Day 11 features some of Team USA’s most dominant women’s team members taking one more step toward the Olympic podium. On Copacabana beach, Day 11’s semifinals will set the stage for the men’s and women’s medal matches in beach volleyball.
In women’s basketball, the quarterfinals begin, where it’s expected the U.S. women, directed by head coach Geno Auriemma, will continue their defense of their 2012 Olympic title.
Track cycling’s women’s Omnium comes to a finish on Day 11 after three more races in Rio. Look for the U.S.’ Sarah Hammer, 2012 silver medalist, in the velodrome. After the sun sets in Rio, watch for Tori Bowie to make her Olympic debut in the first round of the 200m in track and field.
What to Watch: Day 11, Aug 16
8:30 a.m. EDT — WATCH LIVE — Track and Field: Day 11 Morning Session
Must see:
Men’s triple jump final
Men’s 200m Round 1
U.S. triple jump teammates Christian Taylor and Will Claye took home gold and silver in London, but Claye outjumped Taylor at the 2016 U.S. Trials, setting up a potential intrasquad showdown on the runway in Rio.
Women’s Basketball quarterfinals — WATCH LIVE
10 a.m. EDT– Game 1 – Australia vs. Serbia
1:30 p.m. EDT – Game 2 – France vs. Canada
5:45 p.m. EDT – Game 3 – USA vs. Japan
9:15 p.m. EDT – Game 4 – Spain vs. Turkey
Women’s Track Cycling: Omnium — WATCH LIVE
9:57 a.m. EDT – 500m Time Trial
3:10 p.m. EDT – Flying Lap
4:05 p.m. EDT – 25km Points Race
Derived from the Latin word meaning “all,” the Omnium is track cycling’s multi-race event. Cyclists race on the velodrome in six separate races with names like scratch, elimination, individual pursuit, time trial, flying lap and points over two days. Riders receive points at the end of each race.
Returning to the Olympics, London gold medalist Laura Trott of Great Britain will look to defend her title against London silver medalist Sarah Hammer of the U.S. in the Omnium.
Beach Volleyball semifinals — WATCH LIVE
3 p.m. EDT – Game 1 – Larissa-Talita (BRA) vs. Ludwig-Walkenhorst (GER)
4 p.m. EDT – Game 2 – Alison-Bruno (BRA) vs. Meeuwsen-Brouwer (NED)
10 p.m. EDT – Game 3 – Nicolai-Lupo (ITA) vs. Krasilnikov-Semenov (RUS)
11 p.m. EDT – Game 4 – Walsh Jennings-Ross (USA) vs. Agatha-Barbara (BRA)
1 p.m. EDT — WATCH LIVE — Gymnastics: Event finals Day 3
Must see:
Men’s parallel bar final
Women’s floor final
Men’s high bar final
Defending Olympic champion Aly Raisman hopes to hold off her teammate Simone Biles, who won the floor title at the last three world championships, in the floor final.
Expect more high-flying acrobatics in the high bar final, where Netherland’s Epke Zonderland blew away the London crowd on his way to a gold medal in 2012. USA’s Danell Leyva and Sam Mikulak get a chance for individual redemption on the high bar while, on parallel bars, Leyva could contend for a medal on one of his best events.
Soccer — Women’s semifinals — WATCH LIVE —
Noon EDT – Game 1 – Brazil vs. Sweden
3 p.m. EDT– Game 2 – Canada vs. Germany
1 p.m. EDT — WATCH LIVE — Synchronized Swimming: Duets free routine final
The field narrows as the top 12 synchronized swimming duets advance from the preliminary technical and free routine rounds into the final. Powerhouse Russia has dominated the event, winning every synchronized swimming duet gold this century; look for their Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina to win their fourth career Olympic gold medals.
5 p.m. EDT — WATCH LIVE — Men’s Diving: 3m springboard final
China’s Cao Yuan won synchronized 10m platform gold in London but in more recent years has switched his specialty to the 3m springboard. He Chao, also of China, is the reigning world champion on the event. He’s older brother, He Chong, won springboard gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The two of them will be a formidable opponent for anyone who’s looking to break China’s dominance over diving disciplines in Rio.
7:15 p.m. EDT — WATCH LIVE — Track and Field: Day 11 Evening Session
Must see:
Men’s high jump final
Women’s 200m semifinal
Women’s 1500m final
Men’s 110m hurdles final
For the U.S., the 200m will have a different look in Rio than it had in London. Defending Olympic 200m champion Allyson Felix did not qualify for the event at U.S. Olympic Trials, so look for first-time Olympian Tori Bowie in the women’s 200m semifinal. Also, in the women’s 1500m final, Jenny Simpson hopes to break a 44-year gold medal drought for the U.S. in Olympic track and field events longer than 400m. To do it, Simpson will have to stay ahead of the favorite, Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba.
