Sunday was another strong day for the US with US coming close to gold in both fencing and shotgun before picking up medals. Cycling teased the country with a US rider not even a quarter kilometer from gold, and then swimming brought the house down in the evening with four pairs of swimmers reaching tomorrow night’s finals and, two gold medals, and three other medal. The weather was not great in Rio affecting several events and cancelling the rowing entirely for the day. Catch up on it all and preview Monday in our daily update.
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Rio 2016 Daily Update – August 6th
In a busy day on Saturday US athletes got their Olympics underway in a large range of sports. Medals were up for grabs in a few one-day events and the US didn’t wait long to win their first gold. The first medal of the Olympics for the US was gold and it belonged to Ginny Thrasher, a 19-year-old West Virginia sophomore who had won NCAA championships this spring and ended an incredible six month by winning Olympic gold in the women’s 10m air rifle on the first day of the Olympics. The US would have more chances at gold later in the day but would only take home silver in three swimming events as well as men’s team archery. Continue reading Rio 2016 Daily Update – August 6th
Rio 2016 Daily Update – August 5th
Friday was the end of the three day lead-in to the Olympics where a couple of sports get underway but not very much is happening. From beginning to end the US action on Friday lasted only about six hours with a good break in there was well. On Saturday the action will be nearly nonstop from 7:30 AM to 8 PM with a bonus beach volleyball night cap three hours later.
August 5th Recap:
Archery
On the last day before the Olympics really swing into action there was just one event going on in Rio. The archery competitors all participated in a 72-arrow ranking round to set the seedings for the individual and team events to be held over the next week. The men went first and Brady Ellison was in top form posting a 690 that was second only to a world record 700 from Kim Woo-Jin of Korea. Finishing 15th with a 674 was Zach Garrett while Jake Kaminski ended up 31st with a 660.
Now if you focus on those seeds.. #2, #15, #31… you may quickly realize that they are closely bunched on the bracket. Indeed if Ellison and Kaminski both win their first matches they will face off in the second round. And the winner of that would face Garrett if he wins his first two matches. Unfortunately the US has three of the eight in one eighth of the bracket and thus only one will be able to reach the quarterfinals and try to medal. As far as matchups go it’s Kaminski vs. Marcus D’Almeida on Tuesday at 3:18 PM, Ellison vs. Ali Elghrari on Tuesday at 3:31 PM, and Garrett vs. Haziq Kamaruddin on Wednesday at 3:18 PM. I believe the round of 32 matches for all of them would be later on those days.
In the meantime the three will team up to try and secure a medal in the team event on Saturday. The US is seeded second after posting a score of 2024 and has a bye to the quarterfinals where they will face Chinese Taipei or Indonesia at 2:15 PM. The entire team competition is tomorrow so they will keep competing as the day progress if they advance.
On the women’s side the only one competing is Mackenzie Brown who was up and down at times in her ranking round but finished 19th with a 641 score. She’ll face Claudia Mandia in the first knockout round on Monday at 8:26 AM.
August 6th Preview:
All times ET!! All events should be available online via NBC’s Olympic website and apps (assuming a cable package that gives you access). What is live in ET/CT is often tape delayed in MT/PT. Yell at NBC for their ridiculous decision to tape delay an Olympics happening one hour east of ET, it’s insane.
Archery
As mentioned previously, Brady Ellison, Jake Kaminski, and Zach Garrett will begin the men’s team event at 2:15 PM against Indonesia or Chinese Taipei. Semifinals and a bronze or gold medal final will follow if the US advances. The archery matches should be live as part of MSNBC’s coverage from 2:15-5 PM.
Basketball
The first of many beatdowns of the Olympics is expected on Saturday when the US men face China at 6 PM. This matchup doesn’t feature much intrigue as these two sides met twice in warmups for the Olympics with the US winning by 50 and 49 points. The game will be shown live on NBCSN.
Beach Volleyball
It won’t be until 3:30 PM before beach volleyball gets underway for any Americans when Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson take on Jefferson Pereira and Cherif Younousse to open up their pool play. The sport will keep us up late on several occasions though and Saturday is one of them as April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings won’t hit the sand until 11 PM when they face Mariafe Artacho and Nicole Laird. The Gibb/Patterson match will air live on NBC as will Ross/Walsh Jennings later in the evening.
