Olympics on CBC commentators

Hosts

Year	Prime-Time Host	Daytime Host(s)	Late-Night Host(s)	Cable Host(s)
1960 Summer	Doug Smith
1964 Summer	Ted Reynolds
1968 Summer	Lloyd Robertson
1972 Summer	Lloyd Robertson
1976 Summer	Lloyd Robertson and Ernie Afaganis
1984 Winter	Brian Williams	John Wells
1984 Summer	Brian Williams	John Wells
1988 Summer	Brian Williams
1992 Winter	Brian Williams	Ron MacLean
1992 Summer	Brian Williams	Ron MacLean
1996 Summer	Brian Williams	Ron MacLean
1998 Winter	Brian Williams	Ron MacLean	Terry Leibel	Dave Randorf (on TSN)
2000 Summer	Brian Williams	Ron MacLean	Terry Leibel	Dave Randorf (on TSN)
2002 Winter	Brian Williams	Ron MacLean	Terry Leibel	Dave Randorf (on TSN)
2004 Summer	Brian Williams	Ron MacLean	Terry Leibel	Dave Randorf (on TSN)
2006 Winter	Brian Williams	Ron MacLean	Terry Leibel	Dave Randorf (on TSN)
2008 Summer	Ron MacLean	Scott Russell and Diana Swain	Ian Hanomansing	Dave Randorf (on TSN)
2014 Winter	Ron MacLean	Scott Russell, Diana Swain and David Amber	Andrew Chang and Andi Petrillo

Additional notes

• Ron MacLean was the main sportscaster and host for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing until his mother died, causing him to hand over duties to Scott Russell.

By event

Winter Olympics

1984

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator	Reporter
Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Cross country skiing
Figure skating
Men's hockey	Don Wittman	John Davidson
Ski jumping
Speed skating

1992

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator	Reporter
Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Cross country skiing
Figure skating	Chris Cuthbert	Paul Martini Barbara Underhill
Men's hockey	Don Wittman	Jim Peplinski
Ski jumping
Speed skating	Steve Armitage

1998

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator	Reporter
Alpine skiing	Scott Oake	Kerrin Lee Gartner
Biathlon	Scott Russell	Jack Sasseville
Cross country skiing	Scott Russell	Jack Sasseville
Curling	Don Wittman	Don Duguid
Figure skating	Chris Cuthbert	Paul Martini Sandra Bezic
Men's hockey	Bob Cole Mark Lee	Harry Neale John Garrett
Women's hockey	Mark Lee	Kylie Richardson
Ski jumping	Brenda Irving	Ron Richards
Speed skating	Steve Armitage	Cathy Allinger

2002

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator	Reporter
Alpine skiing	Scott Oake	Kerrin Lee-Gartner
Bobsleigh/Skeleton	Mark Connolly	David MacEachern
Cross country skiing/Biathlon	Scott Russell	Jack Sasseville
Curling	Don Wittman	Mike Harris Joan McCusker
Figure skating	Chris Cuthbert	Paul Martini Barbara Underhill
Freestyle skiing	Vic Rauter	Anna Fraser-Sproule
Men's hockey	Bob Cole Chris Cuthbert Mark Lee	Harry Neale Greg Millen
Women's hockey	Mark Lee	Margot Page
Luge	Mark Connolly	Chris Wightman
Ski jumping	Mark Connolly	Ron Richards
Snowboarding	Brenda Irving	Rob Stevens
Speed skating	Steve Armitage	Neal Marshall

2006

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator	Reporter
Alpine skiing	Scott Oake	Kerrin Lee-Gartner	Mark Kelley
Biathon	Scott Russell	Jack Sasseville
Bobsleigh/Skeleton	Mark Connolly	Dave MacEachern
Cross country skiing	Scott Russell	Jack Sasseville	Mark Kelley
Curling	Don Wittman	Mike Harris Joan McCusker	Bruce Rainnie (semis & finals)
Figure skating	Mark Lee	Barbara Underhill Paul Martini
Freestyle skiing	Brenda Irving	Veronica Brenner	Mark Kelley
Men's hockey	Bob Cole Jim Hughson	Harry Neale Greg Millen	Elliotte Friedman
Women's hockey	Bruce Rainnie	Kylie Richardson	Elliotte Friedman
Luge	Mark Connolly	Chris Wightman
Short track	Steve Armitage	Catriona Le May Doan
Ski jumping	Scott Russell	John Heilig
Snowboading	Brenda Irving	Tara Teigan	Mark Kelley
Speed skating	Steve Armitage	Catriona Le May Doan

