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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 Ernie Afaganis
1984 Summer	Brian Williams	John Wells
1988 Summer	Brian Williams	Ron MacLean	Terry Leibel
1992 Winter	Brian Williams	Ron MacLean	Terry Leibel
1992 Summer	Brian Williams	Ron MacLean	Terry Leibel
1996 Summer	Brian Williams	Ron MacLean	Terry Leibel
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 Diana Swain	Ian Hanomansing	Dave Randorf (on TSN)
2014 Winter	Ron MacLean	Scott Russell Diana Swain David Amber	Andrew Chang Andi Petrillo
2016 Summer	Scott Russell	Ron MacLean Andi Petrillo David Amber	Scott Russell
2018 Winter	Scott Russell	Andi Petrillo Alexandre Despatie	Craig McMorris Kelly VanderBeek

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.^[1]

By event

Winter Olympics

1992

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator
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
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
Luge	Mark Connolly	Chris Wightman

2002

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator
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	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

2006-2010

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
Snowboarding	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
Snowboarding	Rob Snoek	Craig McMorris
Speed skating	Steve Armitage	Kristina Groves

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2018

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator	Reporter
Alpine skiing	Doug Dirks	Todd Brooker Kerrin Lee-Gartner	Brian Stemmle
Biathlon	Nigel Reed	Justin Wadsworth
Bobsleigh Skeleton	Mark Connolly	Helen Upperton (bobsleigh) Jon Montgomery (skeleton)	Karina LeBlanc
Cross country skiing	Nigel Reed	Beckie Scott Justin Wadsworth
Curling	Bruce Rainnie	Mike Harris Joan McCusker	Colleen Jones
Figure skating	Brenda Irving	Kurt Browning Carol Lane	Paul Martini
Freestyle skiing	Matt Cullen	Mike Atkinson (slopestyle) Deidra Dionne (aerials) Jennifer Heil (moguls) Ashleigh McIvor (ski cross) TJ Schiller (halfpipe)
Men's hockey	Chris Cuthbert	Ray Ferraro Craig Button P.J. Stock Alexei Yashin	Rob Pizzo Cheryl Pounder
Women's hockey	Mark Lee	Cassie Campbell-Pascall	Rob Pizzo Cheryl Pounder
Luge	Mark Connolly	Jeff Christie	Karina LeBlanc
Short track	Mitch Peacock	Michael Gilday	Charlsie Agro
Ski jumping	Signa Butler	Rob Keith
Snowboarding	Rob Snoek	Adam Higgins Mike Atkinson
Speed skating	Steve Armitage	Kristina Groves	Charlsie Agro

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	Brian Williams

1984

Sport	Play-by-play announcer	Colour commentator
Basketball	Brian Heaney
Boxing	Vic Rauter	Peter Wylie
Cycling	Gordon Singleton	Greg Rokosh
Canoeing	John Wood
Diving	Irene MacDonald
Gymnastics	Ernie Afaganis	Keith Russell Kathy Stoesz Kaarina Dillabough
Rowing
Swimming	Ted Reynolds	Byron MacDonald 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 Elliotte Friedman	Michael Smith 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 Erminia Russo
Boxing	Vic Rauter	Russ Anber
Cycling	Mark Connolly	Clara Hughes (Track, Road Mountain) Kevin O'Brien (BMX)
Water Polo	Bob Snoek 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

2016

Sport	Play-by-Play Announcer	Colour commentator	Reporter
Athletics	Mark Lee	Michael Smith David Moorcroft	Scott Oake
Basketball	Matt Devlin (Men) Bruce Rainnie (Women)	Jack Armstrong (Men) Chantal Vallée (Women)
Beach Volleyball	Charles Parkinson	Mark Heese
Cycling	Mark Connolly (Track) Mitch Peacock (BMX) Doug Dirks (Mountain Biking)	Richard Wooles (Track) Kevin O'Brien (BMX) Lesley Tomlinson (Mountain Biking)
Canoeing	Doug Dirks	Karen Furneaux
Diving	Elliotte Friedman Mark Lee (Synchronized Diving)	Blythe Hartley	Andrew Chang David Amber
Equestrian	Bruce Rainnie	Ian Allison
Football	Nigel Reed	Clare Rustad
Gymnastics	Brenda Irving	Kyle Shewfelt	Andrew Chang
Rowing	Doug Dirks	Barney Williams	Karin Larsen
Rugby sevens	Mitch Peacock	Andrea Burk
Swimming	Elliotte Friedman	Byron McDonald	Andrew Chang David Amber
Tennis	Rob Faulds	Robert Bettauer
Triathlon	Brenda Irving	Barrie Shepley
Volleyball	Charles Parkinson Rob Snoek	Emily Cordonier Paul Duerden

References

^ olympics-ron-maclean
^ http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/10/cbc-unveils-broadcast-coverage-of-sochi-2014-olympic-games/ CBC unveils broadcast coverage of Sochi 2014 Olympic Games

[1] ympics-ron-maclean

[2] ttp://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/10/cbc-unveils-broadcast-coverage-of-sochi-2014-olympic-games/ CBC unveils broadcast coverage of Sochi 2014 Olympic Games

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