How to Watch the Olympics: UCLA alums, student-athletes compete for gold over final weekend

At least eight Bruins will be fighting to bring home a medal in the final few days of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
How to Watch the Olympics: UCLA alums, student-athletes compete for gold over final weekend
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The Bruins have had an eventful couple of weeks at the Olympics.

With 43 athletes boasting ties to UCLA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, they were bound to come home with some kind of hardware. The pair of Bruins on Team USA women's soccer already secured themselves a bronze medal, while the ones playing softball locked up the silver medal with Team USA last week.

The Games are winding down, with the closing ceremony coming up Aug. 8, but that doesn't mean there aren't medals still up for grabs for the remaining UCLA alumni.

Eight Bruins have the chance to win bronze, silver or gold in team events over the next few days. Here's what to watch for, as well as how you can see it all go down when the time comes.

Women's Soccer

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WHAT: Gold Medal Match

WHERE: International Stadium Yokohama

WHEN: Friday, Aug. 6 at 5 a.m. (PST)

WHO: Canada vs. Sweden

TV/STREAMING: TBD (Replay on NBC Sports Network)

NOTES: Jessie Fleming (UCLA, 2016-2019) is a midfielder for Canada ... Fleming scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick against Team USA in the semifinals Monday

Men's Basketball

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WHAT: Gold Medal Game

WHERE: Saitama Super Arena

WHEN: Friday, Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m. (PST)

WHO: USA vs. France

TV/STREAMING: NBC (Replay on NBC Sports Network)

NOTES: Jrue Holiday (UCLA, 2008-2009) and Zach LaVine (2013-2014) play for Team USA ... Holiday led Team USA with eight assists against Australia in the semifinals Thursday ... The Americans going for fourth-straight gold medal.

Women's Basketball

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WHAT: Bronze Medal Game or Gold Medal Game

WHERE: Saitama Super Arena

WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 7 at 12 a.m. or 7:30 p.m. (PST)

WHO: Serbia vs. Japan or France

TV/STREAMING: TBD

NOTES: Angela Dugalic (UCLA, 2021-present) is a reserve for Serbia ... If Serbia beats USA in the semifinals Thursday at 9:40 p.m. PST, it will advance to the gold medal game. If it loses, it will play in the bronze medal game.

Women's Water Polo

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WHAT: Gold Medal Match

WHERE: Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center

WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 7 at 12:30 a.m. (PST)

WHO: USA vs. Spain

TV/STREAMING: TBD (Replay on NBC Sports Network)

NOTES: Maddie Musselman (UCLA, 2017-present), Rachel Fattal (UCLA, 2013-2017), Alys Williams (UCLA, 2013-2017) are all on Team USA ... all three were All-Americans in their time in Westwood.

Baseball

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WHAT: Gold Medal Game

WHERE: Yokohama Baseball Stadium

WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 7 at 3 a.m. (PST)

WHO: USA vs. Japan

TV/STREAMING: USA Network (Replay on NBC Sports Network)

NOTES: Eric Filia (UCLA, 2012-2016) is a starting right fielder for Team USA ... Filia is hitting .250 in five Olympic games

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SAM CONNON

Sam Connon was the Publisher and Managing Editor at Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s All Bruins from 2021 to 2023. He is now a staff writer at Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s Fastball. He previously covered UCLA football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, men's soccer, cross country and golf for The Daily Bruin from 2017 to 2021, serving as the paper's Sports Editor from 2019 to 2020. Connon has also been a contributor for 247Sports' Bruin Report Online, Rivals' BruinBlitz, Dash Sports TV, SuperWestSports, Prime Time Sports Talk, The Sports Life Blog and Patriots Country, Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s New England Patriots site. His work as a sports columnist has been awarded by the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon graduated from UCLA in June 2021 and is originally from Winchester, Massachusetts.