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BMX racing continued with the men’s quarterfinals on Thursday at the Olympic Games as two of three American competitors qualified to move on to Friday’s semifinal round. Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX) and David Herman (Wheat Ridge, Colo./Free Agent-Rockstar) will advance to Friday’s round of 16, while Nic Long (Lakeside, Calif./Haro Bikes) was eliminated in the quarterfinals by a single point. Thirty two of the world’s top BMX racers squared off on Thursday in four, eight-man head-to-head heats with the top two riders in each heat after three runs advancing, and the next two best qualifying after five runs. Fields lined up in the second heat and wasted no time in confirming his status as a gold-medal favorite. The nineteen year old jumped out to the lead and secured the number one position in each of his three runs, quickly moving him into tomorrow’s semifinals.

“It was a lot of fun out there and I’m happy with the way I raced,” said Fields. “I still have a few kinks to iron out, but I 

Before the BMX race started at the Olympics I had not watched anything live yet. I like sports, but it's not that I have to follow it. That changes when BMX is on the program. The last two days have been exciting with the Dutch racers doing very well. One more day to go and we'll know who the next Olympic BMX champions are going to be. The field has been narrowed down to 16 riders in both the men and women classes. Here are the heats for tomorrow. Let's bring it on!
Tomorrow's semi finals BMX race brackets at the Olympics, both Men and Women classes:

The quarter finals at the Olympic Games are about to start. The boys will be banging elbows in a few minutes. Because of the time trials, the 4 heats look like this:
Heat 1
1    121    Netherlands van der BIEZEN Raymon    +
2    147    Brazil REZENDE Renato    +
3    14    France CALEYRON Quentin    +