WATCH LIVE: Medal favorites China, Japan, United States begin men’s gymnastics

By Raphielle JohnsonAug 6, 2016, 9:00 AM EDT

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The men’s gymnastics competition begins Saturday, with there being three subdivisions competing throughout the day. The United States, which is looking to medal in the team all-around after failing to do so in London four years ago, will be part of subdivision 2 which begins its qualification at approximately 1:30 p.m. Eastern on NBCOlympics.com and on the NBC Sports app. In addition to the qualifications for the team all-around final gymnasts will compete for places in the individual events, including the individual all-around competition.

WATCH: Men’s Gymnastics Subdivision 2 on NBCOlympics.com

Danell Leyva, who won the bronze medal in the all-around competition four years ago, will not be one of the United States’ two gymnasts who will look to qualify for the all-around final. Sam Mikulak and Chris Brooks, who posted the top two scores in the all-around at the U.S. Olympic Trials last months, were the two choices to compete in all six events for the United States. Leyva, who replaced the injured John Orozco on the team, will participate in three disciplines, the pommel horse, horizontal bar and parallel bars. Joining those three for the United States are Alex Naddour and Jake Dalton.

Leading the way in the first subdivision is Japan, which features the man many hail as the greatest gymnast of all time in Kohei Uchimura. Uchimura has won the last six world championships in the individual all-around, and in addition to earning Olympic gold he aims to help Japan win gold in the team all-around. Japan fell just short of that goal in London, winning the silver medal. The first subdivision begins competition at 9:30 a.m. on NBCOlympics.com and on the NBC Sports app.

Reigning gold medalists China anchor the third and final subdivision, which begins at 5:30 p.m. on NBCOlympics.com and on the NBC Sports app. Deng Shudi, who finished third at the world championships last year, made the cut for China but 2008 high bar gold medalist Zou Kai did not. The men’s team all-around final is scheduled for Monday, August 8, with the individual all-around final scheduled for Wednesday, August 10 and the individual apparatus finals scheduled to take place from April 14-16.

9:30 a.m. Subdivision 1 – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 1 Floor Exercise – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 1 Pommel Horse – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 1 Vault – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 1 Still Rings – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 1 Horizontal Bar – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 1 Parallel Bars – WATCH LIVE

1:30 p.m. Subdivision 2 – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 2 Floor Exercise – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 2 Pommel Horse – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 2 Vault – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 2 Still Rings – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 2 Horizontal Bar – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 2 Parallel Bars – WATCH LIVE

5:30 p.m. Subdivision 3 – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 3 Floor Exercise – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 3 Pommel Horse – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 3 Vault – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 3 Still Rings – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 3 Horizontal Bar – WATCH LIVE
Subdivision 3 Parallel Bars – WATCH LIVE

2023 French Open women’s singles draw, scores

By OlympicTalkMay 29, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT

At the French Open, Iga Swiatek of Poland eyes a third title at Roland Garros and a fourth Grand Slam singles crown overall.

The tournament airs live on NBC Sports, Peacock and Tennis Channel through championship points in Paris.

Swiatek, the No. 1 seed from Poland, can join Serena Williams and Justine Henin as the lone women to win three or more French Opens since 2000.

Turning 22 during the tournament, she can become the youngest woman to win three French Opens since Monica Seles in 1992 and the youngest woman to win four Slams overall since Williams in 2002.

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But Swiatek is not as dominant as in 2022, when she went 16-0 in the spring clay season during an overall 37-match win streak.

She retired from her most recent match with a right thigh injury last week and said it wasn’t serious. Before that, she lost the final of another clay-court tournament to Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.

Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed, and Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, the No. 4 seed and Wimbledon champion, are the top challengers in Paris.

No. 3 Jessica Pegula and No. 6 Coco Gauff, runner-up to Swiatek last year, are the best hopes to become the first American to win a Grand Slam singles title since Sofia Kenin at the 2020 Australian Open. The 11-major drought is the longest for U.S. women since Seles won the 1996 Australian Open.

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2023 French Open men’s singles draw, scores

By OlympicTalkMay 29, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT

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The French Open men’s singles draw is missing injured 14-time champion Rafael Nadal for the first time since 2004, leaving the Coupe des Mousquetaires ripe for the taking.

The tournament airs live on NBC Sports, Peacock and Tennis Channel through championship points in Paris.

Novak Djokovic is not only bidding for a third crown at Roland Garros, but also to lift a 23rd Grand Slam singles trophy to break his tie with Nadal for the most in men’s history.

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But the No. 1 seed is Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who won last year’s U.S. Open to become, at 19, the youngest man to win a major since Nadal’s first French Open title in 2005.

Now Alcaraz looks to become the second-youngest man to win at Roland Garros since 1989, after Nadal of course.

Alcaraz missed the Australian Open in January due to a right leg injury, but since went 30-3 with four titles. Notably, he has not faced Djokovic this year. They could meet in the semifinals.

Russian Daniil Medvedev, who lost in the French Open first round in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, is improved on clay. He won the Italian Open, the last top-level clay event before the French Open, and is the No. 2 seed ahead of Djokovic.

No. 9 Taylor Fritz, No. 12 Frances Tiafoe and No. 16 Tommy Paul are the highest-seeded Americans, all looking to become the first U.S. man to make the French Open quarterfinals since Andre Agassi in 2003. Since then, five different American men combined to make the fourth round on eight occasions.

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