If you’re a Simone Biles fan (and, let’s be honest, who isn’t?), you’re probably just as excited as I am that the Tokyo Olympics are starting this week. With the opening ceremony already underway, the USA gymnastics team is getting ready to dominate—but when can you watch them on TV?
This year, there are plenty of ways to watch the Games, whether you’re ready to cheer along in real time or primetime. From TV channels to apps to streaming services, it’s easier than ever to customize your viewing schedule this summer, so you won’t miss a single flip.
Here’s all the USA Gymnastics info you need to catch your favorite athletes live this July and August:
Where can I watch the Olympics?
The Olympics this year will run from Friday, July 23rd to Sunday, August 8th. If you’re looking to catch the Games live, you can find most of the gymnastics events on NBC.
You’ll also be able to stream all of Team USA gymnastics events through Peacock, NBC’s streaming service, NBCOlympics.com, and the NBC Sports app. Or, you can find recorded events online at NBCOlympics.com.
The site also hand picks the best highlights, in case you just want a reel of Team USA’s best hits on the uneven bars, the vault, and more. Right now, there are also plenty of training clips available, in case you want to catch up on the athletes’ last minute Tokyo preparations.
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When do the Olympics start?
The Tokyo Olympic Games will kick off at 7:00 a.m. EST on Friday, July 23rd with the opening ceremony. NBC will also air the opening ceremony again on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. EST.
But you won’t see any Team USA gymnastics members there. Simone Biles mentioned on her Instagram that they’ll be absent from the opening ceremony to prep for their first competition on Saturday.
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When can I watch USA gymnastics?
All of the gymnastics events will air on NBC during primetime, so you shouldn’t have to move your summer schedule around too much. Here’s the full breakdown:
Saturday, July 24th
4:30 p.m. EST: Men’s gymnastics qualification
8:45 p.m. EST: Men’s qualification, featuring Team USA
Sunday, July 25th
7:30 p.m. EST: Women’s gymnastics qualification, featuring Team USA
Monday, July 26th
8:30 p.m. EST: Men’s gymnastics team final
Tuesday, July 27th
8:00 p.m. EST: Women’s gymnastics team final
Wednesday, July 28th
8:00 p.m. EST: Men’s gymnastics all-around final
Thursday, July 29th
8:00 p.m. EST: Women’s gymnastics all-around final
Sunday, August 1st
Gymnastics event finals
4:45 p.m. EST: Men’s floor exercise, pommel horse
9:00 p.m. EST: Women’s vault
11:00 p.m. EST: Women’s uneven bars
Monday, August 2nd
Gymnastics event finals
4:00 p.m. EST: Men’s rings, vault
9:30 p.m. EST: Women’s floor exercise
Tuesday, August 3rd
Gymnastics event finals
2:30 p.m. EST: Men’s parallel bars
9:30 p.m. EST: Men’s horizontal bar
10:45 p.m. EST: Women’s balance beam
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If you want to watch all the events live, they’ll be streaming on Peacock early in the morning (since Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of U.S. East Coast time). You can find the Peacock schedule here.
And remember that you can catch anything you missed on NBCOlympics.com and Peacock. Can’t wait to watch Simone and the rest of the team crush it!
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