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Olympic Preview – August 2nd

August 1, 2012 Jon Green Leave a comment

The day will get started at 4 AM when Khatuna Lorig will face Ming Cheng in her round of 16 archery match and Eller Watson starts the double trap shooting qualification.

It ends at 5:15 PM when the US takes on Nigeria in men’s basketball.

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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.

Archery

Khatuna Lorig is the last competitor for the US in archery at these Olympics. She’ll start her final day of competition by taking on Ming Cheng of China in the round of 16 at 4 AM. If she wins she’ll progress to the quarterfinals and the times the remaining rounds start is shown below.

Archery coverage is available from 2:20-3 PM on NBC Sports Network.

4 AM – Women’s Archery – Individual – Khatuna Lorig vs. Ming Cheng – Round of 16
9 AM – Women’s Archery – Individual – Quarterfinals
9:52 AM – Women’s Archery – Individual – Semifinals
10:21 AM – Women’s Archery – Individual – Bronze Medal Match
10:37 AM – Women’s Archery – Individual – Gold Medal Match

Basketball

Already 2-0 and on top of the group by a superior point differential (+74) the US will look to stay on top when they face Nigeria on Thursday. Nigeria is 1-1 having beaten Tunisia by 4. The US beat Tunisia by 47. You decide if this one will be close.

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

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

Beach Volleyball

The first match of the day involving the US features April Ross/Jennifer Kessy taking on Baquerizo McMillan/Fernandez Steinerl of Spain at 11:30 AM. Both groups have locked up the top two spots in the group so both will be in the knockout round. The winner if this match will have the top spot from the group.

At 4 PM Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers will take on Petr Benes/Premysl Kubala. The US is in 1st place with 4 points from the first two matches so they are guaranteed 5 at a minimum (if they lose). That means assuming that the Spaniards win their match against the Japanese Dalhausser/Rogers will be in a 3-way tie if they lose. If that’s the case the top two teams by point ratio would advance. Based on my analysis if there is a sweep by Benes/Kubala the US would have to win 37 points between the two sets to stay have the same point ratio. 38 would keep them ahead. If the US takes a single set their totals from the two other sets would have to be 17 more than Benes/Kubala’s from the set they lost to stay ahead. This is serious statistical analysis! So the US could advance losing something like 21-19, 21-19, or 21-17, 16-21, 21-16.

The women’s beach volleyball match will be on NBC LIVE (CT/ET) from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. the men’s match will be shown in primetime on NBC (8-12 PM).

11:30 AM – Women’s Beach Volleyball – April Ross/Jennifer Kessy vs. Baquerizo McMillan/Fernandez Steinerl – Group Stage
4 PM – Men’s Beach Volleyball – Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers vs. Benes/Kubala – Group Stage

Boxing

There are two boxing bouts involving US boxers on Thursday, and both of them are in the afternoon. First at 4 PM Jose Ramirez will take on Fazliddin Gaibnazarov of Uzbekistan in a round of 16 lightweight bout. In the 2nd bout middleweight Terrell Gausha takes on Vijender of India at 4:45 PM.

NBC Sports Network is showing 3-4:45 PM and CNBC is showing boxing from 5-8 PM. Neither is listed as live, so don’t expect the US matches to necessarily be live on there.

4 PM – Men’s Boxing – Lightweight – Jose Ramirez vs. Fazliddin Gaibnazarov – Round of 16
4:45 PM – Men’s Boxing – Middleweight – Terrell Gausha vs. Vijender – Round of 16

Equestrian

Thursday is the first day of the dressage event in equestrian. The first part is the Grand Prix involving all individuals and teams. The top seven teams will move on from this phase and the top 11 individuals not on a team in the top 7. The US has four riders competing, the top 3 scores combine to form the team score. Only one rider is going on Thursday for the US, Jan Ebeling on Rafalca at 7:15 AM.

There will be equestrian coverage on MSNBC from 1:30-2:30 PM.

7:15 AM – Equestrian – Dressage – Grand Prix Day 1 – Jan Ebeling on Rafalca

Fencing

The women’s team foil event is on Thursday. The US starts off with a quarterfinal match against Korea at 5:30 AM. If they win they’ll move on to the semifinals at 7 AM. The starting times for the rounds are listed below.

Fencing team matches are very exciting. Let’s say the US has fencers A, B, and C. Korea 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.

There is no fencing on TV Thursday.

5:30 AM – Women’s Fencing – Team Foil vs. Korea – Quarterfinals
7 AM – Women’s Fencing – Team Foil – Semifinals
10 AM – Women’s Fencing – Team Foil – Placement 5-6
10 AM – Women’s Fencing – Team Foil – Placement 7-8
1 PM – Women’s Fencing – Team Foil – Bronze Medal Match
2:15 PM – Women’s Fencing – Team Foil – Gold Medal Match

Field Hockey

In a nice morning game the US women’s field hockey team takes on Australia at 4:45 AM. This battle in group B is between two of the four teams on 3 points a piece. The US has already beaten one of those teams and lost to another. Assuming they beat South Africa this game could place them on a solid 9 points even without beating New Zealand or leave them needing a win against New Zealand to get past 6 points. Only the top two move on. Safe to say this is close to a must win game.

The field hockey match is going to be LIVE on NBC Sports Network from 5:45-7:15 AM.

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

Gymnastics

The women’s gymnastics individual all-around is on Wednesday at 11:30 AM. Gabby Douglas and Alex Raisman are the two US gymnasts in the all-around. The other four competitors in their rotation are Victoria Komova of Russia, Vanessa Ferrari of Italy, Linlin Deng of China, and Aliya Mustafina of Russia. Komova was the top scorer from the qualifiers and will be a tough competitor to top for the US. Each competitor had one week routine in the qualifiers. Raisman on the uneven bars, Konova and Douglas on the floor.

They gymnastics will be shown on NBC as part of their primetime coverage, 8-12 PM.

11:30 AM – Women’s Gymnastics – Individual All-Around

Judo

Starting off the day at 5:12 AM Kyle Vashukulat will take on Ramziddin Sayidov or Uzbekistan in the 100kg round of 32. If Vashukulat wins he moves into the round of 16 at 5:33 AM. The times for the rest of the rounds is listed below.

Kayla Harrison is in the women’s 78kg event on Thursday. She’ll start off in the round of 16 against Vera Moskalyuk of Russia at 6:15 AM. If she wins she goes into the quarterfinals starting at 6:43 AM. The rest of the times for rounds are listed below.

There will be some judo on TV, MSNBC with some coverage from 4:30-5 PM.

5:12 AM – Men’s Judo – 100kg – Kyle Vashukulat vs. Ramziddin Sayidov – Round of 32
5:33 AM – Men’s Judo – 100kg – Round of 16
6:15 AM – Women’s Judo – 78kg – Kayla Harrison vs. Vera Moskalyuk – Round of 16
6:29 AM – Men’s Judo – 100kg – Quarterfinals
6:43 AM – Women’s Judo – 78kg – Quarterfinals
9 AM – Women’s Judo – 78kg – Repechage & Bronze
9:14 AM – Women’s Judo – 78kg – Semifinals
9:28 AM – Men’s Judo – 100kg – Repechage & Bronze
9:42 AM – Men’s Judo – 100kg – Semifinals
11 AM – Women’s Judo – 78kg – Gold Medal Final
11:10 AM – Men’s Judo – 100kg – Gold Medal Final

Rowing

First up at 5 AM the men’s lightweight four crew will compete in final B. This final will determine positions 7-12 for the event. The US has the slowest best time of all the boats in the heat.

At 5:20 AM the men’s four is in semifinal A/B 2 and looking to get into final A. The US had the 5th fastest time in the previous rounds. They’ll need to finish in 3rd to reach final A, they were 3.04 seconds behind the 3rd fastest boat in the heat so far.

At 5:30 AM the women’s lightweight double sculls semifinal A/B 1 will take place. The US team of Kristin Hedstrom/Julie Nichols was 4th fastest of the boats in the previous round. They will need to finish 3rd or better to reach final A, they were 4.8 seconds behind the 3rd fastest boat in the heat so far.

At 6:20 AM the women’s single sculls semifinal A/B 2 happens. Generva Stone is the US competitor and has the 4th fastest time of the boats in her heat so far. She needs to finish 3rd or better to reach final A, she was 1.07 seconds slower than the 3rd fastest boat in the heat so far.

Finally at 7:30 AM the women’s eight final takes place. The US boat has been the 2nd fastest so far, just .77 seconds behind Canada.

There will be coverage of rowing from 2:20-3 PM on NBC and during primetime coverage from 8-12 PM.

5 AM – Men’s Rowing – Lightweight Four – Final B
5:20 AM – Men’s Rowing – Four – Semifinal A/B 2
5:30 AM – Women’s Rowing – Lightweight Double Sculls – Semifinal A/B 1
6:20 AM – Women’s Rowing – Single Sculls – Semifinal A/B 2
7:30 AM – Women’s Rowing – Eight – Final

Sailing

The first event to start on Thursday is the finn event. Zach Railey is in 12th with 48 points, 25 back of 3rd after six races. He’ll take part in race 7 (7 AM) and race 8 (8:30 AM).

Next up is the 470 event. The US team of Stuart McNay and Graham Biehl will take part in race 1 (7 AM) and race 2 (8:30 AM).

After that is the 49er event. The US team of Erick Strock/Trevor Moore is in 7th after six races with 37 points, seven behind 3rd place. They’ll take part in race 7 (7 AM) and race 8 (7:50 AM) on Thursday.

The star event features the US team of Mark Mendelblatt/Brian Faith. They are in 6th after six races with 30 points, 13 behind 3rd place. They’ll sail in race 7 (7:10 AM) and race 8 (8:50 AM) on Thursday.

In the women’s RS-X event Farrah Hall is in 18th after four races with 76 points. She’ll be in race 5 (9:15 AM) and race 6 (10:05 AM) on Thursday.

In the men’s RS-X event Robert Willis is in 13th overall after four races. He has 53 points and is 35 points behind 3rd. He’ll be in race 5 (10:40 AM) and race 6 (11:30 AM).

Finally in elliott 6m there is only one race on Thursday, against the Netherlands at 9:40 AM. The US is in 4th at 5-3 while the Netherlands are 9th at 3-5.

There is no sailing coverage on TV on Thursday.

7 AM – Men’s Sailing – Finn – Race 7
7 AM – Men’s Sailing – 470 – Race 1
7 AM – Men’s Sailing – 49er – Race 7
7:10 AM – Men’s Sailing – Star – Race 7
7:50 AM – Men’s Sailing – 49er – Race 8
8:30 AM – Men’s Sailing – 470 – Race 2
8:30 AM – Men’s Sailing – Finn – Race 8
8:50 AM – Men’s Sailing – Star – Race 8
9:15 AM – Women’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 5
9:40 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Netherlands – Round Robin
10:05 AM – Women’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 6
10:40 AM – Men’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 5
11:30 AM – Men’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 6

Shooting

There are two shooting competitions starting Thursday and both involve multiple rounds in qualifying. The double trap has 3 rounds of 50 shots. Ellen Walton will have his at 4, 5:30, and 7 AM. Joshua Richmond will have his at 4:30, 6, and 7:30 AM. If either is in the top six they’ll move on to the final at 10 AM where they take 50 more shots.

In the 25m rapid fire pistol there are 60 shots in qualifying. There appears to be some qualifying on Thursday and it finishes on Friday. That might mean 30 shots per day, but it isn’t made clear online. Either way Emil Milev is in the group at 6:20 AM while Keith Sanderson is in the group at 7:10 AM.

There will be shooting coverage from 4:45-5:15 PM on NBC Sports Network.

4 AM – Men’s Shooting – Double Trap – Eller Walton – Qualification – Round 1
4:30 AM – Men’s Shooting – Double Trap – Joshua Richmond – Qualification – Round 1
5:30 AM – Men’s Shooting – Double Trap – Eller Walton – Qualification – Round 2
6 AM – Men’s Shooting – Double Trap – Joshua Richmond – Qualification – Round 2
6:20 AM – Men’s Shooting – 25m Rapid Fire Pistol – Emil Milev – Qualification
7 AM – Men’s Shooting – Double Trap – Eller Walton – Qualification – Round 3
7:10 AM – Men’s Shooting – 25m Rapid Fire Pistol – Keith Sanderson – Qualification
7:30 AM – Men’s Shooting – Double Trap – Joshua Richmond – Qualification – Round 3
10 AM – Men’s Shooting – Double Trap – Final

Swimming

In the men’s 50m freestyle Anthony Ervin and Cullen Jones will take place in the heats, Anthony Ervin in heat 6 (5:11 AM) and Cullen Jones (5:13 AM). A top 16 score will send them to the semifinals Thursday afternoon.

In the women’s 800m freestyle Katie Ledecky in heat 3 (5:41 AM) and Kate Ziegler in heat 5 (6:02 AM) will seek to finish in the top 8 and advance to Friday final.

In the men’s 100m butterfly Tyler McGill will be in heat 4 (6:22 AM) and Michael Phelps will be in heat 6 (6:27 AM). If they make the top 16 they will be in the afternoon semifinals.

In the women’s 200m backstroke Elizabeth Beisel in heat 3 (6:40 AM) and Missy Franklin in heat 5 (6:48 AM) will look to finish in the top 16 and advance to the Thursday afternoon semifinals.

In the afternoon session at 2:30 PM hopefully Anthony Ervin and Cullen Jones will both be in the semifinals as they swim for a top 8 spot in the 50m freestyle and berth in Friday’s final.

Then at 2:40 PM Rebecca Soni will swim for gold in the 200m breaststroke after setting a world record of 2:20 in the semifinals on Wednesday. Micah Lawrence will also be in the final having finished 3.39 seconds behind Soni in 6th place.

