OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVI {1992 ALBERTVILLE OLYMPICS} {1992/02/13}, PART 1 (TV)

Summary

This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1992 XVI Olympic Winter Games from Albertville. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:

Anchor sports commentators Harry Smith and Greg Gumbel preside throughout this portion and introduce various events and highlights.

Sports commentators Tim Ryan and Christin Cooper cover women's alpine combined skiing and recap the slalom event.

Smith recaps women's moguls freestyle skiing: Donna Weinbrecht (USA) wins the gold medal, Elizaveta Kozhevnikova (Unified Team) wins the silver medal, and Stine Lise Hattestad (Norway) wins the bronze.

Smith recaps men's moguls freestyle skiing: Edgar Grospiron (France) wins the gold medal, Olivier Allamand (France) wins the silver medal, and Nelson Carmichael (USA) wins the bronze medal.

Sports commentator (unidentified in this portion) profiles hockey goalie David Delfino (Italy).

Sports commentator Jeff Hastings profiles skier Fred Lundberg (Sweden).

Gumbel interviews skier Wendy Fisher (USA) about her medical situation after her crash.

Sports commentator Scott Hamilton covers men's singles figure skating and discusses the favorites, including: Viktor Petrenko (Unified Team), Paul Wylie (USA), Kurt Browning (Canada), Petr Barna (Czechoslovakia), Todd Eldredge (USA), and Christopher Bowman (USA).

Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Lionel Aldridge for The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill; George Bush for The Small Business Association; Steve Allen for The Will Rogers Institute; Dan Rather for CBS News; Richard Farnsworth and Wilford Brimley for "The Boys of Twilight."

Details

• NETWORK: CBS
• DATE: February 13, 1992 7:00 AM
• RUNNING TIME: 01:01:51
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: B:26314
• GENRE: Sports
• SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1992, Winter, Albertville; Olympics; Alpine Skiing, Alpine combined women; Freestyle Skiing, moguls men; Figure Skating, individual men
• SERIES RUN: N/A
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola soft drinks
  • TV - Commercials - Kellogg's cereal
  • TV - Commercials - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
  • TV - Commercials - Small Business Administration
  • TV - Commercials - TheWill Rogers Institute
  • TV - Promos - "Fish Police"
  • TV - Promos - "The Boys of Twilight"
  • TV - Promos - CBS Evening News

CREDITS

• Greg Gumbel … Anchor Sports Commentator
• Harry Smith … Anchor Sports Commentator
• Tim Ryan … Sports Commentator
• Jeff Hastings … Sports Commentator
• Scott Hamilton … Sports Commentator
• Christin Cooper … Athlete
• Donna Weinbrecht … Athlete
• Elizaveta Kozhevnikova … Athlete
• Stine Lise Hattestad … Athlete
• Edgar Grospiron … Athlete
• Olivier Allamand … Athlete
• Nelson Carmichael … Athlete
• Fred Boerre Lundberg … Athlete
• Wendy Fisher … Athlete
• Kurt Browning … Athlete
• Petr Barna … Athlete
• Viktor Petrenko … Athlete
• Todd Eldredge … Athlete
• Christopher Bowman … Athlete
• David Delfino … Athlete
• Paul Wylie … Athlete
• Steve Allen … Talent, The Will Rogers Institute Commercial
• Lionel Aldridge … Talent, The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Commercial
• George H.W. Bush … Talent, The Small Business Association Commercial
• Dan Rather … Talent, CBS Evening News Promo
• Wilford Brimley … Talent, "The Boys of Twilight" Promo
• Richard Farnsworth … Talent, "The Boys of Twilight" Promo