2021 Olympic Games

How to watch Biles, Chiles, and all the Tokyo Olympic Gymnastics action at home in Dallas

Gymnastics fans can Yurchenko double pike for joy: The Tokyo Olympic Games finally have landed.

The first Artistic Gymnastics event — Men's Qualifying — begins mere hours after Opening Ceremony on Friday, July 23. Then the women — starring G.O.A.T. Simone Biles, her Texas training mate Jordan Chiles, and the rest of top-ranked Team USA who stole North Texas hearts at the National Championships last month — start their quest for gold.

Thanks to modern technology, watching each and every Olympic Gymnastics event from Tokyo is both easy (so many options!) and complicated (that 14-hour time difference!) — but entirely possible.

Whether you're a digital streamer or a traditional TV watcher, know this first: NBC owns coverage. NBC and its affiliate channels and sites, such as NBCSN and Peacock, alone are broadcasting the Games.

You can stream competitions live and watch replays via Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, and NBC Sports on the web or by downloading the apps to your SmartTV or digital device. (Most Tokyo Olympics programming will be free.)
You can also tune in to Olympic channels on Sling TV, YouTube TV, and access coverage with a Hulu + Live TV subscription.
Locally, all Gymnastics TV coverage will air on NBC 5.

Below is the daily schedule of Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics events, when to stream them live, and when to watch later as part of NBC's TV broadcast. All times are CDT.

Get to know Team USA here.

(Note: For the initial Qualifying Rounds, Team USA will compete in Subdivision 3, but because we like to scope out the competition, we’re listing all teams here.)

Friday, July 23

Men's Qualifying (Team competition for a spot in the final; gymnasts also compete for spots in the all-around and apparatus finals.)
Subdivision 1 - Mixed Group 1 (Romania, Croatia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Belarus, Ireland), Ukraine, Russian Olympic Committee, China, Mixed Group 3 (Netherlands, Israel, Cyprus, Egypt), Spain
Stream live: 8 pm
Watch later: NBC, Saturday, July 24, 1:45-5 pm and 7-10:30 pm

Saturday, July 24

Men's Qualifying
Subdivision 2 - Switzerland, Brazil, Great Britain, Mixed Group 6 (Hong Kong, Mexico, Armenia, Canada, Bulgaria, Nigeria, Greece), Japan, Mixed Group 4 (Vietnam, Australia, Kazakhstan, Sweden, Albania, Cuba)
Stream live: 12:30 am
Watch later: NBC, 1:45-5 pm and 7-10:30 pm

Men's Qualifying
Subdivision 3 - United States, Germany, Chinese Taipei, Mixed Group 5 (Turkey, Italy, Philippines), Mixed Group 2 (France, Uzbekistan, Norway, Lithuania, Azerbaijan), South Korea
Stream live: 5:30 am
Watch later: NBC, 1:45-5 pm and 7-10:30 pm

Women's Qualifying (Team competition for a spot in the final; gymnasts also compete for spots in the all-around and apparatus finals.)
Subdivision 1 - Italy, Mixed Group 3 (Ukraine, Croatia, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Azerbaijan), Japan, Mixed Group 6 (Argentina, India, Singapore, Cayman Islands, Czech Republic)
Stream live: 8 pm
Watch later: NBC, Sunday, July 25, 6-8:30 pm

Women's Qualifying
Subdivision 2 - China, Great Britain, Mixed Group 7 (South Africa, Ireland, Austria, Sri Lanka), Russian Olympic Committee
Stream live: 9:50 pm
Watch later: NBC, Sunday, July 25, 6-8:30 pm

Sunday, July 25

Women’s Qualifying
Subdivision 3 - United States, Mixed Group 8 (Jamaica, Peru, Poland, Chile, Turkey), Netherlands, Mixed Group 1 (Australia, Romania, Portugal, Slovakia)
Stream live: 1:10 am
Watch later: NBC, Sunday, July 25, 6-8:30 pm

Women's Qualifying
Subdivision 4 - Canada, Mixed Group 4 (Israel, Switzerland, Uzbekistan, Costa Rica, Malaysia), France, Spain
Stream live: 3:05 am
Watch later: NBC, Sunday, July 25, 6-8:30 pm

Women’s Qualifying
Subdivision 5 - Mixed Group 5 (South Korea, Norway, Mexico, Hungary), Germany, Mixed Group 2 (Egypt, Brazil, Sweden, Belarus), Belgium
Stream live: 6:20 am
Watch later: NBC, Sunday, July 25, 6-8:30 pm

