Olympic Track coverage
08-17-08, 11:32 AM
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Friday, August 15th.
USA Network - 10:00a - 12:00p
Multiple Sports
The gold-medal final of the men's archery individual event. Also, several track cycling races and semifinal tennis coverage.
SATURDAY, August 16th.
USA Network - 10:30a - 2:00p
Multiple Sports
Team USA vs. New Zealand in women's field hockey, men's team table tennis semifinals, and track cycling finals.
NBC - 12:00p - 1:00p
Daytime
Teenage track cycling prodigy Taylor Phinney has had two clear cycling role models: his father, the first American to win a stage of the Tour de France, and his mother, who won the first Olympic women's road race in Los Angeles in 1984. The next chapter for the Phinney family: Taylor chases a medal in the men's individual pursuit.
SUNDAY, August 17th.
Online - 4:30a - 6:45a
Track Cycling
Women's 3000m individual pursuit final; men's & women's sprint round of 16 and round of 8.
USA Network - 10:30a - 2:00p
Multiple Sports
Men's and women's track cycling finals, women's beach volleyball quarterfinal, and Germany vs. Russia in women's handball.
NBC - 12:00p - 2:00p
Daytime
Track cycling: women's individual pursuit final. Four years ago, Beijing wasn't on Sara Hammer's radar. The former pedaling prodigy - she raced competitively for the first time at age 3 - had burned out on the sport and took jobs at a cell phone store and bagel shop. But the California native snapped out of her early retirement, inspired after watching the Athens Olympics, to become a two-time world champion and gold medal contender. Also, coverage from badminton, rowing, equestrian, and more.
MONDAY, August 18th.
Online - 4:30a - 7:00a
Track Cycling
Women's points race; men's and women's sprint quarterfinals.
MSNBC - 5:00a - 12:00p
Multiple Sports
Men's beach volleyball quarterfinal, women's field hockey semifinal (LIVE ET/CT), men's track cycling team pursuit final, and Argentina vs. Russia in men's basketball (LIVE ET/CT).
TUESDAY, August 19th.
USA Network - 2:00a - 8:00a
Multiple Sports
Women's beach volleyball semifinal; first- and second-round singles table tennis matches; flatwater canoeing/kayak qualifying heats (LIVE ET/CT); women's water polo semifinal; and track cycling gold-medal finals.
Online - 4:30a - 7:50a
Track Cycling
Men's madison; men's and women's sprint classifications, semifinals and finals.
USA Network - 10:00a - 12:00p
Multiple Sports
The gold-medal final of the men's archery individual event. Also, several track cycling races and semifinal tennis coverage.
SATURDAY, August 16th.
USA Network - 10:30a - 2:00p
Multiple Sports
Team USA vs. New Zealand in women's field hockey, men's team table tennis semifinals, and track cycling finals.
NBC - 12:00p - 1:00p
Daytime
Teenage track cycling prodigy Taylor Phinney has had two clear cycling role models: his father, the first American to win a stage of the Tour de France, and his mother, who won the first Olympic women's road race in Los Angeles in 1984. The next chapter for the Phinney family: Taylor chases a medal in the men's individual pursuit.
SUNDAY, August 17th.
Online - 4:30a - 6:45a
Track Cycling
Women's 3000m individual pursuit final; men's & women's sprint round of 16 and round of 8.
USA Network - 10:30a - 2:00p
Multiple Sports
Men's and women's track cycling finals, women's beach volleyball quarterfinal, and Germany vs. Russia in women's handball.
NBC - 12:00p - 2:00p
Daytime
Track cycling: women's individual pursuit final. Four years ago, Beijing wasn't on Sara Hammer's radar. The former pedaling prodigy - she raced competitively for the first time at age 3 - had burned out on the sport and took jobs at a cell phone store and bagel shop. But the California native snapped out of her early retirement, inspired after watching the Athens Olympics, to become a two-time world champion and gold medal contender. Also, coverage from badminton, rowing, equestrian, and more.
MONDAY, August 18th.
Online - 4:30a - 7:00a
Track Cycling
Women's points race; men's and women's sprint quarterfinals.
MSNBC - 5:00a - 12:00p
Multiple Sports
Men's beach volleyball quarterfinal, women's field hockey semifinal (LIVE ET/CT), men's track cycling team pursuit final, and Argentina vs. Russia in men's basketball (LIVE ET/CT).
TUESDAY, August 19th.
USA Network - 2:00a - 8:00a
Multiple Sports
Women's beach volleyball semifinal; first- and second-round singles table tennis matches; flatwater canoeing/kayak qualifying heats (LIVE ET/CT); women's water polo semifinal; and track cycling gold-medal finals.
Online - 4:30a - 7:50a
Track Cycling
Men's madison; men's and women's sprint classifications, semifinals and finals.
Are these times Eastern?
Thanx!
08-17-08, 08:34 PM
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Trying to catch these races on TV has been really difficult. You never know when they're going to show track. I was watching today not even expecting any track on NBC and out of no where they jumped to Women's pursuit, showed a couple of races and then went on to something else. DVRing doesn't help much either because they never end up showing track during that time block because other events go on longer. So I'd have to record all day and that would fill up the drive.
08-18-08, 08:43 AM
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Try bbc.co.uk/iplayer, but I don't know if it's availbale in the US. I'm visiting the UK at the moment and the BBC coverage is excellent. The BBC digital interactive system allows you to choose the sport you want to watch, so I've seen almost all of the cycling - road and track. The Brits are cleaning up in track gold medals, BTW!!!
08-18-08, 01:53 PM
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Try bbc.co.uk/iplayer, but I don't know if it's availbale in the US. I'm visiting the UK at the moment and the BBC coverage is excellent. The BBC digital interactive system allows you to choose the sport you want to watch, so I've seen almost all of the cycling - road and track. The Brits are cleaning up in track gold medals, BTW!!!
