OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XX {2006 TURIN OLYMPICS}: DAY 4 {PART 2} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 2006 XX Olympic Winter Games from Turin. 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 Tom Hammond, Dick Button, and Sandra Bezic cover the pairs mixed figure skating event. Shen Xue (China) and Zhao Hongbo (China) score a 124.59 on their performance. Aliona Savchenko (Germany) and Robin Szolkowy (Germany) score a 119.19 on their performance. John Baldwin (USA) and Rena Inoue (USA) score a 113.74 on their performance. Sports commentator Pat Parnell and Todd Richards cover the first run of the women's snowboarding half-pipe finals. Hannah Teter (USA) scores a 44.6 on her run. Gretchen Bleiler (USA) scores a 41.5 on her run. Kelly Clark (USA) scores a 41.1 on her run. Parnell and Richards cover the second run of the women's snowboarding half-pipe finals. Torah Bright (Australia) scores a 41.0 on her run. Elena Hight (USA) scores a 37.8 on her run. Kjersti Buaas (Norway) scores a 42.0 on her run. Clark scores a 38.1 on her run. Bleiler scores a 43.4 on her run. Final results of women's snowboarding half-pipe event: Hannah Teter (USA) wins the gold medal with a combined score of 46.4; Gretchen Bleiler (USA) wins the silver medal with a combined score of 43.4; and Kjersti Buaas (Norway) wins the bronze medal with a combined score of 42.0. Sports commentator Tina Dixon interviews Teter on her gold medal finish in the women's half-pipe event. Sports commentators Dan Hicks and Dan Jansen cover the second race of the men's 500-meter speed skating finals. Yuya Oikawa (Japan) finishes with a time of 35.21. Yu Fengtong (China) finishes with a time of 35.23. Dmitry Dorofeyev (Russia) finishes with a time of 35.17. Jeremy Wotherspoon (Canada) finishes with a time of 35.68. Joey Cheek (USA) finishes with a time of 34.94. Lee Kang Seok (Korea) finishes with a time of 35.09. Final results of the men's 500-meter speed skating event: Joey Cheek (USA) wins the gold medal with a combined time of 69.76; Dmitry Dorofeyev (Russia) wins the silver medal with a combined time of 70.41; and Lee Kang Seok (Korea) wins the bronze medal with a combined time of 70.43. Hammond, Button, and Bezic cover the pair’s mixed figure skating event. Maria Petrova (Russia) and Alexei Tikhonov (Russia) score a 117.42 on their performance. Pang Qing (China) and Tong Jian (China) score a 123.48 on their performance. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Seth Wescott, Gretchen Bleiler, and Toby Dawson for Chevrolet automobiles; and Jeret Peterson, Derek Parra, Jillian Vogtli, Monte Meier, and Tony Benshoof for Home Depot home improvement stores.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: February 13, 2006
- RUNNING TIME: 01:33:38
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112807
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 2006, Winter, Turin; Olympics; Sports; Figure Skating, pairs mixed; Snowboard, Half-pipe women; Short Track Speed Skating, 500m men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - Allstate
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola
- TV - Commercials - DHL
- TV - Commercials - General Electric
- TV - Commercials - Home Depot
- TV - Commercials - Lenovo
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Visa
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Dick Button … Sports Commentator
- Pat Parnell … Sports Commentator
- Todd Richards … Sports Commentator
- Dan Hicks … Sports Commentator
- Dan Jansen … Sports Commentator
- Sandra Bezic … Sports Commentator
- Tina Dixon … Sports Commentator
- Zhao Hongbo … Athlete
- Robin Szolkowy … Athlete
- John Baldwin … Athlete
- Yuya Oikawa … Athlete
- Yu Fengtong … Athlete
- Dmitry Dorofeyev … Athlete
- Jeremy Wotherspoon … Athlete
- Joey Cheek … Athlete
- Lee Kang Seok … Athlete
- Alexei Tikhonov … Athlete
- Tong Jian … Athlete
- Shen Xue … Athlete
- Aliona Savchenko … Athlete
- Rena Inoue … Athlete
- Hannah Teter … Athlete
- Gretchen Bleiler … Athlete
- Kelly Clark … Athlete
- Torah Bright … Athlete
- Elena Hight … Athlete
- Kjersti Buaas … Athlete
- Maria Petrova … Athlete
- Pang Qing … Athlete
- Seth Wescott … Talent, Chevrolet commercial
- Toby Dawson … Talent, Chevrolet commercial
- Jeret Peterson … Talent, The Home Depot commercial
- Derek Parra … Talent, The Home Depot commercial
- Monte Meier … Talent, The Home Depot commercial
- Tony Benshoof … Talent, The Home Depot commercial
- Jillian Vogtli … Talent, The Home Depot commercial
- Gretchen Bleiler … Talent, Chevrolet commercial