OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVI {1992 ALBERTVILLE OLYMPICS} {1992/02/17}, PART 9 (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 sport commentator Verne Lundquist and Tracy Wilson preside throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights.
Lundquist interviews mixed pairs figure skaters Klara Engi and Attila Toth (Hungary) about their four minutes on the ice.
Lundquist and Wilson cover Engi and Toth's routine.
Lundquist and Wilson cover mixed pairs figure skaters Sophie Moniotte and Pascal Lavanchy (France).
Sports commentators Tim McCarver and Paula Zahn highlight men's alpine skiing and the arrival of competitor Alberto Tomba (Italy).
McCarver and Zahn interview Sylvester Stallone about Tomba (Italy) and he gives advice about making a move into Hollywood after the Olympic Games.
Sports commentators Andy Mill and Dick Stockton discuss Tomba and his goals of winning two back-to-back gold medals.
Sports commentator Bernard Goldberg profiles Tomba as he meets Miss Italia and discusses how he has become a fan favorite in Italy.
Sports commentators John Davidson and McCarver recap the USA's tie with Sweden in men's ice hockey and their advancement to the medal round.
Davidson and McCarver interview hockey player Ray LeBlanc (USA) about playing Sweden and his feelings about playing France tomorrow.
Sports commentator Charles Kuralt interviews the Slovenian team about their first year competing in the Olympic speed-skating.
McCarver recaps Gunda Niemann (Germany) as she won the gold medal for short track speed-skating 5000m.
McCarver interviews speed-skater Dan Jansen (USA) about past races and his chances after receiving the news that top competitor Uwe-Jens Mey (Germany) has withdrawn from the 1000m race due to illness.
Lundquist and Wilson discuss what the judges are looking for in mixed pairs figure skating.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: February 17, 1992 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:02:28
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:26354
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1992, Winter, Albertville; Olympics; Figure Skating, pairs mixed; Alpine Skiing, giant slalom men; Ice Hockey, ice hockey men; Short Track Speed Skating, 3000m relay women; Short Track Speed Skating, 1000m men; Speed Skating, 5000m women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
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CREDITS
- Verne Lundquist … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Tracy Wilson … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Paula Zahn … Sports Commentator
- Tim McCarver … Sports Commentator
- Andy Mill … Sports Commentator
- Dick Stockton … Sports Commentator
- Bernard Goldberg … Sports Commentator
- John Davidson … Sports Commentator
- Charles Kuralt … Sports Commentator
- Klara Engi … Athlete
- Attila Toth … Athlete
- Sophie Moniotte … Athlete
- Pascal Lavanchy … Athlete
- Alberto Tomba … Athlete
- Ray LeBlanc … Athlete
- Gunda Niemann … Athlete
- Uwe-Jens Mey … Athlete
- Dan Jansen … Athlete
- Sylvester Stallone … Cameo