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OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVII {1994 LILLEHAMMER OLYMPICS}: DAY 3 {PART 5 OF 5} (TV)

Summary

This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1994 XVII Olympic Winter Games from Lillehammer. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Greg Gumbel presides throughout this portion from the International Broadcast Center in Lillehammer. He introduces coverage of men’s luge and men’s 500-meter speed skating, among other segments and highlights. Sports commentator Ed Bradley profiles speed skater Dan Jansen (USA), discussing his ten year-long struggle to win an Olympic gold medal and his host of personal difficulties, including the sudden death of his sister in 1988, and the recent birth of his daughter. Gumbel covers other stories, such as a last-minute goalie change for the United States men’s ice hockey team; ice hockey coach Tim Taylor and goalie Mike Dunham (USA) are interviewed. Sports commentator John Davidson reports from outside of Haakons Hall in Lillehammer, offering further commentary on the situation with the United States Olympic ice hockey team. Gumbel also recaps the previous day’s ice hockey games, including 5-0 loss suffered by the Russian ice hockey team to Finland’s team, the Czech Republic’s 7-3 victory over Austria, and Germany’s 2-1 victory over Norway. Gumbel also reports on the continuing controversy surrounding figure skater Tonya Harding, covering her final public practice session in Clackamas, Oregon before she leaves for Lillehammer. Sports commentators Sean McDonough and Bonny Warner continue to offer commentary on the men’s luge competition at Hunderfossen as the lugers make their final runs. Wendel Suckow (USA) makes his final luge run, earning a time of 50.548, bringing his total time to 3:22.424. McDonough and Warner offer commentary on Armin Zoeggeler’s (Italy) final luge run. He finishes with a time of 50.426, bringing his total time to 3:21.833. Sports commentator Ray Gandolf profiles luger Georg Hackl (Germany), discussing luge history, his love of Bavarian beer and his hometown of Berchtesgaden, and his training methods. Afterwards, Hackl makes his final luge run, earning a time of 50.491, bringing his total time to 3:21.571. Markus Prock (Austria) makes his final luge run, earning a time of 50.552. This brings his total time up to 3:21.584, allowing Hackl to take the lead and thus the gold medal from him. The final standings are thus: Georg Hackl (Germany) wins the gold medal with a time of 3:21.571; Markus Prock (Austria) wins the silver medal with a time of 3:21.584; and Armin Zoeggeler (Italy) wins the bronze medal with a time of 3:21.833. Sports commentator John Morgan interviews Hackl about his gold medal win. Suckow is also interviewed about his 5th place finish. Sports commentator Al Trautwig recaps the events of the men’s 30-kilometer cross-country skiing competition, and profiles local resident Kaare Askjellrud. Trautwig profiles skier Bjorn Daehlie (Norway), discussing his chronic insomnia. He also highlights the performances of several skiers, including Luke Bodensteiner (USA), Thomas Alsgaard (Norway), and Vegard Ulvang (Norway). Sports commentators Dick Stockton and Eric Heiden report from the Viking Ship arena in Hamar on the men’s 500-meter speed-skating competition. The first pair to skate are Hongbo Liu (China) and Sylvain Bouchard (Canada). Hongbo beats Bouchard with a time of 36.54. Next, Stockton and Heiden commentate as Jansen races against Sean Ireland (Canada). Jansen beats Ireland with a time of 36.68, falling far short of expectations. The commentators discuss Jansen’s surprisingly poor performance and reactions from his supporters, such as his wife Robin Jansen and speed skater Bonnie Blair (USA). The 500-meter continues with Kim Yoon-man (South Korea) versus Roger Stroem (Norway). Stroem suffers a fall during the race, leaving Kim to finish alone with a time of 37.10. Sports commentator Michael Barkann interviews Jansen about his disappointment concerning his latest race. Stockton and Heiden offer commentary for the next race between Manabu Horii (Japan) and Patrick Kelly (Canada). Manabu beats Kelly with a time of 36.53, putting him in the lead. Next, Junichi Inoue (Japan) races against Igor Zhelezovsky (Belarus). Junichi beats Zhelezovsky with a time of 36.63. Barkann briefly interviews Jansen’s coach Peter Mueller. Stockton and Heiden offer commentary for the race between Yasunori Miyabe (Japan) and Sergei Klevchenya (Russia). Klevchenya beats Yasunori with a time of 36.39, putting him in first place and setting a new Olympic record. Next is the race between Hiroyasu Shimizu (Japan) and Mikhail Vostroknutov (Russia). Hiroyasu beats Vostroknutov with a time of 36.60. Barkann interviews Robin Jansen about her feelings concerning Jansen’s performance. Stockton and Heiden commentate on the next race between Aleksandr Golubev (Russia) and Grunde Njos (Norway). Golubev defeats Njos with a time of 36.33, taking the lead and breaking the Olympic record set by Klevchenya earlier in the competition. The final standings for the 500-meter speed skating competition are: Aleksandr Golubev (Russia) wins the gold medal with a time of 36.33; Sergei Klevchenya (Russia) wins the silver medal with a time of 36.39; and Manabu Horii (Japan) wins the bronze medal with a time of 36.53. Sports commentator Pat O’Brien offers a preview of Olympic highlights for the Late Night CBS Olympic coverage. A series of highlights from the pairs figure skating competition thus far is presented. Sports commentators Verne Lundquist and Scott Hamilton, reporting from the Northern Lights Hall in Hamar, offer a retrospective on the pairs figure skating competition, highlighting participants Yekaterina Gordeyeva (Russia), Sergei Grinkov (Russia), Isabelle Brasseur (Canada), Lloyd Eisler (Canada), Natalia Mishkutenok (Russia), Artur Dmitriev (Russia), Elizabeth Punsalan (USA), and Jerod Swallow (USA). Mishkutenok and Dmitriev’s coach Tamara Moskvina is interviewed about their performance. Lundquist and Hamilton offer further commentary on both the pairs and individual skaters, including Elvis Stojko (Canada). Sports commentator Tracy Wilson reports on an international ice sculpture competition. O’Brien presents a segment entitled “As the Skate World Turns,” concerning the relationship and upcoming marriage of figure skaters Jenni Meno (USA) and Todd Sand (USA), also concerning Sand’s former partner Natasha Kuchiki (USA) and Meno’s former partner Scott Wendland (USA). Sports commentator Charles Kuralt offers his own observations about the nature of Olympic competition and failure, particularly the disappointments suffered by Jansen, Kennedy, figure skaters Karen Courtland (USA), figure skater Todd Reynolds (USA), speed skater Rintje Ritsma (Netherlands), Stroem, skier Franz Heinzer (Switzerland), and speed skater Dave Besteman (USA). Gumbel says farewell over footage of the medal ceremony for the men’s 30-kilometer cross-country skiing competition, won by Alsgaard. Notable commercials include: Dave Thomas for Wendy’s; and Freddy Cole for Hilton.

