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Olympic Review – August 10th

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Athletics

Things started with the men’s pole vault final on Friday. Brad Walker skipped the 5.50m height but then went 0-3 at the 5.65 meter height to finish in 13th with no mark in the final.

In the women’s 4x400m relay 1st round the US put up a time of 3:22.09 in the 2nd heat which was the best of the round. The US has now qualified for Saturday’s final. The team on Friday consisted of Keshia Baker, Francena McCorory, Diamond Dixon and DeeDee Trotter.

In the men’s 4x100m relay 1st round the US set a national record with a time of 37.38 and were the fastest in the round by .01 seconds over Jamaica.  Things will be different tomorrow when Usain Bolt steps into the team, but the US will have a stronger team as well. The 1st round team consisted of Jeffery Demps, Darvis Patton, Trell Kimmons and Justin Gatlin.

In the women’s 5000m final Molly huddle finished in 11th (15:20.29) while Julie Culley finished 14th (15:28.22).

Next in the women’s 4x100m relay the US team of Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, and Carmelita Jeter smashed the world record enroute to a gold medal winning 40.82!!

In the women’s 1500m final Shannon Rowbury finished in 6th with a time of 4:11.26. Morgan Uceny had a heartbreaking night as she tripped with a lap to go and did not finish the race.

In the men’s 4x400m relay final the US had a season best time of 2:57.05 but the team of Bryshon Nellum, Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay and Angelo Taylor came in 2nd to a surprising Bahamas team.

Basketball

The US reached the final on Friday when they defeated Argentina 109-83. The US will now face Spain on Sunday for their second consecutive gold medal.

Canoeing

In the men’s K-1 200m competition Tim Hornsby advanced out of the heats with a 36.560, the fastest time among the three sixth-place kayaks. In the semifinals he finished last in his heat, just 1.5 seconds out of 4th. He will be in the B Final on Saturday.

Carrie Johnson was in the women’s K-1 200m on Friday and finished 6th in her heat as well to move into the semifinals. In the semifinals she also finished last, ending her Olympics.

Cycling

In the women’s BMX semifinals Brooke Crain used a 5th, 4th, and 5th place finish to propel her into 3rd overall in her heat and into the final while Alise Post crashed on the last run and missed out on 4th by three points, finishing 6th overall.  In the one-run final Crain finished last. Still this was a result she never could have imagined when the Olympics started.

In the men’x BMX semifinals Connor Fields got 4th on his 1st run but won the next two to move into the final.  David Herman started off well with a 3rd place finish but two 6th place finishes after that, including getting taken out on the last run, left him in 5th with 15 points, four behind fourth. In the men’s final Connor Fields crashed and finished 7th, 25 seconds after the leader.

Diving

In the preliminary round on Friday Nichols McCrory finished in 8th with 480.90 while David Boudia had to sweat it out and finished in 18th with 439.15. Both qualify for the semifinal on Saturday.

Field Hockey

The US women ended their Olympics with more disappointment as they couldn’t hold an early 1-0 lead and fell 2-1 to Belgium in the 11-12 Classification match. The US finished the Olympics in 12th.

Gymnastics

Julie Zetlin scored 24.250 with the ribbon and 24.225 with the clubs to score a 96.675 for the competition and finish in 22nd.

Sailing

Amanda Clark/Sarah Lihan finished last in the women’s 470 medal race, but still ended the Olympics in 9th place.

Swimming

Alex Meyer had a good swim in the men’s 10km open water swim and finished 10th in 1:50:48.2, less than a minute behind the winner.

Taekwondo

The US had disappointment early in taekwondo on Friday when Steven Lopez lost 3-2 to Ramin Azizov of Azerbaijan in the 80kg preliminary round. Azizov lost in the quarterfinals so Lopez did not get a chance at bronze. Paige McPherson started things off with a 5-1 win over Sarah Stevenson of Great Britain in the 67kg preliminary round. She then lost 6-1 to Nur Tartar of Turkey in the quarterfinals, but got a repechage chance when Tartar made the final. In the repechage McPherson beat Andrea St. Bernard of Grenada 15-2 and then defeated Franka Anic of Slovenia 8-3 to win a bronze medal!

Water Polo

In men’s water polo the US lost a tight match to Spain 8-7 in the 5-8 semifinals and will now face Australia on Sunday to determine the 7-8 classification.

Wrestling

Samuel Hazewinkel started Friday vs. Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan in the 55kg round of 16.  Hazewinkel suffered a tough 3-1, 2-0 loss and was eliminated when Niyazbekov failed to make the final.  In the 74kg round of 16 Jordan Burroughs beat Francisco Daniel Soler Tanco of Puerto Rico 4-0, 6-0 to move into the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals were a bit more challenging but Burroughs beat Matthew Gentry of Canada 2-1, 1-1 to move into the semifinals. In the semifinals Burroughs faced a real challenge in two-time world champion Denis Tsargush of Russia. The match went three rounds but Burroughs pulled it out 3-1, 0-2, 2-1 to reach the final.  In the final Burroughs claimed a gold with a tight 1-0, 1-0 victory over Sadegh Goudarzi of Iran.

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Olympic Preview – August 10th

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The day will get started at 3:30 AM when the women’s field hockey team faces Belgium in the 11-12 classification match. It ends with the men’s basketball team taking on Argentina in a 4 PM game that won’t end til after 5:30 PM, the time that Steven Lopez hopes to be going for a gold medal in taekwondo. Lopez could be looking at a long day since he starts at 4:15 AM.

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All times mentioned from now on are ET.

Athletics

Friday’s athletics competition will start with the men’s pole vault final at 2 PM.  Brad Walker, who cleared 5.60m in the qualification round, is the only American in the final and his 5.90m season best puts him in 4th. His 6.04m personal best is the 2nd best in the competition. Walker is a definite medal candidate int he final.

At 2:21 PM the women’s 4x400m relay competition will begin and the 2nd heat of the 1st round features the US. The US has a season best of 3:21.18 and national record of 3:15.51. A top three finish will move them into the final on Saturday.

At 2:53 PM the men’s 4x100m relay will get underway with the US in the 2nd heat of the 1st round.  The US has a season best of 38.30 and a national record of 37.40.

Next at 3:05 PM the women’s 5000m final will be held. Molly Huddle (PB 14:44.76, SB of 15:02.26) and Julie Culley (PB and SB of 15:05.38) will be in the field for the US as they look to pull of a big upset and medal.  Huddle ran her season best 15:02.26, 8th in round 1, while Culley ran her season best 15:05.38 to qualify in 12th.

At 3:40 PM the women’s 4x100m relay final will take place. The US ran a season best 41.64 in the 1st round to finish in 1st. The national record is 41.47.

At 3:55 PM the women’s 1500m final will be held with Morgan Uceny (PB 4;00.06, SB 4:01.59) and Shannon Rowbury (PB 4:00.33, SB 4:05.11) representing the US. Uceny was 13th in the semifinals with a time of 4:05.34 while Rowbury finished 15th with a time of 4:05.47.

Finally at 4:20 PM the men’s 4x400m relay final will take place. The US was tied with the Bahamas with a time of 2:58.87 in the 1st round, a season best. The national record is a 2:54.29, also a world record.

The women’s 5000m final will be shown LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 3-3:30 PM. The rest of the events will be shown on NBC in primetime from 8 PM – 12 AM.

2 PM – Men’s Athletics – Pole Vault – Final
2:21 PM – Women’s Athletics – 4x400m Relay – Round 1 – Heat 2
2:53 PM – Men’s Athletics – 4x100m Relay – Round 1 – Heat 2
3:05 PM – Women’s Athletics – 5000m – Final
3:40 PM – Women’s Athletics – 4x100m Relay – Final
3:55 PM – Women’s Athletics – 1500m – Final
4:20 PM – Men’s Athletics – 4x400m Relay – Final

Basketball

The US is two wins from gold and will try to reach the final when they face Argentina in the semifinals at 4 PM. The US got here by beating Australia 119-86 while Argentina beat Brazil 82-77.  This was the matchup in the final group stage match with the US winning 126-97.

The basketball game will be on the NBC Sports Network LIVE from 3:30-6 PM.

4 PM – Men’s Basketball – Argentina – Semifinals

Canoeing

Tim Hornsby is the US competitor in the K-1 (Kayak, one man) 200m sprint event. He will take part in the heats at 4:37 AM in heat 2. If he finishes in the top five in his heat or with the best sixth place time he’ll make the semifinals at 6:16 AM. In the semifinals he’ll need to finish in the top four to make the A Final, otherwise it’ll be the B Final for him.

Carrie Johnson will also be going in the women’s K-1 200m. She’ll be in heat 1 at 5:19 AM with the top four moving into the semifinals at  6:51 AM.

Canoeing will be shown from 11-11:30 AM and 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM on NBC.

4:37 AM – Men’s Canoeing – Sprint – K-1 200m – Tim Hornsby – Heats – Heat 2
5:19 AM – Women’s Canoeing – Sprint – K-1 200m – Carrie Johnson – Heats – Heat 1
6:16 AM – Men’s Canoeing – Sprint – K-1 200m – Semifinals
6:51 AM – Women’s Canoeing – Sprint – K-1 200m – Semifinals

Cycling

The Cycling semifinals and finals are on Friday. In the semifinals the heats will have three runs with the top four combined scores from the runs (1 for 1st, 2 for 2nd, etc.) moving into the final. In the final it will be a single race to determine the medals. Brooke Craine and Alise Post are in the women’s semifinals, 1st heat, at 10 AM. Connor Fields is in the 1st men’s heat at 10:08 AM while David Herman will be in the 2nd men’s heat at 10:12 AM.  The women’s final will be held at 11:30 AM with the men’s final following at 11:40 AM.

The cycling will be shown in the primetime coverage on NBC from 8 PM – 12 AM.

10 AM – Women’s Cycling – BMX – Brooke Craine and Alise Post – Semifinals – Heat 1
10:08 AM – Men’s Cycling – BMX – Connor Fields – Semifinals – Heat 1
10:12 AM – Men’s Cycling – BMX – David Herman – Semifinals – Heat 2
11:30 AM – Women’s Cycling – BMX – Final
11:40 AM – Men’s Cycling – BMX – Final

Diving

The final men’s diving event will get underway on Thursday with the men’s 10m platform starting the preliminary round at 2 PM.  Nicholas McCrory and David Boudia will be the two US competitors. If they reach the top 18 of the 32 divers they’ll advance to the semifinals on Saturday morning.

The diving will be shown in the primetime coverage on NBC from 8 PM – 12 AM.

2 PM – Men’s Diving – 10m Platform – Preliminary Round

Field Hockey

After a disappointing finish to the group stage the US will be hoping to avoid finishing last in the field hockey competition when they take on Belgium on Friday at 3:30 AM.  Belgium didn’t get a win in the group stage but did draw twice while the US only got one win, that being over Argentina, who will be in the gold medal match.

The US game will be shown on delay on NBC Sports Network from 8-9:20 AM.

3:30 AM – Women’s Field Hockey – Belgium – 11-12 Classification

Gymnastics

Sitting in 22nd after the first day, Julie Zetlin will complete her Olympics by competing with the ribbon at 7 AM (6th up) and the clubs at 8:18 AM (5th up).

No scheduled coverage of the gymnastics.

7 AM – Women’s Gymnastics – Rhythmic – Individual All-Around – Qualification – Rotation 3
8:18 AM – Women’s Gymnastics – Rhythmic – Individual All-Around – Qualification – Rotation 4

Sailing

Amanda Clark/Sarah Lihan are in the women’s 470 medal race where they enter in 9th position. If they do well in the 8 AM race they could theoretically finish as high as 5th, though 6th-8th is a more likely goal.

