NBC SPORTS to Present Live Coverage of U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials

NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra will present exclusive coverage of the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials this weekend, part of NBC Olympics' 76 hours of Trials coverage on NBC and NBCSN leading into the Games of the xxI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

NBCSN will provide five hours of Trials coverage of the wrestling finals from Iowa City, Iowa, beginning Saturday, April 9, live at 7 p.m. ET. Coverage continues the following evening, Sunday, April 10, at 10:30 p.m. ET, following NHL coverage. Disciplines include men's freestyle, women's freestyle, and Greco-Roman.

In addition to streaming NBCSN's coverage, NBC Sports Live Extra - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs - will provide comprehensive streaming coverage of all preliminary action on Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 10 a.m. ET.

Headlining the men's freestyle competition is London gold medalist and three-time world champion Jordan Burroughs (74 kg). The 97 kg weight class will feature 2015 World Champion Kyle Snyder and 2012 Olympic champion Jake Varner. In women's freestyle, three-time world champion Adeline Gray (75 kg) looks to make her first Olympic team.

Jason Knapp will call the action this weekend from Iowa City, alongside analyst John Smith, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion.

Following is the schedule for U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials coverage airing on NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra:

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Sat., April 9	Preliminaries - Men's & Women's Freestyle & Greco-Roman	NBC Sports Live Extra	10 a.m.
	Finals - Men's & Women's Freestyle, Greco-Roman	NBCSN	7 p.m.
Sun., April 10	Preliminaries - Men's & Women's Freestyle & Greco-Roman	NBC Sports Live Extra	10 a.m.
	Finals - Men's & Women's Freestyle, Greco-Roman	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.

This weekend's wrestling Trials coverage is part of 76 hours of U.S. Olympic Trials on NBC and NBCSN, including more than 60 hours of coverage in primetime. NBC Olympics' Trials coverage spans nine sports - swimming, track and field, gymnastics, diving, rowing, wrestling, water polo, field hockey, and volleyball.Click here for more information on NBC Olympics' comprehensive U.S. Olympic Trials coverage.

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