OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XIII {1980 LAKE PLACID OLYMPICS} {1980/02/23}, 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.
[Unidentified in this portion] covers women's slalom skier Perrine Pelen (France) who is disqualified due to her fall in the race.
[Unidentified in this portion] covers women's slalom skier Nadezdha Patrakeeva (Soviet Union) race with a time of 45.78.
[Unidentified in this portion] covers women's slalom skier Christa Kinshofer (West Germany) race with a time of 43.76.
[Unidentified in this portion] covers women's slalom skier Hanni Wenzel (Liechtenstein) race with a time of 42.59.
[Unidentified in this portion] provides the women's slalom final run standings: Wenzel (Liechtenstein) in first place with an overall time of 1:25.09; Kinshofer (West Germany) in second place with an overall time of 1:26.50; and Erika Hess (Switzerland) in third place with an overall time of 1:27.89.
[Unidentified in this portion] covers women's slalom skier Christin Cooper (USA) race with a time of 45.05.
[Unidentified in this portion] covers women's slalom skier Fabienne Serrat (France) and was disqualified as she missed the gate.
Andreas Wenzel, brother of Hanni Wenzel, gives his sister a congratulations hug.
[Unidentified in this portion] covers women's slalom skier Abbi Fisher (USA) who is disqualified due to her fall in the race.
[Unidentified in this portion] interviews women's slalom skier Fisher (USA) regarding her severely damaged knees due to her fall in Lake Placid, New York; Dr. Richard Steadman (US Team Orthopedic Surgeon) explains what exactly happened to Fisher's (USA) knee; in order for Fisher (USA) to come back she had to do intense physical therapy and workouts.
[Unidentified in this portion] provides women's slalom final results: Wenzel (Liechtenstein) in first place with an overall time of 1:25.09; Kinshofer (West Germany) in second place with an overall time of 1:26.50; Hess (Switzerland) in third place with an overall time of 1:27.89; Maria-Rosa Quario (Italy) in fourth place with an overall time of 1:27.92; Claudia Giordani (Italy) in fifth place with an overall time of 1:29.12; Cristin Cooper (USA) in eighth place with an overall time of 1:29.28; Cindy Nelson (USA) in eleventh place with an overall time of 1:30.85; Fisher (USA); and Tamara McKinney did not place due to disqualification.
Sports commentator interviews USA greatest skaters Carol Heiss Jenkins and Dr. Tenley Albright regarding their thoughts on the potential winners for free skating.
Button and McKay cover women's figure skater Emi Watanabe (Japan) performance and marks
Button and McKay cover women's figure skater Susanna Driano (Italy) performance and marks.
Button and McKay cover women's figure skater Heather Kemkaran (Canada) performance and marks.
Button and McKay cover women's figure skater Claudia Kristofics-Binder (Austria) performance and marks.
McKay recaps men's 90m ski jumper Jan Holmlund's (Sweden) tragic fall which resulted in a fractured collar bone.
Sports commentators Art Devlin and Chris Schenkel provide men's 90m ski jumping results after first jump: Hansjoerg Sumi (Switzerland) in first place with 135.0 points; Jonko Tormanen (Finland) in second place with 133.5 points; Hubert Neuper (Austria) in third place with 129.9 points; Steve Collins (Canada) in fourth place with 126.7 points; Jari Puikkonen (Finland) in fifth place with 126.4 points; and Toni Innauer (Austria) in sixth place with 126.2 points.
Devlin and Schenkel cover men's 90m ski jumper Walter Malmquist (USA) with a jump of 95.5m/313 feet.
Devlin and Schenkel cover men's 90m ski jumper Neuper (Austria) with a jump of 114.5m/376 feet.
Devlin and Schenkel cover men's 90m ski jumper Roger Ruud (Norway) with a jump of 109m/358 feet.
Devlin and Schenkel cover men's 90m ski jumper Puikkonen (Finland) with a jump of 108.5m/356 feet.
Devlin and Schenkel cover men's 90m ski jumper Hirokazu Yagi (Japan) with a jump of 105.5m/346 feet.
Devlin and Schenkel cover men's 90m ski jumper Tormanen (Finland) with a jump of 117m/384 feet.
Notable commercial include: Jean-Claude Killy for AMEX.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 23, 1980 09:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:02:23
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:00089
- GENRE: Sports; 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 women; Ski Jumping, K120 team (90m) men; Skiing, Ski Jumping, K120 team (90m) men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AMEX
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Dick Button … Sports Commentator
- Art Devlin … Sports Commentator
- Chris Schenkel … Sports Commentator
- Perrine Pelen … Athlete
- Nadezdha Patrakeeva … Athlete
- Christa Kinshofer … Athlete
- Hanni Wenzel … Athlete
- Erika Hess … Athlete
- Christin Cooper … Athlete
- Fabienne Serrat … Athlete
- Abbi Fisher … Athlete
- Emi Watanabe … Athlete
- Susanna Driano … Athlete
- Heather Kemkaran … Athlete
- Claudia Kristofics-Binder … Athlete
- Jan Holmlund … Athlete
- Hansjoerg Sumi … Athlete
- Juoko Tormanen … Athlete
- Hubert Neuper … Athlete
- Steve Collins … Athlete
- Jari Puikkonen … Athlete
- Toni Innauer … Athlete
- Walter Malmquist … Athlete
- Hirokazu Yagi … Athlete
- Roger Ruud … Athlete
- Tenley Albright
- Heiss Carol Jenkins
- Richard Steadman
- Andreas Wenzel
- Jean-Claude Killy … Talent, American Express commercial