OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVII {1994 LILLEHAMMER OLYMPICS}: DAY 2 {PART 3 OF 8} (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 commentators Jim Nantz and Andrea Joyce preside throughout this portion and introduce various events and highlights. Nantz highlights the gold medal win by Tommy Moe (USA) in the men's alpine downhill event. He also interviews Chris Ferraro (USA) about being cut from the men's hockey team and his twin brother Peter Ferraro (USA) making it. Sports commentators John Davidson, Mike Emrick, and Mike Eruzione cover the men’s ice hockey game between the United States and France. The United States leads 2-1 at the end of the first period. Emrick profiles men’s ice hockey player Todd Marchant (USA), discussing how he got involved with ice hockey. Nantz and Joyce recap the men's ice hockey match between Sweden and Slovakia, which ended with a 4-4 tie. Nantz also recaps the men's ice hockey game between Italy and Canada, which resulted in a 7-2 victory by Canada. Joyce recaps the results of the men's alpine downhill skiing event: Tommy Moe (USA) wins the gold medal with a time if 1:45.75; Kjetil Andre Aamodt (Norway) wins the silver medal with a time of 1:45.79; and Edi Podivinsky (Canada) wins the bronze medal with a time of 1:45.87. Joyce previews the upcoming pairs figure skating competition featuring gold medal contenders Ekaterina Gordeeva (Russia), Sergei Grinkov (Russia), Natalia Mishkutenok (Russia), and Artur Dmitriev (Russia). Davidson, Emrick, and Eruzione continue coverage of the men’s ice hockey game between the United States and France. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Evander Holyfield for Diet Coke soft drinks; Dave Thomas for Wendy's restaurants; and Noriyuki Morita for The Principal Financial Group financial services.

Details

• NETWORK: CBS
• DATE: February 13, 1994 12:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 01:33:52
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: B:39644
• 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; Men's Alpine Skiing; Ice Hockey, ice hockey men;; Speed Skating, 5000m men; Figure Skating, pairs mixed
• SERIES RUN: N/A
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - AT&T
  • TV - Commercials - American Express
  • TV - Commercials - Bud Light
  • TV - Commercials - Century 21
  • TV - Commercials - Diet Coke
  • TV - Commercials - Hanes
  • TV - Commercials - IBM
  • TV - Commercials - John Hancock
  • TV - Commercials - McDonalds
  • TV - Commercials - Visa
  • TV - Commercials – Bud Light
  • TV - Commercials – Hanes

CREDITS

• Jim Nantz … Anchor Sports Commentator
• Andrea Joyce … Anchor Sports Commentator
• John Davidson … Sports Commentator
• Mike Emrick … Sports Commentator
• Mike Eruzione … Sports Commentator
• Chris Ferraro … Athlete
• Kjetil Andre Aamodt … Athlete
• Tommy Moe … Athlete
• Ed Podivinsky … Athlete
• Ekaterina Gordeeva … Athlete
• Sergei Grinkov … Athlete
• Natalia Mishkutenok … Athlete
• Artur Dmitriev … Athlete
• Peter Ferraro … Athlete
• Todd Marchant … Athlete
• Noriyuki Morita … Talent, The Principal Financial Group's commercial
• Dave Thomas … Talent, Wendy's commercial
• Evander Holyfield … Talent, Diet Coke commercial