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Savannah Guthrie Was Preparing to Cover the Olympics. Then Came the 'Worst Phone Call of Her Life'

Savannah Guthrie will miss her fourth Olympic opening ceremony as her 84-year-old mother remains missing in a case now treated as a crime by Pima County authorities.

  • NBC's planned Opening Ceremony co-host, Savannah Guthrie, has withdrawn from coverage, likely due to her mother's disappearance, and will not attend the event on Friday.
  • Last seen Saturday night at her Catalina Foothills home, Nancy Guthrie was reported missing Sunday morning, and Sheriff Nanos said detectives treat it as a crime because she 'did not leave on her own.'
  • Investigators recovered Nancy Guthrie's mobile phone and responded with many officers, including homicide detectives, at the Guthrie family residence, authorities said.
  • NBC faces last-minute lineup changes for the Opening Ceremony as replacements are unclear following Savannah Guthrie's withdrawal from coverage on NBC and Peacock.
  • Savannah Guthrie travelled to Arizona and released a family statement thanking supporters while urging anyone with information to contact the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 520-351-4900.
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TV star Savannah Guthrie was about to go to the Olympics in Italy. Then she got the worst phone call of her life. Someone had kidnapped her mother—and sent her a message.

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Savannah Guthrie won't cover Olympics as mother remains missing

Savannah Guthrie has not appeared on "Today" since her mother's disappearance.

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Heavy broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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