Las Vegas at Olympics: Katie Grimes wins silver medal
NANTERRE, France — It took a dominating performance to deprive Las Vegas swimming sensation Katie Grimes of her first Olympic gold medal.
Grimes won the silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley Monday at the Paris Games, finishing second to Canadian Summer McIntosh, the world-record holder in the event who blew away the field.
McIntosh finished in 4 minutes, 27.71 seconds. Grimes, who came up through the Sandpipers of Nevada swimming club, finished second in 4:33.40. American Emma Weyant earned bronze in 4:33.93.
The medal was Grimes’ first in the Olympics after she finished fourth in her only event three years ago in Tokyo, the 800-meter freestyle.
“Tokyo taught me the value of mental resilience and staying focused under pressure,” Grimes told the Review-Journal before the Olympics. “I learned how crucial it is to stick to my routine and not let the hype of the event overwhelm me.”
Grimes, 18, has two more chances to bring a gold medal back to Las Vegas. She will compete in the 1500-meter freestyle and the 10-kilometer open water marathon swim.
Before the Olympics, she told the RJ that her “primary goal is to give my absolute best and make the most of this incredible opportunity. I want to push my limits, swim faster than ever and hopefully stand on the podium.”
Women’s basketball — Aces star A’ja Wilson had 24 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots as the United States took control late in the first half and extended its Olympic winning streak to 56 games with a 102-76 victory over Japan in opening-round pool play Monday at Villeneuve-D’Ascq, France.
“Points in the paint and controlling the boards are going to be huge for us moving forward,” Wilson said. “So if we can continue that, I feel like we’re in good shape.”
Three other Aces players contributed to the win. Starting point guard Chelsea Gray finished with 13 assists, guard Kelsey Plum had 11 points, and guard Jackie Young scored seven.
The U.S.’s winning streak dates to the 1992 Barcelona Games.
Team USA continues pool play Thursday against Belgium.
Women’s swimming — Las Vegan Claire Weinstein completed the 200-meter freestyle final in 1:56.60, finishing eighth behind winner Mollie O’Callaghan (1:53.27) of Australia.
Men’s street skateboarding — Nyjah Huston scored 279.38 points to take the bronze medal, finishing behind Japan’s Yuto Horingome (281.14) and American teammate Jagger Eaton (281.04).
Tuesday’s locals schedule
— 2 a.m.: Men’s swimming, 200m butterfly heat (Ilya Kharun, Canada)
— 2 a.m.: Women’s swimming, 1500m freestyle heat (Katie Grimes)
— 6 a.m.: Men’s soccer, Dominican Republic (Edison Azcona) vs. Uzbekistan
— 11:42 a.m.: Men’s swimming, 200m butterfly semifinals (Ilya Kharun, Canada), pending qualification
— Noon: Women’s 3x3 basketball, Azerbaijan (Tiffany Hayes) vs. Spain
— 10:30 p.m.: Women’s badminton, Beiwen Zhang vs. Linh Nguyen (Vietnam)
Wednesday’s schedule
— 2 a.m.: Women’s basketball, Spain (Megan Gustafson) vs. Puerto Rico
— 11:36 a.m.: Men’s swimming, 200m butterfly final (Ilya Kharun, Canada), pending qualification
— 12:07 p.m.: Women’s swimming, 1500m freestyle final (Katie Grimes), pending qualification
— 12:30 p.m.: Women’s 3x3 basketball, Azerbaijan (Tiffany Hayes) vs. USA
Olympic TV schedule
TUESDAY
NBC
— 9: a.m.: Women’s 3x3 basketball, pool play, U.S. vs. Germany (live)
— 9:15 a.m.: Women’s gymnastics, team final (live)
— 11:30 a.m.: Swimming, finals (live)
— 1:15 p.m.: Men’s 3x3 basketball, pool play
— 2 p.m.: Men’s beach volleyball, pool play, U.S. vs. Netherlands
— 3 p.m.: Men’s water polo, group play, U.S. vs. Romania (replay)
— 4 p.m.: Men’s triathlon, final (replay)
— 5 p.m.: Men’s beach volleyball, pool play, U.S. vs. Morocco (replay)
— 8 p.m.: Primetime in Paris (Surfing finals, plus replays of women’s gymnastics team final and swimming finals)
— 11:35 p.m.: Late Night (replays of surfing finals, 3x3 basketball pool play)
E!
