2008 Beijing Olympics: Friday - August 22nd Schedule
Still trying to keep up with all of the events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics? We’ve got the lineup for Friday (Day 14), which includes the final day of the Track & Field Decathlon, Men’s Basketball semifinals, Rhythmic gymnastic competition and the Women’s Table Tennis Gold Medal Final. Seeing as there’s not much else going on on TV these days, might as well show a bit of national pride by rooting on your country, right?
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 – DAY 14
NBC and NBC HD
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Track & Field – Decathlon, Final Day
Men's Basketball – Semifinal USA vs. Argentina (LIVE)
Gymnastics – Rhythmic Competition
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Women's Table Tennis – Gold Medal Final
8:00 p.m. – Midnight
Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals
Men's 4x100m Relay, Pole Vault
Women's 4x100m Relay, Long Jump, 5000m
Decathlon 1500m
Men's Diving – Platform Semifinal (LIVE)
Platform Competition
12:35 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Women's Volleyball – Bronze Medal Match (LIVE)
Men's Table Tennis – Singles Semifinals
Synchronized Swimming – Team Competition
CNBC and CNBC HD
Midnight – 4:00 a.m.
Boxing – Semifinals (51kg, 57kg, 64kg, 75kg, 91kg)(LIVE)
Baseball – Semifinal (LIVE)
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Boxing – Semifinals (48kg, 54kg, 60kg, 69kg, 81kg, +91kg)
USA and USA HD
2:00 a.m. – Noon
Men's Basketball – Semifinal Spain vs. Lituania (LIVE)
Men's Water Polo – Semifinal Hungary vs. Montenegro (LIVE)
Men's Track & Field – 50k Walk
Men's Table Tennis - Quarterfinals
Canoeing – Gold Medal Finals
MSNBC
5:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Men's Soccer – Bronze Medal Match Brazil vs. Belgium (LIVE)
Baseball – Semifinal USA vs. Cuba
Men's Volleyball – Semifinal Brazil vs. Italy
Women's Field Hockey – Bronze Medal Game Germany vs. Argentina
Women's Modern Pentathlon
Women's Table Tennis – Singles Semifinals
Men's Handball – Semifinal France vs. Croatia
OXYGEN
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Women's Field Hockey – Gold Medal Game
TELEMUNDO
2:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m.
Women's Diving – Platform Gold Medal Final
Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals
Men's Beach Volleyball – Gold Medal Match
6:55 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Men's Soccer – Bronze Medal Match (LIVE)
Men's Basketball – Semifinal (LIVE)
11:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Men's Soccer – Gold Medal Match (LIVE)
UNIVERSAL HD
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NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL
7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Men's Bronze Medal and Women's Final Encore
7:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Men's Bronze Medal (LIVE)
9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Women's Bronze Medal
10:45 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. Women's Gold Medal Final
12:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Women's Medal Ceremony
1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Match Re-airs
NBC OLYMPIC BASKETBALL CHANNEL
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Men's Seminfinals
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Game #1 (LIVE)
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Game #2 (LIVE)
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Game Re-airs
4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Game Re-airs
NBCOlympics.com - LIVE STREAMING BROADBAND COVERAGE:
Baseball – Semifinal & Bronze Medal Game
Women's Field Hockey – Gold Medal Game
Men's Field Hockey
Women's Modern Pentathlon – Swimming, Riding & Running
Men's Taekwondo – 80kg Gold Medal Finals, +80kg Competition
Women's Taekwondo – 67kg Gold Medal Finals, +67kg Competition
Men's Basketball – Semifinals
Canoeing – Flatwater Gold Medal Finals
Women's Mountain Bike
Men's Handball – Competition & Semifinals
Women's Handball – Competition & Bronze Medal Game
Men's Soccer – Bronze & Gold Medal Matches
Men's Table Tennis – Quarterfinals
Women's Table Tennis – Singles Bronze & Gold Medal Matches
Water Polo
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