So many events, so little time.
Having gone through each event for an upcoming piece in The Guardian, I’ve compiled a viewing guide. Then I whittled it down from 10,000 words, focusing specifically on the following:
- Events in which the USA has a 25% chance or better of winning a medal.
- Events featuring athletes from the DC metro area, Duke or Athens Academy. My list, my provincialism.
- Anything quirky or interesting, especially when there’s nothing else to watch at a given time.
If you prefer things in spreadsheet form and would like to see more names and a few more details, knock yourself out.
I’ll be live-Threading a lot of the Olympics on Threads (duresport2) and will be doing some live commentary at The Guardian.
Let’s hit it …
All times Eastern and 24-hour time. Sorry.
Wednesday, July 24
Do you like men’s soccer and men’s rugby? Good, because two days before the Olympics officially start, that’s all we’ve got.
0900: Soccer, Argentina-Morocco (men). Two games start simultaneously to kick off the Olympics. Argentina’s roster is loaded.
1030: Rugby sevens, US men vs. France. Tough assignment right to start with.
***** EVENT OF THE DAY *****
1500: Soccer, US men vs. France. The men’s soccer tournament at the Olympics is such a strange beast, with rosters compiled of players under age 23 aside from three “overage” players, all of whom have to be released by clubs that are often unwilling to release them. The USA roster isn’t bad, and the French roster could be better, so odds of a good result here are better than they would be if the full national teams were playing. (DMV interest: Kevin Paredes, Griffin Yow)
Thursday, July 25
Take a peek at the underrated sport of team handball before the main fare begins.
At the end of the viewing day, you’ll get a look at one of the most intriguing teams at the Games, the revamped and reloaded US women’s soccer team.
0900: Rugby sevens, US men vs. Uruguay. Will the rugby team be the first US athletes eliminated from medal contention? The top two in each group plus the two best third-place teams advance to the quarterfinals; otherwise, they’ll be playing for ninth place.
1100: Soccer, Spain-Japan (women). Two teams with a reputation for technical and tactical sophistication face off.
1100: Soccer, Canada women vs. New Zealand. (Duke interest: Quinn, Canada)
1300: Soccer, Nigeria women vs. Brazil. (Duke interest: Toni Payne, Nigeria)
***** EVENT OF THE DAY *****
1500: Soccer, US women vs. Zambia. An easy win? Don’t be too sure. Barbra Banda is tied for the NWSL lead in scoring with 12 goals in 12 games. The USA should win, but it won’t be easy, and it should be entertaining. (DMV interest: Emily Fox)
Friday, July 26
1400, Opening Ceremony: This should be interesting.
Saturday, July 27
One thing to watch: The tennis schedule is massively malleable. We could get interesting pairings at any time.
If you’re up early, there’s a smorgasbord of early rounds in many events, starting with badminton at 2:30. The day begins in earnest at 4:30 with the first medal event of the Games.
0430: Shooting, mixed team air rifle. Shooting typically has the first medal awarded in the Summer Olympics, giving us a chance to turn the spotlight on a Matt Emmons (someone I’ve written about multiple times — he’s someone with a gift for looking on the bright side) or a Ginny Thrasher. US chances: 2% gold, 10% medal
0500, Gymnastics, men’s qualification. This is the first of three subdivisions on the day, and this is the one that includes the US team.
0500: Diving, women’s synchronized springboard. The US duo’s last names combine to read “Cook/Bacon,” which is a complete sentence. US: 8% gold, 27% medal
0830, Cycling, women’s road time trial. Both US entries are also competing in another discipline (Chloé Dygert, track cycling) or another sport entirely (Taylor Knibb, triathlon — according to my research, the first person to do two sports in one Olympics in this century). Dygert is the world champion. US: 26% gold, 55% medal
0935, Water polo, US women vs. Greece. One of the most dominant teams in international team sports hits the water. (That would be the USA. This team doesn’t get anywhere near the publicity that it should.)
***** EVENT OF THE DAY *****
1100, Skateboarding, men’s street. Nyjah Huston, one of the highest-profile skateboarders ever, had a disappointing run in Tokyo. Jagger Eaton took bronze. They’re both back, along with Chris Joslin. US: 17% gold, 49% medal, 9% second medal
1300: Soccer, US men vs. New Zealand. (DMV interest: Kevin Paredes, Griffin Yow)
1300: Fencing, women’s epee semis/final (start 0400). US: 3% gold, 15% medal (DMV interest: Hadley Husisian)
1345: Field hockey, US women vs. Argentina (Duke interest: Leah Crouse)
1350: Fencing, men’s sabre semis/final (start 0400). Eli Dershwitz is the world champion. US: 17% gold, 53% medal, 6% second medal (Duke interest: Pascual di Tella, Argentina)
1442: Swimming, men’s 400 freestyle. US: 9% gold, 32% medal
***** STAR WATCH *****
1452: Swimming, women’s 400 freestyle. Katie Ledecky is not the favorite, though she has the second-fastest time of the year. US: 45% gold, 98% medal, 7% second medal (DMV interest: Katie Ledecky)
1500, Basketball, Canada men vs. Greece. Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a host of Canadian players with reasonably solid NBA credentials, including the one we’re highlighting because of alma mater ties. (Duke interest: RJ Barrett, Canada)
1500: Handball, France-Denmark (men). Because the US didn’t qualify for either handball event, I’m adopting European champion France, which beat Denmark earlier this year to claim that title. Last year, Denmark beat France to claim the world championship. And they’re opening against each other?
1534: Swimming, women’s 4x100 freestyle. US: 15% gold, 63% medal
1544: Swimming, men’s 4x100 freestyle. US: 35% gold, 94% medal
1600: Beach volleyball, Nuss/Kloth vs. Canada (women). Fun fact — Taryn Kloth is 6-foot-4. Kristen Nuss is 5-foot-6. They played together at LSU, then went to the pro ranks and took bronze at the world championships.
Sunday, July 28
You have an assortment of events starting at 2:30 a.m. with badminton, once again, but you’ll want to be sure to be awake just before sunrise on the East Coast to see Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee and an absolutely loaded US women’s gymnastics team.
Keep an eye on defending gold medalist Lee Kiefer’s progress in fencing, then tune in at 1300 if she’s still going.
Overlapping with swimming — the US women’s soccer team gets a massive test. Overlapping with soccer — your beach volleyball world champions close out the competition day.
