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The 2024 Paris Olympics roll on Saturday with packed swimming and track and field schedules, as well as the start of individual finals in gymnastics, including Simone Biles on vault: Spoiler alert, Biles added some more gold to her collection.

The U.S. men’s basketball team is also in action today, facing Puerto Rico in group play.

The Olympic swimming schedule today features four finals, including Katie Ledecky in the 800m free and Caeleb Dressel in the 100m fly. The Olympic track and field schedule today features Sha’Carri Richardson in the women’s 100m final, Ryan Crouser going for his third straight shot put gold, and Noah Lyles in Round 1 for the men’s 100m.

At least five U.S. squads are competing across four team sports, 24 sports in total are in action, and USA TODAY Sports will bring you live results, medal count, highlights, and more throughout the day. Follow along.

Stephen Nedoroscik became just the fourth American man since World War II to win an Olympic medal on pommel horse Saturday, barely holding on to win bronze.

Less than a week after becoming an internet phenomenon with his medal-clinching performance in the team final, Nedoroscik turned in a largely clean routine in the apparatus final to record a score of 15.300 – one tenth of a point better than Max Whitlock of Great Britain, the two-time defending Olympic champion in this event.

While Nedoroscik’s difficulty score of 6.400 wasn’t quite as high as the men who took gold and silver — Rhys McClenaghan of Ireland and Nariman Kurbanov of Kazakhstan – his execution score of 8.900 was good enough to secure the bronze. – Tom Schad

The U.S. owned a 64-45 lead against Puerto Rico at halftime of their men’s 5×5 basketball Group C game. Puerto Rico kept the score close for much of the half with solid shooting and owned a 25-17 lead in the first quarter. But the U.S. talent and depth began to wear down Puerto Rico. The U.S. bench outscored Puerto Rico’s reserves 27-16, and the U.S. closed the final four minutes of the second quarter on a 20-4 run.

Anthony Edwards has 12 points, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and Jayson Tatum each have eight points, and LeBron James has eight points, six assists and four rebounds. Jose Alvarado leads Puerto Rico with 13 points. – Jeff Zillgitt

The USWNT is one step closer to securing their first Olympic gold medal since 2012.

They only needed one goal to seal the win over Japan on Saturday: It was off the left foot of Trinity Rodman in extra time, sending Team USA to the semifinals on Tuesday.

Fresh off winning the all-around gold medal for the second time, further cementing her status as the greatest gymnast of all time, Simone Biles turns her focus on the individual disciplines.

On Saturday, Biles secured the gold medal in the vault event, holding off rival Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in the event. Team USA’s Jade Carey finished third for bronze.

LeBron James, Kevin Durant and the rest of the United States men’s hoops squad faces off against Puerto Rico in group play on Saturday afternoon. USA TODAY Sports provides live updates, highlights and more from the tilt.

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PARIS — We are going to extra time at Parc de Princes. After five minutes of extra time in the second half and 90 other minutes, there has yet to be a goal. The next will likely decide which squad moves on to the semifinals.

If there is no goal, then the competition will move to penalty kicks. The U.S. had a flurry of chances in the box during stoppage time but couldn’t move any of the shots around Japanese defenders and threaten the goalkeeper.

Trinity Rodman was knocked down in the box on a chance that would have been the best chance of the game for the U.S. but the ref kept her whistle in her pocket. 

Knockout stage soccer games at the Paris Olympics go to 30 minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves) if a match finishes tied. If things remain tied after the additional 30 minutes, the winner is determined by penalty kicks.

In recent years, the USWNT was eliminated in penalties in the 2023 World Cup and the quarterfinals of the 2016 Olympics, but won a shootout in the quarterfinal of the Tokyo Games.

American boxer Omari Jones ensured himself of winning no less than a bronze medal after a second straight dominating victory in the men’s ‘welterweight division as he advanced to the semifinals.

In Olympic boxing, each losing semifinalist is awarded a bronze medal.

