MARY CARILLO (Olympics)

Mary Carillo returns for her 17^th Olympic assignment overall and 14^th with NBCUniversal, serving as a SportsDesk reporter based in the competition region of Milan for NBCU’s coverage of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Previously, Carillo served as an Olympic correspondent as well as a play-by-play voice for tennis and marathon swimming events during 2024 Paris Olympics and Tokyo Olympics. At 2014 Sochi Olympics was the host and interviewer for a primetime 20-year retrospective documentary on figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding.

A three-time recipient of the Peabody Award and three-time Sports Emmy winner, Carillo debuted as a full-time Olympic host on Bravo’s coverage in addition to anchoring USA Network’s live, Grand Slam-style coverage of the tennis gold medal finals at the 2004 Athens Games.

She joined NBC in 2003 as an analyst on the network’s French Open and Wimbledon coverage. Carillo’s first Olympics assignment was as the skiing reporter for CBS at the 1992 Albertville Olympics.

Fast Facts

• 17^th Olympic assignment overall and 14^th with NBCUniversal.
• Most recently served as a correspondent and play-by-play voice for tennis and marathon swimming events for 2024 Paris Olympics and Tokyo Olympics.
• At 2014 Sochi Olympics was the host and interviewer for a primetime 20-year retrospective documentary on Olympic figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding.
• Called the women’s gold medal tennis match between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova at the 2012 London Olympics.
• Hosted NBC’s late night Olympic coverage during 2010 Vancouver and 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
• A three-time Sports Emmy winner.
• Debuted as a full-time Olympic host on Bravo’s coverage in addition to anchoring USA Network’s live, Grand Slam-style coverage of the tennis gold medal finals at the 2004 Athens Games.
• Joined NBC in 2003 as an analyst on the network’s French Open and Wimbledon coverage.
• First Olympics assignment was as the skiing reporter for CBS at the 1992 Albertville Olympics.
• Elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the Contributor Category, and will be inducted in Newport, Rhode Island in August 2026.
• Served as an analyst for NBC’s coverage of the French Open for 22 consecutive years from 2003-2024.
• Played on the professional tennis tour from 1977-80, and teamed up with childhood friend John McEnroe to win the 1977 French Open mixed doubles title.
• Received two coveted Peabody Awards, one of television’s highest honors, for her work on the HBO documentary Billie Jean King, Portrait of a Pioneer and co-writing with Frank DeFord the HBO documentary Dare to Compete: The Struggle of Women in Sport.
• Carillo’s candid and insightful commentary has earned her accolades throughout the industry, including the distinction of being called “the sport’s top analyst” by Sports Illustrated and “Best Commentator” by Tennis Magazine (1988-91), “Best Commentator” by World Tennis Magazine (1986) and “Broadcaster of the Year” by the WTA (1981 and 1985).
• She has co-written two books—Tennis My Way with Martina Navratilova and Rick Elstein’s Tennis Kinetics.