GAMES OF THE XXIX OLYMPIAD, THE {2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS}: DAY 6 {PART 1} (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 Craig Hummer and Paul Sherwen cover the women's cycling individual time trial event, featuring Emma Pooley (Great Britain), Karin Thurig (Switzerland), Kristin Armstrong (USA), and Christine Thorburn (USA).
Hummer highlights the women's individual time trial results: Armstrong (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 34:51.72, Pooley (Great Britain) wins the silver medal with a time of 35:16.01, and Thurig (Switzerland) wins the bronze medal with a time of 35:50.99.
Sports commentator Marty Schneider interviews women's cyclist Armstrong about her gold medal win for the trial run.
Costas covers the "Gold Medal Spotlight," sponsored by Chevrolet, on women's beach volleyball players Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh (USA).
Sports commentators Ted Robinson and Cynthia Potter cover round two of the men's synchronized 3m springboard diving finals: Jevon Tarantino and Chris Colwill (USA) score 50.40 points, Dmitry Sautin and Yuriy Kunakov (Russia) score 52.20 points, Wang Feng and Qin Kai (China) score 55.80 points, and Alexandre Despatie and Arturo Miranda (Canada) score 49.80 points.
In round four of the men's synchronized 3m springboard finals, Tarantino and Colwill (USA) score 72.42, Sautin and Kunakov (Russia) score 79.56, Feng and Kai (China) score 89.76, and Despatie and Miranda (Canada) score 71.61.
In round five of the men's synchronized 3m springboard finals, Tarantino and Colwill (USA) score 85.05, Sautin and Kunakov (Russia) score 67.32, Feng and Kai (China) score 87.72, and Illya Krasha and Oleksiy Prygorov (Ukraine) score 84.00.
In the sixth round of the men's synchronized 3m springboard finals, Tarantino and Colwill (USA) score 75.60, Sautin and Kunakov (Russia) score 88.20, Feng and Kai (China) score 94.50, and Krasha and Prygorov (Ukraine) score 78.75.
Sports commentator Mary Carillo covers some of China's gastronomic delicacies, including duck, stir fry, jumbo scorpion, rabbit head, goose lip, and fried sugar dough.
Sports commentators Chris Marlowe and Karch Kiraly cover the women's beach volleyball match between May-Treanor and Walsh (USA) and Nila Hakedal and Ingrid Torlen (Norway). USA wins the first set 21-12.
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Nastia Liukin for AT&T; John McCain for McCain for President.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: August 13, 2008
- RUNNING TIME: 01:36:03
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112850
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 2008, Summer, Beijing; Olympics; Sports; Cycling Road, individual time trial women; Diving, synchronized diving 3m springboard men; Beach Volleyball, beach volleyball women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - John McCain for President
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Craig Hummer … Sports Commentator
- Paul Sherwen … Sports Commentator
- Marty Snider … Sports Commentator
- Ted Robinson … Sports Commentator
- Chris Marlowe … Sports Commentator
- Karch Kiraly … Sports Commentator
- Cynthia Potter … Sports Commentator
- Mary Carillo … Sports Commentator
- Jevon Tarantino … Athlete
- Chris Colwill … Athlete
- Dmitry Sautin … Athlete
- Yuriy Kunakov … Athlete
- Wang Feng … Athlete
- Qin Kai … Athlete
- Alexandre Despatie … Athlete
- Arturo Miranda … Athlete
- Illya Krasha … Athlete
- Oleksiy Prygorov … Athlete
- Emma Pooley … Athlete
- Karin Thurig … Athlete
- Kristin Armstrong … Athlete
- Christine Thorburn … Athlete
- Misty May-Treanor … Athlete
- Kerri Walsh … Athlete
- Nila Hakedal … Athlete
- Ingrid Torlen … Athlete
- John McCain … Talent, John McCain for President Promo
- Nastia Liukin … Talent, AT&T Commercial