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| 1960 Winter 1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as... |
Walter Cronkite Walter Cronkite Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years . During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll... |
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| 1992 Winter 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics... |
Tim McCarver Tim McCarver James Timothy "Tim" McCarver is an American former Major League Baseball catcher, and a current sportscaster in residence for Fox Sports.-Playing career:... and Paula Zahn |
Greg Gumbel Greg Gumbel Greg Gumbel is an American television sportscaster. He is best known for his various assignments on the CBS network... and Jim Nantz Jim Nantz James William Nantz, III is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his work with CBS Sports television.-Early life:... |
Pat O'Brien Pat O'Brien (television) Pat O'Brien is currently a radio host with Fox Sports Radio as well as an author. He is best known for his time as a sportscaster with CBS Sports and as anchor/host of Access Hollywood and The Insider .O'Brien covered five Olympic Games, two for CBS... |
Jim Lampley Jim Lampley James "Jim" Lampley is an American sportscaster, news anchor, movie producer, and restaurant owner. Lampley has anchored a record 14 Olympic Games U.S. television broadcasts, most recently the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.... (for TNT Olympics on TNT The Olympics on TNT was the branding for Winter Olympic Games coverage produced by CBS for their cable partner, Turner Network Television. The last airing of the telecast was for the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano.-History:... ) |
| 1994 Winter 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat... |
Greg Gumbel Greg Gumbel Greg Gumbel is an American television sportscaster. He is best known for his various assignments on the CBS network... |
Jim Nantz Jim Nantz James William Nantz, III is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his work with CBS Sports television.-Early life:... |
Pat O'Brien Pat O'Brien (television) Pat O'Brien is currently a radio host with Fox Sports Radio as well as an author. He is best known for his time as a sportscaster with CBS Sports and as anchor/host of Access Hollywood and The Insider .O'Brien covered five Olympic Games, two for CBS... |
Jim Lampley Jim Lampley James "Jim" Lampley is an American sportscaster, news anchor, movie producer, and restaurant owner. Lampley has anchored a record 14 Olympic Games U.S. television broadcasts, most recently the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.... (for TNT Olympics on TNT The Olympics on TNT was the branding for Winter Olympic Games coverage produced by CBS for their cable partner, Turner Network Television. The last airing of the telecast was for the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano.-History:... ) |
| 1998 Winter 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice... |
Jim Nantz Jim Nantz James William Nantz, III is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his work with CBS Sports television.-Early life:... |
Mark McEwen Mark McEwen Mark McEwen is an American TV and radio personality.McEwen grew up in Berlin, Germany, Montgomery, Alabama, and Crownsville, Maryland. He began his broadcasting career on radio as a disk jockey in New York City, working at WAPP during 1983 Mark McEwen (born September 16, 1954 in San Antonio,... and Jane Robelot Jane Robelot Jane Robelot was a co-anchor of CBS television's CBS This Morning during the early 1990s. In the 1980s she worked at WSPA-TV in Spartanburg, South Carolina, then at then-CBS-owned WCAU TV Philadelphia before moving to CBS. After working for CBS News she was the primary anchor for WGCL-TV in Atlanta... |
Michele Tafoya Michele Tafoya Michele Tafoya is an American sportscaster.-Early life and career:Tafoya received a B.A... and Al Trautwig Al Trautwig Al Trautwig is a commentator with the MSG Network, NBC, Versus, and USA Network. He does the pre-game and post-game shows for the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, as well as fill-in play-by-play for both teams.-Early life:... |
Jim Lampley Jim Lampley James "Jim" Lampley is an American sportscaster, news anchor, movie producer, and restaurant owner. Lampley has anchored a record 14 Olympic Games U.S. television broadcasts, most recently the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.... (for TNT Olympics on TNT The Olympics on TNT was the branding for Winter Olympic Games coverage produced by CBS for their cable partner, Turner Network Television. The last airing of the telecast was for the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano.-History:... ) |
1960 Winter Olympics
| Event | Play-by-play announcers | Color commentator Color commentator A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the... s |