Next at 2:48 PM the men’s 200m backstroke final will take place. Tyler Clary was tops in the semifinals and Ryan Lochte was just .69 seconds behind him.

At 2:56 PM we’ll go back to the women’s 200m backstroke where Elizabeth Beisel and Missy Franklin hope to be in the semifinals and swimming for the top eight spots and a spot in the final on Friday.

Then at 3:19 PM the men’s 200m individual medley final gets going. Ryan Lochte will be back in the pool as he was first in the semifinals with a time of 1:56.13. Michael Phelps will also be in this race as he finished 3rd in the semifinals, .98 seconds behind Lochte.

At 3:37 PM the women’s 100m freestyle gets underway with Jessica Hardy and Missy Franklin in the final. Franklin was the 3rd fastest in the semifinals, .54 seconds behind the leader, while Jessica Hardy finished 8th, .81 seconds behind the leader.

The last event of the day will be the men’s 100m butterfly semifinals at 3:54 PM where Tyler McGill and Michael Phelps hope to be going for a top eight spot and a trip to Friday’s final.

There will be swimming coverage from 10-10:15 AM, 10:40-11:30 AM and 12:30-12:45 PM on NBC. Then of course in primetime there will be more coverage from 8-12 PM.

5:11 AM – Men’s Swimming – 50m Freestyle – Anthony Ervin – Heat 6
5:13 AM – Men’s Swimming – 50m Freestyle – Cullen Jones – Heat 7
5:41 AM – Women’s Swimming – 800m Freestyle – Katie Ledecky – Heat 3
6:02 AM – Women’s Swimming – 800m Freestyle – Kate Ziegler – Heat 5
6:22 AM – Men’s Swimming – 100m Butterfly – Tyler McGill – Heat 4
6:27 AM – Men’s Swimming – 100m Butterfly – Michael Phelps – Heat 6
6:40 AM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Backstroke – Elizabeth Beisel – Heat 3
6:48 AM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Backstroke – Missy Franklin – Heat 5
2:30 PM – Men’s Swimming – 50m Freestyle – Semifinals
2:40 PM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Breaststroke – Final
2:48 PM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Backstroke – Final
2:56 PM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Backstroke – Semifinals
3:19 PM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Individual Medley – Final
3:37 PM – Women’s Swimming – 100m Freestyle – Final
3:54 PM – Men’s Swimming – 100m Butterfly – Semifinals

Tennis

The US is schedule to be involved in five matches across five different competitions on Thursday. First up is Mike Bryan/Bob Bryan vs. Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram of Israel in the men’s doubles quarterfinals at 6:30 AM. The next one scheduled to happen is around 9 AM when Serena Williams has a women’s singles quarterfinal match with Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark. Later on at around 10:30 AM Liezel Huber/Bob Bryan are to take on Sabine Lisicki/Christopher Kas of Germany in a mixed doubles round of 16 match.

Around 11 AM a men’s singles match between John Isner and Roger Federer is supposed to start in the quarterfinals. Finally at 12:30 PM the women’s doubles quarterfinal match between Serena Williams/Venus Williams and Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci of Italy is supposed to start.

All tennis is covered on Bravo from 7 AM – 3 PM

6:30 AM – Men’s Tennis – Doubles – Mike Bryan/Bob Bryan vs. Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram – Quarterfinals
APPROX 9 AM – Women’s Tennis – Singles – Serena Williams vs. Caroline Wozniacki – Quarterfinals
APPROX 10:30 AM – Mixed Tennis – Doubles – Liezel Huber/Bob Bryan vs. Sabine Lisicki/Christopher Kas – Round of 16
APPROX 11 AM – Men’s Tennis – Singles – John Isner vs. Roger Federer – Quarterfinals
APPROX 12:30 PM – Women’s Tennis – Doubles – Serena Williams/Venus Williams vs. Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci – Quarterfinals

Volleyball

In men’s volleyball group B the US and Brazil are tied atop the group after beating their first two opponents 3-0. Thursday they will meet at 3 PM and go along way towards deciding who finishes atop the group.

The game will be shown LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 3-5 PM.

3 PM – USA Men’s Volleyball vs. Brazil

Water Polo

In water polo the US men are tied at the top of the group with Serbia but massively behind on goal differential (+18 to +3). That should change on Thursday at 1:20 PM when the US takes on Great Britain, who has been beaten 13-4 and 21-7 so far. The US needs to push the score as high as possible to give themselves the best chance to finish atop the group.

The game will be shown LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 1:20-2:20 PM.

1:20 PM – USA Men’s Water Polo vs. Great Britain – Group Stage

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Olympic Review – August 1st

August 1, 2012 Jon Green Leave a comment

Archery

The US had three archers going in the individual competitions on Wednesday. First up was Khatuna Lorig in the women’s round of 64 against Sherab Zam of Bhutan. Lorig defeated Zam in three sets 6-0 (28-22, 26-21, 26-22). The victory moved Lorig into the round of 32 where she met Louis Laursen of Denmark. This match was much tougher and it took a full five sets for Lorig to win 6-4 (27-24, 22-28, 24-24, 29-26, 27-27). She will now take part in the rest of the women’s competition on Thursday. Her day will start with Ming Cheng of China in the round of 16.

Next up for the US was Brady Ellison who started off against Mark Javier of the Philippines. Ellison started quickly and never looked back winning 7-1 (29-27, 28-25, 25-25, 29-22). That victory in the round of 64 moved him into a round of 32 match with Taylor Worth of Australia. Ellison never got into his groove as he dropped the match 7-1 (29-29, 27-25, 29-26, 27-26) and was eliminated from the tournament.

The final competitor for the US was their last hope in men’s individual archery, Jake Kaminski. In a round of 64 match with Dan Olaru of Molodova Kaminksi got out to an early 5-1 lead but then faltered and choked away the lead losing 6-5 (25-27, 26-29, 28-28, 28-24, 27-23, shootoff (9-7)). Why do I call it choked? He hit a 6 in set 4, a 4 in set 5 knowing an 8 would win him the match, and a 7 in the shootoff. Yikes. The loss meant no US man would reach the round of 16 in the individual event, yet alone medal.

Basketball

An 89-58 victory for the US over Turkey on Wednesday helped solidify the US’s position on top of the group. Their point differential has them ahead of China but the two will face off for the top spot directly if they both win their next games. The US next plays against the Czech Republic, who is in 4th, on Friday.

Beach Volleyball

Josh Gibb and Sean Rosenthal came up huge in their match Wednesday afternoon against Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins of Latvia. Knowing that they would need to win, and win with a good margin, to advance to the knockout round the US came out with a great performance winning 21-10, 21-16. The win moved the US well into first with a point ratio of 1.337 compared to 2nd place’s 1.148. The US could have actually lost 14 more points and still had a better ratio! The US will next compete in the round of 16, probably on Friday.

To end the day Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh took on Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger of Austria. After a slow start May-Treanor/Walsh got on track and rolled in sets 2 and 3 to a 17-21, 21-8, 15-10 victory. The win gave them the top spot in their group and they move on to the knockout round.

Boxing

The US lost in three different weight classes in men’s boxing on Wednesday as their boxers faced some tough competition. First up in the bantamweight division Joseph Diaz Jr. lost to Lazaro Alvarez of Cuba 21-15. The match was close and Diaz gave it a lot, as the 15 point shows.

In the heavyweight division Michael Hunter took on the Russian Artur Beterbiev and they had a real close bout. Hunter was up 8-7 after the 2nd round but couldn’t hold on in the final round and the match ended up tied at 10. Hunter lost the decision on a tiebreaker and saw his Olympics come to an end. Tough ending for the fighter who really did have a decent day.

Finally in the super heavyweight division Dominic Breazeale was just no match for the Russian Magomed Omarov who was up 5-0 after a round and went on to a dominant 19-8 win.

Cycling

The US was the strong competitor they were expected to be in the time trials on Wednesday morning. First in the women’s time trial Amber Neben came in a respectable 7th while Kristin Armstrong was dominant and won the gold. Armstrong was a full 25 seconds faster than any other rider on the course.

In the men’s time trial Taylor Phinney put up a very good time of 52:38.07. He led most all of the riders but was beaten by three, Bradley Wiggins winning the gold. That meant that for the 2nd time in London Phinney ended up in 4th. Hopefully the 22-year-old is back in Rio 2016 and can win a medal.

Diving

In an amazing continuing run at the Olympics the US won their 3rd diving medal in three events on Wednesday. I’ll keep repeating it because it’s amazing…. a total of one medal combined from 2000-2008 (that being in 2000) and now three so far in London! Incredible! This time it was Troy Dumais/Kristian Ipsen who won the bronze in the men’s 3m synchronized springboard final. They executed solid dives throughout the competition and their consistency was rewarded with the bronze. Dumais will compete in the 3m springboard competition starting on Monday.

Fencing

Fencing tells a sad tale on Wednesday. Two US fencers made the semifinals, but neither were able to medal. We’ll start in the men’s individual epee competition. In the round of 32 Seth Kelsey got things underway with a tight 8-7 victory over Li Guojie of China. Hard to believe that his run may never had happened if he hadn’t gotten the touch in overtime to win the match. His teammate Soren Thompson was not at fortunate and lost 15-4 to Joerg Fiedler of Germany.

In round of 16 he was a big underdog against Nikola Novosjolov of Estonia and came away with the upset 15-11 to move into the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals he dispatched the Venezuelan Silvio Fernandez 15-9 to reach the semifinals. In the semifinals he and Ruben Limardo Gascon of Venezuela were tied at 5 and headed to overtime. This time Kelsey didn’t get the touch and Gascon moved on to the gold medal final 6-5. In the bronze medal final Seth Kelsey took on Jinsun Jung of Korea. In a higher scoring version of the semifinals Kelsey had the match tied at 11 and went to overtime. Jung got a touch on his foot in the 2nd half of the minute to win the bronze and leave Kelsey medaless in 4th.

In the round of 32 two-time defending gold medalist Mariel Zagunis started her tournament off with a solid 15-7 win over Diah Permata Sari of Indoneisa. Her teammate, Dagmara Wozniak, also advance from the round of 32 when she beat Salma Mahran of Egypt 15-6. Both fencers were victorious again the round of 16 and the US was looking good. Zagunis won her match against Seira Nakayama of Japan 15-9 while Wozniak won her match with Azza Besbes of Tunisia 15-13 after being down 12-10 late. In the quarterfinals Zagunis continued to cruise and defeated Min Zhu of China 15-6. Wozniak ran into trouble however and despite rallying from down 14-11 to get within one point, lost 15-13 to Sofya Velikaya of Russia.

In the semifinals Mariel Zagunis faced Jiyeon Kim of Korea. Zagunis led 8-2 after round 1 and 12-6. Then Kim got hot and started winning point after point after point. She cut it to 12-10, lost a point, but then won 5 more to win the match 15-13 on a 10-1 run. It was a crushing defeat for Zagunis who was so close to going for her 3rd straight Olympic gold. In the bronze medal match Zagunis faced Olga Kharlan of the Ukraine. Zagunis was ahead 8-6 after the 1st round, but Kharlan won 9 of the next 11, including the final five straight. to win the match 15-10. It’s matches like this that are hard to watch as competitors try so hard only to end up JUST off the medal stand.

Gymnastics

Much like the team final the early story in the men’s gymnastics individual all around was mistakes. John Orozco had an awful one on the pommel horse and scored at 12.566, eliminating him from medal contention in the 2nd apparatus. Danell Leyva made a similar bad mistake, though his was only a 13.5. The two stood 19th and 24th after the pommel horse. After that they put their problems behind them and performed incredibly well the rest of the way. Orozco was 3rd on the rings (15.2), 8th on the vault (15.9), 8th on the parallel bars (15.266) and 8th on the horizontal bar (14.966). He wasn’t spectacular but he didn’t make more big mistakes and his consistency earned him an 8th place finish.

Two things kept Danell Leyva in medal contention despite that score on the pommel horse. First of all his score wasn’t quite as bad. That extra point higher than Orozco is huge. In the end he would have been there places further back in the end if he was without that point. But the biggest reason Orozco could rally was that his last event was the horizontal bar where he has a routine that can knock it out of the gym. Although he was only 14th on rings and 10th on vault, neither one of those scores were bad enough to send him down the rankings. Then on parallel bars Danell Leyva performed a magnificent routine that scored a 15.833, best on the apparatus of the evening. He moved on to the horizontal bar where he needed just a 15.434 and scored a 15.7, again best on the apparatus, to win him a bronze medal. It was a testament to why you don’t quit!

Rowing

A lot of close calls in rowing on Wednesday, most of which were the US coming up just short. In the first event of the day, men’s single sculls, Ken Jurkowski finished 6th in Semifinal C/D heat 2 and moved into Final D on Friday.

In men’s pair rowing the team of Thomas Peszek/Silas Stafford were the first to have close disappointment as they finished 4th in the 1st heat of Semifinal A/B. They missed out on a spot in Final A by .09 seconds and instead will be in Final B on Friday.

Next up was the women’s pair rowing final. Sara Hendershot/Sarah Zelenka were the ones to experience disappointment as they finished 4th and missed the bronze meal by .2 seconds.

Finally the US found some success in the women’s quadruple sculls final as the crew finished in 3rd and won the bronze medal!

The final disappointment of the day belonged to the men’s eight crew who finished… 4th, by .3 seconds. Another crew that just missed out on medaling, the story of the day in rowing for the US.

Sailing

In the 49er event Erick Storck/Trevor Moore finished 7th in race 5 and 13th in race 6. They are now 7th overall with 37 points and trail 3rd place by just 7 points. Races 7 and 8 are on Thursday.

In the laser radial event Paige Railey finished race 5 in 4th and race 6 in 9th. She is now 7th overall with 38 points and trails 3rd by 19 points. Races 7 and 8 are on Friday.

In the men’s RS-X event Robert Willis finished 11th in race 3 and 25th in race 4. He’s now in 13th overall with 53 points and trails 3rd by 35 points. Races 5 and 6 are on Thursday.

In the laser event Rob Crane finished 16th in race 5 and 26th in race 6. He is now in 32nd overall with 135 points. races 7 and 8 are on Friday.

In the women’s RS-X event Farrah Hall finished 18th in race 3 and 18th in race 4. She is now in 18th overall with 76 points. Races 5 and 6 are on Thursday.

In the women’s elliott 6m event the US defeated New Zealand by 15 seconds in their first race of the day before losing to Russia by 4 seconds in their 2nd race of the day. The Us is now 5-3 and in 4th place. They face 9th place Netherlands team (3-5) on Thursday.

Shooting

Sandra Uptagrafft finished in 28th place with a qualifying score of 576. Only the top 8 qualified so Uptagrafft was 7 points behind the score of 583 needed.

Swimming

In the men’s 200m breaststroke final on Wednesday the US competitors of Scott Weltz and Clark Burckle finished 5th and 6th in a race that saw the world record broken.

In the women’s 100m freestyle Jessica Hardy and Missy Franklin both advanced safely from the heats. Then in the semifinals Missy Franklin finished 3rd (+.54) and Jessica Hardy finished 8th (+.81). Both will be in the final on Thursday.

In the men’s 200m backstroke Ryan Lochte and Tyler Clary both advanced from the heats and then won their semifinals. Clary has the top time heading into the final on Thursday and Lochte was (+.69).

In the women’s 200m butterfly final Kathleen Hersey finished 4th (+1.72) and Cammile Adams finished 5th (+2.72) missing out on medals. Hersey was only .3 seconds behind 3rd place.

In the men’s 100m freestyle final Nathan Adrian finally won the US a gold medal in the event after a 24 year drought! His winning time of 47.52 was only .01 seconds ahead of 2nd place James Magnussen of Australia.

In the women’s 200m breaststroke Micah Lawrence and Rebecca Soni were both easily into the semifinals where Rebecca Soni set a world record with a time of 2:20 flat. Micah Lawrence was 6th in the semifinals, 3.39 seconds behind Soni! They will go for medals in the final tomorrow where Soni is expected to win gold and maybe be the first woman to ever break 2:20.

In the men’s 200m individual medley Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps both qualified easily from the heats. In the semifinals Lochte finished with the top time of 1:56.13. Phelps was 3rd, .98 seconds behind him. They will race in the final tomorrow.

In the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay to end the day the US set an Olympic record and won a gold medal as the team of Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer, Shannon Vreeland and Allison Schmitt beat Russia by 1.49 seconds.

Tennis

First of all there were two matches that didn’t get to happen on Wednesday Bob Byan/Liezel Huber vs. Christopher Kas/Sabine Lisicki of Germany and Venus Williams/Serena Williams vs. Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci of Italy.

In women’s singles Serena Williams was dominant against Vera Zvonareva of Russia as she destroyed her 6-1, 6-0 in the round of 16. Serena now faces Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the quarterfinals. Venus Williams saw her tournament come to end as she lost 7-6, 7-6 to Angelique Kerber of Germany in the round of 16.

In men’s singles John Isner defeated Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia in the round of 16 7-5, 7-6. He will now face Roger Federer of Switzerland in the quarterfinals.

In women’s doubles Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond beat Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina of Russia in a quarterfinal match 6-3, 6-3 to move into the semifinals.

In mixed doubles Mike Bryan/Lisa Raymond beat Sara Errani/Andreas Seppi of Italy in a round of 16 match 7-5, 6-3 to move on to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals they will meet Gisela Dulko/Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina.

Volleyball

In women’s volleyball the US took on co-group leader China and made it clear who the top team in the group is. The US won in straight sets, defeating the Chinese 26-24, 25-16, 31-29. The US is now alone atop the group at 3-0 and faces last place Serbia, 0-3, on Friday.

Water Polo

In women’s water polo the US took on co-group leader Spain and gave up a late 9-6 lead to finish in a 9-9 draw. That means that the group winner will be determined by goal differential if the US and Spain each win their remaining match. The US faces last place China, 0-2, on Friday.

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Olympic Preview – August 1st

August 1, 2012 Jon Green Leave a comment

Wednesday’s competition starts with the round of 32 fencing match between Seth Kelsey and Li Guojie at 3:30 AM. It’ll wrap up with the 6 PM beach volleyball match between Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh and Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger. And everything else is stuffed in the middle of that 14.5 hour period!

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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.

Archery

The US has their final three archers going on Wednesday in the individual competition. First #4 Khatuna Lorig will take on #61 Sherab Zam of Bhutan in the round of 64 at 7:15 AM. If Lorig wins she’ll be in the round of 32 at 7:41 AM. Next up is #10 Brady Ellison who will face #55 Mark Javier of the Philipines at 10:13 AM in the round of 64. If he wins this match he’ll be in the round of 32 at 10:52 AM. The final US archer will be #18 Jake Kaminski taking on #47 Dan Olaru of the Republic of Moldova at 11:31 AM. If Kaminski wins he’ll be in the round of 32 at 12:10 PM.

There will be some archery coverage on NBC Sports Network from 2:15-2:45 PM.

7:15 AM – Women’s Archery – Individual – #4 Khatuna Lorig vs. #61 Sherab Zam – Round of 64
7:41 AM – Women’s Archery – Individual – Round of 32
10:13 AM – Men’s Archery – Individual – #10 Brady Ellison vs. #55 Mark Javier – Round of 64
10:52 AM – Men’s Archery – Individual – Round of 32
11:31 AM – Men’s Archery – Individual – #18 Jake Kaminski vs. #47 Dan Olaru – Round of 64
12:10 PM – Men’s Archery – Individual – Round of 32

Basketball

Already 2-0 and on top of the group by a superior point differential (+77) the US will look to thin the ranks of unbeatens in their group when they face Turkey on Wednesday at 5:15 PM. Turkey and the US both have played Angola so some comparison may be possible. The US won by 52, Turkey by 22. Hard to say if Turkey can keep it respectable, but a win by Turkey is almost unimaginable.

The USA Basketball game will be shown LIVE on NBC Sports Network and the Special Basketball channel at 5:15 PM.

5:15 PM – USA Women’s Basketball vs. Turkey

Beach Volleyball

The US will finally have a daytime beach volleyball match when Josh Gibb/Sean Rosenthal take on Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins of Latvia in the final match of the group stage at 11:30 AM. Having lost in the 2nd game Gibb/Rosenthal must win this one to stay alive. If they win in straight sets they would guarantee they finish ahead of their opponents. A 2-1 win would send the tiebreaker to points ratio.

In the women’s match at 6 PM Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh will take on Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger of Austria, who are currently in 3rd. No matter what happens on Wednesday May-Treanor/Walsh will be advancing from the group. All that’s at stake is their seeding.

NBC will show the men’s volleyball match LIVE (ET/CT only) from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. The women’s match will be tape delayed and shown in primetime, 8-12 PM.

11:30 AM – Men’s Beach Volleyball – Josh Gibb/Sean Rosenthal vs. Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins – Group Stage
6 PM – Women’s Beach Volleyball – Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh vs. Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger – Group Stage

Boxing

Wednesday features three round of 16 bouts involving US boxers. The first match of the day at 8:30 AM will feature Joseph Diaz Jr. facing off with Lazaro Alvarez of Cuba in the round of 16 in the bantamweight division. The next bout at 9:30 AM will feature Michael Hunter taking on Artur Beterbiev of Russia in the heavyweight round of 16. The final bout of the day at 10:30 AM has Dominic Breazeale taking on Magomed Omarov of Russia in the super heavyweight round of 16.

Boxing will be LIVE on MSNBC from 9-10:30 AM featuring two of the three US fights. They will also have tape-delayed coverage from 5-8 PM.

8:30 AM – Men’s Boxing – Bantamweight – Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Lazaro Alvarez – Round of 16
9:30 AM – Men’s Boxing – Heavyweight – Michael Hunter vs. Artur Beterbiev – Round of 16
10:30 AM – Men’s Boxing – Super Heavyweight – Dominic Breazeale vs. Magomed Omarov – Round of 16

Cycling

In the women’s team trial there are two US athletes going and both have fairly prime starting spots near the end of the field. Amber Neben is 7th from the end and Kristin Armstrong will be last. Neben starts at 7:55:30 AM and Armstrong at 8:04:03 AM.

Later in the men’s time trial there will be only one competitor from the US, Taylor Phinney, and he will be starting 4th from last at 10:04:30 AM.

The women’s time trial will be LIVE on NBC Sports Network from 7:30-8:45 AM while the men’s time trial will be LIVE (ET/CT only) on NBC from 10-11:05 AM. Their will be coverage of the women’s time trail on NBC from 12:35-1:35 AM Thursday morning.

7:55:30 AM – Women’s Cycling – Road – Time Trial – Amber Neben
8:04:30 AM – Women’s Cycling – Road – Time Trial – Kristin Armstrong
10:04:30 AM – Men’s Cycling – Road – Time Trial – Taylor Phinney

Diving

In the men’s synchronized 3m springboard competition Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen will be attempting to win the US their 3rd medal in their 3rd diving event. The competition will start at 10 AM.

The diving will be shown during the primetime coverage on NBC, 8-12 PM.

10 AM – Men’s Diving – Synchronized 3m Springboard – Final

Fencing

Men’s individual epee and women’s individual sabre will be held on Wednesday. Seth Kelsey will start things off for the US at 4:30 AM when Seth Kelsey takes on Li Guojie of China in the round of 32. He will be followed at 5 AM when Soren Thompson takes on Joerg Fiedler of of Germany also in the round of 32. If they win their matches they will advance through the rounds which start at the times listed below.

In the women’s individual sabre event Mariel Zagunis, two-time defending gold medalist, will start things off against Diah Permata Sari of Indonesia at 8:10 AM in the round of 32. The next competitor in the round of 32 is Dagmara Wozniak who will take on Salma Mahran of Egypt at 8:30 AM. If either competitor advances they will start the following rounds at the times listed below.

Fencing will be shown LIVE on NBC Sports Network from 8:45-9:30 AM, LIVE on MSNBC from 10:30-11 AM, LIVE on MSNBC from 1:45-3 PM and LIVE on MSNBC from 3:30-3:50 PM. They will be hoping that Mariel Zagnuis makes her expected run towards gold to show in those spots.

4:30 AM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Seth Kelsey vs. Li Guojie – Round of 32
5 AM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Soren Thompson vs. Joerg Fiedler – Round of 32
6:15 AM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Round of 16
7:30 AM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Quarterfinals
8:10 AM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – Mariel Zagunis vs. Diah Permata Sarai – Round of 32
8:40 AM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – Dagmara Wozniak vs. Salma Mahran – Round of 32
9:45 AM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – Round of 16
10:40 AM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – Quarterfinals
12:30 PM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Semifinals
1:30 PM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – Semifinals
2:10 PM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Bronze Medal Match
2:40 PM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – Bronze Medal Match
3 PM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Gold Medal Match
3:30 PM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – Gold Medal Match

Gymnastics

The men’s gymnastics individual all-around is on Wednesday at 11:30 AM. John Orozco and Danell Leyva who finished 4th and 1st in the qualification stage, are in the lead group with Kristian Thomas of Great Britain, Fabian Hambuchen of Germany, David Belyavskiy of Russia, and Mykola Kuksenkov. Their rotation will be floor routine, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar.

The gymnastics will be part of the primetime coverage from 8-12 PM on NBC.

11:30 AM – Men’s Gymnastics – Individual All-Around

Rowing

First up at 4:30 AM the men’s single sculls semifinals will take place with Ken Jurkowski in the race. He isn’t up for the A final so if he gets in the top 3 in his semifinal he will make final C, if not he will be in final D. He does have the fastest time so far in his heat.

At 6 AM the men’s pair semifinals are being held. In semifinal A Thomas Peszek/Silas Stafford will be looking for a top 3 spot and a trip to the final. The US was the slowest of the six competitors so far, 4.65 seconds behind the 3rd fastest boat.

Next at 6:50 AM the women’s pair final is contested. Sara Hendershot/Sarah Zelenka have the 2nd fastest time so far and are only 2 seconds behind the leaders, Helen Glover/Heather Stanning of Great Britain. You might have heard how they set the Olympic record in the heats with that row. US definitely a favorite to medal.

At 7:10 AM the women’s quadruple sculls final will be held. The US has the 3rd fastest time in the rows so far, 2.14 seconds behind Germany (1st) and Ukraine (2nd). Another definite medal threat.

Finally At 7:30 AM the US will look to win another medal in men’s eight. The US scorched their heat but every other boat went faster in the repechages. The 5.2 second gap between the US and the fastest so far, Germany, isn’t the end of the world. The US will probably be faster knowing that there is much more at stake here. I would expect them to challenge for a medal still.

Rowing will be shown from 4:45-5 PM on NBC.

4:30 AM – Men’s Rowing – Single Sculls – Semifinals
6 AM – Men’s Rowing – Pair – Semifinals
6:50 AM – Women’s Rowing – Pair – Final
7:10 AM – Women’s Rowing – Quadruple Sculls – Final
7:30 AM – Men’s Rowing – Eight – Final

Sailing

The 49er event will feature races 5 (7 AM) and 6 (7:50 AM). Trevor Moore and Erick Storck are in 9th place entering Wednesday’s competition.

In the laser radial event Paige Railey finds herself in 9th place at this point. She will seek to move during race 5 (7 AM) and race 6 (8:30 AM).

In the men’s RS-X event Bob Willis finds himself in 7th place after the 1st races. He will be in race 3 (7 AM) and race 4 (8 AM) on Wednesday.

In the laser event Rob Crane will be facing races 5 (7:10 AM) and 6 (8:40 AM) and is currently in 36th place.

