Elliotte Friedman quickly realized his mistake on the air when an on-screen graphic appeared showing Phelps had won.
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Friedman apologized further on Twitter, saying: “I’m sorry everyone”.
For Phelps, this was the first event of these games in which he’s failed to win a gold medal. In the RS:Z classification, Nick Dempsey finished fifth and eighth to retain silver medal position in the overall standings.
Putting aside the disconcerting lime-like waters at the aquatics center, the focus of the Rio Games turned toward the emerald green fairways of the Olympic Golf Course on Thursday.
Although Canada has won only one medal in the sport since it joined the Olympic program in 1996, this contingent is hoping it can change that.
And to celebrate, the 24-year-old judo champion shed tears as she jumped into the exuberant crowd with a Brazilian flag wrapped around her shoulders.
At 10 p.m., New Zealand’s shot putter Valerie Adams seeks a comeback from elbow and shoulder surgery.
Ervin won his first gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, tying teammate Gary Hall Jr. for the top spot. Meanwhile, Team GB’s women’s hockey team continued their unbeaten start to the Rio 2016 tournament with a 2-0 win over Japan.
Friday’s high-stakes court appearance was the latest twist in 33-year-old Van Gelder’s turbulent sports career which, alongside his world title, has also featured a ban for cocaine use.
Men’s quarterfinals are underway a day after Sweden’s striking upset against the US women in penalty kicks. Sundhage had led the Americans to Olympic gold in both Beijing and London.
“With a global audience of three or four billion people it is the most watched event”. Led by standout striker Marta, the Brazilians will surely be eager for revenge, since Australia knocked them out of the Women’s World Cup a year ago.
She’s already got a job lined up in Atlanta after the Olympics and made it clear she would be retiring no matter the results. Her time Friday of eight minutes, 4.79 seconds improved on her own world record by almost two seconds. But the answer is no, he wants another one.
Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in the women’s 10,000-meter final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, .
The United States women’s soccer team was eliminated by Sweden in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals Friday, a startling loss for the four-time Olympic champions. She’s looking to complete a sweep of the 200, 400 and 800 freestyles for the first time since the 1968 Mexico City Games. And Maya DiRado knocked off the Iron Lady in the 200 backstroke, pulling off a furious rally on the final lap to beat Katinka Hosszu.
The frenetic finishes in the swimming pool capped a day that included a big escape by the USA men’s basketball team and a stunning loss by the women’s soccer squad.
The U.S. men, who play Serbia on Friday, are still the team to beat.
Other matches have Portugal take on Germany at 1 p.m.; Nigeria against Denmark at 4 p.m. and Korea vs. Honduras at 7 p.m.
Meanwhile, US star gymnast Simone Biles took women’s all-around title without meeting any challenge. The American duo still rallied to win the deciding set 15-12 and finish at the top of the standings in Pool C. They now enter the knockout stage of the event, needing four straight wins to capture the gold, which would mark Walsh-Jennings’ fourth in a row at the Olympics.
HANGING ON: Venus Williams’ Rio Olympics is still going – just barely.
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Following the conclusion of the preliminary heats on Friday afternoon and evening, Saturday night’s events include the medal races for the women’s 50-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter medley relay, while the men vie for the 1,500-meter freestyle and their 4×100-meter medley relay.
