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Olympic Preview – August 7th

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

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

All times mentioned from now on are ET.

Athletics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Basketball

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

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

9 AM – Women’s Basketball – Canada – Quarterfinals

Beach Volleyball

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

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

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

Boxing

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

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

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

Canoeing

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

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

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

Cycling

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

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

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

Diving

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

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

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

Equestrian

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

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

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

Gymnastics

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

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

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

Sailing

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

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

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

No sailing coverage on TV.

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

Synchronized Swimming

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

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

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

Triathlon

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

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

6:30 AM – Men’s Triathlon

Volleyball

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

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

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

Water Polo

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

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

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

Wrestling

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

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

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

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Olympic Review – July 30th

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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 30th

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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.

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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

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.

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.

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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Olympic Review – July 29th

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Archery

In the women’s team competition on Sunday the US women started off by facing China in the quarterfinals. That is where their day ended as they were upset 218-213. It was a disappointing outing for a US after a 2nd place team qualification. The women will now focus on the individual competitions, beginning on Monday.

Badminton

In badminton Howard Bach and Tony Gunawan had their 2nd group stage match as they facted Koo/Tan of Malyasia. Koo/Tan won 21-12, 21-14. That combined with Jae-sung/Yong-dae’s victory on Sunday means the US has been eliminated from the competition. They will have one final match tomorrow against Kawamae/Sato of Japan. Both teams are 0-2.

Basketball

The US men’s basketball team only led by a point after the 1st quarter but led by 16 at the half and went on to win 98-71. Kevin Durant led the way with 22 points and the US put themselves atop the group with a point differential of +27, 4 better than Argentina. They will next face Tunisia. 4th in the group, on Tuesday.

Beach Volleyball

The US women’s duo of Jennifer Kessy/April Ross won their match 21-11, 21-18 over Gallay/Zonta of Argentina. The US went into the group lead since they won in straight sets while Baquerizo/Fernandez won in three sets. They will next face Keizer/van Iersel (currently 3rd) of the Netherlands on Tuesday.

The men’s pair of Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers won 21-15, 21-16 over Asahi/Shiratori of Japan. The US men are in 1st on points ratio and will face 2nd place Gavira/Herrera of Spain on Tuesday.

Boxing

In lightweight boxing, Jose Ramirez had a strong bout against Rachid Azzedine of France and hung on in the last round to win 21-20 and advance to a round of 16 bout with Fazliddin Gaibnazarov of Uzbekistan on Thursday.

Errol Spence messed around a little less and was dominant against Myke Ribeiro de Carvalho of Brazil, winning 16-10 and advancing to a round of 16 bout with Krishan Vikas of India on Friday.

The US is now 4-0 in boxing and has just two men left in the round of 32. Ten boxers are in the round of 16 for the US in the various competitions.

Canoeing

In the men’s C1 Casey Eichfeld put up a run of 97.04 in his 1st run but saw that time slide back as run 2 went on. He needed to improve on it but couldn’t and that run ended up being the 14th best, so he missed out on the semifinals by 2 spots.

In the men’s K1 Scott Parsons saw a similar fate develop. A good first run was getting passed and a mistake on the 2nd kept him from improving it. He finished 16th in the end and only the top 15 moved to the semifinals.

Cycling

The women’s road race saw the US nearly get a medal again with Shelley Olds falling a bit short in 7th place. Evelyn Stevens finished 24th, Kristin Armstrong 35th and Amber Neben 36th.

Diving

Diving was an amazing event for the US today as Kelci Bryant/Abigail Johnston had a great afternoon and exceeded expectations with a score of 321.9 and picked up the silver medal, the first US medal in diving since 2000.

Equestrian

In the equestrian the US wrapped up the dressage portion of the eventing competition on Sunday. Will Coleman scored a 46.3 to finish in 26th while Phillip Dutton led the way with a 44.3 to finish 19th. Of the competitors from Saturday Karen O’Connor’s was best with her 48.2 placing 29th. Those three combined to score 138.8 placing the US in 7th as a team. The other two competitors were Boyd Martin who is in 36th with a 50.7 and Tiana Coudray who is 42nd with a 52.

All competitors will take part in the cross country portion tomorrow.

Fencing

The US had three men going in the individual sabre competition today. James Williams lost to Nikolay Kovalev of Russia 15-12 in the round of 32. Daryl Homer won his round of 32 bout 15-11 over Tiberiu Dolniceanu of Romania and won his round of 16 bout 15-14 over Aleksey Yakimenko of Russia. In the quarterfinals Homer lost 15-13 to Rares Dumitrescu of Romania.

