GAMES OF THE XXIX OLYMPIAD, THE {2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS}: DAY 4 {PART 2} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 2008 Summer Games of the XXIX Olympiad from Beijing. 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 Chris Marlowe and Karch Kiraly cover the women’s beach volleyball preliminary pool B: Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh (USA) defeat Dalixia Fernendex and Tamara Larrea (Cuba) by a score of 2-0 (21-15 / 21-16).
Sports commentator Heather Cox highlights May-Treanor and the loss of her mother.
Cox interviews May-Treanor and Walsh after their match.
Costas highlights swimmer Michael Phelps (USA).
Sports commentator Mary Carillo covers a segment on the industrial achievements of China.
Sports commentators Al Trautwig, Tim Daggett and Elfi Schlegel cover the men’s gymnastics floor exercise team finals: Chen Yibing (China) scores a 14.575, Yang Wei (China) scores a 14.425, Zou Kai (China) scores a 15.925, and Jonathan Horton (USA) scores a 16.200.
Sports commentators Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines highlight Phelps before the race.
Hicks and Gaines cover the men’s 200m freestyle finals: Phelps (USA) wins his eleventh career gold medal with a world record time of 1:42.96, Tae Hwan Park (Korea) wins the silver medal with a time of 1:44.85, and Peter Vanderkaay (USA) wins the bronze medal with a time of 1:45.14.
Hicks and Gaines cover the women’s 100m backstroke finals: Natalie Coughlin (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 58.96, Kristy Coventry (Zimbabwe) wins the silver medal with a time of 59.19, and Margaret Hoelzer (USA) wins the bronze medal with a time of 59.34.
Hicks profiles Aaron Peirsol (USA).
Hicks and Gaines cover the men’s 100m backstroke finals: Peirsol (USA) wins the gold medal with a new world record time of 52.54, Matt Grevers (USA) wins the silver medal with a time of 53.11, and Arkady Vyatchanin (Russia) wins the bronze medal with a time of 53.18.
Sports commentator Andrea Kremer interviews Peirsol and Grevers after the race.
Hicks and Gaines cover the men’s 200m freestyle medal ceremony.
Hicks and Gaines cover the women’s 100m breaststroke finals: Leisel Jones (Australia) wins the gold medal with an Olympic record time of 1:05.17, Rebecca Soni (USA) wins the silver medal with a time of 1:06.73, and Mirna Jukic (Austria) wins the bronze medal with a time of 1:07.34.
Trautwig, Daggett and Schlegel cover the men’s gymnastics rings team finals: Wei (China) scores a 16.300, and Yibing (China).
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Queen Latifah, Taylor Swift, Chris Brown and Sheryl Crow for AT&T; John McCain for John McCain for President; Morgan Freeman and Michael Phelps for Visa.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: August 11, 2008
- RUNNING TIME: 01:35:48
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112846
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 2008, Summer, Beijing; Olympics; Sports; Beach Volleyball, beach volleyball women; Artistic Gymnastics, floor exercises men; Swimming, 200m freestyle men; Swimming, 100m backstroke women; Swimming, 200m backstroke men; Swimming, 100m breaststroke women; Artistic Gymnastics, rings men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - Bank of America
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - Exxon Mobil
- TV - Commercials - General Motors
- TV - Commercials - Hilton
- TV - Commercials - Home Depot
- TV - Commercials - John McCain for President
- TV - Commercials - Johnson & Johnson
- TV - Commercials - McDonald’s
- TV - Commercials - Subway
- TV - Commercials - Tylenol
- TV - Commercials - United Airlines
- TV - Commercials - Volkswagen
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Chris Marlowe … Sports Commentator
- Karch Kiraly … Sports Commentator
- Tim Daggett … Sports Commentator
- Dan Hicks … Sports Commentator
- Al Trautwig … Sports Commentator
- Rowdy Gaines … Sports Commentator
- Mary Carillo … Sports Commentator
- Heather Cox … Sports Commentator
- Elfi Schlegel … Sports Commentator
- Andrea Kremer … Sports Commentator
- Chen Yibing … Athlete
- Yang Wei … Athlete
- Zou Kai … Athlete
- Jonathan Horton … Athlete
- Michael Phelps … Athlete
- Tae Hwan Park … Athlete
- Peter Vanderkaay … Athlete
- Aaron Peirsol … Athlete
- Matt Grevers … Athlete
- Arkady Vyatchanin … Athlete
- Misty May-Treanor … Athlete
- Kerri Walsh … Athlete
- Dalixia Fernendex … Athlete
- Tamara Larrea … Athlete
- Natalie Coughlin … Athlete
- Kirsty Coventry … Athlete
- Margaret Hoelzer … Athlete
- Leisel Jones … Athlete
- Rebecca Soni … Athlete
- Mirna Jukic … Athlete
- Michael Phelps … Talent, Visa Commercial
- Chris Brown … Talent, AT&T Commercial
- John McCain … Talent, John McCain for President Promo
- Morgan Freeman … Talent, Visa Commercial
- Queen Latifah … Talent, AT&T Commercial
- Sheryl Crow … Talent, AT&T Commercial
- Taylor Swift … Talent, AT&T Commercial