0500: Basketball: South Sudan men vs. Puerto Rico. Two countries that now have a rep for giving the US men a hard time. (Duke interest: Khaman Maluach, South Sudan)
***** STAR WATCH *****
0540: Gymnastics, women’s qualification. First look at Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee and an absolutely loaded US team.
0810: Cycling mountain, women’s race. Haley Batten took bronze in the 2022 world championships. US: 7% gold, 25% medal, 2% second medal
1115: Basketball, US men vs. Serbia. First look at a great team that will have to face a lot of other great teams. (DMV interest: Kevin Durant; Duke interest: Jayson Tatum)
1300: Fencing, women’s foil semis/final (start 0330). Lee Kiefer is the defending gold medalist, the 2023 world championship bronze medalist, and the world’s top-ranked fencer. US: 14% gold, 73% medal
1300: Soccer, Nigeria women vs. Spain. (Duke interest: Toni Payne, Nigeria)
1430: Swimming, men’s 400 IM. Gold medalist Chase Kalisz returns. Silver medalist Jay Litherland does not, but Carson Foster took silver in the last world championship and has the fastest time of 2024. US: 44% gold, 90% medal, 47% second medal (DMV interest: Chase Kalisz)
1440: Swimming, women’s 100 butterfly. Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske have the two fastest times this year. US: 31% gold, 75% medal, 22% second medal (DMV interest: Torri Huske)
***** EVENT OF THE DAY *****
1500: Soccer, US women vs. Germany. Not convinced Zambia was a test for this team? This game will tell us a lot about where this team stands — and whether they’ll advance. (DMV interest: Emily Fox)
1500: Soccer, Canada women vs. France. A concurrent marquee matchup between North American and European powers. (Duke interest: Quinn, Canada)
1544: Swimming, men’s 100 breaststroke. Nic Fink has the №3 time of 2024. US: 28% gold, 70% medal, 3% second medal
1600: Beach volleyball, Hughes/Cheng vs. Czechia (women). Sara Hughes (obviously not the 2002 figure skater) and Kelly Cheng are the 2023 world champions.
Monday, July 29
Not the most eventful morning, but why not check out eventing? Then check on the men’s mountain bike race before watching a former NBA player taking the beach. The US men’s gymnasts are up after that with a legitimate medal shot. When they’re done, check out any of the US women’s teams in action and watch for another potential medal in fencing, but be sure to get to the pool to see the underheralded Ryan Murphy and the veteran Lilly King, the latter of whom got engaged at a cute scene at trials.
0500: Equestrian, team eventing final (jumping). US: 9% gold, 30% medal
0500: Basketball, Nigeria women vs. Australia. (Duke interest: Elizabeth Balogun, Nigeria)
0715: Field hockey, US women vs. Spain. Check in on a team that’s trying to return to the world elite. (Duke interest: Leah Crouse)
0810: Cycling mountain, men’s race. Riley Amos is ranked №1 in the world. US: 11% gold, 35% medal, 3% second medal
1000: Beach volleyball, Evans/Budinger vs. France (men). Yes, NBA fans — Budinger as in former hoopster Chase Budinger.
1130: Gymnastics, men’s team. The US men haven’t had the greatest success in recent Olympics, but this team took bronze in the last world championships. US: 11% gold, 35% medal
1300: Fencing, women’s sabre semis/final (start 0300). US: 3% gold, 14% medal (DMV interest: Tatiana Nazlymov)
1350: Fencing, men’s foil semis/final (start 0325). Nick Itkin took the silver medal in the 2023 world championships .US: 10% gold, 56% medal, 10% second medal
1430: Swimming, women’s 400 IM. Silver medalist Emma Weyant returns. Bronze medalist Hali Flickinger does not, but Katie Grimes took silver in the last world championship. US: 21% gold, 57% medal, 12% second medal
1440: Swimming, men’s 200 freestyle. US: 5% gold, 35% medal
1500: Basketball, US women vs. Japan: Honestly, the gap in talent between the USA and the rest of the world is so vast that these games will feel a bit perfunctory. But they did just lose to the WNBA All-Stars, so there’s something. (Duke interest: Chelsea Gray, coach Kara Lawson)
1519: Swimming, men’s 100 backstroke. Ryan Murphy is the returning bronze medalist. Better yet, he’s the 2016 gold medalist and the 2023 world champion. Hunter Armstrong took bronze in 2023. US: 62% gold, 98% medal, 37% second medal
1525: Swimming, women’s 100 breaststroke. Emma Weber and Tokyo bronze medalist Lilly King finished ahead of Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby at the US trials, a testament to how tough it is to make the US teams in these marquee events. US: 25% gold, 71% medal, 10% second medal
1541: Swimming, women’s 200 freestyle. Katie Ledecky has given up her spot to Erin Gemmell. US: 16% gold, 35% medal, 2% second medal (DMV interest: Erin Gemmell)
Tuesday, July 30
The sun never sets on the 2024 Olympics, thanks to the decision to hold the surfing competition in Tahiti. That explains why the action runs so long today, well after midnight in Paris.
Things get real at 12:15.
0200: Triathlon, men’s individual. US: 2% gold, 9% medal. (Duke interest: Morgan Pearson)
0700: Volleyball, US men vs. Germany
0730: Basketball, Canada men vs. Australia. (Duke interest: RJ Barrett, Canada)
0930: Shooting, men’s trap. US: 14% gold, 33% medal, 3% second medal
0950: Fencing, women’s team epee (semifinals, then final; earlier round at 0730). US: 4% gold, 16% medal (DMV interest: Hadley Husisian)
1130: 3x3 basketball, US women vs. Germany
***** EVENT OF THE DAY *****
1215: Gymnastics, women’s team. The US took silver last time when Simone Biles dropped out. She’s back, as are Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey. This team won the world championship and is ready to reclaim Olympic gold as well. US: 49% gold, 90% medal
1300: Rugby sevens, women’s medal games. US: 10% gold, 32% medal
1300: Soccer, US men vs. Guinea. (DMV interest: Griffin Yow, Kevin Paredes)
1456: Swimming, women’s 100 backstroke. Regan Smith took bronze in Tokyo and silver at the world championships, where Katharine Berkoff took bronze. Smith has the top time in the world this year; Berkoff is third. US: 39% gold, 88% medal, 34% second medal
1502: Swimming, men’s 800 freestyle. Gold medalist Bobby Finke returns. He also took bronze in the 2023 world championship. US: 32% gold, 70% medal
1601: Swimming, men’s 4x200 freestyle. US: 15% gold, 62% medal
1635: 3x3 basketball, US men vs. Serbia
1748, Surfing, men’s individual: The US men were shut out in the sport’s Olympic debut. Seems unlikely that’ll happen in France … er, Tahiti. John John Florence and Griffin Colapinto are currently 1–2 in the World Surf League rankings; Florence took the title in 2016 and 2017. US: 27% gold, 68% medal, 18% second medal
1900, Surfing, women’s individual: Gold medalist and five-time World Surf League champion Carissa Moore is back for one last ride before retiring, at least temporarily, after the Games. (The lure of returning for 2028 in Los Angeles might be hard to resist, of course.) Caity Simmers and defending champion Caroline Marks are 1–2 in the World Surf League. US: 79% gold, 95% medal, 66% second medal, 22% sweep
Wednesday, July 31
Hannah Roberts rarely leaves a BMX competition without a gold medal, but that’s what happened in Tokyo, when Britain’s Charlotte Worthington became the first woman to land a 360-degree backflip in competition, earning MBE honors. A little while later, the US men’s gymnasts and the US women’s soccer team aim to make the most of their time in spotlight.
