Written by Sara Hecht Today marks the beginning of the 2020 Olympic Games with Opening Ceremonies taking place at 8:00pm in Tokyo and 7:00 am EDT. However, the celebration will be broadcast on NBC at 7:30 p.m. EDT/4:30 p.m. PDT in the US. The Olympic journey, however, is already well underway for Ridgefield native, Kieran Smith, who has been in Japan for several days now preparing for his international career debut as a USA Olympian. In June, Kieran qualified for both the 200 and 400 meter freestyle races – finishing in first place for both races. The final for the Men’s 400 meter freestyle will take place first, airing live in the US on NBC at 9:52pm EDT on Saturday, July 24th. The finals for the Men’s 200 meter freestyle will be aired live in the US on Monday, July 26th at 9:43pm.