Following a year of record-breaking and history-making sporting performances, Universal Sports Network presents Podium360 Rewind ’14 presented by Netflix this Friday 19 December at 20:00 ET.
From skiing and track & field to rugby and cycling, Podium360 Rewind ’14 will cover the year’s best moments in Olympic, endurance and action sports culminating with one performance topping the podium as Universal Sports’ favourite moment of 2014.
The year-end special edition of Podium360, the network’s regularly scheduled highlights program, will turn back the clock to relive the most memorable moments, dominating wins, greatest comebacks and emotional victories from the past twelve months.
Memorable moments include Michael Phelps’ and Lindsey Vonn’s comebacks and sport dominating performances by Kerri Walsh Jennings (beach volleyball), Gwen Jorgensen (triathlon), teenager Katie Ledecky (swimming), Ted Ligety (alpine skiing) and Dennis Kimetto at the Berlin Marathon.
Following the year-in-review special which airs though 4 January, Podium360 will begin airing weekly starting on Thursday 8 January at 19:30 ET. The half-hour highlight show features a comprehensive review of the most exciting stories, races and victories of the world’s best Olympic and endurance athletes and teams in their quests to reach the podium.
“The response from our audience and partners to Podium360 has been overwhelmingly positive and we look forward to delivering more coverage of the sports our fans are passionate about in 2015,” said Dean Walker, Universal Sports’ SVP of Production.
He added, “On a network that covers more than 40 sports year-round, Podium360 provides viewers with a comprehensive look at recent competitions and a chance to catch up on what they might have missed in a fast-paced format.”
Universal Sports, a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners is a premier multi-platform media destination for Olympic-related sports programming in the United States. Offering more than 1,200 hours of original programming each year, Universal Sports has exclusive rights to world and national championship events in a wide array of sports. These include swimming, track and field, gymnastics, cycling, skiing, figure skating, triathlon and rugby.
Whether on television, online, or on the go with mobile and tablet applications, Universal Sports offers a four-screen experience to fans of global sports every day of the year.
