Gannon adds gymnastics to his versatile resume

Terry Gannon has become the voice of some of the most-watched sports at the Olympics.

Gannon has called figure skating at two Winter Games and is doing gymnastics at a Summer Games for the first time this year after Al Trautwig had called the past five. Gannon has been calling gymnastics since 2018, when he was paired with 1984 gold medalist Tim Daggett and 2008 all-around champion Nastia Liukin.

“When this comes around, you feel the pressure and excitement when you sit down to call the action,” Gannon said. “I just feel lucky to have gotten to this point through many years of calling so many different sports and to be calling at this level is an honor.”

The Tokyo Olympics are Gannon’s third Summer Games for NBC. He called rowing and canoeing in London in 2012 before switching to golf when it made its Olympic debut at Rio in 2016.

Gannon’s Olympic breakthrough though came at Sochi in 2014 when he teamed up with Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir to call figure skating on NBCSN’s alternate feed. The trio was such a hit they were named the main network figure skating team later that year. Besides calling figure skating at Pyeongchang in 2018, they also hosted NBC’s coverage of the closing ceremony.

Lipinski and Weir have both credited Gannon with their development as analysts.

“I’m grateful that starting out my career in broadcasting, he was the one by my side. I learned so much from him,” Lipinski said. “His experience, depth of knowledge, and the way he brings natural, genuine conversation into the booth makes his style so compelling.”

Weir added: “I’m proud of him covering the marquis sport at both the Summer and Winter Games. Gymnastics is in the best hands with Terry, but I admit I get jealous when there isn’t ice behind him for his on-cameras!”

Liukin, who is calling her second Olympics, also said Gannon has been instrumental in her growth as a commentator.