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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.

As always follow me on twitter for the most current information and coverage.  If you have any questions feel free to shoot them my way and I will attempt to help you!

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.

As always follow me on twitter for the most current information and coverage.  If you have any questions feel free to shoot them my way and I will attempt to help you!

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

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Olympic Review – August 5th

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Athletics

In the women’s marathon this morning the US saw Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher hang with the leaders for most of the race. As the marathon came down to it’s final miles though the leaders pulled away and left Flanagan and Goucher to finish 10th and 11th. American Desiree Davila really wanted to start and did, but she pulled out quickly after that with the injuries she’s been dealing with lately.

In the women’s 400m hurdles in the afternoon the US got all three of their athletes, T’Erea Brown, Lashinda Demus, and Georganne Moline into the semifinals scheduled for Monday.

All three Americans qualified for Tuesday’s men’s high jump final on Sunday. Erik Kynard and Jesse Williams jumped the highest height reached, 2.29m, while Jamie Nieto jumped 2.26m without missing to reach the final in a tiebreaker with the others that didn’t clear 2.29m.

Then in the men’s 1500m Andrew Wheating and Leonel Manzano were in the first heat and we saw Leonel Manzano come on late to finish 4th and qualify for the final. Andrew Wheating finished 9th and was eliminated. In the second heat Matthew Centrowitz pulled into position late and finished 5th to qualify for the final. Manzano and Centrowitz will be in the final on Tuesday.

In the men’s hammer throw final Kibwe Johnson’s best throw of 74.95m in the first three was just shy of the 8th place distance, 75.84, and saw him eliminated in 9th place.

The Americans only had two competitors in the men’s 400m semifinals. The men’s 400m is an event the US has dominated for years.  Today was not their day though… in the 1st round LaShawn Merritt had been injured and unable to complete his race. In the 2nd heat today Tony McQuay couldn’t keep up down the stretch and finished in 4th. Then in the 3rd heat Bryshon Nellum nearly went quick enough. However his 45.02 was .03 slower than necessary to get him into the final and the Americans were shutout. This is remarkable considering in Beijing and Athens the US swept the men’s 400m medals. Excluding the boycotted Moscow games in 1980 the last time the US didn’t have the gold medalist in the event was 1976. The last time the US didn’t have a medalist at all was 1920. And the last time the US didn’t have a finalist… well that had never happened until today.

The US did stack the field in the women’s 400m final with DeeDee Trotter, Sanya Richards-Ross, and Francena McCorory. In the end it was Sanya Richards-Ross that flew down the track the quickest and won the race in 49.55. DeeDee Trotter finished third in 49.72 to give the US two medals in the event.

After that in the 3000m final Evan Jager and Donald Cabral led a lot of the way but late on they faded and finished 6th (Jager) and 8th (Cabral) within 8 seconds of the leader.

The final event of the day was the men’s 100m final. Having qualified Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Ryan Bailey it wasn’t clear who would challenge Usain Bolt, but the Americans had a few that could try. In the end they weren’t able to beat Bolt, but then again no human has ever ran as fast as he did, other than himself. His 9.63 was an Olympic Record and overshadowed great runs of 9.79 by Justin Gatlin (3rd and a personal best), 9.80 by Tyson Gay (4th and a season best), and 9.88 by Ryan Bailey (5th and a personal best).

Basketball

The US women take on China in their final group stage game and after being close early they blew the Chinese out of the gym, winning 114-66 to lock up 1st place in their group. They will face Canada in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Beach Volleyball

The beach volleyball competitions had the quarterfinals today and it was a great day for the Americans. First Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings solidly beat Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti of Italy 21-13, 21-13 to move into Tuesday’s semifinals. Their opponent on Tuesday will be Chen Xue/Xi Zhang of China. Later April Ross/Jennifer Kessy beat Kristyna Kolocova/Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic 25-23, 21-18 in a really close match to move into the semifinals on Tuesday. At least one of these two will medal at this point.

Boxing

The US saw their first female boxer get underway on Sunday and saw her tournament come to an end as Queen Underwood was defeated 21-13 by Natasha Jonas of Great Britain in the lightweight round of 16.

Cycling

In men’s cycling Bobby Lea wrapped up the omnium by finishing 11th in the 4km individual pursuit, 7th in the 15km scratch race, and 13th in the 1km time trial. This left him in 12th at the end of the omnium with 61 points.