0200: Triathlon, women’s individual. According to my research (there will be a piece coming out about this), Taylor Knibb will become the first athlete to compete in two sports (not disciplines, like road cycling and track cycling) this century. US: 10% gold, 36% medal, 3% second medal
0500: Diving, women’s synchronized platform. Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell took silver in Tokyo and bronze in the 2023 world championship. US: 17% gold, 53% medal
***** EVENT OF THE DAY *****
0710: Cycling BMX, women’s park. Five-time world champion Hannah Roberts took silver in Tokyo. US: 63% gold, 98% medal, 10% second medal
0715: Field hockey, US women vs. Australia. (Duke interest: Leah Crouse)
0844: Cycling BMX, men’s park. US: 11% gold, 36% medal, 3% second medal
0950: Fencing, men’s team sabre semifinals/final (earlier rounds at 0730). This team took bronze in the 2023 world championship. US: 10% gold, 49% medal
1100: Soccer, Nigeria women vs. Japan. (Duke interest: Toni Payne, Nigeria)
1130: Gymnastics, men’s all-around. Fred Richards took bronze in the 2023 world championship. US: 8% gold, 29% medal
1300: Soccer, US women vs. Australia. This one could determine whether this team advances to the quarterfinals. (DMV interest: Emily Fox)
1430: Swimming, women’s 100 freestyle. US: 8% gold, 28% medal (DMV interest: Torri Huske)
1436: Swimming, men’s 200 butterfly. US: 6% gold, 22% medal (DMV interest: Thomas Heilman)
1500: Basketball, US men vs. South Sudan. This matchup got a bit more interesting June 20, when the US men only beat South Sudan by one. (DMV interest: Kevin Durant; Duke interest: Jayson Tatum AND South Sudan’s Khaman Maluach, an incoming Duke recruit)
1500: Soccer, Canada women vs. Colombia. (Duke interest: Quinn, Canada)
***** STAR WATCH *****
1507: Swimming, women’s 1,500 freestyle. Katie Ledecky has the 19 fastest times ever recorded in this event. Erica Sullivan took silver last time; this time, Ledecky’s teammate is Katie Grimes, who’ll also be competing in the 400 IM and the open-water 10k. US: 95% gold, 98% medal, 16% second medal (DMV interest: Katie Ledecky)
1530: 3x3 basketball, US women vs. Azerbaijan
1615: Swimming, men’s 200 breaststroke. Matt Fallon took bronze in the 2023 world championship and has the world’s top time this year. US: 19% gold, 59% medal, 3% second medal
1622, Swimming, men’s 100 free: Gold medalist Caeleb Dressel is competing in other events but not this one. Jack Alexy took silver in the last world championship and has the third-best time in the world this year. US: 22% gold, 63% medal, 9% second medal
1635: 3x3 basketball, US men vs. Poland
Thursday, Aug. 1
In Tokyo (and other parts of Japan), the USA was shut out in rowing and sailing. That doesn’t usually happen. Today, both teams get a shot at preventing a repeat, and the rowers have a good shot at succeeding.
Make no plans of any kind between noon and 3.
0430: Rowing, women’s double sculls. Sophia Vitas and Kristi Wagner took bronze in the 2023 world championship. US: 15% gold, 47% medal
0506: Rowing, men’s four. This group took silver in the last world championship. US: 18% gold, 58% medal
0700: 3x3 basketball, US women vs. Australia
0843: Sailing, men’s skiff (49er) medal race. US: 2% gold, 8% medal
0850: Fencing, women’s team foil semifinals/final (earlier rounds at 0550). US: 9% gold, 44% medal
0943: Sailing, women’s skiff (49erFX) medal race. US: 8% gold, 26% medal
1100: Field hockey, US women vs. Britain. (Duke interest: Leah Crouse)
1115: Basketball, Nigeria women vs. France. (Duke interest: Elizabeth Balogun, Nigeria)
***** EVENT OF THE DAY *****
1215, Gymnastics, women’s all-around: How often does a country have the last two gold medalists in the same event? Tokyo gold medalist Sunisa Lee returns, along with Rio gold medalist, reigning world champion and the all-time best Simone Biles. US: 73% gold, 97% medal, 37% second medal
1430: Swimming, women’s 200 butterfly. Silver medalist Regan Smith returns. She also took bronze in the 2023 world championship and has the second-best time of 2024. Bronze medalist Hali Flickinger does not return. US: 29% gold, 79% medal, 11% second medal
***** STAR WATCH *****
1437: Swimming, men’s 200 backstroke. Ryan Murphy’s record includes gold from Rio, silver from Tokyo and silver from the 2023 world championship. He also has the top time of 2024; Keaton Jones is third. US: 49% gold, 98% medal, 17% second medal
1500: Basketball, US women vs. Belgium. (Duke interest: Chelsea Gray, coach Kara Lawson)
1504: Swimming, women’s 200 breaststroke. Silver medalist Lilly King returns. Kate Douglass took silver in the last world championship and has the second-fastest time of 2024. US: 32% gold, 82% medal, 30% second medal
1549: Swimming, women’s 4x200 freestyle. The USA took silver in Tokyo and in the 2023 world championship. US: 17% gold, 68% medal
1600: Beach volleyball, Nuss/Kloth vs. China (women)
1705: 3x3 basketball, US men vs. Latvia
Friday, Aug. 2
The USA might get some medals before you wake up. But things heat up much later in the day, and you may need to flip back and forth between the pool and the BMX race track.