2014

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator	Reporter
Alpine skiing	Scott Oake	Kerrin Lee-Gartner
Biathon	Jack Sasseville	Beckie Scott
Bobsleigh/Skeleton	Mark Connolly	Helen Upperton
Cross country skiing	Karin Larsen	Jack Sasseville
Curling	Bruce Rainnie	Mike Harris Joan McCusker	Colleen Jones
Figure skating	Brenda Irving	Kurt Browning Carol Lane
Freestyle skiing	Mitch Peacock	Jeff Bean Jennifer Heil (moguls)
Men's hockey	Jim Hughson	Craig Simpson Glenn Healy	Elliotte Friedman
Women's hockey	Mark Lee	Cassie Campbell-Pascall	Jennifer Botterill
Luge	Mark Connolly	Jeff Christie
Short track	Steve Armitage	Kristina Groves
Ski jumping	Scott Oake	Rob Keith
Snowboading	Rob Snoek	Craig McMorris
Speed skating	Steve Armitage	Kristina Groves

Summer Olympics

1976

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator
Basketball
Boxing
Cycling
Canoeing
Diving		Irene MacDonald
Gymnastics
Rowing
Swimming
Track and field
Volleyball		Vic Lindal
Equestrian
Field Hockey
Soccer		Graham Leggat
Weightlifting
Wrestling

1984

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator
Basketball		Brian Heaney
Boxing	Vic Rauter	Peter Wylie
Cycling		Gordon Singleton and Greg Rokosh
Canoeing		John Wood
Diving		Irene MacDonald
Gymnastics	Ernie Afaganis	Keith Russell, Kathy Stoesz and Kaarina Dillabough
Rowing
Swimming	Ted Reynolds	Byron MacDonald and Mary Ann Reeves
Tennis
Track and field	Don Wittman	Geoff Gowan
Volleyball		Vic Lindal
Equestrian		Terry Leibel
Field Hockey		Judy McCrae
Soccer		Graham Leggat
Weightlifting		Aldo Roy
Wrestling		Ole Sorensen

1988

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator
Baseball (demonstration sport)
Basketball		Ron Lancaster
Boxing
Canoeing
Diving		Irene MacDonald
Gymnastics		Elfi Schlegel
Rowing
Swimming	Steve Armitage
Tennis
Track and field	Don Wittman
Volleyball		Vic Lindal

2008

Sport	Play-by-Play Announcer	Colour commentator	Reporter
Athletics	Mark Lee and Elliotte Friedman	Michael Smith and David Moorcroft	Scott Oake
Synchronized Swimming	Karin Larsen	Karen Clark Le Poole
Swimming	Steve Armitage	Byron McDonald	Scott Oake
Diving	Steve Armitage	Anne Montminy
Basketball	Paul Romanuk
Baseball	Jim Van Horne	Warren Sawkiw
Softball	Jim Van Horne	Hayley Wickenheiser
Football	Nigel Reed	Jason DeVos	Erin Paul
Weightlifting	Nigel Reed	Aldo Roy
Gymnastics	Brenda Irving	Lori Strong-Ballard
Rowing		Barney Williams
Canoeing (flatwater)		Scott Logan
Canoeing (slalom)		Claudia Kerckhoff-Van Wijk
Volleyball	Doug Dirks	Charles Parkinson and Erminia Russo
Boxing	Vic Rauter	Russ Anber
Cycling	Mark Connolly	Clara Hughes (Track, Road Mountain) Kevin O’Brien (BMX)
Water Polo	Bob Snoek or George Gross Jr.
Field Hockey	Bob Snoek	Hari Kant
Tennis	Karin Larsen
Triathlon	Karin Larsen	Barrie Shepley
Wrestling	Karin Larsen	Chris Wilson
Sailing	Peter Rusch	Fionia Kidd
Equestrian	Nancy Wetmore	Beth Underhill (Show Jumping) Cara Whitham (Dressage)	Erin Paul
Judo	Jeff Marek
Taekwondo	Nigel Reed	Tino Dossantos