Ari Saperstein, host of the gymnastics podcast, Blind Landing, joins Sarah to talk about the individual all-around final, Simone Biles’ greatness and his list of athletes to watch in this weekend’s apparatus finals. Plus, Olympic boxing blows up the internet and all the Paris tea you can handle.

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• A few Olympic events to watch today (Friday, August 2): 

• 7:00am ET: USA 3x3 Basketball vs. France

• 12:30pm ET: USA Water Polo vs. France 

• 2:30pm ET: Swimming 800m Final

• 3:50pm ET: BMX Racing Final

• 4:00pm ET: Beach Volleyball - Hughes/Cheng vs. Germany 

 

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