GAMES OF THE XXVII OLYMPIAD, THE {2000 SYDNEY OLYMPICS}: DAY 4 {PART 2 OF 4} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 2000 summer Games of the XXVII Olympiad from Sydney. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Bob Costas presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights. Costas recaps a women's softball game between the United States and Cuba. The United States wins the game 3-0. There is a retrospective of the 1984 United States men's Olympic gymnastics team, including Tim Daggett and Bart Conner winning the gold over China. Sports commentators Al Trautwig, Daggett, and Elfi Schlegel cover the men's gymnastics team finals. Morgan Hamm (USA) performs his floor exercise, ending with a score of 8.787. Xing Aowei (China) makes an attempt on the parallel bars, earning a score of 9.7. Blaine Wilson (USA) performs his floor exercise, scoring 9.45. Aleksei Bondarenko (Russia) makes an attempt on the horizontal bar, earning a score of 8.7. Aleksei Nemov (Russia) attempts the horizontal bar and receives a score of 9.687. Trautwig profiles Nemov, who left his wife to train in Sydney prior to the Olympic Games and missed the birth of his first child. Trautwig, Daggett and Schlegel continue to cover the men's gymnastics team final. Hamm makes his attempt on the pommel horse and earns a score of 9.125. Xing goes on the horizontal bar and receives a score of 9.737. Naoya Tsukahara (Japan) makes his attempt at the vault. He earns a score of 9.662. John Roethlisberger (USA) makes an attempt at the pommel horse and receives a score of 9.587. Trautwig profiles Roethlisberger, covering his mishaps with his 1996 loss at the Olympic Games and torn ACL at the 1998 World Championships, as well as his determination to make it back for his third Olympic Games. Sports commentator Jimmy Roberts presents the "GM Olympic Moment" to men's swimmer Lenny Krayzelburg (USA), also known as the “backstroke king.” Sports commentators Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines cover men's 100-meter backstroke finals. Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 53.72; Matt Welsh (Australia) wins the silver medal with a time of 54.07; and Stev Theloke (Germany) wins the bronze medal with a time of 54.82. Sports commentator Jim Gray interviews Krayzelburg about the pressure he was feeling before his race. Hicks highlights the women's 200-meter individual medley results; in the first semifinal Beatrice Caslaru (Romania) places first with a time of 2:13.31, Joanne Malar (Canada) places second with a time of 2:13.59, Marianne Limpert (Canada) places in third with a time of 2:13.90, Gabrielle Rose (USA) places in fourth with a time of 2:14.48;,and Federica Biscia (Italy) places in fifth with a time of 2:15.71. Yana Klochkova (Ukraine), Caslaru, Cristina Teuscher (USA), Malar, Limpert, Oxana Verevka (Russia), Rose, and Tomoko Hagiwara (Japan) all advance to the finals. Trautwig, Daggett and Schlegel continue coverage of the men's gymnastics team final. Xing performs his floor exercise, earning a score of 9.587. Bondarenko (Russia) makes an attempt on the pommel horse with a score of 9.15. Li Xiaopeng (China) performs his floor exercise, earning a score of 9.687. Aleksandr Beresch (Russia) makes an attempt on the horizontal bars. He earns a score of 9.787. Trautwig profiles Xing, discussing his mother who could only have one child due to China's law and her desire to not give him up to the gymnastics program. Trautwig highlights the men's gymnastics team final standings. After the third rotation China is in first place with a score of 115.984, Ukraine is in second place with 115.496, Japan is in third place with a score of 114.860, Romania is in fourth place with a score of 114.796, Russia is in fifth place with a score of 114.385, and the United States is in sixth place with a score of 113.810. Steve McCain (USA) makes his vault attempt and earns a score of 9.05. Paul Hamm (USA) makes his vault attempt. He receives a score of 9.725. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Eli Marienthal, Noelle Beck, and Seth Green for “Tucker”; Oliver Platt for “Deadline”; and Tiger Woods for Buick and Target.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: September 18, 2000
- RUNNING TIME: 01:32:56
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112009
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 2000, Summer, Sydney; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Artistic Gymnastics, team competition men; Swimming, 200m individual medley women; Baseball, baseball women; Artistic Gymnastics, parallel bars men; Artistic Gymnastics, floor exercises men; Artistic Gymnastics, horizontal bar men; Artistic Gymnastics, vault men; Artistic Gymnastics, pommel horse men; Swimming, 100m backstroke women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Buick
- TV - Commercials - Target
- TV - Promos - Deadline
- TV - Promos - Tucker
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Al Trautwig … Sports Commentator
- Tim Daggett … Sports Commentator
- Jimmy Roberts … Sports Commentator
- Dan Hicks … Sports Commentator
- Rowdy Gaines … Sports Commentator
- Jim Gray … Sports Commentator
- Elfi Schlegel … Sports Commentator
- Morgan Hamm … Athlete
- Xing Aowei … Athlete
- Blaine Wilson … Athlete
- Aleksei Bondarenko … Athlete
- Aleksei Nemov … Athlete
- Naoya Tsukahara … Athlete
- John Roethlisberger … Athlete
- Lenny Krayzelburg … Athlete
- Matt Welsh … Athlete
- Stev Theloke … Athlete
- Beatrice Caslaru … Athlete
- Joanne Malar … Athlete
- Marianne Limpert … Athlete
- Gabrielle Rose … Athlete
- Federica Biscia … Athlete
- Yana Klochkova … Athlete
- Cristina Teuscher … Athlete
- Oxana Verevka … Athlete
- Tomoko Hagiwara … Athlete
- Li Xiaopeng … Athlete
- Aleksandr Beresch … Athlete
- Steve McCain … Athlete
- Paul Hamm … Athlete
- Bart Conner
- Tiger Woods … Talent, Buick commercial, Target commercial
- Eli Marienthal … Talent, Tucker promo
- Noelle Beck … Talent, Tucker promo
- Seth Green … Talent, Tucker promo
- Oliver Platt … Talent, Deadline promo