OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVI {1992 ALBERTVILLE OLYMPICS} {1992/02/13}, PART 5 (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 commentator Pat O'Brien presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights. O'Brien highlights men's individual figure skating and some of the top contenders and standings so far. O'Brien interviews figure skater Brian Boitano (USA), who won a gold medal in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games for the individual men's figure skating competition. O'Brien reports on Christopher Bowman (USA) and Kurt Browning (Canada), who both fail to advance in the men's individual figure skating after a crucial fall. O'Brien provides coverage on the medal winners for men's individual figure skating. Viktor Petrenko (Unified Team) wins the gold medal; Paul Wylie (USA) wins the silver medal. O'Brien interviews Clark Donatelli (USA) and Keith Tkachuk (USA) with the United States men's hockey team. Their 3-0 record guarantees the team a medal. Sports commentator Curry Kirkpatrick reports on a bus to Albertville, France with a group of Dutch sports fans. O'Brien highlights men's and women's downhill mogul skiing and some of the top contenders and standings so far. O'Brien covers the current medal count: Austria has 12 medals; Germany has 10 medals; and the United States has 3 medals. Notable commercials and/or promos include Katarina Witt for Diet Coke.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: February 13, 1992 11:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 00:28:24
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:26319
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic games - 1992 - Winter; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1992, Winter, Albertville; Olympics; Figure Skating, individual men; Ice Hockey, ice hockey men; Freestyle Skiing, moguls men; Freestyle Skiing, moguls women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Bud Dry
- TV - Commercials - Chase Bank
- TV - Commercials - Chrysler
- TV - Commercials - Diet Coke
- TV - Commercials - Ford F150
- TV - Commercials - ITECH
- TV - Commercials - Merrill Lynch
- TV - Commercials - Northwestern Mutual Life
- TV - Commercials - Rubbermaid
- TV - Promos - CBS Evening News
CREDITS
- Pat O'Brien … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Curry Kirkpatrick … Sports Commentator
- Brian Boitano … Athlete
- Christopher Bowman … Athlete
- Kurt Browning … Athlete
- Viktor Petrenko … Athlete
- Paul Wylie … Athlete
- Clark Donatelli … Athlete
- Keith Tkachuk … Athlete
- Katarina Witt … Talent, Diet Coke commercial