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| Skiiing Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held in Squaw Valley, California, U.S.A., from February 20–26, 1960.These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964 were recorded in hundredths.... |
Chris Schenkel Chris Schenkel Christopher Eugene "Chris" Schenkel was an American sportscaster. Over the course of five decades he called play-by-play for numerous sports on television and radio, becoming known for his smooth delivery and baritone voice.-Early life and career:Schenkel began his broadcasting career at radio... |
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| Biathlon Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics -20 km:In 1960 and 1964, there was a 2-minute penalty for each missed target in the Individual Biathlon Event. Since 1968, that penalty has been 1 minute for every missed target.-References:*... |
Chris Schenkel Chris Schenkel Christopher Eugene "Chris" Schenkel was an American sportscaster. Over the course of five decades he called play-by-play for numerous sports on television and radio, becoming known for his smooth delivery and baritone voice.-Early life and career:Schenkel began his broadcasting career at radio... |
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| Figure Skating Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics The figure skating 1960 Winter Olympics results in Squaw Valley, California, United States.-Men's Singles:-Ladies Singles:-Pairs:-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Rudolf MarxAssistant Referee:* Harold G. Storke... |
Dick Button Dick Button Richard Totten "Dick" Button is an American former figure skater and a well-known long-time skating television analyst. He is a two-time Olympic Champion and five-time World Champion... |
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| Hockey Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics At the 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, California, United States, one ice hockey event was held: men's Ice Hockey. This tournament was also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship. Games were held at Blyth Arena.Canada, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and... |
Bud Palmer Bud Palmer John S. "Bud" Palmer is a former pro basketball player. He was a member of the original New York Knickerbockers, and was their leading scorer in their inaugural season 1946/47... |
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| Ski Jumping Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics -Men's large hill :February 28, 1960This event marked the first time the Daescher technique was used in the ski jumping portion of the competition.-External references:*... |
Chris Schenkel Chris Schenkel Christopher Eugene "Chris" Schenkel was an American sportscaster. Over the course of five decades he called play-by-play for numerous sports on television and radio, becoming known for his smooth delivery and baritone voice.-Early life and career:Schenkel began his broadcasting career at radio... |
Art Devlin Art Devlin (ski jumper) Arthur "Art" Donovan Devlin was an American ski jumper who competed during the 1950s. A native of Lake Placid, New York, he finished fifth in the individual large hill at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships which were held in Lake Placid... |
| Features | Harry Reasoner Harry Reasoner Harry Truman Reasoner was an American journalist for ABC and CBS News, known for his inventive use of language as a television commentator, and as a founder of the 60 Minutes program.-Biography:... |
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1992 Winter Olympics
| Event | Play-by-play announcers | Color commentator Color commentator A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the... s |
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| Skiing Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events at three venues, held near Albertville, France. Val-d'Isère hosted the men's events, except the slalom, held at Les Menuires; all five of the women's alpine events were held at Méribel... |
Tim Ryan Tim Ryan (sportscaster) Tim Ryan is an American sportscaster, currently a resident of Ketchum, Idaho.-Early life and career:Raised in Canada, Ryan graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1960, and took a job the newly-formed CFTO as an assistant sports director... |
Christin Cooper Christin Cooper Christin Elizabeth Cooper is a former alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist from Ketchum, Idaho.-Racing career:... |
