GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD, THE {2012 LONDON OLYMPICS}: DAY 7 {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 Al Trautwig, Elfi Schlegel and Tim Daggett cover the women’s gymnastics all-around vault event: Gabby Douglas (USA) leads with a score of 15.233.
Costas profiles swimmer Rebecca Soni (USA) and introduces a segment focusing on her swimming style.
Sports commentators Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines cover the women’s 200m breaststroke finals: Soni (USA) wins the gold medal with a world record time of 2:19.59, Satomi Suzuki (Japan) wins the silver medal with a time of 2:20.72, and Yulia Efimova (Russia) wins the bronze medal with a time of 2:20.92.
Sports commentator Andrea Kremer interviews Soni (USA) after the race.
Trautwig, Schlegel and Daggett cover the women’s gymnastics all-around uneven bars event: Douglas (USA) leads with a score of 15.733, Viktoria Komova (Russia) is in second place with a score of 15.966, Aliya Mustafina (Russia) is in third place with a score of 16.100, Alexandra Raisman (USA) is in fourth place with a score of 14.333, and Deng Linlin (China) is in fifth place with a score of 14.266.
Trautwig, Schlegel and Daggett cover the women’s gymnastics balance beam: Douglas (USA) holds first place with a score of 15.500, Komova (Russia) is in second place with a score of 15.441, Mustafina (Russia) is in third place with a score of 13.633, Linlin (China) moves to fourth place with a score of 44.466, and Raisman (USA) is in fifth place with a score of 14.200.
Hicks and Gaines highlight swimmer Ryan Lochte (USA) ahead of the men’s 200m backstroke.
Hicks and Gaines cover the men’s 200m backstroke: Tyler Clary (USA) wins the gold medal with a world record time of 1:53.41, Ryosuke Irie (Japan) wins the silver medal with a time of 1:23.94, and Lochte (USA) wins the bronze medal with a time of 1:53.94.
Kremer interviews Clary (USA) after he wins his first gold medal.
Hicks and Gaines cover the first heat of the women’s 200m backstroke semifinals: Elizabeth Beisel (USA) wins with a time of 2:06.18, Megan Ney (Australia) takes second place with a score of 2:07.42, and Anastasia Zueve (Russia) takes third place with a time of 2:07.88.
Hicks and Gaines cover the second heat of the women’s 200m backstroke semifinals: Missy Franklin (USA) wins with a time of 2:06.84, Kristy Coventry (Zimbabwe) takes second place with a score of 2:07.42, and Sinead Russell (Canada) takes third place with a time of 2:08.76.
Hicks and Gaines highlight the rivalry between Michael Phelps (USA) and Lochte (USA).
Hicks and Gaines cover the men’s 200m individual medley finals: Phelps (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 1:54.27, Lochte (USA) wins the silver medal with a time of 1:54.90, and Laszlo Cseh (Hungary) wins the bronze medal with a time of 1:25.22.
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Rebecca Soni for AT&T; David Oliver for Coca-Cola; Morgan Freeman and Michael Phelps for Visa; Gabby Douglas for Procter & Gamble; Apolo Anton Ohno, Nastia Liukin, and Robert Griffin III for Subway; Michael Phelps for Head and Shoulders.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: August 2, 2012
- RUNNING TIME: 01:35:52
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112940
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 2012, Summer, London; Olympics; Sports; Artistic Gymnastics, vault women; Swimming, 200m breaststroke women; Artistic Gymnastics, uneven bars women; Artistic Gymnastics, balance beam women; Swimming, 200m backstroke men; Swimming, 200m backstroke women; Swimming, 200m individual medley men; African-American Collection - Sports; Women's Collection - Sports
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - Ameritrade
- TV - Commercials - BMW
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola
- TV - Commercials - Disney
- TV - Commercials - Gillette
- TV - Commercials - Head and Shoulders
- TV - Commercials - Kellogg’s
- TV - Commercials - Liberty Mutual
- TV - Commercials - McDonald’s
- TV - Commercials - Procter & Gamble
- TV - Commercials - Subway
- TV - Commercials - Target
- TV - Commercials - United Airlines
- TV - Commercials - Visa
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Al Trautwig … Sports Commentator
- Tim Daggett … Sports Commentator
- Dan Hicks … Sports Commentator
- Rowdy Gaines … Sports Commentator
- Elfi Schlegel … Sports Commentator
- Andrea Kremer … Sports Commentator
- Michael Phelps … Athlete
- Ryan Lochte … Athlete
- Tyler Clary … Athlete
- Ryosuke Irie … Athlete
- Satomi Suzuki … Athlete
- Yulia Efimova … Athlete
- Viktoria Komova … Athlete
- Aliya Mustafina … Athlete
- Gabby Douglas … Athlete
- Alexandra Raisman … Athlete
- Deng Linlin … Athlete
- Rebecca Soni … Athlete
- Elizabeth Beisel … Athlete
- Megan Ney … Athlete
- Anastasia Zueve … Athlete
- Missy Franklin … Athlete
- Kirsty Coventry … Athlete
- Sinead Russell … Athlete
- Shannon Miller … Cameo
- Dominque Dawes … Cameo
- Nadia Comaneci … Cameo
- David Oliver … Talent, Coca-Cola Commercial
- Gabby Douglas … Talent, Procter & Gamble Commercial
- Rebecca Soni … Talent, AT&T Commercial
- Morgan Freeman … Talent, Visa Commercial
- Michael Phelps … Talent, Visa Commercial, Head & Shoulders Commercial
- Apolo Anton Ohno … Talent, Subway Commercial
- Robert GriffinIII … Talent, Subway Commercial
- Nastia Liukin … Talent, Subway Commercial