Three Olympic Games You Don’t Want to Miss This Week

NBCUniversal is entering the final week of the 2024 Paris Olympics with a Simone Biles-like streak.

With the help of strong performances for Team USA from gold medalists such as Biles, swimmer Katie Ledecky and sprinter Noah Lyles, NBC said that the number of viewers for the 2024 Games will reach 33.8 million across the -TV and broadcast platforms in the first five days, an increase of 79 percent since. Tokyo 2021 Games, based on data from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics.

That jump is good news for NBCUniversal, which in 2014 paid $7.65 billion for US media rights for the Olympic Games through 2032. It’s also a boost for sponsors, who made $1.25 billion in advertising at the Paris Games, the Washington Post reported. .

“Obviously, the Olympics are back,” NBCUniversal chairman Mark Lazarus said in a conference call late last week. “It reminds me and those of us who were in London in 2012 of the enthusiasm the crowds have here and the excitement at home.”

It could have been predicted that there would be a backlash, although it was probably not that big. The Tokyo Games, scheduled for 2020 but postponed to 2021 because of the pandemic, saw a 27 percent drop from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Scores for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing fell even further, down 42 percent from the 2018 Games in South Korea.

Being close to the US clearly helped this time. NBC benefits from the decision to broadcast daily events in the US, something that was not possible due to the time difference in Tokyo, Beijing and South Korea. Paris is only six hours ahead of the Eastern time zone.

COMPLETE WEEK FROM

Women’s gymnastics

Simon is not done yet? Biles will compete Monday in the balance beam and floor exercise in the women’s gymnastics individual finals as she looks to add to her collection of 10 Olympic medals – a gold seven, one silver and two bronze.

American teammate Suni Lee will compete in the balance beam and Jordan Chiles will also compete in the floor exercise. Both won gold medals in the overall team competition.

To catch their last action, get ready to get up early. The beam finals are scheduled to begin at 6:38 am ET at Bercy Arena. The floor exercise finals will begin at 8:20 am ET.

Biles made an appeal to the international press after winning the gold medal in the vault on Saturday.

SNAP AND HOOK

NBC is apparently developing Snoop Dogg for his next gig as a judge on the network’s reality show The Voice, and his appearance designed to win over a new demographic was smart and underestimated.

Here’s snoop crip with the Olympic Torch. Here’s Snoop looking at the Mona Lisa. Here’s Snoop tackling escargot with sidekick Martha Stewart at a French restaurant. Here’s Snoop dancing with Biles and Chiles.

Snoop accompanied the US men’s basketball team on their trip to Lille ahead of their Pool C game against South Sudan last week, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him as the men’s and women’s play begin on the awards circuit this week.

LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and the top men will meet Brazil in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at 3:30 pm ET as Team USA begins its quest for its fifth straight gold medal. Nikola Jokic and Serbia, Shae Gilgeous-Alexander and Canada and host Victor Wembanyama of France have also advanced.

Diana Taurasi and A’ja Wilson lead the U.S. women into the quarterfinals against Nigeria on Wednesday. The women are looking for their eighth gold medal. Taurasi would go on to win his sixth all-time title.

MEN’S EDUCATION REPRESENTATION (ALL ET)

Tuesday: Germany vs Greece, 5 am; Serbia vs Australia, 8:30 am; France vs Canada, noon; US vs. Brazil, 3:30 p.m

Thursday: Semi-final, 11:30 am, 3 pm

Saturday: Bronze medal match, 5 am; Gold medal game, 3:30 pm

EDUCATION REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN’S MEDALS (all ET)

Wednesday: Serbia vs. Australia, 5 a.m. ET; Spain vs. Belgium, 8:30 a.m. ET; Germany vs France, noon ET, US vs Nigeria, 3:30 pm ET

Friday: Finals 11:30 am, 3 pm

Sunday: Bronze medal match, 5 am; Gold medal game 3:30 pm

ATHOTITS AND CHOOSE

Sprinter Noah Lyles can cement his title as the world’s fastest man after winning the 100 meters in a dramatic final at the Stade de France on Sunday, one of the events first in the track and field program that is starting in earnest. a week.

Lyles looks to add gold in the 200 meters, his best event, and as a member of the 4×100 relay team. The 200-meter final is Thursday, which is also the first round of the 4×100 relay. The 4×100 finals are Friday.

US sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is one of the favorites in the 400-meter hurdles, which runs from Sunday to Thursday. He would be competing for three medals if he participated in the 4×100 and 4×400 relay. He won the gold medal in Tokyo in the 4×400 relay.

Olympic powerhouse pair Tara Davis-Woodhall (long jump) and Hunter Woodall (Paralympics 400m) are in their second Olympics together after competing in Tokyo, where Tara was sixth and Hunter won bronze.

Tara – just look for the cowboy hat – was the silver medalist at the 2023 World Championships. The long jump competition starts on Tuesday and the finals are on Thursday. The Paralympic Games will be held on Aug. 28-Sept. 8 Paris.