![]() The other vet on the team is coxswain Katelin Guregian, but the rest of the women are making their Olympic debuts. "I really missed the part of being part of a team," Musnicki told USA Today. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Meghan Musnicki, who earned gold in the event in the 2016 Rio Games and then retired, is back for more in Tokyo. Since the event debuted in 1976, no nation has won more than three consecutive gold medals. Now the American women will be looking to make history in the medal race as they set their sights on a fourth straight gold. and New Zealand advanced to the medal race in women's rowing eight after finishing tops in their respective heats. Olympic trials in June, he posted the fastest time in the world (1:55.26) in the semifinals of the men's 200-meter individual medley, good enough for fifth-fastest all-time after Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps, Kosuke Hagino and Laszlo Cseh. The men's 200-meter individual medley is Andrew's next chance to earn a medal in these Games, and in this case, he's the favorite. ![]() Andrew's finish showed just how close these races can get his time of 58.84 was just a half-second behind that of bronze-medal winner Nicolo Martinenghi. Instead, he finished just off the podium in fourth place. The United States' Michael Andrew wasn't the gold-medal favorite, but he was expected to get bronze. Then there's the men's 100-meter breaststroke final on Monday. Katie Ledecky lost her first individual Olympic event ever when Australia's Ariarne Titmus of Australia surged ahead in the last 50 meters of the 400-meter freestyle, though Ledecky later earned her sixth career Olympic gold medal and her first of these Games with a statement win in the new (for women) 1,500-meter freestyle event. King was upset by 17-year-old fellow American Lydia Jacoby. Swimming at the Tokyo Olympics has been wild. But it was Jacoby, 17, who surged past King to claim gold.īut some of swimming's surprises have come when Team USA did not perform as well as expected. wouldn't win gold, as veteran Lilly King and Olympics rookie Lydia Jacoby were expected to finish one-two. In the 100-meter breaststroke, it was hard to imagine the U.S. In the men's 400-meter individual medley, for instance, gold-medal favorite Daiya Seto of Japan didn't advance to the final in a shocker, leaving American Chase Kalisz, who had been the silver-medal favorite heading into the Games, free to claim gold. There have been plenty of upsets in swimming already these Olympics, some of which have benefited the United States. Men's singles gold match: Start time TBD, CNBC Men's singles bronze match: Start time TBD, CNBC Men's 200-meter individual medley final: 10:16 p.m. Women's 100-meter freestyle final: 9:59 p.m. Men's 200-meter backstroke final: 9:50 p.m. Women's 200-meter breaststroke final: 9:41 p.m. Mixed doubles gold-medal match: 2:30 p.m. This is your guide to Day 7 of the 2021 Olympics.īronze-medal match: 3:30 a.m. The following storylines belong to the events starting Thursday night in the U.S. women's basketball team will look to continue an amazing winning streak.ĭue to the 13-hour time difference between Tokyo and the East Coast of the United States, most competitions will take place overnight or in the early morning hours stateside. women will go for a historic achievement in the women's eight final. women's soccer team knockout-round match against the Netherlands will also prove to be appointment viewing. The Americans aren't the favorites in all these specific events-the women's 200-meter breaststroke, men's 200-meter backstroke, women's 100-meter freestyle and men's 200-meter individual medley-but we've seen enough shake-ups in the swimming finals to keep things interesting.Ī U.S. Not to take anything away from the incredibly talented Olympians at every sport who deserve to be celebrated, but even a cursory glance at the schedule for Day 7 reveals that the highlight of the day is the four swimming finals. ![]() And viewers in the United States may be surprised to see Team USA struggling in some events it was expected to win, such as in softball, the women's gymnastics team final and the men's basketball game against France. With training regimens, qualifying events and competitions interrupted by COVID-19 over the last year, predicting winners in these Games has been as difficult a proposition as ever. One week into the action at the Tokyo Olympics, there have been so many storylines to follow and so many surprises in a Games that virtually guaranteed uncertainty.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |