, of the United States, re- acts after finishing his performance on the during the artistic gymnastic men’s team final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

OLYMPICS ON TV TUESDAY, JULY 27 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change US MEN SEEK and/or blackouts 3x3 BASKETBALL 8:30 a.m. MOMENTUM USA — Men’s & Women’s 3x3 Basket- ball (Quarterfinals) 4 a.m. (Wednesday) AFTER USA — Women’s 3x3 Basketball (Semifinal) 5:30 a.m. (Wednesday) USA — Men’s & Women’s 3x3 Basket- PROMISING ball (Semifinals) ARCHERY OLYMPIC START 10:45 a.m. NBCSN — Individual Preliminary Rounds BEACH VOLLEYBALL 8 p.m. By WILL GRAVES , of the spend most of the night bumping USA — Men’s Beach Volleyball (Pool AP Sports Writer United States, performs on their head up against the ceiling. C): U.S. Vs. Switzerland am Mikulak walked off the the rings during the artistic “I think now that we’re going , turned his palms up gymnastic men’s team final. CANOEING to be able to come back, take our 3 a.m. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) and laughed. experiences from these Games CNBC — Women’s Canoeing (Slalom SWell, sorta. and carry them to the next Final) The three-time Olympian’s one,” Wiskus said. “I think that 12 a.m. (Wednesday) last performance in a gymnastics it’s only going to make us stron- NBC — Women’s Canoeing (Qualify- team event didn’t exactly go as ger and make us more prepared ing Heats) planned. for the next time around.” 1 a.m. (Wednesday) Looking to preserve a fourth- onto There won’t be a next time, USA — Women’s Canoeing (Slalom No Qualifying) place finish for the U.S. during falls on the com- however, for Mikulak. The six- 3 a.m. (Wednesday) Monday night’s finals, the high bar. No major petition floor, some- time national champion is ready 28-year-old’s feet came out from USA — Women’s Canoeing (Slalom errors of any real kind thing that needs to to get on with the rest of his life. Qualifying) under him. Any chance of hold- other than Mikulak’s ill- change over the next He’s engaged to be married and ing off Great Britain vanished in timed slip. The group that broke three years if they want to close in the process of moving to North CYCLING the process. 10:45 p.m. into an impromptu version of the gap on the sport’s three super- Carolina. CNBC — Women’s Cycling (Time Oh well. That’s gymnastics. Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” powers. And they know it. He has two days of competition Trial) Nobody knows that better than rarely wobbled and never wa- “Playing it safe is not worth left in his life. He’ll join Malone in 12:35 a.m. (Wednesday) Mikulak, who has spent nearly vered. it in the long run,” Wiskus said. the all-around on Wednesday and NBC — Women’s Cycling (Time Trial) a decade as the standard-bear- It’s a start. “I’ve been guilty of this many chalk up in the in 1 a.m. (Wednesday) er for a men’s program in flux. “We really have a strong future times, and taking skills out just the event finals later in the games. CNBC — Men’s Cycling (Time Trial) The Americans arrived at Ariake for Team USA,” said Mikulak, for a clean hit routine. But when Then it’s time to move on. He’s DIVING Gymnastics Center knowing they who is retiring after the Games. it comes to advancing USA gym- OK with it. Malone’s victories at 2 a.m. (Wednesday) would need major mistakes by ei- “I know these guys are going to nastics and getting us on the med- both nationals and Olympic trials USA — Men’s Diving (Synchronized ther the Chinese, the Japanese or go (up their difficulty) and then al podium, it’s not going to help signaled a changing of the guard. Springboard Final) the Russians to have a shot at the all of a sudden coming to Paris us. We really need to think about Mikulak has long made peace GYMNASTICS medal stand. (in 2024), I know these guys are our priorities and focus on energy with it. If anything, it helped take 8 p.m. They didn’t happen. Yet for the going to be cranking it out trying on getting our difficulties up and a bit of the pressure off. For the NBC — Women’s Gymnastics (Team first time since earning bronze at to get up on that medal podium. making that the priority.” first time in three Olympics, he Final) the 2014 world championships, So I’m excited for what they’re all There’s time. Malone is 21. actually enjoyed it. There are KAYAKING the U.S. appears to be gaining going to do with this experience to Wiskus is 22. Moldauer is 24. worse ways to wind down a ca- 12 a.m. (Wednesday) momentum. The three Olympic grow from.” They hardly looked overwhelmed reer. Way worse. NBC — Men’s Kayaking (Slalom Qual- rookies — Shane Wiskus, Yul The biggest obstacle for the by the sport’s biggest stage. Start- “Coming out here, being able ifying) Moldauer and Brody Malone — U.S. at the moment isn’t talent, ing on — long a to be free and feel like myself, 1 a.m. (Wednesday) were solid and occasionally spec- it’s math. The difficulty of their place where U.S. medal hopes to be able to be vulnerable with USA — Men’s Kayaking (Slalom Quali- fying Single Races) tacular while competing alongside routines can’t quite match up with have gone to die — they cranked these guys, I feel like I’m in such a 3 a.m. (Wednesday) eventual Olympic champion Rus- the kind put together by Russia, out hit set after hit set. It wasn’t better headspace,” Mikulak said. USA — Men’s Kayaking (Slalom Quali- sia. Japan and China. The Americans enough to track down the top “These guys have helped me get fying Single Races) No blow-ups on pommel horse. are trailing before they even step three, but the Americans did there.” ROWING 8 p.m. CNBC — Men’s and Women’s Row- OLYMPIC WEATHER CONDITIONS ing (Sculls Semis, Reps And Finals) RUGBY 4:30 a.m. NBCSN — Men’s Rugby (Quarter- final) 4:30 a.m. (Wednesday) USA — Men’s Rugby (Gold & Bronze Medal Games) SOCCER 4 a.m. USA — Women’s Soccer (Group G): U.S. Vs. Australia 4 a.m. (Wednesday) NBCSN — Men’s Soccer (Group D): Germany Vs. Ivory Coast SOFTBALL 7 a.m. NBCSN — Gold-Medal Game SWIMMING 6 a.m. USA — Session 7, Heats Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon’s en route 8 p.m. NBC — Finals of five, so you shouldn’t be too much worried limeters) of rainfall and high waves as it cuts By JENNA FRYER 6 a.m. (Wednesday) AP Sports Writer about that, but it is a typhoon in Japan inter- across Japan’s northeastern region. USA — Men’s and Women’s Heats irst, the sun. Now: the wind and the rain. pretation,” Takaya said. “This is the weakest In advance, organizers made the first major category, but this is still a typhoon so we should alterations to the Olympic archery schedule be- TABLE TENNIS The Tokyo Olympics, delayed by the 9 p.m. pandemic and opened under oppressive not be too optimistic about the impact of the cause of weather. There was an hour delay at USA — Women’s Table Tennis (Quar- F course.” the Beijing Games in 2008. Here, the Tuesday terfinals) heat, are due for another hit of nature’s power: a On the beach about 90 miles east of Tokyo, afternoon sessions have been postponed until typhoon arriving Tuesday morning that is fore- WATER POLO cast to disrupt at least some parts of the Games. the competitors want the change in weather so Wednesday and Thursday. 12:35 a.m. (Wednesday) “Feels like we’re trying to prepare for bloody long as the rain and wind don’t make total land- ”We’ve heard that storm could be anything NBC — Women’s Water Polo (Group fall. The surfing competition was delayed Mon- from rain or 80-mph wind,” said American ar- everything,” said New Zealand rugby sevens B): U.S. Vs. Italy --- day because of low tide. But if the storm hits as cher Jack Williams. player Andrew Knewstubb. expected, it could deliver waves twice as high as Beach volleyball plays in everything but Don’t worry, Japanese hosts say: In U.S. expected. lightning. Both the women’s final at the Beijing terms, the incoming weather is just a mid-grade “As a homeowner I say, ‘Oh no, stay away!’” Games and men’s final at the Rio Games were tropical storm. And the surfers at Tsurigasaki said Kurt Korte, the official Olympic surfing held in heavy rain. beach say Tropical Storm Nepartak could actu- forecaster. “But as a surfer, ‘OK, you can form At Ariake Tennis Park, center court has a re- ally improve the competition so long as it doesn’t if you stay out there,’ Everybody can agree a tractable roof that can be closed for inclement hit the beach directly. storm out in the distance is the best.” weather, but play on outer courts would have to But archery, rowing and sailing have already The Japan Meteorological Agency said be suspended. adjusted their Tuesday schedules. Tokyo Games Nepartak was headed northwest over the Pacific The weather extremes are just another obsta- spokesman Masa Takaya said there were no oth- Ocean east of Japan on Monday with landfall cle Olympic organizers have faced during these er changes expected. expected Tuesday afternoon. The storm could beleaguered Games, already delayed a year be- “It is a tropical storm of three grade out bring strong winds, up to 5.9 inches (150 mil- cause of the coronavirus pandemic.

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