OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XIV {1984 SARAJEVO OLYMPICS} {1984/02/08}, PART 2: OPENING CEREMONY (TV)
Summary
This program presents coverage of the 1984 XIV Olympic Winter Games from Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Highlights of this portion include the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Jim McKay presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights. Sports commentator Jack Whitaker profiles the history of the Olympic Torch and explains the route it has taken from Greece to Sarajevo. Jim McKay covers the Opening Ceremony and the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron by 19 year old Yugoslavian figure skater Sandra Dubravcic (Yugoslavia). Whitaker provides a retrospective of the controversy surrounding downhill skiing and the East German team during the 1968 Olympics. McKay covers the administration of the oaths for competitors and judges. Alpine skier Bojan Krizaj (Yugoslavia) conducts the oath for the athletes while Miodrag Perovic conducts the oath for the judges. McKay covers some of the entertainment aspects of the opening ceremony with Yugoslavian singing and dancing. Sports commentators Frank Gifford and Bob Beattie cover the 5th and final day of training for the men's downhill skiing and the preparation involved. Gifford profiles downhill skier Bill Johnson (USA) and his rise to the ranks of being a top contender. Gifford profiles Olympic down hill skier Franz Klammer (Austria) and his wife Eva, how they met, the dangers he faces everyday out on the slopes, and Klammer's older brother who was paralyzed while downhill skiing. Beattie interviews Olympic downhill skier Bill Johnson (USA) about the course and his chance to win the gold medal. Whitaker highlights a series of Olympic events and speculates on the chances of the USA competitors to earn medals in those events. Michaels previews the USA Hockey game against Czechoslovakia tomorrow night and the USA team's chances for a rebound after the loss to Canada. Sports commentator Mike Eruzione interviews USA Hockey players; Marc Behrend USA), Mark Fusco (USA), Pat LaFontaine(USA), as well as USA Team head coach Lou Vario regarding their loss to Canada and their readiness to face Czechoslovakia tomorrow night. Notable commercials and/or promos include Buck Buchanan and D.D. Lewis for Lite Beer.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 8, 1984 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:01:28
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:00813
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1984, Winter, Sarajevo; Olympics; Opening Ceremony
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - American Express
- TV - Commercials - Kmart
- TV - Commercials - Lite Beer
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Spartus Vitamins
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Jack Whitaker … Sports Commentator
- Al Michaels … Sports Commentator
- Mike Eruzione … Sports Commentator
- Frank Gifford … Sports Commentator
- Bob Beattie … Sports Commentator
- Sandra Dubravcic … Athlete
- Bojan Krizaj … Athlete
- Marc Behrend … Athlete
- Mark Fusco … Athlete
- Pat LaFontaine … Athlete
- Bill Johnson … Athlete
- Franz Klammer … Athlete
- Lou Vairo … Coach
- Miodrag Perovic
- Buck Buchanan … Talent, Lite Beer Commercial
- D.D. Lewis … Talent, Lite Beer Commercial