NBC Sports Skateboard Statistician, Tokyo Olympics

Served as in-booth Skateboarding Statistician for the men’s and women’s skateboard street and park events at the sport’s Olympic debut in Tokyo. Created half-sheet notecards on every competitor, 120 athletes total, to prep the NBC Sports commentary team. Worked closely with play-by-play commentator Todd Harris, analyst Paul Zitzer, and field reporter Tina Dixon on site in Tokyo, and with the NBC Sports Research team of Jonathan Quartuccio, Rachel Thompson, Benjamin Din, Sarah Oromchi to ensure vibrant storytelling and accurate reporting from the event.

Highlight reels:

>>THIRTEEN-year-old Momiji Nishiya wins gold in street skateboarding | Tokyo Olympics | NBC Sports

>>Keegan Palmer’s OBSCENE kickflip body varial 540 delivers historic skateboard gold | NBC Sports

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colinbane

Writer/editor/photographer/adventurer based in Denver, CO.

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