Today is a marquee day at the 2024 Paris Olympics with Simone Biles and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team competing in the team final, which starts at 12:15 p.m. ET. The Olympic swimming schedule today features three finals, Katie Ledecky’s 1,500m heat, and semifinals for men’s 100m free and 200m fly.
At least six U.S. squads are competing across five team sports, 26 sports in total are in action, and USA TODAY Sports will bring you live results, medal count, highlights, and more throughout the day. Follow along.
Bevy of Team USA swimmers advance in Olympic events
Outside of Katie Ledecky’s dominance, a number of Olympic swimmers also advanced in the pool.
- In the men’s 200 meter butterfly, Thomas Heilman advances to the semifinal round with a time of 1:55.74, good for 11th place.
- Jack Alexy had the fastest time in the 100 meter freestyle heats, posting a 47.57.
- In the women’s 100 meter freestyle, Torri Huske (53.53) and Gretchen Walsh (53.54) had the seventh- and eighth-fastest times, punching their tickets to the semifinal rounds.
- Josh Matheny (2:10.39) and Matt Fallon (2:10.49) move on the in men’s 200 meter breaststroke, with the 10th and 11th fastest times, respectively.
- The Team USA 4×200 meter freestyle relay team of Drew Kibler, Brooks Curry, Blake Pieroni, and Chris Giuliano won their first heat and posted the second fastest time overall, advancing to the final on Tuesday evening.
2024 Olympic medals: Who is leading the medal count? Follow along as we track the medals for every sport.
Coco Gauff eliminated from singles tennis competition following controversial ruling
PARIS – Tennis star Coco Gauff, who was chosen as the Olympic opening ceremony flag bearer for Team USA, is out of the women’s singles competition after losing 7-6, 6-2 to Donna Vekic of Croatia.
It was a loss that was mired in some controversy. Down 7-6, 3-2 in a match that was tightly contested all the way through, Gauff faced a massive break point at 30-40. As she retreated to hit a backhand, the linesperson made an out call before Gauff swung her racket and she immediately decelerated, causing a miss.
But the chair umpire saw it differently, overruling the out call and awarding the point to Vekic.
A five-minute argument ensued in which Gauff called the tournament supervisor and appeared to be crying, while saying “I feel like I’m getting cheated constantly in this game.”
Gauff still has a chance to take home medals in doubles and mixed doubles, but her performance Tuesday was surprising and disappointing given how solid she looked in the first two rounds of the tournament and her strong track record on the clay of Roland Garros during the French Open. – Dan Wolken
Olympic golf: Star-studded pairings feature Scheffler, McIlroy, Rahm, Schauffele
How about these Olympic men’s golf pairings for the first two rounds?
The star-studded group of Scottie Scheffler (USA), Rory McIlroy (Ireland) and Ludvig Aberg (SWE) will tee off together at 4:11 a.m. Eastern time (10:11 a.m. locally) on Thursday and 12:06 p.m. locally on Friday.
In other featured groups: Xander Schauffele (USA) will play alongside Viktor Hovland (Norway) and Jon Rahm (Spain) at 11:55 a.m. locally Thursday.
Collin Morikawa (USA) is in the Thursday 12:06 p.m. pairing with local French favorite Matthieu Pavon (France) and Matt Fitzpatrick (Great Britain) in a group that should enjoy a raucous following at Le Golf National.
And Wyndham Clark (USA) will play at 9:44 a.m. locally Thursday alongside Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) and Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain). – Gentry Estes
Olympic rowing: American moves on to semifinals
Kara Kohler advanced to the semifinals with a second-place finish during the first women’s single sculls quarterfinal. She maintained second place throughout the race and finished in 7:34.96, 4.39 seconds behind Australia’s Tara Rigney. New Zealand’s Emma Twigg had the fastest time in the quarterfinal at 7:26.89. The semifinals will be Thursday.
Katie Ledecky easily qualifies for 1500m finals
Katie Ledecky’s dominance in the 1500-meter freestyle was on full display during Tuesday’s preliminary heats.
