Arizona Stars to Watch on Day 4 of the 2024 Paris Olympics – July 30

Tuesday in Paris will see Jade Carey back in action, the start of 3×3 basketball, and a lot of action in the pool. Here are the Arizona Olympians to watch for.

PARIS, France — We’ve already seen a lot of exciting action from Arizona’s athletes in the Olympics, including Mesa skateboarder Jagger Eaton winning a silver medal in men’s street on Monday.

Tuesday will see even more Arizona Olympians chasing medals as they will be handed out in women’s gymnastics and swimming.

Here’s a look at all of the Arizona athletes to watch in the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, July 30.

Jade Carey, Women’s Artistic Gymnastics

Carey will be back in the gym on Tuesday looking to help Team USA improve on their silver medal from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the team final.

Carey will only compete in the vault, which is Team USA’s first rotation on Tuesday. So you’ll want to make sure to tune into 12News at 9:15 a.m. Arizona time when the competition begins. The women’s team final will also be streamed live on Peacock.

The US won gold in both the 2016 and 2012 Olympics. Prior to that, they had not won gold since the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Carey will also compete in the women’s individual vault final, which will be held at 7:20 p.m. Arizona time on Aug. 3.

Chase Budinger, Men’s Beach Volleyball

One day after winning his first Olympic match, former University of Arizona basketball player Chase Budinger and his partner, Miles Evans, will be back on the court at 11 a.m. on Tuesday when they take on the Netherlands’ Stefan Boermans and Yorick de Groot.

Budinger and Evans swept France’s Youssef Krou and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, two sets to none, on Monday.

Boermans and de Groot also won on Monday, beating Spain’s Pablo Herrera Allepuz and Adrian Gavira Collado two sets to none.

Jimmer Fredette, Men’s 3×3 Basketball

Jimmer Fredette has been keeping his career alive since 2022 by playing 3×3 basketball and is now an Olympian in the event.

This will be the first time that the US has fielded a men’s 3×3 team in the Olympics.

Team USA will open pool play on Tuesday at 1:35 p.m. against Serbia.

Cierra Burdick, Women’s 3×3 Basketball

Former Phoenix Mercury forward Cierra Burdick has been playing 3×3 basketball for a decade, ever since she was in college.

However, she did not make the Tokyo Olympic team that went on to win gold in the sport’s Olympic debut.

The US will open play in Paris on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. against Germany. They will also play seven pool play games but will wrap up pool play a day earlier than the men on Aug. 3.

Regan Smith, Women’s Swimming

Former Sun Devil Regan Smith will swim for gold in the final of the women’s 100-meter backstroke on Tuesday at 11:56 a.m.

Smith swam in the qualifying heats and semifinals of the event on Monday, finishing as the top qualifier for the final with a time of 57.97 seconds.

Smith holds the world record in the women’s 100-meter backstroke with a time of 57.13 seconds, which she set at the US Olympic Team Trial in June.

Léon Marchand, Men’s Swimming

“The French Michael Phelps” will be back in the pool on Tuesday, but won’t have a chance at a medal.

Marchand, a former ASU swimmer, will swim in the preliminary heats and semifinals for the men’s 200-meter butterfly and the men’s 200-meter breaststroke.

The finals for both events will be held on Wednesday.

Ilya Kharun, Men’s Swimming

ASU sophomore and Canadian swimmer Ilya Kharun will swim in the men’s 200-meter butterfly, as well.

He holds the Canadian record in the 200-meter butterfly.

Tiago Behar, Men’s Swimming

ASU swimmer Tiago Behar will swim for Switzerland in the men’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay. This is Behar’s first Olympics.

The Swiss will swim in the first heat and will swim against Team USA.

Desirae Krawczyk, Women’s Tennis

Former Sun Devil Desirae Krawczyk will make her Olympic debut when she takes the court on Tuesday in the first round of the women’s doubles at the home of the French Open, Roland-Garros.

Krawczyk and partner Danielle Collins will play Greece’s Desponia Papamichail and Maria Sakkari.

Luguentz Dort, Men’s Basketball

Former Sun Devil Luguentz “Lu” Dort will be back on the court for Canada’s second game of the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.

The Canadians will take on Australia at 4:30 a.m. Arizona time.

Canada defeated Greece, 86-79, in their first Olympic game on Saturday. Dort started for Canada and scored eight points.

Josh Green, Men’s Basketball

There will be two players with ties to Arizona playing for the Land Down Under against Canada.

One of them is former Arizona Wildcat Josh Green.

Jock Landale, Men’s Basketball

The other player with ties to Arizona playing for Australia is former Phoenix Sun Jock Landale.

Landale played one season for the Suns in 2022-23. He now plays for the Houston Rockets.

Yuta Watanabe, Men’s Basketball

The final player with ties to Arizona competing in the Olympics on Tuesday is former Sun Yuta Watanabe, who will play for Japan when they take on France at 8:15 a.m.

Watanabe played 29 games for the Suns this past season before he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Arizona sports

The city of Phoenix is home to four major professional sports league teams; The NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, NBA’s Phoenix Suns, WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks.

State Farm Stadium in Glendale is home to the Cardinals while the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix hosts both the Suns and the Mercury. The Indoor Football League’s Arizona Rattlers play at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.

Phoenix also has a soccer team with the USL’s Phoenix Rising FC, who play at Phoenix Rising FC Stadium in Phoenix.

The Valley hosts multiple major sporting events every year, including college football’s Fiesta Bowl and Guaranteed Rate Bowl; the PGA Tour’s WM Phoenix Open; NASCAR events each spring and fall; and Cactus League Spring Training.

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