The US nearly matched their five gold medals from the first three days of the Olympics on Tuesday as some of the biggest names on the team – Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps, and Ryan Lochte all added a gold medal to their resumes. There was the first silver medalist in men’s just since 1992 and the oldest member of the US team won a bronze medal in equestrian at the young age of 52.
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Rio 2016 Daily Update – August 8th
Sunday was another strong day for the US with US coming close to gold in both fencing and shotgun before picking up medals. Cycling teased the country with a US rider not even a quarter kilometer from gold, and then swimming brought the house down in the evening with four pairs of swimmers reaching tomorrow night’s finals and, two gold medals, and three other medal. The weather was not great in Rio affecting several events and cancelling the rowing entirely for the day. Catch up on it all and preview Monday in our daily update.
Rio 2016 Daily Update – August 7th
Sunday was another strong day for the US with US coming close to gold in both fencing and shotgun before picking up medals. Cycling teased the country with a US rider not even a quarter kilometer from gold, and then swimming brought the house down in the evening with four pairs of swimmers reaching tomorrow night’s finals and, two gold medals, and three other medal. The weather was not great in Rio affecting several events and cancelling the rowing entirely for the day. Catch up on it all and preview Monday in our daily update.
Rio 2016 Daily Update – August 6th
In a busy day on Saturday US athletes got their Olympics underway in a large range of sports. Medals were up for grabs in a few one-day events and the US didn’t wait long to win their first gold. The first medal of the Olympics for the US was gold and it belonged to Ginny Thrasher, a 19-year-old West Virginia sophomore who had won NCAA championships this spring and ended an incredible six month by winning Olympic gold in the women’s 10m air rifle on the first day of the Olympics. The US would have more chances at gold later in the day but would only take home silver in three swimming events as well as men’s team archery. Continue reading Rio 2016 Daily Update – August 6th
Rio 2016 Daily Update – August 5th
Friday was the end of the three day lead-in to the Olympics where a couple of sports get underway but not very much is happening. From beginning to end the US action on Friday lasted only about six hours with a good break in there was well. On Saturday the action will be nearly nonstop from 7:30 AM to 8 PM with a bonus beach volleyball night cap three hours later.
August 5th Recap:
Archery
On the last day before the Olympics really swing into action there was just one event going on in Rio. The archery competitors all participated in a 72-arrow ranking round to set the seedings for the individual and team events to be held over the next week. The men went first and Brady Ellison was in top form posting a 690 that was second only to a world record 700 from Kim Woo-Jin of Korea. Finishing 15th with a 674 was Zach Garrett while Jake Kaminski ended up 31st with a 660.
Now if you focus on those seeds.. #2, #15, #31… you may quickly realize that they are closely bunched on the bracket. Indeed if Ellison and Kaminski both win their first matches they will face off in the second round. And the winner of that would face Garrett if he wins his first two matches. Unfortunately the US has three of the eight in one eighth of the bracket and thus only one will be able to reach the quarterfinals and try to medal. As far as matchups go it’s Kaminski vs. Marcus D’Almeida on Tuesday at 3:18 PM, Ellison vs. Ali Elghrari on Tuesday at 3:31 PM, and Garrett vs. Haziq Kamaruddin on Wednesday at 3:18 PM. I believe the round of 32 matches for all of them would be later on those days.
In the meantime the three will team up to try and secure a medal in the team event on Saturday. The US is seeded second after posting a score of 2024 and has a bye to the quarterfinals where they will face Chinese Taipei or Indonesia at 2:15 PM. The entire team competition is tomorrow so they will keep competing as the day progress if they advance.
On the women’s side the only one competing is Mackenzie Brown who was up and down at times in her ranking round but finished 19th with a 641 score. She’ll face Claudia Mandia in the first knockout round on Monday at 8:26 AM.
August 6th Preview:
All times ET!! All events should be available online via NBC’s Olympic website and apps (assuming a cable package that gives you access). What is live in ET/CT is often tape delayed in MT/PT. Yell at NBC for their ridiculous decision to tape delay an Olympics happening one hour east of ET, it’s insane.
Archery
As mentioned previously, Brady Ellison, Jake Kaminski, and Zach Garrett will begin the men’s team event at 2:15 PM against Indonesia or Chinese Taipei. Semifinals and a bronze or gold medal final will follow if the US advances. The archery matches should be live as part of MSNBC’s coverage from 2:15-5 PM.
Basketball
The first of many beatdowns of the Olympics is expected on Saturday when the US men face China at 6 PM. This matchup doesn’t feature much intrigue as these two sides met twice in warmups for the Olympics with the US winning by 50 and 49 points. The game will be shown live on NBCSN.
Beach Volleyball
It won’t be until 3:30 PM before beach volleyball gets underway for any Americans when Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson take on Jefferson Pereira and Cherif Younousse to open up their pool play. The sport will keep us up late on several occasions though and Saturday is one of them as April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings won’t hit the sand until 11 PM when they face Mariafe Artacho and Nicole Laird. The Gibb/Patterson match will air live on NBC as will Ross/Walsh Jennings later in the evening.
Boxing
Two Americans will enter the ring for round of 32 matches on Saturday. Carlos Balderas starts the lightweight division with a match against Berik Abdrakhmanov at 11:15 AM while Nico Hernandez has a late afternoon 4:30 PM matchup with Manuel Cappai in the light flyweight division. You might be able to catch the Balderas fight live on Telemundo while NBCSN will have them tape delayed as part of their coverage from 9 PM-12 AM.
Cycling
Cycling will begin on Saurday with the men’s road race, only 150.1 miles. Brent Bookwalter and Taylor Phinney will be racing for the US and the race will include Tour de France winner Chris Froome of Great Britain. It begins at 8:30 AM. The road race will be covered live by NBC during their coverage from 8-10:30 AM and by NBCSN in their coverage between 10:30 AM and 3 PM.
Equestrian
The start of the eventing competition will take two days to get through all of the dressage programs but two Americans are in the ring tomorrow. Boyd Martin is the first American out at 10:36 AM while Clark Montgomery goes at 3:14 PM. You’ll be able to catch the equestrian coverage on USA between 3 and 4 PM. One would think they might get Montgomery’s on live, but that’s not certain.
Fencing
The first gold of Rio in fencing will be handed out on Saturday in the women’s individual epee event and two American sisters are in contention. Courtney Hurley will start in the round of 32 at 9:45 AM against Yana Shemyakina while Kelley Hurley faces Nathalie Moellhausen at 10:15 AM in the same round. The other American is Katharine Holmes and she takes on Erika Kirpu at 9:45 AM as well. The round of 16 and quarterfinals proceed pretty quickly after the round of 32 before the semifinals and finals come later in the day. You won’t get much fencing coverage on TV tomorrow as the only scheduled coverage is the final on tape delay during CNBC’s coverage from 5-8 PM.
Field Hockey
Competing in the third straight Olympics for the first time the US hopes to build on a competitive showing in London as they open up with a must win matchup against Argentina at 4 PM. The US has defeated them in the Olympics four years ago as well as in the Pan American games so it’s a winnable matchup and with the top four in the group of six advancing a win in this one could be a difference maker in the quest for the quarterfinals where anything could happen. This one will be shown live on USA.
Gymnastics
While there isn’t really and drama about how the US team will do in qualifying for the men’s event (hint – they’ll make it) the real question on Saturday is how individuals do overall and in each event because Saturday’s qualifying round is what will determine who gets to compete for individual all-around titles as well as individual event titles. The US competes in the second group to take to the apparatus at 1:30 PM. Chris Brooks, Jake Dalton, Danell Leyva, Sam Mikulak, and Alex Naddour make up the team this year. Looking to watch it live? Your only chance will be online as NBC will delay their coverage until the evening telecast from 8 PM-12 AM.
Rowing
No medals at stake in rowing tomorrow as all we will see is the opening heats of several events. Gevvie Stone is in the second heat of the women’s single sculls which begins at 8:30 AM. In the men’s pair at 9:30 AM Nareg Guregian and Anders Weiss are in the first heat. Meghan O’Leary and Ellen Tomek will be in the second heat of the women’s double sculls at 10 AM while Anthony Fahden, Edward King, Tyler Nase, and Robin Prendes in the men’s lightweight four will have to wait to the third and final heat of the 11 AM event. Finally in the 11:50 AM women’s quadruple sculls Tracy Eisser, Megan Kalmoe, Grace Latz, and Adrienne Martelli will be in the second heat. Rowing will be covered in two places tomorrow, live on NBC between 8 and 10:30 AM and delayed on NBC between 3 and 4:15 PM.
Rugby Sevens
Rugby makes its return to the Olympics on Saturday with the beginning of the women’s event. The US will compete twice on Saturday, opening at 12 PM against Fiji and closing the day against Colombia at 5 PM. The Fiji match will be shown live on NBCSN while the Colombia match will be live on CNBC.
Shooting
The shooting events get underway with two events beginning and being decided on Saturday. Sarah Scherer and Virginia Thrasher will take part in the women’s 10m air rifle qualification round at 7:30 AM with hopes of advancing to the final at 9:30 AM. The other event being held is the men’s 10m air pistol with the qualification round at 12 PM featuring Will Brown and Jay Shi and that event’s final at 2:30 PM. The women’s rifle final will be live on NBCSN but there is no planned TV coverage of the men’s pistol event.
Soccer
Having already secured a win over New Zealand on Wednesday the US could more or less lock up the group by beating France on Saturday in their 4 PM game. The matchup of the #1 and #3 teams in the world according to the FIFA rankings could be a final four preview and was a great contest in 2012 when the US went down 2-0 early but rallied for a 4-2 win. NBCSN will be your destination for this game.
Swimming
Six events begin on Saturday with four of those ending later in the day and two more moving into evening semifinals. Things start off at 12:02 PM with Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland in the fourth and final heat of the men’s 400m individual medley. Next up is Dana Vollmer in the fourth heat and Kelsi Worrell in the fifth heat of the women’s 100m butterfly at 12:28 PM. Starting at 12:48 PM Connor Jaeger takes part in the sixth heat with Conor Dwyer in the seventh heat of the men’s 400m freestlye. That’ll take a little while and it’s not until 1:32 PM that we’ll see Maya DiRado in the fourth heat and Elizabeth Beisel in the fifth heat of the the women’s 400m individual medley. The final individual event to start is the 2:04 PM men’s 100m breaststroke where Kevin Cordes and Cody Miller are together at the center of the fourth heat. The afternoon will wrap up with the US 4x100m freestyle relay team competing in the second heat of that 2:15 PM event.
In the evening we’ll see finals of men’s and women’s individual medley events as well as the men’s 400m freestyle and the women’s 4x100m freestyle. With no semifinals in those events swimmers will need a top eight time in the heats. In the other events it’ll be an evening semifinal so the heats in the afternoon only require a top 16 time to advance. The swimming events will all be live for ET and CT with afternoon heat coverage on NBC as well as the evening coverage.
Table Tennis
One of the more interesting potential storylines on Saturday will be that of 16-year-old Kanak Jha in the table tennis event. He starts the men’s singles competition with a matchup against Nima Alamian at 9:30 AM and would expect to have one more match later in the day if he wins. Jha is supposed to be a potential star but this is certainly not the Olympics where he will be in his prime. Lily Zhang opens her women’s singles competition by taking on Gremlis Arvelo at 10:15 AM while Jennifer Wu faces Eva Odorova at 11 AM. Much later in the day Yijun Feng is the last of the individuals to start as he faces Zhiwen He in the first round of the men’s singles event. NBCSN is planning to show the Zhang match on delay during their coverage from 1-4 PM while Jha’s and Wu’s matches will be on delay on MSNBC’s coverage from 2:15-5 PM. Any second round matches the US athletes would compete in would be shown on delay on NBCSN between 9 PM and 12 AM.
Tennis
It’s hard to talk about exact start times in tennis since matches do vary in length quite a bit and they don’t make any promises that you won’t be on an hour after the match before you started if it goes quickly, but we do know that Madison Keys will lead off the day with her singles match against Danka Kovinic. It’s a busy day for the US on the tennis court as in addition to Keys we’ll see Jack Sock take on Taro Daniel around 11:30 AM, Sloane Stephens take on Eugenie Bouchard in a tantalizing North American matchup around 2:30 PM, and three men’s matches around 1 PM: Brian Baker against Yuichi Sugita, Steve Johnson against Darian King, and Denis Kudla against Andrej Martin. Later in the day, not before 5:45 PM, Venus Williams will face Kirsten Flipkens. If it’s tennis you want it’s all live and on Bravo, though you’ll only get a single match at a time of course.
Volleyball
The US will start their quest to take home gold for the first time by battling potential 51st state Puerto Rico in their Olympic opener at 4:05 PM. Puerto Rico has never been to the Olympics so this will be a big moment for them. Telemundo will have coverage from the start while NBC will have most of it live but won’t have the very start.
