Winter Olympics

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2229A
Date Released
24 Feb 1972
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ulster Show
  2. 2Royal Engagement
  3. 3Stamp Award
  4. 4Pancake Race
  5. 5Winter Olympics

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Winter Olympics. DESCRIPTION: A fitting end to the Olympics with spectacular shots of the Women’s Slalom, Men’s Giant Slalom and Ski Jumping. The slalom events dominated by France and Switzerland. SHOTLIST: GV pan Saporro ski slopes for men’s downhill. GV towards & pan Roland Collombin of Switzerland No 11 finishing 2nd. CU pan Russi of Switzerland No 4 starting run downhill. GV pan as he races downhill and over finishing line to win gold. SV pan Swiss girl No 13 who came 1st, in women’s downhill, starting her run. CU pan as she races downhill. SV result board No 13 Swiss 1st with time 36.68. CU No 13 after her run. GV pan women’s slalom slopes. GV No 6 of France starting in snow storm. SV America’s Barbara Cochran No 1 starting away in snow storm. GV pan as No 6 goes down slalom course. SV pan No 1 racing down slalom course. GV snowstorm over crowds and course. SV No 1 coming in over finishing line to win. SV result board No 1 USA 1st, 31.24, No 6 France 2nd 31.26. SV Cochran receiving gold medal. GV men’s giant slalom in progress. SV No 9 Gustavo Theoni of Italy, going through sticks. GV pan as he races over finishing line to win gold for Italy. LV result board. LV winner No 9. SV massed crowds zoom back to GV 90 metre ski jump event. GV pan as No 38 jumps and glides through air, he falls & crashes, slides along ground. GV pan No 29 of Poland with 219.9 points. SV gold medal being presented to No 29 with No 37 Swiss 2nd and No 43 German 3rd.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Japan; Sapporo
Footage sources
France
Card file number
97905
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
275
Story extras:
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