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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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