In the men’s sprint Jimmy Watkins lost twice to Shane Perkins of Australia in the quarterfinals, ending his chance at a medal. Instead he was in the 5th-8th place race and finished to end the individual sprint competition in 6th place.

Diving

There were high hopes today that Christina Loukas or Cassidy Krug could add another medal to the US’s already successful diving haul in London, both those hopes were dashed as both women has some disappointing dives and ended up finishing 7th (Krug) and 8th (Loukas).

Equestrian

In the equestrian competition the 2nd day of jumping took place. McLain Ward on Antares and Beezie Madden on Via Volo both finished with 4 penalties. Ward now has 4 overall and is 17th in the individual competition while Madden was eliminated from the individual competition on Saturday in the first round. Reed Kessler on Cylana had a few problems and finished with 9 penalties, placing her in 47th and eliminating her from the individual competition. That meant Rich Fellers on Flexible needed a great ride to keep the US in the team competition by placing them in the top eight. He had a perfect ride and it was just enough as the US ended up in 8th, 2 points clear of 9th place Mexico. All four riders will ride tomorrow in the team jumping final while Fellers and Ward will hope their scores keep them in the top 35 in the individual competition to make the individual 4th round.

Fencing

In men’s team foil the US started off slow against France falling behind 20-13 after four matches. They steadily came back and were down 30-24 when Gerek Meinhardt turned things around with an 11-1 bout win to give the US a 35-31 which they never relinquished en route to a 45-39 victory in the quarterfinals. Things didn’t go as well after that as the US lost 45-24 to Italy in the semifinals and 45-27 to Germany in the bronze medal match and finished 4th overall.

Gymnastics

Two Americans were involved in individual apparatus competitions on Sunday. Jacob Dalton finished 5th overall in the men’s floor final with a score of 15.333 while McKayla Maroney finished 2nd in the women’s vault final with a score of 15.083 after she fell on her 2nd vault attempt’s landing. It was a disappointing finish for Maroney who was a heavy favorite in the event.

Sailing

In the women’s RS-X competition Farrah Hall finished her event by finishing in 16th in both the 9th and 10th races. She ended up with 173 points and finished in 20th place.

Her counterpart, Robert Willis, finished in 11th and 30th in the 9th and 10th races and finished in 22nd overall with 179 points.

In 49er racing Erik Storck/Trevor Moore were 10th entering Sunday’s race but placed 20th and 17th in the 12th and 13th races to really hurt their chances of making the medal race. They are in 15th with 132 points and would need to climb to 10th (117 points) during the final two races on Monday.

In the women’s 470 Amanda Clark/Sarah Lihan were in 4th heading into Sunday’s races but finished 19th and 20th (out of 20) to fall to 8th place with a total of 41 points. Races 7 and 8 will be on Tuesday.

Mark Mendelblatt/Brian Fatih took part in the star’s medal race. They finished in 6th place and ended the competition in 7th overall.

Shooting

In the men’s 50m pistol qualifying round Sunday morning Nickolaus Mowrer finished 15th with 558 points and Daryl Szarenski finished 28th with 550 points. Mowrer had a great final round to end up within one point of being involved in the tiebreaker for the final spot in the final.

Tennis

The US went for three medals at Wimbledon on Sunday. First Serena Williams/Venus Williams took on Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic for the women’s doubles gold. The sister had a bit more trouble than Serena did in her single’s final, but still won the match 6-4, 6-4 to take home their 3rd doubles gold medal.

Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond faced Maria Kirilenko/Nadia Petrova of Russia for the women’s doubles bronze. After winning the first set 6-4 they lose the 2nd set 6-4 and lost the 3rd set 6-1 to miss out on medaling in London.

Finally the mixed doubles bronze medal final between Lisa Raymond/Mike Bryan and Sabine Lisicki/Christopher Kas of Germany took place and Lisa Raymond ended up with a medal after all as they beat the Germans 6-3, 4-6, [10]-[4].

Volleyball

The US women had already locked up the top spot in their group but they finished it in style beating Turkey in straight sets (27-25, 25-16, 25-19). The US will now face the Dominican Republic in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Water Polo

The US women won their quarterfinal matchup fairly easily against Italy, 9-6 and now they will face Australia in the semifinals on Tuesday.  Australia finished 3-0 atop their group but struggled to beat 0-3 China today in the quarterfinals.

Weightlifting

There were two women competing for the US in +75kg weightlifting today. Holley Mangold lifted 105kg in the snatch and 135kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 140kg, placing her 10th. Sarah Robles lifted 120 kg in the snatch and 145kg in the clean and jerk, placing her 7th overall with 265kg.

