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Monday, August 2nd, 2021
JADE CAREY WINS GOLD IN FLOOR EXERCISE TONIGHT ON NBC & SIMONE BILES RETURNS IN BALANCE BEAM FINAL TOMORROW IN PRIMETIME ON NBC
Simone Biles and All-Around Gold Medalist Suni Lee in Apparatus Final Live Tuesday Morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock
Nine-Time Olympic Medalist Allyson Felix, Noah Lyles, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Rai Benjamin All Race Tonight in Primetime at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and CNBC
Kevin Durant and U.S. Men’s Basketball vs. Spain in Quarterfinals Live Tonight at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. ET on Peacock
Noah Lyles and Athing Mu Headline American Contenders in Track & Field Qualifiers Live Tuesday Morning at 6:10 a.m. ET on Peacock
Most Up-to-Date Olympic TV Listings on NBCOlympics.com
STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 2, 2021 – American Jade Carey wins the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics floor final tonight in primetime on NBC (8 p.m. ET), and the most decorated American gymnast in history and four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles returns to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in the balance beam final tomorrow in primetime on NBC. Suni Lee will join Biles in the balance beam final looking to win her fourth medal in Tokyo, having already won gold in the all-around, silver in the team event and bronze in the uneven bars. Live coverage of the apparatus final will be presented Tuesday morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock.
The biggest stars in track & field will be competing in finals, semifinals and qualifiers tonight in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and CNBC, headlined by nine-time Olympic medalist and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix, Rio gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad, and first-time Olympians Noah Lyles, Sydney McLaughlin, and Rai Benjamin.
2019 world silver medalist Rai Benjamin is a medal contender in the men’s 400m hurdles final (live tonight in primetime on NBC), and in the event on the women’s side, world record holder Sydney McLaughlin and defending gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad will compete in the semifinals aiming for berths in the finals. Nine-time Olympic medalist and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix (women’s 400m) and Noah Lyles (men’s 200m) are also expected to compete in qualifiers. London gold medalist Brittney Reese and Tara Davis aim to win America’s third straight gold in the women’s long jump final (live tonight in primetime on NBC).
Kevin Durant and the U.S. men’s basketball team, aiming for its fourth consecutive gold medal, face Pau and Marc Gasol and Spain in the quarterfinals live at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT Monday on Peacock. The game will also be presented Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.
Americans Brody Malone (horizontal bar) and Sam Mikulak (parallel bars) look to contend for a medal in the men’s apparatus finals live on Tuesday morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock. Coverage will also be presented in primetime Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
Track & field finals and semifinals will be presented live Tuesday morning at 6:10 a.m. ET, headlined by first-time Olympian Athing Mu contending for the gold medal in the women’s 800m final and Noah Lyles competing in the men’s 200m semifinals, where he is a gold medal contender. Live in primetime Tuesday on NBC, Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad will go for gold in the women’s 400m hurdles final, and Grant Holloway is expected to race in the men’s 110m hurdles semifinals.
MONDAY, AUGUST 2
American Jade Carey captures the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics floor final tonight in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
First-time Olympian Rai Benjamin is a medal contender in the men’s 400m hurdles final tonight live in primetime on NBC and CNBC, and in the event on the women’s side, world record holder Sydney McLaughlin and defending gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad will compete in the semifinals aiming for spots in the finals. Nine-time Olympic medalist and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix (women’s 400m) and Noah Lyles (men’s 200m) are also expected to compete in qualifiers. London gold medalist Brittney Reese and Tara Davis aim to win America’s third straight gold in the women’s long jump final (live on NBC).
Kevin Durant and the U.S. men’s basketball team, aiming for its fourth consecutive gold medal, face Pau and Marc Gasol and Spain in the quarterfinals live at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT Monday on Peacock. The game will also be presented Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.
Live coverage of women’s beach volleyball quarterfinal action will feature Americans April Ross/Alix Klineman (vs. Germany) in primetime tonight on NBC at 8 p.m. ET.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3
The most decorated American gymnast in history and four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles returns to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in the balance beam final Tuesday in primetime on NBC. Suni Lee will join Biles in the balance beam final looking to win her fourth medal in Tokyo, having already won gold in the all-around, silver in the team event and bronze in the uneven bars. Live coverage of the apparatus final will be presented Tuesday morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock.
