GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD, THE {2012 LONDON OLYMPICS}: DAY 5 {PART 1} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 2012 summer Games of the XXX Olympiad from London. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Bob Costas presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights: Sports commentators Ted Robinson and Cynthia Potter cover round one of the women's 10-meter platform synchronized diving event. Tonia Couch (Great Britain) and Sarah Barrow (Great Britain) are in first place with 54.00 points, and Meaghan Benefeito (Canada) and Rosaline Filion (Canada), Ruolin Chen (China) and Hao Wang (China), and Christin Steuer (Germany) and Nora Subschinski (Germany) are all tied for second place with scores of 53.40. Robinson and Potter provide standings after round two of the women's 10-meter platform synchronized diving finals. Chen and Wang are in first place with 109.80 points, Barrow and Couch are in second place with 107.40 points, Mun Yee Leong (Malaysia) and Pandelela Rinong (Malaysia) are in third place with 106.80 points, Benefeito and Filion are in fourth place with 106.20 points, and Subschinski and Steuer are in fifth place with 103.20 points. A segment titled "Passport to London" is presented by Hewlett Packard, featuring the London Eye. A segment titled "Here's To Possibilities" presented by AT&T: featuring USA women's beach volleyball. Final standings for the women's 10-meter platform synchronized diving event: Ruolin Chen (China) and Hao Wang (China) win the gold medal with 368.40 points; Paola Espinosa (Mexico) and Alejandra Orozco (Mexico) win the silver medal with 343.32 points; and Meaghan Benefeito (Canada) and Rosaline Filion (Canada) win the bronze medal with 337.62 points. Sports commentators Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines cover the first heat of the men's 100-meter freestyle swimming semifinals. James Magnussen (Australia) is in first place with a time of 47.63, Cesar Cielo (Brazil) is in second place with a time of 48.17, Nikita Lobintsev (Russia) is in third place with a time of 48.38, Gideon Louw (South Africa) is in fourth place with a time of 48.44, and Fabien Gilot (France) is in fifth place with a time of 48.49. Hicks and Gaines cover the second heat of the men's 100-meter freestyle semifinals. Nathan Adrian (USA) is in first place with a time of 47.97, Hanser Garcia (Cuba) is in second place with a time of 48.04, Sebastiaan Verschuren (Netherlands) is in third place with a time of 48.13, Brent Hayden (Canada) is in fourth place with a time of 48.21, and Yannick Agnel (France) is in fifth place with a time of 48.23. Sports commentators Al Trautwig, Tim Daggett, and Elfi Schlegel cover the women's gymnastics team finals, featuring Jordyn Wieber (USA), Gabby Douglas (USA), and McKayla Maroney (USA), Aliya Mustafina (Russia), Viktoria Komova (Russia), and Maria Paseka (Russia) on the vault. Trautwig, Daggett and Schlegel cover the women's gymnastics team finals, featuring He Kexin (China) and Larisa Iordache (Romania) on the uneven bars. Trautwig provides women's gymnastics team final standings: the USA is in first place with a score of 48.722, China is in second place with a score of 46.989, and Russia is in third place with a score of 46.956. Hicks and Gaines cover the women's 200-meter freestyle swimming finals. Allison Schmitt (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 1:53.61; Camille Muffat (France) wins the silver medal with a time of 1:55.58; and Bronte Barratt (Australia) wins the bronze medal with a time of 1:55.81. Sports commentator Andrea Kremer interviews Schmitt after her victory in the 200-meter freestyle event. Trautwig, Daggett, and Schlegel cover the women's gymnastics team finals, featuring Mustafina (Russia) on the uneven bars. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Ken Jeong for Coke Zero soft drink; Marlen Esparza for McDonald's restaurants; Sanya Richards-Ross and Cullen Jones for Citi bank; Ryan Lochte and Nadia Comeneci for Visa credit cards; Nastia Liukin, Robert Griffin III and Apolo Anton Ohno for Subway restaurants; Michael Phelps for Head and Shoulders shampoo; and Shawn Johnson for "Go On."
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: July 31, 2012
- RUNNING TIME: 01:35:11
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112932
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 2012, Summer, London; Olympics; Sports; Diving, synchronized diving 10m platform women; Swimming, 100m freestyle men; Artistic Gymnastics, vault women; Swimming, 200m freestyle women; Artistic Gymnastics, uneven bars women; African-American Collection - Sports
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - BMW
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser
- TV - Commercials - Cadillac
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - Citibank
- TV - Commercials - Coke Zero
- TV - Commercials - Dow
- TV - Commercials - Head and Shoulders
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Nike
- TV - Commercials - Powerade
- TV - Commercials - Samsung Galaxy S3
- TV - Commercials - Subway
- TV - Commercials - Target
- TV - Commercials - Twitter
- TV - Commercials - United Airlines
- TV - Commercials - Visa
- TV - Promos - AT&T
- TV - Promos - Go On
- TV - Promos - Hewlett Packard
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Tim Daggett … Sports Commentator
- Rowdy Gaines … Sports Commentator
- Dan Hicks … Sports Commentator
- Ted Robinson … Sports Commentator
- Al Trautwig … Sports Commentator
- Andrea Kremer … Sports Commentator
- Cynthia Potter … Sports Commentator
- Elfi Schlegel … Sports Commentator
- Nathan Adrian … Athlete
- Yannick Agnell … Athlete
- Cesar Cielo … Athlete
- Hanser Garcia … Athlete
- Brent Hayden … Athlete
- Nikita Lobinstev … Athlete
- Gideon Louw … Athlete
- James Magnussen … Athlete
- Sebastiaan Verschuren … Athlete
- Fabien Gilot … Athlete
- Bronte Barratt … Athlete
- Sarah Barrow … Athlete
- Meaghan Benefeito … Athlete
- Ruolin Chen … Athlete
- Tonia Couch … Athlete
- Gabby Douglas … Athlete
- Paola Espinosa … Athlete
- Roseline Filion … Athlete
- Larissa Iordache … Athlete
- Viktoria Komova … Athlete
- MunYee Leong … Athlete
- McKayla Maroney … Athlete
- Camille Muffat … Athlete
- Aliya Mustafina … Athlete
- Alejandra Orozco … Athlete
- Maria Paseka … Athlete
- Pandelela Rinong … Athlete
- Allison Schmitt … Athlete
- Christin Steuer … Athlete
- Nora Subschinski … Athlete
- Hao Wang … Athlete
- Jordyn Wieber … Athlete
- Nastia Liukin … Athlete
- He Kexin … Athlete
- Nadia Comeneci … Talent, Visa commercial
- Robert Griffin III … Talent, Subway commercial
- Ken Jeong … Talent, Coke Zero commercial
- Cullen Jones … Talent, Citi commercial
- Ryan Lochte … Talent, AT&T commercial
- Apolo Anton Ohno … Talent, Subway commercial
- Michael Phelps … Talent, Head and Shoulders commercial
- Marlen Esparza … Talent, McDonald's commercial
- Shawn Johnson … Talent, Go On promo
- Sanya Richards-Ross … Talent, Citi commercial
- Nastia Liukin … Talent, Subway commercial