In the elliott 6m event the US will face 6th place New Zealand (3-3) at 9 AM and 3rd place Russia (5-1) at 11 AM.

The women’s RS-X event will have races 3 (9:30 AM) and 4 (10:20 AM) on Wednesday. Farrah Hall is in 21st after the first two races.

No sailing coverage again on TV.

7 AM – Men’s Sailing – 49er – Race 5
7 AM – Women’s Sailing – Laser Radial – Race 5
7 AM – Men’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 3
7:10 AM – Men’s Sailing – Laser – Race 5
7:50 AM – Men’s Sailing – 49er – Race 6
8 AM – Men’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 4
8:30 AM – Women’s Sailing – Laser Radial – Race 6
8:40 AM – Men’s Sailing – Laser – Race 6
9 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – New Zealand – Round Robin
9:30 AM – Women’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 3
10:20 AM – Women’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 4
11 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Russia – Round Robin

Shooting

The US competitor in the women’s 25m pistol competition will be Sandra Uptagrafft. I believe will be in relay 2 of the event starting at 5:20 AM. We’ll have some idea what kind of qualification score she might need before she starts. The event involves 30 precision shots (5 shots in 5 minutes) and 30 rapid fire shots (3 seconds between shots). If she makes the top 8 after 60 shots she’ll be in the final at 10:30 AM.

No shooting coverage on TV Wednesday.

5:20 AM – Women’s Shooting – 25m Pistol – Qualification
10:30 AM – Women’s Shooting – 25m Pistol – Final

Swimming

Starting off the morning will be the women’s 100m freestyle at 5 AM. Jessica Hardy will be in the 5th heat and Missy Franklin in the 7th. If they place in the top 16 they will go on to the afternoon semifinal at 2:38 PM where a top eight time would send them to Thursday’s final.

Next is the 5:20 AM men’s 200m backstroke where Tyler Clary will be in the 3rd heat and Ryan Lochte in the 5th. A top 16 final qualifies them for the 2:47 PM semifinals where they’ll strive for a top eight time and a berth in the final on Thursday.

Then in the 5:47 AM women’s 200m breastroke Rebecca Soni and Micah Lawrence will be swimming in the 5th and final heat and looking for those top 16 times to move on to the semifinals at 3:24 PM. If they place in the top eight at that they will go to the final on Thursday.

At 6:14 AM the men’s 200m individual medley heats will begin. Michael Phelps will begin his quest for a 20th medal in heat 4 and Ryan Lochte will be in heat 5. If they finish in the top 16 they move on to a semifinal at 3:36 PM where a top 8 finish sends them to Thursday’s final.

Finally the morning ended with the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay at 6:39 AM. The US team will be trying to finish in the top eight and qualify for the final that evening at 3:57 PM.

Starting off the afternoon will be the men’s 200m breaststroke at 2:30 PM. The US will be represented by Scott Weltz and Clark Burckle who finished 4th and 6th in the semifinals. Weltz was .79 seconds behind leader Michael Jamieson of Great Britain who will swim for gold in front of his home crowd.

In the women’s 200m butterfly final the US will have two swimmers going for gold at 3:09 PM. Cammille Adams just made the field, finishing in 7th, but Kathleen Hersey was the fastest in the semifinals by .2 seconds.

Next is the men’s 100m freestyle final at 3:17 PM. Nathan Adrian will be representing the US and was the 2nd fastest in the semifinals, .34 seconds behind James Magnussen of Australia.

Morning races will be shown from 11:05-11:30 AM and 12:30-1:20 PM. The afternoon session will be shown in primetime coverage, 8-12 PM.

5 AM – Women’s Swimming – 100m Freestyle – Heats
5:20 AM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Backstroke – Heats
5:47 AM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Breaststroke – Heats
6:14 AM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Individual Medley – Heats
6:39 AM – Women’s Swimming – 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Heats
2:30 PM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Breaststroke – Final
2:38 PM – Women’s Swimming – 100m Freestyle – Semifinals
2:47 PM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Backstroke – Semifinals
3:09 PM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Butterfly – Final
3:17 PM – Men’s Swimming – 100m Freestyle – Final
3:24 PM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Breaststroke – Semifinals
3:36 PM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Individual Medley – Semifinals
3:57 PM – Women’s Swimming – 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Final

Tennis

In women’s singles 4th-seeded Serena Williams will be taking on 13th-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia in the round of 16 at 7 AM. Sister Venus takes on 7th-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany in the same round, the match starting around 8:30 AM.

In men’s singles 10th-seeded John Isner will be facing 7th-seeded Janko Tipsarevic in the round of 16 starting around 10:30 AM.

In women’s doubles top-seeded Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond will face 6th-seeded Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina of Russia in a quarterfinal match starting around 9:30 AM. Later Venus and Serena Williams will take on 2nd-seeded Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci of Italy. The quarterfinal match should start around 12:30 PM.

In mixed doubles, which gets started on Wednesday, 2nd-seeded Bob Byan/Liezel Huber will take on Christopher Kas/Sabine Lisicki of Germany in a round of 16 match starting around 1 PM. 3rd-seeded Mike Bryan/Lisa Raymond will take on Sara Errani/Andreas Seppi of Italy in a round of 16 match starting around 2 PM.

All tennis is covered on Bravo from 7 AM – 3 PM

7 AM – Women’s Tennis – Singles – Serena Williams vs. Vera Zvonareva
APPROX 8:30 AM – Women’s Tennis – Singles – Venus Williams vs. Angelique Kerber
APPROX 9:30 AM – Women’s Tennis – Doubles – Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond vs. Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina – Quarterfinals
APPROX 10:30 AM – Men’s Tennis – Singles – John Isner vs. Janko Tipsarevic – Round of 16
APPROX 12:30 PM – Women’s Tennis – Doubles – Venus Williams/Serena Williams vs. Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci
APPROX 1 PM – Mixed Tennis – Doubles – Bob Bryan/Liezel Huber vs. Christopher Kas/Sabine Lisicki
APPROX 2 PM – Mixed Tennis – Doubles – Mike Bryan/Lisa Raymond vs. Sara Errani/Andreas Seppi

Volleyball

In women’s volleyball the US will be facing off with China at 3 PM and control of the group will be at stake. Both teams are 2-0 having won their previous two matches 3-1. The winner of this match is in the prime position to win the group.

The volleyball match with China will be LIVE (ET/CT only) from 3-4:45 PM on NBC.

3 PM – USA Women’s Volleyball vs. China

Water Polo

The Us will play their 2nd group stage match at 1:20 PM when they face Spain on Wednesday. Spain is tied with the US on top of the group and lead by goal differential +5 to +1. The winner of this match has a good shot at winning the group, however all four will be in the quarterfinals.

The water polo match with Spain will be shown LIVE (ET/CT only) on NBC from 1:20 – 2:30 PM.

1:20 PM – USA Women’s Water Polo vs. Spain – Group Stage

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Olympic Review – July 31st

July 31, 2012 Jon Green Leave a comment

Archery

Jacob Wukie was the first archer to begin the day for the US. He took on Jayanta Talukdar of India in the round of 64. In that match Wukie was victorious 6-0 (27-22, 30-26, 29-28). Next Wukie took on Baard Nesteng of Norway in the round of 32. Wukie took a 2-0 lead by winning the first set 28-24 but then lost 3 straight to lose 6-2 (24-28, 29-28, 29-27, 29-26).

Next up was Jennifer Nichols who took on Chekrovolu Swuro of India. The two traded sets and had to go to a shoot off to decide it. In the end Nichols won 6-5 (24-27, 27-25, 25-25, 26-29, 28-25, 9-9 (closet)). In the round of 32 Nichols faced Bishindee Urantungalag of Mongolia. Nichols ended up losing 6-4 (27-27, 26-27, 26-26, 26-25, 28-25).

Basketball

Then USA men took on Tunisia on Tuesday and was only up 21-15 at the end of the 1st quarter and 46-33 at the half. The second half, and in particular the 3rd quarter, was where the US shown and after outscoring Tunisia 39-14 in the 3rd quarter the US went on to win 110-63. Kevin Love and Carmelo Anthony led the US with 16 points a piece.

The win helped keep the US atop the table in group A where the US is the only team that is 2-0. The US will next be facing 4th place Nigeria on Thursday.

Beach Volleyball

The first match of the day saw Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers take on Gavira Collado/Herrera Allepuz of Spain. Both teams had won their set in straight sets and were fighting for the top of the group. With a 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 win the US duo moved into 1st place. They face Petr Benes/Premsyl Kubala of the Czech Republic on Thursday. If they win a single set they will guarantee they aren’t passed in the group and will advance to the quarterfinals. A win would win them the group.

In the 2nd match of the day April Ross/Jennifer Kessy took on Marleen Van Iersel /Sanne Keizer of the Netherlands. The win kept the US on top of the group by points ratio and guaranteed they will advance from the group stage. The only thing left to settle is who will win the group. Ross/Kessy or the team they play on Thursday, Elsa Baquerizo MicMillan/Liliana Fernandez Steiner of Spain.

Boxing

In the boxing competition on Tuesday Jamel Herring took on Daniya Teleussinov of Kazakhstan in the round of 32 of the men’s light welterweight competition. Jerring was behind from the start and lost 19-9 (8-5, 7-3, 4-1).

Equestrian

Tuesday was the last day of the eventing competition, both team and individual. In the first part of the day the first showjumping routines were run. Boyd Martin had to pull out of the competition after an injury to his horse was discovered. Two of his teammates, Tiana Coudray and Will Coleman, were out of the running for the individual title. Coudray ended up with a score of 11 penalties in the jumping qualifier and a total of 88.6 penalties, placing her in 40th place. Will Coleman had a score of 2 penalties in the jumping qualifier and ended up with a score of 84.7 penalties to finish in 37th place. Philip Dutton was in contention for a spot and had a run featuring 23 penalties. He was able to advance despite his score of 70.1 being in 27th due to the limit on each country of only having three riders in the final. Karen O’Connor was in contention as well and seized the 16th spot by having a perfect ride in the qualifier, giving her 53.8 total penalties. Coleman, Dutton, and O’Connor combined to give the US the 7th spot in the team competition with a total of 208.6.

In the eventing individual final Philip Dutton started off with a run with 11 penalties. That gave him a total of 81.10 and placed him in 23rd place. Karen O’Connor did much better and another perfect run left her in 9th with 53.8 penalties. O’Connor was only 9 penalties off of the bronze medal.

Fencing

The first competitor to get the day underway for the US was Miles Chamley-Watson who took on Alaaeldin Abouelkassem of India in the round of 32. Chamley-Watson hung around for a while but lost 15-10 (4-2, 8-6, 3-2). The next competitor for the US was Alexander Massialas who faced off against Etienne Lalonde Turbide of Canada in the round of 32. Massialas had a great match and won 15-6 (11-3, 3-4). Massialas then moved on to the round of 16 where he was defeated 15-6 (8-3, 7-3) by Alexey Cheremisinov of Russia. The final competitor for the US was Race Imboden who defeated Guilherme Toldo of Brazil in the round of 32 by a score of 15-5 (12-5, 3-0). Imboden then moved on to the round of 16 where he was defeated 15-9 (9-5, 6-4) by Andrea Baldini of Italy.

Field Hockey

The US had a hugely important game against Argentina in the group stage of field hockey on Tuesday. After losing 2-1 in their first match the US needed a win to try and stay in the group. Only the top two teams advance, so there isn’t any room to spare. The US got the win they needed by defeating Argentina 1-0 in a continuation of their Pan-American rivalry. The win moved the US into a tie for 2nd with Argentina, Australia, and Germany. The US is in 4th due to goal differential. Their score will be improved a lot after they face South Africa (who Argentina defeated 7-1). The US next faces 3rd place Australia on Thursday. Another win there would give the US an even better shot at the medal round.

Gymnastics

Brilliance. Beauty. Dominance. All of those words perfectly describe the US performance in the women’s team final on Tuesday. With the Russians breathing down their necks for 3 of the 4 apparatus the US answered the questions and didn’t flinch. When Russia made mistakes on the floor routine the US didn’t back down and put up a great score to blow Russia away and win the gold by over 5 points. How dominate was the US? Consider their apparatus rankings. In vault they were first. On the uneven bars they were third. On the balance beam they were first. On the floor routine they were third. They had the three best vault scores in the competition. The first, third and fourth best floor routines. The fourth, fifth and seventh best balance beam routines. Even on the US’s weakest apparatus, the uneven bars, they finished sixth, eight, and 11th out of 24 competitors. The US improved their score from the qualification round, even with all the pressure. Needless to say it was a routine that will go down in history. The US’s first women’s team gold since 1996 and a set of routines that demonstrated how gold medals are meant to be won: in clear dominant fashion. There was no doubting this one, no relying on someone else to help you out. The US flat out won this medal all by themselves, no one was going to top these girls.

Judo

Travis Stevens was the US competitor in the 81kg judo competition on Tuesday. He started things off in the round of 32 by defeating Aljaz Sedej of Slovenia by getting an ippon with 45 seconds left in the match. Then in the round of 16 he defeated Avtandil Tchrikishvili by getting an ippon at the 1:37 mark of a golden score period. In the quarterfinals Stevens took on Leandro Guilheiro of Brazil and defeated him by scoring a waza-ari half way through the match and holding on to that lead til the end.

In the semifinals Travis took on Ole Bischof of Germany. The match went scoreless the entire eight minutes and the judges ruled Bischof the winner. I’m no judo expert, so my opinion can’t say much about how close it was. However from the comments I’ve seen from Stevens and his coach and others, it was a surprise they ruled for Bischof. Stevens tried to rally for a bronze but in a match with Antoine Valois-Fortier of Canada he gave up an early yuko and never could get a score to overcome it. It was disappointing that he couldn’t get a medal after such a good run.