Americans Brody Malone (horizontal bar) and Sam Mikulak (parallel bars) look to contend for a medal in the men’s apparatus finals live on Tuesday morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock. Coverage will also be presented in primetime Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
A number of American medal contenders will be featured during track & field finals, semifinals and qualifiers Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and USA Network. Live in primetime on NBC, Americans Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad will go for gold in the women’s 400m hurdles final and Grant Holloway is expected to race in the men’s 110m hurdles semifinals. First-time Olympian Athing Mu contends for the gold medal in the women’s 800m final and Noah Lyles is also expected to compete in the men’s 200m semifinals, where he is a gold medal contender.
In pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team face Australia in the quarterfinals live Tuesday evening at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT on USA Network.
Four Americans — Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson — headline the 60-woman field in the women’s golf tournament, as the first round gets underway from Kasumigaseki Country Club live Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4
Live track & field action in primetime Wednesday night on NBC and USA Network will feature women’s 4x100m relay qualifying, which is expected to be headlined by Allyson Felix, as well as qualifiers in the men’s 4x100m relay and men’s 110m hurdles finals. Peacock will also present live coverage of track & field finals and qualifying rounds Thursday morning beginning at 6:15 a.m. ET.
Semifinal action in women’s beach volleyball will be presented live Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
Four Americans — Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson — headline the 60-woman field in the women’s golf tournament, as the second round from Kasumigaseki Country Club is presented live Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
NBC OLYMPICS PODCASTS
Below are highlights of today’s NBC Olympics’ podcast offerings across The Podium, In The Village, and the audio version of Peacock’s On Her Turf show:
The Podium: Tokyo women’s 200m breaststroke bronze medalist Annie Lazor, men’s skateboarding street final bronze medalist Jagger Eaton and American tennis player Tennys Sandgren join host Lauren Shehadi.
In The Village: Tokyo weightlifting women’s 76kg silver medalist Kate Nye joins host and three-time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel.
On Her Turf: Tokyo women’s shot put silver medalist Raven Saunders join co-hosts Lolo Jones and Lindsay Czarniak for a discussion about her decision to demonstrate on the podium. Peacock’s daily show On Her Turf at the Olympics streams from 7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ET.
To listen to NBC Olympics’ full suite of Tokyo podcasts, click here or discover the new NBC Olympics Podcasts Channel on Apple Podcasts. Podcast episodes are available for download on all major podcast platforms.
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Listings subject to change (all times ET unless noted).
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MONDAY, AUGUST 2 (DAY 10)
NBC
12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Gymnastics – Men’s Vault and Men’s Rings Finals
Men’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Gibb/Bourne (U.S.) vs. Thole/Wickler (Germany)
Diving – Men’s Springboard Qualifying
Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying
Equestrian – Eventing Jumping Finals
Artistic Swimming – Duet Qualifying
8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Gymnastics – Women’s Floor Final
Track & Field – Finals, Semifinals & Qualifying
Women’s 200m Semifinal
Men’s 400m Semifinal
Women’s 400 Hurdles Semifinal
Men’s Steeplechase Final
Women’s 400m Round 1 (LIVE)
Men’s 400 Hurdles Final (LIVE)
Women’s Long Jump Final (LIVE)
Men’s 200m Round 1 (LIVE)
Women’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Ludwig/Kozuch (Germany) (LIVE)
8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)
Canoeing – Sprint Finals (LIVE)
12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Track & Field – Finals
Diving – Men’s Springboard Semifinal
USA NETWORK
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France
Soccer Women’s Semifinal – U.S. vs. Canada
Men’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Poland vs. Italy
Cycling – Track Final
Women’s Handball – Spain vs. Russian Olympic Committee
Women’s Volleyball – Russian Olympic Committee vs. Turkey
Women’s Weightlifting – Finals
Wrestling – Finals
11 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – Slovenia vs. Germany
Water Polo – Women’s Quarterfinal (LIVE)
CNBC
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Track & Field – Finals and Qualifying (LIVE)
Women’s 400m Round 1
Men’s 400m Hurdles Final
Women’s Long Jump Final
Men’s 200m Round 1
Men’s 1500m Round 1
Women’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Brazil vs. Switzerland
Canoeing – Sprint Finals
NBCSN
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Soccer Women’s Semifinal – U.S. vs. Canada
Men’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Gibb/Bourne (U.S.) vs. Thole/Wickler (Germany)
Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Italy
Women’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Spain vs. Russian Olympic Committee
Badminton – Men’s Singles Final
Equestrian – Eventing Jumping Finals
Badminton – Women’s Doubles Final
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Soccer Women’s Semifinal – U.S. vs. Canada
Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France
Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Italy
Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Greece
OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Wrestling Competition
10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Wrestling Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)
Greco-Roman 67kg
Greco-Roman 77kg
Greco-Roman 87kg
Greco-Roman 97kg
Women’s Freestyle 62kg
Women’s Freestyle 68kg
12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Wrestling Competition
GOLF CHANNEL
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Men’s Final Round
PEACOCK
12:40 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.
Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain (LIVE)
TELEMUNDO
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Olympics Recap Show
UNIVERSO
11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Women’s Basketball – Australia vs. Puerto Rico
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 (DAY 11)
NBC
12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain
Gymnastics – Men’s Parallel Bars Final
Women’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Canada
Equestrian – Jumping Qualifying
Cycling – Track Finals
Sport Climbing – Men’s Qualifying
8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Gymnastics – Women’s Balance Beam Final
Track & Field – Finals, Semifinals & Qualifying
Women’s 400m Hurdles Final (LIVE)
Women’s 800m Final
Women’s 200m Final
Men’s 200m Semifinals
Men’s 110m Hurdles Semifinals (LIVE)
Men’s 110m Hurdles Round 1
Gymnastics – Men’s Horizontal Bar Final
Diving – Men’s Springboard Final
12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Volleyball – Women’s Quarterfinal (LIVE)
Skateboarding – Women’s Park Final
USA NETWORK
2:15 a.m. – 4:15 a.m.
Men’s Volleyball Quarterfinal – Japan vs. Brazil
4:20 a.m. – 6:10 a.m.
Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – Italy vs. France (LIVE)
6:15 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Men’s Volleyball Quarterfinal – Italy vs. Argentina
8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – Australia vs. Argentina (LIVE)
Men’s Volleyball Quarterfinal – Poland vs. France (LIVE)
10:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain
Soccer – Men’s Semifinal
Sport Climbing – Men’s Qualifying
Table Tennis – Women’s Team Semifinal
Weightlifting – Men’s Final
Boxing – Finals
Wrestling – Finals
Handball – Men’s Quarterfinal
8 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Track & Field – Finals and Semifinals (LIVE)
Women’s 400m Hurdles Final
Men’s 110m Hurdles Semifinals
Decathlon
Heptathlon
Volleyball – Women’s Quarterfinal
12:40 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.
Women’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE)
CNBC
2 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Diving – Men’s Springboard Final (LIVE)
Handball – Men’s Quarterfinal
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Beach Volleyball – Men’s Quarterfinal (LIVE)
Water Polo – Men’s Quarterfinal (LIVE)
Skateboarding – Women’s Park Final (LIVE)
Skateboarding – Women’s Park Qualifying (LIVE)
Canoeing – Sprint Quarterfinals (LIVE)
Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying
NBCSN
2 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Women’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Ludwig/Kozuch (Germany)
Women’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Echevarria/Martinez (Cuba)
4 a.m. – 6 a.m.
Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Mexico vs. Brazil (LIVE)
6 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Japan vs. Spain (LIVE)
Cycling – Track Finals
9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Women’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Canada vs. Australia (LIVE)
Swimming – Women’s Marathon (LIVE)
Women’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Canada vs. Latvia
Women’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Canada
Canoeing – Sprint Finals
Field Hockey – Men’s Semifinal
Artistic Swimming – Duet Qualifying
Equestrian – Jumping Qualifying
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain
Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Mexico vs. Brazil
Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Japan vs. Spain
Women’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Canada
OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
5:15 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Wrestling Finals (LIVE)
Greco-Roman 77kg Final
Greco-Roman 97kg Final
Women’s Freestyle 68kg Final
Greco-Roman 67kg Semifinals
Greco-Roman 87kg Semifinals
Women’s Freestyle 62kg Semifinals
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Wrestling Competition
10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Wrestling Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)
Greco-Roman 67kg
Greco-Roman 87kg
Women’s Freestyle 57kg
Women’s Freestyle 62kg
Men’s Freestyle 57kg
Men’s Freestyle 86kg
12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Wrestling Competition
GOLF CHANNEL
6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Women’s First Round (LIVE)
PEACOCK
4 a.m. – 6:15 a.m.
Gymnastics Event Finals (LIVE)
Women’s Balance Beam
Men’s Parallel Bars
Men’s Horizontal Bar
6:10 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.
