jack Sasseville	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	Kylie Richardson	Elliotte Friedman
Luge	Mark Connolly	Chris Wightman
Short track	Steve Armitage	Catriona Le May Doan
Ski jumping	Scott Russell	John Heilig
Snowboarding	Brenda Irving	Tara Teigan	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	Jack Sasseville	Beckie Scott
Bobsleigh Skeleton	Mark Connolly	Helen Upperton
Cross country skiing	Karin Larsen	Jack Sasseville
Curling	Bruce Rainnie	Mike Harris and Joan McCusker	Colleen Jones
Figure skating	Brenda Irving	Kurt Browning and Carol Lane
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	Rob Keith
Snowboarding	Rob Snoek	Craig McMorris
Speed skating	Steve Armitage	Kristina Groves

2018^[3]

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator	Reporter
Alpine skiing	Doug Dirks	Todd Brooker Kerrin Lee-Gartner	Brian Stemmle
Biathlon	Nigel Reed	Justin Wadsworth
Bobsleigh	Mark Connolly	Helen Upperton	Karina LeBlanc
Skeleton	Mark Connolly	Jon Montgomery	Karina LeBlanc
Cross country skiing	Nigel Reed	Beckie Scott and Justin Wadsworth
Curling	Bruce Rainnie	Mike Harris and Joan McCusker	Colleen Jones
Figure skating	Brenda Irving	Kurt Browning and Carol Lane	Paul Martini
Freestyle skiing	Matt Cullen	Mike Atkinson (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	Rob Pizzo and Cheryl Pounder
Women's hockey	Mark Lee	Cassie Campbell-Pascall	Rob Pizzo and Cheryl Pounder
Luge	Mark Connolly	Jeff Christie	Karina LeBlanc
Short track	Mitch Peacock	Michael Gilday	Charlsie Agro
Ski jumping	Signa Butler	Rob Keith
Snowboarding	Rob Snoek	Adam Higgins Craig McMorris
Speed skating	Steve Armitage	Kristina Groves	Charlsie Agro

2022^[4]

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator	Reporter
Alpine skiing	Matt Cullen	Brian Stemmle	Kelly VanderBeek
Biathlon	Karin Larsen	Roddy Ward
Bobsleigh	Mark Lee	Helen Upperton	Marivel Taruc
Luge		Arianne Jones
Skeleton		Cassie Hawrysh
Cross-country skiing	Nigel Reed	Beckie Scott
Curling	Bruce Rainnie	Mike Harris and Joanne Courtney	Colleen Jones
Figure skating	Brenda Irving	Kurt Browning Carol Lane Kaetlyn Osmond Meagan Duhamel Tessa Virtue Scott Moir	Elladj Baldé
Freestyle skiing	Claire Hanna (Aerials) Signa Butler (Big Air, Moguls, Halfpipe) Mike Atkinson (Slopestyle) Peter Ruttgaizer (Ski cross)	Deidra Dionne (Aerials) Mike Atkinson (Moguls and Halfpipe) Alex Beaulieu-Marchand (Big Air and Slopestyle) Kelsey Serwa (Ski cross)	Alison Chiasson
Men's Hockey	Chris Cuthbert	Mike Johnson	Rob Pizzo James Duthie (host)
Women's Hockey	Bryan Mudryk	Cheryl Pounder	Kenzie Lalonde Kate Beirness (host)
Luge	Mark Lee	Arianne Jones	Marivel Taruc
Nordic combined	Lance Winn	Rob Keith
Ski jumping	Lance Winn	Rob Keith
Snowboarding	Rob Snoek (Big Air, Halfpipe, Slopestyle) Peter Ruttgaizer (PGS and SBX)	Craig McMorris (Big Air, Halfpipe, Slopestyle) Adam Higgins (PGS and SBX)	Alison Chiasson (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	Peter Wylie
Cycling	Gordon Singleton	Greg Rokosh
Canoeing	John Wood
Diving	Irene MacDonald
Gymnastics	Ernie Afaganis	Keith Russell Kathy Stoesz Kaarina Dillabough
Rowing
Swimming	Ted Reynolds	Byron MacDonald Mary Ann Reeves
Tennis
Track and field	Don Wittman	Geoff Gowan
Volleyball	Vic Lindal
Equestrian	Terry Leibel
Field Hockey	Judy McCrae
Soccer	Graham Leggat
Weightlifting	Aldo Roy
Wrestling	Ole Sorensen

