OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVII {1994 LILLEHAMMER OLYMPICS}: DAY 1 {PART 3 OF 3} LATE NIGHT SHOW (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1994 XVII Olympic Winter Games from Lillehammer. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Pat O'Brien presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights. O'Brien profiles thirty-three year old Ole Gunnar Fidjestoel (Norway). Fidjestoel was the official Olympic torchbearer until his last practice jump ended in a concussion. Sports commentator Charles Kuralt highlights a video of the Olympic Games opening ceremony, including speed skaters Bonnie Blair (USA) and Dan Jansen (USA), and hockey goal keeper Ray LeBlanc (USA). He also presents footage of falls suffered by women's alpine skiers. O'Brien provides “Rock 'n Roll” video highlights of the opening ceremony and ice hockey game between Finland and Czechoslovakia. O'Brien highlights Olympic torch lightings both past and present. O'Brien presents video highlights of top Olympic athletes, including figure skater Katarina Witt (Germany), Blair, figure skater Nancy Kerrigan (USA), Jansen, alpine skiers Alberto Tomba (Italy) and Tommy Moe (USA), and figure skater Viktor Petrenko (Ukraine). O'Brien interviews Moe regarding his practice runs and his feelings on potentially winning a gold medal. Sports commentators Mark Phillips and O’Brien discuss the fact that figure skater Tonya Harding (USA) has been permitted to compete in the Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee. Phillips also provides a behind the scenes video of the Olympic Games opening ceremony. Sports commentator Jim Gray highlights the different nations’ newspapers that can be obtained at the 1994 Olympic Games. O'Brien provides the "Quote of the Day" from International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch stating in reference to the war in Sarajevo: "Please stop fighting. Please stop killing. Drop your guns please." Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Larry Bird, Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley for McDonalds restaurants; Dave Thomas and Kristi Yamaguchi for Wendy's restaurants; Candice Bergen for Sprint phone service; and Dan Rather and Connie Chung for “CBS Evening News.”
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: February 12, 1994 11:35 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 00:58:55
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:39641
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1994, Winter, Lillehammer; Olympics; Ice Hockey, ice hockey men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - McDonalds
- TV - Commercials - Sprint
- TV - Commercials - Wendy's
- TV - Promos - CBS Evening News
CREDITS
- Pat O'Brien … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Charles Kuralt … Sports Commentator
- Mark Phillips … Sports Commentator
- Jim Gray … Sports Commentator
- Bonnie Blair … Athlete
- Dan Jansen … Athlete
- Ray LeBlanc … Athlete
- Alberto Tomba … Athlete
- Katarina Witt … Athlete
- Nancy Kerrigan … Athlete
- Tommy Moe … Athlete
- Viktor Petrenko … Athlete
- Tonya Harding … Athlete
- Ole Gunnar Fidjestoel
- Juan Antonio Samaranch
- Larry Bird … Talent, McDonald's commercial
- Michael Jordan … Talent, McDonald's commercial
- Charles Barkley … Talent, McDonald's commercial
- Dave Thomas … Talent, Wendy's commercial
- Kristi Yamaguchi … Talent, Wendy's commercial
- Candice Bergen … Talent, Sprint commercial
- Dan Rather … Talent, CBS Evening News promo
- Connie Chung … Talent, CBS Evening News promo