Boxing
Two Americans will enter the ring for round of 32 matches on Saturday. Carlos Balderas starts the lightweight division with a match against Berik Abdrakhmanov at 11:15 AM while Nico Hernandez has a late afternoon 4:30 PM matchup with Manuel Cappai in the light flyweight division. You might be able to catch the Balderas fight live on Telemundo while NBCSN will have them tape delayed as part of their coverage from 9 PM-12 AM.
Cycling
Cycling will begin on Saurday with the men’s road race, only 150.1 miles. Brent Bookwalter and Taylor Phinney will be racing for the US and the race will include Tour de France winner Chris Froome of Great Britain. It begins at 8:30 AM. The road race will be covered live by NBC during their coverage from 8-10:30 AM and by NBCSN in their coverage between 10:30 AM and 3 PM.
Equestrian
The start of the eventing competition will take two days to get through all of the dressage programs but two Americans are in the ring tomorrow. Boyd Martin is the first American out at 10:36 AM while Clark Montgomery goes at 3:14 PM. You’ll be able to catch the equestrian coverage on USA between 3 and 4 PM. One would think they might get Montgomery’s on live, but that’s not certain.
Fencing
The first gold of Rio in fencing will be handed out on Saturday in the women’s individual epee event and two American sisters are in contention. Courtney Hurley will start in the round of 32 at 9:45 AM against Yana Shemyakina while Kelley Hurley faces Nathalie Moellhausen at 10:15 AM in the same round. The other American is Katharine Holmes and she takes on Erika Kirpu at 9:45 AM as well. The round of 16 and quarterfinals proceed pretty quickly after the round of 32 before the semifinals and finals come later in the day. You won’t get much fencing coverage on TV tomorrow as the only scheduled coverage is the final on tape delay during CNBC’s coverage from 5-8 PM.
Field Hockey
Competing in the third straight Olympics for the first time the US hopes to build on a competitive showing in London as they open up with a must win matchup against Argentina at 4 PM. The US has defeated them in the Olympics four years ago as well as in the Pan American games so it’s a winnable matchup and with the top four in the group of six advancing a win in this one could be a difference maker in the quest for the quarterfinals where anything could happen. This one will be shown live on USA.
Gymnastics
While there isn’t really and drama about how the US team will do in qualifying for the men’s event (hint – they’ll make it) the real question on Saturday is how individuals do overall and in each event because Saturday’s qualifying round is what will determine who gets to compete for individual all-around titles as well as individual event titles. The US competes in the second group to take to the apparatus at 1:30 PM. Chris Brooks, Jake Dalton, Danell Leyva, Sam Mikulak, and Alex Naddour make up the team this year. Looking to watch it live? Your only chance will be online as NBC will delay their coverage until the evening telecast from 8 PM-12 AM.
Rowing
No medals at stake in rowing tomorrow as all we will see is the opening heats of several events. Gevvie Stone is in the second heat of the women’s single sculls which begins at 8:30 AM. In the men’s pair at 9:30 AM Nareg Guregian and Anders Weiss are in the first heat. Meghan O’Leary and Ellen Tomek will be in the second heat of the women’s double sculls at 10 AM while Anthony Fahden, Edward King, Tyler Nase, and Robin Prendes in the men’s lightweight four will have to wait to the third and final heat of the 11 AM event. Finally in the 11:50 AM women’s quadruple sculls Tracy Eisser, Megan Kalmoe, Grace Latz, and Adrienne Martelli will be in the second heat. Rowing will be covered in two places tomorrow, live on NBC between 8 and 10:30 AM and delayed on NBC between 3 and 4:15 PM.
Rugby Sevens
Rugby makes its return to the Olympics on Saturday with the beginning of the women’s event. The US will compete twice on Saturday, opening at 12 PM against Fiji and closing the day against Colombia at 5 PM. The Fiji match will be shown live on NBCSN while the Colombia match will be live on CNBC.
Shooting
The shooting events get underway with two events beginning and being decided on Saturday. Sarah Scherer and Virginia Thrasher will take part in the women’s 10m air rifle qualification round at 7:30 AM with hopes of advancing to the final at 9:30 AM. The other event being held is the men’s 10m air pistol with the qualification round at 12 PM featuring Will Brown and Jay Shi and that event’s final at 2:30 PM. The women’s rifle final will be live on NBCSN but there is no planned TV coverage of the men’s pistol event.
Soccer
Having already secured a win over New Zealand on Wednesday the US could more or less lock up the group by beating France on Saturday in their 4 PM game. The matchup of the #1 and #3 teams in the world according to the FIFA rankings could be a final four preview and was a great contest in 2012 when the US went down 2-0 early but rallied for a 4-2 win. NBCSN will be your destination for this game.