But on Saturday, after a beating Bulgaria’s Rami Kiwan on points by unanimous decision in the quarterfinals, Jones expressed confidence about becoming the first American boxer to win gold since Andre Ward did it in 2004.

“It’s my turn now,’’ he said.

Jones, a 21-year-old from Florida, opened the tournament with a victory by unanimous decision over Taiwan’s Chia Wei Kan in the round of 16.

On Tuesday, will face Uzbekistan’s Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev in the semifinals in the 157-pound division. – Josh Peter

American skeet shooter Vincent Hancock entered the pantheon of Olympic icons on Saturday.

Hancock, competing in the men’s skeet shoot, earned his fourth medal in the individual skeet shooting event. He becomes the sixth Olympian in history to earn a medal in an individual event, and just the fourth American to do so.

Americans Michael Phelps (200 meter individual medley), Carl Lewis (long jump) and Al Oerter (discus) each earned four medals in their individual events. The others: Paul Elvstrom (Denmark, sailing one-person class) and and Mijain Lopez (Cuba, Greco-Roman heavyweight) round out the exclusive club.

Earlier, Hancock called his shot.

“I know that, if I do my absolute best, I’m going to win. There’s no doubt that what I’ve done in practice and what I’ve done in past competitions has led me to understand and believe that (if) I come out here and shoot perfect, or as close to perfect as possible, then nobody’s going to beat me,” Hancock told USA TODAY Sports. “But, I still have to go out there and just do it, right? That’s kind of the whole thing about it – you’ve got to go out there and do it.”

Do it he did.

American swimmer Katie Ledecky can also join the club on Saturday when she performs in the 800 meter freestyle.

PARIS — A scoreless first 45 minutes in the quarterfinals here at Parc de Princes means that whoever moves on to the semifinals between the United States and Japan will be decided in the second half – or extra time or penalties. 

The U.S. managed four shots with two on net, but rarely put together their successful attacking combinations into legitimate success. Japan’s first shot came in the 34th minute and it had another golden chance three minutes later during a nervy sequence for the Americans, but they came away unscathed. 

Midfielder Rose Lavelle has been a bright spot for the U.S., while team captain Lindsey Horan continues to struggle, particularly with her passing. – Chris Bumbaca

PARIS — The most popular man of the (unofficial) Team USA delegation, Snoop Dogg, was in attendance for the U.S. women’s soccer match vs. Japan.

Around the 12th minute, “D-O-Double-G” appeared in the mezzanine section near midfield. The crowd of American fans nearby went berserk and started chanting “King Snoop!” – Chris Bumbaca

Americans Connor Prince and Vincent Hancock are heading to the gold medal stage of skeet shooting.

Prince finishes at the top of the chart with a score of 124 to head to the final, while Hancock’s 123 ranked fourth.

Hancock has an opportunity to win his fourth gold medal in skeet shooting, which would make him the sixth Olympian to win four gold medals in the same individual event. He would join Carl Lewis (long jump), Al Oerter (discus) and Michael Phelps (swimming) as the only Americans to accomplish that feat. Katie Ledecky, who races in the 800 meter freestyle on Saturday night, can also join those ranks.

Bobby Finke qualified for the 1500 meter freestyle final with a six-place finish (14:45.31). The final is scheduled for Sunday night. If the reigning Olympic champion in the event doesn’t win, the American men will go without an individual Olympic swimming gold medal for the first time since 1900. The exception, of course, is the 1980 Moscow Olympics, which the U.S. boycotted.

Meanwhile, Gretchen Walsh swam the third fastest time in the morning 50 meter freestyle (24.37) to advance to this afternoon’s semifinal.

PARIS — Team USA’s Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram had to settle for silver in tennis men’s doubles, losing Saturday’s final to Australia’s Matt Ebden and John Peers in a tiebreaker.