Tim Morehouse won his round of 32 bout 15-6 over Veniamin Reshetnikov of Russia before beating Dmitry Lapkes of Belarus 15-13 in the round of 16. In the quarterfinals Morehouse was beaten 15-9 by Diego Occhiuzzi of Italy.

These three will be back in the team sabre competition on Friday.

Field Hockey

In field hockey the US had a tough evening but still played pretty valiantly losing 2-1 to Germany after being down 2-0 21 minutes in. The US now finds themselves 4th in their group heading into a match with group leader Argentina on Tuesday.

Gymnastics

The US was superb in the women’s qualification round and placed 1st overall with a score of 181.863. The Russians came in second just over 1.4 points behind, China a distant 5th. The ramification of this was a extraordinarily tight race between the three main gymnasts for the two indvidual all around spots. The first spot went to Alexandra Raisman (60.391) who finished 2nd overall behind Victoria Komova (60.632). The 2nd spot went to Gabby Douglas who is 3rd overall (60.265). That meant that despite finishing 4th overall Jordyn Wieber (60.032) will not be in the individual all around final. The defending world champion is OUT!

In the vault McKayla Maroney, in her only event, blew the field away with a score of 15.8 she’ll be in the vault final and looks the heavy favorite to win gold. On the uneven bars Gabrielle Douglas scored a 15.333 and was the 6th qualifier for the uneven bars final. Douglas also qualified for the balance beam final with a score of 15.266, good for 3rd place. Alexandra Raisman will join her after finishing 5th and posting a score of 15.1. Kyla Ross lost out to her teammate despite finishing 6th with a score of 15.075. On the floor routine Alexandra Raisman led the way with a score of 15.325 while Jordyn Wieber finished 6th with a 14.666 mark. Both of them will be in the final.

Rowing

The men’s lightweight four crew had a great Sunday as they improved upon their time from yesterday and smoked the field to qualify for Tuesday’s semifinals out of their repechage.

The women’s lightweight double sculls got underway with the US finishing 3rd in their heat. Unfortunately only the top two go straight to the finals so they will face a repechage on Tuesday.

Finally the women’s eight crew had a great race and finished 1st in their heat to qualify directly for Wednesday’s final.

Sailing

Zach Railey finished 10th and 15th in the first two finn races. That combined score of 25 leaves him in 15th at this point. He will have races three and four on Monday.

Mark Mendelblatt and Brian Fatih finished 5th and 14th in their two star races. Their combined score of 19 ranks them 10th. Races three and four will be on Monday.

The US women’s elliott 6m crew beat Denmark by 5 seconds before losing to Spain by a minute and five seconds. The US is one of five crews tied for 4th at 1-1 after the first day. The US will face Portugal (0-1) and Australia (2-0) on Monday.

Shooting

The women’s 10m air pistol for Sandra Uptagrafft saw her finish 28th in the qualification round with a score of 378. She was only seven points out of qualification despite a 91 in her 2nd set of 10 shots.

On the other hand was Kimberly Rhode. She set an Olympic record hitting 74 of 75 in the skeet qualification round. The final was never really in doubt and she hit all 25 shots to win the gold with a Olympic record score of 99. That tied the world record. She has now won a medal in her 5th straight Olympics and has three golds over two different events. When they took away the double trap after 2004, where she won gold, she turned her attention towards skeet. She moved from 5th (91) in 2004 to 2nd (93) in 2008 and then to gold this year (99). Amazing athlete.

Swimming

The swimming competition will be busy on Sunday with eight events going, four of them ending in medals.

First at 5 AM the women’s 100m backstroke will get us underway with Rachel Bootsma in heat 5 and Missy Franklin in heat 6. They will be looking to be in the top 16 to advance to the afternoon semifinals.

Next at 5:20 AM the men’s 200m freestyle will feature Ricky Berens and Ryan Lochte head-to-heat in heat 5 both just needing a top 16 spot to move on to the afternoon semifinals.

Then at 5:43 AM the women’s 100m breaststroke will start. American Breeja Larson is in heat 5, and American Rebecca Soni is in heat 6. Again in this competition all that is necessary is a top 16 for a spot in the afternoon semifinals.