Swimming
Six events begin on Saturday with four of those ending later in the day and two more moving into evening semifinals. Things start off at 12:02 PM with Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland in the fourth and final heat of the men’s 400m individual medley. Next up is Dana Vollmer in the fourth heat and Kelsi Worrell in the fifth heat of the women’s 100m butterfly at 12:28 PM. Starting at 12:48 PM Connor Jaeger takes part in the sixth heat with Conor Dwyer in the seventh heat of the men’s 400m freestlye. That’ll take a little while and it’s not until 1:32 PM that we’ll see Maya DiRado in the fourth heat and Elizabeth Beisel in the fifth heat of the the women’s 400m individual medley. The final individual event to start is the 2:04 PM men’s 100m breaststroke where Kevin Cordes and Cody Miller are together at the center of the fourth heat. The afternoon will wrap up with the US 4x100m freestyle relay team competing in the second heat of that 2:15 PM event.
In the evening we’ll see finals of men’s and women’s individual medley events as well as the men’s 400m freestyle and the women’s 4x100m freestyle. With no semifinals in those events swimmers will need a top eight time in the heats. In the other events it’ll be an evening semifinal so the heats in the afternoon only require a top 16 time to advance. The swimming events will all be live for ET and CT with afternoon heat coverage on NBC as well as the evening coverage.
Table Tennis
One of the more interesting potential storylines on Saturday will be that of 16-year-old Kanak Jha in the table tennis event. He starts the men’s singles competition with a matchup against Nima Alamian at 9:30 AM and would expect to have one more match later in the day if he wins. Jha is supposed to be a potential star but this is certainly not the Olympics where he will be in his prime. Lily Zhang opens her women’s singles competition by taking on Gremlis Arvelo at 10:15 AM while Jennifer Wu faces Eva Odorova at 11 AM. Much later in the day Yijun Feng is the last of the individuals to start as he faces Zhiwen He in the first round of the men’s singles event. NBCSN is planning to show the Zhang match on delay during their coverage from 1-4 PM while Jha’s and Wu’s matches will be on delay on MSNBC’s coverage from 2:15-5 PM. Any second round matches the US athletes would compete in would be shown on delay on NBCSN between 9 PM and 12 AM.
Tennis
It’s hard to talk about exact start times in tennis since matches do vary in length quite a bit and they don’t make any promises that you won’t be on an hour after the match before you started if it goes quickly, but we do know that Madison Keys will lead off the day with her singles match against Danka Kovinic. It’s a busy day for the US on the tennis court as in addition to Keys we’ll see Jack Sock take on Taro Daniel around 11:30 AM, Sloane Stephens take on Eugenie Bouchard in a tantalizing North American matchup around 2:30 PM, and three men’s matches around 1 PM: Brian Baker against Yuichi Sugita, Steve Johnson against Darian King, and Denis Kudla against Andrej Martin. Later in the day, not before 5:45 PM, Venus Williams will face Kirsten Flipkens. If it’s tennis you want it’s all live and on Bravo, though you’ll only get a single match at a time of course.
Volleyball
The US will start their quest to take home gold for the first time by battling potential 51st state Puerto Rico in their Olympic opener at 4:05 PM. Puerto Rico has never been to the Olympics so this will be a big moment for them. Telemundo will have coverage from the start while NBC will have most of it live but won’t have the very start.
Water Polo
Water polo will get underway with the US men taking on defending gold medalists Croatia at 9:20 AM. With four of the six teams in the group moving to the knockout round it’s certainly no must win for the US but it would be a great way to start their Olympics. The match will be live on NBC.
Weightlifting
The US only has four athletes competing in weightlifting in Rio and one of them will get it over with on the very first day. Morghan King will take part in the women’s 48kg competition at 6 PM. There is only one group of competitors in that weight class. Coverage of the event will be delayed on NBCSN between 8 and 9 PM.
Rio 2016 – Beach Volleyball Preview
Beach Volleyball has been a part of the Olympics since 1996 though the format has changed over time to incorporate rally scoring and a pool stage. This year the competition will be held on the Copacabana Beach. The US qualified all of their teams through the Olympic rankings from the FIVB in June.
Olympic Review – August 8th
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.
Olympic Preview – August 8th
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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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
Olympic Review – August 7th
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.
Olympic Preview – August 7th
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
Olympic Review – August 6th
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.
Olympic Preview – August 6th
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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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