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Saturday, August 7th, 2021
U.S. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM FACES JAPAN IN LIVE GOLD MEDAL GAME AND STAR-STUDDED U.S. MEN’S & WOMEN’S 4X400M RELAY TEAMS STRIKE GOLD TONIGHT IN PRIMETIME ON NBC
Allyson Felix Becomes Most Decorated American Track & Field Athlete Ever Alongside Tokyo Gold Medalists Sydney McLaughlin, Athing Mu and Dalilah Muhammad in Women’s 4x400m Relay in Primetime Tonight on NBC
U.S. Faces Brazil for Women’s Volleyball Gold Live at 12:30 a.m. ET/9:30 p.m. PT Saturday on USA Network
U.S. Men’s Basketball Gold Medal Victory vs. France Presented Today at 6 p.m. ET and 1:30 a.m. ET/10:30 p.m. PT on NBCSN
Most Up-to-Date Olympic TV Listings on NBCOlympics.com
STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 7, 2021 – Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team aim to win a seventh consecutive gold medal in the final against Japan live in primetime tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Team USA is currently on a 54-game Olympic unbeaten streak, with their last loss coming at the 1992 Barcelona Games.
Also tonight in primetime on NBC, the last day of track & field competition features Team USA winning gold medals in the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay finals. Allyson Felix won her historic 11th track & field Olympic medal (and seventh gold medal) to become the most decorated American track & field athlete in history alongside Tokyo individual event gold medalists Sydney McLaughlin and Athing Mu, and silver medalist Dalilah Muhammad. Team USA’s men’s 4x400m relay, headlined by Tokyo individual silver medalist Rai Benjamin, as well as Michael Norman and Michael Cherry, also earned the gold medal. American Vashti Cunningham competed in the women’s high jump.
Kevin Durant and the U.S. men’s basketball team won a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the final against France today at 6 p.m. ET and 1:30 a.m. ET/10:30 p.m. PT on NBCSN.
The women’s volleyball final between the U.S. and Brazil will be presented live at 12:30 a.m. ET/9:30 p.m. PT Saturday on USA Network (NBC will also present live coverage beginning at 1:30 a.m. ET/10:30 p.m. PT). The U.S. has won a women’s volleyball medal in three straight Olympics (silver in 2008 and 2012, bronze in 2016), but is seeking its first gold.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7
Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team aim to win a seventh consecutive gold medal in the final against Japan live in primetime tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Team USA is currently on a 54-game Olympic unbeaten streak, with their last loss coming at the 1992 Barcelona Games.
Also tonight in primetime on NBC, the last day of track & field competition features Team USA winning gold medals in the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay finals. Allyson Felix won her historic 11th track & field Olympic medal (and seventh gold medal) to become the most decorated American track & field athlete in history alongside Tokyo individual event gold medalists Sydney McLaughlin and Athing Mu, and silver medalist Dalilah Muhammad. Team USA’s men’s 4x400m relay, headlined by Tokyo individual silver medalist Rai Benjamin, as well as Michael Norman and Michael Cherry, also earned the gold medal. American Vashti Cunningham competed in the women’s high jump.
Kevin Durant and the U.S. men’s basketball team won a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the final against France today at 6 p.m. ET and 1:30 a.m. ET/10:30 p.m. PT on NBCSN.
The women’s volleyball final between the U.S. and Brazil will be presented live at 12:30 a.m. ET/9:30 p.m. PT Saturday on USA Network (NBC will also present live coverage beginning at 1:30 a.m. ET/10:30 p.m. PT). The U.S. has won a women’s volleyball medal in three straight Olympics (silver in 2008 and 2012, bronze in 2016), but is seeking its first gold.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 8
NBC Olympics’ commentators Terry Gannon, Tara Lipinski, and Johnny Weir will host NBC’s primetime coverage of the Closing Ceremony for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad from Tokyo Olympic Stadium in primetime tomorrow (Sunday) at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC. Lewis Johnson will serve as a reporter for the Closing Ceremony for the third time (2002 Salt Lake, 2016 Rio).
Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila, the hosts of Peacock’s Tokyo LIVE throughout the Games, will host live Closing Ceremony coverage tomorrow (Sunday) at 7 a.m. ET/4 a.m. PT across Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app.
Kara Winger, who in Tokyo competed in her fourth Summer Games in javelin, was selected by her teammates to serve as the flag bearer for the United States.
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: Host Lauren Shehadi discusses how delayed gratification plays a part at each Olympic Games with numerous Olympic athletes.
