Sunday, July 29, 2012

A Viewing Guide to the Olympic Sports You Probably Didn't Know About

by Brian Heissenbuttel


            As we know, the 2012 Olympic games are underway. While most people will be paying attention to the bigger sports such as swimming and volleyball, there are 33 other sports being played during these next 17 days. Thanks to NBC, many of these events will be broadcasted on NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, the NBC Sports Network and other channels.
Note: No events being broadcasted between 12:00 am – 6:00 am will be listed, most people will be sleeping then.

Badminton – This sport involves two or four players standing on opposite sides of a 5’ tall net hitting a rubber object called the “shuttlecock” with rackets.

Event
Date & Time (MT)
Channel
Men’s Doubles:
USA vs. Malaysia
Sunday, July 29
11:50 am – 12:15 pm
NBC Sports Network
Comcast ch.  DTV ch. 603
Men’s Doubles:
USA vs. Japan
Monday, July 30
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
MSNBC
Comcast ch. DTV ch. 356
Men’s Qualifying
Tuesday, July 31
9:15 am – 10:15 am
MSNBC
Semifinal Matches
Thursday, August 2
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
MSNBC
Men’s Singles:
Semifinals
Friday, August 3
12:30 pm – 1 pm
MSNBC
Mixed Doubles:
Final
Friday, August 3
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm
MSNBC
Women’s Singles:
Gold Medal Match
Saturday, August 4
9:15 am – 10:00 am
MSNBC
Women’s Doubles:
Gold Medal Match
Saturday, August 4
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
MSNBC
Men’s Doubles:
Gold Medal Match
Sunday, August 5
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
NBC Sports Network

Equestrian: This sport involves riders and horses, and has three main events: Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping. Each of those three test the riders and horses differently.

Event
Date & Time (MT)
Channel
Eventing & Dressage
Sunday, July 29
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
NBC Sports Network
Comcast 73 DTV 603
Individual & Team Eventing
Monday, July 30
6:15 am – 10:45 am
NBC Sports Network
Individual Jumping
Tuesday, July 31
7:15 am – 8:45 am
NBC Sports Network
Team Dressage
Qualifying
Thursday, August 2
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
MSNBC
Comcast 65 DTV 356
Team Dressage
Qualifying (cont.)
Friday, August 3
10:30 am – 11:30 am
MSNBC
Jumping
Qualifying
Saturday, August 4
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
NBC Sports Network
Team Jumping
Final
Sunday, August 5
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
KUSA
Comcast 9 DTV 9
Team Jumping
Final (cont.)
Monday, August 6
11:00 am – 11:45 am
KUSA
Team Dressage
Final
Tuesday, August 7
8:45 am – 9:30 am
NBC Sports Network
Individual Jumping
Final
Wednesday, August 8
9:00 am – 9:45 am
KUSA
Individual Dressage
Final
Thursday, August 9
7:00 am – 9:00 am
MSNBC


Handball: A sport where two teams of seven throw a heavy ball around a court and try to score on the other team.

Event
Date & Time (MT)
Channel
Women’s Handball:
Spain vs. Denmark
Wednesday, August 1
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
MSNBC
Comcast 65 DTV 356
Men’s Handball:
Serbia vs. Denmark
Thursday, August 2
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
MSNBC
Men’s Handball:
Sweeden vs. Iceland
Thursday, August 2
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
MSNBC
Men’s Handball:
Denmark vs. Norway
Friday, August 3
2:15 pm – 4:15 pm
MSNBC
Women’s Handball:
Denmark vs. France
Sunday, August 5
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
MSNBC
Women’s Handball:
Quarterfinal Game 1
Tuesday, August 7
9:30 am – 10:00 am
NBC Sports Network
Comcast 73 DTV 603
Women’s Handball:
Quarterfinal Game 2
Tuesday, August 7
11:45 am – 12:45 pm
NBC Sports Network
Women’s Handball:
Semifinals
Thursday, August 9
10:00 am – 11:30 am
MSNBC
Men’s Handball:
Semifinal Game 1
Friday, August 10
10:00 am – 11:30 am
MSNBC
Men’s Handball:
Semifinal Game 2
Friday, August 10
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
MSNBC
Women’s Handball:
Bronze Medal Match
Saturday, August 11
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
NBC Sports Network
Women’s Handball:
Gold Medal Match
Saturday, August 11
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
NBC Sports Network
Men’s Handball:
Bronze Medal Match
Sunday, August 12
5:45 am – 7:00 am
NBC Sports Network
Men’s Handball:
Gold Medal Match
Sunday, August 12
8:45 am – 10:45 am
NBC Sports Network

Rowing – A sport with individual and team events where the athletes use specialized boats and oars to race other boats over a variety of distances.

Event
Date & Time (MT)
Channel
Qualifying Events:
Men’s & Women’s
Sunday, July 29
2:40 pm – 3:00 pm
KUSA
Comcast 9 DTV 9
Qualifying Events:
Men’s & Women’s
Monday, July 30
9:30 am – 10:00 am
KUSA
Quarterfinals:
Men’s & Women’s
Tuesday, July 31
10:15 am – 10:45 am
KUSA
Quarterfinal Events &
Semifinal Events
Tuesday, July 31
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
KUSA
Semifinal Events &
Medal Events
Wednesday, August 1
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm
KUSA
Semifinal Events &
Medal Events
Thursday, August 2
1:20 pm – 2:00 pm
KUSA
Medal Events:
Men’s & Women’s
Friday, August 3
9:30 am – 9:45 am
KUSA
Medal Events:
Men’s & Women’s
Friday, August 3
2:45 pm – 3:25 pm
KUSA
Medal Events:
Men’s & Women’s
Saturday, August 4
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
KUSA

Synchronized Swimming: A sport where teams from each country perform a routine in a swimming pool. Judges award points for the best routines.

Event
Date & Time (MT)
Channel
Duet: Qualifying
Sunday, August 5
8:00 am – 9:50 am
NBC Sports Network
Comcast 73 DTV 603
Multiple Sports: Including Synchronized Swimming
Monday, August 6
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Telemundo
*DTV 407
Duet: Qualifying
Monday, August 6
11:45 am – 12:15 pm
KUSA
Comcast 9 DTV 9
Duets & Free Routines:
Preliminaries
Monday, August 6
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
KUSA
Multiple Sports: Including Synchronized Swimming
Tuesday, August 7
7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Telemundo
Duet: Finals
Tuesday, August 7
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
MSNBC
Comcast 65 DTV 356
Multiple Sports: Including Synchronized Swimming
Thursday, August 9
8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Telemundo
Team Event: Qualifying
Thursday, August 9
8:00 am – 8:45 am
NBC Sports Network
Multiple Sports: Including Synchronized Swimming
Friday, August 10
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Telemundo
Team Event: Finals
Friday, August 10
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
KUSA
* Telemundo not available on Comcast

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