Olympic WL tv schedule links

Garrett Smith · 08-08-2008, 07:49 AM

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

John Alston · 08-08-2008, 07:52 AM

the details for tv coverage are in 8 hour blocks. it kind of sucks.

Quote:

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 · 08-08-2008, 08:02 AM

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 · 08-08-2008, 08:31 AM

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 · 08-08-2008, 04:57 PM

http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_on...stings/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 · 08-09-2008, 04:40 AM

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

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olym...ng/default.stm

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

Arien Malec · 08-09-2008, 09:10 AM

Here's the be all and end all:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_on...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 · 08-09-2008, 10:17 AM

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

Arien Malec · 08-09-2008, 11:30 AM

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 · 08-09-2008, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arien Malec

Here's the be all and end all:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_on...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!