Mary Carillo Mary Carillo Mary Carillo is an American sportscaster and former professional tennis player.-Tennis career:Carillo played on the women's professional tennis circuit from 1977 to 1980. She was ranked as high as number 33, in the WTA Rankings, from January through March 1980, then retired due to knee injuries... and Cindy Nelson Cindy Nelson Cynthia "Cindy" Nelson is an American former alpine ski racer from Lutsen, Minnesota.-World Cup victories:- External links :* - Results - Cindy Nelson... |
| Freestyle Freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiing was an official sport discipline for the first time at the 1992 Winter Olympics, with medals awarded in the moguls event. Aerials was still a demonstration event at these games... |
Greg Lewis | Steven Smalley | |
| Men's Skiing Nordic combined at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Nordic Combined resultsThe venue was Courchevel, a ski resort 50 kilometers from host city Albertville.-Medals:-Individual:February 12, 1992-3 x 10 km relay:February 18, 1992-References:*... |
Brad Nessler Brad Nessler Bradley "Brad" Nessler is an American sportscaster, who currently calls college basketball and college football games for ESPN with occasional appearances on ESPN on ABC. He will also call Thursday Night Football on NFL Network beginning in 2011, and appears annually as a commentator in EA Sports'... |
Hank Kashiwa and Billy Kidd Billy Kidd William Winston "Billy" Kidd is a former alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1962-70 and a pro racer from 1970-72... |
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| Bobsled Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh resultsThe venue was the bobsleigh and luge track of La Plagne, about 70 km from host city Albertville.-Two-man:February 16, 1992-Four-man:February 22, 1992-Medal table:-References:**... |
Sean McDonough Sean McDonough Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster, currently employed by ESPN.-Early life and career:The son of Boston Globe sportswriter Will McDonough, Sean graduated from Syracuse University in 1984. It was in Syracuse where McDonough began his broadcasting career in 1982 as the play-by-play announcer... |
John Morgan | Lesley Visser Lesley Visser Lesley Candace Visser is an American sportscaster, radio personality, and sportswriter. Visser is the first female NFL analyst on TV, and the only sportscaster in history, male or female, who has worked on Final Four, NBA Finals, World Series, Triple Crown, Monday Night Football, the Olympics, the... |
| Figure Skating Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics Referee:* Benjamin T. WrightAssistant Referee:* Monique GeorgelinJudges: Reinhard Mirmseker Mary Pearson Yang Jiasheng Monique Petis Mieko Fujimori Ingelise Blangsted Igor Prokop Vanessa Riley* Marina Sanaya Maragaret Ann Wier... |
Verne Lundquist Verne Lundquist Merton Laverne "Verne" Lundquist, Jr. is an American sportscaster, currently employed by CBS Sports television.-Early life and career:Lundquist was born in Duluth, Minnesota... |
Scott Hamilton Scott Hamilton (figure skater) Scott Scovell Hamilton is an American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won four consecutive U.S. championships , four consecutive World Championships and a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics.... |
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| Hockey Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics was held at the Méribel Ice Palace in Méribel, a ski resort about 45 km from host city Albertville. The competition, held from 8 to 23 February, was won by the Unified Team.-Final rankings:# # # # # # #... |
Mike Emrick Mike Emrick Michael "Doc" Emrick, is an American sports commentator noted mostly for his work in ice hockey. Emrick is currently the lead announcer for NHL national telecasts on both NBC and Versus... |
John Davidson and Mike Eruzione | |
| Luge Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Luge resultsThe venue was the bobsleigh and luge track of La Plagne, about 70 km from host city Albertville.-Men's singles:February 10, 1992-Doubles:February 14, 1992-Women's singles:February 12, 1992... |
Sean McDonough Sean McDonough Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster, currently employed by ESPN.-Early life and career:The son of Boston Globe sportswriter Will McDonough, Sean graduated from Syracuse University in 1984. It was in Syracuse where McDonough began his broadcasting career in 1982 as the play-by-play announcer... |
John Fee John Fee John Fitzgerald Fee was an Irish nationalist politician from County Armagh who served in the Northern Ireland Assembly.-Career:... |
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| Skijumping Ski jumping at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Ski Jumping resultsThe venue was Courchevel, a ski resort 50 kilometers from host city Albertville.-Medals:-Large hill:February 16, 1992-Normal hill:February 9, 1992-Team large hill:February 14, 1992-References:*... |
