NBC names Gannon, Lipinski and Weir as hosts for Closing Ceremony Olympics 2026
NBC has tapped Terry Gannon, Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir to host the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina games, and viewers will be able to watch the closing ceremony olympics 2026 live at 2: 30 p. m. ET before a prime-time re-airing later in the day. The assignment keeps a familiar trio in the broadcaster’s spotlight as it wraps coverage of these Winter Olympics.
The figure skating broadcast team have led ceremony coverage on four prior occasions — Paris, Beijing, Tokyo and PyeongChang — and NBC will pair their live 2: 30 p. m. ET broadcast with an hour-long Best of Milan Cortina 2026 recap immediately afterward. That schedule pushes NBC’s new Sunday Night Basketball window to an earlier start: a 6 p. m. ET kickoff for a half-hour pregame before the matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Closing Ceremony Olympics 2026: who’s on the mic
Terry Gannon, Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir will host the ceremony coverage, a role the trio have filled multiple times across summer and winter Games. Mike Tirico will contribute to the primetime re-airing, and NBC Olympic veterans Andrea Joyce and Lewis Johnson will serve as reporters for the broadcasts.
Broadcast timing and the Sunday lineup
The live closing ceremony is scheduled for 2: 30 p. m. ET, followed by the hour-long Best of Milan Cortina 2026 program. NBC will then switch gears to basketball at 6 p. m. ET with an early Sunday Night Basketball pregame before the Celtics face the Lakers, and later present the closing ceremony again in primetime with additional contributions from Mike Tirico.
Earlier ceremony changes and last-minute moves
Terry Gannon already stepped in to host the opening ceremony in Milan after an originally planned co-host dropped out; Savannah Guthrie left the opening ceremony assignment after the kidnapping of her mother, an investigation that remains ongoing, and Mary Carillo filled Guthrie’s slot for the opening ceremony.
As NBC closes out its Milan Cortina coverage, the network’s decision to again rely on Gannon, Lipinski and Weir underscores a continuity in its ceremony presentation. The next confirmed televised events tied to NBC’s schedule are the live 2: 30 p. m. ET closing ceremony, the Best of Milan Cortina 2026 recap immediately after, and the early 6 p. m. ET start for Sunday Night Basketball leading into the Celtics–Lakers matchup.
