GAMES OF THE XXIV OLYMPIAD, THE {1988 SEOUL OLYMPICS}: DAY 2 {PART 6 OF 8} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1988 summer Games of the XXIV Olympiad from Seoul. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Bryant Gumbel presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights. Sports commentators Dick Enberg and Bart Conner cover the parallel bars event of the men's gymnastics team compulsories. Sports commentators Charlie Jones and Steve McFarland highlight the competitors in the finals of women's platform diving, featuring Elena Miroshina (USSR), Chen Xiaodan (China), Xu Yanmei (China), Michele Mitchell (USA), and Wendy Williams (USA). Enberg and Conner continue coverage of the men's gymnastics team compulsories, moving on to the rings event. Enberg provides team standings for men's gymnastics after two rotations: Italy is in first place with 95.450 points, and the United States in second place with 95.400 points. Enberg and Conner cover the horizontal bar event of the men's gymnastics team compulsories. Jones provides standings of women's platform diving. After four rounds, Mitchell is first with 181.44 points, Xu is in second with 178.23 points, Angela Stasulevich (USSR) is in third with 169.71 points, Chen is in fourth with 168.06 points, and Williams is in fifth with 160.08 points. Jones and McFarland provide coverage of the fifth round of women's platform diving. Jones provides an explanation of scoring. Sports commentator Jimmy Cefalo covers the medal ceremony for the women's air rifle event. Irina Shilova (USSR) receives the gold medal, Silvia Sperber (East Germany) receives the silver medal, and Anna Malukhina (USSR) receives the bronze medal. Jones profiles diver Mitchell. Sports commentator Greg Lewis interviews Mitchell's diving coach Ron O'Brien. Enberg provides a score summary of men's gymnastics team compulsories after three rotations. Enberg and Conner cover the men's gymnastics team compulsories floor exercise event. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Gatorade sports drink; and Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: September 17, 1988
- RUNNING TIME: 01:01:39
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112075
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1988, Summer, Seoul; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Artistic Gymnastics, parallel bars men; Artistic Gymnastics, horizontal bar men; Diving, 10m platform women; Artistic Gymnastics, rings men; Artistic Gymnastics, floor exercises men; Artistic Gymnastics, team competition men; Shooting, 10m air rifle (40 shots) women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - First Brands Corporation
- TV - Commercials - Gatorade
- TV - Commercials - Kentucky Fried Chicken
- TV - Commercials - MCI
- TV - Commercials - Medipren
CREDITS
- Bryant Gumbel … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Jimmy Cefalo … Sports Commentator
- Bart Conner … Sports Commentator
- Dick Enberg … Sports Commentator
- Charlie Jones … Sports Commentator
- Greg Lewis … Sports Commentator
- Steve McFarland … Sports Commentator
- Anna Malukhina … Athlete
- Michele Mitchell … Athlete
- Irina Shilova … Athlete
- Silvia Sperber … Athlete
- Angela Stasulevich … Athlete
- Chen Xioadan … Athlete
- Wendy Lian Williams … Athlete
- Xu Yanmei … Athlete
- Yelena Miroshina … Athlete
- Ron O'Brien … Coach