Weightlifting

In men’s 55kg greco-roman wrestling Spenser Thomas Mango advanced from the qualification round by beating Abouhalima Abouhalima of Egypt 3PP-1.  Then in the round of 16 he lost to Rovshan Bayramov of Azerbaijan 3PO-0.  Because Bayramov made the gold medal final Spenser Thomas Mango got into the repechage bracket and faced Mingiyan Semenov of Russia but lost 3PO-0.

In the men’s 74kg greco-roman wrestling Benjamin Provisor beat Cuba’s Bel Alexei 3PP-1 in the qualification round. He was then eliminated by Zurabi Datunashvili 3PO-0 in the round of 16.

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Olympic Preview – August 5th

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The day will get started at 4 AM when the men’s 50m pistol qualification beings. It ends at 4:50 PM with the men’s 100m final.

As always follow me on twitter for the most current information and coverage.  If you have any questions feel free to shoot them my way and I will attempt to help you!

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

There’s only one session of athletics today at the Olympics, that coming in the afternoon. In the morning the women’s marathon will be held on the streets of London.

Starting off the afternoon is the 1st round of women’s 400m hurdles, American T’Erea Brown (2 PM), Lashinda Demus (2:16 PM) and Georganne Moline (2:24 PM) will run in different heats and a top 3 finishes in their heat moves them on to the semifinals on Monday.

At 2:05 PM the qualification period will begin for the men’s high jump. Erik Kynard, Jamie Nieto, and Jesse Williams are the competitors for the US with Williams holding the highest jump this season amongst the three at 2.36m.  A top 12 finish or hitting the automatic qualifying score will qualify an athlete for the final. Each athlete gets three tries at a height to clear it.

Next on the track is the men’s 100m semifinals. Justin Gatlin (2:45 PM), Ryan Bailey (2:53 PM), and Tyson Gay (3:01 PM) will be in separate heats and need top 2 finishes to reach the final. The next two fastest times will also qualify.

Then in the men’s 1500m Andrew Wheating and Leonel Manzano will run first at 3:15 PM followed by Matthew Centrowitz at 3:25 PM. If they finish top four in their heat they’ll be in the final. I believe after that it’ll be the next four fastest overall.

At 3:20 PM the men’s hammer throw final will being with Kibwe Johnson hoping to move up from his 5th place mark in qualification to grab a medal. Each athlete will get three throws to start and then the top eight will get three more. The longest throw in the entire six-throw final is the winner.

The next track event is the men’s 400m semifinals. Tony McQuay (3:48 PM) and Bryshon Nellum (3:56 PM) will race with a top two finish in their heat or next two fastest overall giving them a spot in Monday’s final.

After that the women’s 400m final will take place at 4:10 PM with DeeDee Trotter, Sanya Richards-Ross, and Francena McCorory all in the final for the US.

Next is the men’s 3000m steeplechase final at 4:25 PM with Evan Jager and Donald Cabral in the final for the US.

The final event of the day is the spectacular men’s 100m final. If Justin Gatlin, Ryan Bailey, and Tyson Gay can qualify for the final they will be racing at 4:50 PM.

6 AM – Women’s Athletics – Marathon
2 PM – Women’s Athletics – 400m Hurdles – T’Erea Brown – Round 1 – Heat 1
2:05 PM – Men’s Athletics – High Jump – Qualification
2:16 PM – Women’s Athletics – 400m Hurdles – Lashinda Demus – Round 1 – Heat 3
2:24 PM – Women’s Athletics – 400m Hurdles – Georganne Moline – Round 1 – Heat 4
2:45 PM – Men’s Athletics – 100m – Justin Gatlin – Semifinals – Heat 1
2:53 PM – Men’s Athletics – 100m – Ryan Bailey – Semifinals – Heat 2
3:01 PM – Men’s Athletics – 100m – Tyson Gay – Semifinals – Heat 3
3:15 PM – Men’s Athletics – 1500m – Andrew Wheating and Loeonel Manzano – Semifinals – Heat 1
3:20 PM – Men’s Athletics – Hammer Throw – Final
3:25 PM – Men’s Athletics – 1500m – Matthew Centrowitz – Semifinals – Heat 2
3:48 PM – Men’s Athletics – 400m – Tony McQuay – Semifinals – Heat 2
3:56 PM – Men’s Athletics – 400m – Bryshon Nellum – Semifinals – Heat 3
4:10 PM – Women’s Athletics – 400m – Final
4:25 PM – Men’s Athletics – 3000m Steeplechase – Final
4:50 PM – Men’s Athletics – 100m – Final

