OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XX {2006 TURIN OLYMPICS}: DAY 13 {PART 1} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 2006 XX Olympic Winter Games from Turin. 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 Pat Parnell and Todd Richards cover the men's parallel giant slalom snowboarding event. Phillip Schoch (Switzerland) wins the gold medal; Simon Schoch (Switzerland) wins the silver medal; and Siegfried Grabner (Austria) wins the bronze medal. Costas profiles skiier Anja Paerson’s (Sweden) rise to fame. Sports commentator Steve Porino highlights Paerson’s possible injury. Sports commentators Tim Ryan and Tod Brooker cover the first run of the women's slalom skiing event. Paerson finishes with a time of 42.38. Janica Kostelic (Croatia) finishes with a time of 43.07. Nicole Hosp (Austria) finishes with a time of 42.83. Marlies Schild (Austria) finishes with a time of 43.09. Tanja Poutiainen (Finland) finishes with a time of 43.05. Kristina Koznick (USA) finishes with a time of 45.72. Sarah Schleper (USA) scoring 43.61. Lindsey Kildow (USA) scoring a 43.92. Resi Stiegler (USA) finishes with a time of 44.15. Michaela Kirchgasser (Austria) finishes with a time of 42.97. Sports commentators Tom Hammond, Scott Hamilton, Dick Button, and Sandra Bezic recap the women's figure skating short program, featuring Sasha Cohen's (USA) winning performance and the free skate warm up. Sports commentators Todd Harris and Jonny Moseley cover the women's freestyle skiing aerial finals. Alisa Camplin (Australia) scores a 94.99. Xu Nannan (China) scores a 98.70. Anna Zukal (Russia) scores a 81.90. Veronika Bauer (Canada) scores a 67.32. Evelyne Leu (Switzerland) scores a 94.62. Li Nina (China) scores a 100.81. Guo Xinxin (China) scores a 103.17. Jacqui Cooper (Australia) scores a 78.97. Sports commentator Robbie Floyd interviews skier Lydia Ierodiaconou (Australia). Floyd interviews Bauer about the thick fog and how it affected her jump. Sports commentator Jimmy Roberts presents a "Chevrolet Olympic Moments" segment about Dutch speed skating fans and why it is so popular in that country. Sports commentators Dan Hicks and Dan Jansen cover the women's 1500-meter speed skating event. Marianne Timmer (Netherlands) finishes with a time 2:00.45. Lee Ju-Youn (South Korea) finishes with a time of 2:00.85. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: John Lithgow for Campbell's Select soup; and Dan Jansen for DHL delivery service.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: February 22, 2006
- RUNNING TIME: 01:32:27
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112825
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 2006, Winter, Turin; Olympics; Sports; Snowboard, Giant parallel slalom men; Alpine Skiing, slalom women; Figure Skating, individual women; Freestyle Skiing, aerials women; Short Track Speed Skating, 1500m women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AOL
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - Allstate
- TV - Commercials - Bank of America
- TV - Commercials - Campbell's Select
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola
- TV - Commercials - Exxon Mobil
- TV - Commercials - General Electric
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Samsung
- TV - Commercials - Visa
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Pat Parnell … Sports Commentator
- Todd Richards … Sports Commentator
- Tim Ryan … Sports Commentator
- Todd Brooker … Sports Commentator
- Steve Porino … Sports Commentator
- Scott Hamilton … Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Dick Button … Sports Commentator
- Steve Podborski … Sports Commentator
- Trace Worthington … Sports Commentator
- Todd Harris … Sports Commentator
- Jonny Moseley … Sports Commentator
- Jimmy Roberts … Sports Commentator
- Dan Hicks … Sports Commentator
- Dan Jansen … Sports Commentator
- Sandra Bezic … Sports Commentator
- Siegfried Grabner … Athlete
- Philipp Schoch … Athlete
- Simon Schoch … Athlete
- Anja Paerson … Athlete
- Janica Kostelic … Athlete
- Marlies Schild … Athlete
- Kristina Koznick … Athlete
- Tanja Poutiainen … Athlete
- Sarah Schleper … Athlete
- Lindsey Kildow … Athlete
- Resi Stiegler … Athlete
- Michaela Kirchgasser … Athlete
- Sasha Cohen … Athlete
- Alisa Camplin … Athlete
- Lydia Ierodiaconou … Athlete
- Xu Nannan … Athlete
- Anna Zukual … Athlete
- Veronika Bauer … Athlete
- Evelyne Leu … Athlete
- Guo Xinxin … Athlete
- Li Nina … Athlete
- Jacqui Cooper … Athlete
- Marianne Timmer … Athlete
- Lee Ju-Youn … Athlete
- John Lithgow … Talent, Campbell's Select commercial
- Dan Jansen … Talent, DHL commercial