Row in Olympia

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2020A

Date Released

22 Feb 1968

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Row in Olympia. DESCRIPTION: Threats to boycott the Mexico Olympics cast a shadow over the finale of the Winter Olympic Games at Grenoble, but there’s still plenty worth remembering, on snow, ice and bob run. SHOTLIST: MS skier No 15 Gertrud Gable of Austria falls down during Ladies Giant Slalom. MS Erhard Keller of Germany competing in 500 metres Speed Skating event. LS pan ditto. MS Oleg & Ludmilla Protopopov skating to retain gold medal. MLS ditto. CU Russian flag raised at medal presentation. MCU Oleg & Ludmilla with runners-up. GV pan Nancy Green of Canada skiing in Women’s Giant Slalom. MS pan ditto. Ditto. LS Nancy Green finishing course. MS Nancy Green at finish. MS pan Italy’s No 1 team starts down run in Four-men Bob event. Pan ditto - down run. MS ditto. MS as they finish. MS ditto. GV Vladimir Beloussov of Russia jumping. MS same at bottom of ski-jump. MS ditto congratulated by a friend. GV crowd. MS winner thrown into the air. LS Olympic flag lowered in stadium. LS Olympic Flame. MS flag folding ceremony. LS Olympic Flame goes out. GV Olympic Games closing ceremony.

Keywords

Sport; Politics and government; Entertainment and leisure; Fires; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Winter sports

Locations

France; Grenoble

Footage sources

France
Pathe Rota

Card file number

93255

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

234

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