OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVI {1992 ALBERTVILLE OLYMPICS} {1992/02/18}, PART 2 (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 Greg Gumbel and Harry Smith preside throughout this portion and introduce various events and highlights.
Smith interviews sports commentator and former USA hockey player Mike Eruzione about USA's defeat of Sweden and the upcoming game against France.
Sports commentator Barry Petersen covers the life of alpine skier Alberto Tomba (Italy) and his journey to the Olympic Games.
Gumbel interviews Joanne Buschke, sister of speed-skater Dan Jansen (USA), about his finishing in fourth place in his first event and the expectations going into the next event.
Smith recaps the current men's giant slalom standings: Tomba is in the lead, followed by Marc Girardelli (Luxembourg) and Kjetil Aamodt (Norway).
Gumbel interviews speed-skaters Jeff Klaiber (USA) and Tony Meibock (USA) about the movie they made.
Sports commentator Paula Zhan recaps figure skating and covers the role acrobatic training plays in the success of the Unified Team.
Smith recaps the women's super-G final standings: Deborah Compagnoni (Italy) wins the gold medal, Carole Merle (France) wins the silver medal, and Katja Seizinger (Germany) wins the bronze.
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Jobeth Williams for "Fish Police"; Katarina Witt for Diet Coke; Dan Rather for CBS Evening News; Richard Farnsworth and Wilford Brimley for "The Boys of Twilight."
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: February 18, 1992 8:00 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 00:56:50
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:26358
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1992, Winter, Albertville; Olympics; Ice Hockey, ice hockey men; Alpine Skiing, giant slalom men; Alpine Skiing, super-G women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Coldwell Banker
- TV - Commercials - Diet Coke soft drinks
- TV - Commercials - Mars candies
- TV - Commercials - Sweet 'N Low sweetener
- 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
- Barry Petersen … Sports Commentator
- Mike Eruzione … Sports Commentator
- Paula Zahn … Sports Commentator
- Bernard Goldberg … Sports Commentator
- Alberto Tomba … Athlete
- Dan Jansen … Athlete
- Marc Girardelli … Athlete
- Kjetil Andre Aamodt … Athlete
- Jeff Klaiber … Athlete
- Tony Meibock … Athlete
- Carole Merle … Athlete
- Deborah Compagnoni … Athlete
- Katja Seizinger … Athlete
- Joanne Buschke … Cameo
- Katarina Witt … Talent, Diet Coke Commercial
- Jobeth Williams … Talent, "Fish Police" Promo
- Dan Rather … Talent, CBS Evening News Promo
- Wilford Brimley … Talent, "The Boys of Twilight" Promo
- Richard Farnsworth … Talent, "The Boys of Twilight" Promo