Water Polo
Water polo will get underway with the US men taking on defending gold medalists Croatia at 9:20 AM. With four of the six teams in the group moving to the knockout round it’s certainly no must win for the US but it would be a great way to start their Olympics. The match will be live on NBC.
Weightlifting
The US only has four athletes competing in weightlifting in Rio and one of them will get it over with on the very first day. Morghan King will take part in the women’s 48kg competition at 6 PM. There is only one group of competitors in that weight class. Coverage of the event will be delayed on NBCSN between 8 and 9 PM.
Rio 2016 – Equestrian Preview
Equestrian competitions have been a part of the Olympic competition since 1912 and involves mixed-gender competition. This year they will be held in the National Equestrian Center in the Deodoro zone. The US qualified their teams at the Pan American Games and the FEI World Equestrian Games. Continue reading Rio 2016 – Equestrian Preview
Olympic Review – August 9th
Athletics
Entering day 2 Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee were 1-2 in the decathlon. They started the day in the 110m hurdles where Trey Hardee ran a personal best 13.54 (1035) and Ashton Eaton ran a 13.56 (1032). They continued to be 1-2 in the overall standings after the hurdles.
Then the women’s high jump qualification round started with Brigetta Barrett (1.93m) and Chaunte Lowe (1.93m) making the final while Amy Acuff (1.90m) came up a bit short. The final will be on Saturday.
Next in the men’s decathlon discus throw Ashton Eaton threw 42.53m (716) and Trey Hardee threw 48.26m (716). Through seven events they continued to lead the decathlon.
Next up was the 1st round of the men’s 4x400m relay. The US team of Maurice Mitchell, Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay, and Bryshon Nellum easily qualified finishing 2nd in 2:58.87, a season best. This was remarkable considering that Maurice Mitchell BROKE HIS LEG halfway through his 400m. Incredibly he still finished in 46.1, 5th fastest of anyone in his leg. The team will be in the final on Friday.
Next the decathlon headed to the pole vault where Ashton Eaton cleared 5.20m (972) and Trey Hardee cleared 4.80m (849) to maintain their top two rankings with two events to go.
To start the afternoon off the decathlon headed to the javelin where Ashton Eaton threw a personal best 61.96m (767) and Trey Hardee threw a season best 66.65m (838). These scores meant Eaton and Hardee would head to the 1500m still in the 1-2 positions they started in.
Then the men’s triple jump final will begin with Will Claye and Christian Taylor in the field. Will Claye got out to an early lead with a 17.54m on his second jump. Christian Taylor struggled and went into his third jump needing a top eight mark to reach the final three jumps. He pulled it off with a 17.15m jump that placed him in 5th. In Taylor’s fourth jump he went 17.81m to take the lead from Claye and never relinquished it as he won gold with Claye getting silver.
Then in the women’s 800m semifinal Alice Schmidt (4th – 2:01.63) and Geena Gall (8th – 2:05.76) did not make the final while Alysia Johnson Montano (4th – 1:58.42) grabbed the final spot based on time.
Next up was the men’s 800m final where Duane Solomon (4th – 1:42.82) and Nick Symmonds (5th – 1:42.95) both ran personal bests but couldn’t medal in a race that saw the world record fall and everyone but one runner finish in a personal best. And that runner finished in a season best!
Then the women’s 4x100m relay began with the 1st round. Tianna Madison, Jeneba Tarmoh, Bianca Knight, and Lauryn Williams made up for the team for the US and finished in a season best 41.64 to head into the final on Friday the heavy favorite.
Next in the men’s 200m final Wallace Spearmon ran a season best 19.90 but came up just short of a medal with a 4th place finish just .06 seconds behind bronze.
Finally in the 1500m portion of the decathlon Ashton Easton finished in 4:33.59 (721) while Trey Hardee finished in a personal best 4:40.94 (674) to slam home any chance of falling to the bronze medal. The final result had Ashton Eaton winning gold in the decathlon with 8869 points and Trey Hardee won a silver with a season best 8671.
Basketball
In the women’s basketball semifinals the US struggled with Australia 22-20 after one quarter and 47-43 after the 1st half. A strong 3rd quarter gave them a 65-59 lead and they held on to win somewhat comfortably 86-73. The win put the US into the gold medal game against France on Saturday.
Boxing
Looking for a gold, and the first ever women’s boxing gold medal for the US, Claressa Shields beat Nazezda Torlopova of Russia 19-12 to take home a gold medal in the middlewight division. Shields, a 17-year-old became the youngest boxer to win a gold medal in 88 years. The victory gave the US a positive end to an otherwise unremarkable run in London.
Cycling
The US had three riders in the Men’s BMX quarterfinals on Thursday. Connor Fields was in the 2nd heat and won the first three runs to advance to the semifinals on Friday. David Herman and Nicholas Long were in the 3rd and heat and involved in a major crash on the 1st run. Long finished 7th and Herman came in 8th with a DNF, though both were able to continue the competition. What started then was a big push for getting back into qualifying position. Herman finished 3rd, 4th, and 1st in the next three runs while Long finished 4th, 5th, and 2nd. They went into the final run knowing it would take help to get both of them through. Long won the final run but didn’t advance as Herman finished 2nd and Roger Rinderknecht of Switzerland finished 3rd. Herman and Rinderknecht finished with 18 points and Long had 19. David Herman and Connor Fields will be in the semifinals on Friday.
Diving
The women’s 10m platform semifinal was on Thursday morning and a disappointing showing by Brittany Viola (300.50) and Katie Bell (296.80) left them both outside the top 12 with Viola finishing 15th and Bell finishing 16th.
Equestrian
The US had one last chance to medal in the grand prix freestyle portion of the individual dressage competition. Steffen Peters on Ravel finished with a 77.286% in 17th place to end that chance.
Gymnastics
In rhythmic gymnastics on Thursday Julie Zetlin competed with the ball and the hoop during the first day. She scored a 24.450 with the ball and a 23.750 with the hoop to find herself in 22nd after the 1st day. She’ll compete with the clubs and the ribbon on Friday.
Sailing
The sail-off with the Netherlands was cancelled on Thursday as the winds were non-existent. The decision was made to award the US 5th place based off their group stage performance instead of trying to make up the race later.
Soccer
The US went for their 3rd straight gold medal in women’s soccer against Japan on Thursday and behind a Carli Lloyd brace (8′ and 54′) the US got out to a 2-0 lead. Japan came back and scored in the 63rd minute and had a lot of chances to tie things up, but Hope Solo and the US held and won the game 2-1.
Swimming
In an incredible women’s 10km open water swim Haley Anderson swam stroke for stroke with the leaders and pushed with Eva Risztov of Hungary at the end to pull away. In the end Anderson came up just .4 seconds short of gold, but took a silver in an amazing event.
