NBC 7 looks over the massive schedule of events from the 2016 Rio Olympics for Saturday, August 13 and brings you seven moments to watch:
WOMEN'S EIGHT HAS DATE WITH DESTINY
The United States women’s rowing eight have had their eye on Aug. 13 for quite a while. It's the date of the Olympic final on the waters of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas.
After starting out in third, the U.S. crew won the race in 6 minutes, 1.49 seconds. Canada faded after its aggressive start, Britain took the silver and Romania the bronze.
Stanford University graduate Elle Logan leads the crew including Amanda Elmore, Tessa Gobbo, Meghan Musnicki, Amanda Polk, Emily Regan, Lauren Schmetterling, Kerry Simmonds and coxswain Katelin Snyder. Simmonds is a resident of Carmel Valley/Del Mar area of San Diego, California. Her teammates trained on Otay Reservoir through the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista.
Watch the recap here.
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USAIN BOLT READY TO STRIKE A GOLDEN POSE
Usain Bolt, the fastest man alive and defending gold medalist in the 100m, 200m and 4x100, looks to add to his immense gold stockpile as he competes in the Men’s 100m.
Bolt is seeking to accomplish an unprecedented “Triple-Triple” by becoming the first athlete to win all three titles at three consecutive games. He’s certainly not lacking for confidence.
“I’ll win all three gold (medals),” he told CNN. “There’s never anything else for me when it comes to a championship."
Usain Bolt had an easy win in his 100-meter heat. The crowd went wild for his entrance but he calmed them by putting his fingers to his lips for silence just before the race. He moves on to the semifinals on Sunday.
WOMEN’S WATER POLO FACES HUNGARY
Coming off of a dominant 12-4 victory of China, the U.S. women’s water polo team was pumped to keep its streak alive against Hungary on Saturday.
The win over China was the second consecutive dominant win for the U.S. team, which is looking to defend its 2012 gold medal. On Tuesday, they defeated Spain 11-4 in their Rio Games opener.
And on Saturday, the U.S. women beat Hungary 11-6 in the preliminary water polo match. They will face Brazil next in the quarterfinals on Aug. 15.
GOODBYE MR. PHELPS
Is this really goodbye forever? Michael Phelps’ last Olympic swim in Rio, and perhaps last Olympic swim ever, is expected to be the 4x100 medley relay, as he looks to add a golden finishing note to a legendary career.
But is this really goodbye? His mom is already talking about the 31-year-old returning for the Tokyo Games in 2020.
How to watch: See Phelps final swim live online at 6 p.m. PT.
WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY TEAM LOOKS TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED
Team USA stayed perfect in pool play with 6-1 rout of Japan Wednesday and a 3-0 win over India Thursday. They’re atop the Pool B standings, and now have Great Britain in their sights in their final pool play match.
They’ll need another standout performance from Katie Bam to remain unblemished. Bam played like a machine against Japan, collecting a hat trick.
"Games like this are statement games for us," Bam said. "It's easy to step up and play the people that are ranked higher than you. It's hard to step up and bury a team like we just did that's ranked lower than you."
How to watch: See Bam and U.S. women’s hockey team face off against Great Britain live online at 2 p.m. PT, or on CNBC.
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MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM TAKES ON FRANCE
It’s the USA versus France Saturday as the U.S. volleyball team comes off a much-needed win.
After early losses against Canada and Italy, the team rebounded Thursday with a win over host Brazil. Now they’ll need to keep the momentum going against France.
How to watch: See the U.S. men’s volleyball team and local David Lee face France live online at 1 p.m. PT.
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VINCENT HANCOCK GOES FOR HIS THIRD STRAIGHT OLYMPIC GOLD IN MEN’S SKEET
One of the top-ranked skeet shooters in the world, Vincent Hancock took home gold in both of his previous Olympic appearances. He was hoping to complete the golden trifecta Saturday.
However, the youngest-ever shooting world champion failed to make it out of qualifying at the Olympic Shooting Center, hitting 119 of 125 targets. That left him two points shy of the final qualifying spot and in 15th place.