Track & Field (LIVE)
Women’s 800m Final
Women’s 200m Final
Men’s 200m Semifinals
Men’s 110m Hurdles Round 1
Men’s Shot Put Qualifying Round
Men’s Pole Vault Final
Men’s 5000m Round 1
Women’s Hammer Throw Final
TELEMUNDO
4 a.m. – 6 a.m.
Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Mexico vs. Brazil (LIVE)
6 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Diving – Men’s Springboard Final
UNIVERSO
6 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Boxing
7 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Japan vs. Spain (LIVE)
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Men’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal
12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Track & Field
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 (DAY 12)
NBC
12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Equestrian – Individual Jumping Final
Artistic Swimming – Duet Final
Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying
Sport Climbing – Women’s Qualifying
Beach Volleyball – Men’s Quarterfinal
Skateboarding – Women’s Park Final
Diving – Women’s Platform Qualifying
8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Beach Volleyball – Women’s Semifinal (LIVE)
Track & Field – Finals, Semifinals and Qualifying
Women’s 4x100m Relay Qualifying (LIVE)
Women’s Steeplechase Final
Men’s 800m Final
Men’s 200m Final
Women’s 400m Semifinals
Women’s 1500m Semifinals
Men’s 4x100m Relay Qualifying (LIVE)
Men’s Triple Jump Final (LIVE)
Men’s Shot Put Final (LIVE)
Men’s 110m Hurdles Final (LIVE)
Diving – Women’s Platform Semifinal (LIVE)
8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)
Beach Volleyball – Women’s Semifinal
12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Volleyball – Men’s Semifinal (LIVE)
USA NETWORK
2 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Basketball – Women’s Quarterfinals (LIVE)
Basketball – Women’s Quarterfinals (LIVE)
Diving – Women’s Platform Qualifying (LIVE)
Artistic Swimming – Duet Final (LIVE)
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sport Climbing – Women’s Qualifying
Cycling – Track Finals
Table Tennis – Team Semifinal
Handball – Women’s Quarterfinal
Weightlifting – Men’s Final
Wrestling – Finals
Boxing – Finals and Semifinals
Volleyball – Women’s Quarterfinal
Basketball – Women’s Quarterfinal
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Track & Field – Finals (LIVE)
Men’s 110m Hurdles Final
Men’s Shot Put Final
Men’s Triple Jump Final
Heptathlon
Decathlon
CNBC
2 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Beach Volleyball – Men’s Quarterfinal
Handball – Women’s Quarterfinal
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Diving – Women’s Platform Semifinal (LIVE)
Canoeing – Sprint Finals (LIVE)
Skateboarding – Men’s Park Final (LIVE)
Skateboarding – Men’s Park Qualifying (LIVE)
Skateboarding – Men’s Park Qualifying
Field Hockey – Men’s Bronze Medal
Canoeing – Sprint Finals
NBCSN
2 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Volleyball – Men’s Quarterfinal
4 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Volleyball – Women’s Quarterfinals (LIVE)
Baseball – Semifinal
Equestrian – Individual Jumping Final (LIVE)
Beach Volleyball – Men’s Quarterfinals
Swimming – Men’s Marathon (LIVE)
Field Hockey – Women’s Semifinal
Water Polo – Men’s Quarterfinal
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Basketball – Women’s Quarterfinal
Water Polo – Men’s Quarterfinal
Beach Volleyball – Men’s Quarterfinal
Equestrian – Individual Jumping Final
OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
5 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Wrestling Finals (LIVE)
Greco-Roman 67kg Final
Greco-Roman 87kg Final
Women’s Freestyle 62g Final
Men’s Freestyle 57kg Semifinals
Men’s Freestyle 86kg Semifinals
Women’s Freestyle 57kg Semifinals
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Wrestling Competition
10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Wrestling Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)
Women’s Freestyle 53kg
Women’s Freestyle 57kg
Men’s Freestyle 57kg
Men’s Freestyle 74kg
Men’s Freestyle 86kg
Men’s Freestyle 125kg
12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Wrestling Competition
GOLF CHANNEL
9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Women’s First Round
6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Women’s Second Round (LIVE)
PEACOCK
6 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Track & Field (LIVE)
Men’s Decathlon High Jump
Women’s 1500m Semifinals
Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put
Women’s 400m Semifinals
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final and Victory Ceremony
Men’s Hammer Throw Final
Women’s Heptathlon 200m
Men’s 800m Final
Men’s Decathlon 400m
Men’s 200m Final
–TOKYO OLYMPICS–
