American Olympic commentation
The following is a list of commentators that were featured in theAmerican Broadcasting Company 's (ABC) television coverage of theOlympic Games from its first Olympic Games, the1964 Winter Olympics through the1988 Winter Olympics , its final Olympic telecast to date.
Winter Olympic Games [ edit ] Summer Olympic Games [ edit ] Jim McKay ,[ 34] Curt Gowdy ,[ 35] Jim Simpson [ 36] 1964 Winter Olympics .
Beginning in 1962,Dick Button worked as a figure skating analyst forABC Sports , which had acquired the rights to theUnited States Figure Skating Championships as well as the1962 World Figure Skating Championships . During ABC's coverage of figure skating events in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, Button became the sport's best-known analyst, well known for his frank and often caustic appraisal of skaters' performances. He won anEmmy Award in 1981 for Outstanding Sports Personality – Analyst. Although other U.S. television networks aired the Winter Olympics from the 1990s onward, Button still appeared on ABC's broadcasts of theU.S. andWorld Figure Skating Championships until ABC removed them from its broadcast schedule in 2008.
According to writer and figure skating historian Ellyn Kestnbaum, Button "in effect educated [an] entire generation in how to watch skating", viewers who had never viewed the sport as live spectators before seeing it on television.[ 37]
ABC Sports hiredBob Beattie as a ski-racing commentator, where he was frequently paired withFrank Gifford , a formerNFL running back . Beattie's television work included alpine commentary during ABC's coverage of fourWinter Olympics in1976 ,1980 ,1984 ,[ 57] 1988 ,[ 58] volleyball at the1984 Summer Olympics .[ 59] [ 60] Wide World of Sports [ 61]
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One ofAl Michaels 's more famous broadcasts were of the1980 Winter Olympics ice hockey medal round match between the United States and theSoviet Union , and the attempted third game of the1989 World Series .
In 1980, an unheralded group of college ice hockey players from the United States won the gold medal at theOlympic Winter Games . The medal round match on February 22—which, contrary to popular belief, did not yet assure the team of the gold medal—was of particular interest, as it was played against a heavily favored professional squad from the Soviet Union, and was in front of an incredibly excited pro-American crowd inLake Placid, New York . Michaels's memorable broadcast of this game, including his interjection—"Do you believe in miracles? YES!" —as time expired on the 4–3 U.S. victory, earned the game the media nickname ofThe Miracle on Ice
Most assume that the game was broadcast live (indeed,CTV , which held Canadian rights to the game, aired it live); but in reality, the game started at 5:05 p.m.Eastern Standard Time and ABC decided against pre-empting local and network news (on the East Coast) to carry the game live. Instead, most of it—including the entire third period—was broadcast within the regularly scheduled, prime-time telecast from 8:30 to 11 p.m. Eastern time (and on a six-and-a-half-hour delay on the West Coast from 8:30 to 11 p.m.Pacific Standard Time ). Despite being on tape, the game was one of the highest-rated programs of the 1979–80 television season and remains the most-watched ice hockey game in the history of American television.[ 83]
Michaels, along with broadcasting partnerKen Dryden , recreated their Olympic commentary in the 2004 movieMiracle Gavin O'Connor , the director ofMiracle , decided to use the last 10 seconds of Michaels's original"Do you believe in miracles? YES!" call in the film because he felt he couldn't ask him to recreate the emotion he experienced at that moment. Thus they cleaned up the recording to make the transition to the authentic call as seamless as possible.
Immediately beforeMike Eruzione 's game-winning goal for the US, Dryden expressed his concern that the team was "depending a little bit too much" on goaltenderJim Craig after Craig had just made "too many good saves."
Michaels later recalled, "When I look back, obviously Lake Placid would be the highlight of my career. I can't think of anything that would ever top it. I can't dream up a scenario."
Michaels was only on this particular assignment because he had done one hockey game,[ 84] Soviet Union vs.Czechoslovakia ) of the1972 Winter Olympics (onNBC ) inSapporo , Japan. Other announcers on the ABC Sports roster such asKeith Jackson ,Frank Gifford , andHoward Cosell had never done a hockey game before. Michaels recalled this during aReal Sports WABC-AM andNew York Islanders commentatorGeorge Michael for the assignment.[ 85] [ 86]
Two days later, Michaels would broadcast the gold medal game, in which the U.S. defeated Finland, closing the game out by declaring "This impossible dream comes true!"
