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The Olympic Gymnastics Schedule

By Amy Van Deusen, About.com

The competition schedule (in Beijing time), as well as the TV schedule for the US. For NBC schedules, ranges in times (e.g. 8pm-11pm) mean that NBC will be airing other sports as well during that time. Unfortunately, the network will not be devoting three hours every day to gymnastics!

Artistic Gymnastics: TV Schedule (Starts 8/9)

Yang Wei on Pommel Horse© Harry How / Getty Images
It's too long to list it all here, so here's the NBC schedule for artistic gymnastics (Eastern Time).

Artistic Gymnastics: Competition Schedule (Starts 8/9)

Nastia Liukin Gymnastics Photo -- Reverse Hecht Bars Photo© Elsa / Getty Images
The live schedule of events in Beijing time, 12 hours ahead of US Eastern Time (10:00am Beijing time on 8/12 is 10pm Eastern time on 8/11):

Tuesday, 8/12, 10:00am: Men's Team Final (Recap)
Wednesday, 8/13, 10:30am: Women's Team Final (Recap)
Thursday, 8/14, 11:00am: Men's Individual All-Around (Recap)
Friday, 8/15, 11:15am: Women's Individual All-Around Final (Recap)
Sunday, 8/17, 6:00pm: Men's Floor Exercise Final
6:43pm: Women's Vault Final
7:29pm: Men's Pommel Horse Final
8:15pm: Women's Floor Exercise Final
(Recap)

Monday, 8/18, 6:00pm: Men's Rings Final
6:43pm: Women's Uneven Bars Final
7:29pm: Men's Vault Final
(Recap)

Tuesday, 8/19, 6:00pm: Men's Parallel Bars Final
6:43pm: Women's Beam Final
7:29pm: Men's High Bar Final
(Recap)

Trampoline: TV Schedule (Starts 8/16)

Amanda Bailey on trampoline© Jeff Gross / Getty
The NBC TV schedule for trampoline (in Eastern Time):
Saturday, 8/16, 1:30-4pm: Qualifications for Men's and Women's
Monday, 8/18, 8pm-12am: Women's Finals
Tuesday, 8/19, 11am-1pm: Men's Finals

Rhythmic Gymnastics: TV Schedule (Starts 8/21)

Shin Soo Ji leap photo© China Photos / Getty
The NBC schedule of rhythmic competition (Eastern Time):
Thursday, 8/21, 10am-1pm: Rhythmic Qualification Rounds
Friday, 8/22, 8-10pm: Rhythmic Qualification Rounds
Saturday, 8/23, 2-6am: Rhythmic Qualification Rounds
10am-6pm: Individual All-Around Finals

Sunday, 8/24, 12-4pm: Group Finals

Trampoline: Competition Schedule (Starts 8/16)

Jennifer Parilla (USA) on the trampoline© Jamie Squire / Getty
Want to catch live results on the internet? Here's the qualifiers and finals competition schedule in Beijing time, 12 hours ahead of US Eastern time:
Saturday, 8/16, 11:00am: Women's Qualification 1st Routine
11:38am: Women's Qualification 2nd Routine
12:14pm: Men's Qualification 1st Routine
12:55pm: Men's Qualification 2nd Routine

Monday, 8/18, 8:25pm: Women's Final (Recap)
Tuesday, 8/19, 8:25pm: Men's Final (Recap)

Rhythmic Gymnastics: Competition Schedule (Starts 8/21)

Aliya Yussupova Rhythmic Gymnastics Photo with Ball© Richard Heathcote / Getty Images
The schedule of events in Beijing time:
Thursday, 8/21, 6:00pm: Individual All-Around Qualifications Rotation 1
7:19pm: Individual All-Around Qualifications Rotation 2
8:49pm: Group Qualifications Rotation 1

Friday, 8/22, 6:00pm: Individual All-Around Qualifications Rotation 3
7:19pm: Individual All-Around Qualifications Rotation 4
8:49pm: Group Qualifications Rotation 2

Saturday, 8/23, 6:00pm: Individual All-Around Final Rotation 1
6:33pm: Individual All-Around Final Rotation 2
7:07pm: Individual All-Around Final Rotation 3
7:40pm: Individual All-Around Final Rotation 4

Sunday, 8/24, 11:00am: Group Final Rotation 1
11:37am: Group Final Rotation 2

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