OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XV {1988 CALGARY OLYMPICS} {1988/02/26}, PART 4 (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.
Sports commentator Curt Gowdy and Larry Mahan cover a portion of the rodeo event.
McKay reports the women's slalom standings after the first run: Vreni Schneider (Switzerland) is in first place with a time of 48.81; Camilla Nilsson (Sweden) is in second place with a time of 48.82; and Mateja Svet (Yugoslavia) is in third with a time of 49.21.
McKay interviews women's slalom competitor, Mateja Svet (Yugoslavia).
Final standings for women's slalom are reported: Schneider wins the gold with a time of 1:36.69; Svet wins the silver with a time of 1:38.37; and Christa Kinshofer (West Germany) wins bronze with a time of 1:38.40.
Gold medalist for women's slalom Vreni Schneider (Switzerland) is interviewed.
Silver medalist for women's slalom Mateja Svet (Yugoslavia) is interviewed.
McKay introduces the "Where Are We Now?" segment and interviews Tenley Albright (USA), who won the gold medal for ladies' figure skating at the 1956 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
McKay introduces the women's short track speed-skating 1,000-meter event.
Semifinals results for the second heat of the women's short track speed-skating 1,000-meter are reported: in first place is Annie Perreault (Canada), in second place is Ya Qiao (China), and in third place is Nathalie Lambert (Canada).
The women's short track speed-skating 1,000-meter final standings are announced, with Li Yan (China) in first place, Sylvie Daigle (Canada) in second place, and Monique Velzeboer (Holland) in third place.
McKay reports on the final results of the two-man bobsled event: the USSR's sled one takes the gold medal, East Germany's sled one takes silver, and East Germany's sled two wins the bronze.
McKay recaps the previous night's ladies' figure skating event. After the short program, Debi Thomas (USA) has the lead over Katarina Witt (East Germany).
Sports commentators Ken Dryden and Al Michaels report the final men's ice hockey scores. Sweden takes the gold medal after beating the USSR, 7-1.
McKay ends the program by reiterating the close competition between ladies' figure skaters Witt (East Germany) and Thomas (USA) as they continue to compete in the upcoming figure skating event.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 26, 1988 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:03:30
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:15974
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1988, Winter, Calgary; Olympics; Alpine Skiing, slalom women; Short Track Speed Skating, 1000m women; Figure Skating, individual women; Bobsleigh, two-man men
- SERIES RUN: ABC
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CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Curt Gowdy … Sports Commentator
- Larry Mahan … Sports Commentator
- Al Michaels … Sports Commentator
- Ken Dryden … Sports Commentator
- Vreni Schneider … Athlete
- Camilla Nilsson … Athlete
- Mateja Svet … Athlete
- Christa Kinshofer … Athlete
- Annie Perreault … Athlete
- Qiao Ya … Athlete
- Nathalie Lambert … Athlete
- Li Yan … Athlete
- Sylvie Daigle … Athlete
- Monique Velzeboer … Athlete
- Debi Thomas … Athlete
- Katarina Witt … Athlete
- Tenley Albright … Guest