The Games are almost upon us, and I wanted to remind you that
tonight at 7:30PM EST, the Opening Ceremonies begin, only on NBC! Additionally, for the first time ever, all
32 sports and 302 events will be streaming live on NBCOlympics.com.
For now, get excited for the big showdown between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte
in the 400m individual medley, airing on NBC in primetime on Day 1,
tomorrow, of the London Olympics! Below is the primetime lineup on NBC
for the weekend
ahead.
Saturday: 8 p.m. – Midnight (ET/PT) on NBC
Swimming – Gold Medal Finals
·
Men’s and Women’s 400M Individual Medley· Men’s 400M Freestyle
· Women’s 4 x 100M Freestyle Relay
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Michael Phelps begins his drive to
become the most decorated Olympian of all-time in an event he’s won at
the past two Olympics: the 400m individual medley. This event also marks
the first head-to-head showdown between
Phelps and teammate Ryan Lochte, the reigning world champion who defeated Phelps at Trials. 17-year-old Colorado phenom
Missy Franklin swims for her first Olympic medal as she leads Team USA in the 4x100m free relay. Plus world champion
Elizabeth Beisel competes in the women’s 400m individual medley and Peter Vanderkaay leads the U.S. charge in men’s 400m freestyle.
Men’s Gymnastics – Team Competition
·
Gymnastics begins with men’s team
qualifying. The U.S. men are vying for their third consecutive medal in
the team competition. Their prospects look strong with a deep group led
by a dynamic pair of first-time Olympians: Bronx
native John Orozco and Cuban-born Danell Leyva.
Women’s Beach Volleyball – May-Treanor/Walsh (U.S.) vs. Cook/Hinchley (Australia)
·
Beach volleyball, one of the Games’ hottest
sports, comes to the heart of ceremonial London, at Horse Guards Parade.
Just down the road from the Queen’s home at Buckingham Palace, the
queens of the sand,
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings, are eyeing a golden three-peat after sweeping the competition in Athens and Beijing without dropping a set.
Sunday: 7 p.m. – Midnight (ET/PT) on NBC
Women’s Gymnastics – Team Competition
- The first look at the reigning world champion U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team, led by reigning world all-around champion Jordyn Wieber, the 17-year-old from DeWitt, Michigan, and fast-rising 16-year-old wonder Gabby Douglas. They begin their pursuit of the team gold medal tonight – trying to become the first U.S. women to win team gymnastics gold since the “Magnificent Seven” won in Atlanta in 1996.
Swimming – Gold Medal Finals
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Men’s 100M Breaststroke· Men’s 4 x 100M Freestyle Relay
· Women’s 100M Butterfly
· Women’s 400M Freestyle
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Four years after Jason Lezak’s extraordinary anchor leg kept
Michael Phelps on track for eight golds in Beijing, Phelps again
swims for Team USA in the 4x100m freestyle relay in what figures to be
another fierce contest with France and reigning world champion
Australia. This should also be the night Phelps wins
his 18th career medal to tie Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina for the most all time. Also in the pool, former Cal star
Dana Vollmer is favored for gold in her signature event, the 100m butterfly.
Allison Schmitt, who took the year off from the University Georgia to train alongside Phelps under coach
Bob Bowman, will contend in the 400m freestyle with home favorite and reigning Olympic champion
Rebecca Adlington of Great Britain. Brendan Hansen and cancer survivor
Eric Shanteau will try to knock off the greatest breaststroker in history, Japan’s
Kosuke Kitajima, in the 100m breaststroke.
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Women’s Diving – Synchronized Springboard Gold Medal Final
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In the first diving final, Kelci Bryant, who finished a heartbreaking fourth in Beijing, teams with new partner
Abby Johnston, a pre-med student at Duke, in the women’s
synchronized springboard competition. The U.S. hasn’t won a diving medal
since the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and Bryant and Johnston, who have
finished in the top four in every competition this season,
will be looking to reverse the trend in the team’s first chance.
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