Series
Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics
Documentary
A 6-part documentary series that tells the story of women’s gymnastics — the events and milestones, icons and hopefuls, triumphs and heartbreaks — through the voices of its greatest champions.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1How Gymnasts Find Their Voice On The Floor21 Sept 2020 · 45mAly Raisman, Nadia Comaneci, Laurie Hernandez, Katelyn Ohashi, and other legends recount the thrilling stories behind their Gold Medals and Perfect 10s, and break down the high-pressure All-Around competition and the artistry-meets-acrobatics of the Floor event.
- 2Uneven Bars: The Closest Thing To Flying21 Sept 2020 · 45mIn the second installment of Defying Gravity, high-flying athletes from across generations describe the struggle to achieve “perfection” and show how diverse body types are now excelling across gymnastics.
- 3The Aggressive Mentality of Balance Beam21 Sept 2020 · 45mA great gymnast needs mental toughness and great coaches -- but not all coaches are alike. What kind of support do world-class gymnasts really need to excel?
- 4Unlocking Gymnastics’ Most Powerful Event: The Vault21 Sept 2020 · 45mPart four of this six-part documentary series explores the tradition of innovation that shaped gymnastics’ most powerful, but riskiest event: the Vault.
- 5Abuse and Healing in Women’s Gymnastics1 Oct 2020 · 45mIn part five of our documentary series, survivors of abuse describe the culture that allowed a USA Gymnastics physician and many dozens of other coaches and officials to take advantage of athletes, and explain how they’re using their voices and the life skills that gymnastics taught them to reclaim their sport.
- 6Building a World-Class Gymnastics Team1 Oct 2020 · 45mIn the final installment of our six-part documentary series, American icons Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, Samantha Peszek, Dominique Moceanu, and Amanda Borden reveal how they overcame adversity to help their teams achieve greatness.
Details
- Created by
- Bess Kargman
- First aired
- 21 Sept 2020
- Last aired
- 1 Oct 2020
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- YouTube
- Episodes
- 6
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
