Mike Tirico

You're right. You nailed it. I'm paranoid that one day I'm going to wake up and we'll have Katie Ledecky riding one of the horses in the Kentucky Derby. Circuits have crossed. No, no, no. Stop. Right. We have unbelievable research teams. The story like of the Olympics on TV in America, it has the research department for the Olympics.

You're right. You nailed it. I'm paranoid that one day I'm going to wake up and we'll have Katie Ledecky riding one of the horses in the Kentucky Derby. Circuits have crossed. No, no, no. Stop. Right. We have unbelievable research teams. The story like of the Olympics on TV in America, it has the research department for the Olympics.

has been kind of the training ground for a lot of executives in TV. Wow. Over like 30, 40 years. So a bunch of the people who were Olympic researchers in the 70s and 80s and 90s now run sports divisions at CBS and at NBC.

has been kind of the training ground for a lot of executives in TV. Wow. Over like 30, 40 years. So a bunch of the people who were Olympic researchers in the 70s and 80s and 90s now run sports divisions at CBS and at NBC.

has been kind of the training ground for a lot of executives in TV. Wow. Over like 30, 40 years. So a bunch of the people who were Olympic researchers in the 70s and 80s and 90s now run sports divisions at CBS and at NBC.

They're super smart people and they give you more than you can read. And you just got to figure out how to shorten the stack. And how to keep it organized, right? Because I'm not going to learn the rules for 30 sports and all the names of the 10,000 athletes for the Summer Olympics. That's my job. Thank you. Somebody's helping me out.

They're super smart people and they give you more than you can read. And you just got to figure out how to shorten the stack. And how to keep it organized, right? Because I'm not going to learn the rules for 30 sports and all the names of the 10,000 athletes for the Summer Olympics. That's my job. Thank you. Somebody's helping me out.

They're super smart people and they give you more than you can read. And you just got to figure out how to shorten the stack. And how to keep it organized, right? Because I'm not going to learn the rules for 30 sports and all the names of the 10,000 athletes for the Summer Olympics. That's my job. Thank you. Somebody's helping me out.

Yeah, going back to when ABC had the Olympics. And remember Wide World of Sports when it started?

Yeah, going back to when ABC had the Olympics. And remember Wide World of Sports when it started?

Yeah, going back to when ABC had the Olympics. And remember Wide World of Sports when it started?

Yes, it was the ski jumper falling off the side of the hill.

Yes, it was the ski jumper falling off the side of the hill.

Yes, it was the ski jumper falling off the side of the hill.

The guy's name is Venko Bogatai. That was his name.

The guy's name is Venko Bogatai. That was his name.

The guy's name is Venko Bogatai. That was his name.

Explains why he took the exit ramp to the left.

Explains why he took the exit ramp to the left.

Explains why he took the exit ramp to the left.