Savannah Guthrie has officially withdrawn from co-hosting the 2026 Olympic Opening Ceremony amid a frantic search for her mother, Nancy Guthrie.
“Savannah will not be participating in the Olympics as she is focused on being with her family during this difficult time,” an NBC spokesperson told Page Six on Tuesday.
“Our thoughts are with her and the entire Guthrie family as the search for her mother continues. We will share additional information regarding Opening Ceremony coverage plans soon.”
Page Six exclusively reported on Monday that Savannah, who was scheduled to co-host the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Italy on Friday, is unlikely to attend as the search intensifies.
“There’s no way Savannah will be there,” an NBC source said of the “Today” show host.
Savannah, 54, will co-host with Terry Gannon and will be joined by Olympic gold medalist Shaun White.
She was also scheduled to spend a week in Italy taping “Today” with former co-host Hoda Kotb.
As Page Six previously reported, Nancy was last seen Saturday night after a family dinner, but did not show up to church the next morning.
She was officially reported missing around 11 a.m. local time on Sunday.
Authorities believe Nancy, 84, was “removed from her home against her will, possibly in the middle of the night,” a Pima County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson previously told Page Six.
“This includes the possibility of kidnapping and kidnapping,” they added. “This is an elderly woman in her mid-80s who is sick… She couldn’t go even 50 yards.”
Audio of the 911 call obtained by Fox News on Tuesday said the Guthrie matriarch was of “sound mind” but “has high blood pressure, a pacemaker, and heart problems.”
On Tuesday, “Today” hosts Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones addressed the surprising disappearance of Savannah’s mother on “Today with Jenna & Sheinelle.”
“I’ll just say to you guys backstage…we’re all rattled,” Jones said during the episode.
“We’re all upset. We all realize we have a job to do. But you know, we’re a family here and it’s more than just what we say. We’re all a little upset.”
Bush Hager called Nancy “a woman deeply loved by everyone here at Today.”
Meanwhile, Kotubu shared a message of hope on Monday in the form of an image of a rainbow.