— 1 a.m.: Men’s beach volleyball, pool play, France vs. Germany (live)
— 2 a.m.: Men’s basketball, group stage, Spain vs. Greece (live)
— 3:45 a.m.: Badminton, singles, doubles group play (live)
— 4:15 a.m.: Women’s cycling, BMX freestyle qualification (live)
— 5:45 a.m.: Archery, individual, round of 64 and 32 (live)
— 6:10 a.m.: Men’s cycling, BMX freestyle qualification (live)
— 7:30 a.m.: Women’s fencing, team epee semifinals (live)
— 8 a.m.: Equestrian, dressage grand prix (live)
— 10 a.m.: Women’s rugby, finals (live)
— 11:15 a.m.: Beach volleyball, pool play (live)
— 1 p.m.: Men’s kayak, women’s canoe heats (live)
— 1:30 p.m.: Women’s fencing, team epee finals (live)
USA
— 1 a.m.: Shooting, mixed team air pistol final (live)
— 1:30 a.m.: Table tennis, round of 32
— 2 a.m.: Swimming, heats (live)
— 4:45 a.m.: Men’s volleyball, pool play, U.S. vs. Germany (live)
— 6 a.m.: Men’s basketball, group stage, Canada vs. Australia (live)
— 6:30 a.m.: Women’s rugby, semifinals (live)
— 7:30 a.m.: Men’s water polo, group play, U.S. vs. Romania (live)
— 8:45 a.m.: Rowing, heats
— 9:15 a.m.: Women’s beach volleyball, pool play, Brazil vs. Lithuania
— 10 a.m.: Men’s soccer, group stage, U.S. vs. Guinea (live)
— Noon: Men’s volleyball, pool play, U.S. vs. Germany (replay)
— 2 p.m.: Women’s rugby, finals (replay)
— 3 p.m.: Men’s beach volleyball, pool play, U.S. vs. Morocco
— 4 p.m.: 3x3 basketball, pool play
— 5 p.m.: Table tennis, mixed doubles final
— 6 p.m.: Archery, individual, round of 64 and 32 (replay)
— 6:45 p.m.: Men’s shooting, trap final, and women’s handball, group stage
— 8 p.m.: Men’s beach volleyball, pool play, U.S. vs. Netherlands (replay)
— 9 p.m.: Men’s soccer, group stage, U.S. vs. Guinea (replay)
— 11 p.m.: Women’s triathlon, final (live)
WEDNESDAY
NBC
— 9 a.m.: Men’s gymnastics, all-around final (live)
— 11:15 a.m.: Swimming, finals (live)
— 1:30 p.m.: Men’s 3x3 basketball, pool play, U.S. vs. Poland
— 2 p.m.: Women’s volleyball, pool play, U.S. vs. Serbia (replay)
— 3 p.m.: Beach volleyball, pool play
— 4 p.m.: Women’s triathlon, final (replay)
— 4:45 p.m.: Women’s water polo, group play, U.S. vs. Italy (replay)
— 5:30 p.m.: Women’s 3x3 basketball, pool play, U.S. vs. Azerbaijan
— 8 p.m.: Primetime in Paris (replays of swimming finals and men’s gymnastics all-around final)
— 11:35 p.m.: Late Night (replays of BMX freestyle finals and 3x3 basketball pool play)
E!
— 1 a.m.: Women’s beach volleyball, pool play, Switzerland vs. Germany (live)
— 2 a.m.: Women’s synchronized diving, 10-meter platform final (live)
— 2:50 a.m.: Rowing, finals (live)
— 3:45 a.m.: Table tennis, round of 32 (live)
— 4:15 a.m.: Women’s field hockey, group stage, U.S. vs. Australia (live)
— 5:45 a.m.: Archery, individual, round of 32 (live)
— 7 a.m.: Equestrian, dressage grand prix (live)
— 8:15 a.m.: 3x3 basketball, pool play (live)
— 9:30 a.m.: Women’s soccer, group stage, U.S. vs. Australia (live)
— Noon: 3x3 basketball, pool play (live)
— 1:30 p.m.: Men’s fencing, team sabre finals (live)
USA
— 1:15 a.m.: Badminton, singles, doubles group play
— 2 a.m.: Swimming, heats (live)
— 3:30 a.m.: 3x3 basketball, pool play
— 4:10 a.m.: Women’s cycling, BMX freestyle final (live)
— 5:05 a.m.: Archery, individual, round of 64, 32 (live)
— 5:45 a.m.: Men’s cycling, BMX freestyle final (live)
— 6:50 a.m.: Men’s fencing, team sabre semifinal (live)
— 8 a.m.: Women’s volleyball, pool play, U.S. vs. Serbia (live)
— 10 a.m.: Women’s water polo, group play, U.S. vs. Italy (live)
— 10:45 a.m.: Women’s canoe, slalom final
— 11:45 a.m.: Men’s basketball, group stage, U.S. vs. South Sudan (live)
— 1:45 p.m.: Women’s beach volleyball, pool play, Canada vs. Switzerland
— 3 p.m.: Men’s handball, group stage, France vs. Egypt
— 4 p.m.: 3x3 basketball, pool play
— 5 p.m.: Men’s volleyball, pool play, Poland vs. Brazil
— 6:45 p.m.: Women’s shooting, trap final, and men’s beach volleyball, pool play
— 8 p.m.: Women’s soccer, group stage, U.S. vs. Australia (replay)
— 10 p.m.: Men’s basketball, group stage, U.S. vs. South Sudan (replay)
