OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XIII {1980 LAKE PLACID OLYMPICS} {1980/02/16}, PART 5 (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 events and highlights. McKay highlights speed skater Eric Heiden (USA) as favored to win 5 Olympic medals in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games. Overview highlights Olympic sponsors Chevrolet, McDonald's and Stanley as bringing this segment of Winter Olympic Games. Sports commentators Bob Beattie and Frank Gifford cover top contenders Marie-Theres Nadig (Switzerland) and Annemarie Moser-Proell (Austria) for women's downhill skiing. McKay profiles Moser-Proell (Austria) at home in Austria on childhood and success. Beattie interviews Cindy Nelson (USA) on preparing for women's downhill skiing. Beattie interviews Heidi Pruess (USA) on third place position going into finals. McKay provides coverage of Nadig in women's downhill skiing as she wins the gold medal with a time of 1:46.76, and Moser-Proell as she wins the silver medal with a time of 1:47.04. Sports commentator Keith Jackson provides coverage on Eric Heiden (USA) in men's 5000 meter speed skating. Heiden is competing for his second successive gold medal. Sports commentators Sheila Young-Ochowicz and Jackson provide coverage on Tom Oxholm (Norway) who sets new Olympic record with a time of 7:05.59. Jackson covers interview with Dianne Holum, coach for Heiden, on preparation for the 5000 meter men's speed skating. Jackson and Young-Ochowicz cover Hilbert van der Duim (Netherlands) and Heiden for 5000 meter men's speed skating. Heiden sets a new Olympic record with time of 7:02.29. Jackson covers Kay Stenshjemmet (Norway) as he wins the silver medal with a time of 7:03.28 and Heiden (USA) as he wins the gold medal. Sports commentator Sandy Hill covers the trading of pins on Main Street in Lake Placid by spectators from various countries. McKay provides coverage of men's single luge, where after the third round Ernst Haspinger (Italy) holds first place with a time of 2:10.86 and Bernhard Glass (East Germany) holds second place with a time of 2:11.31. Notable commercials and/or promos include Dorothy Hamill for the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 16, 1980 09:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:01:47
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:00063
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1980, Winter, Lake Placid; Olympics; Alpine Skiing, downhill women; Speed Skating, 5000m men; Luge, singles men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - McDonalds
- TV - Commercials - Stanley Tools
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Bob Beattie … Sports Commentator
- Frank Gifford … Sports Commentator
- Keith Jackson … Sports Commentator
- Sheila Young-Ochowicz … Sports Commentator
- Sandy Hill … Sports Commentator
- Eric Heiden … Athlete
- Marie-Theres Nadig … Athlete
- Annemarie Moser-Proell … Athlete
- Cindy Nelson … Athlete
- Heidi Pruess … Athlete
- Tom Oxholm … Athlete
- Hilbert van der Duim … Athlete
- Kay Stenshjemmet … Athlete
- Ernst Haspinger … Athlete
- Bernhard Glass … Athlete
- Dianne Holum … Coach
- Dorothy Hamill … Talent, Olympic commercial