GAMES OF THE XXI OLYMPIAD, THE {1976 MONTREAL OLYMPICS} {1976/07/22}, PART 2 (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1976 Summer Games of the XXI Olympiad from Montreal. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:
Anchor sports commentator Jim McKay presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights.
Sports commentators Keith Jackson and Cathy Rigby Mason cover women's balance beam gymnastics finals: Nadia Comaneci (Romania) wins the gold medal with a second perfect score of 10.00, giving her an all-time total of seven perfect scores. Olga Korbut (USSR) wins the silver medal, and Teodora Ungureanu (Romania) wins the bronze.
McKay recaps Comaneci's prior three gold medals wins in the women's gymnastics competition, while at the Olympic Village the band Blood, Sweat & Tears performs.
Jackson covers a segment on Lyudmila Turischeva (USSR), known as "Queen of the Gymnasts," about her personal life and accomplishments.
Jackson and Mason cover the fourth event for the women's gymnastics floor exercises finals: Nelli Kim (USSR) wins the gold with her second perfect score of 10.00, Lyudmila Turischeva (USSR) wins the silver and Nadia Comaneci (Romania) wins the bronze.
Sports commentator Howard Cosell covers the men's light welterweight boxing match between Ray Charles "Sugar Ray" Leonard (USA) and Valery Limasov (USSR). Leonard wins by decision, which moves him into the gold medal match.
McKay recaps the women's gymnastics medal standings.
Cosell interviews sports commentator O.J. Simpson about his own football career and the possibility of his being traded to Los Angeles Rams or retiring.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: July 22, 1976 08:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 00:53:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:01314
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1976, Summer, Montreal; Olympics; Artistic Gymnastics, balance beam women; Artistic Gymnastics, floor exercises women; Boxing, Up to 64 kg (Light Welter weight) men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Keith Jackson … Sports Commentator
- Cathy Rigby Mason … Sports Commentator
- Howard Cosell … Sports Commentator
- O.J. Simpson … Sports Commentator
- Nadia Comaneci … Athlete
- Olga Korbut … Athlete
- Teodora Ungureanu … Athlete
- Lyudmila Turischeva … Athlete
- Nelli Kim … Athlete
- Sugar Ray Leonard (see also: Ray Charles Leonard) … Athlete
- Valery Limasov … Athlete
- Blood, Sweat & Tears … Performer