OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XIII {1980 LAKE PLACID OLYMPICS} {1980/02/14}, PART 1 (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1980 XIII Olympic Winter Games from Lake Placid. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Jim McKay presides throughout this portion and introduces various sports and events. Sports commentators Frank Gifford and Bob Beattie provide a retrospective of Franz Klammer's (Austria) gold medal run in men's downhill skiing in the 1976 Olympic Games. Gifford and Beattie provide coverage of men's downhill skiing. Favorites include: Ken Mead (Canada), Peter Mueller (Switzerland), Peter Wirnsberger (Austria), Harti Weirather (Austria), Erik Haaker (Norway), Herbert Plank (Italy), Steve Podborski (Canada), and Leonhard Stock (Austria). There is also a segment highlighting Mueller’s life, family, and journey to the Olympics. Alpine skier Ken Read (Canada) is interviewed about the Canadian team and their nickname, the "Kamikaze Canadians". There is a segment on the manufacturing and waxing of skis. Jim Arnold of the K2 Ski company is interviewed about the process of preparing skis for Olympic competition. Beattie interviews Stock about his run and current position of first place in the standings. Wirnsberger is in second, Podborski is in third, Mueller is in fourth, and Plank is in fifth. Beattie interviews Read about falling in his final run of the men's downhill skiing competition. Sports commentators Al Michaels and Ken Dryden recap the men's hockey game between the United States and Czechoslovakia. The score is 2-2 after the first period. Notable commercials and/or promos include: David Hartman for Good Morning America; and Richard Dawson for Family Feud.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 14, 1980
- RUNNING TIME: 01:02:16
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:00053
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1980, Winter, Lake Placid; Olympics; Alpine Skiing, downhill men; Ice Hockey, ice hockey men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - Fram
- TV - Commercials - Ortega
- TV - Commercials - Schlitz
- TV - Promos - Family Feud
- TV - Promos - Good Morning America
- TV - Promos - One in a Million
- TV - Promos - The Ropers
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Frank Gifford … Sports Commentator
- Bob Beattie … Sports Commentator
- Ken Dryden … Sports Commentator
- Al Michaels … Sports Commentator
- Franz Klammer … Athlete
- Peter Mueller … Athlete
- Peter Wirnsberger … Athlete
- Harti Weirather … Athlete
- Erik Haaker … Athlete
- Herbert Plank … Athlete
- Steve Podborski … Athlete
- Leonhard Stock … Athlete
- Ken Read … Athlete
- Jim Arnold
- Richard Dawson … Talent, Family Feud promo
- David Hartman … Talent, Good Morning America promo