A similar story is true at 6:03 AM when Nick Thoman in heat 4 and Matthew Grevers in heat 6 will look for the top 16 spots to advance to the afternoon semifinals in the men’s 100m backstroke.

Finally a more urgent race will take place at 6:23 AM when the women’s 400m freestyle heats take place. Chloe Sutton is in heat 3 and Allison Schmitt is in heat 5. Only the top eight move on to the afternoon final.

The morning session will end with the dazzling men’s 4x100m freestyle relays. The US is in heat 2 and will be looking to finish in the top eight to lock up a spot in the afternoon final.

In the afternoon at 2:30 PM the women’s 100m butterfly final will take place with Claire Donahue and Dana Vollmer both in the final. Vollmer has been dominant so far and is the gold medal favorite.

Next at 2:37 PM we’ll see the men’s 200m freestyle semifinals, likely featuring Ricky Berens and Ryan Lochte. The top eight will move on to the final on Monday.

Then at 2:50 PM we’ll see the women’s 100m breaststroke semifinals with Breeja Larson and Rebecca Soni the Americans in competition. The top eight will move on to the final on Monday.

At 3:11 PM we’ll see another final as the men’s 100m breaststroke will take place with American Brendan Hansen just squeaking into the field.

Next at 3:18 PM the women’s 400m freestyle final will start possibly featuring Americans Chloe Sutton and Allison Schmitt.

The first of 2 more semifinal events will start at 3:28 PM with the men’s 100m backstroke, Nick Thoman and Matthew Grevers the Americans vying for a top eight spot and a trip to Monday’s final.

The second is the women’s 100m backstroke held at 3:49 PM. This is where Missy Franklin might shine and Rachel Bootsma should also be in the field. The top eight will move on to Monday’s final.

The afternoon will end with the 4 PM final of the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay. It should be an incredibly fast race and will be very entertaining.

Swimming will be covered on tape delay from 11-11:45 AM and 1:30-2 PM (heats) and the afternoon session will be shown during primetime 7 PM-12 AM. All of it will be tape delayed.

Women’s 100m Backstroke – Rachel Bootsma finished 11th and Missy Franklin 2nd in both the heats and the semifinals. Bootsma did not move on to the final but Missy Franklin did advance to Monday’s final.
Men’s 200m Freestyle – Ricky Berens qualified 8th and Ryan Lochte 2nd for the semifinal. In the semifinals Lochte advanced in 5th position but Ricky Berens finished 9th, just missing Monday’s final.
Women’s 100m Breaststroke – Rebecca Soni and Breeja Larson went 2-4 in both the heats and the semifinals to advance easily to Monday’s final.
Men’s 100m Backstroke – Matt Grevers and Nick Thoman went 1-3 in the heats and 1-5 in the semifinals to qualify for Monday’s final.
Women’s 400m Freestyle – Chloe Sutton missed out on the final finishing 10th in the morning but Allison Schmitt qualified in 2nd. In the final Schimtt lost out on the gold but set an American record while grabbing the silver.
Men’s 4x100m Freestyle – After qualifying in 2nd the men’s team had the lead most of the way during the final but gave it up in the final 50m to lose the gold to the French. US settles for silver.
Women’s 100m Butterfly – In the final it was Claire Donahue in 7th, but the headlines belong to Dana Vollmer who finally smashed the world record and took home the gold medal.
Men’s 100m Breaststroke – After qualifying for the final in 8th Brendan Hansen swam an amazing race in what might be his final individual race to win the bronze and improving his time by .29 seconds over the semifinals.

Table Tennis

Ariel Hsing was able to advance in her first match of the day in the 2nd round, beating Ni Xialian of Luxembourg 11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 11-5, 10-12, 12-10. In the 3rd round she faced #2 Li Xiaoxia of China and really gave it a great fight before losing 11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9.

All the singles are out for the US but the women’s team will start play against Japan on Friday.

Tennis

Only one match actually started for the US. Varvara Lepchenko took on Veronica Cepede Royg and won set 1 7-5 before losing set 2 7-6 (8-6 tiebreaker). She will have to finish the match on Monday, the time unclear but probably sometime around 6:30 AM. All the other matches were rained out without beginning.

Volleyball

The US men won their first match against Serbia 25-17, 25-22, 25-21 but are only in 3rd in their group because Russia and Brazil had more dominant wins (point ratio). The US will next take on 5th place Germany on Tuesday.

