OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVII {1994 LILLEHAMMER OLYMPICS}: DAY 16 {PART 4 OF 8} (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 Jim Nantz presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights
Nantz recaps men's ice hockey as Sweden beats Canada in a shootout to win their first-ever gold medal in the sport.
Sports commentator Mike Eruzione interviews hockey player Mats Naslund (Sweden) about their gold medal victory.
Nantz provides coverage of the men's ice hockey medal ceremony and celebration in the street.
Sports commentators Phil Liggett and Jeff Hastings recap the many ski jumping events at the Lillehammer Olympic Games, featuring gold medalists Jens Weisflog (Germany) and Espen Bredesen (Norway).
Nantz highlights men's two-man and four-man bobsled events, featuring gold medalist Gustav Weder (Switzerland) and top contenders Wolfgang Hoppe (Germany) and Harald Czudaj (Germany).
Sports commentators John Morgan and John McDonough provide coverage of the four-man bobsled event.
Sports commentator Jim Gray covers the disqualification of Brian Shimer's (USA) sleigh for having warm runners.
Morgan and McDonough cover the third runs of men's four-man bobsled, featuring Switzerland I, Germany I, and Germany II.
Sports commentator Mike Wallace profiles Czudaj, who used to be a spy for the Stasi. Wallace interviews friends and family about his double life.
Nantz highlights figure skater Nancy Kerrigan (USA) and her departure from Norway.
Nantz highlights alpine skier Alberto Tomba (Italy) and his larger-than-life personality.
Nantz highlights speed-skater Bonnie Blair (USA) and her fifth gold medal victory in three Olympic Games.
Sports commentators Verne Lundquist, Tracy Wilson and Scott Hamilton cover a men's figure skating exhibition performance by Phillippe Candeloro (France).
Nantz highlights Dan Jansen's (USA) gold medal victory in speed-skating.
Sports commentator Al Trautwig covers the men's 50km cross-country skiing event, featuring top competitors Bjorn Daehlie (Norway), Vegard Ulvang (Norway), Vladimir Smirnov (Kazakhstan), and Sture Siversten (Norway).
Trautwig interviews Ulvang about his illustrious career as a cross-country skier.
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Nancy Kerrigan for Walt Disney World; Candice Bergen for Sprint; Donna Karan for AT&T; Dan Rather and Connie Chung for CBS Evening News.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: February 27, 1994 4:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:02:53
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:40141
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; Olympic Games, 1994, Winter, Lillehammer; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympics; Ice Hockey, ice hockey men; Bobsleigh, four-man men; Figure Skating, individual men; Cross Country Skiing, 50km men; Speed Skating, 1000m men
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV, 1994
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T telephone services
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser beers
- TV - Commercials - Chrysler automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Diet Coke soft drinks
- TV - Commercials - FDS
- TV - Commercials - Imodium medication
- TV - Commercials - John Hancock
- TV - Commercials - K-Mart stores
- TV - Commercials - Kodak cameras
- TV - Commercials - Midas
- TV - Commercials - Minwax
- TV - Commercials - Prudential Securities
- TV - Commercials - Ricoh
- TV - Commercials - Sprint telephone services
- TV - Commercials - Visa credit cards
- TV - Commercials - Walt Disney World
- TV - Commercials - Xerox
- TV - Promos - CBS News
CREDITS
- Jim Nantz … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Mike Eruzione … Sports Commentator
- Phil Liggett … Sports Commentator
- Jeff Hastings … Sports Commentator
- John Morgan … Sports Commentator
- Sean McDonough … Sports Commentator
- Jim Gray … Sports Commentator
- Al Trautwig … Sports Commentator
- Tracy Wilson … Sports Commentator
- Verne Lundquist … Sports Commentator
- Scott Hamilton … Sports Commentator
- Mike Wallace … Sports Commentator
- Mats Naslund … Athlete
- Wolfgang Hoppe … Athlete
- Gustav Weder … Athlete
- Harald Czudaj … Athlete
- Philippe Candeloro … Athlete
- Vladimir Smirnov … Athlete
- Jens Weissflog … Athlete
- Espen Bredesen … Athlete
- Brian Shimer … Athlete
- Alberto Tomba … Athlete
- Bonnie Blair … Athlete
- Dan Jansen … Athlete
- Bjorn Daehlie … Athlete
- Vegard Ulvang … Athlete
- Sture Siversten … Athlete
- Nancy Kerrigan … Talent, Walt Disney World Commercial
- Candice Bergen … Talent, Sprint Commercial
- Donna Karan … Talent, AT&T Commercial
- Dan Rather … Talent, CBS Evening News Promo
- Connie Chung … Talent, CBS Evening News Promo