OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVI {1992 ALBERTVILLE OLYMPICS} {1992/02/09}, PART 1 (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1992 XVI Olympic Winter Games from Albertville. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:
Anchor sports commentators Jim Nantz and Andrea Joyce preside throughout this portion and introduce various events and highlights.
Joyce recaps the first medals awarded in the Games so far: in the 15km women's cross-country skiing competition, Lyubov Yegorova (Unified Team) wins the gold, Marjut Lukkarinen (Finland) wins the silver and Yelena Välbe (Unified Team) wins the bronze.
Sports commentator (unidentified in this portion) interviews downhill skier Lucie LaRoche (Canada) about coming away unscathed following her nasty spill.
Sports commentators Mike Emrick, John Davidson and Mike Eruzione recap the Poland - Sweden ice hockey game, in which Sweden won 7-2.
Eruzione interviews 40-year old hockey player Börje Salming (Sweden) on Sweden's chances for gold and his experience in the Olympic Games following his successful NHL career.
Sports commentator Andy Rooney does a retrospect of the Opening Ceremony.
Nantz and Joyce interview cross-country skier Bill Koch (USA) on comeback and his role as flag-bearer during the opening ceremonies.
Barry Petersen reports on the Unified Team and the countries that are a part of the former USSR team. Peterson interviews Lou Lamoriello, president of the New Jersey Devils hockey team, concerning a number of the Unified Hockey Players who are leaving the team for professional hockey careers in the NHL.
Petersen interviews Vladimir Koval, the financial director for the Unified Team, on the large number of his good players leaving the team for the NHL and big money contracts.
Sports commentator Al Trautwig recaps the cross-country skiing 15km competition, highlighting Yelena Välbe of the Unified Team and her rise to top contender and the difficulties in her personal life.
Trautwig recaps the results of the cross-country 15km medal round in which Yelena Välbe wins a bronze medal despite a lackluster performance.
Trautwig interviews sports commentator cross-country skiing expert Paul Robbins on the prospects of Välbe winning five medals during the Games.
Sports commentators Phil Liggett and Jeff Hastings cover ski-jumping in the medal round: Ernst Vettori (Austria) wins the gold medal, Martin Höllwarth (Austria) wins the silver, and Toni Nieminen (Finland) wins the bronze.
Notable commercials and/or promos include Katrina Witt for Coca-Cola.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: February 9, 1992 9:00 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:03:29
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:26185
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1992, Winter, Albertville; Olympics; Luge, singles men; Ski Jumping, K120 individual (90m) men; Cross Country Skiing, 10km women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Chrysler automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola soft drinks
- TV - Commercials - Kodak
- TV - Commercials - M&M's candies
- TV - Commercials - Ray Ban Sunglasses
CREDITS
- Jim Nantz … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Andrea Joyce … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Mike Eruzione … Sports Commentator
- Andy Rooney … Sports Commentator
- Mike Emrick … Sports Commentator
- John Davidson … Sports Commentator
- Paul Robbins … Sports Commentator
- Al Trautwig … Sports Commentator
- Barry Peterson … Sports Commentator
- Phil Liggett … Sports Commentator
- Bill Koch … Athlete
- Börje Salming … Athlete
- Toni Nieminen … Athlete
- Ernst Vettori … Athlete
- Lyubov Yegorova … Athlete
- Yelena Välbe … Athlete
- Marjut Lukkarinen … Athlete
- Lucie LaRoche … Athlete
- Martin Höllwarth … Athlete
- Vladimir Koval … Guest
- Lou Lamoriello … Guest
- Katarina Witt … Talent, Coca-Cola commercial