Today (Thursday) could be a judgment day of sorts in many divisions, with lots of key medals being handed out. As I type this, Walsh/May-Treanor have just won the gold. Here's what else is on deck throughout the day:
Medal events:
-Men's water polo, gold medal match (USA v. Netherlands), 6:20 a.m. EST
-Softball, gold medal final (USA v. Japan), 6:30 a.m. EST
-Women's 57kg taekwondo final (likely featuring Diana Lopez), 7:15 a.m. EST
-Women's 200m final (headlined by Allison Felix), 7:30 a.m. EST
-Men's 68kg taekwondo final (likely featuring Mark Lopez), 7:45 a.m. EST
-Women's 10m platform final (featuring Laura Wilkinson), 8:00 a.m. EST
-Women's soccer, gold medal match (USA v. Brazil), 9:00 a.m. EST
-Men's 400m final (headlined by Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt), 9:20 a.m. EST
-Men's 110m hurdles final (featuring David Payne and David Oliver), 9:40 a.m. EST
Other big events:
-Women's volleyball, semifinal (USA v. Cuba), 12:35 a.m. EST
-Women's basketball, semifinal (USA v. Russia), 8:00 a.m. EST
-Decathlon events (headlined by Bryan Clay), all day
Of course, if the volleyball match was any indication, it looks like the weather might wreak havoc on the outdoor events. The BMX final scheduled for Thursday has already been postponed until Friday. As always, we'll wait until Thursday evening (in the U.S.) to post the results from all of today's events so we don't ruin it for anyone who only believes Olympic news when it comes from the lips of Bob Costas. If you refer to any results in the comments section, please label it as a spoiler.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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6 comments:
That’s ok NBC has ruined my experience more than once by sending the results in emails before they broadcast it (Bolt's winning and Ladies balance beam immediately come to mind.)
I've had a problem getting through the day without hearing results as well. Earlier this week I avoided results all day, only to get on the elevator to leave and have the results pop up on the screen in there. Oh well.
Already been some wild happenings today...
Hey Jazinator, didn't you have to sign up for those emails? What did you expect them to tell you? I think that was the whole point -- they were breaking news emails to give the results when they happened. My problem with NBC is that they aren't showing track and field events live. Just because they aren't scheduled for prime time, doesn't mean people won't watch.
Yea I signed up for them but I didn't expect them to ruin all the events by giving the results 10 hours before they show them on tv. And I have not seen anything live here, although everything has said "Live" on the broadcast. That is a bit irritating.
Hey guys, quick question-
If the Chinese Womens Gymnastics Team gets stripped of its gold medal and the US women get gold, will you add the gold accordingly to the athletes, even if it happens after the league is long over? Just wondering.
I've had/am having a great time following my athletes in this league, by the way.
@zorgon:
We would update the medal totals in the event of any disqualification (doping, underage, etc.). But it doesn't look to me like the Chinese team will be stripped of its medals. The Chinese coach has already provided extra proof to FIG, so there are clearly conflicting reports. I can't imagine a definitive finding that they are underage, which probably means they keep the medals. Stay tuned though...
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