Along with fellow American Katie Grimes, Ledecky competed in the third and final heat and easily qualified for Wednesday’s finals by jumping out to an early lead that only got bigger and bigger over the duration of the race. Ledecky won he heat with a time of 15:47.43, nearly 20 seconds ahead of her closest competitor, Li Bingjie of China.
Grimes did not qualify for the finals.
Coco Gauff in action for Olympic tennis
American women’s tennis star Coco Gauff has started her third round match against Donna Vekic of Croatia. Gauff has dominated in Paris so far, dropping a total of only nine games across six sets in three matches — which includes one doubles match with partner Jessica Pegula.
Olympic boxing: Roscoe Hill falls short
American boxer Roscoe Hill was defeated by France’s Billal Bennama in the round of 16 men’s at the 51kg division. Hill lost by split decision, 3-2.
Olympics schedule today
Here are some Olympic schedule highlights. Peacock is streaming every sport and event live as it unfolds in Paris.
(All times Eastern)
- Swimming heats start at 5 a.m. The finals for the women’s 100m backstroke and men’s 100m free are back to back, starting at 4:27 p.m. The final for the men’s 4x200m free relay is at 3:50 p.m. NBC is airing the finals. USA Network is airing heats.
- The women’s gymnastics team final is at 12:15 p.m. Follow our live coverage for full results. NBC is airing.
- Men’s soccer has eight group play matches: Dominican Republic vs. Uzbekistan (9 a.m.), Spain vs. Egypt (9 a.m.), Ukraine vs. Argentina (11 a.m.), Morocco vs. Iraq (11 a.m.), U.S. vs Guinea (1 p.m.), New Zealand vs. France (1 p.m.), Paraguay vs. Mali (3 p.m.), Israel vs. Japan (3 p.m.).
- Men’s basketball has four group stage games: Spain vs. Greece (5 a.m.), Canada vs. Australia (7:30 a.m,.), Japan vs. France (11:15 a.m.), Brazil vs. Germany (3 p.m.).
- 3×3 basketball opens its slate with eight games starting at 11:30 a.m. and running through 4:35 p.m. NBC is airing the U.S. men’s (4:35 p.m.) and women’s games (11:30 a.m.).
- Other sports in action:Archery, badminton, beach volleyball, boxing, canoe slalom, cycling BMX freestyle, equestrian, fencing, handball, judo, rowing, rugby sevens, sailing, shooting, surfing, surfing, table tennis, tennis, volleyball and water polo.
How to watch Olympics today
NBC is airing and streaming the Paris Olympics from all angles: Peacock is streaming every sport and event live as it unfolds; NBC, USA Network, CNBC and E! are carrying various live events and replays throughout the day. Here are 6 tips and tricks for getting the most out of Peacock during the Olympics.
Medal count today
Our 2024 Paris Olympics medal count tracker updates after every single medal event.
Which U.S. teams are playing at the Olympics today?
(All times Eastern)
- The U.S. women’s gymnastics team competes in the team final at 12:15 p.m. NBC is airing.
- The U.S. men’s volleyball team plays Germany in pool play at 7 a.m.
- The U.S. men’s water polo team plays Romania in group play at 10:35 a.m. USA Network is airing.
- The U.S. women’s 3×3 basketball team plays Germany in pool play at 11:30 a.m. NBC is airing.
- The U.S. women’s gymnastics team competes in the team final at 12:15 p.m. NBC is airing.
- The USMNT plays Guinea in group play at 1 p.m. USA Network is airing.
- The U.S. men’s 3×3 basketball team plays Serbia in pool play at 4:35 p.m. NBC is airing.
- The U.S. is competing in men’s beach volleyball against Morocco at 9 a.m. NBC is airing. The Americans compete again against the Netherlands at 2:15 p.m. E! Is airing.
- The U.S. women’s rugby sevens team plays New Zealand in the semifinals at 9:30 a.m. ET. The bronze medal match (1 p.m.) and gold medal match (1:45 p.m.) also take place on Tuesday.
(All times Eastern)
- Gymnastics: women’s team final (12:15 p.m., NBC)
- Swimming: women’s 100m backstroke (2:57 p.m.), men’s 800m free (3:03 p.m.), men’s 4×200 free relay (3:59 p.m.) NBC airing all the finals.