It’s also the first day of track and field. Buckle up.
0330: Shooting, women’s 50m 3-position. Sagen Maddalena is the 2023 world championship bronze medalist. US: 12% gold, 39% medal
0500: Diving, men’s synchronized springboard. US: 6% gold, 20% medal (DMV interest: Greg Duncan)
0518: Rowing, women’s lightweight double sculls. Molly Reckford and Michelle Sechner finished fifth in this event in Tokyo and took silver in the 2022 world championship. Reckford competed last year in quadruple sculls, while Sechner took silver for the third time, this time with Mary Jones. US: 18% gold, 58% medal
0600: Trampoline, women’s individual. A US medal contender in this event? Yes — Jessica Stevens took bronze in the 2023 world championship. US: 7% gold, 25% medal (DMV interest: Jessica Stevens)
0800: Equestrian, team jumping. Silver medalist Laura Kraut and McLain Ward return from the team that took silver in Tokyo. Rio medalist Kent Farrington replaces Jessica Springsteen, whose father you may have heard of. US: 6% gold, 20% medal
0815: Archery, mixed team quarters, semis, finals. Brady Ellison has a history of world and Olympic medals, while likely partner Casey Kaufhold is the world’s №1-ranked woman. US: 8% gold, 26% medal
0900: Soccer, men’s quarterfinals (all day). Watch for updates on pairings. (DMV interest: Kevin Paredes, Griffin Yow)
1115: Basketball, Canada men vs. Spain. (Duke interest: RJ Barrett, Canada)
1230: Water polo, US women vs. France.
***** EVENT OF THE DAY *****
1415: Cycling BMX, women’s race semis and finals. In Tokyo, reigning world champion Alise Willoughby crashed in the semifinals, and Felicia Stancil finished fourth. This year, the USA has a great shot at two medals or even a sweep. Willoughby won her third world championship earlier this year. Stancil was fourth again, just behind Daleny Vaughn, but she stood atop the podium in 2022. US: 45% gold, 95% medal, 52% second medal, 9% sweep
***** STAR WATCH *****
1430: Swimming, men’s 50 freestyle. Enter Caeleb Dressel. He’s the defending gold medalist. US: 28% gold, 62% medal, 12% second medal
1436: Swimming, women’s 200 backstroke. Regan Smith took silver in the last world championship and has the №2 time of 2024. US: 22% gold, 63% medal, 10% second medal (DMV interest: Phoebe Bacon)
1443: Swimming, men’s 200 IM. Carson Foster has the №2 time of 2024. US: 27% gold, 69% medal, 17% second medal
1520: Track and field, men’s 10,000. US: 6% gold, 25% medal, 3% second medal
1600: Beach volleyball, Hughes/Cheng vs. Germany (women)
1635: 3x3 basketball, US men vs. China
Saturday, Aug. 3
Schedule alert: The women’s soccer quarterfinals will be today. Watch for updates.
0400: Equestrian, team dressage. Adrienne Lyle and Steffen Peters return from the team that took silver in Tokyo. US: 10% gold, 33% medal
0450: Rowing, women’s eight. The USA lost a long unbeaten run in 2021 but has rebounded with silver in the last world championship. US: 37% gold, 83% medal (DMV interest: Claire Collins)
0500: Cycling road, men’s road race. Matteo Jorgensen finished a solid eighth in the Tour de France while riding in service of Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard. It’ll be interesting to see how he fares if he’s the person getting the help rather than giving it. US: 4% gold, 18% medal, 2% second medal
0500: Handball, France-Spain (women). I felt I should adopt France’s women’s team in addition to the men’s team, and this is the best chance to see them play.
0510: Rowing, men’s eight. US: 6% gold, 21% medal (DMV interest: Christian Tabash)
0600: Tennis, men’s doubles. Time approximate — it’ll be no earlier than this but could be much later. US: 10% gold, 29% medal
0600: Tennis, women’s singles. Same caveat on scheduling from men’s doubles also applies here. US: 28% gold, 72% medal, 19% second medal
0700: Archery, women’s individual (quarterfinals, then next rounds). Top-ranked Casey Kaufhold in action. US: 20% gold, 70% medal
0715: Field hockey, US women vs. South Africa. (Duke interest: Leah Crouse)
0900: Soccer, women’s quarterfinals (all day). (DMV interest: Emily Fox, USA; Duke interest: Quinn, Canada; Toni Payne, Nigeria)
0920: Fencing, women’s team sabre semifinals/final (earlier rounds at 0700). US: 5% gold, 17% medal (DMV interest: Tatyana Nazlymov)
0930: Shooting, men’s skeet. Vincent Hancock is the defending champion and has won three times at the Olympics, along with five individual world championships. US: 30% gold, 63% medal
1020: Gymnastics, women’s vault. Silver medalist MyKayla Skinner does not return. The team will probably be OK. US: 44% gold, 90% medal, 17% medal
1115: Basketball, US men vs. Puerto Rico. (DMV interest: Kevin Durant; Duke interest: Jayson Tatum)
***** STAR WATCH *****
1335: Track and field, men’s shot put. Ryan Crouser is going for a three-peat along with the last two world championships. Joe Kovacs, winner of the last two Olympic silvers, interrupted Crouser’s reign by winning the 2019 world championship and made it a matched set with silver and bronze in 2022 and 2023. US: 97% gold, 99% medal, 95% second medal, 17% sweep
1420: Track and field, women’s triple jump. US: 7% gold, 27% medal, 3% second medal
1430: Swimming, men’s 100 fly. Gold medalist Caeleb Dressel returns. US: 31% gold, 61% medal, 5% second medal (DMV interest: Thomas Heilman)
1455: Track and field, mixed 4x400 relay. The USA has gone gold, bronze, gold in the last three world championships. US: 46% gold, 95% medal (DMV interest, possibly: Isabella Whittaker, Quincy Wilson)
1500: Basketball, South Sudan men vs. Serbia. (Duke interest: Khaman Maluach, South Sudan)
1501: Swimming, women’s 200 IM. In Tokyo, Alex Walsh took silver and Kate Douglass took bronze. In 2023, Walsh took silver again, while Douglass leapt up to claim the world championship. Alex Walsh was the runner-up. US: 69% gold, 98% medal, 65% second medal
1508: Swimming, women’s 800 free. Katie Ledecky has the 29 fastest times ever recorded in this event, but Australia’s Ariarne Titmus was 0.06 seconds faster in her country’s Olympic trials than Ledecky was in hers. Ledecky still has the fastest time of the year. And the third. And fourth. And fifth. US: 90% gold, 98% medal, 8% second medal (DMV interest: Katie Ledecky)
***** EVENT OF THE DAY *****
1520: Track and field, women’s 100. Sha’Carri Richardson, left off the team for Tokyo after testing positive for a cannabis-related substance, is the world champion. US: 36% gold, 76% medal, 14% second medal
1534: Swimming, mixed 4x100 medley. The USA took bronze in the 2023 world championship. US: 32% gold, 85% medal
1545: Track and field, men’s decathlon. US: 6% gold, 32% medal, 4% second medal (Duke interest: Daniel Golubovic, Australia)
Sunday, Aug. 4
Schedule alert: Beach volleyball round-of-16 games are in progress all day.