Phil Liggett Phil Liggett Phil Liggett, MBE is a British commentator and journalist who covers professional cycling. He currently commentates on the Tour de France and bike races for Versus, ITV and SBS... |
Jeff Hastings Jeff Hastings Jeffrey Paul "Jeff" Hastings was an American ski jumper who competed in the Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo in 1984... |
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| Shorttrack Speed Skating Short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Short Track resultsThe venue was the Halle Olympique located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies, a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville... |
Ken Squier Ken Squier Ken Squier is an American sportscaster and motorsports editor from Waterbury, Vermont. From 1979-1997, he was the lap-by-lap commentator for NASCAR on CBS, and was also a lap-by-lap commentator for TBS from the time they had rights to NASCAR until 2000. Squier was the first announcer to give... |
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| Cross Country Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic games cross-country skiing results.The cross-country skiing competitions were held at Les Saisies, about 40 km from the host city Albertville.-Evolution of the Olympic program:... |
Al Trautwig Al Trautwig Al Trautwig is a commentator with the MSG Network, NBC, Versus, and USA Network. He does the pre-game and post-game shows for the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, as well as fill-in play-by-play for both teams.-Early life:... |
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| Speed Skating Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics The Speed skating competition during the 1992 Winter Olympic Games was held at the Anneau de Vitesse located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies, a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville... |
Dick Stockton Dick Stockton Dick Stockton is an American sportscaster. He is currently employed by Fox Sports and Turner Sports as a football, baseball, and basketball play-by-play announcer.-Early life and career:... |
Eric Heiden Eric Heiden Eric Arthur Heiden, M.D. is an American former long track speed skater and road cyclist who won all the men's speed skating races, and thus an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York,... |
Michael Barkann Michael Barkann Michael Barkann is an award winning sports host, anchor and reporter for Comcast SportsNet.-Education:... |
1994 Winter Olympics
| Event | Play-by-play announcers | Color commentator Color commentator A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the... s |
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| Skiing Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events held near Lillehammer, Norway. The speed events were held at Kvitfjell and the technical events at Hafjell, from February 13-27, 1994.-Downhill:February 13, 1994-Super G:February 17, 1994... |
Tim Ryan Tim Ryan (sportscaster) Tim Ryan is an American sportscaster, currently a resident of Ketchum, Idaho.-Early life and career:Raised in Canada, Ryan graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1960, and took a job the newly-formed CFTO as an assistant sports director... |
Christin Cooper Christin Cooper Christin Elizabeth Cooper is a former alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist from Ketchum, Idaho.-Racing career:... and Andy Mill Andy Mill Andy Ray Mill is a former alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team. He was two-time Olympian, competing primarily in the downhill and combined events on the World Cup circuit.-Ski career:... |
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| Freestyle Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics -Aerials:February 24, 1994-Moguls:February 16, 1994-Aerials:February 24, 1994-Moguls:February 16, 1994-External links:*... |
James Brown | Park Smalley | |
| Nordic Combined Nordic combined at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Nordic Combined results.-Individual:February 19, 1994-3 x 10 km relay:February 23-24, 1994Japan's margin of victory, preceded by their four minute margin of victory at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun the previous year, would lead the FIS to change the... |
Phil Liggett Phil Liggett Phil Liggett, MBE is a British commentator and journalist who covers professional cycling. He currently commentates on the Tour de France and bike races for Versus, ITV and SBS... |
Jeff Hastings Jeff Hastings Jeffrey Paul "Jeff" Hastings was an American ski jumper who competed in the Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo in 1984... |
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| Bobsled Bobsleigh at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh results- Two-man :February 19/February 20, 1994- Four-man :February 26/February 27, 1994- Medal table :- References :**... |
