GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD, THE {2012 LONDON OLYMPICS}: DAY 4 {PART 2} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 2012 summer Games of the XXX Olympiad from London. 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 Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines cover the second heat of the women's 200-meter freestyle swimming semifinals. Federica Pellegrini (Italy) is in first place with a time of 1:56.67, Caitlin McClatchey (Great Britain) is in second place with a time of 1:57.33, Kylie Palmer (Australia) is in third place with a time of 1:57.44, Missy Franklin (USA) is in fourth place with a time of 1:57.57, and Melania Costa Schmid (Spain) is in fifth place with a time of 1:57.76. Hicks and Gaines recap the men's 4x100-meter freestyle swimming relay from the previous night. Hicks and Gaines cover the men's 200-meter freestyle swimming final. Yannick Agnel (France) wins the gold medal with a time of 1:43.14; and Taehwan Park (Korea) ties for the silver medal with Yang Sun (China) both with a time of 1:44.93. Sports commentator Andrea Kremer interviews Ryan Lochte (USA) after the 200-meter freestyle race. Hicks and Gaines cover the women's 200-meter backstroke finals. Missy Franklin (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 58.33; Emily Seebohm (Australia) wins the silver medal with a time of 58.63; and Aya Terakawa (Japan) wins the bronze medal with time of 58.83. Kremer interviews Franklin after her 200-meter backstroke victory. Sports commentators Al Trautwig, Tim Daggett, and Elfi Schlegel cover the men's gymnastics team floor exercise final, featuring Danell Leyva (USA), Sam Mikulak (USA), and Jake Dalton (USA). Trautwig, Daggett, and Schlegel cover the men's gymnastics pommel horse team final, featuring Leyva, Mikulak, and John Orozco (USA). A segment titled "Top NBC London Moments" presented by Chevrolet features Kerri Strug's single foot vault landing. Trautwig, Daggett, and Schlegel recap the men's team gymnastics final events, including Louis Smith (Great Britain) on the pommel horse, Oleg Verniaiev (Ukraine) on the vault, Kohei Uchimura (Japan) on the parallel bars, Kristian Thomas (Great Britain) on the vault, Guo Weiyang (China) on the parallel bars, and Zou Kai (China) on the horizontal high bar. Trautwig, Daggett, and Schlegel cover men's gymnastics vault team final, featuring: Orozco, Mikulak, and Dalton. Hicks and Gaines cover the men's 100-meter backstroke finals. Matt Grevers (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 52.16; Nick Thoman (USA) wins the silver medal with a time of 52.92; and Ryosuke Irie (Japan) wins the bronze medal with a time of 52.97. Sports commentator Andres Kremer interviews Grevers and Thoman after their respective gold and silver medal wins in the 100-meter backstroke event. Costas recaps the equestrian eventing race, featuring: Zara Phillips (Great Britain). Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Robert Griffin III for Subway restaurants; Nastia Liukin and Apolo Anton Ohno for Subway restaurants; John Orozco for Procter & Gamble consumer goods; David Boudia for Visa credit cards; Rebecca Soni for Kellogg’s breakfast cereal; and Michael Phelps for Visa credit cards.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: July 30, 2012
- RUNNING TIME: 01:35:41
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112930
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 2012, Summer, London; Olympics; Sports; Swimming, 200m freestyle women; Swimming, 200m freestyle men; Swimming, 200m backstroke women; Artistic Gymnastics, floor exercises men; Artistic Gymnastics, pommel horse men; Artistic Gymnastics, parallel bars men; Artistic Gymnastics, vault men; Artistic Gymnastics, horizontal bar men; Equestrian Eventing, team mixed
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - Citibank
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola
- TV - Commercials - Fruit of the Loom
- TV - Commercials - General Electric
- TV - Commercials - Nationwide Insurance
- TV - Commercials - Procter & Gamble
- TV - Commercials - Subway
- TV - Commercials - Twitter
- TV - Commercials - Visa
- TV - Promos - Chevrolet
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Tim Daggett … Sports Commentator
- Rowdy Gaines … Sports Commentator
- Dan Hicks … Sports Commentator
- Al Trautwig … Sports Commentator
- Andrea Kremer … Sports Commentator
- Elfi Schlegel … Sports Commentator
- Yannick Agnell … Athlete
- Jake Dalton … Athlete
- Matt Grevers … Athlete
- Ryosuke Irie … Athlete
- Zou Kai … Athlete
- Danell Leyva … Athlete
- Ryan Lochte … Athlete
- Sam Mikulak … Athlete
- John Orozco … Athlete
- Taehwan Park … Athlete
- Yang Sun … Athlete
- Nick Thoman … Athlete
- Kristian Thomas … Athlete
- Kohei Uchimura … Athlete
- Oleg Verniaiev … Athlete
- Guo Weiyang … Athlete
- Louis Smith … Athlete
- Melania Costa Schmid … Athlete
- Missy Franklin … Athlete
- Caitlin McClatchey … Athlete
- Kylie Palmer … Athlete
- Zara Phillips … Athlete
- Federica Pellegrini … Athlete
- Emily Seebohm … Athlete
- Aya Terakawa … Athlete
- Kerri Strug … Cameo
- David Boudia … Talent, Visa commercial
- Robert Griffin III … Talent, Subway commercial
- Apolo Anton Ohno … Talent, Subway commercial
- Michael Phelps … Talent, Visa commercial
- Nastia Liukin … Talent, Subway commercial
- Rebecca Soni … Talent, Kellogg's commercial
- John Orozco … Talent, Procter & Gamble commercial