***** STAR WATCH *****
0300: Golf, men’s final round. US: 45% gold, 92% medal, 60% second medal, 16% sweep
0600: Tennis, women’s doubles gold-medal match. Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula give the US a legitimate shot here. US: 11% gold, 35% medal
0700: Archery, men’s individual (quarterfinals, then next rounds): Brady Ellison took bronze in Rio and won the 2019 World Championship. US: 3% gold, 43% medal
0730: Basketball, Nigeria women vs. Canada. (Duke interest: Elizabeth Balogun, Nigeria)
0850: Fencing, men’s team foil (semifinals, then final; earlier round at 0550). Three-fourths of the team that took bronze in Tokyo returns. US: 15% gold, 63% medal
0930: Shooting, women’s skeet. Gold medalist Amber English does not return, but Dania Vizzi took silver in the last world championship, and this is traditionally a strong US event. US: 20% gold, 58% medal, 8% second medal
0940: Gymnastics, women’s uneven bars. Sunisa Lee took bronze in this event in Tokyo. US: 10% gold, 32% medal, 3% second medal
1115: Basketball, US women vs. Germany. The first half is probably all you need to watch. (Duke interest: Chelsea Gray, coach Kara Lawson)
1230: Swimming, women’s 50 free. How far can Simone Manuel go in her comeback? US: 12% gold, 39% medal, 3% second medal
1236: Swimming, men’s 1,500 free. Gold medalist Bobby Finke took silver in the 2023 world championship. US: 40% gold, 89% medal
1306: Swimming, men’s 4x100 medley. The USA is the defending Olympic champion and won the 2023 world championship. US: 61% gold, 98% medal
1326: Swimming, women’s 4x100 medley. The USA took silver in Tokyo and won the 2023 world championship. US: 41% gold, 95% medal
1430: Track and field, men’s hammer. US: 9% gold, 31% medal, 4% second medal
***** EVENT OF THE DAY *****
1550: Track and field, men’s 100. World champion Noah Lyles (DMV interest) and Tokyo silver medalist Fred Kerley face tough opposition from Jamaica. US: 63% gold, 87% medal, 44% second medal, 8% sweep (DMV interest: Noah Lyles)
Monday, Aug. 5
Schedule alert: more beach volleyball round of 16, along with men’s volleyball quarterfinals, women’s field hockey quarterfinals and men’s soccer semifinals.
0200: Triathlon, mixed relay. The USA took silver in this new-ish event in Tokyo. 9% gold, 44% medal (Duke interest: Morgan Pearson)
0400: Field hockey, women’s quarterfinals (all day). (Duke interest: Leah Crouse)
0638: Gymnastics, women’s balance beam. Simone Biles took bronze in Tokyo when she wasn’t 100%. When she’s at her best, watch out. She’s the world champion. US: 42% gold, 98% medal, 8% second medal
***** STAR WATCH *****
0823: Gymnastics, women’s floor. The US team includes Olympic champion Jade Carey and world champion Simone Biles. That hardly seems fair. US: 72% gold, 97% medal, 32% second medal
0900: Shooting, mixed team skeet. Vincent Hancock and Austen Smith are the world champions. US: 24% gold, 45% medal, 3% second medal
1015: Canoe slalom, women’s kayak cross semis and final. The stats don’t justify a higher percentage chance, but this is a new event, and I’ve got a strange feeling that Evy Leibfarth might surprise here. US: 2% gold, 10% medal
***** EVENT OF THE DAY *****
1130: 3x3 basketball, women’s semis/medal games. Two of the four players who won gold in Tokyo, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young, are now on the traditional 5v5 basketball team. Cierra Burdick and Hailey Van Lith return from the team that won the 2023 World Cup. Teammate Cameron Brink suffered an ACL injury in WNBA play and was replaced by Dearica Hamby. US: 52% gold, 98% medal
1200: 3x3 basketball, men’s semis/medal games. Remember Jimmer-mania? Thirteen years after lighting up scoreboards for BYU, Jimmer Fredette is a world championship silver medalist along with Canyon Barry (son of Rick), Kareem Maddox and Dylan Travis. The US men didn’t qualify for the sport’s debut in Tokyo for complicated reasons. US: 25% gold, 79% medal
1200: Soccer, men’s semifinal. (DMV interest: Griffin Yow, Kevin Paredes)
1300: Track and field, men’s pole vault. Chris Nilsen followed up his silver in Tokyo with silver and bronze in the last two world championships. Sam Kendricks is the big comeback story here — after taking bronze in Rio, he won the next two world championships but missed the Tokyo Olympics after a positive COVID-19 test. US: 19% gold, 90% medal, 45% second medal (Duke interest: Simem Guttormsen, Norway)
1430: Track and field, women’s discus. Gold medalist Valarie Allman took bronze and silver in the last two world championships. US: 46% gold, 98% medal, 10% second medal
1500: Soccer, men’s semifinal. (DMV interest: Griffin Yow, Kevin Paredes)
1510: Track and field, women’s 5,000. US: 6% gold, 25% medal, 3% second medal
1545: Track and field, women’s 800. In Tokyo, Athing Mu took gold, and Raevyn Rogers took bronze. Neither qualified for the team out of trials, where Mu fell in the final. US: 20% gold, 54% medal, 24% second medal (DMV interest: Juliette Whittaker)
Tuesday, Aug. 6
Watch the schedule for the following quarterfinals: men’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s water polo, and men’s and women’s beach volleyball.
