COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After history was made in the pool by Katie Ledecky, another American Olympic star aims to make more history while multiple sports start to reach the business ends of its tournaments with the stakes getting much higher. Here is what to watch for Thursday's Paris Olympics action. Simone Biles, Suni Lee [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After history was made in the pool by Katie Ledecky, another American Olympic star aims to make more history while multiple sports start to reach the business ends of its tournaments with the stakes getting much higher.
Here is what to watch for Thursday's Paris Olympics action.
Simone Biles, Suni Lee battle in all-around final
After teaming up to win team gold on Tuesday, Simone Biles and Suni Lee now turn into rivals for Thursday's individual all-around final. The last two Olympic all-around champions will be looking to make history as Biles or Lee can become the second woman to win two all-around golds.
These two are the heavy favorites and will likely clinch a fifth straight Olympics with an American winner You can watch the epic showdown beginning at 12:15 p.m. on NBC4.
Big day of tennis around Roland Garros
Olympic tennis is in an iconic venue as French Open site Roland Garros is hosting the best tennis players in the world. Thursday's matches introduce very high stakes with multiple Americans in medal contention. All the tennis matches can be seen live on Peacock.
Poland's Iga Swiatek headlines the women's singles semifinals while Novak Djokovic headlines the men's singles quarterfinals. American Tommy Paul will play favorite Carlos Alcaraz as well. In doubles, Paul and Taylor Fritz will face Team GB's Andy Murray and Dan Evans in the quarterfinals while Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram look to make the fold medal game.
NBC4 Day 6 schedule
Bold denotes medal event. Italics denotes replay.
- 9 a.m.-10 a.m.: Beach Volleyball (Men's): USA vs. Brazil
- 10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Golf: Men's first round
- 10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Swimming: Qualifying heats
- 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: 3x3 Basketball (Women's): USA vs. Australia
- 12 p.m.-12:15 p.m.: Gymnastics pregame show
- 12:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Gymnastics: Women's all-around final
- 2:30 p.m.-4:05 p.m.: Swimming finals: Women's 200m butterfly, men's 200m backstroke, women's 200m breaststroke, women's 4x200m freestyle relay
- 4:05 p.m.-5 p.m.: Beach Volleyball (Women's): USA vs. China
- 5:05 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: 3x3 Basketball (Men's): USA vs. Latvia
- 5:30 p.m.-6 p.m.: Water Polo (Men's): USA vs. Greece
- 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m. - NBC4 primetime (Swimming finals, gymnastics final)
- 11:35 p.m.-1 a.m. - NBC4 late night (Canoe men's slalom final, 3x3 basketball)
Day 6 medal events
- 1:30 a.m. - Track & Field: Men's 20km race walk
- 3:20 a.m. - Track & Field: Women's 20km race walk
- 3:30 a.m. - Shooting: Men's 50m rifle three positions
- 5:18 a.m. - Rowing: Women's double sculls
- 5:30 a.m. - Rowing: Men's double sculls
- 5:50 a.m. - Rowing: Women's fours
- 6 a.m. - Sailing: Men's skiff
- 6 a.m. - Sailing: Women's skiff
- 6:10 a.m. - Rowing: Men's fours
- 11:30 a.m. - Canoeing: Men's kayak slalom singles
- 11:38 a.m. - Judo: Men's -100kg
- 12:09 p.m. - Judo: Women's -78kg
- 12:15 p.m. - Gymnastics: Women's all-around
- 2:30 p.m. - Fencing: Women's team foil
- 2:30 p.m. - Swimming: Women's 200m butterfly
- 2:37 p.m. - Swimming: Men's 200m backstroke
- 3:03 p.m. - Swimming: Women's 200m breaststroke
- 3:48 p.m. - Swimming: Women's 4x200m freestyle relay
- 9:34 p.m. - Surfing: Men's
- 10:15 p.m. - Surfing: Women's
Day 6 television schedule (By sport)
All events are available to be streamed live on Peacock, a platform owned by NBC and not NBC4's parent company, Nexstar. Bold denotes medal event.
Click here to see full Olympics schedule
Archery
- 10 a.m. - Individual elimination matches (USA Network)
- 12:15 p.m. - Individual elimination matches (E! Network)
Badminton
- 6:30 a.m. - Elimination round matches (E! Network)
Basketball
- 3 p.m. (W) - USA vs. Belgium (USA Network)
3x3 Basketball
- 4:05 a.m. - Men's pool matches (USA Network)
- 7 a.m. - Pool matches (USA Network)
- 11:30 a.m. (W) - USA vs. Australia (NBC4)
- 1:05 p.m. (M) - USA vs. Lithuania (USA Network)
- 3:40 p.m. (W) - USA vs. Spain (E! Network)
- 5:05 p.m. (M) - USA vs. Latvia (NBC4)
- 8:45 p.m. - Pool matches (USA Network)
Beach Volleyball
- 3 a.m. (M) - Germany vs. Australia (USA Network)
- 9 a.m. (M) - USA vs. Brazil (NBC4)
- 4:05 p.m. (W) - USA vs. China (NBC4)
Boxing
- 4:45 p.m. - Elimination bouts (USA Network)
Canoeing
- 11:30 a.m. - Men's kayak slalom singles final (E! Network)
Cycling
- 9:45 p.m. - BMX racing quarterfinals (USA Network)
Equestrian
- 4 p.m. - Team jumping qualifying (E! Network)
Fencing
- 1:25 p.m. - Women's team foil final, bronze medal match (E! Network)
Field Hockey
- 11 a.m. (W) - USA vs. Great Britain (USA Network)
Golf
- 3 a.m. - Men's first round (Golf Channel)
- 10 a.m. - Men's first round (NBC4)
Gymnastics
- 12:15 p.m. - Women's all-around final (NBC4)
Handball
- 5:30 p.m. (W) - Angola vs. France (USA Network)
Rowing
- 5:40 a.m. - Finals in double sculls, fours (E! Network)
Shooting
- 10:45 p.m. - Men's 50m rifle three positions final (USA Network)
Swimming
- 5 a.m. - Qualifying heats (USA Network)
- 10:15 a.m. - Qualifying heats (NBC4)
- 2:30 p.m. - Finals in women's 200m butterfly, men's 200m backstroke, women's 200m breaststroke, women's 4x200m freestyle relay (NBC4)
Table Tennis
- 4 a.m. - Elimination round matches (E! Network)
- 10 a.m. - Women's singles quarterfinals (E! Network)
Track & Field
- 8:30 a.m. - Men's 20km race walk (USA Network)
Volleyball
- 7 a.m. (W) - Brazil vs. Japan (E! Network)
- 1:30 p.m. (W) - Italy vs. Netherlands (USA Network)
Water Polo
- 4:30 a.m. (M) - USA vs. Greece (E! Network)
- 8 p.m. - Men's group match (USA Network)