No scheduled coverage of the sailing.

8 AM – Women’s Sailing – 470 – Medal Race

Swimming

The final swimming event in London will be the men’s 10km open water swim. Alex Meyer will represent the US in this event.

The swimming will be covered on NBC from 11:30-11:45 AM, 12:30-12:45 PM and 1:15-1:30 PM.

7 AM – Men’s Swimming – 10km Open Water

Taekwondo

The first one up in taekwondo on Friday is Steven Lopez who will face Ramin Azizov of Azerbaijan in the 80kg preliminary round at 4:15 AM. Paige McPherson will start next at 5:30 AM when she faces Sarah Stevenson of Great Britain in the 67kg preliminary round. If either wins they’ll move into the following rounds which start at the times listed below.

Taekwondo will be covered from 10:20-10:45 AM on NBC Sports Network and will be included in coverage on CNBC from 5-8 PM.

4:15 AM – Men’s Taekwondo – 80kg – Steven Lopez vs. Ramin Azizov – Preliminary Round
5:30 AM – Women’s Taekwondo – 67kg – Paige McPherson vs. Sarah Stevenson – Preliminary Round
10 AM – Women’s Taekwondo – 67kg – Quarterfinals
10:15 AM – Men’s Taekwondo – 80kg – Quarterfinals
12 PM – Women’s Taekwondo – 67kg – Semifinals
12:15 PM – Men’s Taekwondo – 80kg – Semifinals
3 PM – Women’s Taekwondo – 67kg – Repechage & Bronze Medal Finals
3:15 PM – Men’s Taekwondo – 80kg – Repechage & Bronze Medal Finals
5:15 PM – Women’s Taekwondo – 67kg – Gold Medal Final
5:30 PM – Men’s Taekwondo – 80kg – Gold Medal Final

Water Polo

In men’s water polo the US will now face Spain in the 5-8 semifinal to determine if they finish 5th/6th or 7th/8th. The match at 9:20 AM features the Americans who finished 4th in their group with the Spanish who finished 3rd in their group.

The water polo match will be LIVE on NBC Sports Network from 9:20-10:20 AM.

9:20 AM – Men’s Water Polo – Spain – Semifinal 5-8

Wrestling

The men’s freestyle competition starts Friday with Samuel Hazewinkel facing Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan in the 55kg round of 16.  In the 74kg round of 16 Jordan Burroughs will face Francisco Daniel Soler Tanco of Puerto Rico at 9:10 AM.  If either wins they’ll move into the following rounds at the times listed below.

There will be wrestling coverage from 10:45-11:45 AM on NBC Sports Network and 2:15-3 and 3:30-4 PM on NBC.

8:20 AM – Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Samuel Hazewinkel vs. Daulet Niyazbekov – Round of 16
9:10 AM – Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 74kg – Jordan Burroughs vs. Francisco Daniel Soler Tanco – Round of 16
9:10 AM – Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Quarterfinals
9:10 AM – Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 74kg – Quarterfinals
10 AM – Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Semifinals
10:20 AM – Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 74kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Bronze Finals
12:54 PM – Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 74kg – Bronze Finals
2:03 PM – Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Gold Final
2:50 PM – Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 74kg – Gold Final

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Olympic Review – August 9th

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Athletics

Entering day 2 Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee were 1-2 in the decathlon. They started the day in the 110m hurdles where Trey Hardee ran a personal best 13.54 (1035) and Ashton Eaton ran a 13.56 (1032). They continued to be 1-2 in the overall standings after the hurdles.

Then the women’s high jump qualification round started with Brigetta Barrett (1.93m) and Chaunte Lowe (1.93m) making the final while  Amy Acuff (1.90m) came up a bit short. The final will be on Saturday.

Next in the men’s decathlon discus throw Ashton Eaton threw 42.53m (716) and Trey Hardee threw 48.26m (716). Through seven events they continued to lead the decathlon.

Next up was the 1st round of the men’s 4x400m relay. The US team of Maurice Mitchell, Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay, and Bryshon Nellum easily qualified finishing 2nd in 2:58.87, a season best. This was remarkable considering that Maurice Mitchell BROKE HIS LEG halfway through his 400m. Incredibly he still finished in 46.1, 5th fastest of anyone in his leg. The team will be in the final on Friday.

Next the decathlon headed to the pole vault where Ashton Eaton cleared 5.20m (972) and Trey Hardee cleared 4.80m (849) to maintain their top two rankings with two events to go.

To start the afternoon off the decathlon headed to the javelin where Ashton Eaton threw a personal best 61.96m (767) and Trey Hardee threw a season best 66.65m (838). These scores meant Eaton and  Hardee would head to the 1500m still in the 1-2 positions they started in.

Then the men’s triple jump final will begin with Will Claye and Christian Taylor in the field.  Will Claye got out to an early lead with a 17.54m on his second jump. Christian Taylor struggled and went into his third jump needing a top eight mark to reach the final three jumps. He pulled it off with a 17.15m jump that placed him in 5th. In Taylor’s fourth jump he went 17.81m to take the lead from Claye and never relinquished it as he won gold with Claye getting silver.

Then in the women’s 800m semifinal Alice Schmidt (4th – 2:01.63) and Geena Gall (8th – 2:05.76) did not make the final while Alysia Johnson Montano (4th – 1:58.42) grabbed the final spot based on time.

Next up was the men’s 800m final where Duane Solomon (4th – 1:42.82) and Nick Symmonds (5th – 1:42.95) both ran personal bests but couldn’t medal in a race that saw the world record fall and everyone but one runner finish in a personal best. And that runner finished in a season best!

Then the women’s 4x100m relay began with the 1st round. Tianna Madison, Jeneba Tarmoh, Bianca Knight, and Lauryn Williams made up for the team for the US and finished in a season best 41.64 to head into the final on Friday the heavy favorite.

Next in the men’s 200m final Wallace Spearmon ran a season best 19.90 but came up just short of a medal with a 4th place finish just .06 seconds behind bronze.

Finally in the 1500m portion of the decathlon Ashton Easton finished in 4:33.59 (721) while Trey Hardee finished in a personal best 4:40.94 (674) to slam home any chance of falling to the bronze medal. The final result had Ashton Eaton winning gold in the decathlon with 8869 points and Trey Hardee won a silver with a season best 8671.

Basketball

In the women’s basketball semifinals the US struggled with Australia 22-20 after one quarter and 47-43 after the 1st half. A strong 3rd quarter gave them a 65-59 lead and they held on to win somewhat comfortably 86-73. The win put the US into the gold medal game against France on Saturday.

Boxing

Looking for a gold, and the first ever women’s boxing gold medal for the US, Claressa Shields beat Nazezda Torlopova of Russia 19-12 to take home a gold medal in the middlewight division. Shields, a 17-year-old became the youngest boxer to win a gold medal in 88 years. The victory gave the US a positive end to an otherwise unremarkable run in London.

Cycling

The US had three riders in the Men’s BMX quarterfinals on Thursday. Connor Fields was in the 2nd heat and won the first three runs to advance to the semifinals on Friday. David Herman and Nicholas Long were in the 3rd and heat and involved in a major crash on the 1st run. Long finished 7th and Herman came in 8th with a DNF, though both were able to continue the competition. What started then was a big push for getting back into qualifying position. Herman finished 3rd, 4th, and 1st in the next three runs while Long finished 4th, 5th, and 2nd. They went into the final run knowing it would take help to get both of them through. Long won the final run but didn’t advance as Herman finished 2nd and Roger Rinderknecht of Switzerland finished 3rd. Herman and Rinderknecht finished with 18 points and Long had 19. David Herman and Connor Fields will be in the semifinals on Friday.

Diving

The women’s 10m platform semifinal was on Thursday morning and a disappointing showing by Brittany Viola (300.50) and Katie Bell (296.80) left them both outside the top 12 with Viola finishing 15th and Bell finishing 16th.

Equestrian

The US had one last chance to medal in the grand prix freestyle portion of the individual dressage competition. Steffen Peters on Ravel finished with a 77.286% in 17th place to end that chance.

Gymnastics

In rhythmic gymnastics on Thursday Julie Zetlin competed with the ball and the hoop during the first day. She scored a 24.450 with the ball and a 23.750 with the hoop to find herself in 22nd after the 1st day. She’ll compete with the clubs and the ribbon on Friday.

Sailing

The sail-off with the Netherlands was cancelled on Thursday as the winds were non-existent. The decision was made to award the US 5th place based off their group stage performance instead of trying to make up the race later.

Soccer

The US went for their 3rd straight gold medal in women’s soccer against Japan on Thursday and behind a Carli Lloyd brace (8′ and 54′) the US got out to a 2-0 lead. Japan came back and scored in the 63rd minute and had a lot of chances to tie things up, but Hope Solo and the US held and won the game 2-1.

Swimming

In an incredible women’s 10km open water swim Haley Anderson swam stroke for stroke with the leaders and pushed with Eva Risztov of Hungary at the end to pull away. In the end Anderson came up just .4 seconds short of gold, but took a silver in an amazing event.

Taekwondo

To star the day of Terrence Jennings, in the men’s 68kg competition, lost to Servet Tazegul of Turkey 8-6 in the preliminary round. Tazegul went on to win gold so Jennings got a repechage chance. He took advance defeating Hryhorii Husarov 3-2 and Diogo Silva 8-5 to win a bronze medal!

Diana Lopez started the women’s 57 kg competition in the preliminary round losing 1-0 to Yuzhuo Hou of China. Hou made the final, taking silver, so Lopez got into the repechage bracket. Unfortunately her chance to medal ended with a 9-4 loss to Suvi Mikkonen.

Volleyball

In the women’s volleyball tournament the US moved into the final by sweeping Korea 25-20, 25-22, 25-22.  The win moved the US into a final rematch with Brazil for the gold medal.  Brazil finished 4th in the group stage, including a 25-18, 25-17, 22-25, 25-21 loss to the US, but has played well in the knockout round to reach Saturday’s final. This one should be a fantastic exciting battle.

Water Polo

The US and Spain had tied in the group stage after a late Spain rally but Thursday’s gold medal match turned out a bit differently. Backed by a 8-1 run the US took an 8-2 lead early in the 4th quarter and held on to win their first gold by defeating Spain 8-5.

Wrestling

The final day of women’s wrestling started with Ali Sue Bernard losing to Jenny Fransson of Sweeden 3-0, 3-1 in the 72kg qualification round. The other US wrestler was Kelsey Campbell who lost 1-0, 1-0 to Saori Yoshida of Japan in the 55kg round of 16. Yoshida won gold so Campbell got a repechage chance but was defeated 4-0, 1-0 by Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan in the repechage match.

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Olympic Preview – August 9th

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The day will get started at 4:15 AM when Terrence Jennings faces Servet Tazegul in the 68kg men’s taekwondo preliminary round. It ends either around 4:20 PM when the decathlon gets to the 1500m. If the US has a competitor in the taekwondo gold medal matches it would end with that.

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It appears almost everything is available LIVE online at nbcolympics.com.

All times mentioned from now on are ET.

Athletics

Entering day 2 Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee are 1-2 in the decathlon. They’ll start their second day with both of them running in the 4th heat of the 110m hurdles at 4:24 AM.  Eaton has a PB of 13.35 and a SB of 13.70 while Hardee has as a PB and SB of 13.61.

At 4:30 AM the women’s high jump qualification round starts with Brigetta Barrett (PB & SB 2.01m), Chaunte Lowe (PB 2.05m and SB 2.02m) and Amy Acuff (PB 2.01m and SB 1.95m) all competing at 4:30 AM.