Sean McDonough Sean McDonough Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster, currently employed by ESPN.-Early life and career:The son of Boston Globe sportswriter Will McDonough, Sean graduated from Syracuse University in 1984. It was in Syracuse where McDonough began his broadcasting career in 1982 as the play-by-play announcer... |
John Morgan | |
| Figure Skating Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics Referee:* Britta LindgrenAssistant Referee:* Gerhardt BubníkJudges: Wendy Utley Jan Olesinski Jarmila Portová Alfred Korytek Yang Jiasheng Margaret Ann Wier Noriko Shirota Audrey Williams Jan Hoffmann Monique Petis -Pairs:... |
Verne Lundquist Verne Lundquist Merton Laverne "Verne" Lundquist, Jr. is an American sportscaster, currently employed by CBS Sports television.-Early life and career:Lundquist was born in Duluth, Minnesota... |
Scott Hamilton Scott Hamilton (figure skater) Scott Scovell Hamilton is an American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won four consecutive U.S. championships , four consecutive World Championships and a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics.... and Tracy Wilson Tracy Wilson Tracy Wilson, CM is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Rob McCall, she won the Canadian national championship from 1982–1988, were three-time World bronze medalists, and were the 1988 Olympic bronze medalists.... |
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| Hockey Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics was held at the Fjellhallen in Gjøvik and the Håkons Hall in Lillehammer, Norway. The competition, held from February 12 to February 27, was won by Sweden and Canada as runner-up.-Final rankings:Source:* Gold -... |
Mike Emrick Mike Emrick Michael "Doc" Emrick, is an American sports commentator noted mostly for his work in ice hockey. Emrick is currently the lead announcer for NHL national telecasts on both NBC and Versus... |
John Davidson | |
| Luge Luge at the 1994 Winter Olympics -Men's singles:February 13/February 14, 1994-Doubles:February 18, 1994All three Huber brothers would medal at the 1994 Games. Wilfried earned gold and Norbert earned silver in this event... |
Sean McDonough Sean McDonough Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster, currently employed by ESPN.-Early life and career:The son of Boston Globe sportswriter Will McDonough, Sean graduated from Syracuse University in 1984. It was in Syracuse where McDonough began his broadcasting career in 1982 as the play-by-play announcer... |
Bonny Warner Bonny Warner Bonny Warner is an American luger who competed from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. She later competed in women's bobsleigh from 1999 to 2002... |
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| Skijumping Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Ski Jumping results-Large hill:February 20, 1994-Normal hill:February 25, 1994-Team large hill:February 22, 1994-References:*... |
Phil Liggett Phil Liggett Phil Liggett, MBE is a British commentator and journalist who covers professional cycling. He currently commentates on the Tour de France and bike races for Versus, ITV and SBS... |
Jeff Hastings Jeff Hastings Jeffrey Paul "Jeff" Hastings was an American ski jumper who competed in the Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo in 1984... |
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| Shorttrack Speed Skating Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Short Track results-500m:-1,000m:This unique race was one of the most unusual in the short history of short track speed skating. The bronze medal was won by an athlete that was not even in the final race. Derrick Campbell of Canada was obstructed by the Briton Nicky... |
Ken Squier Ken Squier Ken Squier is an American sportscaster and motorsports editor from Waterbury, Vermont. From 1979-1997, he was the lap-by-lap commentator for NASCAR on CBS, and was also a lap-by-lap commentator for TBS from the time they had rights to NASCAR until 2000. Squier was the first announcer to give... |
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| Cross Country Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics -10 km:17 February 1994-15 km pursuit:19 February 1994-30 km:14 February 1994-50 km:27 February 1994-4 x 10 km relay:22 February 1994... |
Al Trautwig Al Trautwig Al Trautwig is a commentator with the MSG Network, NBC, Versus, and USA Network. He does the pre-game and post-game shows for the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, as well as fill-in play-by-play for both teams.-Early life:... |
Paul Robbins | |
| Biathlon Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics Biathlon results.The sport of biathlon combines the skills of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.- 10 km :February 23, 1994- 20 km :February 20, 1994One missed target equals a one minute penalty.- 4 x 7.5 km relay :... |
