The United States men’s basketball team begins knockout play Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Games, while the U.S. women’s national soccer team has a chance to advance to the gold medal match.
Team USA will face Brazil in the men’s basketball quarterfinal, continuing its quest for a fifth straight gold medal. The Americans went undefeated in their group, earning the top seed of the medal rounds. Brazil needed a tiebreaker to advance to the quarterfinals but shot 45% from deep during pool play.
After defeating Japan on Saturday with a late strike from Trinity Rodman, the American women will face Germany for a spot in the gold medal soccer match. This will be the seventh Olympic semifinal match in eight appearances for the Americans. The U.S. defeated Germany 4-1 in the group stage.
It will be a busy day for Team USA on the track. Three Americans — Gabby Thomas, McKenzie Long and Brittany Brown — have a chance at medaling in the women’s 200-meter final, while another three — Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse and Hobbs Kessler — will compete in the men’s 1500-meter final. Michael Norman (men’s 400-meter race) and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (women’s 400-meter hurdles) both will have a semifinal race after strong heats on Monday.
One of two men’s or women’s American duos remaining in beach volleyball, Sara Hughes and Kelly Chang face Switzerland’s duo in the quarterfinal. The U.S. women also have a key indoor volleyball quarterfinal matchup against fourth-ranked Poland.
Top events to watch
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4 a.m. ET: Table Tennis Women’s team Round of 16 — U.S. vs. Germany
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5 a.m. ET: Basketball Men’s quarterfinal — Germany vs. Greece
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6:30 a.m. ET: Skateboarding — Women’s Park preliminary round
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11 a.m. ET: Women’s Volleyball quarterfinal — U.S. vs. Poland
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11:30 a.m. ET: Skateboarding — Women’s Park final
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12 p.m. ET: Men’s Basketball quarterfinal — France vs. Canada
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12 p.m. ET: Women’s Soccer semifinal — U.S. vs. Germany
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1:55 p.m. ET: Athletics — Men’s 400m semifinal, Women’s hammer throw final, Women’s 400m hurdles semifinal, Men’s long jump final, Men’s 1500m final
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2:35 p.m. ET: Women’s Water Polo quarterfinal: U.S. vs. Hungary
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3:30 p.m. ET: Men’s Basketball quarterfinal — U.S. vs. Brazil
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3:40 p.m. ET: Athletics — Women’s 200m final
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4 p.m. ET: Women’s Beach Volleyball quarterfinal — U.S. (Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes) vs. Switzerland (Nina Brunner/Tanja Hüberli)
A full list of Tuesday’s schedule can be found here.
