Olympics on CBS commentators

Hosts
Year Prime-Time Host Daytime Host(s) Late-Night Host(s) Cable Host(s)
1960 Winter Walter Cronkite
1992 Winter Tim McCarver
Paula Zahn[1]		 Greg Gumbel[2]
Jim Nantz[3]		 Pat O'Brien Fred Hickman
Nick Charles (for TNT)
1994 Winter Greg Gumbel[2] Jim Nantz[3] Pat O'Brien Jim Lampley (for TNT)
1998 Winter Jim Nantz[3] Mark McEwen
Jane Robelot		 Michele Tafoya
Al Trautwig

By event

1960 Winter Olympics
Event Play-by-play Color commentators
Skiing Chris Schenkel Andrea Mead Lawrence
Giancarlo Rossini
Biathlon Chris Schenkel
Figure Skating Dick Button
Hockey Bud Palmer
Ski Jumping Chris Schenkel Art Devlin
Features Harry Reasoner

1992 Winter Olympics
Event Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Reporters
Opening Ceremony Paula Zahn Tim McCarver James Brown and Pat O'Brien
Skiing Tim Ryan Christin Cooper Mary Carillo and Cindy Nelson
Freestyle Greg Lewis Steven Smalley
Men's Skiing Brad Nessler Hank Kashiwa and Billy Kidd Jim Gray
Bobsled Sean McDonough John Morgan Lesley Visser
Figure Skating Verne Lundquist Scott Hamilton Tracy Wilson and Katarina Witt
Hockey[4] Mike Emrick[5] John Davidson
Mike Eruzione
Luge Sean McDonough John Fee
Skijumping Phil Liggett Jeff Hastings
Shorttrack Speed Skating Ken Squier Pat Maxwell
Cross Country Al Trautwig
Speed Skating Dick Stockton Eric Heiden Michael Barkann

1994 Winter Olympics
Event Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Reporter(s)
Skiing Tim Ryan Christin Cooper and Andy Mill
Freestyle James Brown Park Smalley
Nordic Combined Phil Liggett Jeff Hastings
Bobsled Sean McDonough John Morgan Jim Gray
Figure Skating Verne Lundquist Scott Hamilton Tracy Wilson
Ice Hockey Mike Emrick John Davidson
Mike Eruzione
Luge Sean McDonough Bonny Warner Jim Gray
Skijumping Phil Liggett Jeff Hastings
Shorttrack Speed Skating Ken Squier Paul Wylie
Cross Country Al Trautwig Paul Robbins
Biathlon Lyle Nelson
Speed Skating Dick Stockton Eric Heiden

1998 Winter Olympics
Event Play-by-play Color commentators Reporters
Opening Ceremony Jim Nantz Andrea Joyce Al Trautwig, Michele Tafoya, and Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
Skiing Tim Ryan Christin Cooper
Hank Kashiwa		 Mary Carillo
Ken Read
Freestyle Ted Robinson Park Smalley Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
Bobsled Gus Johnson John Morgan Craig James
Figure Skating Verne Lundquist Scott Hamilton Tracy Wilson
Ice hockey[6][7] Sean McDonough John Davidson Darren Pang
Ellen Weinberg[8]
Luge Gus Johnson Bonny Warner
Skijumping Al Trautwig Jeff Hastings
Snowboarding Jim Rippey Steve Podborski Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
Shorttrack Speed Skating Ted Robinson Randy Bartz
Cross Country Al Trautwig Paul Robbins
Speed Skating Gary Thorne Dan Jansen
Closing Ceremony Jim Nantz Andrea Joyce Al Trautwig, Michele Tafoya, and Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
Features Jose Diaz-Balart

References
  1. CHRONICLE
  2. Greg Gumbel Archived 2005-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Jim Nantz Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Article: A LOOK AT THE OLYMPIC ANNOUNCERS
  5. "Emrick handled hockey play-by-play duties for CBS at Albertville in 1992 and on CBS and TNT at Lillehammer in 1994 and Nagano in 1998". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  6. Archives, Los Angeles Times (1998-02-01). "TUNING IN". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  7. "TV contrives Games' drama, but people still watch". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  8. Sandomir, Richard (February 10, 1998). "Decoding Olympic Television Coverage". The New York Times.
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