Savannah Guthrie was scheduled to arrive in Milan, Italy, on Friday to co-host the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics. But things changed over the weekend when his 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing. NBC commentators Mary Carrillo and Terry Gannon congratulated Guthrie and began the network’s Olympic coverage.
“We’re certainly missing a very important and beloved member of our team tonight,” Gannon said of Gasly just before NBC’s broadcast of Opening Ceremony began. “She will be missed by everyone.”
“She has covered so many Olympics and loves them,” Carrillo added. “Right now, of course, Savannah and her family are in indescribable and immeasurable pain. We know that she has many relatives in the United States, and the same is true here, my friend Savannah.”
Gannon concluded, “Tonight, we send all of our love, prayers, and positive energy to Savannah.”
NBC announced before the start of the Olympics that Guthrie would be replaced by Carrillo, a veteran sports journalist.
Nancy Guthrie has been missing since January 31, when she was last seen at her home in Arizona. Local police and the FBI are treating her disappearance as a possible kidnapping, and are now offering a $50,000 reward for any significant clues as to Nancy’s whereabouts. They have not yet identified any suspects or persons of interest in the case.
On Wednesday, Savannah Guthrie posted a video on Instagram of her and her siblings pleading with their mother’s kidnappers.
“She is 84 years old. Her health and heart are fragile. She lives in constant pain. She has no medicine. She needs medicine to survive and she needs medicine to not suffer,” Guthrie said. “We too have heard reports in the media about the ransom letter. We are doing everything we can as a family. We are ready to speak. But we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated. We need to know without a shadow of a doubt that she is alive and that you have her. We want to hear from you and are ready to hear it.”