Water Polo

The US water polo team won 8-7 over Montenegro on Sunday. They took a 4-2 lead to the half and hung on late to get the win. They are currently 3rd in their group by goal differential. They next face Romania on Tuesday. Romania currently leads the group.

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Olympic Preview – July 29th

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Sunday’s competitions will start at 4 AM ET with the qualification rounds for the women’s skeet shooting and the women’s 10m air pistol shooting. It won’t wrap up until Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers wrap up their beach volleyball match that won’t start until 5 PM ET.

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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 wommen’s team competition will take place on Sunday, and the US is in great position as the 2nd seeded team. The US won’t begin competition until the quarterfinals begin at 10 AM. In the quarterfinals the US will either take on #7 China or #10 Italy, depending on who wins the round of 16 matchup. If the US wins they will move on to the semifinals at 11:40 AM, likely against #3 Taipei. If the US were to lose in the semifinals they would play in the bronze medal match at 12:33 PM. If they were to win the semifinal they would play for gold at 1:01 PM.

The format will involve each team of three athletes shooting four sets of six arrows (two per person). Highest total over 24 arrows wins. The tiebreaker is a three-arrow sudden death shoot-off. If that is tied the closest arrow to the middle is the winner.

NBC Sports Network will show archery from 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM.

10 AM – Women’s Team Archery – Quarterfinals
11:40 AM – Women’s Team Archery – Semifinals
12:33 PM – Women’s Team Archery – Bronze Medal Match
1:01 PM – Women’s Team Archery – Gold Medal Match

Badminton

The US will see their badminton men’s doubles pair continue their tournament at 9:15 AM when Howard Bach and Tony Gunawan take on Koo/Tan of Malyasia. Koo/Tan won their match on Saturday so they are tied for first in the group while Bach/Gunawan are in 3rd. If they want to advance from the group this is probably a must-win match.

NBC Sports Network should have coverage from 1:50 to 2:15 PM.

9:15 AM – Men’s Badminton – Howard Bach/Tony Gunawan vs. Koo/Tan – Group Stage

Basketball

The US men’s basketball team will be starting their group stage on Sunday when they take on France in the first of five group stage games. France is a team with some NBA talent including Tony Parker. Unfortunately the 2nd group of “stars” is Boris Diaw and Ronny Turiaf. France just doesn’t seem to have the talent to hang with the US, so expect a pretty good US exhibition.

The match will be on NBC Sports Network and the special basketball channel from 9:30-11:45 AM. It will be replayed on the specialty channel from 1:30 to 3 PM.

9:30 AM – USA Men’s Basketball vs. France

Beach Volleyball

The 2nd day of beach volleyball will see April Ross/Jennifer Kessy get things going at 4 PM when they face Zonta/Galay of Argentina and Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers start their gold medal defense at 5 PM when they fave Asahi/Shiatroi of Japan. The US will hope to have a day as strong as Saturday when their pairs both won in two sets.

The beach volleyball matches are available on NBC, live, from 4 to 6 PM.

4 PM – Women’s Beach Volleyball – April Ross/Jennifer Kessy vs. Zonta/Gallay – Group Stage
5 PM – Men’s Beach Volleyball – Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers vs. Asahi/Shiratori – Group Stage

Boxing

In Lightweight boxing, US-boxer Jose Ramirez will start things off with a bout against Rachid Azzedine of France in the round of 32 at 4:30 PM. Then at 5 PM the welterweight fighter, Errol Spence, takes on Myke Ribeiro de Carvalho of Brazil in the round of 32. After a great day of boxing for the US on Saturday they will be looking to move two more boxers into the round of 16 on Sunday.

Boxing will be taking center stage on CNBC from 8:30 til 11:30 AM and from 3:30 to 6:30 PM. So both US matches will be available live on there.

4:30 PM – Men’s Boxing – Lightweight – Jose Ramirez vs. Rachid Azzedine – Round of 32
5 PM – Men’s Boxing – Welterweight – Errol Spence vs. Myke Ribeiro de Carvalho – Round of 32

Canoeing

Canoeing will get started on Sunday with some slalom competition and the US has competitors in both of the events. In these events the 12 best combined times from the two heats advance. At 8:30 AM the C-1 heats will begin with Casey Eichfeld in the mix. He’ll have his first run at 8:42 AM and his 2nd run at 10:59 AM. At 9:30 AM the K-1 heats begin with Scott Parsons the US competitor. His first run is at 10:01 AM and his 2nd run will be at 12:18 PM.

