USA and Australia swimming rivalry alive and well
The rivalry between USA and Australia swimming goes back many years, but recent comments from the latter have fanned the flame.
The 2024 Paris Olympics keep rolling today with another packed day. Simone Biles and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team compete for the first time of these Games, their qualification starting at 5:40 a.m. ET.
Sunday’s Olympic swimming schedule features three finals with two-time U.S. Olympian Torri Huske and first-time U.S. Olympian Gretchen Walsh set to compete in the 100m butterfly.
Elsewhere, the U.S. men’s basketball team opens group play against Serbia, and the USWNT faces Germany in group play.
At least six U.S. squads are competing in team sports, with 25 sports in total are in action. USA TODAY Sports will bring you live results, medal count, highlights, and more throughout the day. Follow along:
On the northern side of Bercy Arena, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen took their seats near a luxury box with their children, who held up a white flag adorned with the American flag and Olympic rings. A few rows away, Tom Cruise shook hands with a fellow spectator and smiled. Snoop Dogg, who is in Paris as a contributor with NBC, leaned back in a seat in the front row.
Oscar-winning actress Jessica Chastain and USA snowboarder Shaun White and his girlfriend, Nina Dobrev, were among the other notable figures in attendance Sunday. Businessman David Lauren, the son of eponymous clothing designer Ralph Lauren was also seated nearby.
Sunday’s women’s gymnastics team qualifying drew such high interest because it’s the first time Simone Biles competes at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she is expected to add to her gold medal haul. — Tom Schad
Simone Biles left the floor briefly with Dr. Marcia Faustin, the U.S. gymnastics team doctor, after tweaking her left ankle during warmups on floor exercise Saturday. Another member of the medical team came and wrapped the ankle tightly. Biles got up and walked around, as if testing it.
Biles opened the floor with the triple-twisting, double somersault, better known as the Biles II. It’s both incredibly difficult and demands a lot of every part of her leg.
Biles spotted her parents when the Americans moved to vault, their next event, and she could be seen smiling and laughing again. After landing one practice vault, she motioned to teammates and then jokingly crawled partway toward the runway. Then she got up and hopped on her right leg. “I’m going to need a wheelchair,” she said, according to the Peacock broadcast, though she appeared to be making light of the apparent ankle injury.
Follow for more updates on the women’s gymnastics qualifications. — Tom Schad and Nancy Armour
American fencer Lee Kiefer, the defending Olympic champion in the women’s individual foil, won her opening bout at the Paris Games Sunday and advanced to final 16.
Kiefer, who won gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021, beat Martyna Jelinska of Poland 15-13 at the Grand Palais. Leading 8-1, Kiefer lost eight of the next nine points but never trailed before she triumphed.
Kiefer’s quest for another Olympic gold medal will play out later Sunday with the final rounds of competition in the women’s individual foil set to follow. She entered the Paris Games ranked No. 1 in the world. — Josh Peter
NANTERRE, France — American swimmer Chase Kalisz will not get the chance to defend his 2021 Tokyo Olympics gold medal after the three-time Olympian missed the top-8 cut for the 400 individual medley final Sunday.
In one of the most grueling events, the 30-year-old’s prelims time of 4:13.36 landed him in 11th place overall and more than five seconds behind France’s favorite, Léon Marchand, the top qualifier. Kalisz also won silver in the event at the 2016 Rio Games.
Fellow American Carson Foster’s 4:11.07 prelims swim was the fourth-fastest overall and advanced him to the final Sunday night (about 2:30 p.m. ET). − Michelle Martinelli
An American boxer who has trained at George Foreman’s gym in the Houston area won his opening bout at the Paris Olympics Sunday.
Roscoe Hill won by unanimous decision on points over Omid Ahmadisafa, who was born in Iran and was competing on the Refugee Olympic Team, in a round of 32 bout.
Hill, 29, not only trained in Foreman’s gym but was baptized by the former heavyweight world champion, according to Hill’s bio on USA Boxing. − Josh Peter
Angelica Delgado battled to a golden score 1-0 victory over Gultaj Mammadeliyeva of Azerbaijan in the women’s judo -52kg elimination round of 32 Sunday morning at the Champ de Mars Arena.
A three-time Olympian, Delgado fought Mammadaliyeva to a scoreless draw after the four minutes of regulation, taking the match into golden score overtime. Delgado finally was awarded a waza-ari 3:04 into the golden score time to claim the victory.
She advances to the round of 16, where she will face Italy’s Odette Giuffrida early Sunday afternoon Paris time.
Former Philadelphia Eagles six-time All-Pro center Jason Kelce − sporting a French beret − and his wife Kylie were in attendance as the United States women’s field hockey team lost 4-1 to Argentina in a Pool B match.
“We’re in France, in Paris, and I love assimilating to different cultures and whatnot,” Jason Kelce said according to Olympic News Service. “I know this is about as stereotypical as you can get … I’ve already had a bunch of croissants and baguettes too, I just didn’t carry them with me to the game.”
Kelce announced his retirement in an emotional speech in March after 13 NFL seasons.
Carissa Moore, the defending Olympic women’s surfing champion, and her four American teammates each won their first-round heats as the competition in Tahiti got underway at the Paris Games.
All five U.S. surfers advanced directly to third round as a result of winning the first-round heats, each of which included three surfers, this weekend. — Josh Peter
The U.S. women’s archery team of Catalina Gnoriega, Casey Kaufhold and Jennifer Mucino was eliminated from the team competition on Sunday, falling to Chinese Taipei 5-1 in the Round of 8 at the Olympic archery range at Invalides.