Basketball

The US women take on China in their final group stage game at 11:45 AM. It would seem the US can be expected to cruise once again, but let’s play the what if game.  IF the US loses to China they would finish level with the Chinese on points with 9 (2 per win, 1 per loss). If Turkey wins their game over Croatia they would also have 9 points. If all three tie then the US would win on point differential as long as something crazy doesn’t happen, like losing by 20. If Turkey lost the US would lose the tiebreaker on head-to-head result with China and finish 2nd. Either way the US will advance to the quarterfinals.

11:45 AM – Women’s Basketball – China – Group Stage

Beach Volleyball

The beach volleyball competitions are down to the quarterfinals, and all the women will play on the same day from here on out. In the quarterfinals on Sunday Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings will take on Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti of Italy at 2 PM. Right after that, at 3 PM, April Ross/Jennifer Kessy face Kristyna Kolocova/Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic. If the women win they will move on to the semifinals on Tuesday.

2 PM – Women’s Beach Volleyball – Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings vs. Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti – Quarterfinals
3 PM – Women’s Beach Volleyball – April Ross/Jennifer Kessy vs. Kristyna Kolocova/Marketa Slukova – Quarterfinals

Boxing

The US finally sees their women’s boxing athletes get underway as Queen Underwood takes on Great Britain’s Natasha Jones in the lightweight round of 16 at 9:30 AM.

9:30 AM – Women’s Boxing – Lightweight – Queen Underwood vs. Natasha Jones – Round of 16

Cycling

The US is competing in two events on Sunday. Bobby Lea continues the men’s omnium with the final three events. He enters the day in 11th position. In the first event, the individual pursuit at 5 AM, the competitors will race 4km as quick as possible. The competitors will be ranked by their time for the standings. After that there will be a 15km scratch race at 12:01 PM, essentially just a race with the first competitors to cross the finish line being the winner. It ends with the 1km time trial at 1:16 PM, the competitors ranked by time. In each event the winner gets 1 point, 2nd 2 points, and so on. The winner of the omnium is the person with the least total points at the end.

In the other event for the US on Sunday, the men’s sprint, there are two riders who race three laps. The first rider to cross the finish line wins. Jimmy Watkins is the US competitor and faces Shane Perkins of Australia in the quarterfinals at 11:34 AM. If he wins he’ll move into the semifinals tomorrow, if he loses he’ll be in the 5-8 final this afternoon at 1:47 PM.

5 AM – Men’s Cycling – Track – Omnium – Individual Pursuit
11:34 AM – Men’s Cycling – Track – Sprint – Quarterfinals
12:01 PM – Men’s Cycling – Track – Omnium – 15km Scratch Race
1:16 PM – Men’s Cycling – Track – Omnium – 1km Time Trial
1:47 PM – Men’s Cycling – Track – Sprint – Final 5-8

Diving

Christina Loukas (7th in the preliminary round, 6th in semifinal) and Cassidy Krug (11th in preliminary round, 5th in semifinal) will try to medal this afternoon in the women’s 3m springboard final at 2 PM. Both girls will dive five times as one of the 12 finalists, and the highest total score is the winner.

2 PM – Women’s Diving – 3m Springboard – Final

Equestrian

In the equestrian competition we have come to the 2nd day of jumping. This is the 2nd round for individuals and the 1st round for teams. Being one of the top eight teams, the US will have all their riders go in the 2nd half of the competition. The four US riders are Mclain Ward on Antares, Beezie Madden on Via Volo, Reed Kessler on Cylana, and Rich Fellers on Flexible.  As long as the US finishes in the top eight as a team they will advance to the 3rd round. In the individual portion Mclain Ward and Rich Fellers are in 1st with 0 penalties, (32 riders did that on day 1) and Reed Kessler is tied for 33rd with 1 penalty. Beezie Madden was eliminated after having 2 refusals but will be taking part in the team portion still.

6 AM – Equestrian – Jumping – 2nd Qualifier

Fencing

In men’s team foil the US has their final chance to add to their medal count in London. They take on France to start at 5:30 AM. Other rounds would start as shown below.

