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OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XII {1976 INNSBRUCK OLYMPICS} {1976/02/06}: ICE HOCKEY: USA VS. USSR (TV)

Summary

This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1976 XII Olympic Winter Games from Innsbruck. 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. Sports commentators Chris Schenkel and Dick Button cover the ice dancing event. Sports commentators Curt Gowdy and Brian Conacher cover the ice hockey game between the Soviet Union and the United States, the first event of the Olympic Games for both teams. Alexander Maltsev (USSR) scores a goal at 8:33 in the first period to make the score 1-0, with the Soviet Union in the lead. Sergei Kapustin (USSR) scores a goal at 12:25 in the first period to make the score 2-0. Maltsev scores his second goal in the first period to make the score 3-0. Sports commentators Frank Gifford, Bob Beattie, and McKay recap downhill skiing results; Franz Klammer (Austria) wins the gold medal; Bernhard Russi (Switzerland) wins the silver medal; and Herbert Plank (Italy) wins the bronze medal. Schenkel and Button cover additional ice dancing performances. Schenkel and Button cover the current standings with Lyudmila Pakhomova (USSR) and Aleksandr Gorshkov (USSR) in first place; Irina Moiseeva (USSR) and Andrei Minenkov (USSR) in second place; and Colleen O'Connor (USA) and Jim Millns (USA) in third place. Button interviews O’Connor and Millns regarding how they feel about their performances and what they think about the judging so far. McKay covers figure skaters Hillary Green (Great Britain) and Glynn Watts (Great Britain) and depicts their home lives, where they practice, and their different personalities.

Details

  • NETWORK: ABC
  • DATE: February 6, 1976 9:00 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 00:51:26
  • COLOR/B&W: Color
  • CATALOG ID: B:31151
  • GENRE: Sports
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Skiing; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1976, Winter, Innsbruck; Olympics; Figure Skating, ice dancing mixed; Ice Hockey, ice hockey men; Alpine Skiing, downhill men
  • SERIES RUN: N/A
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
  • Chris Schenkel … Sports Commentator
  • Dick Button … Sports Commentator
  • Frank Gifford … Sports Commentator
  • Bob Beattie … Sports Commentator
  • Brian Conacher … Sports Commentator
  • Curt Gowdy … Sports Commentator
  • Aleksandr Maltsev … Athlete
  • Sergei Kapustin … Athlete
  • Lyudmila Pakhomova … Athlete
  • Aleksandr Gorshkov … Athlete
  • Irina Moiseeva … Athlete
  • Andrei Minenkov … Athlete
  • Franz Klammer … Athlete
  • Colleen O'Connor … Athlete
  • Jim Millns … Athlete
  • Bernhard Russi … Athlete
  • Hillary Green … Athlete
  • Glynn Watts … Athlete
  • Herbert Plank … Athlete