With tonight’s Opening Ceremonies, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad are officially underway. Rio de Janeiro is the site of the 2016 Olympics which will be well-stocked with Washington Huskies.
We’ll all be pulling for the good ol’ U-S-of-A over the course of the next 17 days. Particular attention will be paid to those athletes with ties to the good ol’ Purple-and-Gold, even if a few of them might be competing on behalf of their home nations.
When: Friday, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT (here are some options if you want to watch live)
Where: Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
TV: NBC
Stream: NBCOlympics.