Super Sunday
Day 3: An Epic Day of Sports on Two Continents
As you might have noticed, today is a big sports day with both the Olympics and the Super Bowl drawing millions of fans. (Throw in next weekend’s NBA All-Star Game, and you’ve got a “Legendary February.”) NBC is pulling out all the stops - and the corporate jet - to showcase it’s broadcast crown jewels.
NBC will air the Olympics from 7am to 12:45pm, switch over to 10 hours of Super Bowl coverage from LA, then immediately go back to the Olympics until after midnight. Sunday will also mark the 2026 debut of uber-sportscaster and frequent flier Mike Tirico. At 6pm he’ll become just the 13th person to call a Super Bowl, then after the game ends at 10:45pm he’ll anchor for 2 hours of Primetime Olympics coverage from LA. When he goes off the air at 12:35am Monday morning Tirico will jet off to Milan where he will lead daily primetime coverage starting Tuesday.
Today will bring 8 Gold Medals, 1 Lombardi Trophy, several Olympic legends, a very tired Mike Tirico, and probably more than a few painful Super Bowl-Olympics dad jokes. Enjoy the quadrennial tradition!
What To Watch Today
(All times Eastern. Full event replays available on-demand on Peacock)
As is befitting this Super Sunday, a trio of GOATs will attempt to burnish their lofty status:
American Lindsey Vonn looks to shake off a recent injury and 6-year retirement to on a Women’s Downhill Skiing course she has won at 12 times.
Norwegian Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo is the reigning world champion in all six Cross-Country Skiing disciplines and already has five Gold Medals at home.
Czechian Ester Ledecka’s list of achievements is astounding - she is the first person to both Ski and Snowboard in the Winter Olympics, which she did at the same Games, and she’s won Gold on both, also at the same Games.
5:30 am - Alpine Skiing: Women’s Downhill 🥇 🇺🇸 🐐
6:30 am - Cross-Country Skiing: Men’s 10km + 10km Skiathlon 🥇 🇺🇸 🐐
7:00 am - Snowboarding: Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom 🥇 🇺🇸 🐐
7:05 am - Biathlon: Mixed Mixed Relay 4x6km 🥇 🇺🇸
7:24 am - Snowboarding: Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom 🥇 🇺🇸
10:00 am - Speed Skating: Men’s 5000m 🥇 🇺🇸
11:00 am - Luge: Men’s Singles Runs 3&4 🥇 🇺🇸
1:05 pm - Curling: Mixed Doubles Round Robin (four matches) 🇺🇸
1:30 pm - Figure Skating: Team Event - Pairs, Free Skate 🇺🇸
1:30 pm - Snowboarding: Women’s Big Air Qualification Runs 🇺🇸
2:45 pm - Figure Skating: Team Event - Women’s Free Skate 🇺🇸
3:55 pm - Figure Skating: Team Event - Men’s Free Skate 🥇 🇺🇸
🥇 = Medal Event
🇺🇸 = Team USA
🐐 = GOAT in action
In Other Olympic News…
Francesca Lollobrigida had herself a day! Gold Medal, Olympic Record, oh, and it was her birthday.
Dozens of European royals are in Milan to support their subjects.
The Israeli Bobsled team’s apartment was robbed in Italy.
Lindsey Vonn’s ACL is injury is not your ACL injury.
Photos of the Day
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