In the men’s decathlon discus throw Ashton Eaton (PB 47.36m, SB 46.54m) and Trey Hardee (PB 52.68m, SB 49.05m) in the 2nd group at 6:10 AM.

Next up is the 1st round of the men’s 4x400m relay. The second heat at 6:45 AM will feature the US team which has a SB of 3:00.02 and a NR of 2:54.29.

At 7:55 AM the decathlon will head to the pole vault where Ashton Eaton (PB & SB 5.30m) and Trey Hardee (PB & SB 5.30m) will be in Group A.

To start the afternoon off the decathlon heads to the javelin where Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee will be trying to finish off the competition strong at 1:30 PM.

At 2:20 PM the men’s triple jump final will begin with Will Claye (PB&SB 17.70m) and Christian Taylor (PB 17.96m, SB 17.63m) will be in the field.  There is a real chance these two could go 1-2 in the final.

Then in the women’s 800m semifinal Alice Schmidt at 2:30 PM (PB 1:58.61, SB 1:59.46), Alysia Johnson Montano at 2:38 PM (PB 1:57.34, SB 1:57.37) and Geena Gall at 2:46 PM (PB&SB 1:59.24) will all try to finish in the top two in their heat and make the final.

Next up is the men’s 800m final at 3 PM where Duane Solomon (PB&SB 1:43.44) and Nick Symmonds (PB 1:43.76, SB 1:43.78) are looking to medal.

At 3:20 PM the women’s 4x100m relay begins with the 1st round. The US team is in heat 1 with a SB of 42.19 and a NR of 41.47.

Next at 3:55 PM the men’s 200m final will begin with Wallace Spearmon (PB 19.65, SB 19.95) the only American in the final. It will be a big challenge for him to beat Usain Bolt but he might be able to medal still.

At 4:20 PM the decathlon will end with the 1500m heats. Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee will look to wrap up medals.

NBC will cover athletics from 12-12:45 PM, and again in primetime from 8 PM – 12 AM.

4:24 AM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – Trey Hardee and Ashton Eaton – 110m Hurdles – Heat 4
4:30 AM – Women’s Athletics – High Jump – Qualification
6:10 AM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – Discus Throw
6:45 AM – Men’s Athletics – 4x400m Relay – Round 1 – Heat 2
7:55 AM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – Pole Vault
1:30 PM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – Javelin Throw
2:20 PM – Men’s Athletics – Triple Jump – Final
2:30 PM – Women’s Athletics – 800m – Alice Schmidt – Semifinal – Heat 1
2:38 PM – Women’s Athletics – 800m – Alysia Johnson Montano – Semifinal – Heat 2
2:46 PM – Women’s Athletics – 800m – Geena Gall – Semifinal – Heat 3
3 PM – Men’s Athletics – 800m – Final
3:20 PM – Women’s Athletics – 4x100m Relay – Round 1 – Heat 1
3:55 PM – Men’s Athletics – 200m – Final
4:20 PM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – 1500m

Basketball

At 12 PM the US women will take on Australia in the semifinals. The US beat Canada 91-48 in the quarterfinals while Australia beat China 75-60. Australia went 4-1 in the group stage while the US was undefeated.  This matchup has been a traditional gold medal matchup in past Olympics.

The basketball game will be LIVE on the NBC Sports Network from 12-2 PM.

12 PM – Women’s Basketball – Australia – Semifinals

Boxing

In the gold medal bout Claressa Shields will be facing Nazezda Torlopova of Russia. Shields is coming off a 29-15 semifinal win while Torlopova squeaked out a 12-10 semifinal win.

Boxing will be shown from 5-8 PM on CNBC.

12:15 PM – Women’s Boxing – Middleweight – Claressa Shields vs. Nadezda Torlopova – Gold Medal Final

Cycling

Connor Fields will be the first BMXer up for the US on Thursday at 10:03 AM in heat 2. The heats are held as five-run races. After each race points are given to the riders based on positions. After three runs the top-two move into the semifinals. After the next two runs the top-two again move into the semifinals. Nicholas Young and David Herman are in the 3rd heat which starts at 10:06 AM. If the heats went according to the seeding runs all three would move into the quarterfinals.

BMX will be shown on NBC’s primetime coverage from 8 PM – 12 AM.

10:03 AM – Men’s Cycling – BMX – Connor Fields – Quarterfinals – Heat 2
10:06 AM – Men’s Cycling – BMX – Nicholas Young and David Herman – Quarterfinals – Heat 3

Diving

The women’s 10m platform semifinal will start at 5 AM with Brittany Viola going 5th and Katie Bell going 10th. If they finish in the top 12 they’ll make the final later in the day at 2 PM.

NBC will cover the diving in their primetime coverage from 8 PM – 12 AM.

5 AM – Women’s Diving – 10m Platform – Semifinal
2 PM – Women’s Diving – 10m Platform – Final

Equestrian

The US has one last chance to medal in equestrian as Steffen Peters on Ravel rides at 8:45 AM in the grand prix freestyle. If Peters could have a top three ride on Thursday he would win a medal.

The final will be shown LIVE on MSNBC from 9-11 AM.

8:45 AM – Equestrian – Dressage – Steffen Peters on Ravel – Grand Prix Freestyle

Gymnastics

In rhythmic gymnastics on Thursday Julie Zetlin will be competing in the individual all-around. She’ll start 18th on rotation 1 at 7 AM with the ball and be 17th on rotation 2 at 8:18 AM on the hoop. She’ll complete the competition on Friday.

There will be no TV coverage of the gymnastics.

7 AM – Women’s Gymnastics – Rhythmic – Individual All-Around – Qualification – Rotation 1
8:18 AM – Women’s Gymnastics – Rhythmic – Individual All-Around – Qualification – Rotation 2

Sailing

The only sailing event going on for the US on Thursday is a battle against the Netherlands in the elliott 6m competition. This race will determine if the US finishes 5th/6th or 7th/8th. It’s a best of 5 competition with match 1 at 7 AM, match 2 at 7:30 AM, match 3 at 8 AM, match 4 (if necessary) at 8:30 AM, and match 5 (if necessary) at 9 AM.

There will be no TV coverage of the sailing.

7 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Netherlands – Sail Off 5-8 – Match 1
7:30 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Netherlands – Sail Off 5-8 – Match 2
8 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Netherlands – Sail Off 5-8 – Match 3
8:30 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Netherlands – Sail Off 5-8 – Match 4
9 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Netherlands – Sail Off 5-8 – Match 5

Soccer

The US will be going for back-to-back-to-back gold medals in women’s soccer when they face Japan at 2:45 PM. Japan defeated the US in penalty shots last year in the world cup. Japan had a much tougher road to the final defeating Brazil 2-0 and France 2-1.  They defeated Canada 2-1 in the group stage before drawing both of their remaining matches at 0-0.

The soccer game will be shown LIVE on the NBC Sports Network from 2:30-5 PM.

2:45 PM – Women’s Soccer – Japan – Gold Medal Match

Swimming

The final event in the women’s swimming program is the 10km open water swim which begins at 7 AM. Haley Anderson is the US swimmer competing in the event.

The swimming will be shown on NBC from 11:45 AM – 12 PM and 12:45-1 PM.

7 AM – Women’s Swimming – 10km Open Water

Taekwondo

At 4:15 AM Terrence Jennings will begin the taekwondo competition for the US. Jennings is in the men’s 68kg competition and will be facing Servet Tazegul of Turkey in the preliminary round. Diana Lopez will start the women’s 57 kg competition in the preliminary round with a match against Yuzhuo Hou of China. If either wins their first match they will move into the quarterfinals around 10 AM. If they lose to a finalist at any point they will be in the repechage competition later in the day.

The semifinals will be shown on MSNBC from 1:30-2:30 PM.

4:15 AM – Men’s Taekwondo – 68kg – Terrence Jennings vs. Servet Tazegul – Preliminary Round
7:30 AM – Women’s Taekwondo – 57kg – Diana Lopez vs. Yuzhuo Hou – Preliminary Round
10 AM – Women’s Taekwondo – 57kg – Quarterfinals
10:15 AM – Men’s Taekwondo – 68kg – Quarterfinals
12 PM – Women’s Taekwondo – 57kg – Semifinals
12:15 PM – Men’s Taekwondo – 68kg – Semifinals
3 PM – Women’s Taekwondo – 57kg – Repechage & Bronze Medal Finals
3:15 PM – Men’s Taekwondo – 68kg – Repechage & Bronze Medal Finals
5:15 PM – Women’s Taekwondo – 57kg – Gold Medal Final
5:30 PM – Men’s Taekwondo – 68kg – Gold Medal Final

Volleyball

In the women’s volleyball competition the US, 3-0 victors over the Dominican Republic in the quarterfinals, will face Korea in the semifinals at 10 AM. Korea beat Italy 3-1 in the quarterfinals and lost 25-19, 25-17, 20-25, 25-21 to the US in the group stage.

They volleyball match will be shown LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 10-11:45 AM.

10 AM – Women’s Volleyball – Korea – Semifinals

Water Polo

In the women’s water polo gold medal final the US will take on Spain at 3 PM. The US beat Australia 11-9 in the semifinals while Spain beat Hungary 10-9 in the other semifinal. Both teams are undefeated with their group stage match ending in a 9-9 tie after the US gave up a 9-6 lead with three minutes to go.

The water polo match will be shown LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 3-4 PM.

3 PM – Women’s Water Polo – Spain – Gold Medal Final

Wrestling

In the final day of women’s wrestling Ali Sue Bernard will start the day off at 8:07 AM when she faces Jenny Fransson of Sweeden in the 72kg qualification round. Kelsey Campbell will go next at 8:14 AM when she faces Saori Yoshida of Japan in the 55kg round of 16. If either woman wins her match she’ll move into the next rounds which start at the times listed below. If they lose to a finalist in their tournament they will get a chance at bronze in the repechage bracket.

There will be coverage on the NBC Sports Network from 10:45 AM – 12 PM, 2-2:30 PM, and 5-6 PM.

8:07 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 72kg – Ali Sue Bernard vs. Jenny Fransson – Qualification
8:14 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Kelsey Campbell vs. Saori Yoshida – Round of 16
9:03 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 72kg – Round of 16
9:10 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Quarterfinals
9:38 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 72kg – Quarterfinals
10:06 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Semifinals
10:20 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 72kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Repechage & Bronze Finals
12:54 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 72kg – Repechage & Bronze Finals
2:03 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Gold Final
2:48 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 72kg – Gold Final

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Olympic Review – August 8th

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Athletics

First up was the men’s pole vault qualification round. Jeremy Scott (5.50m) and Derek Miles (No mark) failed to make the final while Brad Walker (5.60m) did qualify for Friday’s final.

In the women’s hammer throw qualification, Jessica Cosby (14th  – 69.65m), Amber Campbell (13th – 69.93m), and Amanda Bingson (28th – 67.29m) all failed to make the final.

Then the men’s decathlon got underway with the 100m. Ashton Eaton ran an Olympic record 10.35 to get 1011 points while Trey Hardee ran a season best 10.42 to get 994 points. They were 1-2 after the 100m.

Next on the track was the men’s 5000m 1st round Lopez Lomong (4th – 13:26.16), Galen Rupp (6th – 13:17.56) and Bernard Lagat (4th – 13:15.45) all earned a spot in the final on Saturday.

Meanwhile the decathlon moves to the long jump where Ashton Eaton jumped 8.03m (1068) and Trey Hardee jumped 7.53m (942). They continued to be 1-2 in the decathlon.

