Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics

Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics

202038m10.0/10
Documentary

Ratings

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10.0/10(1)

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.

Production

Five All in the Fifth Entertainment, All3Media America, Main Event Media

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 21, 2020

Last Aired

October 1, 2020

Networks

YouTube

Created By

Bess Kargman

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
How Gymnasts Find Their Voice On The Floor
Air date: 2020-09-21
Aly 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.
E2
Uneven Bars: The Closest Thing To Flying
Air date: 2020-09-21
In 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.
E3
The Aggressive Mentality of Balance Beam
Air date: 2020-09-21
A 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?
E4
Unlocking Gymnastics’ Most Powerful Event: The Vault
Air date: 2020-09-21
Part four of this six-part documentary series explores the tradition of innovation that shaped gymnastics’ most powerful, but riskiest event: the Vault.
E5
Abuse and Healing in Women’s Gymnastics
Air date: 2020-10-01
In 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.
E6
Building a World-Class Gymnastics Team
Air date: 2020-10-01
In 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.

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