The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be Bob Costas' eighth for NBC Sports and his seventh as primetime host.Here is a rundown of NBC's Olympic talent: Bela Karolyi, arguably the most successful coach in the history of his sport, one of its most recognized personalities and who has coached and trained world-renowned gymnasts for the past eight Olympic Games, makes his broadcast debut.Mary Carillo pulls double duty as NBC's late night host and Olympic correspondent, her ninth Olympic Games and sixth with NBC.Cris Collinsworth, who will serve as an Olympic correspondent, makes his second Olympic Games appearance for NBC and his first since 1996.Ranges from Jim Lampley - who is working his record 14th Olympic Games - to Olympic gold medal wrestling legend Rulon Gardner making his Olympic Games announcing debut."Team NBC" would have finished sixth at the Athens Olympic Games with 42 total medals behind Australia and Germany with 49 and ahead of Japan who amassed 37. Roster includes 28 Olympians who won a combined total of 42 Olympic medals (25 Gold, 5 Silver and 12 Bronze).NBC Universal's roster of Olympic commentators: It's a tribute to David Neal and Molly Solomon that we're able to put together such a talented and versatile roster, with a great mix of Olympic veterans and newcomers, particularly considering many of these sports are rarely televised." "To have a roster of 106 commentators broadcasting 3,600 total hours is simply astounding. "My first Olympics in Mexico City in 1968 were the first Olympics live in primetime and we had maybe two dozen commentators," said Ebersol. The lineup, led by the 19-time Emmy Award-winner, Bob Costas, returning for his seventh Olympic Games as primetime host, was announced today by Dick Ebersol, Chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics and Executive Producer of NBCU's Olympic coverage and returns virtually every one of the network's signature Olympic Games hosts, play-by-play announcers and analysts. NBCU's Olympic Games coverage features the most live coverage in the United States (nearly 2,900 live hours in total), across the most platforms, of any Olympic Games in history when the Games of the XXIX Olympiad commence on Aug. NEW YORK - JA record 106 NBC Olympic commentators will broadcast an unprecedented 3,600 hours of Beijing Olympic Games coverage, the most ambitious single media project in history. Collinsworth, Carillo, Roberts Olympic Correspondents
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