{"id":602521,"date":"2021-07-26T10:36:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T14:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=602521"},"modified":"2021-07-26T10:36:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T14:36:42","slug":"tokyo-2021-what-to-watch-this-week-in-the-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tokyo-2021-what-to-watch-this-week-in-the-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"TOKYO 2021: What To Watch This Week In The Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftokyo-2021-what-to-watch-this-week-in-the-olympics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=602521&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1234179272.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Slow starts happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Saturday, the United States failed to medal on the first full day of the Summer Olympics since 1972. There were 11 events on Saturday, including cycling, fencing, weight lifting and archery, but the Americans failed to receive a gold, silver, or bronze medal.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sunday \u2014 Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of the eastern time zone \u2014&nbsp; was a different story.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The United States swim team bounced back in a big way, winning a medal in every swimming event on Sunday.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Chase Kalisz won gold in the men\u2019s 400 meter individual medley race, with teammate Jay Litherland taking the silver. In the women\u2019s 400 meter individual medley race, the U.S. also won two medals \u2014 Emma Weyant took home the silver medal and Hali Flickinger won the bronze. The women also medaled in the 4 x 100 meter relay, taking home the bronze.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the men\u2019s 400 meter freestyle, Kieran Smith took home the bronze for the U.S.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Olympics are now officially in full-swing, and this week\u2019s action will be packed. Let\u2019s take a look at the week\u2019s biggest events, what you should be watching and when.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Swimming and Katie Ledecky<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Ledecky is competing in five separate events, going for gold in the <\/span><span>200, 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle events, as well as the 4\u00d7200 freestyle relay team.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sunday night, Ledecky faced her biggest test \u2014 the 400 meter freestyle against her vival Ariarne Titmus of Australia. It was a fantastic race, tight from start to finish, but Titmus edged Ledecky to take the gold. It\u2019s the first time Olympic individual event in which Ledecky has not taken home the gold.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ledecky\u2019s remaining medal races can all be seen on NBC, times are below.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>-Tuesday, July 27: <\/span><span>Women\u2019s 200 Freestyle Finals (9:41 p.m. ET) , <\/span><span>Women\u2019s 1500 Freestyle Finals (10:54 P.M. et)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>-Wednesday, July 28: <\/span><span>Women\u2019s 4\u00d7200 Freestyle Relay Finals (11:31 p.m. ET)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Friday, July 30: <\/span><\/em><span><em>Women\u2019s 800 Freestyle Finals (9:46 p.m. E<\/em>T)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the men\u2019s 4\u00d7100 freestyle relay, Caeleb Dressel got the U.S. off to an early lead and Zach Apple anchored, leading the U.S. to a gold medal.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Gymnastics<\/b><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The women\u2019s gymnastic team may be the most popular event this Olympics. Simone Biles is must-see TV, as she goes for a record amount of gold medals for an American female Olympian. On Sunday, the women\u2019s team got off to a surprisingly slow start, finishing second behind the Russian team in qualifying. It\u2019s the first time the Americans have failed to finish first in team standings since the 2010 world championships.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, they are in the finals and this could simply be a blip on the screen.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis was not the finals,\u201d U.S. high-performance director Tom Forster <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/story\/_\/id\/31880478\/us-women-gymnastics-team-2nd-place-qualifying-first-decade\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cThis was getting into the finals. So this might be a great awakening for us and we\u2019ll take advantage of it.\u201d<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Finals can all be seen on NBC, CNBC, and streaming on Peacock, times are below.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>\u2013<\/span><span>Tuesday, July 27<\/span><span>: <\/span><span>Women\u2019s Gymnastics Team Final<\/span><span> (6-11 a.m. ET, Peacock)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>-Thursday, July 29: <\/span><span>Women\u2019s Trampoline Final (8 p.m. \u2013 2 a.m.&nbsp; ET, CNBC)&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Friday, July 30<\/span><span>: <\/span><span>Women\u2019s Trampoline Final<\/span><span> (2 a.m. \u2013 4 a.m.&nbsp; ET, CNBC)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>For both the women\u2019s and the men\u2019s gymnastics teams, the event finals will be held from August 1-August 3.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Track &amp; Field<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Track and field qualifying will begin Thursday, July 29th. On Saturday, July 31, the women\u2019s 100 meter finals and the men\u2019s discuss throw final will be held.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Team USA Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Americans are in trouble. On Sunday, the U.S. men\u2019s basketball team lost to France 83-76, snapping a 25-game Olympic winning streak. Next up for Team USA is Iran (July 28 12:40 a.m. ET) and then the Czech Republic. They\u2019ll more than likely have to win both games in order to advance to the medal round.<\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slow starts happen.On Saturday, the United States failed to medal on the first full day of the Summer Olympics since 1972. 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