OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVI {1992 ALBERTVILLE OLYMPICS} {1992/02/20}, 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 commentator Greg Gumbel presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights.

Sports commentator Harry Smith interviews bobsledder Herschel Walker (USA) about his being replaced on the USA I four-man bobsled team and the controversy it has generated.

Sports commentator Dr. Bob Arnott covers the potential and already-realized injuries by the USA hockey team and interviews players Ted Drury and Greg Brown as well as team doctor Jim Schaffhausen about the inherent dangers that playing hockey brings and how to prevent further injuries.

Sports commentator Mark McEwen interviews the manager of the snow-and-ice driving school about the difference between driving cars and all-terrain vehicles on icy conditions.

Gumbel covers a segment on bobsledding and the evolution of the sport through the years. Former USA bobsledders Jack Coste (USA), Tom Hickes (USA), Joe Meconi (USA), Gary Sheffield (USA), and Jim Lemy (USA), alongside current athletes Randy Will (USA), Chuck Leonowicz (USA), and Brian Shimer (USA), discuss all of the differences between past and current competitions.

Sports commentator Lesley Visser interviews bobsledder Prince Albert of Monaco on being both an Olympian and a royal.

Sports commentator Paula Zahn interviews the wives of USA hockey players about watching their husbands play and all of the logistical challenges that they have faced.

Gumbel recaps the medal winners in the women's slalom event: Petra Kronberger (Austria) wins the gold, Annelise Coberger (New Zealand) wins the silver, and Blanca Fernandez-Ochoa (Spain) wins the bronze.

Sports commentator Mark McEwen interviews a French snowmobiler on the nuances of safe snowmobile riding, and McEwen does an on camera demonstration.

Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Steve Allen for The Will Rogers Institute.

Details

• NETWORK: CBS
• DATE: February 20, 1992 8:00 AM
• RUNNING TIME: 00:56:51
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: B:26370
• GENRE: Sports
• SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1992, Winter, Albertville; Olympics; Bobsleigh, four-man men; Ice Hockey, ice hockey men; Alpine Skiing, slalom women
• SERIES RUN: N/A
• COMMERCIALS:
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  • TV - Commercials - The Will Rogers Institute
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CREDITS

• Greg Gumbel … Anchor Sports Commentator
• Harry Smith … Sports Commentator
• Bob Arnott … Sports Commentator
• Mark McEwen … Sports Commentator
• Lesley Visser … Sports Commentator
• Paula Zahn … Sports Commentator
• Herschel Walker … Athlete
• Greg Brown … Athlete
• Ted Drury … Athlete
• Randy Will … Athlete
• Chuck Leonowicz … Athlete
• Brian Shimer … Athlete
• Albert II, Prince of Monaco … Athlete
• Petra Kronberger … Athlete
• Annelise Coberger … Athlete
• Blanca Ocha-Fernandez … Athlete
• Jim Schaffhausen … Cameo
• Jack Coste … Cameo
• Tom Hickes … Cameo
• Joe Meconi … Cameo
• Gary Sheffield … Cameo
• Jim Lemy … Cameo
• Steve Allen … Talent, The Will Rogers Institute Commercial