Fencing team matches are very interesting. Let’s say the US has fencers A, B, and C. France has D, E, and F. In a series of three minute matches we would have the following matchups in some order: AD, BE, CF, AE, BF, CD, AF, BD, CE. The 1st match goes until one team has 5 points or the three minutes are up. The 2nd match goes until one team has 10 points or the three minutes are up, and so on. If either team reaches 45 they are the winner. Otherwise, whoever has the most points after the 9 matches is the winner.

5:30 AM – Men’s Fencing – Team Foil – France – Quarterfinals
7 AM – Men’s Fencing – Team Foil – Classification 5-8
8:30 AM – Men’s Fencing – Team Foil – Semifinals
10 AM – Men’s Fencing – Team Foil – Placement 5-6/7-8
1 PM – Men’s Fencing – Team Foil – Bronze Medal Match
2:15 PM – Men’s Fencing – Team Foil – Gold Medal Match

Gymnastics

There are two individual apparatus events the US will be taking part it on Sunday. First at 9 AM is the men’s floor final where Jacob Dalton will be competing for the US. Dalton was 4th in the qualification round on the floor. Next at 9:50 AM, McKayla Maroney will be in the women’s vault final. She dominated the field in the qualification round and is expected to win gold easily in the vault final.

9 AM – Men’s Gymnastics – Floor Final
9:50 AM – Women’s Gymnastics – Vault Final

Sailing

Farrah Hall enters Sunday’s final two Women’s RS-X races in 22nd and will finish her Olympics with race 9 (7 AM) and race 10 (7:50 AM).

Her counterpart, Robert Willis, is 22nd in Men’s RS-X as well and will finish his Olympics with race 9 (8:30 AM) and race 10 (9:20 AM).

In 49er racing Erik Storck/Trevor Moore are 10th overall entering Sunday’s 12th race (7:30 AM) and 13th race (8:20 AM). If they can hold onto a top ten spot through the 15th race on Monday they will make the medal race.

In the women’s 470 Amanda Clark/Sarah Lihan are in 4th heading into Sunday’s 5th race (8 AM) and 6th race (10:30 AM). They are only 7 points behind 1st, 5 points behind 2nd, and 3 points behind 3rd.

Finally at 8 AM Mark Mendelblatt/Brian Fatih will take part in the star’s medal race. They are currently in 6th place with 3rd place 29 points ahead of them. So a medal is not possible but they could finish as high as 4th still.

7 AM – Women’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 9
7:50 AM – Women’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 10
8 AM – Men’s Sailing – Star – Medal Race
8 AM – Women’s Sailing – 470 – Race 5
8:30 AM – Men’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 9
9:20 AM – Men’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 10
9:30 AM – Men’s Sailing – 49er – Race 12
10:20 AM – Men’s Sailing – 49er – Race 13
10:30 AM – Women’s Sailing – 470 – Race 6

Shooting

The only shooting competition the US will be taking place on Sunday in is the men’s 50m pistol at 4 AM. The US has two competitors, Nickolaus Mowrer and Daryl Szarenski.  The qualification round is 60 shots scored 1-10 by one.  The top eight move on to the final where there are ten more shots scored to 10.9 by .1.

4 AM – Men’s Shooting – 50m Pistol – Qualification
7:30 AM – Men’s Shooting – 50m Pistol – Final

Tennis

The US will be going for three medals at Wimbledon today. First Serena Williams/Venus Williams take on Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic at 7 AM for the women’s doubles gold. Then around 9 AM Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond face Maria Kirilenko/Nadia Petrova of Russia for the women’s doubles bronze. Finally around 11 AM the mixed doubles bronze medal final between Lisa Raymond/Mike Bryan and Sabine Lisicki/Christopher Kas of Germany.

7 AM – Women’s Tennis – Doubles – Serena Williams/Venus Williams vs. Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka – Gold Medal Match
APPROX 9 AM – Women’s Tennis – Doubles – Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond vs. Maria Kirilenko/Nadia Petrova – Bronze Medal Match
APPROX 11 AM – Mixed Tennis – Doubles – Lisa Raymond/Mike Bryan vs. Sabine Lisicki/Christopher Kas – Bronze Medal Match

Volleyball

The USA has already locked up the top spot in their group but they’d like to finish 5-0 and will attempt to do that today when they face Turkey at 3 PM. Turkey is 2-2 so far and battling for a spot in the knockout round with Brazil, so they are highly motivated today.

3 PM – Women’s Volleyball – Turkey – Group Stage

Water Polo

The US finished 2nd in their group and now heads to the quarterfinals where they will face Italy at 2 PM. Italy was 1-2 in their group with the only win a 10-5 victory over Great Britain.

