FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, August 1st, 2018
MICHAEL PHELPS & USAIN BOLT HEADLINE “RETURN TO BEIJING: 10TH ANNIVERSARY” ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
“Olympic Classics” Presentation Features More Than 15 Hours of Archival Programming Over Five Days
LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Nastia Liukin & Kerri Walsh Jennings Among Featured Olympians
NBC Olympics Primetime Host Mike Tirico to Anchor Studio Coverage
Special Series Begins Monday, Aug. 6, at 8 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
STAMFORD, Conn. – August 1, 2018 – Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA commemorates the 10th anniversary of the 2008 Olympics from Beijing with more than 15 hours of archival programming across five days, beginning Monday, August 6, at 8 p.m. ET. Hosted by Mike Tirico, “Return to Beijing: 10th Anniversary” revisits some of the most memorable events from the 2008 Games, including historic performances by Olympic greats Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt. In addition, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will 10-hour marathons of encore presentations on Saturday and Sunday.
Coverage will be live streamed on OlympicChannel.com, the Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
“Return to Beijing: 10th Anniversary” premieres Monday, Aug. 6, with a 90-minute window showcasing Phelps’ Olympic record eight gold-medal performances, followed by all three of Bolt’s races, including his record-setting 9.69 second run in the 100m final.
Additional coverage includes Team USA’s 118-107 victory over Spain led by LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul in the men’s basketball gold medal game; Carli Lloyd’s game-winning goal in the 96th minute to lead the U.S. past Brazil in the women’s soccer gold medal match; the men’s beach volleyball final, where Americans Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers took home gold; Nastia Liukin’s gold-medal performance in the women’s all-around, where she edged out teammate Shawn Johnson; Team USA’s win over Australia in the women’s basketball final; and Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor’s second of three straight Olympic gold medals in women’s beach volleyball.
In addition, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will air “Beijing 2008: The Everlasting Flame,” the official documentary of the Beijing Games, Monday at 10:30 p.m. ET.
Following is the full schedule of coverage for “Return to Beijing: 10th Anniversary” archival programming on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, OlympicChannel.com, the Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app:
| Date | Time (ET) | Event |
| Mon., Aug. 6 | 8 p.m. | Michael Phelps |
| 9:30 p.m. | Usain Bolt | |
| 10 p.m. | Beijing Olympic Stories | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Beijing 2008: The Everlasting Flame | |
| Tues., Aug. 7 | 8 p.m. | Men’s Basketball Final – USA vs. Spain |
| 10 p.m. | Women’s Basketball Final – USA vs. Australia | |
| Wed., Aug. 8 | 8 p.m. | Women’s Gymnastics Team Final |
| 9:30 p.m. | Women’s Gymnastics All-Around Final | |
| Thurs., Aug. 9 | 8 p.m. | Women’s Beach Volleyball Final – USA vs. China |
| 9 p.m. | Men’s Beach Volleyball Final – USA vs. Brazil | |
| Fri., Aug. 10 | 8 p.m. | Women’s Soccer Final – USA vs. Brazil |
| 11 p.m. | Men’s Volleyball Final – USA vs. Brazil | |
| Sat., Aug. 11 | 10 a.m. | Beijing Olympic Stories |
| 10:30 a.m. | Michael Phelps | |
| 12 p.m. | Usain Bolt | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Men’s Basketball Final – USA vs. Spain | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Women’s Basketball Final – USA vs. Australia | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Women’s Gymnastics Team Final | |
| 6 p.m. | Women’s Gymnastics All-Around Final | |
| Sun., Aug. 12 | 10 a.m. | Beijing Olympic Stories |
| 10:30 a.m. | Women’s Soccer Final – USA vs. Brazil | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Women’s Beach Volleyball Final – USA vs. China | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Men’s Beach Volleyball Final – USA vs. Brazil | |
| 4 p.m. | Men’s Volleyball Final – USA vs. Brazil | |
| 6 p.m. | Beijing 2008: The Everlasting Flame |
*Marathon
ABOUT OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA is a partnership between the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, and NBCUniversal. The TV network offers fans year-round programming of Olympic Sports from around the world, highlighting their favorite American athletes and teams. Programming emphasizes live events from a broad portfolio of summer and winter Olympic Sports. It also includes Olympic-themed original content produced by all three parties, such as original programs produced by filmmakers from around the world commissioned by the global Olympic Channel; rich archival footage from the IOC and NBCU’s libraries of Olympic features and documentaries; and original Team USA programming produced by the USOC that provides authentic, wide-ranging and athlete-focused coverage of the Olympic Movement in the United States. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA is live streamed on OlympicChannel.com, the Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app. Select replays and highlights are available on these digital platforms as well as TeamUSA.org.
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