Canoeing will be featured on NBC’s late night coverage from 12:35 PM to 1:35 AM Sunday night.

8:42 AM – Men’s Canoeing – Slalom – C-1 – Heats – Casey Eichfeld – Run 1
10:01 AM – Men’s Canoeing – Slalom – K-1 – Heats – Scott Parsons – Run 1
10:59 AM – Men’s Canoeing – Slalom – C-1 – Heats – Casey Eichfeld – Run 2
12:18 PM – Men’s Canoeing – Slalom – K-1 – Heats – Scott Parsons – Run 2

Cycling

The women’s road race will start at 5 AM in The Mall in London. Kristin Armstrong, Amber Neben, Shelley Olds, and Evelyn Stevens will be the competitors for the US. The race will be 140km (87 miles) long.

Cycling will be part of NBC’s coverage starting at 7 AM and finishing at 11 AM.

7 AM – Women’s Cycling – Road – Road Race

Diving

The diving competition gets underway with the women’s synchronized 3m springboard competition at 10 AM. With only eight competitors they will head straight to the final. Kelci Bryant/Abigail Johnston is the team for the US. There will be five rounds of diving with the highest total score being the winner.

NBC will be covering the diving tape-delayed during their primetime coverage from 7 PM to 12 PM.

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

Equestrian

The equestrian competition continues on Saturday with the second day of the dressage portion of the eventing competition. The US will have Will Coleman going at 6:20 AM and Phillip Dutton going at 9:38 AM.

The dressage portion will involve scores between zero and ten for ten required elements. An average of the judges will be taken to give a score between zero and a hundred. The number of penalties is equal to 1.5 times the gap between the score and a perfect 100. The three best riders during the eventing competition will be combined to form the team score so we will begin to see how that comes together as well.

Equestrian coverage will be available on NBC Sports Network from 2:15-3 PM.

6:20 AM – Equestrian – Eventing – Dressage Day 2 – Will Coleman
9:38 AM – Equestrian – Eventing – Dressage Day 2 – Phillip Dutton

Fencing

The individual sabre competition is tomorrow and the US will start things off at 7:10 when James Williams faces Nikolay Kovalev and Daryl Homer faces Tiberiu Dolniceanu in the round of 32. Twenty minutes later Tim Morehouse gets his competition underway in a matchup with Veniamin Reshetnikov. The men will be hoping to advance through the competition which takes place in its entirety tomorrow. The starting times for the various rounds can be found below.

There is no scheduled fencing coverage on TV.

7:10 AM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – James Williams vs. Nikolay Kovalev – Round of 32
7:10 AM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – Daryl Homer vs. Tiberiu Dolniceanu – Round of 32
7:30 AM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – Tim Morehouse vs. Veniamin Reshetnikov – Round of 32
8:10 AM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – Round of 16
9:10 AM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – Quarterfinals
1 PM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – Semifinals
1:50 PM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – Bronze Medal Match
2:10 PM – Men’s Fencing – Individual Sabre – Gold Medal Match

Field Hockey

The women’s field hockey competition starts tomorrow when the Americans face off in a tough starting match with the Germans tomorrow at 4:15 PM. The Americans have continued to grow their field hockey team, but a challenge like Germany will be a tough way to start the games.

This game will be live on NBC Sports Network from 4:15-5:45 PM.

4:15 PM – Women’s Field Hockey vs. Germany – Group Stage

Gymnastics

The US women have been placed into Subdivision 3 and will begin their round at 9:45 AM. Four of the five athletes will compete on each of the four apparatus. The top eight total team scores advance to the team final, the top 24 individual total scores advance to the individual all-around final (maximum of two per country), and the top eight on each apparatus advance to the individual apparatus final (maximum of two per country). The US will have no problem qualifying for the team final and Gabrielle Douglas and Jordyn Wieber should be the two in the individual-all around final. The apparatus final spots will be the most hotly contested.

The US gymnastics round will be part of NBC’s primetime coverage from 7 PM – 12 AM on tape delay.

9:45 AM – Women’s Artistic Gymnastics – Qualification – Subdivision 3

Rowing

Their will be only three events for the US in rowing on Sunday. First up at 4:40 AM the men’s lightweight four crew will face a repechage to try and grab one of three spots left in the semifinals. Their competitors will be Italy, Czech Republic, and Poland. Based off of the times from the heats, the US would not qualify as they were a full six seconds behind the 2nd-worst time. Expect a much much better performance tomorrow.

