OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XIX {2002 SALT LAKE CITY OLYMPICS}: DAY 6 {PART 1 OF 3} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 2002 XIX Olympic Winter Games from Salt Lake City. 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 Dan Hicks and Dan Jansen cover the first race of the women's 500-meter short track speed skating event. Yukari Watanabe (Japan) beats Wang Manli (China) with a time of 37.98. Hicks highlights women's 500-meter short track speed skating standings. Tomomi Okazaki (Japan) is in first place with a new Olympic record with a time of 37.77, Svetlana Kaykan (Russia) is in second place with a time of 38.05, Marianne Timmer (Netherlands) is in third place with a time of 38.30, Marieke Wijsman (Netherlands) is in fourth place with a time of 38.31, Choi Seung-Yong (Korea) is in fifth place with a time of 38.31, Chris Witty (USA) is in sixth place with a time of 38.37, Chiara Simionato (Italy) is in seventh place with a time of 38.45, and Marion Wohlrab (Germany) is in eighth place with a time of 38.66. The next race is between Catriona Le May Doan (Canada) and Eriko Sanmiya (Japan). Le May Doan wins with a time of 37.30. Jenny Wolf (Germany) races against Jin Hua (China) and wins with a time of 38.36. Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt (Germany) races against Andrea Nuyt and wins with a time of 37.34. Sabine Voelker (Germany) finishes with a time of 37.62 against Anzhelika Kotyuga (Belarus). Witty finishes with a time of 38.37, beating Susan Auch (Canada). Sports commentator Andrea Joyce interviews Witty about her race. Hicks and Jansen continue coverage of the women’s 500-meter short track speed skating event. Svetlana Zhurova (Russia) finishes with a time of 37.55, beating Sayuri Osuga (Japan). Sports commentator Tom Hammond provides an update on the controversy concerning the medal results of the pairs figure skating event between the Russian and Canadian skaters. "Skate Canada" has filed an appeal regarding the judging. Sports commentators Tim Ryan and Todd Brooker cover the men's combined downhill alpine skiing event. Michael Walchhofer (Austria) finishes with a time of 1:39.94. Kjetil Andre Aamodt (Norway) makes his run and finishes with a time of 1:38.79. Paul Accola (Switzerland) makes his run and finishes with a time of 1:39.62. Lasse Kjus (Norway) makes his run and finishes with a time of 1:38.97. Bode Miller (USA) makes his run and finishes with a time of 1:41.23. Sports commentator Steve Porino Miller about his concern over the gusty winds during the skiing event. Ryan profiles Aamodt and Kjus as teammates who have been skiing since the age of two and competing against one another since they were seven years old. Ryan highlights men's combined downhill skiing standings. Aamodt is in first place with a time of 1:38.79, Kjus is in second place with a time of 1:38.97, Patrick Staudacher (Italy) is in third place with a time of 1:39.23, Accola is in fourth place with a time of 1:39.62, and Walchhofer is in fifth place with a time of 1:39.94. Sports commentator Jim McKay profiles men's speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno (USA), highlighting his childhood and accolades as a teenager. Sports commentators Ted Robinson and Eric Flaim cover the men's 1,000-meter speed skating qualifiers. Naoya Tamura (Japan) finishes with a time of 1:28.867. Leon Flack (Great Britain) finishes with a time of 1:29.584. Fabio Carta (Italy) finishes with a new Olympic record time of 1:28.520. Marc Gagnon (Canada) finishes with a time of 1:28.718. Kim Dong-Sung (Korea) finishes with a time of 1:32.901. Ohno finishes with a time of 1:33.167. Sports commentator Jimmy Roberts profiles Miller, highlighting his childhood in New Hampshire and his training in Norway. Ryan and Brooker cover the men's combined slalom skiing event. Rainer Schoenfelder (Austria) finishes with a time of 2:27.36. Aamodt finishes with a time of 2:25.67. Benjamin Raich (Austria) finishes with a time of 2:27.35. Kjus finishes with a time of 2:26.69. Miller finishes with a time of 2:28.11. Accola finishes with a time of 2:28.35. Walchhofer misses a gate and is disqualified. Sports commentator Christin Cooper interviews Miller about his thoughts on his first slalom run. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Jason Sehorn, Michael Johnson and John Andretti for Visa credit cards.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: February 13, 2002
- RUNNING TIME: 01:33:26
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112338
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 2002, Winter, Salt Lake City; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Short Track Speed Skating, 500m women; Short Track Speed Skating, 1000m men; Alpine Skiing, Alpine combined men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Visa
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Dan Hicks … Sports Commentator
- Dan Jansen … Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Tim Ryan … Sports Commentator
- Todd Brooker … Sports Commentator
- Steve Porino … Sports Commentator
- Jim McKay … Sports Commentator
- Ted Robinson … Sports Commentator
- Eric Flaim … Sports Commentator
- Jimmy Roberts … Sports Commentator
- Andrea Joyce … Sports Commentator
- Christin Cooper … Sports Commentator
- Michael Walchhofer … Athlete
- Kjetil Andre Aamodt … Athlete
- Paul Accola … Athlete
- Lasse Kjus … Athlete
- Bode Miller … Athlete
- Patrick Staudacher … Athlete
- Naoya Tamura … Athlete
- Leon Flack … Athlete
- Fabio Carta … Athlete
- Marc Gagnon … Athlete
- Kim Dong-Sung … Athlete
- Apolo Anton Ohno … Athlete
- Rainer Schoenfelder … Athlete
- Benjamin Raich … Athlete
- Yukari Watanabe … Athlete
- Wang Manli … Athlete
- Tomomi Okazaki … Athlete
- Svetlana Kaykan … Athlete
- Marianne Timmer … Athlete
- Marieke Wijsman … Athlete
- Choi Seung-Yong … Athlete
- Chris Witty … Athlete
- Chiara Simionato … Athlete
- Marion Wohlrab … Athlete
- Catriona Le May Doan … Athlete
- Eriko Sanmiya … Athlete
- Jenny Wolf … Athlete
- Jin Hua … Athlete
- Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt … Athlete
- Andrea Nuyt … Athlete
- Sabine Voelker … Athlete
- Anzhelika Kotyyuga … Athlete
- Susan Auch … Athlete
- Svetlana Zhurova … Athlete
- Sayuri Osuga … Athlete
- Jason Sehorn … Talent, Visa commercial
- Michael Johnson … Talent, Visa commercial
- John Andretti … Talent, Visa commercial