The Tokyo Olympics are in full swing and medals have started to roll in. The U.S. men’s gymnastics team will compete in the finals, surfing will continue its Olympic debut and the Olympic pool will see more action with swimming events. Here’s what’s happening today.SWIMMING The Americans were thrilled with their first day collection of six medals, a fete not even accomplished in the Michael Phelps era — a span of five Summer Games.The U.S. will have four more chances at winning some hardware led by two-time Olympic gold medalist Lilly King and three-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy. King will attempt to defend her title in the 100-meter breaststroke, and Murphy looks for a second consecutive gold in the men’s 100-meter backstroke.The finals of the men’s 200-meter freestyle and women’s 100-meter backstroke will also be decided, all during NBC’s primetime coverage. The swimming finals begin at 9:30 p.m.WOMEN’S BASKETBALLFew teams have been as dominant in the Olympics as the U.S. women’s basketball team, which has won gold dating all the way to the Atlanta Games in 1996. The women won bronze at the Barcelona Games four years earlier — the last Olympic loss for a team that opens these Olympics with a 66-3 record.If the Americans win their seventh straight championship they will tie the U.S. men’s basketball team for the most consecutive Olympic team victories in all Olympic sports, men or women.But not the current men’s team you know, rather the teams that reeled off seven consecutive golds from 1936 through 1968. The U.S. women play Nigeria at 12:40 a.m. on USA Network.MEN’S WATER POLOThe U.S. men’s water polo team tries for its second straight win when it faces South Africa at the Tatsumi Water Polo Centre.Alex Bowen scored five times to help the U.S. rally for a dramatic 15-13 victory over Japan in its first match in Tokyo. Another win would strengthen the United States’ chances for advancing to the next round after it finished 10th at the 2016 Olympics. The game will share air time with April Ross and Alix Klineman’s beach volleyball match against Spain during the 8 p.m. primetime window in CNBC.GYMNASTICS The men's gymnastics team final is set to take place at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre on day 3 of the Tokyo Games. U.S. men's gymnasts qualified in fourth for the final with a score of 256.761. Anyone who wasn't able to catch the qualifying rounds for women's gymnastics can watch it reair at 7:30 p.m. ET. SURFINGRound 3 of both men's and women's surfing will take place on day 3 of the Tokyo Olympics. MEN'S BASKETBALLTeam USA fell to France during a game that took place Sunday morning, but fans will be able to rewatch at 4 p.m. ET. The loss marked the first time since 2004 that the U.S. men's basketball team lost in the Olympics. France — the team that knocked the Americans out of contention in the Basketball World Cup two years ago — dealt the U.S. a major blow once again. Evan Fournier's 3-pointer with just under a minute left put France ahead to stay in what became a 83-76 win over the Americans on Sunday in the opening game for both teams at the Tokyo Olympics. The U.S. had won 25 consecutive Olympic games, last losing at the Athens Games 17 years ago and settling for a bronze medal there. The loss doesn't knock the U.S. out of medal contention, but it essentially eliminates the margin for error. The Americans play Iran on Wednesday and then the Czech Republic on Saturday in its final two Group A games; win both of those, and the U.S. will be in the quarterfinals. Lose another one, and the Americans might not even finish in the top eight of this 12-team tournament.MEN'S TRIATHLONThe men's triathlon final will be live at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.SOFTBALLAs the sport returns to the Olympics for the first time since 2008, Team USA faces Japan in an opening-round game of the Olympic softball tournament at 9 p.m. ET.Check out the full Olympics schedule here. The Associated Press and CNN contributed to this report.
The Tokyo Olympics are in full swing and medals have started to roll in.
The U.S. men’s gymnastics team will compete in the finals, surfing will continue its Olympic debut and the Olympic pool will see more action with swimming events. Here’s what’s happening today.
SWIMMING
The Americans were thrilled with their first day collection of six medals, a fete not even accomplished in the Michael Phelps era — a span of five Summer Games.
The U.S. will have four more chances at winning some hardware led by two-time Olympic gold medalist Lilly King and three-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy. King will attempt to defend her title in the 100-meter breaststroke, and Murphy looks for a second consecutive gold in the men’s 100-meter backstroke.
The finals of the men’s 200-meter freestyle and women’s 100-meter backstroke will also be decided, all during NBC’s primetime coverage. The swimming finals begin at 9:30 p.m.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Few teams have been as dominant in the Olympics as the U.S. women’s basketball team, which has won gold dating all the way to the Atlanta Games in 1996. The women won bronze at the Barcelona Games four years earlier — the last Olympic loss for a team that opens these Olympics with a 66-3 record.
If the Americans win their seventh straight championship they will tie the U.S. men’s basketball team for the most consecutive Olympic team victories in all Olympic sports, men or women.
But not the current men’s team you know, rather the teams that reeled off seven consecutive golds from 1936 through 1968. The U.S. women play Nigeria at 12:40 a.m. on USA Network.
MEN’S WATER POLO
The U.S. men’s water polo team tries for its second straight win when it faces South Africa at the Tatsumi Water Polo Centre.
Alex Bowen scored five times to help the U.S. rally for a dramatic 15-13 victory over Japan in its first match in Tokyo. Another win would strengthen the United States’ chances for advancing to the next round after it finished 10th at the 2016 Olympics. The game will share air time with April Ross and Alix Klineman’s beach volleyball match against Spain during the 8 p.m. primetime window in CNBC.
GYMNASTICS
The men's gymnastics team final is set to take place at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre on day 3 of the Tokyo Games. U.S. men's gymnasts qualified in fourth for the final with a score of 256.761.
Anyone who wasn't able to catch the qualifying rounds for women's gymnastics can watch it reair at 7:30 p.m. ET.
SURFING
Round 3 of both men's and women's surfing will take place on day 3 of the Tokyo Olympics.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Team USA fell to France during a game that took place Sunday morning, but fans will be able to rewatch at 4 p.m. ET.
The loss marked the first time since 2004 that the U.S. men's basketball team lost in the Olympics.
France — the team that knocked the Americans out of contention in the Basketball World Cup two years ago — dealt the U.S. a major blow once again. Evan Fournier's 3-pointer with just under a minute left put France ahead to stay in what became a 83-76 win over the Americans on Sunday in the opening game for both teams at the Tokyo Olympics.
The U.S. had won 25 consecutive Olympic games, last losing at the Athens Games 17 years ago and settling for a bronze medal there.
The loss doesn't knock the U.S. out of medal contention, but it essentially eliminates the margin for error. The Americans play Iran on Wednesday and then the Czech Republic on Saturday in its final two Group A games; win both of those, and the U.S. will be in the quarterfinals. Lose another one, and the Americans might not even finish in the top eight of this 12-team tournament.
MEN'S TRIATHLON
The men's triathlon final will be live at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.
SOFTBALL
As the sport returns to the Olympics for the first time since 2008, Team USA faces Japan in an opening-round game of the Olympic softball tournament at 9 p.m. ET.
Check out the full Olympics schedule here.
The Associated Press and CNN contributed to this report.
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