GAMES OF THE XXVI OLYMPIAD, THE {1996 ATLANTA OLYMPICS}: DAY 7 {PART 4 OF 6} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1996 Summer Games of the XXVI Olympiad from Atlanta. 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 John Tesh, Elfi Schlegel, and Tim Daggett provide coverage of individual all-round women's artistic gymnastics.
Tesh, Schlegel, and Dagget cover women's gymnastics: in the balance beam event, Dominique Dawes (USA) scores a 9.8, Dina Kochetkova (Russia) scores a 9.8, Mo Huilan (China) scores a 9.8, Lavinia Milosovici (Romania) scores a 9.7, and Lilia Podkopayeva (Ukraine) scores a 9.7.
In the women's uneven bars event, Milosovici (Romania) scores a 9.7.
In the women's vault event, Svetlana Boginskaya (Belarus) scores a 9.6, Simona Amanar (Romania) scores a 9.8, and Dominique Moceanu (USA) scores a 9.7.
In the women's floor exercises, Moceanu (USA) scores a 9.6, Shannon Miller (USA) scores a 9.4, Dawes (USA) scores a 9.0, Simona Amanar (Romania) scores a 9.7, and Kochetkova (Russia) scores a 9.7.
Sports commentators Tom Hammond and Craig Masback profile runner Michael Johnson (USA).
Costas profiles gymnast Podkopayeva (Ukraine).
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: July 25, 1996 10:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:01:26
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112265
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1996, Summer, Atlanta; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Artistic Gymnastics, individual all-round women; Artistic Gymnastics, vault women; Artistic Gymnastics, uneven bars women; Artistic Gymnastics, floor exercises women; Artistic Gymnastics, balance beam women
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CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- John Tesh … Sports Commentator
- Tim Daggett … Sports Commentator
- Elfi Schlegel … Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Craig Masback … Sports Commentator
- Michael Johnson … Athlete
- Lavinia Milosovici … Athlete
- Svetlana Boginskaya … Athlete
- Dominque Dawes … Athlete
- Simona Aminar … Athlete
- Dominique Moceanu … Athlete
- Dina Kochetkova … Athlete
- Mo Huilan … Athlete
- Shannon Miller … Athlete
- Lilia Podkopayeva … Athlete