OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVII {1994 LILLEHAMMER OLYMPICS}: DAY 12 {PART 1 OF 5} (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 commentators Harry Smith and Paula Zahn preside throughout this portion and introduce various events and highlights.
Sports commentator John Blackstone covers last day of women's figure skating practice. Nancy Kerrigan (USA), Surya Bonaly (France), Chen Lu (China) and Tonya Harding (USA) are highlighted.
Blackstone also discusses the widely-publicized attack by Harding on Kerrigan during a practice session in 1994.
Zahn and Sports commentator Christin Cooper recap men's alpine downhill skiing giant slalom, featuring current leader Christian Mayer (Austria).
Zahn interviews Kerrigan to discuss how she is keeping her focus on her skating and performance rather than on the attack related to Harding.
Smith interviews General Norman Schwarzkopf about the history of the winter biathlon event, which includes cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
Sports commentators Dick Stockton and Eric Heiden discuss speed-skater Bonnie Blair's (USA) chances of winning a gold medal.
Sports commentator Michael Barkann interviews Blair's coach Nick Thometz.
Smith and Zahn discuss the chances of Katarina Witt (Germany) winning a medal.
Sports commentator John Morgan recaps the four-man bobsledding practice, explaining that the USA had three teams qualify for the finals and held a race-off to determine which team would represent the United States in the finals. Morgan interviews Brian Shimer (USA), driver for USA bobsled team II, about winning the right to participate in the finals.
Sports commentator Scott Hamilton interviews Witt bout her attempted comeback and medal chances.
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Dave Thomas for Wendy's.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: February 23, 1994 7:00 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:04:18
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:40114
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1994, Winter, Lillehammer; Olympics; Figure Skating, individual women; Alpine Skiing, giant slalom men; Bobsleigh, four-man men
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV, 1994
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Chrysler/Plymouth automobiles
- TV - Commercials - K-Mart stores
- TV - Commercials - Wendy's restaurants
CREDITS
- Harry Smith … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Paula Zahn … Sports Commentator
- Christin Cooper … Sports Commentator
- John Blackstone … Sports Commentator
- Dick Stockton … Sports Commentator
- Michael Barkann … Sports Commentator
- Eric Heiden … Sports Commentator
- Scott Hamilton … Sports Commentator
- John Morgan … Sports Commentator
- Tonya Harding … Athlete
- Nancy Kerrigan … Athlete
- Brian Shimer … Athlete
- Christian Mayer … Athlete
- Bonnie Blair … Athlete
- Surya Bonaly … Athlete
- Chen Lu … Athlete
- Katarina Witt … Athlete
- Nick Thometz … Coach
- Norman Schwarzkopf … Cameo
- Dave Thomas … Talent, Wendy's Commercial