Taekwondo
To star the day of Terrence Jennings, in the men’s 68kg competition, lost to Servet Tazegul of Turkey 8-6 in the preliminary round. Tazegul went on to win gold so Jennings got a repechage chance. He took advance defeating Hryhorii Husarov 3-2 and Diogo Silva 8-5 to win a bronze medal!
Diana Lopez started the women’s 57 kg competition in the preliminary round losing 1-0 to Yuzhuo Hou of China. Hou made the final, taking silver, so Lopez got into the repechage bracket. Unfortunately her chance to medal ended with a 9-4 loss to Suvi Mikkonen.
Volleyball
In the women’s volleyball tournament the US moved into the final by sweeping Korea 25-20, 25-22, 25-22. The win moved the US into a final rematch with Brazil for the gold medal. Brazil finished 4th in the group stage, including a 25-18, 25-17, 22-25, 25-21 loss to the US, but has played well in the knockout round to reach Saturday’s final. This one should be a fantastic exciting battle.
Water Polo
The US and Spain had tied in the group stage after a late Spain rally but Thursday’s gold medal match turned out a bit differently. Backed by a 8-1 run the US took an 8-2 lead early in the 4th quarter and held on to win their first gold by defeating Spain 8-5.
Wrestling
The final day of women’s wrestling started with Ali Sue Bernard losing to Jenny Fransson of Sweeden 3-0, 3-1 in the 72kg qualification round. The other US wrestler was Kelsey Campbell who lost 1-0, 1-0 to Saori Yoshida of Japan in the 55kg round of 16. Yoshida won gold so Campbell got a repechage chance but was defeated 4-0, 1-0 by Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan in the repechage match.
Olympic Preview – August 9th
The day will get started at 4:15 AM when Terrence Jennings faces Servet Tazegul in the 68kg men’s taekwondo preliminary round. It ends either around 4:20 PM when the decathlon gets to the 1500m. If the US has a competitor in the taekwondo gold medal matches it would end with that.
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All times mentioned from now on are ET.
Athletics
Entering day 2 Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee are 1-2 in the decathlon. They’ll start their second day with both of them running in the 4th heat of the 110m hurdles at 4:24 AM. Eaton has a PB of 13.35 and a SB of 13.70 while Hardee has as a PB and SB of 13.61.
At 4:30 AM the women’s high jump qualification round starts with Brigetta Barrett (PB & SB 2.01m), Chaunte Lowe (PB 2.05m and SB 2.02m) and Amy Acuff (PB 2.01m and SB 1.95m) all competing at 4:30 AM.
In the men’s decathlon discus throw Ashton Eaton (PB 47.36m, SB 46.54m) and Trey Hardee (PB 52.68m, SB 49.05m) in the 2nd group at 6:10 AM.
Next up is the 1st round of the men’s 4x400m relay. The second heat at 6:45 AM will feature the US team which has a SB of 3:00.02 and a NR of 2:54.29.
At 7:55 AM the decathlon will head to the pole vault where Ashton Eaton (PB & SB 5.30m) and Trey Hardee (PB & SB 5.30m) will be in Group A.
To start the afternoon off the decathlon heads to the javelin where Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee will be trying to finish off the competition strong at 1:30 PM.
At 2:20 PM the men’s triple jump final will begin with Will Claye (PB&SB 17.70m) and Christian Taylor (PB 17.96m, SB 17.63m) will be in the field. There is a real chance these two could go 1-2 in the final.
Then in the women’s 800m semifinal Alice Schmidt at 2:30 PM (PB 1:58.61, SB 1:59.46), Alysia Johnson Montano at 2:38 PM (PB 1:57.34, SB 1:57.37) and Geena Gall at 2:46 PM (PB&SB 1:59.24) will all try to finish in the top two in their heat and make the final.
Next up is the men’s 800m final at 3 PM where Duane Solomon (PB&SB 1:43.44) and Nick Symmonds (PB 1:43.76, SB 1:43.78) are looking to medal.
At 3:20 PM the women’s 4x100m relay begins with the 1st round. The US team is in heat 1 with a SB of 42.19 and a NR of 41.47.
Next at 3:55 PM the men’s 200m final will begin with Wallace Spearmon (PB 19.65, SB 19.95) the only American in the final. It will be a big challenge for him to beat Usain Bolt but he might be able to medal still.
At 4:20 PM the decathlon will end with the 1500m heats. Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee will look to wrap up medals.
NBC will cover athletics from 12-12:45 PM, and again in primetime from 8 PM – 12 AM.
4:24 AM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – Trey Hardee and Ashton Eaton – 110m Hurdles – Heat 4
4:30 AM – Women’s Athletics – High Jump – Qualification
6:10 AM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – Discus Throw
6:45 AM – Men’s Athletics – 4x400m Relay – Round 1 – Heat 2
7:55 AM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – Pole Vault
1:30 PM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – Javelin Throw
2:20 PM – Men’s Athletics – Triple Jump – Final
2:30 PM – Women’s Athletics – 800m – Alice Schmidt – Semifinal – Heat 1
2:38 PM – Women’s Athletics – 800m – Alysia Johnson Montano – Semifinal – Heat 2
2:46 PM – Women’s Athletics – 800m – Geena Gall – Semifinal – Heat 3
3 PM – Men’s Athletics – 800m – Final
3:20 PM – Women’s Athletics – 4x100m Relay – Round 1 – Heat 1
3:55 PM – Men’s Athletics – 200m – Final
4:20 PM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – 1500m
Basketball
At 12 PM the US women will take on Australia in the semifinals. The US beat Canada 91-48 in the quarterfinals while Australia beat China 75-60. Australia went 4-1 in the group stage while the US was undefeated. This matchup has been a traditional gold medal matchup in past Olympics.
The basketball game will be LIVE on the NBC Sports Network from 12-2 PM.
12 PM – Women’s Basketball – Australia – Semifinals
Boxing
In the gold medal bout Claressa Shields will be facing Nazezda Torlopova of Russia. Shields is coming off a 29-15 semifinal win while Torlopova squeaked out a 12-10 semifinal win.
Boxing will be shown from 5-8 PM on CNBC.
12:15 PM – Women’s Boxing – Middleweight – Claressa Shields vs. Nadezda Torlopova – Gold Medal Final
Cycling
Connor Fields will be the first BMXer up for the US on Thursday at 10:03 AM in heat 2. The heats are held as five-run races. After each race points are given to the riders based on positions. After three runs the top-two move into the semifinals. After the next two runs the top-two again move into the semifinals. Nicholas Young and David Herman are in the 3rd heat which starts at 10:06 AM. If the heats went according to the seeding runs all three would move into the quarterfinals.
