OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XIII {1980 LAKE PLACID OLYMPICS} {1980/02/17}, PART 4 (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. Sports commentators Bob Beattie and Frank Gifford provide coverage of the women's downhill skiing event. Beattie and Gifford cover the favorites in the women's downhill: Marie-Theres Nadig (Switzerland), Annemarie Moser-Proell (Austria), Cindy Nelson (USA), and Hedi Preuss (USA). Gifford covers a segment about the United States men's and women's downhill training during the off season. Gifford provides current standing in women's downhill: Jana Soltysova (Czechosovakia) is in the lead with a time of 1.40.71; Laurie Graham (Canada) is in second with a time of 1.40.74; and Bernadette Zurbriggen (Switzerland) is in third with a time of 1.40.74. Gifford and Beattie provide coverage of Moser-Proell as she takes the lead with a time of 1:37.52. Gifford interviews Nelson in her home town of Lutsen, Minnesota. Beattie interviews Preuss about her how she learned to ski. Beattie also interviews Moser-Proell. Beattie interviews Nelson and Preuss about their performances in this year's Olympic Games. The final results for the Women's downhill skiing event are: Annemarie Moser-Proell (Austria) wins the gold medal with a time of 1.37.52; Hanni Wenzel (Lichtenstein) wins the silver medal with a time of 1.38.22; and Marie-Theres Nadig (Switzerland) wins the bronze medal with a time of 1.38.36. McKay then introduces the pairs mixed figure skating. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Chevrolet; Lanier; Goodyear; Maxwell House Coffee; Alka-Seltzer; Merrill Lynch; and McDonalds.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 17, 1980 07:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:02:21
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:00069
- 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; Figure Skating, pairs mixed
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - Goodyear
- TV - Commercials - Lanier
- TV - Commercials - Maxwell House Coffee
- TV - Commercials - McDonalds
- TV - Commercials - Merill Lynch
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Bob Beattie … Sports Commentator
- Frank Gifford … Sports Commentator
- Marie-Theres Nadig … Athlete
- Annemarie Moser-Proell … Athlete
- Cindy Nelson … Athlete
- Hedi Preuss … Athlete
- Hanni Wenzel … Athlete
- Jana Soltysova … Athlete
- Laurie Graham … Athlete
- Bernadette Zurbriggen … Athlete