Rowing

In the first rowing event of the day the women’s double sculls crew of Margot Shumway/Sarah Trowbridge were able to make the final by finishing in 2nd place of their repechage by 1.31 seconds. They will now be in the final on Friday.

In the next event the women’s lightweight double sculls crew of Kristin Hedstrom/Julie Nichols made the semifinals by finishing 1st in their heat of the repechages. They are now in the semifinals on Thursday.

Next up was the men’s single sculls quarterfinals. The US finally got some disappointment as Ken Jurkowski finished 5th, a full 16+ seconds out of 3rd and will not make the regular semifinals. Jurkowski will be in the semifinal C/D on Wednesday to help determine rankings.

In the women’s single sculls quarterfinals Genevra Stone rowed a great race and finished 2nd in her quarterfinal to advance to the A/B semifinals on Thursday.

In the final US event on Tuesday the lightweight four crew was not able to advance to the final as they finished in 5th place, 3.5 seconds out of 3rd place. They will race in the B final on Thursday.

Sailing

In the men’s 49er event on Tuesday Erik Storck and Trevor Moore finished in 16th in race 3 before winning race 4. Their total score is now 33 points as they are in 9th place and they are only 7 points behind 3rd place. Races 5 and 6 will be on Wednesday.

In the laser radial event Paige Railey finished in 12th in race 3 and 17th in race 4. She is now in 9th place with 42 points. That places her 24 points behind the 3rd place spot. Races 5 and 6 will be on Wednesday

In the finn event Zach Railey finished 2nd in race 5 and 8th in race 6. Zach is now in 12th place with 48 points and is 25 points behind 3rd place. Races 7 and 8 will be on Thursday.

In the men’s RS-X event Robert Willis finished in 7th in race 1 and in 10th in race 2. His combined total is 17 and that puts him in 7th place, 11 points behind 3rd place. Races 3 and 4 will be on Wednesday.

In the star event Mark Mendelblatt and Brian Fatih finished in 8th in race 5 and 9th in race 6. Their total is now 30 and that puts them in 6th place, just 13 points behind 3rd place. Races 7 and 8 will be on Thursday.

In the women’s RS-X event Farrah Hall finished in 22nd in race 1 and 18th in race 2. She is in 21st place with a total score of 40, 33 points out of 3rd. Races 3 and 4 will be on Wednesday.

In the elliott 6m event the US defeated Finland by two seconds and France by five seconds to move to 4-2 in the event. They are tied for 3rd place. They will face 6th place New Zealand (3-3) and 3rd place Russia (5-1) tomorrow.

In the laser event Rob Crane finished race 3 in 30th place and race 4 in 28th place. His score of 135 places him 36th and is 120 out of 3rd place. He will have races 5 and 6 on Wednesday.

Shooting

Frank Thompson and Vincent Hancock competed in the qualification period of the skeet competition. Vincent Hancock set an Olympic record hitting 123 of 125 and led the group heading into the final. Frank Thompson hit 119 of 125 and was tied for 7th. Only six make the final, so he was JUST outside that group. In the final Hancock was perfect hitting 25 of 25. His total of 148 is a new Olympic record and he won gold for the 2nd straight Olympics. No man had ever won two skeet golds before, let alone in a row. An amazing accomplishment for a very talented shooter.

Soccer

The US defeated North Korea on Tuesday by a score of 1-0 led by an Ally Wambach first half goal. The result gave the US the top spot in Group G and sent them into a quarterfinal matchup with New Zealand on Friday. The US caught a big break as Sweden, France and Japan, the other three quarterfinalists in the last World Cup, along with Brazil, who the US beat in the quarterfinals of that World Cup, are all on the other half of the bracket. Beating New Zealand would earn the US a semifinal matchup with Canada or Great Britain.

Swimming

In the Men’s 100m freestyle Nathan Adrian finished 1st in the heats and Cullen Jones finished 9th, a 100th of a second behind 8th. Adrian did great in the semifinals winning his heat and finishing 2nd overall, but Cullen Jones was only 14th, missing the final by .22 seconds. Adrian will swim in the final tomorrow.

Next in the women’s 200m butterfly Kathleen Hersey finished 1st and Cammile Adams 8th in the heats to move on to the semifinals. In the semifinals Hersey finished 1st but Cammile Adams was in a slower heat and just made the final finishing in 7th, .36 ahead of 9th. They will swim in the final on Wednesday.

Then in the men’s 200m breaststroke Clark Burckle and Scott Weltz went 6-7 in the heats to qualify for the afternoon semifinals. In the semifinals Weltz finished 4th and Burckle 6th to make the final. Weltz was .79 seconds behind leader Michael Jamieson of Great Britain in the semifinals. They will swim for gold on Wednesday.

In the women’s 200m freestyle Allison Schmitt zoomed into the lead after the 1st turn and never looked back. She blew away the field and finished 1.97 seconds ahead and set an Olympic record with a time of 1:53.61. Missy Franklin was just out touched at the wall and finished 4th by .01 seconds.

In the men’s 200m butterfly final Michael Phelps swam a great race and appeared to have it won, but was beaten to the touch by Chad le Clos of South Africa. Phelps seemed to try to coast in while le Clos finished strong. It was almost a mirror image of Beijing. Phelps did pick up the silver, just .05 seconds back, his 18th career medal, tied for the most all-time. Tyler Clary was well back in 5th place in the race.

In the women’s 200m individual medley Shiwen Ye came on in the final 50m and blew the field away and to overtake Caitlin Levernez. Leverenz had been in 1st at the final turn but came in 3rd to win the bronze. Ariana Kukors was another .88 seconds behind her in 5th place. Ye sat an Olympic record in the event.

In the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay the US team of Charlie Houchin, Matthew McLean, Davis Tarwater, and Conor Dwyer swam a time 2.43 seconds better than the 2nd place team, France, to put the US into the final. In the final the US turned to a team of Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer, Ricky Berens, and Michael Phelps to win the gold. They led the entire race and Michael Phelps led it home to win his 19th medal, a new Olympics record. Incredible story for Phelps, one of the greatest athletes ever. They were over 3 seconds ahead of France at the end.

Tennis

There was some good news and some bad news for the US on Tuesday. In the women’s singles round of 32 Venus Williams defeated Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada 6-1, 6-3 to move on to a round of 16 match against 7th seed Angelique Kerber of Germany. Varvara Lepchenko was knocked out by Julia Georges of Germany, 6-3, 7-5 in a round of 32 match.

In men’s singles Andy Roddick saw his tournament come to an end as he lost 6-2, 6-1 to 2nd-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the round of 32.

In women’s doubles top-seeded Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond defeated Agnieszka Radwanska/Urszula Radwanksa of Poland 6-4, 7-6 in the round of 16 to move on to a quarterfinal against 6th-seeded Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina of Russia tomorrow. Venus and Serena Williams were victorious over Angelique Kerber/Sabine Lisicki 6-2, 7-5 in the round of 16 to move on to a Wednesday quarterfinal against 2nd-seeded Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci of Italy.

Finally in men’s doubles top-seeded Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan defeated Nikolay Davydenko/Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in the round of 16 to move on to the quarterfinals. Their match will be on Thursday against a yet to be determined opponent.

Volleyball

The men’s volleyball team continue their dominant play as they bounced Germany in three sets (25-23, 25-26, 25-20) to stay atop the group. They and Brazil are 2-0 with all six sets won but the US has a slightly better point ratio. That tie will be broken when the two countries meet on Thursday.

Water Polo

The US men got a huge victory over Romania on Tuesday as they knocked Romania from the top of the group and moved up to 2nd. The US is only behind Serbia who has a goal differential of +18 largely thanks to beating Great Britain by 14 on Tuesday. The US will get a chance to build theirs up on Thursday when they face the British.

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Olympic Review – July 30th

July 30, 2012 Jon Green Leave a comment

Archery

#14 Miranda Leek was the first archer to compete individually for the US. Her first match of the day was in the round of 64 against #51 Kateryna Palekha. Leek won the match 6-2 (29-26, 29-24, 28-28, 27-27). She then moved on to the round of 32 where she was eliminated by Pia Lionetti 6-4 (27-26, 28-27, 28-28, 26-26, 28-26).

Badminton

In women’s badminton Rena Wang gave a valiant effort but lost to Xin Wang, who is amazing according to my viewing… not sure how you score on her. Badminton looks impossible. The score was 21-8, 21-6. Rena Wang had a tough break getting drawn in a group of 2 so she only got one match in London. Hope the 20-year-old is back in Rio.

In the men’s badminton doubles event Howard Bach and Tony Gunawan were already eliminated but had one final match against Kawamae/Sato of Japan. They lost the match 21-15, 21-15.

Basketball

The women’s basketball team destroyed Angola 90-38 to place themselves high atop Group A with a point differential of +77 through two games. Their next match is against 3rd place and 2-0 Turkey on Wednesday.

Beach Volleyball

In men’s beach volleyball we saw our first upset of the tournament as Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal were knocked off 21-17, 21-18 by the Polish team of Mariusz Prudel/Grzegorz Fijalek. The Polish team was ranked 9th in the world heading into the match, but the result was still surprising. The loss leaves the US in 3rd in their group and they need a result on Wednesday against group leaders Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins.

To end the day Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh beat Kolocova/Slukova 21-14, 21-19. The win moved the Americans into 1st place alone ahead of Wednesday’s match with Cook/Hinchley of Australia.

Boxing

Marcus Browne took on Damien Hooper in the round of 32 portion of the light heavyweight competition. Browne got off to a good start and led 3-2 after round 1 and 6-5 after round 2. Unfortunately Hooper took control of round 3 and won the bout 13-11, eliminating Browne from the competition.

Canoeing

After a rough first day in the canoeing slalom events the US turned to the men’s C2 and the women’s K1 teams to do a little better. Unfortunately Eric Hurd and Jeff Larimer in the C2 competition turned in the 12th best time in run 1. In run 2 they had the 9th best time, but it was only 12th best overall, eliminating them from the competition. In the K1 event Caroline Queen needed a top 15 finish and was in 13th after the 1st run. She struggled in her 2nd run and had the 19th best of the 2nd runs. Her 1st run didn’t stand up as several competitors passed her and she ended up finishing 17th.

Diving

In a competition that featured a lot of teams that weren’t the Chinese making mistakes, the US duo of David Boudia and Nick McCrory avoided some big ones and put up a solid score of 463.47 to finish with the bronze medal. The bronze is the 2nd diving medal for the US in the last two days after only one in the last 12! Incredible! Both are in the individual 10m platform competition starting on Friday.

Equestrian

Boyd Martin started the day off for the US and had only 3.6 penalties to set a good starting point. Karen O’Connor was next and her penalty score of 5.6 left her just ahead of Boyd. Needing just one more rider to have a solid day to be in good position in the team competition Tiana Coudray struggled and had a score of 25.6 before Will Coleman had one of 36.4. That meant it was up to veteran Phillip Dutton to lock things down for the US. He did with a score of 2.8 and it looks like he and O’Connor/Boyd will form the 3 highest scores for the team competition.

In the team competition the US is in 5th with a score of 155.2. The 3rd place team is Sweden with a score of 131.4. Tough task to come back for the US, have to hope some teams make mistakes.

In the individual competition Phillip Dutton is in 12th (47.1), 7.6 points behind the 3rd place rider. Karen O’Connor is in 24th (53.8), Boyd Martin in 26th (54.3), Tiana Coudray in 42nd (77.6) and Will Coleman in 46th (82.7).

Tomorrow will be the show jumping which will determine the team medals and individual standings. The top 25 riders will participate in the jumping final. Dutton is in good position now while O’Connor and Martin are right on the bubble.

Fencing

The individual epee competition was Monday. Susie Scanlan took on Olena Kryvtska of Ukraine in the round of 64 and lost 15-13. In the round of 32 Maya Lawrence faced Mara Navarria of Italy and pulled off a 15-12 upset. At the same time Courtney Hurley took on Laura Flessel-Colovic of France and lost 15-12. In the round of 16 Lawrence faced Rossella Fiamingo and lost 15-7.

Gymnastics

Gymnastics was a disaster for the US today. Having qualified in 1st they were 3rd on the floor routine to start but finished 7th on the pommel horse, and 4th on the rings. There was some thought they might rally on the vault but when John Orozco fell to his butt on his landing you knew it was not going to be a medal day for the US. They finished 5th overall and were really just 2 points out of silver. Really hurts knowing how close they were and how good the guys who made mistakes are.

The two individuals who will be in the individual all around struggled. Danell Leyva was 9th, 20th, and 10th on his first three apparatus before being 4th on the horizontal bar. Orozco was 23rd, 13th, 20th, 15th, and 8th. Not a confidence builder for these two as they head to the individual all around on Wednesday.

Judo

Judo was probably the highlight of the day for me. I absolutely loved watching Nick Delpopolo and Marti Malloy. Both have great fun names and were a joy to watch. Delpopolo started off in the round of 32 beating Chi Yip Cheung with two Waza-aris. Next Delpopolo faced Dirk van Tichelt in the round of 16 and won with a yuko that held up as the only score. Delpopolo finally lost in the quarterfinals after going a full match with Ki Chun Wang without any scores. Wang advanced on the judge’s decision. In the repechage to get to the bronze medal match Delpopolo lost to Nyam-Ochir Sainjarga when he scored a yuko right at the end of the five minutes.

Marti Malloy started things off in the round of 32 when she defeated Telma Monteiro, one of the top competitors in the world, with a yuko in the golden score period. She then moved on to the round of 16 where she made quick work of Yadinys Amaris getting an ippon just 40 seconds into the match. In the quarterfinals she defeated Irina Zabludina with a yuko during the golden score period. Then in the semifinals she battled Corina Caproioriu tough but got taken down for an ippon with just seven seconds left. After that disappointing loss which meant she wouldn’t be the first woman to reach the gold medal final in judo she rebounded with an ippon halfway through her match with Giulia Quintavalle to win a bronze medal.

