Jason Knapp (Olympics)
Curling Play-by-Play
Jason Knapp serves as a curling play-by-play commentator for NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, his eighth overall Olympic assignment. This marks the fourth consecutive Games that Knapp will call curling.
Previously, Knapp has called archery, shooting, and judo at the 2012 London Olympics, swimming and wrestling at the 2024 Paris Olympics, beach volleyball at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and tennis at the Tokyo Olympics.
Knapp currently handles play-by-play duties for numerous networks, including CBS Sports Network, Pac 12 Network, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, and American Sports Network. In his various roles, he has called action spanning wrestling, football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, lacrosse, gymnastics, field hockey, ice hockey, baseball, rugby, water polo and swimming.
Fast Facts
- 8th Olympics overall with NBCU; fourth Winter Olympics as curling commentator
- Has called play-by-play for more than 15 sports throughout his career, including conference championship events in the Big Ten and Conference USA
- Former sports director for NBC’s affiliate in Scranton, Pa.
- Former play-by-play announcer, color analyst and studio analyst for Syracuse University in 1991
- Native of Medford, N.J., Knapp currently resides in Clarks Summit, Pa.
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