GAMES OF THE XXIII OLYMPIAD, THE {1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS} {1984/07/30}, PART 9: GYMNASTICS (WOMEN) (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1984 summer Games of the XXIII Olympiad from Los Angeles. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Jim McKay presides throughout this portion, introducing segments and highlights from men’s middleweight boxing and the women’s gymnastics team competition. Howard Cosell offers commentary on a middleweight boxing match between Virgil Hill (USA) and Edward Neblett (Barbados), refereed by Ulysses Rodriguez. The referee stops the contest in the second round, awarding victory to Hill. Reporter Walt Rodgers reports from the Soviet Union on how the government and Soviet citizens perceive the events in Los Angeles, and the lack of Soviet coverage. Jack Whitaker and Cathy Rigby McCoy report from Pauley Pavilion on the compulsories of the women’s gymnastics team competition. A highlight reel of women’s gymnastics from previous Games is shown. Simona Pauca (Romania) makes her attempt at the uneven bars. She earns a score of 9.70. Next, Wu Jiani (China) makes attempts at the vault. Her first attempt scores an 8.95, and her second attempt scores a 9.40. Lavinia Agache (Romania) makes her attempt at the uneven bars. She scores a 9.85. Whitaker and Rigby McCoy offer commentary as Ecaterina Szabo (Romania) makes her uneven bars attempt, scoring a 9.90. Zhou Ping (China) makes her vault attempts. Her first attempt scores a 9.85, and her second attempt scores a 9.90. Next, Chen Yongyan (China) performs her vault attempts. Her first attempt scores a 9.85, and her second attempt scores 9.90. Ray Gandolf reports on a story about a feature of the Opening Ceremony of this year’s Games involving a visual representation of the flags of the competing countries displayed throughout the stadium via cards held up by the audience. Rigby McCoy provides narration for a video demonstrating what the judges look for in the balance beam exercises. Mihaela Stanulet (Romania) makes her attempt at the balance beam, earning a score of 9.70. Next, Laura Cutina (Romania) makes her attempt on the balance beam, scoring a 9.65. Sports commentator Anne Simon interviews United States gymnastics coach Don Peters on some particulars of the judging for the gymnastics competition. Whitaker and Rigby McCoy offer commentary as Agache makes her attempt at the balance beam. She earns a score of 9.85. Next, Szabo makes her attempt at the balance beam, earning a score of 9.75. Sports commentator Kathleen Sullivan discusses stories involving the soccer events, including a number of fights that broke out at a soccer game between Italy and Egypt. Whitaker and Rigby McCoy offer commentary as Stanulet performs her floor exercises. She scores a 9.80. Cutina does her floor exercises, earning a score of 9.80. Next, Agache makes her attempt at the floor exercises. Notable commercials include: Dean Glenesk for Snickers candy; John Cleese for Compaq computers; Robert E. Brennan for First Jersey Securities brokerage firm; and Davis Phinney for 7-Eleven convenience stores. Also includes an “ABC News Brief” with Charles Gibson.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: July 30, 1984
- RUNNING TIME: 1:00:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:1342
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1984, Summer, Los Angeles; Olympics; Sports; Boxing, Up to 75 kg (Middle weight) men; Artistic Gymnastics, team competition women; Soccer, soccer men; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1984
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV – Commercials – 7-Eleven convenience stores
- TV – Commercials – Beatrice food processing
- TV – Commercials – Boeing aircraft
- TV – Commercials – Budweiser beer
- TV – Commercials – Champion building products
- TV – Commercials – Compaq computers
- TV – Commercials – Doublemint chewing gum
- TV – Commercials – First Jersey Securities brokerage firm
- TV – Commercials – GE appliances
- TV – Commercials – Kodak cameras
- TV – Commercials – Levi’s apparel
- TV – Commercials – Lotus software
- TV – Commercials – Michelob beer
- TV – Commercials – Minute Maid orange juice
- TV – Commercials – Nissan automobiles
- TV – Commercials – Snickers candy
- TV – Commercials – Tab soft drink
- TV – Commercials – United airline
- TV – Promos – “Call to Glory”
- TV – Promos – “NFL on ABC”
- TV – Promos – “Paper Dolls”
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Jack Whitaker … Sports Commentator
- Cathy Rigby McCoy … Sports Commentator
- Anne Simon … Sports Commentator
- Kathleen Sullivan … Sports Commentator
- Walt Rodgers … Reporter
- Ray Gandolf … Reporter
- Virgil Hill … Athlete
- Edward Neblett … Athlete
- Simona Pauca … Athlete
- Jiani Wu … Athlete
- Lavinia Agache … Athlete
- Ecaterina Szabo … Athlete
- Ping Zhou … Athlete
- Yongyan Chen … Athlete
- Mihaela Stanulet … Athlete
- Laura Cutina … Athlete
- Don Peters … Coach
- Ric Birch
- Nadia Camaneci
- Kelly Garrison
- Dean Glenesk … Talent, Snickers commercial
- John Cleese … Talent, Compaq commercial
- Robert E. Brennan … Talent, First Jersey Securities commercial
- Davis Phinney … Talent, 7-Eleven commercial
- For "ABC News Brief"
- Charles Gibson … Anchor