USA Gymnastics: How to watch the road to Tokyo live
The USA Gymnastics summer 2021 season is set for men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics, and it will be a busy ride leading up to the Olympic Games.
June will close out with the U.S. Olympic Trials in St. Louis, Missouri, June 24-27, at The Dome at America’s Center. These will be held concurrently with the USA Championships – the National Championships for rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline & tumbling, and acrobatic gymnastics – which are set for June 21-27, also at America’s Center in St. Louis.
NBC will broadcast Olympic Trials on their networks as follows:
| Day | Session | Time (ET) | Watch |
| June 24 | Men Day 1 | 6:30 – 9 p.m. | NBCSN |
| June 25 | Women Day 1 | 7:30 – 10 p.m. | 7:30 – 8 p.m. – Olympic Channel 8 – 10 p.m. – NBC |
| June 26 | Men Day 2 | 3 – 6 p.m. | 3 – 4 p.m. – Olympic Channel 4 – 6 p.m. – NBC |
| June 27 | Women Day 2 | 8:30 – 11 p.m. | 8 – 8:30 p.m. – Olympic Channel 8:30 – 11 p.m. – NBC |
Now, what everyone has been waiting for: Olympic month will start off with Olympic prep camps for both the men and women. The men’s camp will take place July 6-11 at the United States Olympic Paralympic Training Center (USOPTC). With the women’s camp set for July 15-18 in Juntendo, Japan, prior to athletes checking into the Olympic Village. Both teams will travel to Tokyo between July 11-14.
Artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games takes off Sunday, July 23 (in the U.S.) and runs through Tuesday, August 3:
| Day (Japan ST) | Session | Start Time (ET) | Watch (US) |
| Saturday, July 24 | Men’s Qualifying | Subdivision 1: 9 p.m. (Friday, July 23) Subdivision 2: 1:30 a.m. Subdivision 3: 6:30 a.m. | NBC |
| Sunday, July 25 | Women’s Qualifying | Subdivision 1: 8:30 p.m. (Saturday, July 24) Subdivision 2: 10:25 p.m. (Saturday, July 24) Subdivision 3: 2:10 a.m. Subdivision 4: 4:05 a.m. Subdivision 5: 7:20 a.m. | NBC |
| Monday, July 26 | Men’s Team Final | 6 a.m. | NBC |
| Tuesday, July 27 | Women’s Team Final | 6:45 a.m. | NBC |
| Wednesday, July 28 | Men’s All-Around Final | 6:15 a.m. | NBC |
| Thursday, July 29 | Women’s All-Around Final | 6:50 a.m. | NBC |
| Sunday, August 1 | Event Finals: Men’s FX, PH; Women’s VT, UB | 4 a.m. | NBC |
| Monday, August 2 | Event Finals: Men’s VT, SR; Women’s FX | 4 a.m. | NBC |
| Tuesday, August 3 | Event Finals: Men’s PB, HB; Women’s BB | 4 a.m. | NBC |
The breakdown is as follows: men’s qualifier (July 23-24), women’s qualifier (July 24-25), men’s team final (July 26), women’s team final (July 27), men’s all-around (July 28) and women’s all-around (July 29).
After a two day break, event finals will pick up August 1 with men’s floor exercise and pommel horse, as well as women’s vault and uneven bars. Day two of event finals (August 2) will include men’s vault, rings and women’s floor. August 3 will see the final Olympic champions crowned on men’s parallel bars and horizontal bar. The women will close it out on beam.
In addition, two other gymnastics disciplines will crown champions in Tokyo: rhythmic and trampoline.
Competition for trampoline will take place over two days. Women’s qualifications and finals will take place Friday, July 30 starting at 12 a.m. ET, and men’s qualifications and finals will follow on July 31 at 12 a.m. ET.
Rhythmic individual qualifications start Thursday, August 5 with Subdivision 1 at 9:20 p.m. ET. Subdivision 2 follows on Friday, August 6 at 1:50 a.m. ET. Group qualifications start at 9 p.m. ET on August 6.
On Saturday, August 7, the individual rhythmic final starts at 2:20 a.m. ET followed by the group all-around at 10 p.m. ET.
The Olympic Games will be broadcast live on NBC and available to stream on NBCOlympics.com and Peacock.
Stick with Gymnastics Now as we bring you live, on-site coverage of these events and more throughout the summer, starting with the GK US Classic this weekend!