Krajicek and Ram seemed to have control of the match, up a set and a break, but couldn’t close the door. That meant the match was decided in a third set tiebreaker, which didn’t go well for the Americans.

Digging an early hole with uncharacteristic errors, the Americans couldn’t quite come all the way back and Australia celebrated a 6-7, 7-6, 10-8 victory.

Ram and Krajicek hadn’t dropped a set the entire tournament before Saturday, collecting a commanding and historic win over Spanish superstars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in the process. − Dan Wolken

Yes. Simone Biles will compete in the vault final today at 10:20 a.m. ET. Biles, who is considered one of the top vaulters in the world, has had a busy week. She started with a gold medal performance Tuesday in the women’s gymnastics team final and then followed that up with a gold medal Thursday in the individual all-around. Follow along here.

PARIS – For the second straight game (really 2.5 matches total), the U.S. will be without one of its top defenders. 

Tierna Davidson will miss the quarterfinals as she continues to heal from a leg contusion she suffered against Germany halfway through the second match of the tournament. Emily Sonnett has taken her place in one of the center back positions. 

In positive injury news for the U.S., reserve Jaedyn Shaw is back after missing the group stage with a leg injury. Croix Bethune, who’d replaced Shaw on the 18-person roster, is back to being a reserve. − Chris Bumbaca

PARIS — The International Boxing Association says it will award Italy’s Angela Carini $50,000 after the Italian boxer abandoned her bout against Algeria’s Imane Khelif at the Olympics.

The abrupt conclusion of the fight, which ended 46 seconds into the bout and with Carini in tears Thursday, inflamed controversy over gender eligibility that has ensnared Khelif at the Paris Games.

The Russian-backed IBA, which made the announcement of the award for Carini on Saturday, has helped stoke controversy over gender eligibility for the women’s boxing competition at the Olympics. Carini said after the fight that she got hit too hard by Khelif to continue. − Josh Peter

The United States women’s national soccer team opens the knockout rounds of the 2024 Paris Olympics today with a match against Japan. The Americans are looking to win their first Olympic gold since 2012, and so far USA’s big three of Mallory Swanson, Trinity Rodman and Sophia Smith have been producing big results and look to keep that up today. Follow along here.

PARIS − In a stunning move, Team USA beach volleyball teammates Andy Benesh and Miles Partain have parted ways with coach Mike Placek in the midst of Paris Olympics.

At some point after the duo defeated Morocco 2-0 in preliminary Pool D play on Tuesday, and before their 2-1 win over Brazil on Thursday, a decision was made for Placek to step aside. Benesh and Partain defeated Brazil’s George Wanderley and Andre Loyola 21-17, 14-21, 15-8 in afternoon play without Placek. − Chase Goodbread

SAINT-DENIS, France — After receiving the loudest ovation of any sprinter in the race, Noah Lyles got a surprising second in the opening round of the 100 with a time of 10.04. Lyles didn’t get a good start and had to play catch up for much of the race.

Louie Hinchliffe of Great Britain won the race in 9.98, Lyles placed second and Shaun Maswanganyi of South African finished third (10.06).

The top three in each heat, plus the next three fastest times advance to the semifinals on Sunday. − Tyler Dragon

SAINT-DENIS, France — Noah Lyles is set to make his Paris Olympics debut Saturday.

The U.S. sprinter will run in the opening round of the men’s 100. Lyles is slated to run in the third heat. He will run in lane six.

Lyles is a gold-medal contender in both the 100 and 200 in Paris. He is the defending world champion in both events.

Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson and Oblique Seville are also threats to win the 100. Thompson’s 9.77 is the top time in the world this year. Defending Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy and Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala should be in the mix for a spot on the podium as well.

The opening round of the men’s 100 is scheduled for 5:55 a.m. ET.

Before his first race, Lyles tweeted he is ready to go. 

VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France − Team USA rowing picked up its second medal of the Games on Saturday when the men’s eight team took bronze with a time of 5:25.28 to reach the podium along with Great Britain (gold, 5:22.88) and the Netherlands (silver, 5:23.92) at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.

