U.S. Olympic Silver Medalists Michael Hixon, Sam Dorman & Steele Johnson Headline NBC Sports' Coverage of 2018 Fina Diving World Cup
By: Tori Hartshorn Jun. 01, 2018
NBC Sports presents more than 15 hours of live coverage of the 2018 FINA Diving World Cup - the most significant international diving event of the year - from Wuhan, China, beginning Monday, June 4, at 4:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA and concluding Sunday, June 10, at 7:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. NBCSN will present same-day delay coverage of select events from the FINA Diving World Cup throughout the week.
NBCSN's coverage will also be streamed via authentication on NBCSports.comand the NBC Sports app. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA content will be streamed via authentication on NBCSports.com, OlympicChannel.com, the NBC Sports app, and the Olympic Channel app.
NBC Sports' presentation is headlined by 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalistMichael Hixon, who will compete in both individual and synchronized springboard events, and 2016 Olympian Katrina Young, who will compete in both individual and mixed synchronized platform competitions. Hixon will team up with his Rio Olympic partner Sam Dorman for the men's synchronized springboard, while Olympic synchronized platform silver medalist Steele Johnson will compete in Wuhan with Brandon Loschiavo. In total, Team USA's roster features five Olympians and nine first-time World Cup qualifiers.
Live coverage concludes Sunday, June 10, with the men's platform final and women's synchro springboard at 4:30 a.m. ET and 7:30 a.m. ET, respectively, on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. Chris Vosters (play-by-play) will call all of the action alongside analyst and former Olympic bronze medalist Cynthia Potter on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.
Following is a complete telecast schedule of NBC Sports' coverage of the 2018 FINA Diving World Cup:
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network |
| Mon., June 4 | 4:30 a.m. | Mixed Synchronized Platform Final | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 7 a.m. | Team Event Final | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 12 p.m. | Mixed Synchronized Platform* | NBCSN | |
| 1 p.m. | Team Event Final* | NBCSN | |
| 8 p.m. | Mixed Synchronized Platform (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Team Event Final (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Mixed Synchronized Platform (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 12 a.m. | Team Event Final (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| Tues., June 5 | 6 a.m. | Men's Synchronized Springboard Final | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 6 p.m. | Men's Synchronized Springboard Final* | NBCSN | |
| 8 p.m. | Mixed Synchronized Springboard Final (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 11:30 p.m. | Mixed Synchronized Springboard Final (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| Wed., June 6 | 6 a.m. | Women's Platform Final | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 4 p.m. | Women's Platform Final* | NBCSN | |
| 8 p.m. | Women's Platform Final (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 11:30 p.m. | Women's Platform Final (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| Thurs., June 7 | 4:30 a.m. | Men's Springboard Final | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 6 a.m. | Women's Synchronized Platform Final | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 4 p.m. | Women's Synchronized Platform Final* | NBCSN | |
| 8 p.m. | Men's Springboard Final (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 11:30 p.m. | Men's Springboard Final (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| Fri., June 8 | 7:30 a.m. | Men's Synchronized Platform Final | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 8 p.m. | Men's Synchronized Platform Final (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 11 p.m. | Men's Synchronized Platform Final (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| Sat., June 9 | 4:30 a.m. | Mixed Synchronized Springboard Final | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 7:30 a.m. | Women's Springboard Final | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Women's Springboard Final (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 1 a.m. | Women's Springboard Final* | NBCSN | |
| Sun., June 10 | 4:30 a.m. | Men's Platform Final | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 7:30 a.m. | Women's Synchronized Springboard | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 12 p.m. | Men's Platform Final* | NBCSN | |
| 1 p.m. | Women's Synchronized Springboard Final* | NBCSN | |
| 11 p.m. | Men's Platform Final (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 12:30 a.m. | Women's Synchronized Springboard Final (Encore) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
*Same-day delay
NBC SPORTS APP: NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs - will stream coverage via "TV Everywhere," giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox.
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