GAMES OF THE XXIX OLYMPIAD, THE {2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS}: DAY 14 {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 Cynthia Potter and Ted Robinson cover round one of the women's 10m platform diving finals: Laura Wilkinson (USA) scores 72.00, Emilie Heymans (Canada) scores 83.30, Wang Xin (China) scores 79.50, and Chen Roulin (China) scores 85.50.
In cover round two, Wilkinson (USA) scores 43.20, Heymans (Canada) scores 86.40, and Chen (China) scores 84.80.
In round three, Wilkinson (USA) scores 45.90, Heymans (Canada) scores 84.15, and Wang (China) scores 86.40, and Chen (China) scores 88.00.
Sports commentator Andrea Kremer covers the injury status of Wilkinson (USA)
Potter and Robinson cover round four of the women's 10m platform diving finals: Wilkinson (USA) scores 86.70, Heymans (Canada) scores 95.20, Wang (China) scores 89.10, and Chen (China) scores 89.10.
In round five, Wilkinson (USA) scores 86.70, Heymans (Canada) scores 88.00 and wins the silver medal, Wang (China) scores 90.10 and wins the bronze medal, and Chen (China) scores 100.30 and wins the gold medal.
Kremer interviews Wilkinson (USA), who plans to retire after the Beijing Olympic Games.
Sports commentators Tom Hammond and Ato Boldon cover the men's 400m track and field finals: LaShawn Merritt (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 43.75, Jeremy Wariner (USA) wins the silver medal with a time of 44.74, and David Neville (USA) dives across the finish line to win the bronze medal with a time of 44.80.
Sports commentator Bob Neumeier interviews Wariner (USA) over his second-place finish in the 400m final.
Neumeier interviews Merritt (USA) and Neville (USA).
Hammond and Boldon cover the men's 110m hurdles finals: Dayron Robles (Cuba) wins the gold medal with a time of 12.93, David Payne (USA) wins the silver medal with a time of 13.17, and David Oliver (USA) wins the bronze medal with a time of 13.18.
Neumeier interviews Payne and Oliver.
Sports commentators Pat Parnell and Kenan Harkin cover the women's BMX super-cross finals: Anne-Caroline Chausson (France) wins the gold medal, Laetitia Corguille (France) wins the silver medal, and Jill Kintner (USA) wins the bronze medal. Shanaze Reade (Great Britain) crashes and does not finish.
Parnell and Harkin cover the men's BMX super-cross finals: Maris Strombergs (Latvia) wins the gold medal, Mike Day (USA) wins the silver medal, and Donny Robinson (USA) wins the bronze medal.
Sports commentators Chris Marlowe and Karch Kiraly cover the men's volleyball gold medal match, featuring Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers (USA) versus Marcio Araujo and Fabio Luiz Magalhaes (Brazil). Brazil leads 4 to 1.
Notable commercials and/ or promos include the following: Queen Latifah for AT&T; Peyton and Eli Manning for NFL on NBC; Howard Bach, Kristi Marano, Ryan Reser, Brian Sell, A.G. Kruger, Mary Wineberg, Rebecca Quinn for Home Depot; Joe McCarthy for Chevrolet.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: August 21, 2008
- RUNNING TIME: 01:35:57
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112869
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 2008, Summer, Beijing; Olympics; Sports; Diving, 10m platform women; Track and Field, 400m men; Track and Field, 110m hurdles men; Cycling BMX, individual women; Cycling BMX, Individual men; Beach Volleyball, beach volleyball men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - Bank of America
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola
- TV - Commercials - General Electric
- TV - Commercials - Home Depot
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Nike
- TV - Commercials - Visa
- TV - Promos - NFL on NBC
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Ted Robinson … Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Ato Boldon … Sports Commentator
- Bob Neumeier … Sports Commentator
- Kenan Harkin … Sports Commentator
- Pat Parnell … Sports Commentator
- Chris Marlowe … Sports Commentator
- Karch Kiraly … Sports Commentator
- Cynthia Potter … Sports Commentator
- Andrea Kremer … Sports Commentator
- LaShawn Merritt … Athlete
- Jeremy Wariner … Athlete
- David Neville … Athlete
- Dayron Robles … Athlete
- David Payne … Athlete
- David Oliver … Athlete
- Maris Strombergs … Athlete
- Mike Day … Athlete
- Donny Robinson … Athlete
- Todd Rogers … Athlete
- Phil Dalhausser … Athlete
- Marcio Araujo … Athlete
- Fabio Luiz Magalhaes … Athlete
- Laura Wilkinson … Athlete
- Emilie Heymans … Athlete
- Xin Wang … Athlete
- Roulin Chen … Athlete
- Anne-Caroline Chausson … Athlete
- Laetitia Corguille … Athlete
- Jill Kintner … Athlete
- Shanaze Reade … Athlete
- Peyton Manning … Talent, NFL Promo
- Eli Manning … Talent, NFL Promo
- Queen Latifah … Talent, AT&T Commercial
- Joe McCarthy … Talent, Chevrolet Commercial
- Howard Bach … Talent, Home Depot Commercial
- Ryan Reser … Talent, Home Depot Commercial
- Brian Sell … Talent, Home Depot Commercial
- A.G. Kruger … Talent, Home Depot Commercial
- Kristi Marano … Talent, Home Depot Commercial
- Mary Wineberg … Talent, Home Depot Commercial
- Rebecca Quinn … Talent, Home Depot Commercial