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CBC unveils talent lineup for 2026 Olympic Winter Games coverage

With 100 days to go until the Olympic Winter Games, CBC/Radio-Canada, has unveiled details of its upcoming coverage for Milano Cortina 2026. The XXV Olympic Winter Games will take place from Friday, Feb. 6 – Sunday, Feb. 22.

Spanning the Italian Alps, from Milan to the Austrian and Swiss borders, Milano Cortina 2026 will be the most spread out Games in Olympics history. CBC’s English-language coverage will feature live broadcasts from every venue and include every Canadian medal-winning moment, totalling more than 2,000 hours of live content across its multiple platforms. CBC’s contingent of studio hosts, special contributors, reporters and commentators, will support core programming including:

Petro Canada Olympic Winter Games Morning 
Hosted by Ron MacLean and Perdita Felicien
6 a.m.– noon ET (3–9 a.m. PT)
Veteran broadcaster Ron MacLean returns to host his twelfth Olympic Games for CBC, teaming up with two-time Olympian and world champion hurdler Perdita Felicien for Petro Canada Winter Games Morning. News and developing stories will be followed by live sport all morning, including snowboard, alpine skiing and hockey.

Bell Olympic Winter Games Daytime
Hosted by Andi Petrillo

12–6 p.m. ET (9 a.m.–3 p.m. PT)

Andi Petrillo

Bell Olympic Winter Games Daytime will showcase the biggest events of the day, hosted by award-winning broadcaster Andi Petrillo who returns to host her seventh Olympic Games. Featured sports include curling, figure skating, hockey and major medal events.

RBC Olympic Winter Games Primetime
Hosted by Anastasia Bucsis and Craig McMorris

7 –11 p.m. ET (4–8 p.m. PT)
RBC Olympic Winter Games Primetime relives the best performances of the day, hosted by two-time Olympian and former speed skater Anastasia Bucsis and professional snowboarder Craig McMorris.

Olympic Winter Games Overnight 
12–6 a.m. ET (9 p.m.–3 a.m. PT)
Olympic Games Overnight will provide highlights and replays of the day, as well as live coverage of events as they unfold in the early hours of the morning in Italy.

Additional highlights include:

  • CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault and CBC Olympics reporter Devin Heroux on the ground in Milan to officially kick off the Games, hosting the Opening Ceremony on Feb. 6 for CBC.
  • Cabral ‘Cabbie’ Richards

    Special contributors across all platforms, including sportscasters Ariel Helwani, Cabral “Cabbie” Richards and Donnovan Bennett, professional figure skater Elladj Baldé, and Olympic medallist in bobsleigh, dual season Olympian Phylicia George.

  • Andi Petrillo does double duty hosting Women’s Hockey, alongside former professional hockey player Saroya Tinker. Olympic champion Cassie Campbell-Pascall and Hailey Salvian join the panel from Milan, while sportscaster Kenzie Lalonde and Olympic champion Cheryl Pounder will provide play-by-play and analysis. Daniella Ponticelli and Olympic champion Becky Kellar will also provide commentary. Claire Hanna will report rinkside.
  • James Duthie, Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Cheryl Pounder, Kevin Bieksa and Elliotte Friedman make up the Men’s Hockey panel. Veteran sportscaster Chris Cuthbert and former professional hockey player Mike Johnson will provide play-by-play and analysis, with Matt Cullen and Becky Kellar also providing commentary. Kyle Bukauskas will serve as rinkside reporter.
Connie Thiessen
Connie Thiessenhttps://broadcastdialogue.com
Connie has worked coast-to-coast as a reporter, editor, anchor and host at CKNW and News 1130 in Vancouver, News 95.7 and CBC in Halifax, and CFCW Edmonton, among other stations. With a passion for music, film and community service, she led News 95.7 to a 2013 Atlantic Journalism Award and regional RTDNA award for Best Radio Newscast. More recently, she was nominated for Music Journalist of the Year at Canadian Music Week 2019. To report a typo or error please email - corrections@broadcastdialogue.com

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