Al Trautwig Al Trautwig Al Trautwig is a commentator with the MSG Network, NBC, Versus, and USA Network. He does the pre-game and post-game shows for the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, as well as fill-in play-by-play for both teams.-Early life:... |
Lyle Nelson | |
| Speed Skating Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Speed Skating results.-500 m:Monday February 14, 1994 — 40 competitors from 16 countries-1,000 m:Friday February 18, 1994 — 43 competitors from 17 countries-1,500 m:... |
Dick Stockton Dick Stockton Dick Stockton is an American sportscaster. He is currently employed by Fox Sports and Turner Sports as a football, baseball, and basketball play-by-play announcer.-Early life and career:... |
Eric Heiden Eric Heiden Eric Arthur Heiden, M.D. is an American former long track speed skater and road cyclist who won all the men's speed skating races, and thus an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York,... |
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1998 Winter Olympics
| Event | Play-by-play announcers | Color commentator Color commentator A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the... s |
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| Skiing Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events held near Nagano, Japan. The speed events were held at Hakuba and the technical events at Shiga Kogen. There were a number of postponements due to weather; the races were run from February 10-21, 1998.-Downhill:The event was held... |
Tim Ryan Tim Ryan (sportscaster) Tim Ryan is an American sportscaster, currently a resident of Ketchum, Idaho.-Early life and career:Raised in Canada, Ryan graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1960, and took a job the newly-formed CFTO as an assistant sports director... |
Christin Cooper Christin Cooper Christin Elizabeth Cooper is a former alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist from Ketchum, Idaho.-Racing career:... and Hank Kashiwa |
Mary Carillo Mary Carillo Mary Carillo is an American sportscaster and former professional tennis player.-Tennis career:Carillo played on the women's professional tennis circuit from 1977 to 1980. She was ranked as high as number 33, in the WTA Rankings, from January through March 1980, then retired due to knee injuries... and Ken Read Ken Read Ken Read, CM is a retired Canadian Olympic alpine ski racer, Corporate Director, sport advocate and international sports leader.... |
| Freestyle Freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Men's aerials:February 17, 1998-Men's moguls:February 10, 1998-Women's aerials:February 17, 1998-Women's moguls:February 10, 1998-External links:*... |
Ted Robinson Ted Robinson (sportscaster) Theodore "Ted" Robinson is an American sportscaster. He is currently the radio play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco 49ers, having taken over for longtime 49ers announcer, Joe Starkey, following Starkey's retirement in 2009.-Early life:Ted Robinson grew up in Rockville Centre, New York and... |
Park Smalley | Lisa Kennedy Montgomery Lisa Kennedy Montgomery Lisa Kennedy Montgomery is an American political satirist, radio personality, and former MTV VJ... |
| Bobsled Bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Two-man:Huber lead Lueders by 0.05 seconds after the first run. Leuders picked up 0.02 seconds in the next two runs. Prior to the start of the fourth run, Lueders turned to Huber and asked "Can you imagine if we tied this thing?" After the fourth run, Tartaglia stated "In the end, it felt like... |
Gus Johnson Gus Johnson (sportscaster) Augustus Cornelius "Gus" Johnson, Jr. is an American sportscaster. Formerly employed by CBS Sports, he currently calls play-by-play for Fox Sports, Showtime, the Big Ten Network and EA Sports.-Education:... |
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| Figure Skating Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Medal table:-Medalists:-Men:The favourites and top two after the short program were Ilia Kulik and Elvis Stojko, who would skate first and last, respectively. Medal contenders Alexei Yagudin, Todd Eldredge and Philippe Candeloro went in between... |
Verne Lundquist Verne Lundquist Merton Laverne "Verne" Lundquist, Jr. is an American sportscaster, currently employed by CBS Sports television.-Early life and career:Lundquist was born in Duluth, Minnesota... |
Scott Hamilton Scott Hamilton (figure skater) Scott Scovell Hamilton is an American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won four consecutive U.S. championships , four consecutive World Championships and a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics.... and Tracy Wilson Tracy Wilson Tracy Wilson, CM is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Rob McCall, she won the Canadian national championship from 1982–1988, were three-time World bronze medalists, and were the 1988 Olympic bronze medalists.... |
