Day 14 Highlights: Friday, August 10 - Canada's Karine Sergerie and Sébastien Michaud Spar in Taekwondo; Canada's Synchronized Swimming Team Looks to Blow the Competition Out of the Water

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TORONTO, Aug. 9, 2012 /CNW/ -

DAY 14 - SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)  

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. - 12 noon ET

• Canoe/Kayak: Mixed - Eton Dorney hosts qualifying heats and semifinals for four events, all featuring Canadians: men's kayak single 200m (Mark de Jonge), men's canoe single 200m (Jason McCoombs), women's kayak single 200m (Émilie Fournel) and men's kayak double 200m (Hugues Fournel and Ryan Cochrane). (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• BMX: Men's and Women's Semifinals and Final - Tory Nyhaug* is flying high for Canada against reigning World Champion Sam Willoughby* in this fast-paced sport making its second appearance at an Olympic Games (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Taekwondo: Women's 67kg and Men's 80kg - Canadians Karine Sergerie, who brought home silver at the Beijing 2008 Games, and Sébastien Michaud, bronze medallist at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships, look to advance to the afternoon's medal rounds (TSN, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Wrestling: Men's 55kg and 74kg - Canada's David Tremblay and Matt Gentry hit the mat for a spot in the afternoon's bronze and gold medal matches (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Synchronized Swimming: Women's Team Free Routine - Canada is poised to swim back onto the podium for the first time since Sydney 2000 with its innovative routines; Russia's Anastasia Davydova holds her breath in search of a record-setting fifth Olympic gold medal in synchronized swimming. (Sportsnet, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 - 6 p.m. ET

• Basketball: Men's - Spain takes on Russia followed by Argentina vs. USA in these highly-anticipated hardcourt semifinal showdowns (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Athletics - In addition to the first round of women's 4x400m relay and men's 4x100m relay, six medal events take place including: men's pole vault, women's hammer throw, women's 5000m, women's 4x100m relay, women's 1500m, and men's 4x400m relay. (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Soccer: Men's Bronze Medal Match - South Korea faces off against Japan in a fight for bronze (Sportsnet, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Diving: Men's 10m Platform - Canadians Riley McCormick and Eric Sehn compete in the preliminary round against Great Britain's young diving star Tom Daley and 2011 World Champion Qui Bo of China (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 - 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

DAY 14 - SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)  

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. - 12 noon ET

• Canoe/Kayak: Mixed - Eton Dorney hosts qualifying heats and semifinals for four events, all featuring Canadians: men's kayak single 200m (Mark de Jonge), men's canoe single 200m (Jason McCoombs), women's kayak single 200m (Émilie Fournel) and men's kayak double 200m (Hugues Fournel and Ryan Cochrane). (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• BMX: Men's and Women's Semifinals and Final - Tory Nyhaug* is flying high for Canada against reigning World Champion Sam Willoughby* in this fast-paced sport making its second appearance at an Olympic Games (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Taekwondo: Women's 67kg and Men's 80kg - Canadians Karine Sergerie, who brought home silver at the Beijing 2008 Games, and Sébastien Michaud, bronze medallist at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships, look to advance to the afternoon's medal rounds (TSN, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Wrestling: Men's 55kg and 74kg - Canada's David Tremblay and Matt Gentry hit the mat for a spot in the afternoon's bronze and gold medal matches (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Synchronized Swimming: Women's Team Free Routine - Canada is poised to swim back onto the podium for the first time since Sydney 2000 with its innovative routines; Russia's Anastasia Davydova holds her breath in search of a record-setting fifth Olympic gold medal in synchronized swimming. (Sportsnet, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 - 6 p.m. ET

• Basketball: Men's - Spain takes on Russia followed by Argentina vs. USA in these highly-anticipated hardcourt semifinal showdowns (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Athletics - In addition to the first round of women's 4x400m relay and men's 4x100m relay, six medal events take place including: men's pole vault, women's hammer throw, women's 5000m, women's 4x100m relay, women's 1500m, and men's 4x400m relay. (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Soccer: Men's Bronze Medal Match - South Korea faces off against Japan in a fight for bronze (Sportsnet, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Diving: Men's 10m Platform - Canadians Riley McCormick and Eric Sehn compete in the preliminary round against Great Britain's young diving star Tom Daley and 2011 World Champion Qui Bo of China (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 - 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV host Brian Williams gives a complete rundown of Day 14 highlights and results with a focus on Canadian performances. The four-hour show recaps the athletics events of the day, BMX cycling and Tory Nyhaug*'s performance, taekwondo with looks at Karine Sergerie and Sébastien Michaud's results, diving, canoe/kayak, and marathon swimming. (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes sports fans through four hours of Day 14 highlights including recaps of men's volleyball semifinals, Canada's underwater performance in synchronized swimming, and men's water polo semifinal #2 (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• SPORTSNET: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET with host Brad Fay reviews the men's basketball semifinals with coverage of powerhouse Argentina taking on the favoured United States, as well as Spain vs. Russia. Canadians Karine Sergerie and Sébastien Michaud look to fight their way to the podium in taekwondo, while Adam van Koeverden teaches kayaking in another edition of The Experts. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD'HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS

• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from Day 14 of London 2012 competition. (RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD'HUI À LONDRES SUR V

• Host Jean Pagé examines the day's top highlights. (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers' Guide on CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca and on the CTV Olympics London 2012 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2012 Apps for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

*Pending qualification

SOURCE: Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium

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