BMX will be shown on NBC’s primetime coverage from 8 PM – 12 AM.
10:03 AM – Men’s Cycling – BMX – Connor Fields – Quarterfinals – Heat 2
10:06 AM – Men’s Cycling – BMX – Nicholas Young and David Herman – Quarterfinals – Heat 3
Diving
The women’s 10m platform semifinal will start at 5 AM with Brittany Viola going 5th and Katie Bell going 10th. If they finish in the top 12 they’ll make the final later in the day at 2 PM.
NBC will cover the diving in their primetime coverage from 8 PM – 12 AM.
5 AM – Women’s Diving – 10m Platform – Semifinal
2 PM – Women’s Diving – 10m Platform – Final
Equestrian
The US has one last chance to medal in equestrian as Steffen Peters on Ravel rides at 8:45 AM in the grand prix freestyle. If Peters could have a top three ride on Thursday he would win a medal.
The final will be shown LIVE on MSNBC from 9-11 AM.
8:45 AM – Equestrian – Dressage – Steffen Peters on Ravel – Grand Prix Freestyle
Gymnastics
In rhythmic gymnastics on Thursday Julie Zetlin will be competing in the individual all-around. She’ll start 18th on rotation 1 at 7 AM with the ball and be 17th on rotation 2 at 8:18 AM on the hoop. She’ll complete the competition on Friday.
There will be no TV coverage of the gymnastics.
7 AM – Women’s Gymnastics – Rhythmic – Individual All-Around – Qualification – Rotation 1
8:18 AM – Women’s Gymnastics – Rhythmic – Individual All-Around – Qualification – Rotation 2
Sailing
The only sailing event going on for the US on Thursday is a battle against the Netherlands in the elliott 6m competition. This race will determine if the US finishes 5th/6th or 7th/8th. It’s a best of 5 competition with match 1 at 7 AM, match 2 at 7:30 AM, match 3 at 8 AM, match 4 (if necessary) at 8:30 AM, and match 5 (if necessary) at 9 AM.
There will be no TV coverage of the sailing.
7 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Netherlands – Sail Off 5-8 – Match 1
7:30 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Netherlands – Sail Off 5-8 – Match 2
8 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Netherlands – Sail Off 5-8 – Match 3
8:30 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Netherlands – Sail Off 5-8 – Match 4
9 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Netherlands – Sail Off 5-8 – Match 5
Soccer
The US will be going for back-to-back-to-back gold medals in women’s soccer when they face Japan at 2:45 PM. Japan defeated the US in penalty shots last year in the world cup. Japan had a much tougher road to the final defeating Brazil 2-0 and France 2-1. They defeated Canada 2-1 in the group stage before drawing both of their remaining matches at 0-0.
The soccer game will be shown LIVE on the NBC Sports Network from 2:30-5 PM.
2:45 PM – Women’s Soccer – Japan – Gold Medal Match
Swimming
The final event in the women’s swimming program is the 10km open water swim which begins at 7 AM. Haley Anderson is the US swimmer competing in the event.
The swimming will be shown on NBC from 11:45 AM – 12 PM and 12:45-1 PM.
7 AM – Women’s Swimming – 10km Open Water
Taekwondo
At 4:15 AM Terrence Jennings will begin the taekwondo competition for the US. Jennings is in the men’s 68kg competition and will be facing Servet Tazegul of Turkey in the preliminary round. Diana Lopez will start the women’s 57 kg competition in the preliminary round with a match against Yuzhuo Hou of China. If either wins their first match they will move into the quarterfinals around 10 AM. If they lose to a finalist at any point they will be in the repechage competition later in the day.
The semifinals will be shown on MSNBC from 1:30-2:30 PM.
4:15 AM – Men’s Taekwondo – 68kg – Terrence Jennings vs. Servet Tazegul – Preliminary Round
7:30 AM – Women’s Taekwondo – 57kg – Diana Lopez vs. Yuzhuo Hou – Preliminary Round
10 AM – Women’s Taekwondo – 57kg – Quarterfinals
10:15 AM – Men’s Taekwondo – 68kg – Quarterfinals
12 PM – Women’s Taekwondo – 57kg – Semifinals
12:15 PM – Men’s Taekwondo – 68kg – Semifinals
3 PM – Women’s Taekwondo – 57kg – Repechage & Bronze Medal Finals
3:15 PM – Men’s Taekwondo – 68kg – Repechage & Bronze Medal Finals
5:15 PM – Women’s Taekwondo – 57kg – Gold Medal Final
5:30 PM – Men’s Taekwondo – 68kg – Gold Medal Final
Volleyball
In the women’s volleyball competition the US, 3-0 victors over the Dominican Republic in the quarterfinals, will face Korea in the semifinals at 10 AM. Korea beat Italy 3-1 in the quarterfinals and lost 25-19, 25-17, 20-25, 25-21 to the US in the group stage.
They volleyball match will be shown LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 10-11:45 AM.
10 AM – Women’s Volleyball – Korea – Semifinals
Water Polo
In the women’s water polo gold medal final the US will take on Spain at 3 PM. The US beat Australia 11-9 in the semifinals while Spain beat Hungary 10-9 in the other semifinal. Both teams are undefeated with their group stage match ending in a 9-9 tie after the US gave up a 9-6 lead with three minutes to go.
The water polo match will be shown LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 3-4 PM.
3 PM – Women’s Water Polo – Spain – Gold Medal Final
Wrestling
In the final day of women’s wrestling Ali Sue Bernard will start the day off at 8:07 AM when she faces Jenny Fransson of Sweeden in the 72kg qualification round. Kelsey Campbell will go next at 8:14 AM when she faces Saori Yoshida of Japan in the 55kg round of 16. If either woman wins her match she’ll move into the next rounds which start at the times listed below. If they lose to a finalist in their tournament they will get a chance at bronze in the repechage bracket.
There will be coverage on the NBC Sports Network from 10:45 AM – 12 PM, 2-2:30 PM, and 5-6 PM.
8:07 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 72kg – Ali Sue Bernard vs. Jenny Fransson – Qualification
8:14 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Kelsey Campbell vs. Saori Yoshida – Round of 16
9:03 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 72kg – Round of 16
9:10 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Quarterfinals
9:38 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 72kg – Quarterfinals
10:06 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Semifinals
10:20 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 72kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Repechage & Bronze Finals
12:54 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 72kg – Repechage & Bronze Finals
2:03 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 55kg – Gold Final
2:48 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 72kg – Gold Final
Olympic Review – August 8th
Athletics
First up was the men’s pole vault qualification round. Jeremy Scott (5.50m) and Derek Miles (No mark) failed to make the final while Brad Walker (5.60m) did qualify for Friday’s final.
In the women’s hammer throw qualification, Jessica Cosby (14th – 69.65m), Amber Campbell (13th – 69.93m), and Amanda Bingson (28th – 67.29m) all failed to make the final.
Then the men’s decathlon got underway with the 100m. Ashton Eaton ran an Olympic record 10.35 to get 1011 points while Trey Hardee ran a season best 10.42 to get 994 points. They were 1-2 after the 100m.
Next on the track was the men’s 5000m 1st round Lopez Lomong (4th – 13:26.16), Galen Rupp (6th – 13:17.56) and Bernard Lagat (4th – 13:15.45) all earned a spot in the final on Saturday.
Meanwhile the decathlon moves to the long jump where Ashton Eaton jumped 8.03m (1068) and Trey Hardee jumped 7.53m (942). They continued to be 1-2 in the decathlon.
Next on the track was the women’s 800m where Alysia Johnson Montano (1st – 2:00.47), Alice Schmidt (2nd – 2:01.65), and Geena Gall (4th – 2:03.85) all advanced to Thursday’s semifinal.
The final morning event on Wednesday was the men’s decathlon’s shot put competition. Trey Hardee went 15.28m (807) and Ashton Eaton went 14.66m (769). They continued to be 1-2 in the overall standings.
The first event in the afternoon was the high jump portion of the decathlon. Ashton Eaton cleared 2.05m (850) while Trey Hardee cleared 1.99m (794). They were still 1-2 in the standings.
The men’s javelin throw qualification round was held with Cyrus Hostetler (32nd – 75.76m), Sean Furey (37th – 72.81m) and Craig Kinsley (23rd – 78.18m) all failing to make the final.
The first track event of the afternoon was the men’s 110m hurdles semifinals. Jason Richardson (1st – 13.13) and Aries Merritt (1st – 12.94) made the final, later in the afternoon, while Jeff Porter (5th – 13.41) was eliminated.
The next track event is the women’s 1500m semifinals where Morgan Uceny (3rd – 4:05.34) and Shannon Rowbury (5th – 4:05.47) made the final on Friday while Jennifer Simpson (12th – 4:06.89) did not.
Then the women’s long jump final was held with Brittney Reese going 7.12m on her 2nd jump and watching that stand up to win her a gold medal. Janay Deloach went 6.89m on her 5th jump to edge out Ineta Radevica by .01m for the bronze.
In the men’s 200m semifinals Wallace Spearmon (2nd – 20.02) made the final while Isiah Young (8th – 20.89) and Maurice Mitchell (4th – 20.56) both missed out.
Next the women’s 400m hurdles final was held. Lashinda Demus was the fastest of the three Americans in the field and won the silver in a season best 52.77. Georganne Moline finished 5th in a personal best 53.92 and T’Erea Brown finished 6th in 55:07.
The in the women’s 200m final Allyson Felix finally won the Olympic gold she’s been seeking running a 21.88. She was followed closely by Carmelita Jeter in 3rd who won the bronze with a 22.14. Finally Sanya Richards-Ross finished 5th in 22.39.
In the men’s 110m hurdles Jason Richardson and Aries Merritt dueled it out for the top two spots with Aries Merritt winning the gold by running a personal best 12.92. Richardson ran a 13.04 to finish 2nd and claim the silver.
The day ended with the men’s decathlon 400m. Trey Hardee ran a 48.11 (904) while Ashton Eaton ran a 46.90 (963). They continue to be in 1st (Ashton Eaton – 4661) and 2nd (Trey Hardee – 4441) halfway through the decathlon. 3rd place is Damian Warner of Canada who has 4386.
Basketball
In the men’s basketball quarterfinals the US took on Australia and came away 119-86 winners in a game that was never really in doubt but wasn’t a blow out until the 4th quarter. Kobe Bryant led the way with 20 points while Deron Williams had 18 and Carmelo Anthony had 17 points. The US next faces Argentina on the semifinals on Friday.
Beach Volleyball
On Wednesday two-time gold medalists Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings became three-time gold medalists Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings when they defeated April Ross/Jennifer Kessy 21-16, 21-16 to claim the gold over their fellow Americans.
Boxing
Marlen Esparza was the first American boxer to try to reach the final when she met Cancan Ren of China the flyweight semifinal. Esparza lost a 10-8 decision and earned a bronze medal for reaching the semifinals. In the middleweight competition Claressa Shields beat Marina Volnova of Kazakhstan in the semifinals 29-15. Shields will be fighting Nadezda Torlopova of Russia in the final on Thursday.
Cycling
In the women’s BMX seeding runs Alise Post finished 8th (39.890) while Brooke Crain crashed and DNF her run. Both will be in the 1st heat of the semifinals on Friday. In the men’s BMX seeding run Connor Fields finished 4th (38.431), Nicholas Long finished 7th (38.601), and David Herman finished 15th (38.955). Fields will be in heat 2 on Thursday while Long and Herman will be in heat 3 of the quarterfinals.
Diving
It was a tale of two halves in the women’s 10m platform diving preliminary round. In the 1st half of the round Brittany Viola was near the top and Katie Bell was struggling near the bottom. By the end of the round though Bell had risen all the way to 9th and Viola ended up 14th. Both made the semifinal on Thursday but will need to be at their best to ensure a top 12 finish and a spot in the final.
Equestrian
Mclain Ward on Antares did not make the 2nd round of the individual jumping final after getting 12 penalties on his 1st run and finishing 29th. Rich Fellers just barely made the field as he finished 20th with 5 penalties. In the final run Rich Fellers finished with 0 penalties and ended up in 8th place overall. He would have needed only 1 penalty or fewer to reach the medals.
Sailing
In the women’s 470 races Amanda Clark/Sarah Lihan finished in 17th (race #9) and 9th (race #10) to finish 9th heading into the medal race on Friday.
In the elliott 6m competition the US beat Finland in race three but couldn’t extend the competition in the 4th race as they were eliminated from medal contention. They will now face the Netherlands on Thursday in a 5-match sail off for determining placement between 5th and 8th.
Volleyball
In the men’s volleyball quarterfinals the US men suffered a huge disappointment and were upset 28-26, 25-20, 25-20 by Italy. The loss ended the US’s tournament.
