Olympic BMX Semis & Finals postponed to Friday, 9AM

RACING IS A GO! THURSDAY E.S.T. – 9pm

Official news from Beijing – Track is ready and the action will start at just before 9pm EST/ 6pm PST

. Carnage in the first turn mixed things up and left several favorites on the sidelines. Kyle Bennett dislocated his shoulder in the third quarter crash and is receiving medical attention in hopes of racing the semis. USA's Mike Day, Australia's Jared Graves and Latvia's Strombergs and Matisons are all looking like the early favorites. Here's the set-up.

Men's Semi 1

Mike Day, USA
Marc Willers, NZL
Donny Robinson, USA
Sifiso Nhlapo, RSA
Andres Jimenez, COL
Arturs Matisons, LAT
Raymon van der Biezen, NED
Kyle Bennett, USA

Men's Semi 2

Jared Graves, AUS
Cristian Becerine, ARG
Roger Rinderknecht, SUI
Rob van den Wildenburg, NED
Manual de Vecchi, ITA
Damien Godet, FRA
Kamakazi, AUS
Maris Strombergs, LAT

Women's Semi 1

Anne-Caroline Chausson, FRA
Sarah Walker, NZL
Gabriela Diaz, ARG
Jana Horakova, CZE
Jenny Fahndrich, SUI
Amanda Sorensen, DEN
Samantha Cools, CAN
Liyun Ma, CHN

Women's Semi 2

Shanaze Reade, GBR
Laetitia le Corguille, FRA
Nicole Callisto, AUS
Jill Kintner, USA
Tanya Bailey, AUS
Lieke Klaus, NED
Marie Dutto, ARG
Aniko Hodi, HUN