0500: Basketball, men’s quarterfinals (all day): (Duke interest: Jayson Tatum, USA; Khaman Maluach, South Sudan; RJ Barrett, Canada)
0900, Diving, women’s platform: US: 6% gold, 22% medal
1130: Skateboarding, women’s park. Minna Stess took bronze in the 2023 world championship. US: 13% gold, 42% medal, 7% second medal
1200: Soccer, women’s semifinal. (DMV interest: Emily Fox, USA; Duke interest: Quinn, Canada; Toni Payne, Nigeria)
1355: Track and field, women’s hammer. This team lost world champion Brooke Andersen in the Olympic trials, but DeAnna Price won the world championship in 2019 and took bronze in 2023. US: 41% gold, 83% medal
1450: Track and field, men’s 1,500. Yared Nuguse qualified for Tokyo but missed out with a quad strain. US: 16% gold, 49% medal, 8% second medal
***** STAR WATCH *****
1450: Wrestling, women’s 68kg medal matches. Gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock is now in WWE, but she left the weight class in good hands with Amit Elor, who is only 20 but has won two world championships at 72kg. US: 37% gold, 83% medal
1500: Soccer, women’s semifinal. (DMV interest: Emily Fox, USA; Duke interest: Quinn, Canada; Toni Payne, Nigeria)
1510: Track and field, women’s steeplechase. Where have you gone, Emma Coburn (2016 bronze, 2017 world champion) and Courtney Frerichs (Tokyo silver medalist)? They’re not here, but Valerie Constien has the third-best time of the year. US: 9% gold, 32% medal, 4% second medal
***** EVENT OF THE DAY *****
1540: Track and field, women’s 200. Bronze medalist Gabby Thomas is also the 2023 world championship runner-up. She has the fastest time in the world this year, followed by teammate McKenzie Long, with Brittany Brown fourth. US: 32% gold, 81% medal, 9% second medal
Wednesday, Aug. 7
Today’s team sports to check:
Quarterfinals: women’s basketball, men’s and women’s beach volleyball
Semifinals: women’s field hockey, men’s volleyball
0500: Basketball, women’s quarterfinals (all day). (Duke interest: Chelsea Gray and coach Kara Lawson, USA; Elizabeth Balogun, Nigeria)
0635: Sport climbing, women’s speed quarters, semis, final. New Olympic event. Emma Hunt took silver in the last world championship. US: 16% gold, 52% medal
0800: Field hockey, women’s semifinal. (Duke interest: Leah Crouse)
1130: Skateboarding, men’s park. Bronze medalist Cory Juneau does not return, but this team is loaded with world champion Gavin Bottger and top-ranked Tate Carew. US: 51% gold, 85% medal, 40% second medal, 4% sweep
1257: Cycling track, women’s team pursuit. Perennial omnium champion Jennifer Valente, road/track cyclist Chloé Dygert and Lily Williams return from the team that took bronze in Tokyo. Dygert and Valente were also on the silver-medalist team in Rio, and Williams joined them to win the 2020 world championship. US: 15% gold, 49% medal
1300: Field hockey, women’s semifinal. (Duke interest: Leah Crouse)
1300: Track and field, women’s pole vault. Gold medalist Katie Moon (formerly Nageotte) has also won the last two world championships, but Bridget Williams won the Olympic trials. US: 87% gold, 98% medal, 20% second medal (Duke interest: Brynn King)
1330: Artistic swim, team. This event is split into three components in the world championships. In 2023, the USA took silver in acrobatic, bronze in technical, and ninth in free routine. In 2024, the USA improved all the way to bronze in free routine, took another bronze in acrobatic and placed fourth in technical. US: 12% gold, 53% medal
1330: Weightlifting, women’s 49kg. Jourdan Delacruz took bronze in the 2023 world championship. US: 7% gold, 25% medal
1450: Wrestling, women’s 50kg medal matches. Bronze medalist Sarah Hildebrandt returns. She also took bronze in the 2023 world championship. US: 16% gold, 51% medal
1520: Track and field, men’s 400. Quincy Hall took bronze in the 2023 world championship and has the world’s top time this year. US: 40% gold, 74% medal, 24% second medal, 2% sweep
Thursday, Aug. 8
If you get up to watch Katie Grimes in her pursuit of an unusual double of medals in the pool and in the open water, you might want to take a nap after that. The rest of the morning has the second round of women’s golf, early rounds in taekwondo, some track and field heats (including parts of the heptathlon), and so on.
Starting at 2:30 p.m., we could see the US track and field athletes win four, five, six, maybe even seven or eight medals in less than 90 minutes. Noah Lyles leads the way in the men’s 200, the event with the best chance of a US sweep in my projections. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone follows a little while later in the women’s 400 hurdles, and then Grant Holloway leads another potential US sweep in the men’s 110 hurdles.
Aside from that, it’s all semifinals, all the time: women’s water polo, women’s volleyball, women’s handball, men’s and women’s beach volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s water polo
0130: Swimming, women’s 10k open. Katie Grimes, who’ll have a few days to rest up for this after a full set of races in the pool, took bronze in the 2023 world championship. US: 9% gold, 29% medal, 3% second medal
0635: Sport climbing, men’s speed quarters, semis, final. US: 6% gold, 22% medal
0713: Sailing, women’s kite final race. Daniela Moroz is ranked №1 in the world. US: 14% gold, 45% medal
(Watch a lot of team sports in the interim.)
