OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XV {1988 CALGARY OLYMPICS} {1988/02/28}, PART 1 (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1988 XV Olympic Winter Games from Calgary. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:
Anchor sports commentator Keith Jackson presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights.
Sports commentators Chris Schenkel and Greg Windsperger provide coverage the first round of the ski-jump portion of men's Nordic combined. At the end of this segment, Klaus Sulzenbacher (Austria) is in the lead with 114.5 points, Hubert Schwarz (West Germany) is second with 110.1 points, and Hippolyt Kempf (Switzerland) in third with 107.5 points.
Sports commentator Dr. Ken Forsythe covers Olympic doping and drug tests.
Sports commentators Jiggs McDonald and Mike Eruzione show highlights of the first period of the Sweden-West Germany ice hockey game.
Sports commentators Mike Adamle and Kari Swenson highlight the men's biathlon, including performances by Josh Thompson (USA) and Frank-Peter Roeche (East Germany).
Notable commercials and/or promos include: Mike Ditka for Campbell's; Scott Hamilton and Edwin Moses for Blue Cross Blue Shield; Pierce Brosnan for Diet Coke; Jamie Lee Curtis, Arnold Palmer and O.J. Simpson for Hertz; James Garner for The Beef Industry Council.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 28, 1988 9:00 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:02:26
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:15986
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, ThE; Olympic Games, 1988, Winter, Calgary; Olympics; Nordic Combined, individual, ski jumping K90 (70m) men; Ice Hockey, ice hockey men; Biathlon, 10km men; Skiing, Nordic Combined, individual, ski jumping K90 (70m) men
- SERIES RUN: ABC
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Allstate insurance
- TV - Commercials - Apple computers
- TV - Commercials - Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance
- TV - Commercials - Campbell’s soups
- TV - Commercials - Diet Coke soft drinks
- TV - Commercials - Hertz rental car services
- TV - Commercials - Quality Inns
- TV - Commercials - The Beef Industry Council
CREDITS
- Keith Jackson … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Mike Adamle … Sports Commentator
- Mike Eruzione … Sports Commentator
- Jiggs McDonald … Sports Commentator
- Chris Schenkel … Sports Commentator
- Kari Swenson … Sports Commentator
- Greg Windsperger … Sports Commentator
- Ken Forsythe … Sports Commentator
- Klaus Sulzenbacher … Athlete
- Hubert Schwarz … Athlete
- Hippolyt Kempf … Athlete
- Josh Thompson … Athlete
- Frank-Peter Roeche … Athlete
- Pierce Brosnan … Talent, Diet Coke Commercial
- Jamie Lee Curtis … Talent, Hertz Commercial
- O.J. Simpson … Talent, Hertz Commercial
- Arnold Palmer … Talent, Hertz Commercial
- Scott Hamilton … Talent, Blue Cross Blue Shield Commercial
- Edwin Moses … Talent, Blue Cross Blue Shield Commercial
- Mike Ditka … Talent, Campbell's Commercial
- James Garner … Talent, Beef Industry Council Commercial