2 PM – Women’s Water Polo – Italy – Quarterfinals

Weightlifting

The only two women weightlifters for the US are both in the +75kg division. Sarah Robles and Holley Mangold will have three tries each at the snatch and the clean and jerk. The top weight lifted in each category is combined and the woman who has lifted the most total is the winner.

10:30 AM – Women’s Weightlifting – +75kg

Weightlifting

Mango Spenser Thomas and Benjamin Provisor have their wrestling competitions today at the Olympics. Mango Spenser Thomas starts at 8 AM in the qualification round, Benjamin Provisor at 8:09 AM in the qualification round too. If they advance the times listed below show when the rounds start. If they lose at some point and the competitor who beats them makes the final they will be in the repechage later in the day for a bronze medal.

8 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 55kg – Mango Spenser Thomas – Qualification
8:09 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 74kg – Benjamin Provisor – Qualification
8:18 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 55kg – Round of 16
8:36 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 74kg – Round of 16
9:12 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 55kg – Quarterfinals
9:48 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 74kg – Quarterfinals
10:24 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 55kg – Semifinals
10:42 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 74kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 55kg – Repechage & Bronze Finals
12:54 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 74kg – Repechage & Bronze Finals
2:03 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 55kg – Gold Final
2:48 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 74kg – Gold Final

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Olympic Review – August 2nd

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Archery

Khatuna Lorig took part in the women’s individual competition on Thursday starting with the round of 16.  In the round of 16 she took on Ming Cheng of China. She got out to a 3-3 tie after three sets before winning the final two to advance 7-3 (29-26, 27-27, 26-28, 30-28, 26-25). She moved into the quarterfinals where she took on Berengere Schuh of France. After trading sets to start Khatuna Lorig seized control and won the match in sets three and four. She advanced 6-2 (27-25, 25-26, 26-29, 25-24). In the semifinals Lorig took on Bo Bae Ki of Korea. Lorig gave it a great try and only lost the total score 107-105 but lost the match 6-2 (28-28, 29-28, 23-23, 27-26). Relegated to trying to win a bronze medal Lorig took on Mariana Avitia of Mexico. Avitia was up 4-0 quickly but Lorig almost got a comeback going before being derailed by a 6 in set 4. She lost 6-2 (30-27, 24-22, 24-25, 26-24). It was a tough result for Lorig who came close to a medal in her 5th Olympics but ended up just short.

Basketball

It was a record setting night for the US in basketball. The US set records for 3 point field goals (29) and points by a US player (37 by Carmelo Anthony) in an Olympic record 156-73 victory over Nigeria. The 83 point win is not an Olympic record (100) but is astounding. The US has an incredible +157 point differential after 3 games. They next face 4th place Lithuania on Saturday.

Beach Volleyball

In the first match of the day April Ross/Jennifer Kessy took on Baquerizo McMillan/Fernandez Steinerl of Spain. The two teams were 1-2 in the group and guaranteed of advancing to the knockout round. They played an extremely competitive game that should prepare both teams for the knockout round. Ross/Kessy advanced after being tested, 21-19, 19-21, 19-17.

In the second match Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers took on Petr Benes/Premysl Kubala of the Czech Republic. The US needed a win or a high scoring loss to advance to the knockout round. They did just that winning 21-13, 21-15 to go 3-0 in the group stage and win group B.

Boxing

Jose Ramirez got things underway for the US on Thursday when he faced Fazliddin Gaibnazarov of Uzbekistan in the lightweight round of 16. He fought a hard match and didn’t fold but was defeated 15-11.  Next in the middleweight round of 16 Terrell Gausha took on Vijender of India. Guasha fell behind by a point in the 1st round and drew the two remaining rounds to lose the match 16-15. He brought a lot of energy to the match and it’s sad to see him exit this quickly.

Equestrian

The only US rider to compete in the dressage competition on Thursday was Jan Ebeling on Rafalca. Ebeling had a good routine and scored a 70.243, good enough for 13th after day 1.

Fencing

In the women’s team foil event on Thursday the US didn’t really have many close matches. In their first match they took on Korea in the quarterfinals and were soundly beaten 45-31. That sent them into the classification bracket for 5th through 8th spots. The US beat Japan 44-22 in the first match before losing to Poland 45-39 in the 5-6 Placement match.  They finished 6th in the competition.