In The Village: Tokyo women’s 4x400m relay gold medalist and 400m hurdles silver medalist Dalilah Muhammad joins host and three-time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel.
On Her Turf: Paralympian swimming gold medalist Mallory Weggemann and Paralympian volleyball player Kari Miller-Ortiz preview the Tokyo Paralympics, and Dr. Natalie Brown joins co-hosts Lolo Jones and Lindsay Czarniak for a roundtable discussion on the unique aspects of women’s nutrition and training. 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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SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 (DAY 15)
NBC
11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Women’s Water Polo Final – U.S. vs. Spain
Golf – Women’s Final Round
1:15 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Men’s Beach Volleyball Final – Norway vs. Russian Olympic Committee
Track & Field – Women’s 10000m Final
Gymnastics – Rhythmic Individual Final
Artistic Swimming – Team Final
Equestrian – Jumping Final
Canoeing – Sprint Finals
8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Track & Field
Women’s High Jump – Final
Women’s 10,000m – Final
Men’s Javelin – Final
Men’s 1500m – Final
Women’s 4x400m – Final
Men’s 4x400m – Final
Track & Field – Men’s Marathon (LIVE)
Women’s Water Polo Final – U.S. vs. Spain
Diving – Men’s Platform Final
10:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Women’s Basketball Final – U.S. vs. Japan (LIVE)
1:30 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.
Women’s Volleyball Final – U.S. vs. Brazil (LIVE)
USA NETWORK
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Men’s Soccer Final – Brazil vs. Spain
12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Men’s Handball Final – France vs. Denmark
Men’s Volleyball Final – France vs. Russian Olympic Committee
Karate – Finals
Wrestling – Finals
Boxing – Finals
6 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Track & Field – Men’s Marathon (LIVE)
Women’s Volleyball Bronze Medal – South Korea vs. Serbia (LIVE)
Gymnastics – Rhythmic Group Final (LIVE)
11:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Women’s Volleyball Final – U.S. vs. Brazil (LIVE)
Cycling – Track Finals
CNBC
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Croatia (LIVE)
Men’s Soccer Final – Brazil vs. Spain
Women’s Handball Bronze Medal – Norway vs. Sweden
Boxing – Finals (LIVE)
Cycling – Track Finals
Modern Pentathlon – Men’s Final
NBCSN
11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Golf – Women’s Final Round
Equestrian – Jumping Final
Modern Pentathlon – Men’s Final
Cycling – Track Final
3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Track & Field – Women’s Marathon
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Men’s Basketball Final – U.S. vs. France
8 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.
Women’s Water Polo Final – U.S. vs. Spain
Men’s Volleyball Final – France vs. Russian Olympic Committee
Men’s Beach Volleyball Final – Norway vs. Russian Olympic Committee
Men’s Handball Final – France vs. Denmark
1:30 a.m. – 3:30 a.m.
Men’s Basketball Final – U.S. vs. France
OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Wrestling – Competition
TELEMUNDO
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball Final – U.S. vs. France
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Boxing – Finals
SUNDAY, AUGUST 8 (DAY 16)
NBC
1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball Final – U.S. vs. Brazil
Men’s Water Polo Final – Greece vs. Serbia
Cycling – Track Finals
Gymnastics – Rhythmic Group Final
Women’s Handball Final – France vs. Russian Olympic Committee
7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Tokyo Gold
8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Closing Ceremony
USA NETWORK
2 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball Final – U.S. vs. Brazil (LIVE)
Women’s Basketball Final – U.S. vs. Japan
Men’s Water Polo Final – Greece vs. Serbia (LIVE)
Men’s Water Polo Bronze Medal – Hungary vs. Spain
Women’s Handball Final – France vs. Russian Olympic Committee
Track & Field – Men’s Marathon
“End of Olympics” Programming
CNBC
2 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Boxing – Finals (LIVE)
NBCSN
2 a.m. – 3:30 a.m.
Men’s Basketball Final – U.S. vs. France
3:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Baseball Final – U.S. vs. Japan
6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer Final – Brazil vs. Spain
GOLF CHANNEL
6 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Women’s Final Round
PEACOCK
7 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Closing Ceremony (LIVE)
TELEMUNDO
5 a.m. – 6 a.m.
Track & Field – Men’s Marathon
6 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Women’s Volleyball Bronze Medal – South Korea vs. Serbia
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Gymnastics – Rhythmic Group Final
8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Women’s Volleyball Final – U.S. vs. Brazil
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Boxing – Finals
1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
“End of Olympics” Programming
–TOKYO OLYMPICS–
