The American television channel NBC will not send none of its specialized commentators in China to cover the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, due to the Covid-1 fears9, USA Today reported Wednesday.
“Specialized commentators for the Olympic Games”, such as those for figure skating or alpine skiing, “will cover the events from our facilities in Stamford (Connecticut) due to Covid concerns”, explained to the daily Greg Hughes, vice-president. president of communications for NBC Sports.
According to the newspaper, the main commentator for these Olympic events Mike Tirico will only be in China for the opening ceremony of the Games on February 4 before returning to the United States a few days later.
