Good morning and happy Tuesday, everyone. If you missed what happened last night, 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby won the gold medal for USA in the women’s 100m breaststroke. It was a big upset, she wasn’t even talked about prior to this race.
Currently, the Olympic Medal leaderboard looks like this:
- United States (8 gold, 3 silver, 8 bronze, 19 total)
- China (7 gold, 5 silver, 7 bronze, 19 total)
- ROC (5 gold, 7 silver, 3 bronze, 15 total)
- Japan (8 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze, 13 total)
- Great Britain (4 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze, 10 total)
What to watch
The bronze medal event in softball has begun, available to watch on CNBC. Mexico and Canada will battle for the medal.
USA women’s basketball faces Nigeria at 12:40 AM ET on USA Network. It will also replay at 2:45 AM ET on NBCSN and at 4:15 PM ET on USA Network.
The semifinal and final rounds of women’s whitewater kayak slalom (K-1) happen at 1 AM ET, streaming live here.
Women’s cross-country mountain biking begins at 2 AM ET, streaming live here.
Medals are awarded in women’s diving synchronized platform at 2 AM ET, streaming live here.
Catch all the action of the Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle final, which begins at 2:15 AM ET, streaming live here.
Women weightlifters compete in the Group A 59kg weight class, beginning at 2:50 AM ET, streaming live here.
The Dressage Grand Prix Special and Victory Celebration in Equestrian will occur at 4 AM ET, streaming live here. It will also replay at 1 PM ET on NBCSN.
Medals are awarded in Judo in the women’s 63kg and men’s 81kg weight classes. The event begins at 4 AM ET, streaming live here. It will also replay along with other sports at 3 PM ET on USA Network.
Medals will be awarded during the women’s team epee competition, beginning at 5:30 AM ET, streaming live here. It will replay at 4:30 PM ET on NBCSN.
Taekwondo wraps up at the Tokyo Olympics with the repechage bracket and medal matches in the women’s 67+kg and men’s 80+kg weight classes. The event begins at 6 AM ET, streaming live here. It will also be covered on USA Network along with other sports. Replay coverage will start at 3 PM ET.
Women’s team gymnastics medals are given out in one of the biggest events of the Olympics. It begins at 6:45 AM ET, streaming live here. However, most Americans will catch Simone Biles and Team USA during NBC Primetime, which begins at 8 PM ET.
Women in the Group A 64kg weight class compete for medals, starting at 6:50 AM, streaming live here.
USA Softball will battle for a gold medal against the host Japan. The game starts at 7 AM ET on NBCSN. It will replay at 2:30 PM ET and 9:45 PM ET on NBCSN.
In rowing, men’s and women’s four, double and quad finals A-B will occur, streaming live here at 7:10 PM ET
Final rounds in the women’s 200m butterfly, men’s 200m butterfly, women’s 1500m freestyle, and men’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay take place at 9:30 PM ET, streaming live here. It will also be apart of NBC’s Primetime coverage of the Olympics, which starts at 8 PM ET on NBC.
Women’s cycling road time trial begins at 10:30 PM ET, streaming live here. It will also be covered on NBC during NBC Primetime Plus, which begins at 12:35 AM ET tomorrow.
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