2008 Beijing Olympics: Friday - August 22nd Schedule

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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

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

24-hour MSNBC & CNBC HD Simulcasts and Coverage

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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