How to follow the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships on TV, Web
U.S. fans will have more opportunities to enjoy the action from the finals of
the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships in London than ever before - online and
on both cable and broadcast television. Universal Sports will provide a live
webcast, with a delayed telecast of the program on its network, from Oct. 15-18.
NBC Sports will broadcast coverage from the World Championships on Oct.
24-25.
Behind the Team. The newest episode
features the members of the U.S. Team for the World Championships. In
addition, "Behind the Team" will have four fun episodes featuring 2008 Olympic
all-around champion Nastia Liukin, who will show the lighter side of traveling
to London. "Behind the Team" may be found exclusively at att.net/teamusa.
Web/TV schedule (all times Eastern)
| Date |
Event |
universalsports.com |
Universal Sports TV |
NBC Sports |
| Oct. 15 |
Men's all-around finals |
1:30 p.m. |
8 p.m. |
|
| Oct. 16 |
Women's all-around finals |
1:30 p.m. |
|
|
| Oct. 17 |
Individual event finals |
7:55 a.m. |
11 p.m. |
|
| Oct. 18 |
Individual event finals |
7:55 a.m. |
8 p.m. |
|
| Oct. 24 |
World Championships coverage |
|
|
1:30 p.m. |
| Oct. 25 |
World Championships coverage |
|
|
2 p.m. |
| Oct. 28 |
Women's all-around finals |
|
8 p.m. |
|
The webcast will be available at universalsports.com. To find the channel for Universal Sports
cable network, CLICK HERE. Universal Sports will also provide encore coverage
of the NBC shows; please check universalsports.com/tvschedule for more information.
For the World Championships, usa-gymnastics.org is a great source for
information, including a complete schedule, start lists, results, photos, event
coverage, etc. The World Championships begin on Oct. 13 with the men's
preliminary round and conclude on Oct. 18 with the second day of individual
event finals. The World Championships features competition in the men's and
women's all-around and individual events.