OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XIII {1980 LAKE PLACID OLYMPICS} {1980/02/21}, PART 2 (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 commentators Jim McKay preside throughout this portion and introduce various events and highlights. Sports commentators Frank Gifford and Bob Beattie cover the women's downhill skiing event, featuring Erika Hess (Switzerland), Christa Kinshofer (West Germany), Irene Epple (West Germany), and Hanni Wenzel (Lichtenstein). Sports commentator Susie Patterson covers the conditions of the hill prior to the downhill skiing event. Gifford and Beattie cover the run of Fabienne Serrat (France) who finishes with a time of 1:26.29. She is followed by Hess, who crashes and does not complete her run. Kinshofer makes her downhill skiing run, finishing with a time of 1:27.44. Gifford and Beattie cover Epple making her downhill skiing run, finishing with a time of 1:27.79. Wenzel makes her own downhill run, finishing with a time of 1:27.33. McKay profiles Epple, who plans to go to medical school after the Olympic Games. Gifford highlights former competitor Jean Claude Killy, who won three gold medals in previous Olympic Games. Gifford and Beattie cover the women's giant slalom event. Perrine Pelen (France) finishes with a time of 1:26.96; Annemarie Moser-Proell (Austria) who finishes with a time of 1:27.55; and Christin Cooper (USA) finishes with a time of 1:28.10. The final standings of the women's giant slalom event: Hanni Wenzel (Lichtenstein) wins the gold medal with a time of 2:41.66; Irene Epple (West Germany) wins the silver medal with a time of 2:42.12; and Perrine Pelen (France) wins the bronze medal with a time of 2:42.41. Sports commentator Sandy Hill interviews Baron Edward von Falz-Fein, the founder of the Liechtenstein Olympic Committee, on the country's first gold medal. Sports commentator Bill Flemming covers the women's cross-country skiing 4x5 team relay race. Sports commentator Peter Graves covers how the tracks are set for cross-country skiing. Fleming covers the final standings of the women's 4x5km relay race: East Germany wins the gold medal with a time of 1:02:11.10; the Soviet Union wins the silver medal with a time of 1:03:18.30; and Norway wins the bronze medal with a time of 1:04:13.50. Sports commentator Dick Button highlights the upcoming men's figure skating event. Button profiles figure skaters Robin Cousins (Great Britain) and Jan Hoffman (Germany). McKay profiles figure skater David Santee (USA) and how he gets into the right frame of mind for competition. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Revlon cosmetics; Minute Maid orange juice; and Good Year tires.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 21, 1980 09:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:02:30
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:00080
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1980, Winter, Lake Placid; Olympics; Alpine Skiing, giant slalom women; Figure Skating, individual men; Alpine Skiing, downhill women; Cross Country Skiing, 4x5km relay women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Boeing
- TV - Commercials - Chevy
- TV - Commercials - Good Year
- TV - Commercials - Kodak
- TV - Commercials - Minute Maid
- TV - Commercials - Norelco
- TV - Commercials - Revlon
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Frank Gifford … Sports Commentator
- Bob Beattie … Sports Commentator
- Peter Graves … Sports Commentator
- Sandy Hill … Sports Commentator
- Bill Flemming … Sports Commentator
- Susie Patterson … Sports Commentator
- Erika Hess … Athlete
- Christa Kinschofer … Athlete
- Irene Epple … Athlete
- Hanni Wenzel … Athlete
- Fabienne Serrat … Athlete
- Perrine Pelen … Athlete
- Annemarie Moser-Proell … Athlete
- Christin Cooper … Athlete
- Robin Cousins … Athlete
- Jan Hoffmann … Athlete
- David Santee … Athlete
- Edward von Falz-Fein
- Jean-Claude Killy