OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XV {1988 CALGARY OLYMPICS} {1988/02/07}, PART 1: PREVIEW (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1988 XV Olympic Winter Games from Calgary. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:
Anchor sports commentator Jim McKay presides throughout this portion and introduce various events and highlights.
McKay highlights the history of Calgary and its first settler, Sam Livingston.
Sports commentator Al Troutwig profiles downhill skiers Pirmin Zurbriggen (Switzerland) and Alberto Tomba (Italy).
Troutwig interviews Zurbriggen.
McKay profiles Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei Bukin (USSR) in ice dancing, and Brian Boitano (USA) and Brian Orser (Canada) in men's figure skating.
Sports commentator Dick Button interviews Boitano.
Sports commentator Keith Jackson highlights Matti Nykaenen (Finland) in 90m ski jump.
McKay highlights speed-skaters Gier Karlstad (Norway), Eric Heiden (USA), Nick Thometz (USA), Dan Jansen (USA), Karin Kania (East Germany), Dianne Holum (USA) Leah Poulos (USA), Sheila Young (USA), Beth Heiden (USA), and Bonnie Blair (USA).
Sports commentator Eric Heiden highlights speed-skating favorites Jansen and Blair in West Allis, Wisconsin.
Sports commentator Al Michaels highlights the USA men's hockey team from the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, coached by Herb Brooks, and discusses a number of this year's players, including Brian Leetch, Corey Millen, Chris Terreri , and Mike Richter, coached by Dave Peterson. Bob Johnson, executive director of the USA hockey program, comments on not using professional athletes on this team.
Michaels interviews coaches Brooks and Peterson together.
Notable commercials and/or promos include: Pierce Brosnan for Diet Coke, Bob Cousy and Larry Bird for Blue Cross, Blue Shield.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 7, 1988
- RUNNING TIME: 01:01:33
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:14986
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1988, Winter, Calgary; Olympics; Alpine Skiing, downhill men; Figure Skating, individual men; Ice Hockey, ice hockey men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Allied
- TV - Commercials - Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser beers
- TV - Commercials - Diet Coke soft drinks
- TV - Commercials - Jeep automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Mazola
- TV - Commercials - Mercury
- TV - Commercials - Sprint telephone services
- TV - Commercials - US Navy
- TV - Promos - ABC Sports
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Keith Jackson … Sports Commentator
- Al Michaels … Sports Commentator
- Al Troutwig … Sports Commentator
- Dick Button … Sports Commentator
- Frank Gifford … Sports Commentator
- Eric Heiden … Sports Commentator
- Pirmin Zurbriggen … Athlete
- Alberto Tomba … Athlete
- Brian Boitano … Athlete
- Brian Orser … Athlete
- Matti Nykaenen … Athlete
- Dan Jansen … Athlete
- Natalia Bestemianova … Athlete
- Andrei Bukin … Athlete
- Geir Karlstad … Athlete
- Karin Kania … Athlete
- Diane Holum … Athlete
- Leah Poulos … Athlete
- Sheila Young … Athlete
- Beth Heiden … Athlete
- Bonnie Blair … Athlete
- Nick Thometz … Athlete
- Brian Leetch … Athlete
- Cory Millen … Athlete
- Chris Terreri … Athlete
- Mike Richter … Athlete
- Herb Brooks … Coach
- Dave Peterson … Coach
- Sam Livingston
- Pierce Brosnan … Talent, Diet Coke Commercial
- Bob Cousy … Talent, Blue Cross Blue Shield Comercial
- Larry Bird … Talent, Blue Cross Blue Shield Commercial