Olympic WL tv schedule links

[Garrett Smith]

http://weightlifting.teamusa.org/news/article/3154

[John Alston]

the details for tv coverage are in 8 hour blocks. it kind of sucks.
NBC and NBC HD
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – USA vs. China (LIVE)
Swimming
Beach Volleyball
Men’s Water Polo – USA vs. China
Women’s Cycling – Road Race
Women’s Weightlifting – 53kg Gold Medal Final
Men’s & Women’s Badminton
Rowing

So I am supposed to record 8 hours to find the one sport I want? This is the one time every 4 years I might get to see WL on tv and instead I'll be watching on the web.
It would be nice if we could get more details.

[Garrett Smith]

John,
The WL is probably spread out throughout the 8 hours (or at least over a couple hours of that time slot), as the network is more interested in keeping their ADD audience attached rather than satisfying a sport's true fan base (you know, the ones who watch more often than every four years...).

[John Alston]

last olympics I was working a night job, so I watched a lot of daytime events. this is what got me into WL, watching multiple sessions. generally it was in 30min blocks. women, men, days of it.
i know somewhere in there there's one (or maybe more!) blocks that I want. Somewhere...

[Patrick Donnelly]

http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_online_listings/tv.html
This page has a bit more detail.

It turns out that since I don't have cable, I'll only get to see one women's weight class compete. The rest are on stations I don't have. Does anyone know a place where you can watch them online? One session of weightlifting, but loads of women's beach volleyball all on NBC... Wonder how that happened...

[Darryl Shaw]

I haven't got a tv so I'm just watching the highlights on the BBC website.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/weightlifting/default.stm

Edit: The schedule of events on the BBC's site is in BST (British Summer Time).

[Arien Malec]

Here's the be all and end all:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_online_listings/zone=CT/sport=WL/online.html

Watch the full events, without inane commentary or human interest stories (although I'll be there all choked up for the Melanie Roach broadcast tomorrow)..

[Dave Paton]

i just watched women's weightlifting on USA network. i think it was 53kgs.

[Arien Malec]

48kg womens. Xiexia Chen talking a stroll through the competition. Shame she was so conservative on the weights -- she lifted an Olympic record c&j like like it was light practice.

[David Stout]

Here's the be all and end all:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_online_listings/zone=CT/sport=WL/online.html

Watch the full events, without inane commentary or human interest stories (although I'll be there all choked up for the Melanie Roach broadcast tomorrow)..

This link rocks.

Gant - They've got Judo up already!

[Patrick Donnelly]

Here's the be all and end all:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_online_listings/zone=CT/sport=WL/online.html


Thank you!

[Derek Weaver]

Thanks for that link Arien.

[ryan mac]

Can you explain, to this novice, wtf happened to the Columbian? Mens 62kg video. That doesn't seem possible?

[Kelly Frankson]

You can also see the live footage at:

http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/schedule/daily/2008/08/12/

Tonight the 69kg men and 63kg women B Group (where Natalie and Carissa) are competing is airing live online at 6:49pm and then the 63kg A group (with Christine Girard from Canada) is on at 12:19am this morning.