U.S. Olympic Men’s Eight Looks Great in Heat Win

Men's eight will race for medals Saturday, U.S. and Canadian women's eight row in Thursday repechage for spots in final.

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The U.S men’s eight posted the faster time, 5:29 into a headwind, of the two heats in winning theirs—Great Britain won the other in 5:37—and advanced directly to the Saturday final. Non-winners must race in Thursday’s repechage for the remain four lanes.

“That went to plan,” said University of Washington coach Michael Callahan, who is coaching the U.S. men’s eight at these Olympic Games. “We were always planning to win the heat, and if you have that extra day, it’s 72 hours of rest going into the final.”

The U.S women’s eight finished second to an impressive-looking Romanian eight, who are the reigning world champions and clear favorites.

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