OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XIII {1980 LAKE PLACID OLYMPICS} {1980/02/15}, PART 2 (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1980 XIII Olympic Winter Games from Lake Placid. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Jim McKay presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights. McKay covers a segment on the pairs figure ice skater's Tai Babilonia (USA) and Randy Gardner (USA) about their personal and athletic lives. McKay and sports commentator Dick Button cover the pair's ice skating short program. McKay and Button cover the pair's figure ice skating Babilonia (USA) and Gardner (USA) as they withdraw from the competition due to an old injury to Gardner's thigh. Sports commentators Keith Jackson and Sheila Young Ochowicz cover the women's 500 meters speed skating standings; Karin Enke (East Germany) comes in first with a time of 41.78; Natalya Petrusyova (USSR) places second; and Ann-Sofie Jarnstrom (Sweden) places third. Button interviews the coach for pairs figure ice skater's Babilonia (USA) and Gardner (USA) John Nicks about his decision for their withdrawal from the competition. Jackson and Ochowics cover the women's speed skating final standings; with Karin Enke (East Germany) winning the gold medal with a time of 41.78, Leah Poulos-Mueller (USA) wins the silver medal, and Natalya Petrusyova (USSR) wins the bronze. McKay covers a segment on Poulos-Mueller and her husband Peter Mueller (USA) about her personal and athletic life. Jackson interviews the women's 500 meter speed skating silver medal winner Mueller (USA) about her thoughts during the competition. McKay and Button continue coverage of the pair's ice skating short program. Button interviews the pair's ice skaters Sheryl Franks (USA) and Michael Botticelli (USA) on their thoughts about how well they performed. McKay reviews current medal standings. McKay and Button continue with the pair's ice skating short program with top contenders still undetermined in this portion. Notable commercials and/or promos include Jesse Owens for American Express and Bernie Traurig for the Cotton Company.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 15, 1980 09:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:02:23
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:00057
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1980, Winter, Lake Placid; Olympics; Figure Skating, pairs mixed; Short Track Speed Skating, 500m women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - American Express
- TV - Commercials - Chevy
- TV - Commercials - Cotton Incorporated
- TV - Commercials - Goodyear Arriva
- TV - Commercials - Meryl Lynch
- TV - Commercials - Schlitz
- TV - Commercials - V8
- TV - Commercials - Xerox
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Dick Button … Sports Commentator
- Keith Jackson … Sports Commentator
- Sheila Young Ochowicz … Sports Commentator
- Tai Babilonia … Athlete
- Randy Gardner … Athlete
- Leah Poulos-Mueller … Athlete
- Peter Mueller … Athlete
- Natalya Petrusyova … Athlete
- Karin Enke … Athlete
- Ann Sofie Jarnstrom … Athlete
- Sheryl Franks … Athlete
- Michael Botticelli … Athlete
- John Nicks
- Bernie Traurig … Talent, Cotton Company commercial
- Jesse Owens … Talent, American Express Commercial