Next on the track was the women’s 800m where Alysia Johnson Montano (1st – 2:00.47), Alice Schmidt (2nd – 2:01.65), and Geena Gall (4th – 2:03.85) all advanced to Thursday’s semifinal.

The final morning event on Wednesday was the men’s decathlon’s shot put competition. Trey Hardee went 15.28m (807) and Ashton Eaton went 14.66m (769). They continued to be 1-2 in the overall standings.

The first event in the afternoon was the high jump portion of the decathlon. Ashton Eaton cleared 2.05m (850) while Trey Hardee cleared 1.99m (794). They were still 1-2 in the standings.

The men’s javelin throw qualification round was held with Cyrus Hostetler (32nd – 75.76m), Sean Furey (37th – 72.81m) and Craig Kinsley (23rd – 78.18m) all failing to make the final.

The first track event of the afternoon was the men’s 110m hurdles semifinals. Jason Richardson (1st – 13.13) and Aries Merritt (1st – 12.94) made the final, later in the afternoon, while Jeff Porter (5th – 13.41) was eliminated.

The next track event is the women’s 1500m semifinals where Morgan Uceny (3rd – 4:05.34) and Shannon Rowbury (5th – 4:05.47) made the final on Friday while Jennifer Simpson (12th – 4:06.89) did not.

Then the women’s long jump final was held with Brittney Reese going 7.12m on her 2nd jump and watching that stand up to win her a gold medal. Janay Deloach went 6.89m on her 5th jump to edge out Ineta Radevica by .01m for the bronze.

In the men’s 200m semifinals Wallace Spearmon (2nd – 20.02) made the final while Isiah Young (8th – 20.89) and Maurice Mitchell (4th – 20.56) both missed out.

Next the women’s 400m hurdles final was held. Lashinda Demus was the fastest of the three Americans in the field and won the silver in a season best 52.77. Georganne Moline finished 5th in a personal best 53.92 and T’Erea Brown finished 6th in 55:07.

The in the women’s 200m final Allyson Felix finally won the Olympic gold she’s been seeking running a 21.88. She was followed closely by Carmelita Jeter in 3rd who won the bronze with a 22.14. Finally Sanya Richards-Ross finished 5th in 22.39.

In the men’s 110m hurdles Jason Richardson and Aries Merritt dueled it out for the top two spots with Aries Merritt winning the gold by running a personal best 12.92. Richardson ran a 13.04 to finish 2nd and claim the silver.

The day ended with the men’s decathlon 400m. Trey Hardee ran a 48.11 (904) while Ashton Eaton ran a 46.90 (963). They continue to be in 1st (Ashton Eaton – 4661) and 2nd (Trey Hardee – 4441) halfway through the decathlon. 3rd place is Damian Warner of Canada who has 4386.

Basketball

In the men’s basketball quarterfinals the US took on Australia and came away 119-86 winners in a game that was never really in doubt but wasn’t a blow out until the 4th quarter. Kobe Bryant led the way with 20 points while Deron Williams had 18 and Carmelo Anthony had 17 points. The US next faces Argentina on the semifinals on Friday.

Beach Volleyball

On Wednesday two-time gold medalists Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings became three-time gold medalists Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings when they defeated April Ross/Jennifer Kessy 21-16, 21-16 to claim the gold over their fellow Americans.

Boxing

Marlen Esparza was the first American boxer to try to reach the final when she met Cancan Ren of China the flyweight semifinal. Esparza lost a 10-8 decision and earned a bronze medal for reaching the semifinals. In the middleweight competition Claressa Shields beat Marina Volnova of Kazakhstan in the semifinals 29-15. Shields will be fighting Nadezda Torlopova of Russia in the final on Thursday.

Cycling

In the women’s BMX seeding runs Alise Post finished 8th (39.890) while Brooke Crain crashed and DNF her run. Both will be in the 1st heat of the semifinals on Friday. In the men’s BMX seeding run Connor Fields finished 4th (38.431), Nicholas Long finished 7th (38.601), and David Herman finished 15th (38.955).  Fields will be in heat 2 on Thursday while Long and Herman will be in heat 3 of the quarterfinals.

Diving

It was a tale of two halves in the women’s 10m platform diving preliminary round. In the 1st half of the round Brittany Viola was near the top and Katie Bell was struggling near the bottom. By the end of the round though Bell had risen all the way to 9th and Viola ended up 14th. Both made the semifinal on Thursday but will need to be at their best to ensure a top 12 finish and a spot in the final.

Equestrian

Mclain Ward on Antares did not make the 2nd round of the individual jumping final after getting 12 penalties on his 1st run and finishing 29th. Rich Fellers just barely made the field as he finished 20th with 5 penalties. In the final run Rich Fellers finished with 0 penalties and ended up in 8th place overall. He would have needed only 1 penalty or fewer to reach the medals.

Sailing

In the women’s 470 races Amanda Clark/Sarah Lihan finished in 17th (race #9) and 9th (race #10) to finish 9th heading into the medal race on Friday.

In the elliott 6m competition the US beat Finland in race three but couldn’t extend the competition in the 4th race as they were eliminated from medal contention. They will now face the Netherlands on Thursday in a 5-match sail off for determining placement between 5th and 8th.

Volleyball

In the men’s volleyball quarterfinals the US men suffered a huge disappointment and were upset 28-26, 25-20, 25-20 by Italy. The loss ended the US’s tournament.

Water Polo

It was asking a lot to think the US could beat undefeated Croatia in water polo, and in the end it was asking too much. The US fell down 5-0 and briefly rallied to get within three at 5-2, but they ended up losing the quarterfinal match 8-2. The US will now be in a semifinal to determine 5th-8th placement against Spain on Friday.

Wrestling

Women’s wrestling started on Wednesday. Clarissa Chun is in the 48kg division and faced Shasha Zhao of China in the qualification round. She won that match 5-0, 1-0 to move into the round of 16. In the round of 16 she faced Mariya Stadnyk of Azerbaijan and lost 2-0, 3-0. She was given a second chance however as Stadnyk went on to win silver. In the repechage bracket Clarrisa Chun faced Iwona Matkowska of Poland and game back to win on a fall in the 2nd period, 0-1, 4-0. She fought for bronze against Irini Merleni of the Ukraine and won 1-0, 3-0 to take home the bronze.

In the 63kg division Elena Pirozhkov took on Anastasija Grigorjeva of Latvia in the round of 16 and lost 0-2, 5-0, 2-0 to end her Olympics.

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Olympic Preview – August 8th

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The day will get started at 5 AM when the men’s pole vault qualification round starts. It ends at 5:15 PM with the US men’s basketball team taking on Australia in the quarterfinals.

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It appears almost everything is available LIVE online at nbcolympics.com.

All times mentioned from now on are ET.

Athletics

Starting at 5 AM the men’s pole vault will begin their qualification round. Jeremy Scott and Derek Miles will be in the 1st group and Brad Walker will be in the 2nd group. All of them will be looking to finish in the top 12 and advance to the final.

Also at 5 AM will be the 1st group of the women’s hammer throw qualification. Jessica Cosby and Amber Campbell will be in this group.  A top twelve final in the qualification round is necessary to move into the final. Amanda Bingson is in the 2nd group at 6:25 AM.

Then the men’s decathlon gets underway with the 100m. Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee are the only two American competitors and they will be in the 3rd heat at 5:26 AM.

Next on the track is the men’s 5000m 1st round Lopez Lomong is the first American to get underway at 5:45 AM in heat 1 while Galen Rupp and Bernard Lagat are in heat 2 at 6:06 AM. If they finish in the top five they are guaranteed a spot in the final.

At 6:10 AM the decathlon moves to the long jump for their 2nd event out of ten.

Next on the track is the women’s 800m where Alysia Johnson Montano (6:35 AM), Alice Schmidt (6:44 AM), and Geena Gall (7:02 AM) are all in separate heats of the 1st round where a top three finish will advance them to the semifinals.

The final morning event on Wednesday is the men’s decathlon’s shot put competition. This should start around 8:10 AM.

The first event in the afternoon is the decathlon once again, this time the high jump competition, starting at 1 PM.

At 2:05 PM the men’s javelin throw qualification starts with Cyrus Hostetler in the 1st group. Sean Furey and Craig Kinsley are in the 2nd group at 3:35 PM.

The first track event of the afternoon is the men’s 110m hurdles semifinals. Jason Richardson (2:15 PM), Aries Merritt (2:23 PM) and Jeff Porter (2:31 PM) are all in separate heats. Top two finishes would move them into the final later that afternoon.

The next track event is the women’s 1500m semifinals where Morgan Uceny and Shannon Rowbury are in the first heat at 2:45 PM and Jennifer Simpson is in the 2nd heat at 2:56 PM. Top five finishes would move them into the final.

At 3:05 PM the women’s long jump final will be held with Brittney Reese and Janay Deloach in the field for the US. Deloach has a great chance at a medal in the event.

In the men’s 200m semifinals Wallace Spearmon (3:10 PM), Isiah Young (3:18 PM) and Maurice Mitchell (3:26 PM) are in separate heats as they look for top two finishes to advance to the final.

At 3:45 PM the women’s 400m hurdles final will be held. Three Americans, T’Erea Brown, Lashinda Demus, and Georganne Moline all are in the final for the US.

At 4 PM the women’s 200m final will start with Carmelita Jeter, Allyson Felix, and Sanya Richards-Ross all in the field for the US.

Then at 4:15 PM the men’s 110m hurdles will have their 2nd run of the day as the final is contested. We’ll know about two hours earlier if Jason Richardson, Aries Merritt, and Jeff Porter will be in the field.

The day will end with the men’s decathlon 400m. Trey Hardee will run in heat 3 at 4:46 PM while Ashton Eaton is in the 4th heat at 4:54 PM.

Athletics will be covered from 10:45-11 AM and 1:15-2 PM on tape delay on NBC. The 400m race from the men’s decathlon will be LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 4:30-5 PM. The rest of the events will be shown in primetime  from 8-11 PM on NBC with the javelin qualifying shown on the late night coverage from 12:05-1:05 AM on Thursday.

5 AM – Men’s Athletics – Pole Vault – Qualification
5 AM – Women’s Athletics – Hammer Throw – Jessica Cosby and Amber Campbell – Qualification
5:26 AM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee – 100m – Heat 3
5:45 AM – Men’s Athletics – 5000m – Lopez Lomong – Round 1 – Heat 1
6:06 AM – Men’s Athletics – 5000m – Galen Rupp and Bernard Lagat – Round 1 – Heat 2
6:10 AM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – Long Jump
6:25 AM – Women’s Athletics – Hammer Throw – Amanda Bingson – Qualification
6:35 AM – Women’s Athletics – 800m – Alysia Johnson Montano – Round 1 – Heat 1
6:44 AM – Women’s Athletics – 800m – Alice Schmidt – Round 1 – Heat 2
7:02 AM – Women’s Athletics – 800m – Geena Gall – Round 1 – Heat 4
8:10 AM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – Shot Put
1 PM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – High Jump
2:05 PM – Men’s Athletics – Javelin Throw – Cyrus Hostetler – Qualification
2:15 PM – Men’s Athletics – 110m Hurdles – Jason Richardson – Semifinals – Heat 1
2:23 PM – Men’s Athletics – 110m Hurdles – Aries Merritt – Semifinals – Heat 2
2:31 PM – Men’s Athletics – 110m Hurdles – Jeff Porter – Semifinals – Heat 3
2:45 PM – Women’s Athletics – 1500m – Morgan Uceny and Shannon Rowbury – Semifinals – Heat 1
2:56 PM – Women’s Athletics – 1500m – Jennifer Simpson – Semifinals – Heat 2
3:05 PM – Women’s Athletics – Long Jump – Final
3:10 PM – Men’s Athletics – 200m – Wallace Spearmon – Semifinals – Heat 1
3:18 PM – Men’s Athletics – 200m – Isiah Young – Semifinals – Heat 2
3:26 PM – Men’s Athletics – 200m – Maurice Mitchell – Semifinals – Heat 3
3:35 PM – Men’s Athletics – Javelin Throw – Sean Furey and Craig Kinsley – Qualification
3:45 PM – Women’s Athletics – 400m Hurdles – Final
4 PM – Women’s Athletics – 200m – Final
4:15 PM – Men’s Athletics – 110m Hurdles – Final
4:46 PM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – 400m – Trey Hardee – Heat 3
4:54 PM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – 400m – Ashton Eaton – Heat 4

Basketball

In the men’s basketball quarterfinals at 5:15 PM the US will take on Australia. The US went 5-0 in group stage play while Australia went 3-2 in their group including being the only team to beat Russia so far.

