OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XIX {2002 SALT LAKE CITY OLYMPICS}: DAY 3 {PART 2 OF 3} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 2002 XIX Olympic Winter Games from Salt Lake City. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Bob Costas presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights. Sports commentators Tim Ryan and Todd Brooker cover the men's downhill alpine skiing event. Fritz Strobl (Austria) wins the gold medal with a time of 1:39.13; Lasse Kjus (Norway) wins the silver medal with a time of 1:39.35; and Stephan Eberharter (Austria) wins the bronze medal with a time of 1:39.41. Kjetil Andre Aamodt (Norway) finishes fourth with a time of 1:39.78, Daron Rahlves (USA) finishes sixteenth with a time of 1:40.84, and Marco Sullivan (USA) finishes in ninth place with 1:40.37. Sports commentator Christin Cooper interviews Rahlves on location after his run. Sports commentator Sara James covers a segment on spectators climbing the "golden mile" both by bus or on foot to get into position for viewing events such as alpine skiing and ski jump. Sports commentators Mike Breen and Jeff Hastings cover round one of the men's K90 ski jump finals. Janne Ahonen (Finland) jumps 95.5 meters and takes fourth place. Veli-Matti Lindstrom (Finland) jumps 95.0 meters and takes fifth place. Simon Ammann (Switzerland) takes first place with a jump of 98.0 meters. Martin Schmitt (Germany) jumps 94.5 meters and takes sixth place. Sven Hannawald (Germany) jumps 97.0 meters and takes second place. Adam Malysz (Poland) takes third place with a jump of 98.5 meters. Sports commentator Jimmy Roberts profiles former ski jump competitor Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards. Current ski jump competitor Glynn Pedersen (Great Britain) is also included in the segment. Final standings of the men's K90 ski jump event: Simon Ammann (Switzerland) wins the gold medal with a total distance of 269.0 meters; Sven Hannawald (Germany) wins the silver medal with a total distance of 267.5 meters; and Adam Malysz (Poland) wins the bronze medal with a total distance of 263.0 meters. Sports commentator Len Burman interviews Ammann immediately following his last jump. Costas covers the women's half-pipe snowboarding medal ceremony. Fabienne Reuteler (Switzerland) receives the bronze medal, Doriane Vidal (France) receives the silver medal, and Kelly Clark (USA) receives the gold medal. Sports commentator Jim McKay profiles Bill Johnson, gold medalist in men's downhill skiing in XIV Olympics. Johnson suffered brain damage due to a skiing accident in 2001. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Tara Lipinski for Office Depot office supply stores.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: February 10, 2002
- RUNNING TIME: 01:33:03
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112330
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 2002, Winter, Salt Lake City; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Alpine Skiing, downhill men; Ski Jumping, K90 individual (70m) men; Snowboard, Half-pipe women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
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CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Tim Ryan … Sports Commentator
- Todd Brooker … Sports Commentator
- Mike Breen … Sports Commentator
- Jeff Hastings … Sports Commentator
- Jimmy Roberts … Sports Commentator
- Len Burman … Sports Commentator
- Jim McKay … Sports Commentator
- Christin Cooper … Sports Commentator
- Sara James … Sports Commentator
- Fritz Strobl … Athlete
- Kjetil Andre Aamodt … Athlete
- Lasse Kjus … Athlete
- Daron Rahlves … Athlete
- Marco Sullivan … Athlete
- Janne Ahonen … Athlete
- Veli-Matti Lindstrom … Athlete
- Simon Ammann … Athlete
- Martin Schmitt … Athlete
- Sven Hannawald … Athlete
- Adam Malysz … Athlete
- Glynn Pedersen … Athlete
- Fabienne Reuteler … Athlete
- Doriane Vidal … Athlete
- Kelly Clark … Athlete
- Stephan Eberharter … Athlete
- Eddie Edwards … Subject
- Bill Johnson … Subject
- Tara Lipinski … Talent, Office Depot commercial