At 5:40 AM the women’s lightweight double sculls heats will begin with Kristin Hedstrom/Julie Nichols in heat 2. It appears only the top two will advance to the semifinals while the repechages will take the rest.

Finally at 6:50 AM the women’s eight heats will begin. The US is in heat 1 and should be a strong competitor. They will need to win their heat to advance directly to the final.

The rowing heats will be covered on tape delay from 3:40-4 PM on NBC.

4:40 AM – Men’s Rowing – Lightweight Four – Repechage
5:40 AM – Women’s Rowing – Lightweight Double Sculls – Heats
6:50 AM – Women’s Rowing – Eight – Heats

Sailing

Sailing will start on Sunday and the US has several teams who will begin. First at 7 AM Zach Railey will begin his quest in the finn competition with race 1 and will continue with race 2 at 8:40 AM. Next at 8:30 AM we will see Brian Faith and Mark Mendelblatt begin the star competition with race 1, followed by race 2 at 10:10 AM.

The final event of the day will be the first round robin race for Debbie Capozzi, Anna Tunnicliffe and Molly Vandemoer in the elliot 6m event. They will face off against a crew from Denmark at 10:35 AM.

NBC will not be covering any of the sailing on TV.

7 AM – Men’s Sailing – Finn – Race 1
8:30 AM – Men’s Sailing – Star – Race 1
8:40 AM – Men’s Sailing – Finn – Race 2
10:10 AM – Men’s Sailing – Star – Race 2
10:35 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Denmark – Round Robin

Shooting

Two competitions will start and two champions will be crowned on Saturday when the women’s 10m air pistol and the women’s skeet competitions take place. Kimberly Rhode will be in the skeet competition while Sandra Uptagrafft is the competitor in the 10m air pistol.

The qualification round will involve 40 shots in the air pistol. Each shot is scored to a maximum of 10 and the top eight shooters move on to the final. In the final there are only 10 additional shots (these scored to a maximum of 10.9) and the score is added to the qualification score to provide the final score.

In the skeet competition the qualifier is three rounds of 25 shots with the top six moving on. The final will be another 25 shots with the top combined score being the winner. In skeet you either hit the target or you don’t.

The shooting will be covered from 1:30-1:50 on NBC Sports Network.

This is one event where the qualification rounds will not be shown online at all, just the final rounds.

4 AM – Women’s Shooting – Skeet – Qualification
4 AM – Women’s Shooting – 10m Air Pistol – Qualification
6:45 AM – Women’s Shooting – 10m Air Pistol – Final
9 AM – Women’s Shooting – Skeet – Final

Swimming

The swimming competition will be busy on Sunday with eight events going, four of them ending in medals.

First at 5 AM the women’s 100m backstroke will get us underway with Rachel Bootsma in heat 5 and Missy Franklin in heat 6. They will be looking to be in the top 16 to advance to the afternoon semifinals.

Next at 5:20 AM the men’s 200m freestyle will feature Ricky Berens and Ryan Lochte head-to-heat in heat 5 both just needing a top 16 spot to move on to the afternoon semifinals.

Then at 5:43 AM the women’s 100m breaststroke will start. American Breeja Larson is in heat 5, and American Rebecca Soni is in heat 6. Again in this competition all that is necessary is a top 16 for a spot in the afternoon semifinals.

A similar story is true at 6:03 AM when Nick Thoman in heat 4 and Matthew Grevers in heat 6 will look for the top 16 spots to advance to the afternoon semifinals in the men’s 100m backstroke.

Finally a more urgent race will take place at 6:23 AM when the women’s 400m freestyle heats take place. Chloe Sutton is in heat 3 and Allison Schmitt is in heat 5. Only the top eight move on to the afternoon final.

The morning session will end with the dazzling men’s 4x100m freestyle relays. The US is in heat 2 and will be looking to finish in the top eight to lock up a spot in the afternoon final.

In the afternoon at 2:30 PM the women’s 100m butterfly final will take place with Claire Donahue and Dana Vollmer both in the final. Vollmer has been dominant so far and is the gold medal favorite.

Next at 2:37 PM we’ll see the men’s 200m freestyle semifinals, likely featuring Ricky Berens and Ryan Lochte. The top eight will move on to the final on Monday.

Then at 2:50 PM we’ll see the women’s 100m breaststroke semifinals with Breeja Larson and Rebecca Soni the Americans in competition. The top eight will move on to the final on Monday.

