Paris Olympics in primetime: Highlights, live updates, how to watch NBC replay tonight
NBC’s Olympics primetime schedule tonight has plenty of big moments to show from as the 2024 Paris Games slate featured Simone Biles and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team competing for the first time of these Games. Elsewhere, the USWNT faced Germany in group play, and the U.S. men's basketball team opened group play against Serbia.
As NBC airs its primetime program tonight, USA TODAY Sports will bring you live updates, coverage, highlights, medal wins and more. Follow along.
Suni Lee's story told on NBC
Sunisa Lee's resiliency through not one, but two rare kidney diseases is something that can inspire people across the world. Lee rebounded from the devastating news to compete in the Olympics this year, the second of her career.
NBC told Lee's story right before Lee's qualifying round on the uneven bars. Lee scored a 14.866 to lead the American team.
Suni Lee finishes her #ParisOlympics debut with a stellar uneven bar routine. 🌟
📺 : NBC, E!, and Peacock pic.twitter.com/tJP4pA0JJ3— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 28, 2024
Simone Biles' vault
Despite the injury rumors, Biles didn't hesitate to attempt one of the toughest vaults in the world on her first attempt in the event. Even the announcers were blown away by her courage, and although she couldn't quite stick the landing, everyone was aware that she would not be penalized too much for it.
explaining the genius of simone biles’ vault for anyone who isn’t a gym head pic.twitter.com/YeEij0cww2
— matt (@mattxiv) July 28, 2024
UK's Adam Peaty comes within two-hundredths of a three-peat
Coming into today, Great Britain's Adam Peaty was going for his third straight Olympic gold in the 100-meter breaststroke. That would have made him just the second Olympian ever (Michael Phelps) to win gold in the same even three times.
Peaty competed hard, but wound up finishing two-hundredths of a second behind the winner Nicolo Martinenghi. 31-year-old American Nic Fink also earned his first Olympic medal, tying Peaty at 59.05 seconds.
History made! 🇮🇹 Nicolo Martinenghi takes the gold in the 100m Breaststroke (59.03) at #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/X4UDB56YnJ
— World Aquatics (@WorldAquatics) July 28, 2024
Americans go 1-2 in women's 100-meter butterfly
THE AMERICANS FINISH 1-2. 🇺🇸
Torri Huske wins gold and Gretchen Walsh grabs silver in the women's 100m fly. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/wFPQUF5ARC— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 28, 2024
Torri Huske invites silver medalist Gretchen Walsh up onto the gold medal podium ahead of the national anthem. You love to see it pic.twitter.com/jo9EPGQYlk
— Kendall Baker (@kendallbaker) July 28, 2024
Léon Marchand dominates 400 IM
A disciple of Phelps, France's Léon Marchand could be the next big star in Olympic swimming. Although he missed out on the world record, Marchand set a new Olympic record with a 4:02.95.
Le New York Times a créé une animation bien sympa pour mettre en images la performance de Léo Marchand ce soir. On visualise bien la montée en puissance au dos puis l’explosion en brasse et le superbe final en crawl. Impressionnant! #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/SHPS9Ver8N
— Théo Laubry 🇺🇸 (@TheoLaubry) July 28, 2024
Simone Biles floor routine
Our girl Simon Biles with a 14.60 on floor. pic.twitter.com/1vs0IQ1nZ6
— BravoBabe (@thebravobabe_) July 28, 2024
NBC primetime Olympics schedule tonight
NBC “Primetime in Paris” features today’s swimming finals, women’s gymnastics qualifying, women’s skateboarding street final and surfing Day 2 report.
How to watch Olympics primetime today
In primetime, starting at 8 p.m. ET (2 a.m. the following day in Paris), NBC’s marquee broadcast will air live and focus on the biggest events of the day with “Primetime in Paris.” That block will have a storytelling lens with more in-depth coverage opportunities. Mike Tirico will be the host from Paris’ famed Trocadero, with the Eiffel Tower serving as the backdrop. The show will typically open with highlights from a Team USA gold medal and the last hour of the show will revolve around the event of the night.
Medal count today
Our 2024 Paris Olympics medal count tracker updates after every single medal event.
Olympic results today
Catch up on all of today’s Paris Olympic results, highlights, medal wins and more.
Will Simone Biles be featured on tonight's programming?
Yes. Although this is not a medal round, Simone Biles will be seen on tonight's primetime programming. Biles seemed to tweak her leg during warmups prior to any events, but that didn't stop Biles. Cecile Landi, one of Biles' coaches told reporters that there was no concern regarding Biles' ability to compete in Paris. Landi added that Biles was dealing with "a little pain in her calf. She felt it a little bit on floor."
Biles competed in the qualifying rounds for the floor routine, vault, uneven bars, and balance beam today. She qualified for the finals in floor, vault, and balance beam. She is currently first reserve for uneven bars.
Simone Biles has also qualified to event finals on Vault, Balance Beam & Floor Exercise - and currently sits as the first reserve on Uneven Bars!
(yes, you read that right! 🤯) pic.twitter.com/bddLIJIiuw— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) July 28, 2024
When will Simone Biles compete next?
Women's team final | 12:15 p.m. ET Tuesday, July 30
Women's all-around final | 12:15 p.m. ET Thursday, Aug. 1
Women's vault final | 10:20 a.m. ET Saturday, Aug. 3
Women's uneven bars final | 9:40 a.m. ET Sunday, Aug. 4
Women's balance beam final (6:36 a.m. ET), floor exercise final (8:20 a.m.) on Monday, Aug. 5
How many Olympic Games has there been?
2024 is the 30th edition of the modern Summer Games, which started in 1896. 2024 is France's third time hosting the Summer Games (1900, 1924).
How did the United States men's basketball team perform today?
The U.S. men's basketball team had their first game of Olympic group stage play today against Serbia. The United States won 110-84, backed by LeBron James' and Kevin Durant's 44 combined points.
The U.S.'s next game is scheduled for July 31 against South Sudan – the same team that took America to overtime during the showcase.
The U.S. women play tomorrow against Japan in their first game of the Olympics.
How many medals has the United States won?
The United States has won 12 medals so far in the 2024 Olympics. That is the most of any country (next closest: France, 8). The United States does not have the most gold medals though (3). Both Japan and Australia have won 4 gold medals. The United States does have 6 silver medals though, the most of any country by a mile.
Coco Gauff wins first Olympic match
American Coco Gauff, the No. 2 ranked women's tennis player in the world, won her first match of the 2024 Olympics against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic in consecutive sets (6-3, 6-0). Gauff, 20, became the youngest American to win a singles match at the Olympics since Venus Williams in 2000.
20-year-old Coco Gauff is the youngest American woman to win a singles match at the #Olympics since Venus Williams in 2000 🇺🇸
Venus went on to win gold 🥇 pic.twitter.com/SWO44pvF5m— ESPN (@espn) July 28, 2024
How many countries are in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games?
Including the Refugee Olympic Team, there are 206 total countries competing in this year's Olympics.
Paris Olympics 2024: How to watch the Summer Games across TV and streaming
Every event at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be aired live across NBC, USA Network, E!, CNBC, GOLF Channel, and there will be a Spanish broadcast on Universo and Telemundo. All events will be available to stream live on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com.
Date: July 24-Aug. 11
TV: Games broadcast across NBC, USA Network, E!, Telemundo, Universo, CNBC and Golf Channel
How to watch: Stream the 2024 Olympics with a Peacock subscription
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