U.S. Olympic Trials – Gymnastics – Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 (NBC Sports)

The U.S. Olympic Trials are underway with Gymnastics coming into the spotlight NBC as the Summer Olympics in Tokyo inches closer.

With swimming and diving already completed and Track and Field coming to a close this weekend, it’s time to see who gets to represent Team USA in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for gymnastics. The action begins with the men’s competition taking place on Thursday, June 24 at 6:30 PM ET on NBCSN and Peacock from The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Mo. Overall, NBC Olympics will present 10 hours of gymnastics coverage over four consecutive days and nights, including more than six hours on NBC. Live coverage culminates this Sunday, June 27, with primetime coverage of the women’s second night of competition at 8:30 PM ET/PT on NBC.

NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app will stream all 10 hours and present additional cameras on all apparatus during live coverage for a multi-view streaming experience. Additionally, Peacock will live stream NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA coverage of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials.

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, who won her record seventh national all-around title earlier this month, is expected to lead the women’s team. She has the chance to tie or break the all-time record for gold medals won by a U.S. woman (eight). Four-time world medalist Jade Carey has already secured an individual spot. Three-time world medalist Suni Lee and Jordan Chiles are also competing for spots. There are five spots available for the U.S. women’s team at Trials. Four will be chosen for the team event in Tokyo while another is going to compete as an individual. These five, in addition to Jade Carey, will form the U.S. women’s team headed for Tokyo.

Turning attention over to the men’s team, 2021 U.S. all-around champion Brody Malone is a favorite to make the team. Also competing for the four spots are two-time Olympian and six-time U.S. all-around champion Sam Mikulak and 2017 U.S. all-around champion Yul Moldauer. A fifth member will be selected to compete as an individual.

It all leads up to the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo, Japan, which will take place July 23-Aug. 8.

U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS – GYMNASTICS

How to Watch

Date Coverage Platform Time
Thurs., June 24 Men’s Competition NBCSN/Peacock 6:30 p.m. ET (LIVE)
Fri., June 25 Women’s Competition Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 7:30 p.m. ET (LIVE)
Women’s Competition NBC 8 p.m. ET/PT (LIVE ET)
Sat., June 26 Men’s Final Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA/Peacock 3 p.m. ET (LIVE)
Men’s Final NBC 4 p.m. ET (LIVE)
Sun., June 27 Women’s Final NBC 8 p.m. ET/PT (LIVE ET)

 

Commentators

    • Play-by-play: Terry Gannon
    • Analyst: Nastia Liukin, five-time Olympic medalist and 2008 Olympic all-around champion
    • Analyst: Tim Daggett, two-time Olympic medalist
    • Reporter: Andrea Joyce
    • Commentators (women’s competition): Mike Tirico and two-time Olympic medalist Laurie Hernandez

The Peacock original docuseries, Golden: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts will premiere on June 27th adding to Peacock’s robust library of countdown to Tokyo programming. The series will take fans behind the scenes as Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez, Morgan Hurd, Sunisa Lee, Konnor McClain, and MyKayla Skinner compete for the four coveted Team USA roster spots.

Gymnastics airs across NBC, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSN, and Peacock from St. Louis, Mo. from June 24-June 27, 2021.

Danielle Solzman

Danielle Solzman is native of Louisville, KY, and holds a BA in Public Relations from Northern Kentucky University and a MA in Media Communications from Webster University. She roots for her beloved Kentucky Wildcats, St. Louis Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, and Boston Celtics. Living less than a mile away from Wrigley Field in Chicago, she is an active reader (sports/entertainment/history/biographies/select fiction) and involved with the Chicago improv scene. She also sees many movies and reviews them. She has previously written for Redbird Rants, Wildcat Blue Nation, and Hidden Remote/Flicksided. From April 2016 through May 2017, her film reviews can be found on Creators.