The 9 Olympic medal finals you should watch Wednesday

Hundreds of Olympic medals will be handed out over the next two weeks, but you can't realistically watch every single event. Each day we'll narrow down the Olympic schedule for you and provide a guide to what you should be watching from Rio. 

Note that not every sport will be broadcast live on television - especially if you live on the West Coast, where most broadcasts will be delayed - but you can stream all of the event finals as they happen on NBCOlympics.com or by using the NBC Sports app.

U.S. medal hopeful: Michal Smolen

Favorite: Kohei Uchimura (Japan)

U.S. medal hopefuls: Kevin Cordes, Josh Prenot

U.S. medal hopeful: Nathan Adrian

Favorite: United States