The USA basketball game will be LIVE on the NBC Sports Network and the Special Basketball channel from 5:15-7 PM

5:15 PM – Men’s Basketball – Australia – Quarterfinals

Beach Volleyball

What can you say? Neither American team has been beaten but that will change on Wednesday when Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings takes on April Ross/Jennifer Kessy in the gold medal match at 4 PM. Both teams have won all their matches, but Ross/Kessy have lost three sets to May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings one.

The match will be shown in primetime on NBC between 8-11 PM on tape delay.

4 PM – Women’s Beach Volleyball – Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings vs. April Ross/Jennifer Kessy – Gold Medal Match

Boxing

Both remaining women’s boxers are guaranteed medals but have a chance to make sure they are at least silvers when they have their semifinal boxing matches on Wednesday. Marlen Esparza will take on Cancan Ren of China at 8:30 AM in the flyweight competition. In the middleweight competition Claressa Shields takes on Marina Volnova of Kazakhstan at 9:30 AM.

CNBC has coverage from 1-2:15 PM that will show the women’s fights on tape delay.

8:30 AM – Women’s Boxing – Flyweight – Marlen Esparza vs. Cancan Ren – Semifinals
9:30 AM – Women’s Boxing – Middleweight – Claressa Shields vs. Marina Volnova – Semifinals

Cycling

At 10 AM the women’s BMX seeding runs will be held. Alise Post will be the 12th to run while Brooke Crain is the 14th to run. These runs will determine the seeding for the semifinals on Friday.

At 10:40 AM the men’s BMX seeding runs will start. Nicholas Long goes 23rd, David Herman goes 28th, and Connor Fields goes 31st. The runs will determine seedings for Thursday’s quarterfinals.

The men’s runs will be shown from 4-4:30 PM on NBC while the women’s runs will be shown during late night coverage, 12:05-1:05 AM on Thursday

10 AM – Women’s Cycling – BMX – Seeding
10:40 AM – Men’s Cycling – BMX – Seeding

Diving

At 2 PM the women’s 10m platform competition will begin with Brittany Viola going first for the US and Katie Bell going 22nd.  They’ll need to reach the top 18 over their five dives to reach the semifinals on Thursday.

The men’s diving will be shown during the primetime coverage, 8-11:05 PM on NBC.

2 PM – Women’s Diving – 10m Platform – Preliminary Round

Equestrian

The equestrian individual jumping medals will be determined on Wednesday. The first round of the final is at 7 AM while the 2nd is at 9:55 AM. The order is not clear but Rich Fellers on Flexible is in 11th heading into the final with 8 penalties and McLain Ward on Antares is in 26th with 12 penalties. Only the top twenty will take place in the 2nd round of the final.

There will be LIVE coverage of the equestrian competition from 10-10:45 AM.

7 AM – Equestrian – Jump – Individual – Final r. A
9:55 AM – Equestrian – Jump – Individual – Final r. B

Sailing

The 9th (7 AM) and 10th (8:30 AM) women’s 470 races will be on Wednesday and Amanda Clark/Sarah Lihan are in good position to make the medal race as they sit in 7th place overall.

The only other sailing competition for the US remaining is the elliott 6m races. In the quarterfinals against Finland the US went 0-2 on the first day. They’ll have race 3 at 9:05 AM. If they win that they’ll race again at 10:05 AM, and if they win that they’ll be in the final race at 11:05 AM with a chance to advance.

No sailing coverage on TV again.

7 AM – Women’s Sailing – 470 – Race 9
8:30 AM – Men’s Sailing – 470 – Race 10
9:05 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Finland – Quarterfinals – Race 3
10:05 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Finland – Quarterfinals – Race 4
11:05 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Finland – Quarterfinals – Race 5

Volleyball

In the men’s volleyball quarterfinals the US men, 5-0 in group play, will take on Italy at 11 AM. Italy went 3-2 in the group stage but were swept by the best team in the group, Bulgaria, and only took one set off the 2nd best team, Poland.

The volleyball match will be shown LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 11 AM – 12:45 PM.

11 AM – Men’s Volleyball – Italy – Quarterfinals

Water Polo

In the men’s water polo quarterfinal the US faces a huge test at 3 PM if they want to medal, Croatia. Croatia was the only team to win all their matches in the group stage round while the US lost their last two games by 11-6 scores to fall to 4th in their group and wind up in this situation. There is no doubt that the US is a talented team, but they will really need to put it together on Wednesday if they want to move into the semifinals.

The water polo match will be shown LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 3-4 PM.

3 PM – Men’s Water Polo – Croatia – Quarterfinals

Wrestling

Women’s wrestling starts it’s Olympics with the 48kg and 63kg competitions on Wednesday. Clarissa Chun is in the 48kg division and will face Shasha Zhao of China in the qualification round at 8 AM. If she wins she’ll advance into the rest of the rounds which start at the times listed below. The 63kg division features Elena Pirozhkov taking on Anastasija Grigorjeva of Latvia in the round of 16 at 8:48 AM.  If she wins that she’ll advance to the following rounds at the times listed below.

There will be tape delayed coverage of the finals on MSNBC from 4-4:30 PM.

8 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 48kg – Clarissa Chun vs. Shasha Zhao – Qualification Round
8:24 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 48kg – Round of 16
8:48 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 63kg – Elena Pirozhkov vs. Anastasija Grigorjeva – Round of 16
9:04 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 48kg – Quarterfinals
9:36 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 63kg – Quarterfinals
10:08 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 48kg – Semifinals
10:24 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 63kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 48kg – Repechage & Bronze Finals
12:45 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 63kg – Repechage & Bronze Finals
2:03 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 48kg – Gold Medal Final
2:48 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 63kg – Gold Medal Final

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Olympic Review – August 7th

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Athletics

First in the women’s javelin throw qualification round the US failed to get a competitor in the final as Brittany Borman (15th – 59.27m), Kara Patterson (31st – 56.23m) , and Rachel Turkovich (24th – 57.92m) couldn’t reach the top 12 (60.11m).

First on the track was the men’s 110m hurdles. Jason Richardson (1st – 13.33), Jeff Porter (3rd – 13.53), and Aries Merritt (1st – 13.07) all advanced to the semifinals on Wednesday.

Then in the men’s triple jump qualification Will Claye (7th – 16.87m) and Christian Taylor (1st – 17.21m) reached Thursday’s final. Taylor had the best jump of the day while only going once, he’s a definite favorite to medal on Thursday.

Next on the track was the women’s 5000m 1st round. In the first heat Julie Culley (5th – 15:05.38) advanced while Molly Huddle (5th – 15:02.26) advanced from the 2nd heat. Kim Conley(12th – 15:14.48) was unable to advance from the 2nd heat. The final is on Friday.

The morning session ended with the men’s 200m 1st round. Isiah Young (3rd – 20.55), Maurice Mitchell (1st – 20.54), and Wallace Spearmon (2nd – 20.47) all moved into the semifinals on Wednesday.

The men’s high jump final started off the afternoon session at 2 PM. Erik Kynard ended up winning the silver by being one of only two to clear 2.33m, Jesse Williams finished 9th clearing 2.25m, and Jamie Nieto finished 6th clearing 2.29m, but missing out on bronze because it took him two tries.

In the women’s long jump qualification round the US did quite well with Brittney Reese (9th – 6.57m) and Janay Deloach (2nd – 6.81m) advancing to the final while Chelsea Hayes (16th – 6.37m) just missing out on Wednesday’s final.

The rest of the action was on the track. First in the women’s 100m hurdles semifinals Dawn Harper (1st – 12.46), Lolo Jones (3rd – 12.71), and Kellie Wells (1st – 12.51) all made the final later that afternoon.

Next in the men’s 800m semifinals both Nick Symmonds (3rd – 1:44.87) and Duane Solomon (3rd – 1:44.93) both made Thursday’s final.

Then in the women’s 200m semifinals Carmelita Jeter (2nd – 22.39), Sanya Richards-Ross (1st – 22.30), and Allyson Felix (1st – 22.31) all made Wednesday’s final.

Then there was the final of the women’s 100m hurdles with Dawn Harper (12.37) winning the silver medal and Kellie Wells (12.48)  finishing with the bronze. Lolo Jones finished in 4th (12.58). The winner, Sally Pearson of Australia, finished in an Olympic record time of 12.35.

The day ended with the men’s 1500m final. Leonel Manzano finished 2nd in 3:34.79 and won the silver, the first American man to medal in the 1500 since 1968. Matthew Centrowitz finished 4th in a time of 3:35.17.

Basketball

The women’s basketball team began the knockout round with a 91-48 victory over Canada in the quarterfinals. The dominating win featured 15 points from Diana Taurasi and 12 a piece from Candace Parker and Sylvia Fowles.  The US will now face Australia in the semifinals on Thursday.

Beach Volleyball

The women’s beach volleyball competition was down to the semifinals on Tuesday. First Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings took on Chen Xue/Xi Zhang of China. Despite both sets being extremely close the US duo closed things out in straight sets 22-20, 22-20. Then April Ross/Jennifer Kessy took on Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva of Brazil and found themselves down a set after losing the first set 21-15. They rallied back though and forced a 3rd set by winning the 2nd 21-19.  They won the match in the 3rd set when they beat the Brazilians 15-12. The final score was 15-21, 21-19, 15-12.

The two American teams will now face off the gold medal final on Wednesday at 4 PM.

Boxing

The final men’s boxer for the US, Errol Spence, fought Andrey Zamkovoy of Russia in the quarterfinals. In what is a trend in London a lot of US boxing fans though Spence was the better fighter but he lost the bout 16-11 to end his Olympics.

Canoeing

In the women’s K-1 500m sprint Carrie Johnson was in the 1st heat and finished 4th in 1:53.983 to reach the semifinals later Tuesday. In the semifinals Johnson finished 6th in her heat in 1:54.628 and was eliminated from the competition.

Cycling

In the women’s omnium Sarah Hammer beat Laura Trott by just over a second to stay in 1st after the individual pursuit.  In the scratch race Sarah Hammer finished 2nd but was again one spot ahead of Laura Trott to open up a two-point lead heading into the time trial. Needing a 3rd place finish to atleast be tied for the lead Hammer came up about a .5 second short and finished 4th while Trott finished 1st by .03 seconds. Those two results combined to give Trott a one point victory over Hammer.

Diving

In the men’s 3m springboard semifinal both Troy Dumais and Chris Colwill were both in great position heading into the 5th dive, but Colwill had a disastrous dive and finished in 18th. Dumais avoiding any major mistakes and finished 5th to make the final. In the final Dumais once again finished 5th, missing out on bronze by around twenty five points.

