Savannah Guthrie has dropped out of her hosting duties at the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony amid her mother’s disappearance. The Today anchor’s mom, Nancy Guthrie, remains nowhere to be found 48 hours after she was reported missing Sunday afternoon, as police believe she was abducted from her home in the middle of the night.

While the opening ceremony isn’t until Friday, the early events of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics continue today. Curling kicked off the competitive action yesterday with four mixed doubles matches and is set to continue in the round robin tournament today.

Savannah Guthrie is pulling out of hosting NBC's 2026 Winter Olympics coverage, as the search for her missing 84-year-old mother continues.

The recent search for Savannah Guthrie's missing mom has reportedly led to NBC making a last-minute decision on this week's Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony coverage. As the longtime host continues to navigate a frightening situation involving the alleged kidnapping of her mother,

“Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie has pulled out of 2026 Winter Olympics coverage as the search for her missing mother continues.

The Deseret News is on the ground in Italy for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, bringing you the most inspirational stories and images from the Winter Games.

Guthrie officially dropped out of Olympics coverage in the wake of her mother's disappearance.

Mary Carillo will take over co-hosting duties for the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony as Savannah Guthrie steps away amid her mother's disappearance. (AP Photo)

We're only a day into 2026 Winter Olympic competition in Milan, and the power briefly went out at the curling arena in Cortina. During Wednesday's Olympic curling events, the power briefly went out at the venue before mixed doubles competition eventually resumed.