Field Hockey

In a crucial game in the group stage of field hockey the US gave up a first half goal to Australia and never could score despite several opportunities. The loss knocked the US to 1-2 and put them in a tight situation when it comes to qualifying from the group. The US is now in 5th with 3 points while Argentina, New Zealand, Australia and Germany all have 6 points.  Even with two wins from their remaining two games the US will probably come up just short unless some ties happen. They next play New Zealand on Saturday.

Gymnastics

The women’s gymnastics individual all-around was Wednesday and Gabby Douglas and Alex Raisman were the US gymnasts who took on the Russians. In a battle for the top Gabby Douglas and Victoria Komova made very few mistakes as they traded great routines. It all came down to the floor routine. Needing a score over 15.3 Victoria Komova put on what has to be the floor routine of her life, it was a beauty. It wasn’t quite enough though and she lost the gold medal to Gabby Douglas.  The other battle was between Alex Raisman and Aliya Mustafina. Raisman came out and put up decent scores on both the uneven bars and balance beam, dropping points for some mistakes on the balance beam. She seemed to be in position to win the bronze though, and was until the floor routine. On the floor routine, needing 15.133 to tie,  she hit a 15.133 after leaving a move out of her final pass. She did not get a bronze medal though as the tiebreaker is the total after dropping the worst score. Mustafina’s score was marred by falling off the balance beam so she won the tiebreaker for 3rd and got the bronze.

Judo

It was a historic day for the United States in judo. Early on Kyle Vashukulat faced Ramziddin Sayidov of Uzbekistan in the 100kg round of 32.  Vashukulat was beaten by an ippon for Sayidov to end the American’s day pretty early.

Attention then turned to Kayla Harrison is in the women’s 78kg event. She started things off in the round of 16 against Vera Moskalyuk of Russia getting an ippon in just 56 seconds. In the quarterfinals she took on Abigel Joo of Hungary. After falling behind when Joo got a Waza-ari, Harrison rallied when Joo seemed to be injured. Joo was limping around the ring but Harrison couldn’t afford to take mercy on her and didn’t, getting an ippon to end the match.

Next in the semifinals Harrison faced Mayra Aguiar of Brazil and sought to become the first American woman to ever appear in the women’s judo final. Harrison picked up a yuko and held on to that lead before getting an ippon late to advance to the gold medal final. In the gold medal final against Gemma Gibbons of Brazil Kayla won two yukos and held that score til the end, defeating the Brit to win the first ever gold medal in judo for the United States.

Rowing

The first boat in competition on Thursday was the US men’s lightweight four crew in Final B. The US game in 2nd among the six boats to finish in 8th place overall.

The second boat was the men’s four. The four boat was in semifinal A/B 2 on Thursday and rowed great,winning their heat, to advance to Final A on Saturday.

Next the US team of Kristin Hedstrom/Julie Nichols in the women’s lightweight double sculls finished 4th in their heat by around 2.5 seconds to Germany. They will now be in Final B on Saturday.

Then Genevra Stone was in Semifinal A/B 2 of the women’s single sculls competition. Stone finished 4th in her heat by a little over 6 seconds and will be in Final B on Saturday.

Finally the women’s eight team went out and won themselves a gold medal with a great row in the final.  They held off a late challenge by Canada to win by over a second and become Olympic champions!

Sailing

Finn – Zach Railey finished 12th and 8th in races 7 and 8. Now in 12th with 68 points, 5 behind 10th and 34 behind 3rd. Races 9 and 10 are on Friday.

Men’s 470 – Stuart McNary/Graham Biehl finished 17th and 22nd in races 1 and 2. Now in 21st place with 39 points, 17 behind 10th. Races 3 and 4 are on Friday.

49er – Erick Storck/Trevor Moore finished 20th and 18th in races 7 and 8. They are now in 13th place with 71 points, 10 behind 10th and 30 behind 3rd. Races 9, 10, and 11 are on Friday.

Star – Mark Mendelblatt/Brian Fatih finished races 7 and 8 in 5th and 10th. They are now in 6th place with 45 points, 23 behind 3rd. Races 9 and 10 are on Friday.

Women’s RS-X – Farrah Hall finished races 5 and 6 in 20th and 22nd. She is now in 20th place with 96 points, 48 behind 10th. Races 7 and 8 are on Saturday.

Men’s RS-X – Robert Willis was black flagged in race 5 and finished race 6 in 28th. He is now in 18th place with 81 points, 22 behind 10th. Races 7 and 8 are on Saturday.