- Surfing: men’s bronze (8:12 p.m.), women’s bronze (8:53 p.m.), men’s gold (9:34 p.m.), women’s gold (10:15 p.m.) NBC airing the finals.
- Shooting: 10m air pistol mixed team bronze (3:30 a.m.), 10m air pistol mixed team gold (4 a.m., USA Network), trap men’s final (9:30 a.m.).
- Fencing: epee team bronze match (1:30 p.m.), women’s epee team gold match (2:30 p.m.)
- Rugby Sevens: women’s bronze match (1 p.m. E!), women’s gold match (1:35 p.m., E!)
- Judo: Six medal matches (11:18 a.m. start)
- Table tennis: mixed doubles bronze (7:30 a.m.), mixed doubles gold (8:30 a.m.)
- Triathlon: men’s (2 a.m., USA Network)
Olympic swimming schedule today
(All times Eastern)
- Heats for the following events start at 5 a.m.: men’s 200m fly, 100m free, 200m breaststroke, 4x200m free relay; women’s 1,500m free, 100m free
- Semifinals for the following events start in the afternoon: men’s 100m free (2:30 p.m.), men’s 200m fly (2:41 p.m.), women’s 100m free (3:25 p.m.), men’s 200m breaststroke (3:46 p.m.)
- Today’s finals: women’s 100m backstroke (2:57 p.m.), men’s 800m free (3:03 p.m.), men’s 4x200m free relay
With one medal already secured, American swimming star Katie Ledecky goes for her first gold of the 2024 Paris Games as the overwhelming favorite in the 1500-meter freestyle.
Ledecky, 27, is undefeated in the 1500 in her professional career, having won five world titles and the first-ever Olympic gold medal in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Because of the length of the race and the endurance it requires, the 1500 free preliminaries and final will be held over a two-day span, with heats being held Tuesday.— Steve Gardner
PARIS — Pollution in the Seine river forced Olympic organizers on Tuesday to postpone the men’s triathlon event, threatening to derail a centerpiece of the Paris Games where a massive, $1.5 billion clean-up effort aimed to allow athletes to compete in the notoriously dirty waterway that runs through the heart of the city.
A statement issued by Paris 2024 and World Triathlon said tests showed the water quality in the Seine was still below an acceptable standard for a race day. The men’s race has been postponed to Wednesday at 10:45 a.m. local time (4:45 a.m. ET), immediately following the women’s event, which is scheduled for 8 a.m.
Both triathlons remain subject to water tests complying with the established World Triathlon thresholds for swimming, and the original contingency competition day of Friday, Aug. 2 also remains in place, the World Triathlon statement said. — Kim Hjelmgaard
Olympic swimming today: What to watch
In the pool, American Bobby Finke is the reigning Olympic champion in the men’s 800-meter free. In Paris he likely will be challenged by Australia’s Samuel Short and Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen.
Olympic gymnastics today: What to watch
It’s the day of the women’s team final and the Americans have had this one circled on their calendars. In Tokyo, Simone Biles withdrew from the team event after struggling on vault. The Americans went on to win silver behind Russia (or ROC as the team was called). It was the first time since the 2010 world championships that the Americans did not win the team title at a worlds or Olympics. For the Paris Olympics, Russia is not allowed to compete as a team. Led by Biles, the U.S. won the gold at the 2023 world championships followed by Brazil (silver) and France (bronze).
PARIS — Hours before the men’s gymnastics team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Stephen Nedoroscik solved a Rubik’s Cube in 9.32 seconds. It’s a hobby of his. And that time, for context, is quite impressive. “Good omen,” he wrote on Instagram.
It was indeed.
In arguably the most pressure-packed situation that one could imagine in men’s gymnastics − the last routine of the last rotation of the Olympic final − Nedoroscik delivered in a big way Monday night, putting together a smooth, confident showing on pommel horse that wrapped up the bronze medal for the U.S. men’s gymnastics team. — Tom Schad
➤ Social media reacts to StephenNedoroscik’s bronze medal-clinching routine
The Olympics are always among the most talked about events in the world every four years, and with such attention comes an abundance of entertaining content from the masses.
Among them is the social media account @ArtButMakeItSports. — Austin Curtright
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