Water Polo
It was asking a lot to think the US could beat undefeated Croatia in water polo, and in the end it was asking too much. The US fell down 5-0 and briefly rallied to get within three at 5-2, but they ended up losing the quarterfinal match 8-2. The US will now be in a semifinal to determine 5th-8th placement against Spain on Friday.
Wrestling
Women’s wrestling started on Wednesday. Clarissa Chun is in the 48kg division and faced Shasha Zhao of China in the qualification round. She won that match 5-0, 1-0 to move into the round of 16. In the round of 16 she faced Mariya Stadnyk of Azerbaijan and lost 2-0, 3-0. She was given a second chance however as Stadnyk went on to win silver. In the repechage bracket Clarrisa Chun faced Iwona Matkowska of Poland and game back to win on a fall in the 2nd period, 0-1, 4-0. She fought for bronze against Irini Merleni of the Ukraine and won 1-0, 3-0 to take home the bronze.
In the 63kg division Elena Pirozhkov took on Anastasija Grigorjeva of Latvia in the round of 16 and lost 0-2, 5-0, 2-0 to end her Olympics.
Olympic Preview – August 8th
The day will get started at 5 AM when the men’s pole vault qualification round starts. It ends at 5:15 PM with the US men’s basketball team taking on Australia in the quarterfinals.
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All times mentioned from now on are ET.
Athletics
Starting at 5 AM the men’s pole vault will begin their qualification round. Jeremy Scott and Derek Miles will be in the 1st group and Brad Walker will be in the 2nd group. All of them will be looking to finish in the top 12 and advance to the final.
Also at 5 AM will be the 1st group of the women’s hammer throw qualification. Jessica Cosby and Amber Campbell will be in this group. A top twelve final in the qualification round is necessary to move into the final. Amanda Bingson is in the 2nd group at 6:25 AM.
Then the men’s decathlon gets underway with the 100m. Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee are the only two American competitors and they will be in the 3rd heat at 5:26 AM.
Next on the track is the men’s 5000m 1st round Lopez Lomong is the first American to get underway at 5:45 AM in heat 1 while Galen Rupp and Bernard Lagat are in heat 2 at 6:06 AM. If they finish in the top five they are guaranteed a spot in the final.
At 6:10 AM the decathlon moves to the long jump for their 2nd event out of ten.
Next on the track is the women’s 800m where Alysia Johnson Montano (6:35 AM), Alice Schmidt (6:44 AM), and Geena Gall (7:02 AM) are all in separate heats of the 1st round where a top three finish will advance them to the semifinals.
The final morning event on Wednesday is the men’s decathlon’s shot put competition. This should start around 8:10 AM.
The first event in the afternoon is the decathlon once again, this time the high jump competition, starting at 1 PM.
At 2:05 PM the men’s javelin throw qualification starts with Cyrus Hostetler in the 1st group. Sean Furey and Craig Kinsley are in the 2nd group at 3:35 PM.
The first track event of the afternoon is the men’s 110m hurdles semifinals. Jason Richardson (2:15 PM), Aries Merritt (2:23 PM) and Jeff Porter (2:31 PM) are all in separate heats. Top two finishes would move them into the final later that afternoon.
The next track event is the women’s 1500m semifinals where Morgan Uceny and Shannon Rowbury are in the first heat at 2:45 PM and Jennifer Simpson is in the 2nd heat at 2:56 PM. Top five finishes would move them into the final.
At 3:05 PM the women’s long jump final will be held with Brittney Reese and Janay Deloach in the field for the US. Deloach has a great chance at a medal in the event.
In the men’s 200m semifinals Wallace Spearmon (3:10 PM), Isiah Young (3:18 PM) and Maurice Mitchell (3:26 PM) are in separate heats as they look for top two finishes to advance to the final.
At 3:45 PM the women’s 400m hurdles final will be held. Three Americans, T’Erea Brown, Lashinda Demus, and Georganne Moline all are in the final for the US.
At 4 PM the women’s 200m final will start with Carmelita Jeter, Allyson Felix, and Sanya Richards-Ross all in the field for the US.
Then at 4:15 PM the men’s 110m hurdles will have their 2nd run of the day as the final is contested. We’ll know about two hours earlier if Jason Richardson, Aries Merritt, and Jeff Porter will be in the field.
The day will end with the men’s decathlon 400m. Trey Hardee will run in heat 3 at 4:46 PM while Ashton Eaton is in the 4th heat at 4:54 PM.
Athletics will be covered from 10:45-11 AM and 1:15-2 PM on tape delay on NBC. The 400m race from the men’s decathlon will be LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 4:30-5 PM. The rest of the events will be shown in primetime from 8-11 PM on NBC with the javelin qualifying shown on the late night coverage from 12:05-1:05 AM on Thursday.
5 AM – Men’s Athletics – Pole Vault – Qualification
5 AM – Women’s Athletics – Hammer Throw – Jessica Cosby and Amber Campbell – Qualification
5:26 AM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee – 100m – Heat 3
5:45 AM – Men’s Athletics – 5000m – Lopez Lomong – Round 1 – Heat 1
6:06 AM – Men’s Athletics – 5000m – Galen Rupp and Bernard Lagat – Round 1 – Heat 2
6:10 AM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – Long Jump
6:25 AM – Women’s Athletics – Hammer Throw – Amanda Bingson – Qualification
6:35 AM – Women’s Athletics – 800m – Alysia Johnson Montano – Round 1 – Heat 1
6:44 AM – Women’s Athletics – 800m – Alice Schmidt – Round 1 – Heat 2
7:02 AM – Women’s Athletics – 800m – Geena Gall – Round 1 – Heat 4
8:10 AM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – Shot Put
1 PM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – High Jump
2:05 PM – Men’s Athletics – Javelin Throw – Cyrus Hostetler – Qualification
2:15 PM – Men’s Athletics – 110m Hurdles – Jason Richardson – Semifinals – Heat 1
2:23 PM – Men’s Athletics – 110m Hurdles – Aries Merritt – Semifinals – Heat 2
2:31 PM – Men’s Athletics – 110m Hurdles – Jeff Porter – Semifinals – Heat 3
2:45 PM – Women’s Athletics – 1500m – Morgan Uceny and Shannon Rowbury – Semifinals – Heat 1
2:56 PM – Women’s Athletics – 1500m – Jennifer Simpson – Semifinals – Heat 2
3:05 PM – Women’s Athletics – Long Jump – Final
3:10 PM – Men’s Athletics – 200m – Wallace Spearmon – Semifinals – Heat 1
3:18 PM – Men’s Athletics – 200m – Isiah Young – Semifinals – Heat 2
3:26 PM – Men’s Athletics – 200m – Maurice Mitchell – Semifinals – Heat 3
3:35 PM – Men’s Athletics – Javelin Throw – Sean Furey and Craig Kinsley – Qualification
3:45 PM – Women’s Athletics – 400m Hurdles – Final
4 PM – Women’s Athletics – 200m – Final
4:15 PM – Men’s Athletics – 110m Hurdles – Final
4:46 PM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – 400m – Trey Hardee – Heat 3
4:54 PM – Men’s Athletics – Decathlon – 400m – Ashton Eaton – Heat 4
Basketball
In the men’s basketball quarterfinals at 5:15 PM the US will take on Australia. The US went 5-0 in group stage play while Australia went 3-2 in their group including being the only team to beat Russia so far.
The USA basketball game will be LIVE on the NBC Sports Network and the Special Basketball channel from 5:15-7 PM
5:15 PM – Men’s Basketball – Australia – Quarterfinals
Beach Volleyball
What can you say? Neither American team has been beaten but that will change on Wednesday when Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings takes on April Ross/Jennifer Kessy in the gold medal match at 4 PM. Both teams have won all their matches, but Ross/Kessy have lost three sets to May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings one.
The match will be shown in primetime on NBC between 8-11 PM on tape delay.
4 PM – Women’s Beach Volleyball – Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings vs. April Ross/Jennifer Kessy – Gold Medal Match
Boxing
Both remaining women’s boxers are guaranteed medals but have a chance to make sure they are at least silvers when they have their semifinal boxing matches on Wednesday. Marlen Esparza will take on Cancan Ren of China at 8:30 AM in the flyweight competition. In the middleweight competition Claressa Shields takes on Marina Volnova of Kazakhstan at 9:30 AM.
CNBC has coverage from 1-2:15 PM that will show the women’s fights on tape delay.
8:30 AM – Women’s Boxing – Flyweight – Marlen Esparza vs. Cancan Ren – Semifinals
9:30 AM – Women’s Boxing – Middleweight – Claressa Shields vs. Marina Volnova – Semifinals
Cycling
At 10 AM the women’s BMX seeding runs will be held. Alise Post will be the 12th to run while Brooke Crain is the 14th to run. These runs will determine the seeding for the semifinals on Friday.
At 10:40 AM the men’s BMX seeding runs will start. Nicholas Long goes 23rd, David Herman goes 28th, and Connor Fields goes 31st. The runs will determine seedings for Thursday’s quarterfinals.
The men’s runs will be shown from 4-4:30 PM on NBC while the women’s runs will be shown during late night coverage, 12:05-1:05 AM on Thursday
10 AM – Women’s Cycling – BMX – Seeding
10:40 AM – Men’s Cycling – BMX – Seeding
Diving
At 2 PM the women’s 10m platform competition will begin with Brittany Viola going first for the US and Katie Bell going 22nd. They’ll need to reach the top 18 over their five dives to reach the semifinals on Thursday.
The men’s diving will be shown during the primetime coverage, 8-11:05 PM on NBC.
2 PM – Women’s Diving – 10m Platform – Preliminary Round
Equestrian
The equestrian individual jumping medals will be determined on Wednesday. The first round of the final is at 7 AM while the 2nd is at 9:55 AM. The order is not clear but Rich Fellers on Flexible is in 11th heading into the final with 8 penalties and McLain Ward on Antares is in 26th with 12 penalties. Only the top twenty will take place in the 2nd round of the final.
There will be LIVE coverage of the equestrian competition from 10-10:45 AM.
7 AM – Equestrian – Jump – Individual – Final r. A
9:55 AM – Equestrian – Jump – Individual – Final r. B
Sailing
The 9th (7 AM) and 10th (8:30 AM) women’s 470 races will be on Wednesday and Amanda Clark/Sarah Lihan are in good position to make the medal race as they sit in 7th place overall.
The only other sailing competition for the US remaining is the elliott 6m races. In the quarterfinals against Finland the US went 0-2 on the first day. They’ll have race 3 at 9:05 AM. If they win that they’ll race again at 10:05 AM, and if they win that they’ll be in the final race at 11:05 AM with a chance to advance.
No sailing coverage on TV again.
7 AM – Women’s Sailing – 470 – Race 9
8:30 AM – Men’s Sailing – 470 – Race 10
9:05 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Finland – Quarterfinals – Race 3
10:05 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Finland – Quarterfinals – Race 4
11:05 AM – Women’s Sailing – Elliott 6m – Finland – Quarterfinals – Race 5
Volleyball
In the men’s volleyball quarterfinals the US men, 5-0 in group play, will take on Italy at 11 AM. Italy went 3-2 in the group stage but were swept by the best team in the group, Bulgaria, and only took one set off the 2nd best team, Poland.
The volleyball match will be shown LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 11 AM – 12:45 PM.
11 AM – Men’s Volleyball – Italy – Quarterfinals
Water Polo
In the men’s water polo quarterfinal the US faces a huge test at 3 PM if they want to medal, Croatia. Croatia was the only team to win all their matches in the group stage round while the US lost their last two games by 11-6 scores to fall to 4th in their group and wind up in this situation. There is no doubt that the US is a talented team, but they will really need to put it together on Wednesday if they want to move into the semifinals.
The water polo match will be shown LIVE (ET/CT) on NBC from 3-4 PM.
3 PM – Men’s Water Polo – Croatia – Quarterfinals
Wrestling
Women’s wrestling starts it’s Olympics with the 48kg and 63kg competitions on Wednesday. Clarissa Chun is in the 48kg division and will face Shasha Zhao of China in the qualification round at 8 AM. If she wins she’ll advance into the rest of the rounds which start at the times listed below. The 63kg division features Elena Pirozhkov taking on Anastasija Grigorjeva of Latvia in the round of 16 at 8:48 AM. If she wins that she’ll advance to the following rounds at the times listed below.
There will be tape delayed coverage of the finals on MSNBC from 4-4:30 PM.
8 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 48kg – Clarissa Chun vs. Shasha Zhao – Qualification Round
8:24 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 48kg – Round of 16
8:48 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 63kg – Elena Pirozhkov vs. Anastasija Grigorjeva – Round of 16
9:04 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 48kg – Quarterfinals
9:36 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 63kg – Quarterfinals
10:08 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 48kg – Semifinals
10:24 AM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 63kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 48kg – Repechage & Bronze Finals
12:45 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 63kg – Repechage & Bronze Finals
2:03 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 48kg – Gold Medal Final
2:48 PM – Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle – 63kg – Gold Medal Final