If you’ve never watched judo you should give it a watch. It takes a little time to figure out what is going on but it’s very interesting to watch and the matches go really quick.

Rowing

In the women’s quadruple sculls repechage the US needed to finish in the top four to make the final and they did more than that. They went boat-to-boat with the Australians and just barely finished 2nd by .7 seconds. They will be in the final on Wednesday.

In the men’s quadruple sculls the US needed to finish in the top 3 to make the semifinal. The US faltered early but came back strong. Unfortunately in the end they finished 4th by .72 seconds, so they were eliminated.

In the men’s pair repechage the US needed to finish in the top 3 to move on to the seimifinals on Wednesday. The US just barely did that as they were nearly caught at the line, squeaking out 3rd place by .53 seconds.

The women’s double sculls competition started today and the US duo came in 3rd in their heat. They will have to go to the repechage on Tuesday to qualify for the final.

Finally the men’s four competition started and the US got off to a great start. They won their heat by over a second and will be in the semifinals on Thursday.

Sailing

In the first day of 49er racing the US team of Erik Storck and Trevor Moore finished race 1 in 6th and race 2 in 10th. Their total of 16 points is 7 back of 3rd place. Races 3 and 4 are tomorrow.

In the first day of laser racing the US competitor, Rob Crane, finished race 1 in 35th and race 2 in 42nd. The total of 77 puts him in 39th, 66 points behind 3rd place. Races 3 and 4 are tomorrow.

In the first day of laser radial racing Paige Railey finished race 1 in 8th and race 2 in 5th. Her total of 13 was good for 5th and puts her just just 4 points out of 3rd. Races 3 and 4 are tomorrow.

In the second day of finn racing Zach Railey finished race 3 in 13th and race 4 in 17th. His total of 55 places him 13th and he is 33 points out of 3rd. Races 5 and 6 are tomorrow.

In the second day of star racing the US team of Mark Mendelblatt and Brian Fatih placed 5th in race 3 and 3rd in race 4. Their total of 27 is good for 5th place and are only 8 points show of 3rd. Races 5 and 6 are tomorrow.

Finally in the elliott 6m races the US crew of Anna Tunnicliffe, Debbie Capozzi and Molly O’Bryan Vandemoer beat Portugal by 12 seconds and then lost to Australia by less than a second. These results left the US at 2-2 and in 5th place in the competition. The US will face Finland and France tomorrow.

Shooting

Matt Emmons finished 35th (590) and Jonathan Hall finished 27th (592) in the men’s 10m air rifle competition Monday.

Vincent Hancock and Frank Thompson started the skeet competition with the first three rounds. Hancock leads the way with 74 out of 75 hit while Thompson is in a tie for 5th with 71 out of 75 hit. Only the top six make the final. There are two more rounds of 25 before that point though. Those rounds and the final take place tomorrow.

Swimming

In the women’s 200m freestyle the US had both Allison Schmitt and Missy Franklin easily qualify for the semifinals. It got a bit more interesting there as Schmitt swam the 2nd best time but Franklin just barely made the final finishing .19 seconds ahead of 9th place. They’ll both race in the final tomorrow.

In the men’s 200m butterfly Tyler Clary and Michael Phelps qualified easily for the semifinals. In the semifinals Clary was 4th in his heat but thanks to a slower 2nd heat he is 6th for the finals. Phelps finished 1st in his heat but is 4th for the finals. We’ll see them head-to-head in the final tomorrow.

In the women’s 200m individual medley the US qualified Ariana Kukors and Caitlin Leverenz for the semifinals. They finished 3-4 in their heat but will be 3-4 in tomorrow’s final as well because Kukors was .66 seconds ahead of the top time in the other heat.

In the men’s 200m freestyle final Ryan Lochte was 2nd at the final turn but was passed and finished 4th, missing the bronze by .11 seconds.

In the women’s 100m backstroke final Missy Franklin was coming off a nice rest. A nice rest of 10 minutes since the 200m freestyle. That was no bother to her though as she won the final setting an American record of 58.33. Great gold medal for Missy Franklin!

In the men’s 100m backstroke final the US was very excited as Matt Grevers won the gold with an Olympic record 52.16 and saw his teammate Nick Thoman come home in 2nd to take the silver!

Finally in the women’s 100m breaststroke final Rebecca Soni tried her best but couldn’t track down 15-year-old Ruta Meilutyte. Soni took home the silver, losing out on the gold by just .08 seconds. Breeja Larson finished 6th, but just .03 seconds behind 4th.

Tennis

Andy Roddick won his round of 64 match against Martin Klizan 7-5, 6-4 on Monday. His reward? A round of 32 match against #2 Novak Djokovic on Tuesday. John Isner got his round of 32 match over already defeating Malek Jaziri 7-6, 6-2. He will face Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia in the round of 16.

In women’s singles Varvara Lepchenko was able to complete her round of 64 match with Veronica Cepede Royg and beat her 7-5, 6-7, 6-2. Her opponent in the round of 32, Julia Goerges, knocked off #2 seed Agnieszka Radwanksa in the round of 64. That match will be on Tuesday. Venus Williams easily handled Sara Errani 6-3, 6-1 in the round of 64 and moves on to a round of 32 match with Aleksandra Wozniak on Tuesday. #4 Serena Williams defeated Urszula Radwanska in the round of 32 6-2, 6-3. Serena moves on to face Vera Zvonareva in the round of 16.

In women’s doubles play Venus and Serena teamed up to defeated Sorana Cristea/Simona Halep 6-3, 6-2 on Monday. They now face #5 Angelique Kerber/Sabine Lisicki on Tuesday in the round of 16.

How both of those happen AND the sisters play their scheduled round of 32 doubles match with Cristea/Halep of Romania… I don’t know. So perhaps the Serena match will be on Tuesday and the doubles match will make it in on Monday.

Volleyball

The US women’s volleyball team got a great result when they defeated Brazil 25-18, 25-17, 22-25, 25-21. Not only was the win big in trying to win the group but getting a match like this out of the way helped the US grow into the tournament. The US has to be considered a strong contender for the gold if they keep playing like this. They next play group leader China on Wednesday.

Water Polo

The US women’s water polo team got a big 14-13 win over Hungary to start off their group stage. Maggie Steffens lead the way with 7 goals for the US. The goal put the US into 2nd place in the group and sets them up for a match for the top of the group with leader Spain on Wednesday.

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Olympic Preview – July 31st

July 30, 2012 Jon Green Leave a comment

Tuesday’s competition starts at 4 AM with the 4th round of skeet shooting qualification getting underway. It will continue for 14 hours until 6 PM when the beach volleyball duo of April Ross/Jennifer Kessy take on Van Iersel/Keizer in a group stage match.

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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.

Archery

On Tuesday the US will have two of their top archers taking part in the individual archery competition. First at 4:13 AM #12 Jacob Wukie will take on #53 Jayanta Talukdar of India in the round of 64. If Wukie wins he will shoot again in the round of 32 at 4:52 AM.

Next up will be #15 Jennifer Nichols at 5:44 AM when she faces #50 Chekrovolu Swuro of India in the round of 64. If Nichols wins her match she will move on to the round of 32 at 6:23 AM.

There will be archery coverage on MSNBC from 5 PM-5:30 PM.

4:13 AM – Men’s Archery – #12 Jacob Wukie vs. #53 Jayanta Talukdar – Round of 64
4:52 AM – Men’s Archery – Individual – Round of 32
5:44 AM – Women’s Archery – #15 Jennifer Nichols vs. #50 Chekrovolu Swuro – Round of 64
6:23 AM – Women’s Archery – Individual – Round of 32

Basketball

The US will look to stay atop of Group A when they face Tunisia on Tuesday at 5:15 PM. Tunisia currently sits in 4th place in the group.

The US game will be shown on the Special Basketball channel and on NBC Sports Network from 5:15-7:15 PM.

5:15 PM – Men’s Basketball – Tunisia – Group Stage

Beach Volleyball

In the men’s beach volleyball competition Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers will take on Gavira Collado/Herrera Allepuz of Spain at 4 PM. The Spaniards are 2nd in the group so this match could determine the group winner.

At 6 PM April Ross/Jennifer Kessy will take on Marleen Van Iersel/Sanne Keizer in a group stage match. The US duo is currently first in their group and will be hoping to stay on top against the #3 team in their group.

The men’s beach volleyball match will be shown live on NBC from 4-5 PM while the women’s beach volleyball match will be shown during late night coverage from 12:35-1:35 AM on Wednesday.

4 PM – Men’s Beach Volleyball – Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers vs. Gavira Collado/Herrera Allepuz – Group Stage
6 PM – Women’s Beach Volleyball – April Ross/Jennifer Kessy vs. Marleen Van Iersel/Sanne Keizer – Group Stage

Boxing

In the boxing competition, at 10:30 AM Tuesday, Jamel Herring will be taking on Daniya Teleussinov of Kazakhstan in the round of 32 of the men’s light welterweight competition.

The boxing will be covered tape delayed from 5-8 PM on CNBC.

10:30 AM – Men’s Boxing – Light Welterweight – Jamel Herring vs. Daniyar Yeleussinov – Round of 32

Equestrian

In the last day of the equestrian eventing competition there will be two rounds of showjumping. The first round, starting at 5:30 AM, will determine the final team standings and help rank the individuals. After that round the top 25 individuals will jump one more time starting at 9:30 AM to determine the final individual standings.

The equestrian competition will be covered LIVE on NBC Sports Network from 5:45-8:15 AM and from 9:15-10:35 AM.

5:30 AM – Equestrian – Eventing – Jumping
9:30 AM – Equestrian – Eventing – Individual Jumping

Fencing

Men’s individual foil is the fencing event of the day for Tuesday. At 6:50 AM Miles Chamley-Watson will take on Alaaedldin Abouelkassem of Egypt in the round of 32. Next at 7:20 AM Alexander Massialas faces Etienne Lalonde Turbide of Canada, also in the round of 32. Finally at 8:20 AM Race Imboden will have his round of 32 bout against a round of 64 winner. If any of the competitors advance the rest of the rounds are on Tuesday and start at the times listed below.

Once again there is no fencing on TV Tuesday.

6:50 AM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Foil – Miles Chamley-Watson vs. Alaaedldin Abouelkassem – Round of 32
7:20 AM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Foil – Alexander Massialas vs. Etienne Lalonde Turbide – Round of 32
8:20 AM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Foil – Race Imboden vs. TBD – Round of 32
9:10 AM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Foil – Round of 16
10:30 AM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Foil – Quarterfinals
1 PM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Foil – Semifinals
2:10 PM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Foil – Bronze Medal Match
2:40 PM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Foil – Gold Medal Match

Field Hockey

After starting off with a 2-1 loss to Germany the US is now forced to face the top team in the group so far, Argentina, at 2 PM. The US and Argentina are old rivals from Pan-American type competitions so this game should be very exciting.

The field hockey match will be shown LIVE on NBC Sports Network from 2-3:30 PM.

2 PM – Women’s Field Hockey – Argentina – Group Stage

Gymnastics

The women’s gymnastics team will be looking to do what the men couldn’t do on Monday… take their 1st place qualification spot and actually medal from it! The women will start at 11:30 AM on the vault. They will rotate through the uneven bars, the balance beam and finally the floor routine. They are paired with the Russians in the rotation.

The gymnastics competition will be tape delayed and shown as part of NBC’s primetime coverage from 8 PM-12 AM

11:30 AM – Women’s Gymnastics – Team Final

Judo

After falling for judo on Monday I’m excited to see some more on Tuesday! Things will start with Travis Stevens in the round of 32 taking on Aljaz Sedej of Slovenia. If he wins he will progress through the rounds which start at the times listed below.

There will be no judo coverage on TV on Tuesday.

5:19 AM – Men’s Judo – 81kg – Travis Stevens vs. Alijaz Sedej – Round of 32
6:29 AM – Men’s Judo – 81kg – Round of 16
7:11 AM – Men’s Judo – 81kg – Quarterfinals
9:28 AM – Men’s Judo – 81kg – Repechage and Bronze
9:42 AM – Men’s Judo – 81kg – Semifinals
11:10 AM – Men’s Judo – 81kg – Gold Medal Final

Rowing

Things will start off at 4:50 AM with Margot Shumway/Sarah Trowbridge in the women’s double sculls repechage. They will have to finish in the top two to make the final and were 2nd fastest of the six boats in the heats.

In women’s lightweight double sculls the repechage will offer three boats a path to the semifinals. The US crew of Kristin Hedstrom/Julie Nichols is in repechage 2 of the event, which starts at 5:10 AM. The US was the top boat of their repechage during the heats.

In the 6 AM quarterfinals of the men’s single sculls Ken Jurkowski will attempt to make the semifinals by finishing in the top 3 of quarterfinal 3. Jurkowski was the slowest of the six boats in his quarterfinal during the opening rounds.

At 6:40 AM the quarterfinals of the women’s single sculls will take place. Generva Stone will be in quarterfinal 2 for the US, seeking to be in the top 3 to make the semifinals. Stone was 3rd best from her quarterfinal in the opening rounds.

Finally at 7:40 AM the men’s lightweight four semifinals will take place. The US is in semifinal A and needs a top 3 finish to move into the final. They had the slowest time of the six boats in the earlier rounds.

Rowing will be covered on tape delay on NBC from 11:15-11:45 AM and from 2:15-2:40 PM.

4:50 AM – Women’s Rowing – Double Sculls – Repechage
5:10 AM – Women’s Rowing – Lightweight Double Sculls – Repechage
6 AM – Men’s Rowing – Single Sculls – Quarterfinals
6:40 AM – Women’s Rowing – Single Sculls – Quarterfinals
7:40 AM – Men’s Rowing – Lightweight Four – Semifinals

Sailing

In sailing on Tuesday we’ll see lots of competition.

