Paris Summer Olympics: When To Watch Virginia’s 15 Qualifiers Compete

VIRGINIA — Fifteen athletes from Virginia will be competing in the Paris Summer Olympic Games, which open Friday. The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad continue through Aug. 11.

Many details of the opening ceremonies have been kept under wraps. NBC’s live coverage of the Olympics starts at 12 p.m. EDT Friday, and the opening ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. Both NBC and its streaming service, Peacock, will broadcast the ceremony live, and NBC will re-air it at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Representing Virginia on Team USA are:

Will Coleman, Equestrian, Gordonsville, Virginia

Claire Collins, Rowing, McLean, Virginia

Leah Crouse, Field Hockey, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Justin Dowell, Cycling, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Greg Duncan, Diving, Oakton, Virginia

Emily Fox, Soccer, Ashburn, Virginia

Thomas Heilman, Swimming, Crozet, Virginia

Grant Holloway, Track and Field, Chesapeake, Virginia

Hadley Husisian, Fencing, Oakton, Virginia

Torri Huske, Swimming, Arlington, Virginia

Noah Lyles, Track and Field, Alexandria, Virginia

Kevin Paredes, Soccer, South Riding, Virginia

Charlie Swanson, Swimming, Richmond, Virginia

Christian Tabash, Rowing, Alexandria, Virginia

Griffin Yow, Soccer, Clifton, Virginia

Team USA is favored to win the most medals overall, according to a forecast by Nielsen’s Gracenote Sports, which supplies statistical analysis for sports leagues around the world.

More than 10,500 athletes from around the world will compete in 32 sports in the Paris Games. Team USA is projected to win 112 medals overall — 39 gold, 32 silver, and 41 bronze. China is forecast to win 86 overall — 34 gold, 27 silver, and 25 bronze.

Paris hosts the Summer 2024 Paralympic Games, also held in Paris, will take place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8.

Athletes from Virginia who have qualified for the Paralympic Games are:

Nick Mayhugh, Paralympics Track and Field, Manassas, Virginia

NBC and its affiliated channels again have exclusive U.S. broadcasting rights. The network has said it will provide at least nine hours of daytime coverage during the Paris Games, including live broadcasts of favorite event finals. The NBC streaming service Peacock will provide coverage of every sport and event.

NBC will broadcast certain events live. Here’s the full Olympic broadcast schedule, based on Paris local time, which is six hours ahead of the Eastern Time Zone.

Peacock is streaming the Games. Other ways to watch the Olympics are through the NBC Sports App or on NBCOlympics.com. On cable, NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, E! and Telemundo will all provide coverage.