At 3:11 PM we’ll see another final as the men’s 100m breaststroke will take place with American Brendan Hansen just squeaking into the field.

Next at 3:18 PM the women’s 400m freestyle final will start possibly featuring Americans Chloe Sutton and Allison Schmitt.

The first of 2 more semifinal events will start at 3:28 PM with the men’s 100m backstroke, Nick Thoman and Matthew Grevers the Americans vying for a top eight spot and a trip to Monday’s final.

The second is the women’s 100m backstroke held at 3:49 PM. This is where Missy Franklin might shine and Rachel Bootsma should also be in the field. The top eight will move on to Monday’s final.

The afternoon will end with the 4 PM final of the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay. It should be an incredibly fast race and will be very entertaining.

Swimming will be covered on tape delay from 11-11:45 AM and 1:30-2 PM (heats) and the afternoon session will be shown during primetime 7 PM-12 AM. All of it will be tape delayed.

5 AM – Women’s Swimming – 100m Backstroke – Heats
5:20 AM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Freestyle – Heats
5:43 AM – Women’s Swimming – 100m Breaststroke – Heats
6:03 AM – Men’s Swimming – 100m Backstroke – Heats
6:23 AM – Women’s Swimming – 400m Freestyle – Heats
6:56 AM – Men’s Swimming – 4x100m Freestyle – Heats
2:30 PM – Women’s Swimming – 100m Butterfly – Final
2:37 PM – Men’s Swimming – 200m Freestyle – Semifinals
2:50 PM – Women’s Swimming – 100m Breaststroke – Semifinals
3:11 PM – Men’s Swimming – 100m Breaststroke – Final
3:18 PM – Women’s Swimming – 400m Freestyle – Final
3:28 PM – Men’s Swimming – 100m Backstroke – Semifinals
3:49 PM – Women’s Swimming – 100m Backstroke – Semifinals
4 PM – Men’s Swimming – 4x100m Freestyle – Final

Table Tennis

The table tennis competition for the US is down to one individual, Ariel Hsing. She will have her 2nd round match against Xia Lian Ni of Luxembourg at 5 AM. If she wins that match she will face Li Xiaoxia of China in the 3rd round at 4 PM.

There will be no table tennis on TV on Sunday.

5 AM – Women’s Table Tennis – Singles – Ariel Hsing vs. Xia Lian Ni – 2nd Round
4 PM – Women’s Table Tennis – Singles – 3rd Round

Tennis

The first match of the day will feature Varvara Lepchenko taking on Veronica Cepede Royg of Paraguay in the round of 64 at 6:30 AM. Next up the final men’s singles player, Andy Roddick, will take on Martin Klizan of Slovakia in the round of 64 at 8:30 AM.

Then at 9 AM the women’s singles competition will feature Venus Williams taking on Sara Errani of Italy in the round of 64. Finally at 12:30 PM Venus Williams will be back on the court with Serena Williams in the doubles competition taking on Cristea/Halep of Romania in the round of 32.

Bravo is the home for tennis coverage and will be on live from 7 AM to 3 PM.

6:30 AM – Women’s Tennis – Singles – Varvara Lepchenko vs. Veronica Cepede Royg – Round of 64
8:30 AM – Men’s Tennis – Singles – Andy Roddick vs. Martin Klizan – Round of 64
9 AM – Women’s Tennis – Singles – Venus Williams vs. Sara Errani – Round of 64
12:30 PM – Women’s Tennis – Doubles – Venus and Serena Williams vs. Cirstea/Halep – Round of 32

Volleyball

The men’s US Volleyball team will start their group stage when they take on Serbia in their first game of the group stage. The US men are looking to defend their gold medal from Beijing.

The Volleyball match will be available live on NBC from 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM.

11:45 AM – USA Men’s Volleyball vs. Serbia

Water Polo

The US men will start their group stage with a match against Montenegro at 2:40 PM.

The game will be televised on NBC from 2:40-3:40 PM.

2:40 PM – USA Men’s Water Polo vs. Montenegro – Group Stage

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Canoeing Preview

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Canoeing started at the Olympics in 1936 and includes some kayaking events. In the beginning the only events were sprints (and some 10km “marathon” distances) held on calm water. There are still 12 sprint events held at distances of 200m, 500m, or 1000m. The biggest change over the years was the addition of the slalom events which were held in 1972 and then continuously since 1992.  These events involve canoeing down a whitewater section and passing through gates while trying to finish as quickly as possible.  The US has been a middle-of-the-pack country in canoeing with 16 medals, good for 12th all-time.

