Back to Primetime from last night--we get highlights of Judo, followed by the 100m Fly final at the pool. Dressel didn't make it in, and Hungary gets the win. After a Summer McIntosh gets a video package (her mom was a QISE swimmer in 1984), she wins the 200M IM. The US's Alex Walsh, in her only event, gets DQ'd on a technicality, missing a silver.
Off to the track, with heats, semis, and finals. There's a Tirico whiparound, Lyles gets a scare, Shot Put runs its course with Ryan Crouser getting a three-peat, and the Netherlands takes the 4x400m relay,
Martha Stewart gives Snoop some tips on fine dining before another whiparound, followed by a TayTay narrated package on QISE styles of Ledecky, Biles, and Richardson. This leads to the Women's Vault final and Biles, with her high difficulty, takes it in a walk--Jade Carey gets the bronze.
The "Event of the Night" is two-fold: Ledecky's 800m Free, and the Women's 100m sprint. Ledecky makes it, but Sha'Carri does not--Saint Lucia wins their first medal. Then the 4x100 Medley Relay, and a US win--the Aussies are still one ahead on golds, though.
Back through the Cycling Road Race, and then onto the Men’s Pommel Horse, which wasn’t shown during the daytime coverage (never a good sign). There’s the callback to Stephen Nedoroscik being “Clark Kent”--but then Terry Gannon blew it by calling him Bruce Wayne. Since when does Bruce wear glasses, Terry? Get your story straight! We learn that there’s “training wheels” for Pommel--a “mushroom” stand and a bucket hung from a rope for your feet. We get a Nedoroscik “superhero” video package with AI-based imagery--but there must have been some kryptonite in the room. He gets shameful bronze.
Ledecky stops by to talk to Tirico about her experiences in Paris. She still wants to swim at LA2028, but we’ll see. The wrap up is the Ukranian national anthem for their Team Saber Fencing gold.
Late Night--KayakCross. It’s brand-new to QISE, and it’s insane--you and 2-3 others are dropped into rapids, desperately trying to get through the gates correctly, at one point forced to do a full 360 underwater spin, and not kill each other. Expect PommelHorseCross soon. Taylor welcomes Jasmine Moore, who got bronze in the Triple Jump. More Beach Volleyball, then US silver medalists in Tennis Men’s Doubles Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek stop by. Taylor forces the athletes to do goofy games. Another whiparound, then Taylor meets with the US Volleyball team.
Off to day’s coverage--Lowe sends us to Women’s volleyball, then Melvin joins her for a whiparound. We then peek in at the gold medal match of Men’s Tennis before going back to the Track and the Hurdle heats. Lowe hands off to Men’s Gymnastics and the Rings--all I have to say is OUCH! China owns it, with Greece getting bronze.
Then it’s the big event--Women’s Uneven Bars (with a Google AI ad placement). Hernandez is back in the booth (”it’s a little bit like Mario Kart”), and Suni Lee is shooting for bronze. There’s a lot of vamping going on during their final practice. Kaylia Nemour of Algeria (actually born in France, but switched after a conflict with their gymnastics organization) takes the gold--the first African to do so. Suni did in fact get the bronze, taking her to 6 total medals.
The Men’s Vault follows--meh--Philippines wins. Lowe takes us to the end of Men’s Tennis--Djokovic of Serbia just won. Ledecky continues her interview circuit (does she have a medal wrangler?), followed by the Women’s Cycling Road Race (Kristen Faulkner wins--the first US win in 40 years). Tirico peeks in on golf (another US win), then off to Women’s B-Ball.
Over to the final day of swimming, so of course it’s all about US v. Aussies, as we start with a video package on the subject--the night starts with US behind by one gold. We kick off with the Women’s 50m Free--Sweden takes it. Bobby Finke of the US takes the Men’s 1500m Free--wire to wire--in world record time.
Back to the track for Men’s 400m heats, then the Men’s 4x100 Medley Relay swim--China gets the gold, US the silver, France the bronze. It’s the first time in QISE history of the event that the US didn’t win when they were entered--oh, did I mention that China has been accused of doping? More track heats, then the Women’s Medley Relay. The US takes it in world record time, followed by the Aussies and China. Final score: US won 8 golds in pool, Aussies won 7.
Yet more track heats, another wraparound, a review of the Women’s B-Ball game (the US beat Germany and moves on), and Noah Lyles getting his semi--the fastest in QISE history. Jumping to Women’s High Jump, with the world record being reset. Men’s Hammer Throw is also going on, as are the semis for the Men’s 1500m. Ukraine wins the High Jump, Kornacki’s back with French stats, and finally it’s the Men’s 100m Final aka “the world’s fastest man”. They build up the drama endlessly for a 10 second event--and then Lyles and the US wins in a photo finish (the announcers were convinced it was Jamaica at first).
The rest of the daytime coverage was Beach and Indoor Volleyball, so I did some fast-forwarding.
There may or may not be a blog entry tomorrow, as I have a family commitment. See you when I see you.