1976 Olympics (ABC)(copy)
There is occasional flickering and shakiness of the picture quality, no color in a few places)
Note: The numbers beside segments or certain programs denote what tape (1, 2, or 3) the segment or program is on. Several events are "out of order" in my copy, and the order of this list is my best attempt to denote the events chronologically, not as they are recorded on my tape copy.
Pairs Short Program
(Tape 3)
- Discussion about Irina Rodnina
- Rodnina/Zaitsev excerpt from 1972 Worlds free skate
- Discussion about the short program
- Rodnina/Zaitsev Gypsy Dance (?)
- Kermer/Ostereich Folk music (?)
- Babilonia/Gardner West Side Story
- Taylforth/Taylforth Love is the Answer
- Gross/Kegelmann
- Standings after SP
Preview of Pairs FS w/clip from R & Z's SP
Pairs Free Skate
(Tape 3)
- Discussion and overview of pairs competiton
- Gross/Kegelmann Espana Cani (part)
- Clip of Babilonia & Gardner in warm-up
- Babilonia/Gardner Theme from Beloved/Carmen/Paquita
- Rodnina/Zaitsev "Up close and personal" profile/feature and Gypsy medley (?)
- Kermer/Ostereich Three Musketeers
- rest is cut off or missing
Ice Dance Compulsory Dance 1
(Tape 2)
Quickstep
- Colleen O'Connor & Jim Millns
- Explanation of the compulsory dance
- Standings after compulsory dance #1
Ice Dance Compulsory Dance 2
Kilian
- Explanation of the Kilian compulsory dance
- Ludmila Pakhomova & Alexander Gorshkov
- Matilda Ciccia & Lamberto Ceserani
- Colleen O'Connor & Jim Millns
- Standings after compulsory dance #2
Ice Dance Compulsory Dance 3
Viennese Waltz
- Explanation of the Viennese Waltz
- Irina Moiseeva & Andrei Minenkov
- Standings after compulsory dance #3
Free Dance
- Stefania Bertele & Walter Cecconi To Life (only the end is shown, and Stefania faints!)
- Natalia Linichuk & Gennady Karponosov Just Like You/The Last Days of Spring
- Colleen O'Connor & Jim Millns Africano/Send In the Clowns/TSOP
- Interview with O'Connor & Millns
- Ludmila Pakhomova & Alexander Gorshkov Latin medley (slight audio crackle is present)
- Clip of medal ceremony
Men's Short Program (Part 1)
- Terry Kubicka Jesus Christ Superstar (Tape 2) (slight audio crackle is present on this and next 2)
- Standings after compulsory figures
- Sergei Volkov Lightning (sounds like an organ version of "Shaft"!) (Tape 2 & 3)
- John Curry Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Rachmaninoff (Tape 3)
- Vladimir Kovalev Carmen
Ladies Compulsory Figures
(Tape 3)
- Dick Button explains the history and practice of compulsory figures
- Dorothy Hamill in practice Bracket change bracket and Back loop change loop figures
- Dorothy Hamill Bracket change bracket figure
- Dianne de Leeuw Bracket change bracket figure
- Standings after ladies compulsory figures
Men's Short Program (continued)
- Jan Hoffmann Ritual Fire Dance (De Falla)
- Toller Cranston feature and Graduation Ball
- David Santee Rhapsody in Blue (program is joined in progress)
- Shot of Don Jackson
- Standings after short program
- Discussion of standings through first 2 parts of the competition
Men's Free Skate
(Tape 1)
- Jan Hoffmann Candide Overture (program is joined in progress)
- Standings through short program
- Terry Kubicka feature and Holly Holly/Play Me/Jesus Christ Superstar and interview
- John Curry Don Quixote
- Discussion of competition during intermission
- Janet Lynn commercial for Kodak film
- Vladimir Kovalev Chopin(?) (program is joined in progress)
- Toller Cranston Classical medley(?)
- David Santee Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 (program is joined in progress)
- Sergei Volkov feature and Russian folk music
- Final standings
Ladies Short Program
(Tape 1)
- Introduction to ladies competition
- Elena Vodorezova
- Explanation about short program
- Linda Fratianne Carmen
- Dianne de Leeuw The Stone Flower
- Isabel de Navarre Overture to Candide/Gaiete Parisienne
- Review of program element (one of required 7 in program)
- Christine Errath Fiddler on the Roof (program is joined in progress)
- Interview with Trixie Schuba (1972 Gold medalist)
- Shot of Hamill falling in short program warmup
- Dorothy Hamill Seahawk (Tape 2)
Ladies Free Skate preview
Dianne de Leeuw excerpt from free skate at the European championships
Dianne de Leeuw short program reprise The Stone Flower
Interview with Dianne de Leeuw and coach, Doug Chapman
Dorothy Hamill Free skate from 1974 Worlds Firebird/Romeo and Juliet Overture (these 3 items follow CD #3 on Tape 2)
Dianne de Leeuw 1975 World Championships Free skate to Giselle/?
Dorothy Hamill's short program reprise Seahawk (follows DdL's SP reprise on tape 2)
Ladies Free Skate (part)
(Tape 2)
- Peggy Fleming excerpt from free skate Samson & Delilah in '68 Olympics
- Preview of '76 ladies competition
- Elena Vodorezova Movie and folk music medley
- Clips of Theresa Blanchard, Sonja Henie, Barbara Ann Scott, Tenley Albright (photo only), Carol Heiss, and Sjoujke Dijkstra
- Interview with Tenley Albright
- Christine Errath Valencia/? (program is joined in progress)
- Peggy Fleming another excerpt from 1968 Olympic free skate Samson & Delilah
- Isabel de Navarre Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1? (program is joined in progress)
- Wendy Burge Madama Butterfly/? (program is joined in progress)
- Dorothy Hamill footage from practice
- Dorothy Hamill feature and Anna Karenina/Captain Blood/Seahawk and interview
- Janet Lynn commercial for Kodak
- (The rest is cut off or missing)
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