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OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVII {1994 LILLEHAMMER OLYMPICS}: DAY 4 {PART 1 OF 6} (TV)

Summary

This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1994 XVII Olympic Winter Games from Lillehammer. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Harry Smith presides throughout this portion, reporting from the Northern Lights Hall in Hamar on the practice session for the pairs figure skaters, including Katerina Gordeyeva (Russia), Sergei Grinkov (Russia), Natalia Mishkutenok (Russia), and Artur Dmitriev (Russia). Sports commentator Paula Zahn reports from Lillehammer. Sports commentator Mark McEwen reports from the Troll Park at the Hunderfossen Family Park in Hunderfossen, reporting on local weather around the United States. Smith speaks with sports commentator Tracy Wilson, discussing the athletes competing in the pairs figure skating, including Gordeyeva, Grinkov, Mishketunok, Dmitriev, Isabelle Brasseur (Canada), and Lloyd Eisler (Canada). Sports commentator Tim Ryan recaps the results of the previous days’ women’s super-G competition in Kvitfjell. Ryan is joined by sports commentator Billy Kidd, further discussing the super-G results. McEwen offers commentary on a stone troll on display at the Hunderfossen Family Park. In New York, John Roberts and Monica Gayle report on several news items of the day, including the departure of skater Tonya Harding (USA) for Lillehammer, the continuing cease-fire in Sarajevo, controversy over a settlement involving defective breast implants, an altercation between college basketball coaches, difficulties involving trade sanctions between Japan and the United States, Viacom’s acquisition of Paramount, and the final day of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Zahn reports on the change in goalies in the United States ice hockey team from Mike Dunham (USA) to Garth Snow (USA). She also visits Haakon’s Hall, wherein she is given a chance to practice on the Olympic ice hockey rink. Smith interviews figure skater Paul Wylie (USA), discussing fellow figure skater Nancy Kerrigan (USA), and how she’s prepared herself for this competition. Sports commentator Mary Carillo reports from Kanthaugen Stadium in Lillehammer about the elimination rounds of the women’s freestyle skiing moguls event, specifically discussing the run of Donna Weinbrecht (USA). Footage of Weinbrecht’s run is shown, commentated by sports commentators James Brown and Park Smalley. McEwen speaks with Norwegian film director Ivo Caprino, discussing an exhibit at the Hunderfossen Family Park dedicated to tales from Norwegian folklore. Smith interviews the Bosnian bobsled team about the difficulties they face both in their sport and involving their country’s current political situation. Notable commercials include Dave Thomas for Wendy’s restaurants.

Details

  • NETWORK: CBS
  • DATE: February 15, 1994 7:00 AM
  • RUNNING TIME: 01:02:25
  • COLOR/B&W: Color
  • CATALOG ID: B:40056
  • GENRE: Sports
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1994, Winter, Lillehammer; Olympics; Sports; Figure Skating, pairs mixed; Alpine Skiing, super-G women; Figure Skating, individual women; Ice Hockey, ice hockey men; Figure Skating, ice dancing mixed; Freestyle Skiing, moguls women; Bobsleigh, four-man men; Alpine Skiing, downhill women; Bobsleigh, two-man men; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The
  • SERIES RUN: CBS - TV, 1994
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CREDITS

  • Harry Smith … Anchor Sports Commentator
  • Paula Zahn … Sports Commentator
  • Mark McEwen … Sports Commentator
  • Tracy Wilson … Sports Commentator
  • Tim Ryan … Sports Commentator
  • Billy Kidd … Sports Commentator
  • Mary Carillo … Sports Commentator
  • James Brown … Sports Commentator
  • Park Smalley … Sports Commentator
  • John Roberts … Anchor
  • Monica Gayle … Anchor
  • Richard Roth … Reporter
  • Katerina Gordeyeva … Athlete
  • Sergei Grinkov … Athlete
  • Natalia Mishkutenok … Athlete
  • Artur Dmitriev … Athlete
  • Isabelle Brasseur … Athlete
  • Lloyd Eisler … Athlete
  • Diann Roffe-Steinrotter … Athlete
  • Tonya Harding … Athlete
  • Mike Dunham … Athlete
  • Garth Snow … Athlete
  • Susanna Rahkamo … Athlete
  • Petri Kokko … Athlete
  • Paul Wylie … Athlete
  • Nancy Kerrigan … Athlete
  • Donna Weinbrecht … Athlete
  • Thomas Alsgaard … Athlete
  • Bjorn Daehlie … Athlete
  • Igor Boras … Athlete
  • Nizar Zaciragic … Athlete
  • Oksana Baiul … Athlete
  • Ivo Caprino
  • Dave Thomas … Talent, Wendy's commercial