NANJING, China, Aug. 23, 2014 – Alec Yoder of Indianapolis, Ind./InterActive Academy, finished seventh in the pommel horse final today at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. He will compete in the parallel bars event final on Aug. 24. NBC, NBCSN and Universal Sports combined will air 54.5 hours of coverage of the Youth Olympic Games. In addition, fans can watch the action live at Olympic.org, Olympic.tv, YouTube.com/Olympics and the Olympic TV App.
In the pommel horse final, Yoder posted a 12.900 and finished seventh. Russia’s Nikita Nagornyy won the gold, followed by Ukraine’s Vladyslav Hryko and Uzbekistan’s Timur Kadirov.
The gymnastics competition schedule is as follows. The USA is also competing in individual rhythmic gymnastics and men’s and women’s trampoline. Nanning is 12 hours ahead of the U.S. Eastern time zone.
- Aug. 24 – Men’s and women’s gymnastics individual event finals (men – vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar; women – balance beam and floor exercise): 7-10:05 p.m., China; 7-10:05 a.m. ET
- Aug. 26 – Qualification for rhythmic gymnastics individual and group all-around: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (individual, hoop and ball), 12:30-4:30 p.m. (individual, clubs and ribbon), 5-8 p.m. (group, hoop and clubs), China; 11 p.m.-1 a.m., 2:30-4:30 a.m., 7-8 a.m. ET
- Aug. 27 – Finals for rhythmic gymnastics individual and group all-around: 1:30-3:30 p.m. (individual), 7-7:40 p.m. (group), China; 2:30-3:40 a.m., 7-7:50 a.m. ET
Gymnastics is one of the sports that will be featured on the nightly NBCSN coverage. The nightly programming will be similar to NBC’s traditional primetime presentation for the Olympics. Other sports expected to be among those featured include swimming, track and field, beach volleyball and diving. The complete television schedule is listed below.
Alicia Quinn (nee Sacramone) is the analyst for gymnastics. Other commentators and analysts include: commentators Jason Knapp, Jim Watson and Mike Corey; onsite reporters Lewis Johnson and 2006 Olympic ice dancing silver-medalist Tanith Belbin; and analysts two-time Olympic 800m runner Nick Symmonds, four-time swimming medalist Kaitlin Sandeno, 2000 diving gold-medalist Laura Wilkinson and 2000 Olympic beach volleyball player Kevin Wong.
NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will provide streaming coverage all 2014 Youth Olympic Games coverage appearing on NBC and NBCSN. For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at nbcsports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is available for Apple, Android and Microsoft mobile devices and tablets.
NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will provide streaming coverage all 2014 Youth Olympic Games coverage appearing on NBC and NBCSN. For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at nbcsports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is available for Apple, Android and Microsoft mobile devices and tablets.
In addition to live online coverage of Nanjing 2014, 480 hours of video-on-demand is available at Olympic.org, Olympic.tv, YouTube.com/Olympics and the Olympic TV App, as well as in China with CNTV and CCTV apps.
The official Youth Olympic Games website is Nanjing2014.org. Coverage of the 2014 U.S. Youth Olympic Team can be found at TeamUSA.org and Twitter.com/USOlympic utilizing the #2014YOG hashtag.
The United States is competing in 23 disciplines across 21 sports, with a 94-athlete U.S. Youth Olympic Games Team. China is hosting 3,800 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees at the second Youth Olympic Games. During 13 days of competition in 32 sports, 222 medal events will be spread over 27 competition venues.
The Youth Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee that take place every four years consistent with the current format of the Olympic Games. The Youth Olympic Games are designed to integrate sport with education and culture, inspiring participants to live by the Olympic values and become ambassadors of Olympism. For more information on the Games, visit Nanjing2014.com.
NBC, NBCSN and Universal Sports Network’s coverage of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games from Nanjing, China
| Date | Time (ET) | Network |
| Sat., August 23 | 4-7 p.m. 9-11 p.m. |
Universal Sports Network NBCSN |
| Sun., August 24 | Noon-1 p.m. 4-7 p.m. 8-10 p.m. |
NBC Universal Sports Network NBCSN |
| Mon., August 25 | 5-7 p.m. 7-9 p.m. |
Universal Sports Network NBCSN |
| Tues., August 26 | 5-7 p.m. 7-9 p.m. |
Universal Sports Network NBCSN |
| Wed., August 27 | 5-7 p.m. 7-8 p.m. |
Universal Sports Network NBCSN |
| Thurs., August 28 | 5-7:30 p.m. 6:30-8 p.m.** |
Universal Sports Network NBCSN |
| Sun., August 31 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | NBC |
*Opening Ceremony
**Closing Ceremony