Olympic Live Thread Goodness: More Michael Phelps, Which Of Course Means More Gold

Greetings everyone. I'm going to spare you the suspense right now. Michael Phelps will win gold tonight. And no, the race hasn't happened yet. But Phelps is the world record holder in the 200 meter freestyle and no one, NO ONE, will beat him. He's more dominant than Tiger Woods right now. Phelps could bring his C game tonight and still win this thing, that's how good he is.

Also on tonight, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh take on commie Cuba in beach volleyball, and we've got some men's gymnastics. Regrettably, don't expect much out of the US men's gymnastics team, as both Paul and Morgan Hamm have been relegated to being spectators due to injury. Remember that Paul won the all-around gold in 2004, so his absence is huge.

Chat it up right here. USA! USA! USA!

Tonight's Primetime NBC Schedule

All times are for your time zone

8pm to 10:30pm - Playing against a tandem from Cuba, the U.S. women's beach volleyball team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh try to continue toward a second straight Olympic gold medal (LIVE ET/CT). The American duo, which has won three world titles, took its opening match against Japan earlier in the tournament. Also, coverage of the men's 10m synchronized platform diving final.

10:30pm to 12:30pm - American Michael Phelps swims for his third gold medal of the Beijing Games, in the 200m free -- an event in which he is the world record holder (LIVE ET/CT). Compatriots Aaron Peirsol and Natalie Coughlin also chase gold, in the men's and women's 100m back, where they too own some of world's fastest respective times. Other coverage includes the men's team gymnastics final, where China, Japan, Germany, the U.S. and others vie for medal podium positions (LIVE ET/CT). The American men's team secured a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games.


And for you hardy viewers out there who enjoy weird, random late-night Olympic sports, here's what's on tap for you.

Tonight's Olympic Insomniac Schedule

CNBC

12am to 2am - Women's softball: USA vs. Venezuela (LIVE ET/CT). Boxing elimination bouts: 51kg flyweight and 54 kg bantamweight (LIVE ET/CT).

USA

2 am-6 am: American Serena Williams missed the 2004 Athens Games because of injury, but has returned to the Olympics in Beijing, winning her first-round, rain-delayed match against Olga Govortsova of Belarus in straight sets. Now she meets Australia's Samantha Stosur in the second round. Also, U.S. men's doubles badminton against South Africa and rowing repechage heats (LIVE ET/CT).

6 am-8 am: Women's field hockey: USA vs. Japan (LIVE ET/CT). Also, the men’s whitewater canoe/kayak C-1 final, in which competitors are timed as they negotiate a series of 18 to 25 gates, strategically set over the length of the course (similar to a slalom course in alpine skiing).

Source: http://www.faniq.com

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