In 49er the US team of Erik Storck and Trevor Moore are in 7th after 2 races. In laser radial Paige Railey is in 5th after 2 races. In finn Zach Railey is in 13th after 4 races. In men’s RS-X Robert Willis will be the US competitor as the event begins. In women’s RS-X it will be Farrah Hall. In star the US crew is in 6th after 4 races. In laser Rob Crane is in 39th after 2 races. In elliott 6m the US is in 5th place at 2-2 and will be facing #5 Finland (2-2) and #3 France (3-1).

There will be no sailing on TV on Tuesday.

7 AM – Men’s Sailing – 49er – Race 3
7 AM – Women’s Sailing – Laser Radial – Race 3
7 AM – Men’s Sailing – Finn – Race 5
7 AM – Men’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 1
7:10 AM – Men’s Sailing – Star – Race 5
7:50 AM – Men’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 2
7:50 AM – Men’s Sailing – 49er – Race 4
8:30 AM – Men’s Sailing – Finn – Race 6
8:30 AM – Women’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 1
8:35 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Finland – Round Robin
8:50 AM – Men’s Sailing – Star – Race 6
9 AM – Men’s Sailing – Laser – Race 3
9:10 AM – Women’s Sailing – Laser Radial – Race 4
9:20 AM – Women’s Sailing – RS-X – Race 2
10:30 AM – Men’s Sailing – Laser – Race 4
10:30 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – France – Round Robin

Shooting

Frank Thompson and Vincent Hancock are both in good position to make the final after day one. Hancock is 1st with 74 out of 75 while Thompson is tied for 5th with 71 of 75. The top six make the final which will be figured out after two more rounds of 25 tomorrow. The final will be another round of 25 with the highest total the winner.

There will be shooting coverage tape delayed from 4:45-5:15 PM on NBC Sports Network.

4 AM – Men’s Shooting – Skeet – Qualification – Frank Thompson – Round 4
5 AM – Men’s Shooting – Skeet – Qualification – Vincent Hancock – Round 4
6 AM – Men’s Shooting – Skeet – Qualification – Frank Thompson – Round 5
7 AM – Men’s Shooting – Skeet – Qualification – Vincent Hancock – Round 5
9 AM – Men’s Shooting – Skeet – Final

Soccer

After 2 games the US is atop their group in soccer and any point against North Korea, 3rd in the group, in their 12:15 PM match would see the US win the group.

The USA game will air LIVE on NBC Sports Network and the Special Soccer channel from 12:15-2 PM.

12:15 PM – Women’s Soccer – North Korea – Group Stage

Swimming

In the morning session we will see Nathan Adrian in heat 6 of the men’s 100m freestyle with Cullen Jones in heat 8. Top 16 move on to the evening’s semifinals.

Then in the women’s 200m butterfly Cammile Adams in heat 3 and Kathleen Hersey in heat 4 will look to finish in the top 16 and advance to that evening’s semifinals.

Next in the men’s 200m breaststroke Scott Weltz will be in heat 3 and Clark Burckle in heat 4. The top 15 will move on to the evening semifinals.

In the final session of the morning the US men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team will try to qualify for the Tuesday evening final by finishing in the top eight. The US is in heat 2.

In the evening session we will see the men’s 100m freestyle semifinals hopefully featuring Nathan Adrian and Cullen Jones. Top 8 move into Wednesday’s final.

Next in the women’s 200m freestyle final Allison Schmitt (2nd) and Missy Franklin (8th) will look to improve upon their semifinal positions and swim for the gold medal.

In the men’s 200m butterfly final Tyler Clary (5th) and Michael Phelps (4th) will look to improve on their semifinal times and win medals in the event.

Then in the women’s 200m butterfly semifinals Cammile Adams and Kathleen Hersey will try to finish in the top 8 and advance to Wednesday’s final.

Next in the men’s 200m breaststroke semifinals Scott Weltz and Clark Burckle will be vying for one of eight spots in Wednesday’s final.

After that in the women’s 200m individual medley final Caitlin Leverenz (3rd) and Ariana Kukors (4th) will try their luck at beating the amazingly fast 16-year-old, Shiwen Ye of China.

In the final session of the evening the US men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team will be swimming in the final.

There will be tape delayed heats shown from 10:30-11:15 AM and 1:30-2:15 PM on NBC. The finals will be tape delayed and shown on the primetime cover from 8 PM – 12 AM on NBC and some semifinals from 12:35-1:35 AM on Wednesday morning.

5 AM – Men’s Swimming – 100m Freestyle – Heats
5:25 AM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Butterfly – Heats
5:47 AM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Breaststroke – Heats
6:17 AM – Men’s Swimming – 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Heats
2:30 PM – Men’s Swimming – 100m Freestyle – Semifinals
2:39 PM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Freestyle – Final
2:47 PM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Butterfly – Final
2:55 PM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Butterfly – Semifinals
3:17 PM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Breaststroke – Semifinals
3:39 PM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Individual Medley – Final
3:47 PM – Men’s Swimming – 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Final

Tennis

The first match of the day for the US will feature Venus Williams taking on Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada in the round of 32 at 7 AM. Next up will be Varvara Lepchenko who will face Julia Georges of Germany in the round of 32 at 8:30 AM. Next will be some doubles matches on the women’s side. Venus and Serena Williams will take on Angelique Kerber/Sabine Lisicki of Germany while Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond will take on Agnieszka Radwanska/Urszula Radwanska of Poland, both matches starting at 10:30 AM in the round of 16.

On the men’s side Andy Roddick will take on Novak Djokovic of Serbia in a round of 32 match at 11 AM. Finally Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan will face Nikolay Davydenko/Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in a round of 16 match at 12:30 PM.

Any and all tennis coverage will be on Bravo from 7 AM – 3 PM.

7 AM – Women’s Tennis – Singles – Venus Williams vs. Aleksandra Wozniak – Round of 32
8:30 AM – Women’s Tennis – Singles – Varvara Lepchenko vs. Julia Goerges – Round of 32
10:30 AM – Women’s Tennis – Doubles – Venus Williams/Serena Williams vs. Angelique Kerber/Sabine Lisicki – Round of 16
10:30 AM – Women’s Tennis – Doubles – Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond vs. Agnieszka Radwanska/Urszula Radwanska – Round of 16
11 AM – Men’s Tennis – Singles – Andy Roddick vs. Novak Djokovic – Round of 32
12:30 PM – Men’s Tennis – Doubles – Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan vs. Nikolay Davydenko/Mikhail Youzhny – Round of 16

Volleyball

After winning game 1 the US find themselves in the 3rd spot in group B. Tomorrow might be a chance to move up as they face 5th place Germany at 11:45 AM. The US is looking to defend the gold medal in this event.

The USA-Germany match will be on NBC LIVE from 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM.

11:45 AM – Men’s Volleyball – Germany – Group Stage

Water Polo

After starting off with a win the US will be looking to fight for the top of the group with 1st place Romania when they meet at 2:40 PM. The US is ranked 3rd on goal differential so far.

The US Water Polo match will be shown live on NBC from 2:40-4 PM.

2:40 PM – Men’s Water Polo – Romania – Group Stage

Olympic Preview – July 30th

July 30, 2012 Jon Green Leave a comment

Monday’s competition starts at 3:30 AM with the badminton match between Rena Wang of the US and Xin Wang of China. It will end at 6 PM with Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh taking on Kolocova/Slukova. In between will be almost everything and everything.

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.

Archery

Women’s Archery’s individual round starts on Monday and the only American on Monday will be #14 Miranda Leek who takes on #51 Kateryna Palekha of Ukraine at 4:39 AM. If she wins she’ll move on to the round of 32, starting around 5:05 AM.

There will be TV coverage of archery from 12:45-1:45 on NBC Sports Network.

4:39 AM – Women’s Archery – #14 Miranda Leek vs. #51 Kateryna Palekha – Round of 64
5:05 AM – Women’s Archery – Individual – Round of 32

Badminton

Rena Wang will finally get her badminton group under way Monday morning… and she’ll finish it Monday morning. Yes, Wang is in a group with Wang Xin of China… and that’s it. So unless Rena Wang can pull off a big upset on Monday morning at 3:30 AM she will be eliminated with just a single match played.

In the men’s badminton doubles event Howard Bach and Tony Gunawan are already eliminated but will play a final match against Kawamae/Sato of Japan at 3:50 PM.

The NBC Sports Network will show the Wang-Wang match on tape delay from 6-6:30 AM. The men’s doubles match should be shown live on MSNBC from 3:45-5 PM.

3:30 AM – Women’s Badminton – Rena Wang vs. Wang Xin – Group Stage
3:50 PM – Men’s Badminton – Howard Bach/Tony Gunawan vs. Kawamae/Sato – Group Stage

Basketball

The women’s basketball team is back for game 2 against Angola at 5:15 PM. The US leads the group and Angola is in 5th place. This one could get pretty ugly.

The US basketball game appears to only be available on the special Basketball channel from 5:15-7 PM.

5:15 PM – USA Women’s Basketball vs. Angola

Beach Volleyball

At 4 PM the men’s beach volleyball team of Josh Gibb and Sean Rosenthal will complete against Fijalek/Prudel of Poland. The US duo is in 1st in the group and the Polish team in 3rd after the first games. They could be a tough match still though as they are ranked #9 in the world.

At 6 PM Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh play the #13 team Kolocova/Slukova of the Czech Republic in the group stage. The two teams are 1-2 in the group so this one will probably decide the group winner.

The men’s beach volleyball match is scheduled to be shown LIVE on NBC from 4-5 PM with the May-Treanor/Walsh match probably saved for the evening primetime coverage.

4 PM – Men’s Beach Volleyball – Josh Gibb/Sean Rosenthal vs. Fijalek/Prudel – Group Stage
6 PM – Women’s Beach Volleyball – Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh vs. Kolocova/Slukova – Group Stage

Boxing

There is only one boxer going for the US on Monday. At 10:45 AM Marcus Browne will begin the light heavyweight competition with a bout against Damien Hooper of Australia in the round of 32.

The bout will be live on CNBC at 10:45 AM.

10:45 AM – Men’s Boxing – Light Heavyweight – Marcus Browne vs. Damien Hooper – Round of 32

Canoeing

After a disappointing Sunday the US will look to the C-2 team of Eric Hurd/Jeff Larimer and the women’s K-1 competitor, Caroline Queen, to try and qualify at least one America for the semifinals. In the C-2 the top 10 will qualify for the semifinals while the top 15 will qualify in the K-1. In each event the athletes are ranked by their best run.

Apparently the K-1 heats will be covered from 11-11:30 AM on NBC, more coverage from 12:35-1:35 AM on the late night coverage on NBC.

8:33 AM – Men’s Canoeing – Slalom – C-2 – Eric Hurd/Jeff Larimer – Heats – Run 1
9:43 AM – Women’s Canoeing – Slalom – K-1 – Caroline Queen – Heats – Run 1
10:38 AM – Men’s Canoeing – Slalom – C-2 – Eric Hurd/Jeff Larimer – Heats – Run 1
11:48 AM – Women’s Canoeing – Slalom – K-1 – Caroline Queen – Heats – Run 1

Diving

At 10 AM the men’s duo of David Boudia and Nicholas McCrory will compete as one of eight teams in the men’s synchronized 10m platform. They will have six dives and are ranked on the highest total.

The diving coverage will be saved for the NBC primetime programming.

10 AM – Men’s Diving – Synchronized 10m Platform – Final

Equestrian

The very exciting Cross-Country portion of the eventing competition is on Monday. Starting with Boyd Martin at 7:30 AM the US has five competitors going during the day. The course will have up to 45 jumps and riders will be penalized for jumping errors and time penalties (not finishing quick enough). These penalties will be added to the penalties from the dressage portion.

There will be equestrian coverage from 8:15-12:45 on NBC Sports Network.

7:30 AM – Equestrian – Eventing – Boyd Martin – Cross-Country
8:26 AM – Equestrian – Eventing – Karen O’Connor – Cross-Country
9:26 AM – Equestrian – Eventing – Tiana Coudray – Cross-Country
10:30 AM – Equestrian – Eventing – William Coleman – Cross-Country
1:34 PM – Equestrian – Eventing – Philip Dutton – Cross-Country

Fencing

In women’s individual epee competition the US will start with #30 Susie Scanlan taking on #35 Olena Kryvtska of Ukraine in the round of 64 at 5:30 AM. If Scanlan wins she will fence next at 6:50 AM against #3 Anca Maroiu of Romania. #24 Maya Lawrence will start her day at 7:50 AM against #9 Mara Navarria of Italy. At the same time #24 Courtney Hurley will be taking on #13 Laura Flessel-Colovic of France. If the women advance the rest of the competition will take place later in the day.

No scheduled fencing coverage on TV once again on Monday :(.

5:30 AM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Susie Scanlan vs. Olena Kryvytska – Round of 64
6:50 AM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Round of 32
7:50 AM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Maya Lawrence vs. Mara Navarria – Round of 32
7:50 AM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Courtney Hurley vs. Laura Flessel-Colovic – Round of 32
9:10 AM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Round of 16
10:30 AM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Quarterfinals
1 PM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Semifinals
2:10 PM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Bronze Medal Match
2:40 PM – Women’s Fencing – Individual Épée – Gold Medal Match

Gymnastics

The men’s team final will take place on Monday. The US had the highest qualifying score and will be paired with the Russians. The order of apparatus for the US will be floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. It will be very exciting to see the two teams going head-to-head all afternoon.

The gymnastics will be saved for NBC’s primetime coverage.

11:30 AM – Men’s Gymnastics – Team Final

Judo

The US finally sees some Judo competitors get underway. At 4:37 AM the US will see Marti Malloy start things off in the women’s 57kg against Telma Monteiro of Portugal. The men’s 73kg will have Nicholas Delpopolo against Chi Yip Cheung of Hong Kong at 5:26 AM. If both competitors advance the times are listed below for when the various rounds begin.