The Team:

This year’s team is made up of seven athletes, five men and two women.

Links are to twitter accounts for the athletes.

USA Canoeing
Men:
Casey Eichfeld* – C-1
Eric Hurd – C-2
Jeff Larimer – C-2
Scott Parsons** – K-1
Tim Hornsby – K-1 200m

Women:
Caroline Queen – K-1
Carrie Johnson** – K-1 500m
* – Was part of the team in Beijing
** – Was part of the team in Beijing and Athens

Schedule:

Understanding the various events is pretty easy.  If it’s a C that refers to a canoe. A K refers to a kayak. The number after the letter? That refers to the number of athletes in the boat. Finally if there is a distance at the end that is how long the sprint is. Those without a distance are the downhill slalom events.

In the slalom events there will be two preliminary runs combined to determine who the semifinalists are. After the semifinal run the field will be narrowed to the finalists, and after the final run the semifinal and final runs will be combined to determine the medalists.

In the sprint events the procedures are a bit different as multiple boats will be competing at once. There will be heats to start and if the field is small enough the winners can progress straight to the final. Other boats progress to the semi-finals where they get a 2nd chance to qualify for the final.

All Times ET
Sunday July 29th
8:30 AM – Men’s Canoeing Slalom – C-1 – Heats
9:24 AM – Men’s Canoeing Slalom – K-1 – Heats

Monday July 30th
8:30 AM – Men’s Canoeing Slalom – C-2 – Heats
9:12 AM – Women’s Canoeing Slalom – K-1 – Heats

Tuesday July 31st
8:30 AM – Men’s Canoeing Slalom – C-1 – Semifinal
10:06 AM – Men’s Canoeing Slalom – C-1 – Final

Wednesday August 1st
8:30 AM – Men’s Canoeing Slalom – K-1 – Semifinal
10:15 AM – Men’s Canoeing Slalom – K-1 – Final

Thursday August 2nd
8:30 AM – Men’s Canoeing Slalom – C-2 – Semifinal
9:12 AM – Women’s Canoeing Slalom – K-1 – Semifinal
10:18 AM – Men’s Canoeing Slalom – C-2 – Final
10:57 AM – Women’s Canoeing Slalom – K-1 – Final

Tuesday August 7th
5:07 AM – Women’s Canoeing Sprint – K-1 500m – Heats
6:16 AM – Women’s Canoeing Sprint – K-1 500m – Semifinals

Thursday August 9th
5:08 AM – Women’s Canoeing Sprint – K-1 500m – Final

Friday August 10th
4:30 AM – Men’s Canoeing Sprint – K-1 200m – Heats
6:02 AM – Men’s Canoeing Sprint – K-1 200m – Semifinals

Saturday August 11th
4:30 AM – Men’s Canoeing Sprint – K-1 200m – Final

Past Results:

Casey Eichfeld comes to the Olympics for the 2nd time, but this time in the C-1 instead of the C-2. Last time with Rick Powell he finished 11th in the preliminaries and was eliminated. Their first run was 10th and in qualification position for the semifinals, but a bad 2nd run left them 40 seconds out of 10th.  Eichfeld finished 19th at the latest World Championship.

Scott Parsons’ story in the K1 in Beijing was similar. Parsons had a 1st run that placed him 3rd out of 21 competitors, but a disastrous 2nd run that was over 50 seconds slower saw him miss the top 15 by 44 seconds.  He’ll be hoping to put two clean runs together this time around to hopefully be in position to challenge for a medal.  Things were much better for Parsons in Athens where he improved throughout the competition finishing 14th in the preliminaries but 9th in the semifinals and 6th in the final. Parsons finished 15th in the latest World Championship.

Carrie Johnson competed in the K-1 500m sprint in Beijing and will look to improve upon a decent performance. Her heat went well as she finished 4th and moved on to the semifinals.  Needing to finish in the top 3 of the semifinal to move to the final she finished 4th by half a second.  Johnson had a similar situation in Athens where she finished 4th in her heat by .28 seconds. Hopefully this time she can get to the final.  Johnson finished 2nd in the C Final of the event in the last World Championship.

Caroline Queen did compete in the World Championship as well where she finished 37th in the women’s K-1 competition.

The last American to medal was Rebecca Giddens in the women’s K-1 slalom where she finished 2nd in Athens.