There's nothing Olympic gold medallist Scott McGrory embraces more than being out of his comfort zone.
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The former Bendigo professional cyclist is about to take on his latest challenge - and it isn't on two wheels.
McGrory is part of Channel Seven's Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic commentary team that swings into action on Saturday.
"What an incredible opportunity," he said.
"I am always looking to broaden my broadcasting experience and when this opportunity came up, I thought why not give it a crack."
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McGrory will be covering the speed skating alongside 2002 gold medallist Steven Bradbury.
He is ready to go with new-found knowledge on the event, but after years in the commentary booth he knows exactly what is the most important factor when covering all the action.
"It all comes back to an unexpected moment in 2016 at the Rio Games where I all of a sudden found myself covering the final of the modern pentathlon when Australian Chloe Esposito had a chance at a medal," he said.
"I had just finished covering the women's mountain biking... when all of a sudden I received a tap on the shoulder as they needed someone to cover the event.
"As a sportsman I knew what modern pentathlon was, but had never really watched it and all of a sudden there I was about to cover the final event."
Amidst a quick scramble to educate himself on the sport as best as possible, McGrory quickly did some research and was ready to go live.
Being a professional athlete himself, deep down he knew what the most important aspect of the coverage was - giving competitors the due justice and respect they deserve in their winning moment.
"There's a certain level of craft and knowledge required as a commentator as it's very hard to just wing it," he said.
"But what was most important was giving Chloe the respect she deserved for all of the hard work - thankfully she went on to win the gold medal."
The Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony is on Friday night.