Al Michaels continued serving as ABC's lead play-by-play announcer for their ice hockey coverage for their next two Winter Olympics, both with Dryden, the lead color commentator. In1984 fromSarajevo , Mike Eruzione, who was thecaptain of the gold medal-winning United States ice hockey team from 1980, primarily worked withDon Chevrier . For ABC's final Winter Olympicsfour years later , Eruzione was this time, paired withJiggs McDonald .
In 1972, NBC showed theWinter Games fromSapporo, Japan , then ABC returned to carry theSummer Games inMunich, Germany . It was during the Summer Games thatPalestinian terrorists attacked the Olympic Village and killed 11 Israeli athletes . AlthoughChris Schenkel was the actual host of the Games that year, Arledge assigned the story to McKay largely because he was a localnews anchor inBaltimore, Maryland prior to joining CBS in 1950 and later ABC in 1961. McKay was joined on set by ABC news correspondent (and former and futureevening news anchor )Peter Jennings , and coverage continued for many hours, until the outcome was known.Howard Cosell went with the film crew to get interviews in the village.
After an unsuccessful rescue attempt of the athletes held hostage, at 3:24 AM German Time, McKay came on the air with this statement:[ 164] [ 165]
When I was a kid my father used to say "Our greatest hopes and our worst fears are seldom realized." Our worst fears have been realized tonight. They have now said there were 11 hostages; two were killed in their rooms this morn-- yesterday morning, nine were killed at the airport tonight. They're all gone.
— McKay, 1972
McKay later won an Emmy Award for his coverage.[ 166] HBO documentary about his life and career that he was most proud of a telegram he received fromWalter Cronkite the day after the massacre praising his work.
Howard Cosell also played a key role on ABC's coverage of thePalestinian terror groupBlack September 'smass murder of Israeli athletes inMunich at the1972 Summer Olympics ; providing reports directly from theOlympic Village (his image can be seen and voice heard inSteven Spielberg 'sfilm about the terror attack).
In the1976 Summer Games in Montreal , and the1984 games in Los Angeles , Cosell was the main voice for boxing.Sugar Ray Leonard won the gold medal in his light welterweight class at Montreal, beginning his meteoric rise to a world professional title three years later. Cosell became close to Leonard, during this period, announcing many of his fights.[ 167]
Keith Jackson was also involved in ABC's coverage of the 1972 Summer Olympics and continued to contribute even when the attack by Palestinian terrorists transformed the coverage from that of a typical sporting event to a greater international and historical news event.[ 168] Summer andWinter Olympic Games.[ 169] swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics andtrack and field at the1976 Summer Games . He coveredspeed-skating during the1980 Winter Olympics featuringEric Heiden . He was offered the position of play-by-play forhockey , but turned it down (the position ultimately went toAl Michaels ). Jackson called speed skating and ski jumping at the1984 Winter Olympics . He coveredbasketball in1984 . He was the weekend afternoon host for ABC's final Olympics in1988 fromCalgary .[ 170]
Erich Segal was acolor commentator forOlympic marathons during telecasts of both the1972 and1976 Summer Olympics .[ 171] Jim McKay calledFrank Shorter 's gold-medal-winning performance. After an impostor,West German student Norbert Sudhaus, ran intoOlympic Stadium ahead of Shorter,[ 172] [ 173] [ 174] [ 175]
Mark Spitz was originally reluctant to swim the 100-meter freestyle, fearing that he would not win the gold medal. Minutes before the race, he confessed on the pool deck toABC 'sDonna de Varona , "I know I say I don't want to swim before every event, but this time I'm serious. If I swim six and win six, I'll be a hero. If I swim seven and win six, I'll be a failure." Spitz won by half a stroke in a world-record time of 51.22 seconds.[ 176]
In the1976 Summer Games in Montreal , and the1984 games in Los Angeles ,Howard Cosell was the main voice for boxing.Sugar Ray Leonard won the gold medal in his light welterweight class at Montreal, beginning his meteoric rise to a world professional title three years later. Cosell became close to Leonard, during this period, announcing many of his fights.[ 167]
In 1976,ABC Sports employedPierre Salinger as a features commentator for the network's coverage of theOlympic Winter Games inInnsbruck ,Austria , and theSummer Games in Montreal,Quebec .[ 200]
In1984 ,Dwight Stones [ 251]
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