Daily Snapshot: August 15
![]() Natalie Coughlin (Bloomberg) |
STAR ATTRACTION: A big swimming day where Amanda Beard and Natalie Coughlin could shoot for gold; The possible final Olympic matchup between rivals USA and Cuba on the baseball diamond.
TV SCHEDULE:
NBC and NBC HD
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Swimming; Track & Field; Beach Volleyball; Women's Water Polo - USA vs. Russia; 8 p.m.-Midnight Swimming (LIVE): Gold Medal Finals; Track and Field; Beach Volleyball (LIVE); Men's Volleyball - USA vs. China; 12:35-2 a.m. Women's Track & Field - 10,000-meter Gold Medal Final; Women's Diving
CNBC and CNBC HD
Midnight-4:30 a.m. Softball - USA vs. Japan (LIVE); Boxing (LIVE); 5-8 p.m. Boxing
USA and USA HD
2 a.m.-Noon Women's Soccer Quarterfinal (LIVE); Women's Basketball - USA vs. Spain (LIVE); Baseball - USA vs. Cuba; Tennis Semifinals; Beach Volleyball; Men's Archery - Individual Gold Medal Final; Cycling Track Events Competition
MSNBC
5 a.m.-5 p.m. Women's Volleyball - USA vs. China (LIVE); Women's Soccer Quarterfinals; Beach Volleyball; Women's Badminton - Doubles Gold Medal Final; Women's Handball - France vs. Norway; Men's Weightlifting; Women's Table Tennis - Team Semifinal; Women's Water Polo - Netherlands vs. Australia and Hungary vs. Greece
OXYGEN
6-8 p.m. Equestrian - Jumping Competition; Tennis Semifinal
TELEMUNDO
2-6 a.m. Swimming Gold Medal Finals; Women's Volleyball; Women's Gymnastics - Individual All-Around Competition; 8 a.m.-Noon Women's Soccer (LIVE); Beach Volleyball; Boxing; Midnight-1 a.m. TBA
UNIVERSAL HD
24-hour MSNBC, & CNBC HD Simulcasts and Coverage
NBC OLYMPIC BASKETBALL CHANNEL
2:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Women's games
NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL
6 a.m.-6 p.m. Women's games
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Look for contributions from the following Globe Staffers in Beijing:
- John Powers
- Shira Springer
- Bob Ryan
- Marc J. Spears
- Gregory Lee
- Scott LaPierre
- Patricia Wen







