OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XIV {1984 SARAJEVO OLYMPICS} {1984/02/13}, PART 2 (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1984 XIV Olympic Winter Games from Sarajevo. 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 commentator Dick Button covers the School Figures tracings between Scott Hamilton (USA) and Jean-Christophe Simond (France) in which Hamilton beat Simond for the first time.
Button interviews Scott Hamilton (USA) on his victory in all three Compulsory Figures against Simond and their long-time rivalry.
Sports Commentator Sam Posey covers Men's single luge and the upcoming events; Posey highlights Paul Hildgartner (Italy) who at 31 is competing in what is likely to be his final Olympics.
Posey interviews Sports commentator Jeff Tucker about Hildgartner (Italy) and what he is feeling at this point; Posey runs a retrospective of images from the 1980 Olympics narrated by Curt Gowdy and Bill Caterino in which Hildgartner (Italy) crashed.
Tucker shows the high-tech luge equipment with the aid of Olympic Luge and Kayak competitor Dave Gilman (USA).
Posey and Tucker cover the medals round of the Men's Singles Luge; Hildgartner (Italy) wins the gold, Danilin (USSR) wins silver, and Doudin (USSR) wins the bronze medal.
Tucker interviews Paul Hilgartner following his gold medal victory and asks if he will return to compete in the 1988 Olympics.
McKay recaps giant slalom, figure skating, and USA hockey team results.
Sports commentator Jack Whitaker highlights 15km Cross Country Skiing with a medley of scenes showing the various aspects of the sport.
Sports commentator Jack Turner gives a tour outside USA Ski Team Headquarters and explains the logistics involved with running it.
Whitaker highlights the field of competitors in the 15km Cross Country Ski event and recaps the action from earlier. He also explains the role of Cross Country Ski Coaches during competitions.
Whitaker profiles Herman "Jackrabbit" Smith-Johannsen, a 108 year old skier who lives deep in the woods of Canada; Smith-Johannsen discusses all of the changes in the sport of skiing he has witnessed in his lifetime.
Whitaker interviews Olympic 15km Cross Country competitor Bill Koch (USA) on his race and his 18th place finish.
Sports commentator Frank Gifford profiles the role of the Yugoslavian Army during the Olympic Games in preparing and maintaining the ski courses, shoveling snow, and providing first aid services.
Sports commentators Keith Jackson and Eric Heiden cover the Women's 100 Meter Speed Skating event. Schoene (East Germany) sets a new world record of 1:22.83 by beating teammate Christa Rothenburger's time of 1:23.98.
Notable commercials and/or promos include Don Meredith for Lipton Tea; O.J. Simpson for Hertz and Arnold Palmer for Hertz.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 13, 1984 09:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:02:30
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:00839
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1984, Winter, Sarajevo; Olympics; Luge, singles men; Figure Skating, individual men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - Coca Cola
- TV - Commercials - Hertz Car Rental
- TV - Commercials - Kmart
- TV - Commercials - Lipton Tea
- TV - Commercials - Vons Supermarkets
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Dick Button … Sports Commentator
- Sam Posey … Sports Commentator
- Jeff Tucker … Sports Commentator
- Curt Gowdy … Sports Commentator
- Jack Whitaker … Sports Commentator
- Bill Caterino … Sports Commentator
- Jack Turner … Sports Commentator
- Keith Jackson … Sports Commentator
- Eric Heiden … Sports Commentator
- Dave Gilman … Athlete
- Jean-Christophe Simond … Athlete
- Scott Hamilton … Athlete
- Paul Hildgartner … Athlete
- Andrea Schoene … Athlete
- Bill Koch … Athlete
- Christa Rothenburger … Athlete
- Herman Smith-Johannsen … Guest
- Don Meredith … Talent, Lipton Tea Commercial
- O.J. Simpson … Talent, Hertz Commercial
- Arnie Palmer … Talent, Hertz Commercial