OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVII {1994 LILLEHAMMER OLYMPICS}: DAY 7 {PART 4 OF 5} (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 Greg Gumbel presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights. Sports commentator Tracey Wilson covers the pairs ice dancing event and explains the basics of ice dancing. Sports commentators Verne Lundquist and Wilson covers the pairs ice dancing competition starting with the compulsory dance. First is Jayne Torvill (Great Britain) and Christopher Dean (Great Britain). Next up are Oksana Gritschuk (Russia) and Yevgeny Platov (Russia). They are followed by Maya Usova (Russia) and Aleksandr Zhulin (Russia). Next up are Elizabeth Punsalan (USA) and Jerod Swallow (USA). Sports commentators Dick Stockton and Erick Heiden cover the men's 1,000-meter speed skating competition, highlighting contender Dan Jansen (USA). First up are Sergei Klevchenya (Russia) and Igor Zhelezovsky (Belarus). Next up is Grunde Njos (Norway) and Kim Yoon-Man (Korea). They are followed by Patrick Kelly (Canada) and Hiroyasu Shimizu (Japan). Next is Jansen and Junichi Inoue (Japan). Commentator Michael Barkman highlights Jansen, who won a gold medal in his final attempt. Commentator Greg Gumbel interviews Jansen and asks him about how he feels after winning his first and only Olympic medal in the final race of his career, and about his near slip in his race. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Nancy Kerrigan for Campbell's soup; and Jason Alexander for Rold Gold pretzels.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: February 18, 1994 9:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:29:52
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:40075
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1994, Winter, Lillehammer; Olympics; Short Track Speed Skating, 1000m men; Figure Skating, pairs mixed
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
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- TV - Commercials - Chrysler
- TV - Commercials - Equal
- TV - Commercials - IBM
- TV - Commercials - Jeep
- TV - Commercials - John Hancock
- TV - Commercials - KMart
- TV - Commercials - KPMG
- TV - Commercials - Kellogg's Corn Flakes
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Principal Financial Group
- TV - Commercials - Rold Gold
- TV - Commercials - UPS
CREDITS
- Greg Gumbel … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Tracey Wilson … Sports Commentator
- Verne Lundquist … Sports Commentator
- Dick Stockton … Sports Commentator
- Eric Heiden … Sports Commentator
- Jayne Torvill … Athlete
- Christopher Dean … Athlete
- Oksana Gritschuk … Athlete
- Yevgeny Platov … Athlete
- Maya Usova … Athlete
- Aleksandr Zhulin … Athlete
- Elizabeth Punsalan … Athlete
- Jarod Swallow … Athlete
- Dan Jansen … Athlete
- Sergei Klevchenya … Athlete
- Igor Zhelezovski … Athlete
- Grunde Njos … Athlete
- Kim Yoon-Man … Athlete
- Patrick Kelly … Athlete
- Hiroyasu Shimizu … Athlete
- Junichi Inoue … Athlete
- Nancy Kerrigan … Talent, Campbell's Soup Commercial
- Jason Alexander … Talent, Rold Gold Pretzels Commercial