Olympics Update: Saturday, August 3

Tonight at 8:18pm NZT, Emma Twigg will race to defend her Tokyo gold!

Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• BMX Racing - Leila Walker - Quarterfinal (Run 1-3)

  • Unfortunately, Leila didn’t advance from the quarterfinals. (1st run: 3rd - 36.974, 2nd run: 6th - 36.288, 3rd Run: 8th - 38.347, overall ranking: 17th) This ends her Olympic journey.

• Swimming - Caitlin Deans & Erika Fairweather & Eve Thomas & Laticia Transom - 4x200m Freestyle Relay (Final)

  • Caitlin & Erika & Eve & Laticia placed 8th with a time of 7:55.89. This ends the Olympic journey for Caitlin & Laticia.

• Judo - Sydnee Andrews - Elimination Round of 32 (+78kg)

  • Sydnee put up an incredible fight in her Olympic debut, facing a 3-time Olympian, but the fight ended after her opponent scored an ippon. This ends her Olympic journey.

• Swimming - Erika Fairweather, Eve Thomas - 800m Freestyle

  • Erika swam an 8:22:22, advancing her to Sunday morning’s final. Eve was unable to qualify beyond the heats; this ends Eve’s Olympic journey.

• Athletics - Zoe Hobbs - 100m Sprint (Round 1)

  • Zoe ran a season’s best 11.08, advancing her to the semifinal on Sunday morning.

• Trampoline - Maddie Davidson - Qualification & Final

  • Maddie jumped for a qualification score of 54.740, advancing her to the finals. She finished in 7th place with a score of 54.230. This ends her Olympic journey.

• Sailing - Greta Pilkington - Dinghy (Race 2-3)

  • Greta is currently sitting in 36th, after race 2 (34th) and race 3 (41st). She’ll race again tonight, if conditions allow.

• Sailing - Jo Aleh & Molly Meech - Skiff (Medal Race)

  • Jo & Molly finished in 7th place overall, after coming back to take 4th in the final race. This ends their Olympic journey.

• Rowing - Jackie Kiddle & Shannon Cox - LWT Double Sculls (Final)

  • Jackie & Shannon finished just short of the podium in 4th place after a late surge from the Greek team, with a time of 6:51.56. This ends their Olympic journey.

• Sailing - Veerle ten Have - Windsurfing (Quarterfinal)

  • Veerle’s race was postponed due to weather conditions. It is rescheduled for tonight.

• Canoe Slalom - Luuka Jones - Kayak Cross (Time Trial)

  • Luuka finished 4th in the time trial with a time of 72.10. She’ll compete in Round 1 (Race 4) on Sunday morning.

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Saturday, August 3rd) and early tomorrow morning (Sunday, August 4th)

• 7:20pm - Shooting - Paris 7

  • Chloe Tipple - Skeet Qualification (Day 1)

• 8:18pm - Rowing - Paris 5

  • Emma Twigg - Single Sculls (Final)

(Sunday, August 4th)

• 12:25am - Sailing - not available on Sky Sport?

  • Greta Pilkington - Dinghy

• 1:30am - Canoe Slalom - Paris 12

  • Luuka Jones - Kayak Cross (Round 1)

    *4:05am - Repechage

• 5:50am - Athletics - Paris 2

  • Zoe Hobbs - 100m Sprint (Semifinal)

    *7:20am - 100m Sprint (Final)

• 7:28am - Swimming - Paris 3

  • Erika Fairweather - 800m Freestyle (FINAL)

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Sunday night (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Shooting, Athletics, Sailing, Road Cycling, Canoe Slalom

Medal Tracker:

Gold: 2 (Black Ferns 7s - Rugby Sevens; Lucy Spoors & Brooke Francis - Rowing, Double Sculls)

Silver: None yet

Bronze: 1 (Davina Waddy & Jackie Gowler & Kerri Williams & Phoebe Spoors - Rowing, Coxless Four)

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