Here are some Olympic schedule highlights. Peacock is streaming every sport and event live as it unfolds in Paris (all times Eastern).
Swimming heats start at 5 a.m. The finals for the men’s 400m individual medley and the women’s 100m fly are back to back, starting at 2:30 p.m. The final for the men’s 100m breaststroke is at 3:53 p.m. NBC is airing the finals.Qualification in women’s gymnastics is in five subdivisions, the first at 3:30 a.m. and the last at 3:10 p.m. The U.S. is in subdivision 2, which starts at 5:40 a.m. NBC is airing subdivision 2, E! is airing all five subdivisions.Women’s soccer has six group play matches throughout the day.Men’s basketball has two group stage games: South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico (5 a.m.), Serbia vs. U.S. (11:15 a.m.).Women’s basketball has two group stage games: Spain vs. China (7:30 a.m.), Serbia vs. Puerto Rico (3 p.m.)The women’s street final in skateboarding is at 11 a.m. CNBC is airing it.Other sports in action: Tennis, fencing, boxing, beach volleyball, badminton, canoe slalom, cycling mountain bike, equestrian, handball, field hockey, judo, rowing, rugby sevens, sailing, shooting, surfing, table tennis, volleyball, water polo, archery.
NBC is airing and streaming the Paris Olympics from all angles: Peacock is streaming every sport and event live as it unfolds; NBC, USA Network, CNBC and E! are carrying various live events and replays throughout the day. Here are 6 tips and tricks for getting the most out of Peacock during the Olympics.
Our 2024 Paris Olympics medal count tracker updates after every single medal event.
(All times Eastern)
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team competes in qualification starting at 5:40 a.m. NBC airs it.The U.S. men’s water polo team faces Italy in group play at 9 a.m. NBC and USA Network are airing it.The U.S. women’s rugby sevens team plays Japan in pool play at 10:30 a.m. The Americans then play Brazil in pool play at 2 p.m. CNBC is airing it.The U.S. men’s basketball team faces Serbia in group play at 11:15 a.m. NBC is airing it.The USWNT plays Germany in group play at 3 p.m. USA Network is airing it.The U.S. competes in women’s beach volleyball against Czech Republic at 4 p.m. NBC is airing it.
(All times Eastern)
Shooting: 10m air pistol men’s final (3:30 a.m), 10m air pistol women’s final (6 a.m.)Cycling mountain bike: women’s cross country (8:10 a.m., NBC)Archery: women’s team bronze medal match (10:48 a.m.), women’s team gold medal match (11:11 a.m., USA Network)Skateboarding: Women’s street final (11 a.m., USA Network)Canoe slalom: women’s kayak single final (11:45 a.m., USA Network)Judo: three medal events for men -66kg (11:18 a.m. start), three medal events for women -52 kg (11:49 a.m. start)Swimming: men’s 400m individual medley final (2:30 p.m., NBC), women’s 100m butterfly final (2:45 p.m.), men’s 100m breaststroke final (3:54 p.m., NBC)Fencing: women’s foil individual finals (2:50 p.m., CNBC), men’s épée individual finals (3:20 p.m., CNBC)
(All times Eastern)
Heats for the following events start at 5 a.m.: men’s 200m free, 400m IM, 100m backstroke; women’s 100m breaststroke, 200m free. USA Network is airing heats.Semifinals for the following events start in the afternoon: men’s 200m free (2:51 p.m.), women’s 100m breaststroke (3:15 p.m.), men’s 100m backstroke (3:37 p.m.), women’s 200m free (4 p.m.)Today’s finals: men’s 400m IM (2:30 p.m.), women’s 100m fly (2:25 p.m.), men’s 100m breaststroke final (3:54 p.m.).
In women’s team qualifying, fans will get their first glimpse of Simone Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist who is now 27 competing in her third Summer Games. The U.S. women are in Subdivision 2 with Italy, China and a mixed group of athletes from other countries that did not qualify a team. Qualifying on Sunday determines which countries make it to the team finals, which individual gymnasts reach the all-around finals and who will qualify for the event finals.
In women’s foil, American Lee Kiefer is one to watch. In Tokyo, Kiefer won team and individual gold. At last year’s world championships, she took bronze in the individual event. At 29, Kiefer is the most decorated women’s foil fencer in U.S. history. She won four consecutive NCAA championships at Notre Dame before pursuing a medical degree at the University of Kentucky.
The U.S. women’s national team faces Germany in their second group game. The Americans are fourth in the FIFA rankings, followed by Germany at No. 5. The Olympic tournament has 12 teams and the top two in each group advances to the quarterfinals along with the two best third-place teams.
In women’s mountain bike, American Haley Batten had a strong start to the World Cup season, placing third in a cross-country race in Mairipora, Brazil, followed by a win the next weekend in Araxa. Growing up in Park City, Utah, Batten got her start in cycling at age 9 and won her first national title at 14. Now 25, Batten is expected to be among the medal contenders in the cross-country final.
Torri Huske was 18 when she made her Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games, winning silver in the women’s 100-meter butterfly. She’s back for the Paris Olympics, with more international experience under her belt. Gretchen Walsh, a senior at the University of Virginia, won the 100 fly at the U.S. Olympic trials and will make her Olympic debut.
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