Ekaterina Gordeeva Ekaterina Gordeeva Ekaterina "Katia" Alexandrovna Gordeeva is a Russian figure skater. Together with her late partner and husband Sergei Grinkov, she was the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Champion and four-time World Champion in pair skating... |
| Hockey Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics was played at The Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano, Japan.-Men's tournament:The 1998 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament was the first in which professional players from the National Hockey League were allowed to participate, allowing national teams to... |
Sean McDonough Sean McDonough Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster, currently employed by ESPN.-Early life and career:The son of Boston Globe sportswriter Will McDonough, Sean graduated from Syracuse University in 1984. It was in Syracuse where McDonough began his broadcasting career in 1982 as the play-by-play announcer... |
John Davidson and Mike Eruzione | Darren Pang |
| Luge Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Men's singles:-Doubles:-Women's singles:Kraushaar led by 0.019 seconds after the first run, but Niedernhuber took the lead of 0.056 seconds after the second run. Kraushaar made up 0.050 seconds in the third run and 0.008 more seconds in the final run to win this event by the equivalent of... |
Gus Johnson Gus Johnson (sportscaster) Augustus Cornelius "Gus" Johnson, Jr. is an American sportscaster. Formerly employed by CBS Sports, he currently calls play-by-play for Fox Sports, Showtime, the Big Ten Network and EA Sports.-Education:... |
Bonny Warner Bonny Warner Bonny Warner is an American luger who competed from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. She later competed in women's bobsleigh from 1999 to 2002... |
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| Skijumping Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Individual K90:February 10, 1998-Individual K120:February 14, 1998-Team K120:-References:*... |
Al Trautwig Al Trautwig Al Trautwig is a commentator with the MSG Network, NBC, Versus, and USA Network. He does the pre-game and post-game shows for the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, as well as fill-in play-by-play for both teams.-Early life:... |
Jeff Hastings Jeff Hastings Jeffrey Paul "Jeff" Hastings was an American ski jumper who competed in the Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo in 1984... |
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| Snowboarding Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Giant Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Giant Slalom:-Halfpipe:-References:*... |
Jim Rippey | Steve Podborski Steve Podborski Stephen Gregory Podborski, is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer with Ukrainian ancestry.-Racing career:... |
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery Lisa Kennedy Montgomery Lisa Kennedy Montgomery is an American political satirist, radio personality, and former MTV VJ... |
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Randy Bartz Randy Bartz Randall "Randy" Bartz is an American short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics.He was born in Roseville, Minnesota.... |
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| Cross Country Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing competition results were as follows.-Men's events:-5 km classical:February 9, 1998-Combined 5 km + 10 km pursuit:-15 km classical:February 7, 1998-30 km freestyle:February 19, 1998... |
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| Speed Skating Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics -500m:February 9/February 10, 1998-1,000m:February 15, 1998-1,500m:February 10, 1998-5,000m:February 8, 1998-10,000m:February 17, 1998-500m:February 13/February 14, 1998-1,000m:February 19, 1998-1,500m:February 16, 1998-3,000m:... |
Gary Thorne Gary Thorne Gary Thorne is a play-by-play announcer for ESPN and ABC, working Major League Baseball, College football and Frozen Four hockey contests. He is also the television play-by-play voice of the Baltimore Orioles... |
Dan Jansen Dan Jansen Daniel Erwin Jansen is a former speed skater, best known for winning a gold medal in his final Olympic race after suffering through years of heartbreak. He graduated from West Allis Central High School.... |
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| Features | Jose Diaz-Balart Jose Diaz-Balart José Díaz-Balart is a Cuban-American journalist and television anchorman. He is currently the anchor for Noticiero Telemundo, the network's news program as well as the network's Washington DC-based public affairs Sunday morning program Enfoque... |
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