The Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony is Friday, July 26, and a number of gymnasts affiliated with college teams will be donning their nations’ kits and marching with their countries—on the Seine or in spirit. We broke down how to watch all former, current, and future college gymnasts throughout the Games.
The Big Picture
Dates: July 27-Aug. 5
Gymnastics in Paris kicks off with men’s subdivision 1 on July 27 (women’s competition begins July 28), and concludes with the third day of event finals on August 5.
Television: NBC, E!
Streaming: Peacock, with additional coverage on NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, NBC app, and the NBC Olympics app
Events will be broadcast on NBC’s family of networks and across its streaming platforms. There is a breakdown of how to watch specific college athletes below.
All sessions with Team USA athletes will have digital-only event streams on Peacock. Qualification sessions will be across NBC and E!, with additional coverage on Telemundo. There will be an additional digital-only Team USA Tracker during the second qualification session, to follow the United States women throughout their session.
Both the team final and the all-around final will include digital-only event streams with overall coverage on NBC and Peacock. Scattered Spanish-language coverage will be on Universo.
Event finals will be broadcast across NBC, E!, and Peacock, with Spanish-language coverage on Telemundo.
As usual, gymnastics will be heavily featured during NBC’s primetime coverage each night.
College Gymnastics-Affiliated Participants
United States: Jade Carey (Oregon State, current), Jordan Chiles (UCLA, current), Sunisa Lee (Auburn, former)
Canada: Shallon Olsen (Alabama, former), Ava Stewart (Minnesota, incoming), Aurélie Tran (Iowa, incoming), Cassie Lee (Iowa, incoming)
Romania: Lilia Cosman (Michigan State, future)
Philippines*: Aleah Finnegan (LSU, current), Levi Jung-Ruivivar (Stanford, incoming), Emma Malabuyo (UCLA, current)
Hungary*: Csenge Bácskay (Nebraska/Georgia, current)
Colombia*: Luisa Blanco (Alabama, former)
Haiti*: Lynnzee Brown (Denver, former; current Penn State assistant coach)
Reserve athletes affiliated with college gymnastics: Leanne Wong (USA, Florida, current), Jocelyn Roberson (USA, Arkansas, incoming), Tiana Sumanasekera (USA, UCLA, future), Kaliya Lincoln (USA, LSU, incoming), Charlotte Booth (Great Britain, Auburn, incoming), Sydney Turner (Canada, Iowa, incoming), Emma Spence (Canada, Nebraska, current)
Gymnasts listed as “incoming” are slated to join their teams in the coming 2025 season, while recruits for 2026 are listed as “future.”
Session Breakdown
Every country participating in a subdivision, both teams and individuals, is listed for convenience. Countries with a college-affiliated athlete are bolded.
Sunday, July 28
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- 3:30 a.m. ET: Women’s Qualifications, Subdivision 1: Peacock
- GBR, ROU, MEX*, INA*, RSA, SUI*, UKR*, BUL*
- 5:40 a.m. ET: Women’s Qualifications, Subdivision 2: Peacock, NBC
- CHN, USA, ITA, GER*, ALG*, ISR*
- 8:50 a.m. ET: Women’s Qualifications, Subdivision 3: Peacock, E!
- JPN, NED, PHI*, NZL, POR*, PRK*, PAN*, COL*
- 12:00 p.m. ET: Women’s Qualifications, Subdivision 4: Peacock, E!
- 3:30 a.m. ET: Women’s Qualifications, Subdivision 1: Peacock
- CAN, FRA, KOR, CZE*, HAI*, AUT*, SLO*
- 3:10 p.m. ET: Women’s Qualifications, Subdivision 5: Peacock, E!
- BRA, AUS, HUN*, TPE*, EGY*, ESP*, BEL*
- 4 p.m. ET: Overall review coverage of the women’s qualification sessions: NBC
- Likely to heavily feature Team USA
Tuesday, July 30
- 12:15 p.m. ET: Women’s Team Final: Peacock, NBC
Thursday, Aug. 1
- 12:15 p.m. ET: Women’s All-Around Final: Peacock, NBC
Saturday, Aug. 3
- 10:20 a.m. ET: Women’s Vault Final: Peacock, NBC
Sunday, Aug. 4
- 9:45 a.m. ET: Women’s Bars Final: Peacock, NBC
Monday, Aug. 5
- 6:35 a.m. ET: Women’s Beam Final: Peacock, NBC
- 8:20 a.m. ET: Women’s Floor Final: Peacock, NBC
*Countries that did not qualify full teams to the Games and whose athletes will compete as individuals
The Nitty-Gritty: Where to Tune in When
To Watch Team USA (Carey, Chiles, S. Lee): Watch Qualification Session 2 (7/28, 5:40 a.m. ET) on Peacock or NBC, with individual event streams and the Team USA Tracker exclusively on Peacock. Spanish language coverage will be on Telemundo at 8 a.m. ET.
To Watch Team Canada (Olsen, Stewart, C. Lee, Tran): Watch Qualification Session 4 (7/28, 12:00 p.m. ET) on Peacock or E!
To Watch Team Romania (Cosman): Watch Qualification Session 1 (7/28, 3:30 a.m. ET) on Peacock or NBC
To Watch Individuals from the Philippines (Finnegan, Jung-Ruivivar, Malabuyo): Watch Qualification Session 3 (7/28, 8:50 a.m. ET) on Peacock or E!
To Watch Bácskay: Watch Qualification Session 5 (7/28, 3:10 p.m. ET) on Peacock or E!
To Watch Blanco: Watch Qualification Session 3 (7/28, 8:50 a.m. ET) on Peacock or E!
To Watch Brown: Watch Qualification Session 4 (7/28, 12:00 p.m. ET) on Peacock or E!
The Bottom Line
Your best bet to get all of the gymnastics coverage you want is to purchase Peacock for the length of the Games. There is a monthly Premium package available for $5.99/mo. All Telemundo and Universo coverage will also be available. The Premium Plus package will additionally get you an ad-free experience (with the exception of some live events) with access to your local NBC affiliate for $11.99/mo.
It is unclear whether NBC’s nightly Primetime in Paris coverage is available via the Premium plan, or only the Premium Plus via your local NBC affiliate.
NBC is additionally available to stream on Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream Ultimate, Now TV, or Xfinity Choice TV, as well as an over-the-air antenna.
E! Is also available to stream on Hulu with Live TV, Sling Blue, and YouTube TV.
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Article by Emily Minehart
Emily,
thank you for taking the time to thoughtfully put this together for us. 😉