There is no judo coverage scheduled for TV Monday.

4:37 AM – Women’s Judo – 57kg – Marti Malloy vs. Telma Monteiro – Round of 32
5:26 AM – Men’s Judo – 73kg – Nicholas Delpopolo vs. Chi Yip Cheung – Round of 32
6:01 AM – Women’s Judo – 57kg – Round of 16
6:29 AM – Men’s Judo – 73kg – Round of 16
6:57 AM – Women’s Judo – 57kg – Quarterfinals
7:11 AM – Men’s Judo – 73kg – Quarterfinals
9 AM – Women’s Judo – 57kg – Repechage and Bronze
9:14 AM – Women’s Judo – 57kg – Semifinals
9:28 AM – Men’s Judo – 73kg – Repechage and Bronze
9:42 AM – Men’s Judo – 73kg – Semifinals
11 AM – Women’s Judo – 57kg – Gold Medal Final
11:10 AM – Men’s Judo – 73kg – Gold Medal Final

Rowing

The US has five boats competing in rowing on Monday. In the women’s quadruple sculls repechage at 4:40 AM the US will have to finish in the top 4 to reach the final. The US was the best of these six boats in the heats.

In the men’s quadruple sculls repechage at 5 AM the US will have to finish in the top 3 to advance to the semifinals. The US was 3rd of these four boats in the heats.

In the men’s pair repechage at 5:10 AM the US will have to finish in the top 3 to advance to the semifinals. The US was 2nd of the four boats in the heats.

At 5:20 AM the women’s double sculls heats will finally start. The US crew of Sarah Trowbridge/Margot Shumway will be in heat 2. The top boat is the only one that will qualify for the final directly.

At 5:40 AM the men’s four heats will start. The US is in heat 3. The top 3 in each heat will move on directly to the semifinals.

There is coverage of the heats (tape delay) from 10:30-11 AM on NBC.

4:40 AM – Women’s Rowing – Quadruple Sculls – Repechage
5 AM – Men’s Rowing – Quadruple Sculls – Repechage
5:10 AM – Men’s Rowing – Pair – Repechage
5:20 AM – Women’s Rowing – Double Sculls – Heats
5:40 AM – Men’s Rowing – Four – Heats

Sailing

In men’s sailing at 7 AM the 49er and laser competitions will have their first race. Erik Storck and Trevor Moore make up the 49er team with Rob Crane the laser sailor. The 2nd 49er race is at 8 while the 2nd laser race is at 8:30.

The women’s laser radial race starts at 7:10 and features Paige Railey. The 2nd race will start at 8:40.

In men’s finn the 3rd race starts at 9 AM with the 4th at 10:20 AM. Zach Railey is in 15th after the first two races. The men’s star 3rd race is starting at 9:10 AM and the 4th race at 10:50 AM. Mark Mendelblatt/Brian Fatih are in 10th after the first two races.

After going 1-1 on the first day the Americans will take on Portugal (0-1) at 9:30 AM and Australia (2-0) at 11 AM in the women’s elliott 6m competition.

There is no scheduled sailing coverage on TV on Monday.

7 AM – Men’s Sailing – 49er – Race 1
7 AM – Men’s Sailing – Laser – Race 1
7:10 AM – Women’s Sailing – Laser Radial – Race 1
8 AM – Men’s Sailing – 49er – Race 2
8:30 AM – Men’s Sailing – Laser – Race 2
8:40 AM – Women’s Sailing – Laser Radial – Race 2
9 AM – Men’s Sailing – Finn – Race 3
9:10 AM – Men’s Sailing – Star – Race 3
9:30 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Portugal – Round Robin
10:30 AM – Men’s Sailing – Finn – Race 4
10:50 AM – Men’s Sailing – Star – Race 4
11 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Australia – Round Robin

Shooting

The US will have Matt Emmons and Jonathan Hall competing in the men’s 10m air rifle competition starting at 4 AM. They will have sixty shots to try and make the top eight and qualify for the final.

Vincent Hancock and Frank Thompson will be involved in the skeet competition. There are five rounds of 25 shots in the qualifying competition. The first three rounds are today with the final two tomorrow before the final. Only the top six make the final. Vincent Hancock won gold in Beijing hitting 145 shots. He has gone 150 for 150 before.

There is supposed to be shooting coverage on NBC Sports Network from 4:30-5:15. It is quite unclear what that will be of.

4 AM – Men’s Shooting – 10m Air Rifle – Qualification
4 AM – Men’s Shooting – Skeet – Frank Thompson – Qualification Day 1 – Round 1
5 AM – Men’s Shooting – Skeet – Vincent Hancock – Qualification Day 1 – Round 1
6 AM – Men’s Shooting – Skeet – Frank Thompson – Qualification Day 1 – Round 2
7 AM – Men’s Shooting – Skeet – Vincent Hancock – Qualification Day 1 – Round 2
7:15 AM – Men’s Shooting – 10m Air Rifle – Final
8 AM – Men’s Shooting – Skeet – Frank Thompson – Qualification Day 1 – Round 3
9 AM – Men’s Shooting – Skeet – Vincent Hancock – Qualification Day 1 – Round 3

Swimming

In the swimming morning session only three events will be contested. In the women’s 200m freestyle at 5 AM Missy Franklin will be in heat 3 and Allison Schmitt in heat 5. They only need a top 16 spot to qualify for the evening semifinals.

In the men’s 200m butterfly at 5:25 AM the US will have Michael Phelps and Tyler Clary in the 5th heat. They will only need a top 16 finish to qualify for the evening semifinals.

Finally at 5:49 AM in the women’s 200m Individual Medley, Ariana Kukors is in heat 3 and Caitlin Leverenz is in heat 4. They will be looking to finish in the top 16 and qualify for Monday evening’s semifinals.

To start the afternoon session off at 2:30 PM the women’s 200m freestyle semifinals will be held with Missy Franklin and Allison Schmitt hopefully in it.

At 2:41 PM the men’s 200m freestyle final will take place. Ryan Lochte qualified for the final, but .7 seconds out of the lead in the semifinals. He’ll need a stronger swim today. He was .29 seconds behind 3rd in the semifinals as well.

At 2:49 PM the women’s 100m backstroke final is contested Missy Franklin is the only US competitor. She qualified in 2nd from the semifinals, finishing .73 seconds behind the winner.

Then at 2:56 PM The men’s 100m backstroke final will take place with both Matthew Grevers and Nick Thoman in the final. Grevers had the best semifinal time by .47 seconds while Thoman finished 5th and was .22 seconds out of 3rd.

Next at 3:13 PM the women’s 100m breaststroke final is a showdown featuring Rebecca Soni and Breeja Larson. Soni was in 2nd in the semifinals, but a full .77 seconds behind the leader. Larson’s time was in 4th, .13 seconds behind 3rd.

At 3:30 PM the men’s 200m butterfly competitors will be back for the semifinals. Michael Phelps and Tyler Clary are expected in the field as they race for the top 8 and a berth in Tuesday’s final.

Finally at 3:51 PM the women’s 200m individual medley semifinals take place with Ariana Kukors and Caitlin Leverenz hoping to be in the mix. The top 8 move on to Tuesday’s final.

From 10-10:30 AM and 1:45-2:30 PM NBC will be showing swimming heats on tape delay. They will save the afternoon session until the primetime coverage.

5 AM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Freestyle – Heats
5:25 AM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Butterfly – Heats
5:49 AM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Individual Medley – Heats
2:30 PM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Freestyle – Semifinals
2:41 PM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Freestyle – Final
2:49 PM – Women’s Swimming – 100m Backstroke – Final
2:56 PM – Men’s Swimming – 100m Backstroke – Final
3:13 PM – Women’s Swimming – 100m Breaststroke – Final
3:30 PM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Butterfly – Semifinals
3:51 PM – Women’s Swimming – 200m Individual Medley – Semifinals

Tennis

It’s really unclear when the tennis will be getting going on Monday… but the site currently lists Andy Roddick as starting at 6:30 AM against Martin Klizan of Slovakia. #10 John Isner is supposed to face Malek Jaziri of Tunisia sometime on Monday as well.

In women’s singles Varvara Lepchenko should be continuing her match with Veronica Cepede Royg of Paraguay. I would imagine this should start right away at 6:30… but nothing would surprise me. Venus Williams will need to get her round of 64 match with Sara Errani of Italy in, while Serena Williams is scheduled to face Urszula Radwanska of Poland in the round of 32.

Whatever tennis matches are shown they will be on Bravo which has all tennis coverage from 7 AM to 3 PM.

6:30 AM – Men’s Tennis – Singles – Andy Roddick vs. Martin Klizan – Round of 64
UNKNOWN – Women’s Tennis – Singles – Varvara Lepchenko vs. Veronica Cepede Royg – Round of 64
UNKNOWN – Men’s Tennis – Singles – John Isner vs. Malek Jaziri – Round of 32
UNKNOWN – Women’s Tennis – Singles – Serena Williams vs. Urszula Radwanska – Round of 32
UNKNOWN – Women’s Tennis – Singles – Venus Williams vs. Sara Errani – Round of 64
UNKNOWN – Women’s Tennis – Doubles – Venus and Serena Williams vs. Cirstea/Halep – Round of 32

Volleyball

There is a great matchup in women’s volleyball at 11:45 AM when the US takes on Brazil in the group stage. The US is 2nd in the group with Brazil 3rd, but both are historically top competitors.

The volleyball match will be LIVE on NBC from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

11:45 AM – USA Women’s Volleyball vs. Brazil

Water Polo

The US women’s water polo team will get their Olympics underway when they take on Hungary in the first of three group stage matches. A win here would be a big first step for the United States as they try to reach the final again and this time win the gold.

The women’s water polo match will be shown LIVE on NBC from 2:30-4 PM.

2:40 PM – USA Women’s Water Polo vs. Hungary – Group Stage

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Water Polo Preview

July 24, 2012 Jon Green Leave a comment

Water polo began as an Olympic sport in 1900, but didn’t feature women’s water polo until 2000. The US has medaled in women’s water polo each year since it was started including silvers in Beijing and Sydney. The US Men have won 9 medals, but three of those were in 1904 when only US teams competed. The Us won silver in Beijing, their first medal since 1988, and haven’t won gold since 1904.

The Team:

The US teams consist of 13 men and 13 women. 16 of the athletes are returning from Beijing, nine are returning from Athens and three are still with the team from Sydney.

Links are to twitter accounts for the athletes.

USA Water Polo
Men:
Merrill Moses*
Peter Varellas*
Peter Hudnut*
Jeff Powers**
Adam Wright**
Shea Buckner
Layne Beaubien**
Tony Azevedo***
Ryan Bailey***
Timothy Hutten*
Jesse A. Smith**
John Mann
Chay Lapin

Women:
Elizabeth Armstrong*
Heather Petri***
Melissa Seidemann
Brenda Villa**
Lauren Wenger*
Maggie Steffens
Courtney Mathewson
Jessica Steffens*
Elsie Windes*
Kelly Rulon&
Annika Dries
Kami Craig*
Tumuaialii Anae
* – Was on team in Beijing
& – Was on team in Athens
** – Was on team in Beijing and Athens
*** – Was on team in Beijing, Athens, and Sydney

Schedule:

The water polo tournament for both genders will start with a group stage of round robin play. The men’s competition features two groups of six, the women’s competition has two groups of four. In the men’s tournament the top four in each group move onto the quarterfinals, while in the women’s tournament all eight will go into the quarterfinals.

All times ET
Sunday July 29th
2:40 PM – USA Men’s Water Polo vs. Montenegro – Group Stage

Monday July 30th
2:40 PM – USA Women’s Water Polo vs. Hungary – Group Stage

Tuesday July 31st
2:40 PM – USA Men’s Water Polo vs. Romania – Group Stage

Wednesday August 1st
1:20 PM – USA Women’s Water Polo vs. Spain – Group Stage

Thursday August 2nd
1:20 PM – USA Men’s Water Polo vs. Great Britain – Group Stage

Friday August 3rd
2:40 PM – USA Women’s Water Polo vs. China – Group Stage

Saturday August 4th
2:40 PM – USA Men’s Water Polo vs. Serbia – Group Stage

Sunday August 5th
9:50 AM – USA Women’s Water Polo – Quarterfinals

Monday August 6th
10:30 AM – USA Men’s Water Polo vs. Hungary – Group Stage

Tuesday August 7th
9:10 AM – USA Women’s Water Polo – Semifinals

Wednesday August 8th
9:30 AM – USA Men’s Water Polo – Quarterfinals

Thursday August 9th
1:40 PM – USA Women’s Water Polo – Medal Round

Friday August 10th
9:20 AM – USA Men’s Water Polo – Semifinals

Sunday August 12th
9:30 AM – USA Men’s Water Polo – Medal Round

Past Results:

In Beijing the US men went 4-1 in the group stage to get a bye into the top spot in the semifinals. They beat Serbia in the semifinals but were knocked off by Hungary in the final to win the silver medal. The US women went 2-1 to win their group and advance to the semifinals where they beat Australia. In the final they had clawed back from a 4-2 deficit to tie the Netherlands at 8, but a late goal gave the Dutch the gold medal.

In Athens the US men struggled to a 2-3 finish in the group stage and finished 7th. The women fared better and won their group before losing to Italy in the semifinals and winning the bronze against Australia in the final.

In Sydney the men qualified to the quarterfinals by finishing 4th in their group but a loss to Russia sent the US into the classification tournament where they finished 6th. The US women finished 2nd in their group and reached the final against Australia where they lost 4-3.

The US men finished 4th at the latest Water Polo World League tournament and 6th at the 2011 World Aquatic Championship. The US women finished 6th at the World Aquatic Championship as well, but they did win the 2010 Water Polo World Cup.