Details

  • NETWORK: CBS
  • DATE: February 14, 1994 Monday 11:00 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 01:29:59
  • COLOR/B&W: Color
  • CATALOG ID: B:40055
  • GENRE: Sports
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1994, Winter, Lillehammer; Olympics; Sports; Speed Skating, 500m men; Ice Hockey, ice hockey men; Figure Skating, individual women; Luge, singles men; Cross Country Skiing, 30km men; Figure Skating, pairs mixed; Short Track Speed Skating, 500m men; Cross Country Skiing, 15km men; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The
  • SERIES RUN: CBS - TV, 1994
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CREDITS

  • Greg Gumbel … Anchor Sports Commentator
  • Ed Bradley … Sports Commentator
  • John Davidson … Sports Commentator
  • Sean McDonough … Sports Commentator
  • Bonny Warner … Sports Commentator
  • Ray Gandolf … Sports Commentator
  • John Morgan … Sports Commentator
  • Al Trautwig … Sports Commentator
  • Dick Stockton … Sports Commentator
  • Eric Heiden … Sports Commentator
  • Michael Barkann … Sports Commentator
  • Pat O'Brien … Sports Commentator
  • Verne Lundquist … Sports Commentator
  • Scott Hamilton … Sports Commentator
  • Tracy Wilson … Sports Commentator
  • Charles Kuralt … Sports Commentator
  • Dan Jansen … Athlete
  • Mike Dunham … Athlete
  • Tonya Harding … Athlete
  • Wendel Suckow … Athlete
  • Armin Zoeggeler … Athlete
  • Georg Hackl … Athlete
  • Markus Prock … Athlete
  • Isabelle Brasseur … Athlete
  • Lloyd Eisler … Athlete
  • Natalia Mishkutenok … Athlete
  • Artur Dmitriev … Athlete
  • Zsolt Antal … Athlete
  • Roegnvaldur Ingthorsson … Athlete
  • Vassili Gorbachev … Athlete
  • Bjorn Daehlie … Athlete
  • Luke Bodensteiner … Athlete
  • Thomas Alsgaard … Athlete
  • Vegard Ulvang … Athlete
  • Liu Hongbo … Athlete
  • Sylvain Bouchard … Athlete
  • Sean Ireland … Athlete
  • Bonnie Blair … Athlete
  • Yoon-man Kim … Athlete
  • Roger Stroem … Athlete
  • Horii Manabu … Athlete
  • Patrick Kelly … Athlete
  • Inoue Junichi … Athlete
  • Igor Zhelezovsky … Athlete
  • Miyabe Yasunori … Athlete
  • Sergei Klevchenya … Athlete
  • Shimizu Hiroyasu … Athlete
  • Mikhail VostrokNutov … Athlete
  • Aleksandr Golubev … Athlete
  • Grunde Njos … Athlete
  • Yekaterina Gordeyeva … Athlete
  • Sergei Grinkov … Athlete
  • Elizabeth Punsalan … Athlete
  • Jerod Swallow … Athlete
  • Elvis Stojko … Athlete
  • Jenni Meno … Athlete
  • Todd Sand … Athlete
  • Natasha Kuchiki … Athlete
  • Scott Wendland … Athlete
  • Karen Courtland … Athlete
  • Todd Reynolds … Athlete
  • Rintje Ritsma … Athlete
  • Franz Heinzer … Athlete
  • Tim Taylor … Coach
  • Peter Mueller … Coach
  • Tamara Moskvina … Coach
  • Kaare Askjellrud … Guest
  • Robin Jensen … Guest
  • Harry Jensen
  • Bjorn Pedersen
  • Dave Thomas … Talent, Wendy's commercial
  • Freddy Cole … Talent, Hilton commercial