Tokyo Olympics: Breaking down NBC's Simone Biles coverage :

Tokyo Olympics: Breaking down NBC's Simone Biles coverage


Print
Spoiler alert: Simone Biles won the bronze medal in balance beam at the Tokyo Olympics.
If you hoped to avoid that information heading into NBC’s prime-time coverage Tuesday — and save yourself the early wake-up call to catch it live — you either failed, or spent the day hiking a distant mountain pass without cell or internet service. (Jealous!) Which left the network with a now-familiar predicament: How do you transform old news into compelling television?
The final event of the Games’ biggest star, and the denouement of the story that’s dominated the headlines coming out of Tokyo for more than a week, seemed like an ideal candidate for a closer look. So Times TV editor Matt Brennan, senior writer Greg Braxton and staff writer Tracy Brown, who’ve previously discussed the challenges facing this year’s Olympic telecast and the controversies that have clouded this year’s Games, came together to analyze Tuesday night’s broadcast in real time. Here’s their conversation:

Related Keywords

China , Japan , Tokyo , Jordan , Netherland Bart Deurloo , Tang Xijing , Matt Brennan , Kitazono Takeru , Simone Biles , Suni Lee , Marketa Vondrousova , Urara Ashikawa , Terry Gannon , Mike Tirico , Sunisa Lee , States Sunisa Lee , Tracy Brown , Wally Skalij Los Angeles , Raevyn Roger , Greg Braxton , Twitter , Olympics , Jade Carey , United States , Wally Skalij , Los Angeles Times , Taylor Swift Narrated , Ellie Black , Jordan Chiles , சீனா , ஜப்பான் , டோக்கியோ , ஜோர்டான் , மேட் ப்ரென்னன் , சிமோன் பித்தங்கள் , சூனி லீ , டெர்ரி கேனான் , சுவடு பழுப்பு , கிரெக் ப்ராக்ஸ்டன் , ட்விட்டர் , ஒலிம்பிக்ஸ் , ஜேட் கேரி , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , லாஸ் ஏஞ்சல்ஸ் முறை , ஜோர்டான் சிலிஸ் ,

© 2025 Vimarsana