OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XIX {2002 SALT LAKE CITY OLYMPICS}: DAY 9 {PART 1 OF 3} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 2002 XIX Olympic Winter Games from Salt 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 Trace Worthington and Steve Podborski cover the women's freestyle aerials skiing event. Alla Tsuper (Belarus) moves into first place with a combined score of 181.37. Tracy Evans (USA) finishes with a combined score of 152.07. Sports commentator Tara Teigen interviews Jacqui Cooper (USA) on location about the extent of injuries she suffered during the women's aerial skiing event. Worthington and Podborski cover the women's freestyle aerial skiing event. Evelyne Leu (Switzerland) scores a 99.42 on her second jump for a combined score of 203.16, setting a new world record. Alisa Camplin (Australia) scores 89.77 on second jump for a combined score of 183.66. Teigen interviews Evans about injuries she suffered during competition. Costas covers a segment on the home life, family life, and training of two-man bobsleigh competitor Todd Hays (USA). Sports commentators Tim Singer and John Morgan cover the men's two-man bobsleigh competition. Hays (USA) and Garrett Hines (USA) finish with a run time of 1:35.41. Pierre Lueders (Canada) and Giulio Zardo (Canada) finish with a time of 1:35.37. Sports commentator Mary Carillo highlights the previous body weight restrictions that were rigorously enforced on two-man bobsleigh competition in past Olympic Games. Carillo interviews Hays on location immediately following competition. Sports commentators Todd Brooker and Tim Ryan cover the men's super-G alpine skiing event. Paul Accola (Switzerland) completes his run in 1:23.33. Kjetil Andre Aamodt (Norway) completes his run in 1:21.58. Daron Rahlves (USA) completes his run in 1:22.48. Didier Cuche (Switzerland) is disqualified due to missing a gate. Brooker and Ryan profile the home and family life of Rahlves. Sports commentator Steve Porino covers a segment explaining the rules and the biomechanics at play during the super-G ski competition. Brooker and Ryan cover the men's super-G alpine skiing event. Stephan Eberharter (Austria) finishes his run in 1:21.68. Christoph Gruber (Austria) finishes his run in 1:22.35. Fritz Strobl (Austria) finishes his run in 1:21.92. Andreas Schifferer (Austria) finishes his run in 1:21.83. Sports commentator Christin Cooper interviews Rahlves and Eberharter immediately following the men's super-G alpine skiing competition. Final results of the men's super-G alpine skiing event: Kjeil Andre Aamodt (Norway) wins the gold medal with a time of 1:21.58; Stephan Eberharter (Austria) wins the silver medal with a time of 1:21.68; and Andreas Schifferer (Austria) wins the bronze medal with a time of 1:21.83. Strobl finishes in fourth place with a time of 1:21.92, Bjarne Solbakken (Norway) finishes in fifth place, and Didier Defago (Switzerland) finishes in sixth place. Sports commentators Jimmy Roberts and Jim McKay cover a segment on the inclusion of "extreme sports" such as snowboarding into the winter Olympic Games. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Kevin Bacon for “NBC”; and Michelle Kwan for Chevrolet automobiles.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: February 16, 2002
- RUNNING TIME: 01:32:35
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112347
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 2002, Winter, Salt Lake City; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Freestyle Skiing, aerials women; Bobsleigh, two-man men; Alpine Skiing, super-G men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
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CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Trace Worthington … Sports Commentator
- Steve Podborski … Sports Commentator
- Tim Singer … Sports Commentator
- John Morgan … Sports Commentator
- Todd Brooker … Sports Commentator
- Tim Ryan … Sports Commentator
- Steve Porino … Sports Commentator
- Jimmy Roberts … Sports Commentator
- Jim McKay … Sports Commentator
- Tara Teigen … Sports Commentator
- Mary Carillo … Sports Commentator
- Christin Cooper … Sports Commentator
- Todd Hays … Athlete
- Garrett Hines … Athlete
- Pierre Lueders … Athlete
- Paul Accola … Athlete
- Kjetil Andre Aamodt … Athlete
- Daron Rahlves … Athlete
- Didier Cuche … Athlete
- Stephan Eberharter … Athlete
- Christoph Gruber … Athlete
- Fritz Strobl … Athlete
- Andreas Schifferer … Athlete
- Bjarne Solbakken … Athlete
- Didier Defago … Athlete
- Alla Tsuper … Athlete
- Tracy Evans … Athlete
- Jacqui Cooper … Athlete
- Evelyne Leu … Athlete
- Alisa Camplin … Athlete
- Giulio Zardo … Athlete
- Kevin Bacon … Talent, NBC promo
- Michelle Kwan … Talent, Chevrolet commercial