Team USA held the third position after the 500-, 1,000- and 1,500-meter marks of the 2,000-meter race, but couldn’t make up the deficit on the Netherlands to take silver.

Team USA includes Henry Hollingsworth, Nick Rusher, Christian Tabash, Clark Dean, Chris Carlson, Peter Chatain, Evan Olson, Pieter Quinton. − Chase Goodbread

Here are some Olympic schedule highlights. Peacock is streaming every sport and event live as it unfolds in Paris.

(All times Eastern)

  • Gymnastics has individual finals for men’s floor exercise (9:30 a.m.), women’s vault (10:20 a.m.) and men’s pommel hose (11:16 a.m.). NBC is airing. See the latest Olympic gymnastics results and highlights.
  • Swimming heats start at 5 a.m. The finals, including Katie Ledecky in the women’s 800m free and Caeleb Dressel in the men’s 100m fly, are airing on NBC. USA Network is airing the heats. NBC is airing the finals.
  • Track and field prelims, heats, repechage rounds and qualifying rounds start at 4:05 a.m. and run through 2:10 p.m. Finals start with men’s shot put (1:35 p.m.) and pick back up at 2:20 p.m. with women’s triple jump, 4×400 mixed relay (2:55 p.m.), women’s 100m (3:20 p.m.) and men’s decathlon 1,500m (3:45 p.m.) E! is airing the morning session. NBC is airing the finals and semifinals.
  • Women’s soccer enters the quarterfinals today with four matches: 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
  • Basketball has four group stage games, two on the women’s side first, then two on the men’s side to wrap the day: China vs. Puerto Rico (5 a.m.), Serbia vs. Spain (7:30 a.m.), U.S. vs. Puerto Rico (11:15 a.m., NBC), Serbia vs. South Sudan (3 p.m.). (Follow live updates, results and highlights of USA vs. Puerto Rico.)
  • Men’s golf continues play with Round 3 starting at 3 a.m.
  • The tennis slate includes gold medal match for women’s singles and men’s doubles as well as bronze medal match for men’s singles. All start at 6 a.m.
  • The 3×3 basketball slate has four pool play games starting at 11:30 a.m. and running through 1:05 p.m. Play-in games are later in the afternoon.
  • Other sports in action: Archery, badminton, beach volleyball,, boxing, canoe slalom, equestrian, fencing, field hockey, handball, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, table tennis, volleyball and water polo.

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. men’s basketball team plays Puerto Rico in group play at 11:15 a.m. NBC is airing.
  • The U.S. men’s golf team continues play with Round 3, which starts at 3 a.m. Round 3 tee times for American golfers: Wyndham Clark, 3:33 a.m.; Collin Morikawa, 5:17 a.m.; Scottie Scheffler, 6:06 a.m.; Xander Schauffele, 6:39 a.m. Golf Channel is airing.
  • The U.S. women’s field hockey team faces South Africa in pool play at 7:15 a.m. USA Network is airing.
  • The U.S. men’s water polo team faces Montenegro in group play at 10:35 a.m. USA Network is airing.
  • The U.S. women’s 3×3 basketball team faces China in pool play at 1:05 p.m.
  • The U.S. women’s soccer team plays Japan in the quarterfinals at 9 a.m. USA Network is airing.