Equestrian

In the equestrian grand prix special the US had three riders going. Tina Konyot on Calecto V finished in 25th with a 70.651 while Jan Ebeling on Rafalca finished in 28th with a 69.302, neither will make the final. Steffen Peters on Ravel did much better and finished 7th with a 76.254. Peters will be in the final on Thursday. The US finished 6th as a team with a 72.435.

Gymnastics

First in the women’s balance beam final Gabby Douglas struggled and finished 7th with a 13.633 while Aly Raisman initially finished 4th with a 14.966. After inquiry the score was raised to 15.066 and Raisman won the bronze on a tiebreaker for better execution score.  Then in the men’s horizontal bar final Danell Leyva and Jonathan Horton both had good routines but not good enough to medal as Leyva finished 5th with a 15.833 and Horton finished 6th with a 15.466. Finally in the women’s floor final Jordyn Wieber had some mistakes and finished 7th with a 14.500 while Aly Raisman was spectacular and won her 2nd gold medal with a 15.600.

Sailing

In the men’s 470 competition Stuart McNay/Graham Biehl finished their competition with races 9 (7th place) and 10 (4th place). They finished in 14th place overall.

The women’s 470 competition held races 7  and 8  and Amanda Clark/Sarah Lihan had a great day. They finished in 3rd and 9th to move into 7th overall, 17 points clear of 10th. If they can have good finishes in races #9 and #10 on Wednesday they should make the medal race.

Finally in the elliott 6m quarterfinal with Finland the US lost the 1st race by a minute and the 2nd by three seconds. They now trail the match 2-0 and need to win all three remaining races on Wednesday.

Synchronized Swimming

In the synchronized swimming final Mary Killman/Mariya Koroleva finished11th overall with a score of 87.770.

Triathlon

In the men’s triathlon Hunter Kemper finished a couple minutes off the pace in 14th (1:48:46) while Manuel Huerta finished 51st (1:53:39).

Volleyball

In the women’s volleyball quarterfinals the US dominated the Dominican Republic in a straight sets win, 25-14, 25-21, 25-22. The result moved the US into a semifinal matchup with Korea on Thursday. The US beat Korea 25-19, 25-17, 20-25, 25-21 in the first match of the Olympics.

Water Polo

In the women’s water polo semifinals the US was up 9-8 with just a second left against Australia when they called timeout without the ball. The resulting penalty shot allowed Australia to tie it up and the two teams headed for extra time. In extra time the US dominated play and scored twice in the first half of extra time to go on to an 11-9 victory and move into the final on Thursday against Spain, who the US drew 9-9 with in the group stage.

Wrestling

In the final day of the greco-roman wrestling tournament and Justin Dashaun Lester was the last hope for the US. In the round of 16 he defeated Tsutomu Fujimura of Japan 3-0, 3-1 to move into the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals Lester lost to Tamas Lorincz of Hungary 0-2, 1-0, 2-0. He earned a chance at bronze as Lorincz made the final (winning silver) and so he faced Frank Staebler of Germany in the repechage. Staebler won that match 5-0, 5-0 to end any chance of Lester medaling.

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Olympic Preview – August 7th

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The day will get started at 5 AM when the men’s 3m springboard diving semifinal begins and the women’s javelin throw qualification round starts. It ends at 5 PM with Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings taking on Chen Xue/Xi Zhang in the women’s beach volleyball semifinals.

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It appears almost everything is available online at nbcolympics.com with the exception of the qualifying rounds for shooting.

All times mentioned from now on are ET.

Athletics

In the women’s javelin throw qualification at 5 AM the US will have Brittany Borman, Kara Patterson, and Rachel Turkovich competing. They will each get three throws and if they finish in the top 12 they will advance to the final on Thursday.

First on the track will be the men’s 110m hurdles. Jason Richardson (5:17 AM), Jeff Porter (5:31 AM), and Aries Merritt (5:38 AM) will be in separate heats in the 1st round and need a top three finish in their heat to advance to the semifinals.

The next thing to start at 5:45 AM will be the men’s triple jump qualification. Will Claye and Christian Taylor are in the field as they look for a top 12 finish to advance to Thursday’s final.

Next on the track will be the women’s 5000m 1st round. There are only two heats with the top six definitely moving on to the final in each heat. Julie Culley will race at 5:55 AM while Molly Huddle/Kim Conley are in the 2nd heat at 6:19 AM.

The morning session ends on the track with the men’s 200m 1st round. Isiah Young (6:50 AM), Maurice Mitchell (7:06 AM), and Wallace Spearmon (7:30 AM) are all in different heats and need top three finishes in their heats to move into the semifinals.

The men’s high jump final starts off the afternoon session at 2 PM. Erik Kynard, Jesse Williams, and Jamie Nieto are all in the field of 14.

The women’s long jump qualification round will start just after that at 2:05 PM with Brittney Reese, Janay Deloach, and Chelsea Hayes all in the field. A top 12 score from the three jumps will advance them to the final on Wednesday.

The rest of the action is on the track. First in the 100m hurdles semifinals Dawn Harper (2:15 PM), Lolo Jones (2:23 PM), and Kellie Wells (2:31 PM) are all looking for a top two finish in their heat to advance to the final.

Next in the men’s 800m semifinal Nick Symmonds (3:04 PM) and Duane Solomon (3:13 PM) will both be looking for a top two finish in their head to advance to the final.

The semifinals come to an end with the women’s 200m at 3:25 PM when Carmelita Jeter, Sanya Richards-Ross, and Allyson Felix are in separate heats seeking a top two finish to get a berth in the final.

At 4 PM we’ll have the final of the women’s 100m hurdles, the semifinal that afternoon determining the field.

Then at 4:15 PM the afternoon ends with the men’s 1500m final involving Leonel Manzano and Matthew Centrowitz from the US.

The athletics are on NBC from 10-10:30 AM, 11:45 AM – 12 PM, 12:30-1 PM, and in primetime from 8 PM – 12 AM.
5 AM – Women’s Athletics – Javelin Throw – Qualification
5:17 AM – Men’s Athletics – 110m Hurdles – Jason Richardson – Round 1 – Heat 2
5:31 AM – Men’s Athletics – 110m Hurdles – Jeff Porter – Round 1 – Heat 4
5:38 AM – Men’s Athletics – 110m Hurdles – Aries Merritt – Round 1 – Heat 5
5:45 AM – Men’s Athletics – Triple Jump – Qualification
5:55 AM – Women’s Athletics – 5000m – Julie Culley – Round 1 – Heat 1
6:19 AM – Women’s Athletics – 5000m – Molly Huddle/Kim Conley – Round 1 – Heat 2
6:50 AM – Men’s Athletics – 200m – Isiah Young – Round 1 – Heat 1
7:06 AM – Men’s Athletics – 200m – Maurice Mitchell – Round 1 – Heat 3
7:30 AM – Men’s Athletics – 200m – Wallace Spearmon – Round 1 – Heat 6
2 PM – Men’s Athletics – High Jump – Final
2:05 PM – Women’s Athletics – Long Jump – Qualification
2:15 PM – Women’s Athletics – 100m Hurdles – Dawn Harper – Semifinals – Heat 1
2:23 PM – Women’s Athletics – 100m Hurdles – Lolo Jones – Semifinals – Heat 2
2:31 PM – Women’s Athletics – 100m Hurdles – Kellie Wells – Semifinals – Heat 3
3:04 PM – Men’s Athletics – 800m – Nick Symmonds – Semifinals – Heat 2
3:13 PM – Men’s Athletics – 800m – Duane Solomon – Semifinals – Heat 3
3:25 PM – Women’s Athletics – 200m – Carmelita Jeter – Semifinals – Heat 1
3:25 PM – Women’s Athletics – 200m – Sanya Richards-Ross – Semifinals – Heat 2
3:25 PM – Women’s Athletics – 200m – Allyson Felix – Semifinals – Heat 3
4 PM – Women’s Athletics – 100m Hurdles – Final
4:15 PM – Men’s Athletics – 1500m – Final

Basketball

The women’s basketball team begins their knockout round when they take on Canada at 9 AM in the quarterfinals. The US was 5-0 in their group while Canada went 2-3 in their group finishing in 4th.

The basketball match vs. Canada will be LIVE on NBC Sports Network from 9-10:45 AM.

9 AM – Women’s Basketball – Canada – Quarterfinals

Beach Volleyball

The women’s beach volleyball competition is down to the semifinals and the Americans are in both halves.  First April Ross/Jennifer Kessy take on Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva of Brazil at 1 PM. Both teams are undefeated in London so far. Then at 5 PM Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings face Chen Xue/Xi Zhang of China. The Americans are undefeated so far but did lose a match in the group stage.

The April Ross/Jennifer Kessy looks like it will be LIVE on MSNBC from 1-2 PM while the May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings match will be shown in primetime from 8 PM – 12 AM.

1 PM – Women’s Beach Volleyball – April Ross/Jennifer Kessy vs. Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva – Semifinals
5 PM – Women’s Beach Volleyball – Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings vs. Chen Xue/Xi Zhang – Semifinals

Boxing

At 3 PM the final men’s competitor for the US, Errol Spence, will fight for a medal when he faces Andrey Zamkovoy of Russia in the quarterfinals.

The Errol Spence fight will be shown during CNBC’s delayed coverage from 5-8 PM.

3 PM – Men’s Boxing – Errol Spence vs. Andrey Zamkovoy – Welterweight – Quarterfinals

Canoeing

Carrie Johnson of the US will be looking to move on in the heats of the women’s K-1 500m sprint at 5:07 AM when she is in the 1st heat. A top six finish would move her to the semifinals at 6:30 AM.

The canoeing will be shown LIVE on NBC Sports Network from 5-6:30 AM and delayed from 8:30-9 AM.

5:07 AM – Women’s Canoeing – Sprint – K-1 500m – Carrie Johnson – Heats – Heat 1
6:30 AM – Women’s Canoeing – Sprint – K-1 500m – Semifinals

Cycling

Sarah Hammer tries to stay on top of the omnium when she faces her co-leader Laura Trott in the women’s individual pursuit. Then at 11:07 AM they will battle in the 10km scratch race. Finally at 11:53 AM they will contest the 500m time trial and determine the winner.

There isn’t any scheduled coverage of the women’s omnium.

5:19 AM – Women’s Cycling – Track – Omnium – Sarah Hammer – Individual Pursuit – Heat 9
11:07 AM – Women’s Cycling – Track – Omnium – 10km Scratch Race
11:53 AM – Women’s Cycling – Track – Omnium – 500m Time Trial

Diving

At 5 AM the men’s 3m springboard semifinal will be held with Troy Dumais and Chris Colwill needing at top 12 finish over the five dives.

The diving will be shown on NBC from 1:15-2 PM.

5 AM – Men’s Diving – Men’s 3m Springboard – Semifinal

Equestrian

The team dressage medals will be determined today as the US will combine their score of 72.801 from the grand prix in the grand prix special.  Additionally if any of the three riders are in the top 18 today they will make the grand prix freestyle. Jan Ebeling on Rafalca will ride at 5:45 AM, Tina Konyot on Calecto V will ride at 6:25 AM, and Steffen Peters on Ravel will ride at 6:52 AM.

The Equestrian will be shown LIVE from 10:45-11:30 AM on NBC Sports Network, but this is after the US has gone.

