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Katy Perry song for NBC:

Updating my schedule with: Aug 6th 15:30 - 16:30 Shooting (SH011) Men's 10m Air Pistol Final Aug 6th 17:00 - 21:15 Field Hockey (HO003) Women's Preliminary Round ARGENTINA X UNITED STATES Men's Preliminary Round SPAIN X BRAZIL

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it's the first time since 1991 that none of the finalists are from Argentina or Brazil.

I don't think she will sing a song of hers

Brazil Team: Emanuelle Lima Francielly Machado Gabrielle Moraes Jéssica Maier Morgana Gmach

I'm loving the new Globo ads featuring sports that might give us medals: The most intriguing for me is the video that combines Athletics and Modern Pentathlon, two sports that might gives us medals but not necessarily. They feature Murer, Braz and Wagner Domingos (perhaps the most surprising name) for Athletics and Yane for Pentathlon.

CZECH REPUBLIC (Opening Ceremony)

That's so true. I watched the Gymnastics trials this weekend and I could break down their broadcast like this: 50% commercials; 30% interviews with athletes and families/sob stories/uplifting video clips; 20% actual competition.

Rio 2016 unveiled its 13 posters! A bit much if you ask me. Like in the previous Games we have a poster that just features the logo, and 13 posters by brazilian artists. The others:

I'm not exactly sure, but I think Brazil pays for accommodations (and transportation to the venues, of course), and federations pay for travel expenses.

Yes, team officials will stay in the Village. The number of people expected during the Games is 17,000.

Ok... fair enough.

Do you think the women's team will win a medal?

Daniel Purvis out, didn't expect this.

Seriously?

And I don't like either one of them

Yeah, because we don't see any of these problems in Fiji...

I think it would be a shock if they loose the gold medal in the team event simply because they have options and room for error. If somehow a gymnast gets injured during competition, another one could do her apparatus - Gabby Douglas is only going to the Olympics to do the UB in the team final, but has good to great scores anywhere else. For individual events, I wouldn't be so shocked if Biles loses one of her almost certain golds (maybe only the AA, in which she could have a fall and still win). I think that we could see an upset if China had a perfect day, and USA had a very bad one.

You had some little problems on beam, but still ended more than 5 points ahead of China in the final (and 9 points ahead of bronze medallists). I think you're safe, especially seeing that some top teams are having troubles in their selections. I don't know much about China, but I think the podium will look something like USA / China / GB/Russia, although I would love if a "new" nation could medal in the team event.

Yeah, I know that you don't like when someone thinks that something is "guaranteed", but c'mon, it would be the shock of the century if they loose. As Nastia Liukin commented in the NBC broadcast, they could potentially send two teams and win gold and silver - I don't think this would happen, but they're clearly far ahead of other teams.

Well, she has a guaranteed gold in the team event. About individual medals, maybe she can win silver/bronze in the All-Around competition and Floor.

USA Women's team: Aly Raisman Gabby Douglas Laurie Hernandez Madison Kocian Simone Biles

BBC trailer: