GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD, THE {2012 LONDON OLYMPICS}: DAY 15 {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 men’s basketball: the USA defeats Argentina 109-83.
Costas profiles the original “Dream Team” in men’s basketball from the 1992 Olympic Summer Games in Barcelona: Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan are interviewed throughout the segment. Also featured are Clyde Drexler, Christian Laettner, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson and John Stockton.
Sports commentator Marv Albert, assistant coach Mike Krzyzewski, and Jack McCallum, author of “Dream Team,” discuss the impact that the team had on basketball globally.
Sports commentators Ted Robinson, Cynthia Potter and Alex Flanagan cover the men’s 10m platform diving preliminary: Qiu Bo (China) wins with a score of 563.70, Lin Yue (China) takes second place with a score of 532.15, Sascha Klein (Germany) takes third with a score of 525.05. Also featured are Tom Daley (Great Britain), Matthew Mitcham (Australia), Nick McCrory (USA), David Boudia (USA), German Sanchez (Mexico), and Peter Waterfield (Great Britain).
Flanagan interviews Boudia and McCrory about competing in the preliminaries.
Flanagan interviews Daley about his final dive and advancing to the semifinals.
Robinson introduces a segment on Mitcham (Australia), touching upon his gold-medal at the 2008 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing and his decision to come out as gay in that same year.
Robinson introduces a segment on McCrory (USA).
Costas and sports commentator Mary Carillo cover a segment on America’s fascination with British nobility.
Sports commentators Tom Hammond and Ato Boldon cover the first heat of the women’s 4x400m relay preliminaries: the Jamaica team, comprised of Christine Day, Shereefa Lloyd, Shericka Williams, and Rosemarie Whyte, wins with a time of 3:25.13, the Ukraine team, comprised of Olha Zemlyak, Alina Lohvynenko, Hanna Yaroshchuk, and Nataliya Pyhyda, takes second place with a time of 3:25.90, and the France team, comprised of Phara Anacharsis, Muriel Hurtis, Marie Gayot, and Floria Guei, takes third place with a time of 3:25.94.
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Morgan Freeman for Visa; Shaquille O'Neal for IcyHot.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: August 10, 2012
- RUNNING TIME: 01:34:25
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112963
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 2012, Summer, London; Olympics; Sports; Basketball, basketball men; Diving, 10m platform men; Track and Field, 4x400m relay women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - BMW
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - Hewlett Packard
- TV - Commercials - IcyHot
- TV - Commercials - Liberty Mutual
- TV - Commercials - McDonald’s
- TV - Commercials - Powerade
- TV - Commercials - Visa
- TV - Commercials - Wal-Mart
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Marv Albert … Sports Commentator
- Ted Robinson … Sports Commentator
- Alex Flanagan … Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Ato Boldon … Sports Commentator
- Cynthia Potter … Sports Commentator
- Mary Carillo … Sports Commentator
- Qiu Bo … Athlete
- Lin Yue … Athlete
- Sascha Klein … Athlete
- Tom Daley … Athlete
- Matthew Mitcham … Athlete
- Nick McCrory … Athlete
- David Boudia … Athlete
- German Sanchez … Athlete
- Peter Waterfield … Athlete
- Christine Day … Athlete
- Shereefa Lloyd … Athlete
- Shericka Williams … Athlete
- Rosemarie Whyte … Athlete
- Olha Zemlyak … Athlete
- Alina Lohvynenko … Athlete
- Hanna Yaroshchuk … Athlete
- Nataliya Pyhyda … Athlete
- Phara Anacharsis … Athlete
- Muriel Hurtis … Athlete
- Marie Gayot … Athlete
- Floria Guei … Athlete
- Charles Barkley … Cameo
- Larry Bird … Cameo
- Clyde Drexler … Cameo
- Patrick Ewing … Cameo
- Magic Johnson … Cameo
- Michael Jordan … Cameo
- Christian Laettner … Cameo
- Karl Malone … Cameo
- Chris Mullin … Cameo
- Scottie Pippen … Cameo
- David Robinson … Cameo
- John Stockton … Cameo
- Mike Krzyzewski … Cameo
- Jack McCallum … Cameo
- Morgan Freeman … Talent, Visa Commercial
- Shaquille O'Neal … Talent, IcyHot Commercial