5:45 AM – Equestrian – Dressage – Jan Ebeling on Rafalca – Grand Prix Special
6:25 AM – Equestrian – Dressage – Tina Konyot on Calecto V – Grand Prix Special
6:52 AM – Equestrian – Dressage – Steffen Peters on Ravel – Grand Prix Special

Gymnastics

At 9:47 AM the women’s balance beam final will be held with Gabby Douglas and Alex Raisman in the field.  Next at 10:37 AM Danell Leyva and Jonathan Horton will each have a chance to medal in the men’s horizontal bar final. Finally at 11:23 AM the women’s floor final will start featuring Jordyn Wieber and Alex Raisman.

The gymnastics will be shown as part of NBC’s primetime coverage from 8 PM – 12 AM.

9:47 AM – Women’s Gymnastics – Balance Beam Final
10:37 AM – Men’s Gymnastics – Horizontal Bar Final
11:23 AM – Women’s Gymnastics – Floor Final

Sailing

The men’s 470 competition will wrap up for Stuart McNay/Graham Biehl as they contest races 9 (7 AM) and 10 (8:30 AM). They are currently in 17th place.

The women’s 470 competition still has four races remaining and races 7 (7:10 AM) and 8 (8:40 AM) are today. Amanda Clark/Sarah Lihan are in 8th and should be able to make the medal race if they continue to sail well.

Finally the US will being their best-of-5 series with Finland in the women’s elliott 6m competition at 10:05 AM.

No sailing coverage on TV.

7 AM – Men’s Sailing – 470 – Race 9
7:10 AM – Women’s Sailing – 470 – Race 7
8:30 AM – Men’s Sailing – 470 – Race 10
8:40 AM – Women’s Sailing – 470 – Race 8
10:05 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Finland – Quarterfinals

Synchronized Swimming

Mary Killman/Mariya Koroleva will be in the synchronized swimming duet final at 10 AM, part of a field of 12 vying for medals. Their tenth place technical routine finish will make it hard to move up very far (it’s 1/2 of final score).

The synchronized swimming final will be shown on MSNBC from 4-4:45 PM.

10 AM – Women’s Synchronized Swimming – Duets – Final

Triathlon

The men will take their turn at the triathlon at 6:30 AM when Manuel Huerta and Hunter Kemper take to the lake in Hyde Park.

The triathlon will be LIVE on NBC Sports Network from 6:30-8:30 AM.

6:30 AM – Men’s Triathlon

Volleyball

At 2 PM the US women will take on the Dominican Republic in the quarterfinals of the volleyball tournament. The US went 5-0 in group play dropping only two sets while the Dominican Republic was 2-3 in the group stage.

The women’s volleyball match will be LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 2-4 PM.

2 PM – Women’s Volleyball – Dominican Republic – Quarterfinals

Water Polo

In women’s water polo the US will take on Australia with a berth in the final on the line at 10:30 AM. The US won 9-6 over Italy in the quarterfinals while Australia struggled with China (last in the group involving the US) and advanced 20-18 after a penalty shootout. That has to give the US some confidence heading into today’s match.

The water polo match will be LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 10:30-11:30 AM.

10:30 AM – Women’s Water Polo – Australia – Semifinals

Wrestling

It’s the final day of the greco-roman wrestling tournament and Justin Dashaun Lester is the final medal hope for the US. He gets his day underway at 8:18 AM in the round of 16 against Tsutomu Fujimura of Japan. If he advances the times for the rest of the rounds are listed below.

There will be coverage of the finals on MSNBC from 4:45-5:30 PM.

8:18 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 66kg – Justin Dashaun Lester vs. Tsutomu Fujimura – Round of 16
8:54 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 66kg – Quarterfinals
9:48 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 66kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 66kg – Bronze Finals
2:03 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 66kg – Gold Final

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Olympic Review – August 6th

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Athletics

None of the Americans were able to make the discus throw final as Jason Young (62.18m – 18th), Jarred Rome (59.57m – 31st), and Lance Brooks (61.17m – 21st) were not able to reach the top 12 (63.55m).

In the women’s 100m hurdles 1st round Kellie Wells (12.69-1st), Dawn Harper (12.75-2nd), and Lolo Jones (12.68-1st) all advanced from their heats to the semifinals on Tuesday.

In the women’s shot put qualification round Michelle Carter advanced to the evening final as her 18.63m throw was 8th best. Jillian Camarena-Williams finished 16th (18.22m) and Tia Brooks finished 20th (17.72m).

Next in the men’s 800m 1st round Khadevis Robinson failed to advance (4th-1:47.17), while Nick Symmonds (1st-1:45.91) and Duane Solomon (1st-1:46.05) both advanced to Tuesday’s semifinals.

Then the women’s 1500m 1st round,where Shannon Rowbury (7th – 4:06.03), Jennifer Simpson (6th – 4:13.81) and Morgan Uceny (2nd – 4:06.87) all advanced to Wednesday’s semifinals.

In the women’s pole vault final next week Becky Holliday only made it to 4.45m and was eliminated there. Jennifer Suhr was excellent as the competition progressed and only missed one jump before missing all there at 4.8m. She won the gold as she and Yarisley Silva both cleared 4.75m but Silva had more misses overall.

In the women’s shot put final Michelle Carter was able to make the top eight and earn three more throws but only finished 6th with 19.42m.

In the women’s 200m 1st round heats. Allyson Felix (1st – 22.71), Carmelita Jeter (1st – 22.65), and Sanya Richards-Ross (1st – 22.48) all won their heats to advance to Tuesday’s semifinal.

Then in the semifinals of the women’s 400m hurdles. T’Erea Brown (3rd – 54.21), Lashinda Demus (1st – 54.08), and Georganne Moline (2nd – 54.74) all advanced to the final on Wednesday.

Next in the men’s 400m hurdles the US earned a medal as Michael Tinsley ran a personal best 47.91 to earn the silver. Angelo Taylor finished 5th in 48.25 and Kerron Clement finished in 8th at 49.15.

Finally in the women’s 3000m steeplechase Emma Coburn finished 9th with a a personal best 9:23.54 and Bridget Franek finished 14th in 9:45.51.

Basketball

the US finished 1st in their group and continued their mostly strong play by dominating Argentina en route to a 126-97 victory. The US now faces Australia in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Beach Volleyball

The US will not medal in beach volleyball as their final team of Jacob Gibb/Sean Rosenthal lost to Martins Plavins/Janis Smedins of Lativa in the quarterfinals 19-21, 21-18, 15-11. They nearly had the 2nd set but a late run by the Latvians tied it at one set a piece for the Latvians stormed out to an early lead in the 3rd set and never looked back.

Boxing

The Americans finally had some more success in boxing on Monday as Marlen Esparza beat Karlha Magliocco of Venezuela 24-16 in the flyweight quarterfinals while Claressa Shields beat Anna Laurell of Sweden 18-14 in the middleweight quarterfinals.

Both are now guaranteed medals as both semifinalist losers will get a bronze medal. Esparza will be in a semifinal against Cancan Ren of China while Shields will face Marina Volnova of Kazakhstan. Bout bout will be on Wednesday.

Cycling

Sarah Hammer had a fantastic first day of the omnium and finds herself in a tie for 1st place with Laura Trott of Great Britain with 12 points each as they head to the 2nd day and the final three events.  Hammer came in 5th place in the 250m “Flying Lap” time trial with a time of 14.369. She scored 25 points in the points race to finish 5th as well. Finally in the elimination race she was 2nd only to Laura Trott. Tomorrow she’ll be in the individual pursuit, scratch race, and time trial.

Diving

Chris Colwill and Tony Dumais were in the preliminary round of men’s 3m springboard diving on Monday and both advanced easily. Dumais finished in 3rd with 486.60 points and Chris Colwill finished 7th with 461.35 points. They are in the semifinals on Tuesday now.

Equestrian

On the 3rd day of equestrian jumping the US had both of their individual competitors slip up but still qualify for the individual jumping final. Rich Fellers on Flexible picked up 8 penalties and now is in 11th overall while McLain Ward on Antares had 8 penalties to reach 12 total and is in 26th.  Others on the team were Beezie Madden on Via Volo who had 4 more penalties to reach 8 and Reed Kessler on Cylana who had 12 penalties to finish with 20 total. The US thus ended up with 28 total penalties through the 2 days and finished 6th.

Field Hockey

The US won’t be advancing to the women’s field hockey knockout round and they finished the group stage in horrible fashion losing 7-0 to South Africa. The US ended up last in the group despite being the only team to beat 1st place Argentina they will face Belgium in the 11-12 match on Friday.

Gymnastics

In the women’s gymnastics uneven bars final Gabby Douglas had an off day and Gabby Douglas finished 8th with a score of 14.900. In the men’s gymnastics vault final Samuel Mikulak finished 5th with a score of 16.050.

Sailing

In the men’s 470 Stuart McNay/Graham Biehl finished 6th in race #7 and 18th in race #8. They are now in 17th with 97 points, 31 points behind 10th with two races left on Tuesday.

In the 49er Erik Storck/Trevor Moore finished 8th in race #14 and 17th in race #15. They finished in 15th overall with 157 points, 22 behind 10th.

Finally Paige Railey finished 6th in the laser radial medal race and ended up in 8th overall.

Shooting

In the men’s 50m rifle 3 position qualification round Matthew Emmons finished 2nd with 1172 points to make the final while Jason Parker finished 30th with 1159 points.  In the final Emmons was in silver position with one shot left when he shot a 7.6 to finish 3rd. It was another disappointment for Emmons but he does at least get a medal in the event finally.

Women’s Soccer

In the women’s soccer semifinals the US engaged in an epic semifinal with Canada. Christine Sinclair got the Canadians off to a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute. The US would be behind for quite a while but got the 2nd half off to a good start when Megan Rapinoe scored directly from a corner kick in the 54th minute. Canada answered with a Christine Sinclair header in the 67th minute. The US struck right back when Rapinoe scored AGAIN with a great shot rifled from just inside the box. The Canadians scored a 3rd time when Sinclair completed a hat trick in the 73rd minute on another header. In the 79th minute the US got a controversial indirect free kick inside the box and drew a penalty for hand ball after they shot. Abby Wambach converted the penalty and we went to extra time tied at three. In the extra time both teams traded attacks but Alex Morgan provided the winning goal in the 3rd additional minute of the 2nd half of extra time when she headed in a cross to send the US to the gold medal final against Japan on Thursday.

Synchronized Swimming

The US duo of Mary Killman/Mariya Koroleva managed to finish in 10th and make the final, just 2 points ahead of the Brazilian duo.

Volleyball

The men’s volleyball team easily defeated Tunisia 25-15, 25-19, 25-19 to win their group in the group stage. They will now face Italy in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Water Polo

In the men’s water polo group stage the US ended their round with another disappointing performance as they lost to Hungary 11-6. They finished 4th in the group and will face undefeated Croatia in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Wrestling

The US had three wrestlers going on Monday. Edward Charles Betts took on Keitani Graham of Micronesia in the 84kg division qualification round and won 6-0, 1-0 to move on to the round of 16.  In the round of 16 he faced Pablo Enrique Shorey Hernandez 1-0, 1-0 to end his Olympics.

Ellis E Coleman took on Ivo Serafimov Angelov of Bulgaria in the 60kg division qualification round and lost 1-0, 7-1 to end his Olympics.

Dremiel Deshon Byers took on Muminjon Abdullaev of Uzbekistan in the 120kg round of 16 and won 1-0, 2-0 to move into the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals he lost to Riza Kayaalp of Turkey to end his Olympics.

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Olympic Preview – August 6th

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The day will get started at 4 AM when the men’s 50m riffle three position qualification beings. It ends at 5:15 PM with the men’s basketball game vs. Argentina.

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It appears almost everything is available online at nbcolympics.com with the exception of the qualifying rounds for shooting.

All times mentioned from now on are ET.

