When To Watch PA’s 26 Olympians Compete In The 2024 Paris Olympics

PENNSYLVANIA — Pennsylvania has 26 athletes competing in the Paris Summer Olympic Games, which open Friday. The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad continue through Aug. 11.

Many details of the opening ceremonies have been kept under wraps. NBC’s live coverage of the Olympics starts at 12 p.m. EDT Friday, and the opening ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. Both NBC and its streaming service, Peacock, will broadcast the ceremony live, and NBC will re-air it at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

A total of eight Pennsylvanians are representing the United States field hockey team in Paris.

The full list of Pennsylvania Olympians include:

• Justin Best, rowing, Kennett Square
• Kahleah Cooper, basketball, Philadelphia
• Emma Deberdine, field hockey, Millersville
• Brooke Deberdine, field hockey, Millersville
• Casey Eichfield, canoe/kayak, Drums
• Phia Gladieux, field hockey, Oley
• Michael Grady, rowing, Pittsburgh
• Chris Guiliano, swimming, Douglassville
• Ashley Hoffman, field hockey, Monton
• Casey Kaufhold, archery, Lancaster
• Karlie Kisha, field hockey, Harrisburg
• Joe Covacs, track and field, Bethlehem
• Spencer Lee, wrestling, Murrysville
• Kelee LePage, field hockey, Honey Brook
• Boyd Martin, equestrian, Cochranville
• Josh Matheny, swimming, Pittsburgh
• Nick Mead, rowing, Strafford
• Ivan Puskovitch, swimming, West Chester
• Ariana Ramsey, rugby, Philadelphia
• Zan Retherford, wrestling, Benton
• Joanna Sekulic, water polo, Haverford
• Ashley Sessa, field hockey, Schwenksville
• Meredith Sholder, field hockey, Alburtis
• Alyssa Thomas, basketball, Harrisburg
• Bridget Williams, track and field, Greensburg
• Maddie Zimmer, field hockey, Hershey

Team USA is favored to win the most medals overall, according to a forecast by Nielsen’s Gracenote Sports, which supplies statistical analysis for sports leagues around the world.

More than 10,500 athletes from around the world will compete in 32 sports in the Paris Games. Team USA is projected to win 112 medals overall — 39 gold, 32 silver, and 41 bronze. China is forecast to win 86 overall — 34 gold, 27 silver, and 25 bronze.

NBC and its affiliated channels again have exclusive U.S. broadcasting rights. The network has said it will provide at least nine hours of daytime coverage during the Paris Games, including live broadcasts of favorite event finals.

NBC will broadcast certain events live. Here’s the full Olympic broadcast schedule, based on Paris local time, which is six hours ahead of the Eastern Time Zone.

Peacock is streaming the Games. Other ways to watch the Olympics are through the NBC Sports App or on NBCOlympics.com. On cable, NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, E! and Telemundo will all provide coverage.

Paris hosts the Summer 2024 Paralympic Games, also held in Paris, will take place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8.

The nine athletes from Pennsylvania who have qualified for the Paralympic Games are:

• David Abrahams, swimming, Havertown
• Brandon Lyons, cycling, Mechanicsburg
• Eric McElvenny, triathlon, Pittsburgh
• Shawn Morelli, cycling, Meadville
• Emelia Perry, triathlon, Philadelphia
• Kevin Polish, archery, Carmichaels
• Mason Symons, wheelchair rugby, Hershey
• Cody Wills, cycling, Harrisburg
• Taylor Winnett, swimming, Hershey

NBC and its affiliated channels again have exclusive U.S. broadcasting rights. The network has said it will provide at least nine hours of daytime coverage during the Paris Games, including live broadcasts of favorite event finals. The NBC streaming service Peacock will provide coverage of every sport and event. The full broadcast and streaming schedules haven’t been announced yet.