Bess Kargman
Director
Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics (2020)
Miniseries
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.
Released Sept. 21, 2020
Episode 45 min
2+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, tmdb.gymnastics, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.tv-mini-series
Watch Providers: YouTube TV
Production Companies: Five All in the Fifth Entertainment, All3Media America, Main Event Media
Network: YouTube
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - How Gymnasts Find Their Voice On The Floor
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.
Sept. 21, 2020, midnight
S1E2 - Uneven Bars: The Closest Thing To Flying
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.
Sept. 21, 2020, midnight
S1E3 - The Aggressive Mentality of Balance Beam
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?
Sept. 21, 2020, midnight
S1E4 - Unlocking Gymnastics’ Most Powerful Event: The Vault
Part four of this six-part documentary series explores the tradition of innovation that shaped gymnastics’ most powerful, but riskiest event: the Vault.
Sept. 21, 2020, midnight
S1E5 - Abuse and Healing in Women’s Gymnastics
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.
Oct. 1, 2020, midnight
S1E6 - Building a World-Class Gymnastics Team
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.
Oct. 1, 2020, midnight
Network: YouTube
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 270 min.
Released: Sept. 21, 2020
Last Air Date: Oct. 1, 2020, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR / 2+
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