OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XIV {1984 SARAJEVO OLYMPICS} {1984/02/15}, PART 3 (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1984 XIV Olympic Winter Games from Sarajevo. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:
Anchor sports commentator Jim McKay presides throughout this portion and introduces varies events and highlights.
Sports commentator Donna de Varona interviews the pair's figure skaters ice dancing contenders Judy Blumberg and Michael Seibert (USA) about how they felt when they finished fourth place instead of winning the bronze medal.
Sports commentator Jack Whitaker covers a retrospective of the 1936 Olympic Winter Games in Berlin ice hockey match with Great Britain defeating Canada. British team manager Bunny Adhearne comments about that historic game.
Sports commentators Al Michaels and Mike Eruzione cover the B group men's ice hockey preliminary round third period with Czechoslovakia 2-0 score over Canada.
In the third period at 6:38, Rodoslav Svoboda (Czechoslovakia) scores a goal with a slap shot giving Czechoslovakia a lead 3-0 over Canada.
Continuing in the 3rd period Vladimir Ruzicka (Czechoslovakia) at 14:08 sores a goal with Czechoslovakia now leading 4-0 over Canada.
McKay covers the B group men's ice hockey game final score with Czechoslovakia winning 4-0 over Canada.
Sports commentators Dick Button and McKay highlight the women's compulsory figure skaters Rosalynn Sumners (USA), Tiffany Chin (USA), Elaine Zayak (USA), Katarina Witt (East Germany) and Elena Vodorezova (USSR ) about how they achieved their goals to compete in the Games.
Button reviews the women's figure skating standings after the compulsory with the top contenders Rosalynn Sumners (USA) in first. Elena Vodorezova (USSR) in second, and Katrina Witt (East Germany) in third.
McKay covers the pair's ice dancing gold medalists Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (Great Britain) as they perform their free dance to Maurice Ravel's Bolero.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 15, 1984 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:01:34
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:00848
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1984, Winter, Sarajevo; Olympics; Figure Skating, ice dancing mixed; Ice Hockey, ice hockey men; Figure Skating, individual women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
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CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Donna de Varona … Sports Commentator
- Jack Whitaker … Sports Commentator
- Al Michaels … Sports Commentator
- Mike Eruzione … Sports Commentator
- Dick Button … Sports Commentator
- Judy Blumberg … Athlete
- Michael Seibert … Athlete
- Radoslav Svoboda … Athlete
- Vladimir Ruzicka … Athlete
- Rosalynn Sumners … Athlete
- Tiffany Chin … Athlete
- Elaine Zayak … Athlete
- Katarina Witt … Athlete
- Elena Vodorezova … Athlete
- Jayne Torvill … Athlete
- Christopher Dean … Athlete
- Bunny Ahearne … Guest
- Maurice Ravel