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How to watch Suni Lee, Regan Smith and other MN athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics | Thursday, Aug. 1

Suni Lee will try to defend her all-around title while Regan Smith looks to add another medal in the 200-meter butterfly.
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Suni Lee celebrates after performing on the balance beam during the team finals round Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France.

PARIS, France — Suni Lee looks to defend her title in the women's all-around gymnastics, but she'll have to fend off another Olympic champion in the process.

Regan Smith's busy week continues with the 200-meter preliminaries for the 200-meter backstroke as well as the finals for the 200-meter butterfly.

Molly Bruggeman

3 a.m. — Women's rowing: Repechages (E!)

University of Minnesota assistant rowing coach Molly Bruggeman is back in action as the U.S. enters the reprechage with a chance to qualify for the final medal race.

The U.S. is vying for one of the final four boats after Romania and Great Britain already punched their tickets by winning Monday's heats.

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Regan Smith

4 a.m. — Women's 200-meter backstroke prelims (USA)
1:30 p.m. — Women's 200-meter butterfly (NBC) 
1:40 p.m.  — Women's 200-meter backstroke (NBC)

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Regan Smith poses with her silver medal for the women's 100-meter backstroke at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Nanterre, France.

Regan Smith will look to add another medal as she competes in the 200-meter butterfly final, while also looking to qualify in the 200-meter backstroke. 

The Lakeville native is still seeking her first Olympic gold medal, and the 200-meter backstroke is an event she's had plenty of success in. She currently holds the American record in the event and captured silver in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

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Maddie Zimmer

10 a.m. CT — Women's field hockey: USA vs. Great Britain (USA)

Owatonna native Maddie Zimmer has a quick turnaround after Wednesday's game with Australia. The U.S. will return to the field to take on Great Britain as pool play continues.

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Suni Lee

11:15 a.m. — Women's gymnastics: All-around final (USA)

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Suni Lee performs on the uneven bars during the team finals round at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France.

Suni Lee will attempt to repeat as the women's gymnastics all-around gold medalist, but she'll have to defeat the 2016 all-around winner Simone Biles. It's the first time two Olympic gold medalists have competed in the women's all-around, marking a historic moment for the two teammates.

On Tuesday, Lee and Biles led the U.S. atop the podium in the team competition, so it's already been a golden Olympics for the duo. Biles finished the qualifier No. 1, while Lee sits in third.

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Alise Willoughby

1 p.m. — Women's BMX racing (USA/Delayed at 8:45 p.m.)

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Alise Willoughby competes in the women's BMX Racing quarterfinals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Alise (Post) Willoughby is back for her fourth Olympic games, after competing in BMX in 2012, 2016 and 2021. The St. Cloud native will look to bounce back from a disappointing 2020 Olympics, where she failed to qualify for the finals. Willoughby captured silver in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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Napheesa Collier

2 p.m. — Women's basketball: USA vs. Belgium (USA)

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Napheesa Collier reaches for the ball during a women's exhibition game between the United States and Germany in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier and the Team USA women's basketball team is back in action following a 102-76 win over Japan. Collier had four points and a pair of rebounds while playing 15 minutes.

The U.S. will continue the group phase with a game against Belgium.

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