1130: Basketball, men’s semifinal. (Duke interest: Jayson Tatum, USA; Khaman Maluach, South Sudan; RJ Barrett, Canada)
1235: Wrestling, men’s 86kg freestyle semis and women’s 57kg semis. My model is undercounting Aaron Brooks here because he hasn’t had many chances at this level. But he earned it by upsetting gold medalist and three-time world champion David Taylor, so it’s fair to say no one’s going to take him lightly. Helen Maroulis already has a metric ton of medals from international competition. Medal matches are tomorrow. (DMV interest: Aaron Brooks, Helen Maroulis)
1400: Track and field, women’s long jump. Silver medalist Brittany Reese does not return, but Tara Davis-Woodhall took silver in the 2023 world championships and has the second-best jump of the year. Jasmine Moore is right behind her. US: 21% gold, 66% medal, 9% second medal
1430: Track and field, men’s 200. Silver medalist Kenny Bednarek returns, but the heavy favorite is three-time world champion Noah Lyles, who took bronze in Tokyo. Erriyon Knighton took bronze and silver in the last two world championships. Lyles and Bednarek have the top two times this year. US: 79% gold, 99% medal, 84% second medal, 36% sweep (DMV interest: Noah Lyles)
1500: Basketball, men’s semifinal. (Duke interest: Jayson Tatum, USA; Khaman Maluach, South Sudan; RJ Barrett, Canada)
1525: Track and field, women’s 400 hurdles. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won gold in Tokyo, won the world championship in 2022, and broke the world record at the Olympic trials with a scorching time of 50.65. And she’s still not a sure thing for gold here because the Netherlands’ Femke Bol just broke the 51-second mark as well. US: 92% gold, 99% medal, 41% second medal, 4% sweep (DMV and Duke interest: Lauren Hoffman)
1545: Track and field, men’s 110 hurdles. You get the idea. It’s a huge night on the track. Grant Holloway took silver in Tokyo and has been dominant ever since, taking the last two world championships. Daniel Roberts took bronze in the 2023 world championship. Holloway, Freddie Crittenden and Roberts have the top three times in the world this year. US: 95% gold, 99% medal, 63% second medal, 14% sweep
1634: Boxing, men’s flyweight (51kg) final. Roscoe Hill took silver in the 2021 world championship. US: 17% gold, 54% medal
Friday, Aug. 9
The morning will likely be slow aside from the sport climbing final, unless the US men are in the morning water polo semifinal. The men’s soccer final is at noon.
Then the dam breaks.
Go to the track at 1:30 for the 4x100 relays, which the USA often wins if they can remember to exchange the baton. While that’s going on, multiple US medal hopefuls start the women’s shot put.
But wait — we have the debut of a new Olympic sport. It’s breaking. The sport, that is — it’s called breaking, which many of us remember as breakdancing.
So check that out while hopping between the track and the wrestling mat, where Helen Maroulis aims to add yet another medal to her collection. You may even want to check out taekwondo.
And then we have the beach volleyball gold-medal match, which you’re free to watch for 45 minutes before checking out the track for a minute (a little less, actually) to see if perennial podium finisher Rai Benjamin can claim that elusive gold.
0130: Swimming, men’s 10k open. US: 1% gold, 5% medal
0415: Sport climbing, men’s combined. Colin Duffy took silver in the last world championship. US: 17% gold, 51% medal, 4% second medal
0835: Water polo, men’s semifinal.
1030: Handball, men’s semifinal.
1130: Basketball, women’s semifinal. (Duke interest: Chelsea Gray and coach Kara Lawson, USA; Elizabeth Balogun, Nigeria)
1200: Soccer, men’s gold-medal game. I have no idea what the USA’s chances are. They weren’t in the last Olympics, and there’s no other meaningful U-23 competition, so I had nothing to calculate. Also, when I did projections, we didn’t even have much of an idea who’d be on the roster. Wild guess: US 2% gold, 10% medal (DMV interest: Griffin Yow, Kevin Paredes)
1330: Track and field, women’s 4x100 relay. The USA is the reigning world champion and took silver in Tokyo. US: 41% gold, 95% medal
1330: Weightlifting, women’s 71kg. Olivia Reeves took bronze in the 2023 world championship. US: 15% gold, 49% medal
1335: Water polo, men’s semifinal.
1340: Track and field, women’s shot put. Silver medalist Raven Saunders returns, but the favorite is two-time defending world champion Chase (Ealey) Jackson. US: 75% gold, 98% medal, 32% second medal, 3% sweep
1345: Track and field, men’s 4x100 relay. The USA won this event at the 2023 world championships. Generally, if they can keep hold of the baton, they’re either first or second. US: 32% gold, 70% medal (DMV interest: Noah Lyles)
1400: Track and field, women’s 400. The legend Allyson Felix has retired. US: 9% gold, 32% medal, 4% second medal (Duke interest: Maddy Price, Canada)
1400: Breaking, women’s quarters, semis, finals. New event, though those of us of a certain age remember the breakdancing craze of the … 80s? 70s? Anyway, it’s a new Olympic sport. US: 10% gold, 33% medal, 2% second medal
1400: Field hockey, women’s gold-medal game. US: 1% gold, 5% medal (Duke interest: Leah Crouse)
1405: Wrestling, men’s 86kg freestyle medal matches. Reiterating from yesterday’s semis — Aaron Brooks upset gold medalist and three-time world champion David Taylor at the trials, and this is one case in which my mathematical model is surely underrating his chances. US: 3% gold, 13% medal (DMV interest: Aaron Brooks)
1415: Track and field, women’s heptathlon (final: 800m). Anna Hall has bronze and silver in the last two world championships and is ranked №1. US: 27% gold, 78% medal, 10% second medal
1434: Taekwondo, men’s 80kg medal bouts (start 0300). CJ Nickolas took silver in the last world championship. US: 17% gold, 54% medal
1450: Wrestling, women’s 57kg medal matches. What a career Helen Maroulis has had — gold medal in 2016, three world championships, seven world championship medals (most recently bronze in 2023) and a bronze medal in Tokyo. US: 35% gold, 79% medal (DMV interest: Helen Maroulis)
1500: Beach volleyball, women’s gold-medal match. You’ve already learned plenty about the US teams by now. There’s a chance this could be an all-USA final. US: 51% gold, 85% medal, 35% second medal
1500: Basketball, women’s semifinal. (Duke interest: Chelsea Gray and coach Kara Lawson, USA; Elizabeth Balogun, Nigeria)
1530: Boxing, men’s welterweight (71kg) final. Omari Jones took silver in the 2021 world championship. US: 9% gold, 30% medal
1545: Track and field, men’s 400 hurdles. Silver medalist Rai Benjamin returns. He also has taken two silvers and a bronze in the last three world championships, and he has the top time of 2024. US: 41% gold, 99% medal, 31% second medal
Saturday, Aug. 10
Get the caffeinated beverages ready and find a comfortable place to watch.
If you get up at 3:30 a.m., you can catch the end of the men’s marathon and check in on golf before watching sport climbing. Then it’s off to men’s volleyball and a quick check to watch Nevin Harrison defend her canoe gold medal.
