OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVII {1994 LILLEHAMMER OLYMPICS}: DAY 14 {PART 4 OF 5} LADIES FIGURE SKATING LONG PROGRAM (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 and introduces segments and highlights from the long program of the women’s figure skating event.

Sports commentators Verne Lundquist, Scott Hamilton, and Tracy Wilson report from the Northern Lights Hall in Hamar on the women’s figure skating event, as the competitors begin their long program.

Lundquist and Hamilton offer commentary as Tonya Harding (USA) skates her long program after delaying her entrance due to a problem with her laces. After experiencing further problems during her program, she stops after her first jump and consults the referee, who allows her to try tying her laces again.

While Harding attempts to fix her laces, Josée Chouinard (Canada) is called upon to skate her long program. She scores technical merit results ranging from 5.0 to 5.5, and artistic impression results ranging from 5.1 to 5.6. The judges decide to allow Harding to skate later in the program. Wilson asks Chouinard if Harding’s difficulties affected her performance.

Lundquist and Hamilton offer commentary as Yuka Sato (Japan) skates her long program. She scores technical merit results ranging from 5.5 to 5.7, and artistic impression marks ranging from 5.5 to 5.7.

Harding takes the ice again after resolving the difficulty with her laces. She receives technical marks ranging from 5.5 to 5.7, and artistic impression marks ranging from 5.3 to 5.6. Later, Wilson interviews Harding about her difficulties.

Lundquist and Hamilton offer commentary as Chen Lu (China) skates her long program. She scores technical marks ranging from 5.6 to 5.8, and artistic impression marks ranging from 5.7 to 5.8.

Nancy Kerrigan (USA) skates her long program. She scores technical marks ranging from 5.7 to 5.8, and artistic impression marks ranging from 5.8 to 5.9.

Lundquist and Hamilton offer commentary as Oksana Baiul (Ukraine) skates her long program. She scores technical marks ranging from 5.5 to 5.9, and artistic impression marks ranging from 5.8 to 5.9, placing her just above Kerrigan.

Surya Bonaly (France) skates her long program. She earns technical marks ranging from 5.6 to 5.8, and artistic impression marks ranging from 5.6 to 5.7.

The final competitor, Katarina Witt (Germany), skates her long program, earning technical marks ranging from 4.8 to 5.5, and artistic impression marks ranging from 5.1 to 5.8.

Final results: Oksana Baiul (Ukraine) wins the gold medal with technical scores ranging from 5.5 to 5.9 and artistic marks ranging from 5.8 to 5.9; Nancy Kerrigan (USA) wins the silver medal with technical scores ranging from 5.7 to 5.8 and artistic impression marks ranging from 5.8 to 5.9; and Chen Lu (China) wins the bronze medal with technical scores ranging from 5.6 to 5.8 and artistic marks ranging from 5.7 to 5.8.

The commentators watch backstage footage of the winners and discuss the results, focusing on Baiul’s extremely narrow margin of victory over Kerrigan. Wilson interviews Baiul, then Kerrigan, with each discussing the performances.

Gumbel offers commentary before footage of the medal ceremony is shown.

Notable commercials include: Kerrigan for Reebok footwear; Maxine Dahn for American Express credit cards; Al Gutierrez and Sandra Moore for State Farm insurance; and Candice Bergen for Sprint phone service.

Details

• NETWORK: CBS
• DATE: February 25, 1994 Friday 9:30 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 01:52:46
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T:40127
• GENRE: Sports
• SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1994, Winter, Lillehammer; Olympics; Sports; Figure Skating, individual women
• SERIES RUN: CBS - TV, 1994
• COMMERCIALS:
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  • TV - Commercials - John Hancock investment firm
  • TV - Commercials - Johnson's Baby Shampoo
  • TV - Commercials - K-Mart stores
  • TV - Commercials - KLM and Northwest airlines
  • TV - Commercials - Kodak film
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  • TV - Commercials - Neon automobiles
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  • TV - Commercials - Nestle Sweet Success weight loss plan (shakes)
  • TV - Commercials - Northwestern Mutual Life insurance company
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  • TV - Commercials - Sprint phone service
  • TV - Commercials - State Farm insurance
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CREDITS

• Greg Gumbel … Anchor Sports Commentator
• Verne Lundquist … Sports Commentator
• Scott Hamilton … Sports Commentator
• Tracy Wilson … Sports Commentator
• Oksana Baiul … Athlete
• Nancy Kerrigan … Athlete
• Katarina Witt … Athlete
• Tonya Harding … Athlete
• Josee Chouinard … Athlete
• Yuka Sato … Athlete
• Surya Bonaly … Athlete
• Lu Chen … Athlete
• Diane Rawlinson … Coach
• Peter Dunfield … Coach
• Nobuo Sato … Coach
• Galina Zmievskaya … Coach
• Katerina Gordeyeva
• Sergei Grinkov
• Al Harding
• Jan Hoffman
• Brenda Kerrigan
• Daniel Kerrigan
• Viktor Petrenko
• Gale Tanger
• Nancy Kerrigan … Talent, Reebok commercials, Disney World commercials
• Maxine Dahn … Talent, American Express commercials
• Al Gutierrez … Talent, State Farm commercials
• Sandra Moore … Talent, State Farm commercials
• Candice Bergen … Talent, Sprint commercials