Olympics Update: Tuesday, July 30

Black Ferns 7s in the QF at 7am, Erika swims for a medal at 7:53am!

Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Rugby Sevens - Black Ferns 7s vs. Canada - Group Stage

  • Black Ferns 7s won 33-7 over Canada, seeing tries by Jorja, Risi, Jazmin, and Portia, and conversions by Tyla and Manaia. They won 38-7 over Fiji, placing them at the top of Group A and moving them into the quarterfinals against China Tuesday 7am.

• Swimming - Erika Fairweather - 200m Freestyle Semifinal

  • Erika swam a 1:56.31 in her 200m heat, advancing to the finals on Tuesday 7:53am.

• Surfing - Saffi Vette

  • Saffi had a tough heat and was unable to advance to Round 3. This ends her Olympic journey.

• Rowing - Kate Haines & Alana Sherman - Pair (Repechages)

  • Kate & Alana finished in the final spot of the repechages, meaning they will not advance. This ends their Olympic journey.

• Equestrian - Jonelle Price - Eventing Team Jumping (FINAL)

  • Jonelle (& horse Hiarado) received a 12.00 in the final jumping event, giving them a 71.20 total, ranking her in 40th place overall. Working with her team, New Zealand finished 8th overall.

• Tennis - Lulu Sun & Erin Routliffe - Doubles (Round 1)

  • Lulu & Erin lost their first match 6-2, 6-3. This ends their Olympic journey. (If you haven’t heard: Lulu is the guest on our podcast this week! She has such an interesting story, give it a listen…)

• Sailing - Jo Aleh & Molly Meech - Skiff (Race 4-6)

  • Jo & Molly are in 19th overall. They finished 9th in race 4, 17th in race 5, and 8th in race 6. They’ll race again tonight and tomorrow night, competing in 12 total races. If they rank in the top 10 after 12 races, they’ll sail for a medal.

(Tuesday, July 30th)

• Sailing - Veerle ten Have - Windsurfing (Race 1-4)

  • Veerle is currently sitting in 21st after 2 races. She finished 23rd in race 1, and 15th in race 2. Racing continues tomorrow (as long as the wind holds up)!

• 7am - Rugby Sevens - Paris 2

  • Black Ferns 7s - Quarterfinals vs. China

• 7:53am - Swimming - Paris 3

  • Erika Fairweather - 200m Freestyle (Final)*

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Tuesday, July 30th) and early tomorrow morning (Wednesday, July 31st):

• 7:30pm - Rowing - Paris 7

  • Emma Twigg - Single Sculls Quarterfinals

• 8:50pm - Rowing - Paris 7

  • Brooke Francis & Lucy Spoors - Double Sculls Semifinals

• 9pm - Swimming - Paris 3

  • Eve Thomas - 1500m Freestyle Heats (Heat 2)

• 10:05pm - Sailing - Paris 7

  • Jo Aleh & Molly Meech - Skiff (Race 7-9)

• 10:33pm - Sailing - Paris 7

  • Veerle ten Have - Windsurfing (Race 3-7)

(Wednesday, July 31st)

• 12:30am or 1:30am - Rugby Sevens - Paris 2

  • Black Ferns Sevens - placing or semifinal*

• 5am or 5:45am - Rugby Sevens - Paris 2

  • Black Ferns 7s - medal matches*

*qualification-dependent

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

• Triathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Equestrian, Football, Swimming*

Medal Tracker:

Gold: None yet

Silver: None yet

Bronze: None yet

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