OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XV {1988 CALGARY OLYMPICS} {1988/02/26}, PT. 1 (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. McKay highlights past events in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games including the opening ceremony and the lighting of the Olympic Flame. McKay recaps the men's figure skater short program performances of Brian Orser (Canada) and Brian Boitano (USA); Orser won the short program but Boitano is the overall leader; two nights later Boitano performs his routine first and wins the gold. Men's speed skater Dan Jansen (USA) races in the 500m race as he just learned of the tragic news of his sister's Jane death due to leukemia; Jansen (USA) falls in the 500m race and 4 days later falls again in the 1000m race. Women's speed skater Bonnie Blair (USA) races in the 500m race and breaks the world record with a time of 39.10. Men's speed skater Eric Flaim (USA) breaks the world record in the 1500m race with a time of 1:52.12. Men's skier Yvonne van Gennip (Holland) breaks two world records and wins three gold medals. Men's downhill skier Peter Mueller (Switzerland) is currently in first with a time of 2:00.14. Men's downhill skier Pirmin Zurbriggen (Switzerland) takes the lead with a time of 1:59.63 and wins the gold medal. Men's skier Alberto Tomba (Italy) loses control in the Super G within the first ten seconds of his run; wins the gold in the giant slalom with a time of 1:02.46; and wins another gold medal in the slalom with a time of 47.85. Women's downhill skier Karen Percy (Canada) takes the bronze with a time of 1:26.62; Marina Kiehl (West Germany) takes the gold with a time of 1:25.86; Brigitte Oertli (Switzerland) takes the silver with a time of 1:26.61; Edith Thys (USA) finishes with a time of 1:28.53. Women's giant slalom Vreni Schneider (Switzerland) takes the gold with a time of 2:06.49; Christa Kinshofer (West Germany) takes the silver with a time of 2:07.42 and Maria Walliser (Switzerland) takes the bronze with a time of 2:07.72. Women's slalom skier Schneider (Switzerland) takes the gold with a time of 47.88. Pairs figure skaters Yekaterina Gordeeva (USSR) and Sergei Grinkov (USSR) win the gold; Jill Watson (USA) and Peter Oppegard (USA) win the bronze. Jamaican 2-man bobsled team came in 30 out of 41 sleds; Jamaican 4-man bobsled team provides a bit of a scare due to their crash in their third run; 4-man USA bobsled team was in first until East Germany knocked them out; 4-man Switzerland bobsled team took it from East Germany; Soviet Union finishes with the bronze knocking the USA team out of a medal. Brother and sister pairs figure skaters Isabelle Duchesnay (France) and Paul Duchesnay (France) perform their routine.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 26, 1988
- RUNNING TIME: 01:01:47
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:15833
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic games - 1988 - Winter; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1988, Winter, Calgary; Olympics; Figure Skating, individual men; Short Track Speed Skating, 500m men; Short Track Speed Skating, 1000m men; Short Track Speed Skating, 500m women; Short Track Speed Skating, 1500m men; Alpine Skiing, downhill men; Alpine Skiing, super-G men; Alpine Skiing, giant slalom men; Alpine Skiing, slalom men; Alpine Skiing, downhill women; Alpine Skiing, giant slalom women; Alpine Skiing, slalom women; Figure Skating, pairs mixed; Bobsleigh, four-man men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Brian Orser … Athlete
- Brian Boitano … Athlete
- Dan Jansen … Athlete
- Bonnie Blair … Athlete
- Eric Flaim … Athlete
- Yvonne van Gennip … Athlete
- Peter Mueller … Athlete
- Pirmin Zurbriggen … Athlete
- Alberto Tomba … Athlete
- Karen Percy … Athlete
- Marina Kiehl … Athlete
- Brigitte Oertli … Athlete
- Edith Thys … Athlete
- Vreni Schneider … Athlete
- Christa Kinschofer … Athlete
- Maria Walliser … Athlete
- Yekaterina Gordeeva … Athlete
- Sergei Grinkov … Athlete
- Jill Watson … Athlete
- Peter Oppegard … Athlete
- Isabelle Duchesnay … Athlete
- Paul Duchesnay … Athlete