Elliott 6m – The US beat the Netherlands by 3 seconds in a race on Thursday. The US is now 6-3 and in 4th place. They next race last place Sweeden (0-9) and 5th place Great Britain (5-4) on Saturday.

Shooting

The two US in the double trap competition on Thursday came up short in their bid to reach the final. Joshua Richmond scored 131 and finished 16th while Walton Eller scored 126 and finished 22nd. The cutoff score was 137 to be in the top 6.

After day 1 of 25m rapid fire pistol qualification Emil Mielv finds himself in 7th with 292 points and Keith Sanderson is 14th with 288 points. 6th place is currently sitting at 293 points.

Swimming

In the men’s 50m freestyle Anthony Ervin and Cullen Jones had fantastic days. They both moved into the semifinals easily and then in the semifinal swam a great race to finish 1st (Jones) and 3rd (Ervin).  They will swim for gold tomorrow.

In the women’s 800m freestyle Katie Ledecky took an early heat and put up a great time and watched it stand. Her time of 8:23.84 was 3rd fastest on the day and got her into Friday’s final. Kate Ziegler has been fighting sickness since she got to London and finished 21st.

In the men’s 100m butterfly Tyler McGill and Michael Phelps made the semifinals and then Michael Phelps swam a statement race, winning the semifinals with a time of 50.86 and finishing .56 seconds ahead of 2nd. Tyler McGill ended up 3rd at 51.61. They will swim for gold on Friday night.

In the women’s 200m backstroke Elizabeth Beisel and Missy Franklin were dominant and moved on easily from the heats and went 1-2 in the semifinals where Elizabeth Beisel went 2:06.18 and Missy Franklin was only .66 seconds behind her. They race for gold on Friday night.

In the afternoon four medals were contested. First of all in the women’s 200m breaststroke final Rebecca Soni swam for history and wrote her name on the record books. She became the first woman ever to break 2:20 in the 200m breaststroke as she finished in 2:19.59. Her time was 1.13 seconds better than 2nd place as she dominated the field to win gold.  Micah Lawrence was no match for her teammates speed and finished 6th.

 

In the men’s 200m backstroke final Tyler Clary and Ryan Lochte went head-to-head for a medal. Lochte has been getting all the attention but Ryan Lochte backed up his 1st place time from the semifinals by swimming an Olympic record time of 1:53.41. He won the gold by .37 seconds and Lochte was another .16 seconds back with the bronze medal.

Next in the men’s 200m individual medley final Ryan Lochte dueled with Michael Phelps. Phelps showed why he is considered the greatest ever in this race. There was a lot of speculation that Phelps wasn’t ready for these games and that Lochte was the one to beat. Not so fast. Phelps led wire to wire and beat Lochte by .63 seconds to win the event for the 3rd straight Olympic games!

Finally in the women’s 100m freestyle final the US couldn’t reach the medal stand as Missy Franklin finished 5th, .2 seconds behind bronze, and Jessica Hardy finished 8th.

Tennis

The US was busy on Thursday with five matches across five events.  In men’s singles John Isner took on Roger Federer in the quarterfinals and lost 6-4, 7-6 in a game where he was broken for the first time in London.    In men’s doubles Mike Bryan/Bob Bryan won a quarterfinal match against Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram of Israel 7-6, 7-6 including a long 2nd set tiebreak that turned several times. They will now take on Julien Benneteau/Richard Gasquet of France in the semifinals on Friday.

In women’s singles Serena Williams crushed it against Caroline Wozniacki to win 6-0, 6-3 in the quarterfinals. Serena advanced to the semifinals where she will face Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. In women’s doubles Venus Williams/Serena Williams beat Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-1, 6-1 to move into a semifinal on Friday against Maria Kirilenko/Nadia Petrova of Russia.

Finally in mixed doubles Liezel Huber/Bob Bryan were defeated 7-6, 6-7, 1-0 in a round of 16 match with Sabine Lisicki/Christopher Kas of Germany to end their run in the tournament.

Volleyball

In men’s volleyball the US came back from a dropped first set to defeated Brazil 3-1 (23-25, 27-25, 25-19, 25-17). The win leaves the US alone on top of the group with a 3-0 record. On Saturday they will take on 3rd place Russia who are 2-1.

Water Polo

In water polo the US men emerged from Thursday alone in first place thanks to Serbia tying Montenegro 11-11. The US did their part too of course,  winning 13-7 over Great Britain. Now alone a top the group at 3-0 the US will take on Serbia on Saturday with the US remaining on top with a win or a draw.