(All times Eastern)

  • Gymnastics: men’s floor final (9:30 a.m.), women’s vault final (10:20 a.m., NBC), men’s pommel horse final (11:10 a.m.)
  • Track & field: men’s shot put (1:35 p.m.) women’s triple jump (2:20 p.m.), 4x400m mixed relay 2:55 p.m.), women’s 100m final 3:20 p.m.), men’s decathlon 1,500m (3:45 p.m.) NBC is airing the finals.
  • Swimming: men’s 100m fly (2:30 p.m.), women’s 200m IM (2:59 p.m.), women’s 800m free (309 p.m.), mixed 4x100m medley relay (3:33 p.m.) NBC is airing the finals.
  • Tennis: men’s singles bronze, women’s singles gold, men’s doubles hold (6 a.m.)
  • Fencing: women’s sabre team bronze (1 p.m.), women’s sabre team gold (2 p.m., E!)
  • Equestrian: Dressage team grand prix special (4 a.m.)
  • Cycling road: men’s road race (5 a.m.)
  • Boxing: women’s 60kg semis (11:38 a.m. and 4:08 p.m.)
  • Badminton: women’s doubles bronze (9 a.m.), women’s doubles gold (10:10 a.m.)
  • Table tennis: women’s singles bronze (7:30 a.m.), women’s singles gold (8:30 a.m., USA Network)
  • Shooting: 25m pistol women’s final (3:30 a.m.), skeet men’s final (9:30 a.m.)
  • Rowing: women’s single sculls final A (4:18 a.m.), men’s single sculls final A (4:30 a.m.), women’s eight final A (4:50 a.m.), men’s eight final A (5:10 a.m.)
  • Judo: mixed team bronze A (10 a.m.), mixed team bronze B (10:40 a.m.), mixed team final (11:20 a.m.)
  • Archery: women’s individual bronze (8:33 a.m.), women’s individual gold (8:46 a.m., E!)

(All times Eastern)

  • Heats for the following events start at 5 a.m.: women’s 50m free and 4×100 medley relay; men’s 1,500m free and 4x100m medley relay
  • Semifinals for the following events start in the afternoon: women’s 50m free (2:37 p.m.)
  • Today’s finals: men’s 100m fly (2:30 p.m.), women’s 200m IM (5:01 p.m.), women’s 800m free (5:08 p.m.), mixed 4x100m medley relay (3:34 p.m.)

Katie Ledecky is a favorite in the women’s 800-meter freestyle, an event she first won as a 15-year-old at the 2012 London Olympics.

(All times Eastern)

  • Men’s decathlon events: 110m hurdles (4:05 a.m.), discus throw for group a (4:55 a.m.), discus throw for group b (6 a.m.), pole vault (7:40 a.m.), javelin throw for group a (1:10 p.m.),  javelin throw for group b (2:10 p.m.), 1,500m (3:45 p.m.)
  • Qualifications: Men’s pole vault (4:10 a.m.)
  • Preliminary rounds: Men’s 100m (4:35 a.m.)
  • Repechage rounds: Women’s 800m (5:10 a.m.), men’s 1,500m (1:35 p.m.)
  • Round 1s: Men’s 100m (5:45 a.m.)
  • Semifinals: Women’s 100m (1:50 p.m.)
  • Finals: Men’s shot put (1:35 p.m.), women’s triple jump (2:40 p.m.), 4x400m mixed relay (2:55 p.m.), women’s 100m (3:20 p.m.)

Medals in the women’s 100 meters will be decided along with the men’s shot put and men’s decathlon. In shot put, American Ryan Crouser has won the last two Olympic gold medals.

Track and field’s new superstar? Noah Lyles wants to be a legend, and the Paris Olympics could be his showcase. Here’s how he planned for this moment. — Tyler Dragon

In the women’s individual events, Simone Biles has a chance to add to her Olympic medal haul if she reaches the vault finals as expected.

Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast of all time, earning her the GOAT title – the Greatest Of All Time.

But what really makes Biles unique is her ability to change the sport by attempting feats that most men wouldn’t even try. Five skills bear her name: two on the floor, two on the vault, and one on the balance beam — Nancy Armour and Janet Loehrke

Casey Kaufhold, a 20-year-old from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is a favorite to win a medal in the women’s individual event. She won gold at the Olympic test event in Paris last year and the Pan American championship in April.

In the women’s individual events, Simone Biles has a chance to add to her Olympic medal haul if she reaches the vault finals as expected.

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