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8/14/08
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games NBC Schedule Live Thread Day 7
Olympic Live Thread Goodness: Shawn Johnson Is Ready To Steal Phelps' Spotlight
Great night of Olympic coverage for you. And for those of you tired of seeing Michael Phelps abuse other swimmers, we have a treat for you. Tonight is the women's all-around individual gymnastics competition. In all honesty, I think this is the most prestigous event in the Olympics that you can win a gold medal in. Even more so than the decathalon - primarily because no one watches the decathalon.

It's even more awesome because the Americans are pissed as hell that China has clearly been cheating with underage gymnasts (here's a new article on YET ANOTHER underage Chinese gymnast). Plus, since China wants to beat the US in winning gold medals, this really does mean something. It's almost Cold War-ish in nature.

Our best hopes for gold are Shawn Johnson and Natasia Liukin, so be sure to cheer them on.

And while you may be tired of Phelps, he does go for his 6th gold medal tonight in the 200 IM, an event he hasn't lost since he started swimming it in 2001. Just watch him kick butt so when you run into someone from another country tomorrow you can say "I'm from the country with the best swimmer in the world. Loser."

Enjoy the evening folks.

NBC's Primetime Olympic Schedule

8pm to 9 pm - The U.S. men's volleyball team plays undefeated Bulgaria. The Americans, also undefeated, can secure a quarterfinal berth with a win and they have the back of their coach, Hugh McCutcheon, just days following the murder of his father-in-law in Beijing. Other coverage includes the men's C-2 whitewater canoeing gold-medal final.

9pm to 10pm
- More beach volleyball competition from the sand at Chaoyang Park Ground (LIVE ET/CT).

10pm to 11pm
- Coverage of more gold-medal swimming (LIVE ET/CT), and perhaps most notable is the men’s 200m IM where world-record holder Michael Phelps seeks his sixth Beijing gold medal - the 12th of his career - equaling his total from four years ago in Athens. In the men’s 200m back, Americans Aaron Peirsol and Ryan Lochte could add another chapter to their back-and-forth rivalry.

11pm to 1am
- In 1984, 16-year-old gymnast Mary Lou Retton won gold in the women's individual all-around competition. In 2004, 16-year-old Carley Patterson did it. Now, at the Beijing Games, two more U.S. teens - Shawn Johnson and Natasia Liukin - each have a chance to win what is perhaps the most prominent event at the Olympics (LIVE ET/CT). Also, more swimming: The women's 100m free and the men's 100m fly semifinals (LIVE ET/CT).

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Taking a break from the Insomniac's Olympic coverage, but you can find everything here if you wish to watch handball at 4am on USA.
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8/14/08
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(Edited by gearhead)
A little late, but tonight's online offerings:

Now- Women's Basketball: Czech Republic vs. New Zealand
Now- Fencing: Men's Team Epee
Now- Women's Handball: Kazakhstan vs. China
Now- Men's Field Hockey: Spain vs. China
Now- Table Tennis
9:30- Softball: China vs. Canada
10:00- Badminton: Women's Singles and Men's Doubles
10:00- Weightlifting: Men's 85 kg, Women's 75 kg
10:30- Archery: Men's Individual
10:30- Baseball: China vs. Chinese Taipei (no tension there)
10:30- Men's Field Hockey: Netherlands vs. Canada
11:00- Women's Handball: Brazil vs. South Korea

At some point tonight is US vs. Cuba in baseball. Otherwise, this is a pretty underwhelming selection.

8/14/08
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I'm watching table tennis, and there's an "Austrian" women named Jia Liu.

8/14/08
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Six for six. Was there really any doubt?

8/14/08
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gearhead wrote:
Six for six. Was there really any doubt?
I don't even need to watch...its actually unreal

8/15/08
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It sounds like this all-around competition may be a bit tainted too.  Its a shame for everyone competing.

8/15/08
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That was pretty cool to watch, and I know nothing about gymnastics.  Also, Bela is the coolest old guy evar!

 
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