Athletics

Athletics will start off at 5 AM with the men’s discus throw qualification. Jason Young, Jarred Rome, and Lance Brooks will compete for the US trying to reach the top 12 and make the finals. Each gets three throws.

Next is the women’s 100m hurdles with Kellie Wells (5:19 AM), Dawn Harper (5:26 AM), and Lolo Jones (5:40 AM) in separate heats in round 1. Top three finishes in their heats will give them semifinal berths.

Next at 5:45 AM the women’s shot put qualification will begin. Jillian Camarena-Williams, Michelle Carter, and Tia Brooks are in the field for the US.  Top 12 move on the finals in the afternoon. Each gets three throws.

Then on the track the men’s 800m 1st round will take place with Khadevis Robinson (5:50 AM), Nick Symmonds (6:14 AM) and Duane Solomon (6:38 PM).  Top 3 spots in the heats earn berths in the semifinals.

After that will be the women’s 1500m, again the 1st round, where Shannon Rowbury (6:50 AM), Jennifer Simpson (7:01 AM) and Morgan Uceny (7:12 AM) will all be in different heats. If they finish in the top 3 they will advance to the semifinals.

At 2 PM the women’s pole vault final will be held with Jennifer Suhr and Becky Holliday competing for the US.  Each gets three attempts at the given height as they increase the height throughout the final.

Next at 2:15 PM the women’s shot put final will be held, hopefully with a US competitor or two or three. Each competitor will get three throws. After that the top eight will get three more throws.

Then the women’s 200m begins with the round 1 heats. Allyson Felix (2:28 PM), Carmelita Jeter (2:36 PM), and Sanya Richards-Ross (2:44 PM) will all be in different heat. Top three finishes will move them into the semifinals.

After that will be the semifinals of the women’s 400m hurdles. T’Erea Brown (3:15 PM), Lashinda Demus (3:23 PM), and Georganne Moline (3:31 PM) will be competing in seperate heats with the top two moving to the finals.

Next will be the final of the men’s 400m hurdles at 3:45 PM with Kerron Clement, Angelo Taylor, and Michael Tinsley in the final for the US.

Finally the women’s 3000m steeplechase will be at 4:05 PM. Emma Coburn and Bridget Franek will be in the final for the US.

Athletics will be on NBC from 10-10:30 AM, 12:15-12:45 PM, 1:30-1:50 PM, 4:15-4:30 PM, and on NBC in primetime from 8-12 PM.

5 AM – Men’s Athletics – Discus Throw – Qualification
5:19 AM – Women’s Athletics – 100m Hurdles – Kellie Wells – Round 1 – Heat 3
5:26 AM – Women’s Athletics – 100m Hurdles – Dawn Harper – Round 1 – Heat 4
5:40 AM – Women’s Athletics – 100m Hurdles – Lolo Jones – Round 1 – Heat 6
5:45 AM – Women’s Athletics – Shot Put – Qualification
5:50 AM – Men’s Athletics – 800m – Khadevis Robinson – Round 1 – Heat 1
6:14 AM – Men’s Athletics – 800m – Nick Symmonds – Round 1 – Heat 4
6:38 AM – Men’s Athletics – 800m – Duane Solomon – Round 1 – Heat 7
6:50 AM – Women’s Athletics – 1500m – Shannon Rowbury – Round 1 – Heat 1
7:01 AM – Women’s Athletics – 1500m – Jennifer Simpson – Round 1 – Heat 2
7:12 AM – Women’s Athletics – 1500m – Morgan Uceny – Round 1 – Heat 3
2 PM – Women’s Athletics – Pole Vault – Final
2:15 PM – Women’s Athletics – Shot Put – Final
2:28 PM – Women’s Athletics – 200m – Allyson Felix – Round 1 – Heat 2
2:36 PM – Women’s Athletics – 200m – Carmelita Jeter – Round 1 – Heat 3
2:44 PM – Women’s Athletics – 200m – Sanya Richards-Ross – Round 1 – Heat 4
3:15 PM – Women’s Athletics – 400m Hurdles – T’Erea Brown – Semifinals – Heat 1
3:23 PM – Women’s Athletics – 400m Hurdles – Lashinda Demus – Semifinals – Heat 2
3:31 PM – Women’s Athletics – 400m Hurdles – Georganne Moline – Semifinals – Heat 3
3:45 PM – Men’s Athletics – 400m Hurdles – Final
4:05 PM – Women’s Athletics – 3000m Steeplechase – Final

Basketball

The US would be first in their group with a victory over Argentina at 5:15 PM. With a loss they could find themselves tied and in 2nd or 3rd with France and Argentina.

Basketball will be LIVE on NBC Sports Network and the Special Basketball channel from 5:15-7:15 PM.

5:15 PM – USA Men’s Basketball vs. Argentina

Beach Volleyball

At 2 PM the men’s beach volleyball quarterfinals will be contested between Jacob Gibb/Sean Rosenthal and Martins Plavins/Janis Smedins of Lativa. The Latvians won Group G.

The men’s beach volleyball match will be shown on NBC in primetime from 8-12 PM.

2 PM – Men’s Beach Volleyball – Jacob Gibb/Sean Rosenthal vs. Martins Plavins/Janis Smedins – Quarterfinals

Boxing

The Americans have two more boxing bouts on Monday as Marlen Esparza takes on Karlha Magliocco of Venezuela at 8:45 AM in the flyweight quarterfinals while Claressa Shields takes on Anna Laurell of Sweden in the middleweight quarterfinals at 10:45 AM.

The Marlen Esparza match will be shown LIVE on NBC Sports Network during coverage from 8:30-9:45 AM. There will be tape delayed coverage on NBC Sports Network from 2-2:30 PM and CNBC from 5-8 PM.

8:45 AM – Women’s Boxing – Flyweight – Marlen Esparza vs. Karlha Magliocco – Quarterfinals
10:45 AM – Women’s Boxing – Middleweight – Claressa Shields vs. Anna Laurell – Quarterfinals

Cycling

Sarah Hammer will be competing in the women’s omnium starting on Monday. She’ll take part in the 250km time trial at 11:08 AM, the 20km points race at 12:06 PM, and the elimination race at 1:18 PM.

There will be coverage from 2:10-2:30 PM on NBC.

11:08 AM – Women’s Cycling – Track – Omnium – 250m Time Trial (Flying Lap)
12:06 PM – Women’s Cycling – Track – Omnium – 20km Points Race
1:18 PM – Women’s Cycling – Track – Omnium – Elimination Race

Diving

Chris Colwill and Tony Dumais will be competing in the men’s diving 3m springboard preliminaries on Monday at 2 PM. If they finish in the top 18 they will move on to the semifinals on Tuesday.

Diving coverage will be on NBC in primetime from 8-12 PM.

2 PM – Men’s Diving – 3m Springboard – Preliminary Round

Equestrian

Entering Monday Rich Fellers on Flexible is in 1st with 0 penalties and McLain Ward on Antares is in 17th with 4 penalties as they enter the 3rd round of individual qualifying. The team is in 7th with 8 penalties as they enter the 2nd team round. Beezie Madden on Via Volo and Reed Kessler on Cylana will compete for the team as well. The team will have it’s final place by adding its day 2 score to the 8 from day 1. If Fellers and Ward are in the top 35 still after the 3rd round they will advance to the individual qualifying 4th round. Everything gets underway at 9 AM.

Equestrian coverage will be from 2:30-3 PM and 4:30-5 PM on NBC.

9 AM – Equestrian – Jumping – 3rd Qualifying Round/2nd Team Qualifying Round

Field Hockey

The US won’t be advancing to the women’s field hockey knockout round but they will be finishing up their group stage with a 5:45 AM match against South Africa.

The field hockey match is on NBC Sports Network LIVE from 5:45-6:15 AM.

5:45 AM – Women’s Field Hockey vs. South Africa – Group Stage

Gymnastics

The US will see Gabrielle Douglas go for the women’s uneven bars final at 9:50 AM. They will also have Samuel Mikulak in the men’s vault final at 10:41 AM.

The gymnastics will be covered on NBC in primetime from 8-12 PM.

9:50 AM – Women’s Gymnastics – Uneven Bars Final
10:41 AM – Men’s Gymnastics – Vault Final

Sailing

Stuart McNay/Graham Biehl are in 18th heading to the 7th (7 AM) and 8th (8:30 AM) races of the men’s 470 on Tuesday.

Erik Storck/Trevor Moore are still in contention for the men’s 49er as they head to race #14 (10 AM) and race #15 (11 AM). They are in  15th as they head to the final 2 races, 15 points behind the 10th spot.

Finally Paige Railey will be in 9th as she starts the laser radial medal race.

No sailing coverage on TV.

7 AM – Men’s Sailing – 470 – Race 7
8 AM – Women’s Sailing – Laser Radial – Medal Race
8:30 AM – Men’s Sailing – 470 – Race 8
10 AM – Men’s Sailing – 49er – Race 14
11 AM – Men’s Sailing – 49er – Race 15

Shooting

Matthew Emmons and Jason Parker will be in the men’s shooting 50m rifle three positions qualification starting at 4 AM. If they finish in the top 8 they will advance to the afternoon final.

There will be 50m rifle three position coverage on NBC Sports Network from 11:30AM-12 PM.

4 AM – Men’s Shooting – 50m Rifle Three Position – Qualification
8:45 AM – Men’s Shooting – 50m Rifle Three Position – Final

Women’s Soccer

The women’s soccer team will be in the semifinals on Monday when they take on Canada at 2:45 PM. The US hasn’t lost to Canada in ages and are heavy favorites to make the final.

The US Soccer game will be on NBC Sports Network LIVE from 2:45-4:45 PM.

2:45 PM – Women’s Soccer – Canada – Semifinals

Volleyball

The men’s volleyball team wraps up group stage when they play Tunisia on Monday at 3 PM. The US is a top their group right now and is looking to lock that up.

3 PM – Men’s Volleyball – Tunisia – Group Stage

Water Polo

In the men’s water polo group stage the US is currently in 2nd place behind Serbia and will wrap things up with a match against Hungary at 10:30 AM on Monday.

The men’s water polo match will be on NBC LIVE from 10:30-11:45 AM.

10:30 AM – Men’s Water Polo – Hungary – Group Stage

Wrestling

The US has three wrestlers going on Monday. Edward Charles Betts takes on Keitani Graham of Micronesia in the 84kg division qualification round at 8 AM.  Ellis E Coleman takes on Ivo Serafimov Angelov of Bulgaria in the 60kg division qualification round at 8:09 AM. Dremiel Deshon Byers takes on Muminjon Abdullaev of Uzbekistan in the 120kg round of 16.

Wrestling is on MSNBC from 11:15AM-12:15PM and LIVE on MSNBC from 2:30-3:30 PM.

8 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 84kg – Edward Charles Betts vs. Keitani Graham – Qualification
8:09 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 60kg – Ellis E Coleman vs. Ivo Serafimov Angelov – Qualification
8:27 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 60kg – Round of 16
8:36 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 84kg – Round of 16
8:54 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 120kg – Dremiel Deshon Byers vs. Muminjon Abdullaev – Round of 16
9:39 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 60kg – Quarterfinals
9:48 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 84kg – Quarterfinals
9:48 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 120kg – Quarterfinals
10:15 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 60kg – Semifinals
10:24 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 84kg – Semifinals
10:24 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 120kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 60kg – Repechage & Bronze Finals
12:45 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 84kg – Repechage & Bronze Finals
12:45 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 120kg – Repechage & Bronze Finals
1:46 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 60kg – Gold Final
2:21 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 84kg – Gold Final
2:56 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 120kg – Gold Final