GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD, THE {2012 LONDON OLYMPICS}: DAY 14 {PART 1} (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.
Costas recaps the heats leading to the men’s 4x400m track and field relay.
Costas highlights track and field runner Usain Bolt (Jamaica).
Costas and sports commentator Arlo White recap the USA-Japan women’s soccer match: Carli Lloyd (USA) scores two goals, and the USA wins by a score of 2-1.
Costas and sports commentator Mike Emrick recap the women’s water polo gold medal match between USA and Spain: Maggie Steffens (USA) scores five goals and the USA wins 8-5.
Costas and sports commentator Ryan Seacrest discuss women’s gymnastics in the studio. Seacrest hosts a segment on the most mentioned athletes on Facebook, including Alex Morgan (USA), Jessica Evans (USA), Aly Raisman (USA), and Abby Wamback (USA).
Sports commentators Ted Robinson, Cynthia Potter and Alex Flanagan cover the women’s 10m platform diving semifinals: Chen Ruolin (China) wins with a score of 407.25, Melissa Wu (Australia) takes fourth place with a score of 355.60, and Pandelela Rinong (Malaysia) takes fifth place with a score of 352.50.
Robinson, Potter and Flanagan also cover the dives of Paola Espinosa (Mexico), with a score of 317.10, Brittany Viola (USA), with a score of 300.50, and Katie Bell (USA), with a score of 296.60.
Robinson introduces a segment on Bell (USA) discussing her recovery from a diving injury.
Sports commentator Tom Hammond profiles David Rudisha (Kenya), highlighting his home life and running in Africa.
Hammond and sports commentators Ato Boldon and Lewis Johnson cover the men’s 800m track and field final: Rudisha (Kenya) wins the gold medal with world-record time of 1:40.91, Nijel Amos (Botswana) wins the silver medal with a time of 1:41.73, and Timothy Kitum (Kenya) wins the bronze medal with a time of 1:42.53.
Johnson interviews Rudisha (Kenya) after the race.
Sports commentator Dwight Stones covers the men’s triple jump, featuring jumps by Fabrizio Donato (Italy), Will Claye (USA), Samyr Laine (Haiti), and Christian Taylor (USA).
Sports commentators Paul Sunderland and Kevin Barnett cover the women’s volleyball semifinal match between USA and South Korea: USA is leading Korea by a score of 2-0.
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Eli Manning and Deion Sanders for NFL Sunday Ticket; Sanya Richards-Ross for AT&T; Morgan Freeman for Visa.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: August 9, 2012
- RUNNING TIME: 01:34:21
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112960
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 2012, Summer, London; Olympics; Sports; Soccer, soccer women; Water Polo, water polo women; Diving, 10m platform women; Track and Field, 800m men; Track and Field, triple jump men; Volleyball, volleyball women; Track and Field, 4x400m relay men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
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- TV - Commercials - BMW
- TV - Commercials - Bud Light
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - Chobani
- TV - Commercials - General Electric
- TV - Commercials - Liberty Mutual
- TV - Commercials - McDonald’s
- TV - Commercials - Michelob Ultra
- TV - Commercials - Nike
- TV - Commercials - United Airlines
- TV - Commercials - Visa
- TV - Promos - NFL Sunday Ticket
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Arlo White … Sports Commentator
- Mike Emrick … Sports Commentator
- Ryan Seacrest … Sports Commentator
- Ted Robinson … Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Ato Boldon … Sports Commentator
- Lewis Johnson … Sports Commentator
- Dwight Stones … Sports Commentator
- Paul Sunderland … Sports Commentator
- Kevin Barnett … Sports Commentator
- Cynthia Potter … Sports Commentator
- Alex Flanagan … Sports Commentator
- Usain Bolt … Athlete
- David Rudisha … Athlete
- Nijel Amos … Athlete
- Timothy Kitum … Athlete
- Fabrizio Donato … Athlete
- Will Claye … Athlete
- Samyr Laine … Athlete
- Christian Taylor … Athlete
- Carli Lloyd … Athlete
- Maggie Steffens … Athlete
- Alex Morgan … Athlete
- Jessica Evans … Athlete
- Aly Raisman … Athlete
- Abby Wamback … Athlete
- Chen Ruolin … Athlete
- Melissa Wu … Athlete
- Pandelela Rinong … Athlete
- Paola Espinosa … Athlete
- Brittany Viola … Athlete
- Katie Bell … Athlete
- Eli Manning … Talent, NFL Sunday Ticket Commercial
- Deion Sanders … Talent, NFL Sunday Ticket Commercial
- Morgan Freeman … Talent, Visa Commercial
- Sanya Richards-Ross … Talent, AT&T Commercial