Mary Carillo Will Take Over for Savannah Guthrie at NBC Sports’ Winter Olympics

Sports veteran Mary Carillo will take up co-hosting duties for coverage of the Winter Olympics‘ opening ceremonies, NBC Sports announced Wednesday, replacing Savannah Guthrie, who is focused on the abduction of her mother, Nancy.

Carillo, who will be working her 17^th Olympic Games, will join Terry Gannon, who had previously been announced as a co-host.

“Our hearts go out to Savannah and the entire Guthrie family. They continue to have our full support,” said Molly Solomon, executive producer and president, NBC Olympics Production, in a statement. “We are fortunate to have a deep bench of talented commentators who will step in and fill these roles. Mary is one of the most experienced Olympic commentators ever and a master storyteller. She and Terry will lead the American audience through one of the world’s greatest global moments.”

It will mark the first Olympics in recent memory that did not have a significant presence of anchors from NBC’s “Today” program. Craig Melvin, Guthrie’s “Today” co-anchor, is expected to remain stateside for duties tied to the morning show.

Ahmed Fareed, who was scheduled to serve as a daytime host in Milan for a portion of the Games, will now host “Olympic Late Night,” between February 7 and February 9, NBC said.

More to come…