1988

Sport	Play-by-play	Colour commentator
Baseball (demonstration sport)
Basketball		Ron Lancaster
Boxing
Canoeing
Diving		Irene MacDonald
Equestrian		Gail Greenough
Gymnastics		Elfi Schlegel
Rowing
Swimming	Steve Armitage	Alex Baumann
Synchronized swimming	Chris Cuthbert	Sharon Hambrook
Tennis		Robert Bettauer
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	Karen Clark Le Poole
Swimming	Steve Armitage	Byron McDonald	Scott Oake
Diving	Steve Armitage	Anne Montminy
Basketball	Paul Romanuk
Baseball	Jim Van Horne	Warren Sawkiw
Softball	Jim Van Horne	Hayley Wickenheiser
Football	Nigel Reed	Jason DeVos	Erin Paul
Weightlifting	Nigel Reed	Aldo Roy
Gymnastics	Brenda Irving	Lori Strong-Ballard
Rowing	Barney Williams
Canoeing (flatwater)	Scott Logan
Canoeing (slalom)	Claudia Kerckhoff-Van Wijk
Volleyball	Doug Dirks	Charles Parkinson Erminia Russo
Boxing	Vic Rauter	Russ Anber
Cycling	Mark Connolly	Clara Hughes (Track, Road Mountain) Kevin O'Brien (BMX)
Water Polo	Rob Snoek George Gross Jr.
Field Hockey	Rob Snoek	Hari Kant
Tennis	Karin Larsen	Michael T. Cvitkovic
Triathlon		Barrie Shepley
Wrestling		Chris Wilson
Sailing	Peter Rusch	Fionia Kidd
Equestrian	Nancy Wetmore	Beth Underhill (Show Jumping) Cara Whitham (Dressage)	Erin Paul
Judo	Jeff Marek
Taekwondo	Nigel Reed	Tino Dossantos

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) Chantal Vallée (Women)
Beach Volleyball	Rob Snoek	Mark Heese
Cycling	Mark Connolly (Track) Mitch Peacock (BMX) Doug Dirks (Mountain Biking)	Richard Wooles (Track) Kevin O'Brien (BMX) Lesley Tomlinson (Mountain Biking)
Canoeing	Doug Dirks	Karen Furneaux
Diving	Elliotte Friedman Mark Lee (Synchronized Diving)	Blythe Hartley	Andrew Chang David Amber
Equestrian	Bruce Rainnie	Ian Allison
Football	Nigel Reed	Clare Rustad
Gymnastics	Brenda Irving	Kyle Shewfelt	Andrew Chang
Rowing	Doug Dirks	Barney Williams	Karin Larsen
Rugby sevens	Mitch Peacock	Andrea Burk
Swimming	Elliotte Friedman	Byron McDonald	Andrew Chang David Amber
Tennis	Rob Faulds	Robert Bettauer
Triathlon	Brenda Irving	Barrie Shepley
Volleyball	Charles Parkinson	Emily Cordonier 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
Basketball	Peter Ruttgaizer (3x3)	Michael Linklater (3x3)
Beach Volleyball	Claire Hanna	Mark Heese
Canoeing	Matt Cullen (Slalom) Steve Armitage (Sprint)	Josh Hastings (Slalom) Karen Furneaux (Sprint)
Cycling	Mark Connolly	Lesley Tomlinson (Road & Mountain Bike) Richard Wooles (Road & Track)
Diving	Mitch Peacock	Blythe Hartley
Equestrian	Bruce Rainnie	Deanna Phelan
Field Hockey	Victor Findlay	Scott Sandison
Football	Nigel Reed	Clare Rustad
Golf	Doug Dirks
Gymnastics (Artistic & Trampoline)	Brenda Irving	Kyle Shewfelt
Judo	Karin Larsen	Josh Hagen
Karate	Douglas Gelevan	Chris de Sousa Costa
Marathons	Scott Russell	Krista DuChene
Marathon Swimming	Signa Butler	Lisa Bentley
Race Walks	Matt Cullen	Lisa Bentley
Rowing	Steve Armitage	Adam Kreek
Rugby Sevens	Nigel Reed	Andrea Burk and Phil Mackenzie
Softball	Lance Winn	Alison Bradley
Sport Climbing	Brenda Irving	Kimanda Jarzebiak
Swimming	Rob Snoek	Byron MacDonald	Summer Mortimer
Tennis	Bruce Rainnie	Robert Bettauer
Triathlon	Signa Butler	Barrie Shepley
Volleyball	Rob Snoek	Paul Duerden
Water Polo	Signa Butler	George Cross Jr.
Wrestling	Karin Larsen	Carol Huynh

References

↑ olympics-ron-maclean
↑ http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/10/cbc-unveils-broadcast-coverage-of-sochi-2014-olympic-games/ Archived 2014-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 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.
↑ "CBC announces complete HD Olympic coverage". CBC Sports. July 15, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
↑ "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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