Monday, July 26

Men's Team Final (Top eight teams from Qualifying Rounds; medals awarded.)
Stream live: 5 am
Watch later: NBC, 7-8:30 pm

Tuesday, July 27

Women's Team Final (Top eight teams from Qualifying Rounds; medals awarded.)
Stream live: 5:45 am
Watch later: NBC, 7-11 pm

Wednesday, July 28

Men's Individual All-Around Final (Top 24 gymnasts from Qualifying Rounds compete in the men's individual all-around final; medals awarded.)
Stream live: 5:15 am
Watch later: NBC, 7-10:30 pm

Thursday, July 29

Women's Individual All-Around Final (Top 24 gymnasts compete in the women's individual all-around final; medals awarded.)
Stream live: 5:50 am
Watch later: NBC, 7-10:30 pm

Sunday, August 1

Men’s and Women’s Event Finals (Men: Floor Exercise and Pommel Horse, Women: Vault and Uneven Bars; medals awarded.)
Stream live: 3 am
Watch later: NBC, 9:45 am-5 pm, 6-10:30 pm

Monday, August 2

Men’s and Women’s Event Finals (Men: Rings and Vault, Women: Floor Exercise; medals awarded.)
Stream live: 3 am
Watch later: NBC, 11 am-4 pm, 7-10:30 pm

Tuesday, August 3

Men’s and Women’s Event Finals (Men: Parallel Bars and High Bar, Women: Balance Beam; medals awarded.)
Stream live: 3 am
Watch later: NBC, 11am-4 pm, 7-10:30 pm

Sources: NBCOlympics.com, Today.com, Olympics.com

USA Women's Gymnastics team, from left: Sunisa Lee, Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Grace McCallum.

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USA Women's Gymnastics team, from left: Sunisa Lee, Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Grace McCallum.

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Atypical movie musical Emilia Pérez upends expectations at every turn

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Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez.

Musicals have been used as a medium to convey all sorts of different stories, from the Old West to cats to one of the Founding Fathers. But it takes a certain kind of imagination to think that the story of a cartel boss wanting to transition into being a woman as she quits the drug business is a prime candidate for an original movie musical, as is done in Emilia Pérez.

The person with that unusual thinking is French writer/director Jacques Audiard, who in addition to making the film a musical, decided to do it almost entirely in Spanish, a language he doesn’t even speak. Adding to all the other atypical aspects, the main character of the film is not the one after whom the film is named. Instead, it’s Rita Mora Castro (Zoe Saldaña), the lawyer hired by cartel boss Manitas Del Monte (Karla Sofía Gascón) to help her achieve her dream of becoming a woman.

Of course, that dream comes with consequences, most importantly how to separate the soon-to-be Emilia Pérez from her wife, Jessi (Selena Gomez), and her kids without arousing suspicion. The solution, as well as the “death” of Manitas, is elegant, but after a period of time Emilia finds herself longing for her kids again. Rita re-enters to set up the arrangements, setting in motion a series of events that are both predictable and unpredictable.

The musical sequences of the film are fascinating, mostly because they don’t adhere to the rules typically used in musical films. More often than not they pop up out of nowhere, with a character speaking normally and then deciding that the next line needs to be the start of a song. This allows Audiard to utilize all sorts of locations as the settings for the sequences, as well as the incorporation of unorthodox elements, such as the loading of guns as musical beats.

Even though ninety percent of the film is in Spanish with English subtitles, none of the feeling of the story is lost in translation. Several of the songs are certified bangers, with the repetition of phrases giving them a great rhythm even if you have to keep glancing down to understand what they’re singing. Each of the main three characters get a chance to shine even though none of the songs require the actors to belt them out.

Audiard does a subtle job of commenting on the experience of being a transgender woman in the position that Emilia finds herself. Her desire to live her life as she’s always wanted is in conflict with still wanting to see her kids, as she doesn’t want to reveal the person she used to be. Her personal life is also in conflict with a newfound urge to help families that were victimized by Manitas. The ever-changing story keeps both the characters and the audience on their toes.

Saldaña, whose time in the worlds of Star Trek, Marvel, and Avatar the past 15 years has been her biggest exposure, digs deep into this character, putting on a compelling performance. So too does Gascón, a Spanish transgender actor who embodies every aspect of her role in a manner only someone like her could. Gomez seems slightly miscast, but she has enough solid scenes to justify her presence in the film.

Emilia Pérez is a film that upends expectations at almost every turn. While it might have also worked as a non-musical, the music side of it supports the story in unconventional ways, drawing the audience deeper into a story that itself is out of the ordinary.

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Emilia Pérez is now streaming on Netflix.

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