Watch review of olympic Games Day one

Watch review of olympic Games Day one

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Gina Miles of the US rides on her horse "McKinlaigh" during the dressage competition of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Hong Kong on August 9, 2008. The equestrian events for the Beijing Olympics are being held in Hong Kong. AFP PHOTO/Mike Clarke (Photo credit should read MIKE CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images)

Equestrian, eventing dressage

Riders gathered 1,200 miles outside Beijing at the competition venue in Hong Kong to take part in day one of athletic competition. U.S. rider Gina Miles finished third in the very early rounds of competition, which continues tomorrow morning at 7:15 a.m. EST. Riders will then compete tomorrow evening (6:30 p.m. EST), which will be streamed live on NBCOlympics.com.

Women's basketball, Group A, Belarus vs. Australia

The Aussies, led by Seattle Storm "big man" Lauren Jackson, defeated Belarus 83-64 in their first game of Olympic competition. Jackson, who is competing in her third Olympic Games led the team in scoring with 18 points.

Shooting, women's air rifle

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Czech shooter Katerina Emmons performs during the women's 10m Air Rifle competition of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 9, 2008 in Beijing Shooting Range Hall. Emmons, 24, won the gold medal ahead of silver-medallist Lioubov Galkina of Russia and third-placed Snjezana Pejcic of Croatia.AFP PHOTO/DDP/AXEL SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read AXEL SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)

Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic was awarded the first medal of 2008 Olympics' this evening after winning the 10-meter air rifle. Emmons may not be a member of Team USA, but she is married to Matt Emmons, a U.S. shooter from Colorado. The two met four years ago at the Athens Games and now they are both back to compete in Beijing.

Shooting, men's air pistol

Only the top eight contenders in the men's air pistol qualifying rounds move on to the finals. U.S. shooters Jason Turner and Brian Beaman finished 4th and 6th, and moved on to the final round.

Judo, women's 48 kg and men's 60kg

Bronx, New York native Taraje Williams-Murray, and four-time Olympic medalist, Ryoko Tani, both advanced in early matches.

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  Day 1: Let the Games begin

  While viewers in America were tuned into the spectacular Opening Ceremonies, the first athletic competitions were underway Saturday in Beijing. A Czech Republican with ties to Colorado won the first gold medal of the Games in women's air rifle. Meanwhile, China took home its first gold in women's weightlifting.

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Weightlifting, women's 48kg

With a total score of 212 kilograms, China's Chen Xiexia took home the first gold medal of the Games for the host country.

Rowing, women's single sculls

Michelle Guerette was the top American finisher in the women's single sculls.

Swimming, men's 400 individual medley

Michael Phelps shredded the water, ranking first in his heat in the men's 400 individual medley relay with a final time of 4:07:82 while Ryan Lochte followed suit in the heat before, coming in first with a final time of 4:10:33.

Women's soccer

Midfielder Carli Lloyd scored a goal for U.S. women's soccer to lead the team to a 1-0 win over Japan.

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