OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XV {1988 CALGARY OLYMPICS} {1988/02/13}, PART 2 (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 introduces various events and highlights.
Commentator Jim McKay covers the Opening Ceremony, at which the athletes enter the arena with their respective countries, highlighted are athlete Nick Phipps (Great Britain), Andreas Wenzel (Lichtenstein), Armand Wagener (Luxembourg), Riccardo Olavarrieta (Mexico), Albert Grimaldi (Monaco), Mustapha Naitlho (Morocco), Nicola Ercolani (San Marino), Thomas Wassberg (Sweden), Michela Figini (Switzerland), Chen Chin-San (Chinese Taipei), Abdullah Yilmaz (Turkey), Andrei Bukin (USSR), Lyle Nelson (USA), Seba Johnson (Virgin Islands), and Brian Orser (Canada), all of whom carry the flags for their respective countries.
McKay covers the torch's journey through the streets of Calgary towards the Opening Ceremony.
Canadian singers Gordon Lightfoot and Ian Tyson perform "Alberta Bound" and "Four Strong Winds."
Sports commentator Donna de Varona interviews biathlete Lyle Nelson (USA) about his excitement for the upcoming games.
McKay covers OCO Chairman Frank King and International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch as they officially open the Olympic Games.
De Varona interviews curler Erika Brown (USA) about being the youngest member of the American team.
McKay covers Salko Selimovic, the mayor of Sarejevo, as he passes the Olympic flag on to Canada.
Notable commercials and/or promos include: Pusko Jezic for Dow; Jamie Lee Curtis and OJ Simpson for Hertz.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 13, 1988
- RUNNING TIME: 01:03:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:14989
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1988, Winter, Calgary; Olympics; Opening Ceremony
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Apple
- TV - Commercials - Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance
- TV - Commercials - Bud Light beers
- TV - Commercials - Ford automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Hertz
- TV - Commercials - K-Mart stores
- TV - Commercials - Kellogg's Corn Flakes cereal
- TV - Commercials - Maxwell House coffee
- TV - Commercials - Merrill Lynch
- TV - Commercials - Miller Lite beers
- TV - Commercials - New York Life insurance
- TV - Commercials - NutraSweet
- TV - Commercials - Visa credit cards
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Donna de Varona … Sports Commentator
- Nick Phipps … Athlete
- Andreas Wenzel … Athlete
- Armand Wagener … Athlete
- Riccardo Olavarrieta … Athlete
- Albert Grimaldi … Athlete
- Mustapha Naitlho … Athlete
- Nicola Ercolani … Athlete
- Thomas Wassberg … Athlete
- Michela Figini … Athlete
- Chen Chin-San … Athlete
- Abdullah Yilmaz … Athlete
- Andrei Bukin … Athlete
- Lyle Nelson … Athlete
- Seba Johnson … Athlete
- Brian Orser … Athlete
- Erika Brown … Athlete
- Ian Tyson … Performer
- Gordon Lightfoot … Performer
- Frank King … Cameo
- Juan Antonio Samaranch … Cameo
- Salko Selimovic … Cameo
- Jezic Pusko … Talent, Dow Commercial
- Jamie Lee Curtis … Talent, Hertz Commercial
- O.J. Simpson … Talent, Hertz Commercial