After that, two major women’s finals in water polo and soccer. Side note: In 2008 in Beijing, I sat down in the press tribune and told my USA TODAY colleague Christine Brennan that the USA had no chance to win. Brazil blew them off the field the previous year at the World Cup. I was incorrect.
Then hop between the track and the wrestling mat, but be sure to catch the first-ever men’s breaking finals.
And then we have the potential for a classic men’s basketball final, but check the boxing ring to see if Jahmal Harvey is fighting for gold.
0200: Track and field, men’s marathon. US: 3% gold, 15% medal
0300: Golf, women’s final round. Defending gold medalist Nelly Korda has the №1 ranking in the world by a considerable margin. Lilia Vu is second. US: 25% gold, 88% medal, 41% second medal (Duke interest: Celine Boutier, France; Ana Belac, Slovenia; Leona Maguire, Ireland)
0415: Sport climbing, women’s combined. Brooke Raboutou, who comes from a family of distinguished climbers, took bronze in the 2023 world championships. US: 11% gold, 35% medal, 4% second medal
0700: Volleyball, men’s gold-medal match. The USA’s 10th-place finish in Tokyo was their worst Olympic result since 2000. They improved to sixth at the 2022 world championships and took bronze in the 2023 World Cup. US: 9% gold, 29% medal
0740: Canoe sprint, women’s 200m C1. Nevin Harrison is the defending gold medalist. US: 26% gold, 50% medal
0935: Water polo, women’s gold-medal game. You know about the dominant US women’s basketball team. You know the US women’s soccer team. With the last three Olympics and four of the last five world championships, the women’s water polo team more than holds its own by comparison. US: 72% gold, 98% medal
1100: Soccer, women’s gold-medal game. The USA was once a safe bet for the podium. In this competition, nothing would surprise me. They could win it all, or they could be knocked out in the group stage by Germany and Australia. US: 27% gold, 54% medal (DMV interest: Emily Fox, USA; Duke interest: Quinn, Canada; Toni Payne, Nigeria)
1235: Wrestling, men’s 97kg freestyle semis. (DMV interest: Kyle Snyder)
1310: Track and field, men’s high jump. JuVaughn Harrison made the Tokyo final in the high jump and long jump but is focusing on jumping vertically this time around. He took silver in the 2023 world championships and has the third-best jump of 2024. US: 20% gold, 57% medal, 10% second medal
1325: Track and field, men’s 800. US: 7% gold, 27% medal
1330: Wrestling, men’s 74kg freestyle medal matches. Bronze medalist and world champion Kyle Dake returns. US: 26% gold, 80% medal
1345: Track and field, women’s 100 hurdles. Silver medalist Keni Harrison didn’t qualify from a blazing-fast Olympic trials final, which Masai Russell won in 12.25 seconds. US: 9% gold, 34% medal (DMV interest: Masai Russell)
1400: Track and field, men’s 5,000. Bronze medalist Paul Chelimo does not return, but Athens Academy alumnus Graham Blanks will be there. (Hey, I have to shout out my high school.) US: 2% gold, 20% medal, 2% second medal
1400: Breaking, men’s quarters, semis, finals. Victor Montalvo, known by the mononym Victor, won the 2022 World Games and the 2023 world championship. US: 55% gold, 82% medal, 28% second medal
1405: Wrestling, men’s 125kg freestyle medal matches. Mason Parris took bronze in the 2023 world championship and will attempt to duplicate Gable Steveson’s feat of taking Olympic gold. US: 18% gold, 56% medal
1512: Track and field, men’s 4x400 relay. The USA is the defending Olympic and world champion. US: 77% gold, 98% medal
1522: Track and field, women’s 4x400 relay. The USA won gold in Tokyo. US: 57% gold, 85% medal (Duke interest: Maddy Price, Canada)
1530: Basketball, men’s gold-medal game. LeBron, Curry, Tatum, Edwards, Durant, Embiid, Holiday — could this team really lose? Yes, because France is monstrous. If those two teams are in the final, this could be a classic. US: 44% gold, 75% medal (Duke interest: Jayson Tatum, USA; Khaman Maluach, South Sudan; RJ Barrett, Canada)
1547: Boxing, men’s featherweight (57kg) final. Jahmal Harvey won the 2021 world championship. US: 35% gold, 78% medal (DMV interest: Jahmal Harvey)
Sunday, Aug. 11
It’s a slow morning — if you get up to watch the women’s marathon, your only options between that and the modern pentathlon are bronze medal games and fifth-place games in water polo and handball.
If the USA hasn’t placed any finalists in wrestling or women’s volleyball, consider sticking with track cycling. The first event of the women’s omnium is at 5:00, and Jennifer Valente is one of those athletes who should be more famous than she is.
After that, pick between gold-medal games in men’s handball (no US team involved) and men’s water polo (there’s a chance) before watching the last and surest bet for a US gold medal — the women’s basketball final.
Personally, I don’t watch the Closing Ceremony because it makes me a little sad that it’s over and we have to go back to reality. It’s at 2 p.m.
0200: Track and field, women’s marathon. US: 3% gold, 21% medal
0500: Modern pentathlon, women’s individual. Will this be the last Olympic pentathlon to include horses? They’ll switch to an obstacle course in 2028. US: 1% gold, 5% medal
0530: Weightlifting, women’s 81+kg. Mary Theisen-Lappen took silver in the last world championship. US: 14% gold, 44% medal
0600: Wrestling, men’s 65kg freestyle medal matches. Zain Retherford is the world champion. US: 28% gold, 58% medal
0635: Wrestling, men’s 97kg freestyle medal matches. Kyle Snyder is the defending silver medalist. US: 21% gold, 66% medal (DMV interest: Kyle Snyder)
0700: Volleyball, women’s gold-medal match. The US goes for a repeat. US: 34% gold, 74% medal
0730: Handball, men’s gold-medal game. Alas, no Iceland. No US entry
0756: Cycling track, women’s omnium final (points race). Gold medalist Jennifer Valente also won this event at the 2022 and 2023 world championships. US: 45% gold, 78% medal
0800: Water polo, men’s gold-medal game. US: 4% gold, 16% medal
0930: Basketball, women’s gold-medal game. Seven straight Olympic gold medals, from 1996 onward. Six of the last seven World Cups, from 1998 onward. The USA will likely grab the last available gold medal of the Games. US: 95% gold, 98% medal (Duke interest: Chelsea Gray and coach Kara Lawson, USA; Elizabeth Balogun, Nigeria)
1400: Closing Ceremony. Au revoir.
